Real and Spectacular

November 2nd, 2016 at 11:45 AM ^

It's going to be another wild finish to this class. Seems like we are recruiting to fill about 40 spots. I imagine the number will be around 30 but we sure seem to have a lot of targets we are in on.

The Mad Hatter

November 2nd, 2016 at 11:52 AM ^

Of those, 7 are 3 stars and our class is currently ranked #10 on 247.  We only have two in the top 100 and zero in the top 50.

I'd be willing to bet that all future commits are from 4* or higher players and that at least a couple of the 3 stars don't end up in the class on signing day.

Assuming we beat OSU's ass and end up in the playoffs.

evenyoubrutus

November 2nd, 2016 at 11:57 AM ^

I don't know if this is at all accurate but it feels like a third of the guys who signed in the 2016 class were virtually unknown, or barely on our radar at this time last year. This should be a fun few months, both on and off the field.

BassDude138

November 2nd, 2016 at 12:50 PM ^

For sure. Although this year we seem to be "in" on a lot of higher rated guys at this point than at the same time last year, there were a bunch in the 2016 class that weren't really mentioned until January.

With the amount of 4 and 5 stars that are being projected to come here already, and the inevitable craziness in the offseason that should see players decommit and interests shift, I can't wait to see how this one shakes out.

bacon

November 2nd, 2016 at 1:40 PM ^

The halftime speech would be legendary: Now I'm not gonna sit here and blow sunshine up your ass, Son. A good player is compelled to evaluate what's happened, so he can apply what he's learned. Out there, we gotta push it. That's our job.

BlueLikeJazz

November 2nd, 2016 at 12:06 PM ^

First, at about the 1:25 mark on an interception return, his teammate destroys a guy, stands over him, and promptly gets a flag. Then there's all the yakety sax punt returns during the Rain Bowl. And his teammates are destroying guys and celebrating wildly throughout. That looks like a fun HS football team.