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Nick Saban agrees with me and The Athletic re-rankings support my position

Nick Saban agrees with my contention that recruiting rankings are not reliable. While I argue that recruiting rankings should be reviewed FIVE years later, Nick Saban was quoted as saying that the most accurate way to rank recruiting classes is three years later. Saban declared, “because I really do think that the most accurate way to be able to rank any recruiting class would be three years down the road.” The Athletic re-ranks recruiting classes four years later and I posted a link to the 2016 re-rankings that also had links to 2014 and 2015. The Athletic re-rankings dropped five or more teams from the top ten rankings from 2014 through 2016. The Nick Saban quote along with The Athletic recruiting class re-rankings support my position that recruiting rankings are not reliable. I'm not making predictions about recruiting. I am reviewing the rankings five years later as a historian and auditor. I've audited the recruiting rankings and they failed my audit. RECRUITING RANKINGS ARE BS!!!!!
Posted: 06/24/2026 at 07:57 AM ET
(In response to this post by Hardcore_Hokie)

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recruiting has dropped to 10th in 247 sports**
lazarus1 06/22/26 11:13 AM ET
Recruiting Rankings are BS!!!!!
Flanker 06/23/26 11:39 AM ET
Worst poster on the board.
Hardcore_Hokie 06/24/26 04:56 AM ET
What in the world has gotten into you?
Will StewartAdmin 06/24/26 08:37 AM ET
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
TomTurkey 06/24/26 09:34 AM ET
Nick Saban agrees with me and The Athletic re-rankings support my position
Flanker 06/24/26 07:57 AM ET
I’m doubling-down that this is the worst poster in TSL history. YOU are BS**
Hardcore_Hokie 06/24/26 04:30 AM ET
agreed. Also, I think recruiting classes should be ranked
lazarus1 06/23/26 03:48 PM ET
You just crapped on our new AD. YOUR OPINION IS BS!!!! Muted.**
Hardcore_Hokie 06/23/26 01:18 PM ET
All Message Board posts should not be judged for three years, minimum! 😉
HokieNL 06/23/26 01:34 PM ET
We should only predict the future on things 10 years after the fact.
Hardcore_Hokie 06/24/26 01:52 AM ET
The VT Glass is more than Half Full
vtchem75 06/22/26 07:58 PM ET
THAT'S IT...
Eddie4hokies 06/22/26 02:59 PM ET
I thought it was going to be $100 mil **
lazarus1 06/22/26 03:29 PM ET
It will continue to drop, as the big teams will pick up elite recruits
carhokies 06/22/26 02:32 PM ET
We’re not done with 4* guys either **
hokiepro 06/22/26 07:02 PM ET
I think top 25
crazylane 06/22/26 04:28 PM ET
Some players may get a 4th star this Fall
BigDaddyHokie 06/22/26 03:31 PM ET
Only if they started as 5 stars. History show that when recruits commit to
ChrisLords 06/22/26 06:43 PM ET
So, it's not that we can't have nice things, but if WE have them...
HokieNL 06/23/26 01:37 PM ET
That definitely happened with Nathaniel Adibi!
Jethro Tull 06/22/26 09:11 PM ET
Maybe Franklin can counter that trend some.**
Atlee Hokie 06/22/26 07:28 PM ET
It will continue to drop as the elite of the elite teams pick up their
BG Hokie 06/22/26 01:35 PM ET
Yawn. The avg * ranking (#14) is unchanged, I think.
marcbvtgm 06/22/26 01:02 PM ET
Fire the coaches.**
hokietony 06/22/26 12:21 PM ET
that would be the obvious course of action. **
squarerootofone 06/22/26 12:28 PM ET