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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!!!!!
Thread Replies (25)
recruiting has dropped to 10th in 247 sports**
-- lazarus1
Jun 22, 2026 at 11:13 AM ET
lazarus1
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06/22/26 11:13 AM ET
Recruiting Rankings are BS!!!!!
-- Flanker
Jun 23, 2026 at 11:39 AM ET
Flanker
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06/23/26 11:39 AM ET
Worst poster on the board.
-- Hardcore_Hokie
Jun 24, 2026 at 04:56 AM ET
Hardcore_Hokie
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06/24/26 04:56 AM ET
What in the world has gotten into you?
-- Will Stewart
Jun 24, 2026 at 08:37 AM ET
Will Stewart
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06/24/26 08:37 AM ET
Nick Saban agrees with me and The Athletic re-rankings support my position
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-- Flanker
Jun 24, 2026 at 07:57 AM ET
Flanker
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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
Jun 24, 2026 at 04:30 AM ET
Hardcore_Hokie
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06/24/26 04:30 AM ET
agreed. Also, I think recruiting classes should be ranked
-- lazarus1
Jun 23, 2026 at 03:48 PM ET
lazarus1
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06/23/26 03:48 PM ET
You just crapped on our new AD. YOUR OPINION IS BS!!!! Muted.**
-- Hardcore_Hokie
Jun 23, 2026 at 01:18 PM ET
Hardcore_Hokie
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06/23/26 01:18 PM ET
All Message Board posts should not be judged for three years, minimum! 😉
-- HokieNL
Jun 23, 2026 at 01:34 PM ET
HokieNL
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06/23/26 01:34 PM ET
We should only predict the future on things 10 years after the fact.
-- Hardcore_Hokie
Jun 24, 2026 at 01:52 AM ET
Hardcore_Hokie
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06/24/26 01:52 AM ET
The VT Glass is more than Half Full
-- vtchem75
Jun 22, 2026 at 07:58 PM ET
vtchem75
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06/22/26 07:58 PM ET
I thought it was going to be $100 mil **
-- lazarus1
Jun 22, 2026 at 03:29 PM ET
lazarus1
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06/22/26 03:29 PM ET
It will continue to drop, as the big teams will pick up elite recruits
-- carhokies
Jun 22, 2026 at 02:32 PM ET
carhokies
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06/22/26 02:32 PM ET
We’re not done with 4* guys either **
-- hokiepro
Jun 22, 2026 at 07:02 PM ET
hokiepro
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06/22/26 07:02 PM ET
Some players may get a 4th star this Fall
-- BigDaddyHokie
Jun 22, 2026 at 03:31 PM ET
BigDaddyHokie
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06/22/26 03:31 PM ET
Only if they started as 5 stars. History show that when recruits commit to
-- ChrisLords
Jun 22, 2026 at 06:43 PM ET
ChrisLords
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06/22/26 06:43 PM ET
So, it's not that we can't have nice things, but if WE have them...
-- HokieNL
Jun 23, 2026 at 01:37 PM ET
HokieNL
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06/23/26 01:37 PM ET
That definitely happened with Nathaniel Adibi!
-- Jethro Tull
Jun 22, 2026 at 09:11 PM ET
Jethro Tull
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06/22/26 09:11 PM ET
Maybe Franklin can counter that trend some.**
-- Atlee Hokie
Jun 22, 2026 at 07:28 PM ET
Atlee Hokie
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06/22/26 07:28 PM ET
It will continue to drop as the elite of the elite teams pick up their
-- BG Hokie
Jun 22, 2026 at 01:35 PM ET
BG Hokie
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06/22/26 01:35 PM ET
Yawn. The avg * ranking (#14) is unchanged, I think.
-- marcbvtgm
Jun 22, 2026 at 01:02 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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06/22/26 01:02 PM ET
that would be the obvious course of action. **
-- squarerootofone
Jun 22, 2026 at 12:28 PM ET
squarerootofone
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06/22/26 12:28 PM ET