On Feb 5, 2009, at 3:48 PM, Jerry Belloit wrote:

> There is another weakness in the rankings.  They do not consider  
> the teams needs.  For example, if we would have recruited 25 5 star  
> recruits that were entirely from the defensive backfield, we would  
> have been a clear #1 in their rankings.  The fact that we could not  
> actually use that many is immaterial to their system.  Also, the  
> individual player rankings do not include character nor academic  
> ability.  No matter how good a player is, if he can’t stay in  
> school because he is always in trouble or because he cannot succeed  
> academically, the recruit is of actual NEGATIVE value.  Finally,  
> the classes should be re-ranked in the fall based upon actual  
> admission.  Some schools (F$U for example) often recruits a few  
> extra players that cannot qualify.  This overstates their  
> recruiting ranking.

Wise words

-Zeb
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