SBCatMan
01-17-2008, 11:41 AM
I said I wasn’t going to do this, but it has been a slow day, so …
Here is a bit if a breakdown on the top 250 recruits.
By my quick count, 45 schools are represented on the list, with 33 players still uncommitted. Kentucky and Vandy are the only SEC schools not on the list.
Of the 217 committed recruits, 138 of them, considerably more than half, are committed to just 12 schools. Of those 12 schools, 4 of them are in the SEC – UGA (12), Alabama (11), Florida (10) and LSU (9). USC, UCLA, Ohio State, Michigan and Texas each have 11. Miami and Oklahoma have 12 and notre dame has an astounding 17. However, most of the 33 uncommitted players list at least some of these dozen schools, so their numbers are likely to swell.
Now then, if you think Kentucky has a reason to be worried, consider this. Tennessee had only 1 (rated #149) and Auburn had only 1. That has to make those fans really nervous. Arkansas had 2 and So Carolina, Miss St and Ole Miss had one each to round out the SEC.
Some schools did very well, considering their lack of recent success. As mentioned, Miami had 12, but even lowly Pitt had 6. FSU may be suffering a bit from their recent decline as they picked up “only” 8.
Other “powers,” both traditional and neo, did not fare very well, either. Clemson, Va Tech and Penn State had only 4, while Boston College managed just 3. Nebraska, Oregon, Mizzoo and Oregon had but one each. Georgia Tech, Kansas, Oregon State, Purdue and UofL were not represented at all.
Here is a bit if a breakdown on the top 250 recruits.
By my quick count, 45 schools are represented on the list, with 33 players still uncommitted. Kentucky and Vandy are the only SEC schools not on the list.
Of the 217 committed recruits, 138 of them, considerably more than half, are committed to just 12 schools. Of those 12 schools, 4 of them are in the SEC – UGA (12), Alabama (11), Florida (10) and LSU (9). USC, UCLA, Ohio State, Michigan and Texas each have 11. Miami and Oklahoma have 12 and notre dame has an astounding 17. However, most of the 33 uncommitted players list at least some of these dozen schools, so their numbers are likely to swell.
Now then, if you think Kentucky has a reason to be worried, consider this. Tennessee had only 1 (rated #149) and Auburn had only 1. That has to make those fans really nervous. Arkansas had 2 and So Carolina, Miss St and Ole Miss had one each to round out the SEC.
Some schools did very well, considering their lack of recent success. As mentioned, Miami had 12, but even lowly Pitt had 6. FSU may be suffering a bit from their recent decline as they picked up “only” 8.
Other “powers,” both traditional and neo, did not fare very well, either. Clemson, Va Tech and Penn State had only 4, while Boston College managed just 3. Nebraska, Oregon, Mizzoo and Oregon had but one each. Georgia Tech, Kansas, Oregon State, Purdue and UofL were not represented at all.