October 19th, 2016 at 12:24 PM ^
I think one of the writers for this site did a breakdown once and claimed that Scout appeared to be the most accurate in terms of rankings. They've all got their pros and cons though. I prefer to use 247's composite rankings as a guide.
October 19th, 2016 at 12:29 PM ^
Yup.
There was a post a while back about how different sites' rankings compare to actual production. Don't feel like digging it up.
I believe it indicated Scout and 247 are pretty close at the top.
October 19th, 2016 at 9:59 PM ^
There's an article somewhere in his blog that supports using the composite I've been digging a while and I still can't find it, but you might.
The gist is: rely on multiple sources for your rankings. Each may be skewed, but the sum will be less so.
Just think of Normal distributions (pet peeve: Midwest schools call them "Gaussian distributions" and so does Brian. Grr.)
October 19th, 2016 at 12:25 PM ^
...end with 247 Composite.
October 19th, 2016 at 2:30 PM ^
Yeah and ESPN is pretty much worthless. They have outdated info and typically are the last to break any developments for those who care to watch recruiting that closely.
October 19th, 2016 at 12:27 PM ^
It's 247, mainly because they offer up more to readers that isn't paywalled, and I especially like their composite rankings. I've also heard rumor that Rivals only gives kids a serious look if they go to their camp(s), but I have no evidence of this. I stick with 247 regardless.
October 19th, 2016 at 12:27 PM ^
Where the heck is Magnus these days anyhow? Board's just not the same without him constantly making fun of me.
October 19th, 2016 at 12:31 PM ^
what were the dinosaurs like? Is it true they didn't roar?
October 19th, 2016 at 1:19 PM ^
I pop out of the woodwork once in a while. Fall is a busy time for me. I have my hands pretty full keeping my own site going while I'm in season.
Anyway, what was it like growing up before fire? I bet the cheeseburgers tasted horrible.
October 19th, 2016 at 1:59 PM ^
Just put more onions on them and they tasted fine. Good to know you're still alive and relatively well.
October 19th, 2016 at 1:26 PM ^
What was it like to wipe your ass with your hand?
October 19th, 2016 at 4:23 PM ^
I have never shaken the man's hand and there may be a very good reason.
October 19th, 2016 at 12:30 PM ^
Yeah but which one is most respekted?
October 19th, 2016 at 12:36 PM ^
247, easily.
October 19th, 2016 at 12:36 PM ^
totally legit.
October 19th, 2016 at 12:37 PM ^
with 247. GoBlue
October 19th, 2016 at 12:40 PM ^
Rivals and Scout have been doing it the longest. they also do a lot of reranks throught the year. Rivals seems to favor those who show up to their camps more.
October 19th, 2016 at 1:18 PM ^
I wouldn't say longevity is anywhere near as important as quality of content and writers. Rivals may have the best longevity but they also have the worst quality of content by far now.
247 is the new kid on the block, but they also were able to get several of the top writers and business men to leave scout and rivals and come to 247.
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October 19th, 2016 at 7:36 PM ^
Rivals went all dumpster fire this last year.
October 19th, 2016 at 12:42 PM ^
The 247 composite does an adequate job.
/thread
October 19th, 2016 at 12:46 PM ^
Counter Strike FTW
October 19th, 2016 at 12:51 PM ^
Counterstrike source = best source
October 19th, 2016 at 1:51 PM ^
GO > 1.6 >>> Source
October 19th, 2016 at 12:48 PM ^
MGoBlog is the best...our lazyboy analysts have the 411 on everyone
October 19th, 2016 at 1:01 PM ^
LOL! +1 to you sir
October 19th, 2016 at 12:50 PM ^
I'm going to go with whichever one has Michigan's class ranked the highest.
October 19th, 2016 at 12:51 PM ^
24/7
Scout
Rivals
in that order.
October 19th, 2016 at 12:51 PM ^
Whoever ranks our commits the highest during a given year obviously.
October 19th, 2016 at 1:02 PM ^
In a lot of ways it is on an individual insider basis too.
Sam Webb is hands down the best in the business, and he is with Scout
Wiltfong and Lorenz aren't far behind at 247.
It seems like top to bottom 247 is stronger, but Webb at Scout is a difference make, and Allen Trieu is solid too.
I sub to Scout for Sam Webb alone.
EDIT- This more from an information standpoint than a rankings standpoint.
October 19th, 2016 at 1:01 PM ^
Maxpreps!
October 19th, 2016 at 1:05 PM ^
CounterStrike is pretty solid
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October 19th, 2016 at 1:14 PM ^
Not gonna lie, I don't think Allen Trieu does a good job at scout. A perfect example is trieu recently changing his opinion of the amber Thomas situation. I don't want to give away paywalled content, but I'm just gonna say he is finally catching up with all the other websites on info with ambry.
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October 19th, 2016 at 1:36 PM ^
Why does that make him wrong or behind? Maybe he had a good source? Wouldn't you rather someone have their own opinion if they're the outlier rather than following the crowd?
October 19th, 2016 at 1:54 PM ^
But if you are talking about him saying Ambry to MSU? He can only go by what he is being told, and Ambry's mom loves MSU. MSU having it's issues right now, has brought levity to things. Ambry goes to KIng, and things always seem a little dicey over there. I think Ambry was / is trying to create drama, but we will see in the end.
October 19th, 2016 at 1:18 PM ^
"Most" respected
October 19th, 2016 at 1:24 PM ^
at the bottom. They only rate kids highly if they show up at their camp, ignore what they say and go with 247
October 19th, 2016 at 1:37 PM ^
unghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhbhhhhhhhh
October 19th, 2016 at 1:44 PM ^
247 who's better. I have ESPN Insider, and their rankings are OK.
October 19th, 2016 at 1:45 PM ^
MGoblog has everything you need to know. Give Brian and co your $
October 19th, 2016 at 1:45 PM ^
247 composite is the way to go. Just in general, 247's scale makes the most sense. Rivals' is weird and scout is just a star ranking. 247's number breaks things down best between the high/low end of one star rating's spectrum. A.J Dillon and Jedrick Wills are both 4-stars, but 247's ratings will, FWIW, show the discrepency between what they think about the two prospects in their ratings. I, personally, trust those the most.
October 20th, 2016 at 1:15 PM ^
rivals and espn do this as well.. they both have stars and then specific number ratings.
i use 247composite now but, if i recall rivals was something like this:
6.1 = 5 star
5.6-6.0 = 4 star
etc
the higher the number the better. so i really high 4 star is a 6.0
espn is a grade from 0 to 100
October 19th, 2016 at 1:46 PM ^
Pornhub! Wait.... what was the question
October 19th, 2016 at 1:47 PM ^
For Michigan or in general ?
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October 19th, 2016 at 2:12 PM ^
Definitely 247. They are easier to navigate, they have the composite rankings, and they produce a ton of content.
I'm subscribed to both 247 and Scout, but I've been thinking about dropping my Scout subscription for some time now.
October 19th, 2016 at 2:15 PM ^
All the websites are fine. How many 5 star recruits have bombed over the years? And, who is Jordan Kovacs? I try to not get invested in them.
October 19th, 2016 at 2:33 PM ^
The success rate for 5* recruits is very high.
October 19th, 2016 at 2:50 PM ^
Total | Percent | |
Round 1 | 35 | 17.4 |
Round 2 | 21 | 10.4 |
Round 3 | 17 | 8.5 |
Round 4 | 12 | 6.0 |
Round 5 | 8 | 4.0 |
Round 6 | 9 | 4.5 |
Round 7 | 3 | 1.5 |
Undrafted | 96 | 47.8 |
Source: Rivals.com / NFL.com
October 19th, 2016 at 4:06 PM ^
Odds of Becoming an All-American, by Recruiting Ranking
5–Star: 1 in 4.
Top 100: 1 in 6.
4–Star: 1 in 16.
3–Star: 1 in 56.
2–Star: 1 in 127.
All FBS Signees: 1 in 45.