247 flipping Bilal's Crystal Ball to UM - Reason?

Submitted by BlueKoj on

Wiltfong and Tremendous both today...hmmmm. I wonder what happened. FWIW both have Thompson going to Sparty.

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WolvinLA2

July 29th, 2014 at 6:14 PM ^

First of all, 247 lists him at 205, so it'a possibly that 196 number is a little dated.  Secondly, Noah Furbush, who is a year older and an inch taller, shows at 210 on the current roster, so even if the Rivals number is accurate, he's at least on pace with one of our LBs from last year.

Steve Lorenz

July 29th, 2014 at 5:10 PM ^

I don't make a prediction unless I confirm information from more than one source on a situation, or if someone I trust has done the same. Very rarely do I shoot from the hip when making these predictions. I have a few times though, if we're being honest. 

It's a useful tool. It's not flawless. There are some analysts who throw things out there, but most tend to be responsible. There are some fringe OSU bloggers that go very Buckeye-heavy and when I first started with them I made a couple irresponsible choices, but for the most part it's going to give you a pretty accurate idea of what's going on in a kid's recruitment.