Rankings Rebuke
October 20th, 2009 - byIn the world of college athletics fans and players alike worry about rankings. What everyone should realize is that the only group that really matters doesn’t really care too much. College coaches are the only people who can award scholarships. They might politic reporters after the fact, but during the evaluation process schools could care less what there class is ranked. Many times rankings don’t come close to measuring the true potential of a recruiting class as this ESPN.com chat points out.
Greg from Cincinnati writes: As a Bearcats fan, I’m thrilled over the year they’re having. However, what concerns me is that, short of an epic choke, this will be the second year in a row with a Big East title and BCS Bowl Game, and third year in a row with at least 10 wins, but they still are not bringing in the “elite” prospects. Cincinnati is a hotbed of football and always boasts a handful of top ranked high school teams and prospects on the national scale, but they are still being out-recruited by other Big East teams like WVU and Pitt. What are your thoughts?
Brian Bennett: My thoughts are that a few years ago, Cincinnati’s recruiting classes were ranked among the worst, if not dead last, in the entire Big East. Those same players are now working toward a second straight Big East title and BCS berth. So don’t worry too much about recruiting rankings.
