The Blue Board

USC, would be higher but obviously scholarship reductions has made me put you a little lower.

Texas way down at number 9? Not so sure about that unless they're taking less than 20 prospects. 20 or more should put them in the top 5 I would think.

Bama
Michigan
UF
Texas
Ohio State
UGA
FSU
USC
LSU
AU

Texas A&M and/or Oklahoma could slip in there.

UF could get as high as 1 or 2 if we take a full class. Our mod here is saying 22 is the number right now, while another couple insist it'll be 25ish. Also think we're going to cut loose a couple of current commits, one in particular.

Where is Michigan at numbers wise? If they stay on their current path, they could finish with the top class. Same with Texas. How many is Ohio State taking?

It's funny to watch how much pride certain fanbases take in being ranked 2 or 3 spots ahead of another team as though that means a damn thing. Is the top class really that much different than the 4th class? Only time will tell, but it ain't likely.

Think about who is out there "scouting" these players for these sites.. While top players are always pretty obvious, who's to say the 30th ranked player is better than the 57th? Or the 104th player is really better than the 154th.. It's so subjective that it's funny to see people take the little differences so seriously. If you're recruiting top players that your coaches had high on their boards, and those players are wanted by other good coaches and programs, you're in good shape.

Basically, as long as you're signing a good mix of some high 3 and 4 star players, with a 5 star here and there, year after year, you're going to have a chance to win championships with the right coaching and development. The statistics have shown that over and over again.

1. Bama
2. Texas
3. Michigan
4. Oklahoma
5. USC

Why wouldn't it be serious? You don't like Oklahoma? Or you don't think USC can make it into the top 5 with restrictions? FWIW, you have USC at #8 which is only three spots behind me.

Edit: You also wrote, "Texas A&M and/or Oklahoma could slip in there." I assume you mean into the top 5.

oklahoma will take a very small class this year - around 15 or so, iirc

Top five is most def a possibility. SC will sign 18, and by the looks of things, none will be lower than a four star.

UGA will be higher than 7, IMO, probably higher than LSU and FSU. Will sign 32-33 (at least that's the plan) and most of the elite targets are still on the board, even if we only get a few of them

I thought the SEC had a signing cap of 25???

Oh. Didn't know that. Yeah, it kind of kills the whole point of the rule. So much for the SEC clamping down on oversigning.

UGA doesn't have to oversign. Last year's small class and attrition allow for a monster class

"Attrition" is the problem. No one cares how many new kids you take. It's what you have to do to fit them under the NCAA caps that bothers people and most of those things fall under the definition of "attrition". Look, I don't know UGA's situation so I am not really commenting on them. I was just commenting on the SEC rule that was put in place to prevent too much "attrition". I thought the rule was you could only sign 25 players a year (previously 28), but if you can get around that rule by just picking up 6-10 EEs on the side you might as well can the rule in the first place. It certainly doesn't do anything to reduce "attrition".

Careful. They play by rules, everyone else cheats.