recruting college football prostects?

Question

http://rivals100.rivals.com/teamrank.asp
here is a link. look at it. this is the freshman class for next yr. and now me why that schools that are on the top of the list of best players comming in, those are the ones usually don't come close to competing......but teams like virgina tech...lsu...ohio state. they are nowhere in the top 5...lsu is even ranked 14th. they 9times out of time. they will be ranked in the top 5 for the next 5 years.
so why teams that get good player can't develop a good team?
and why those good player go to those no winning schools

Answer 1

I'd just second what Happy said about the uncertainty involved with turning high school stars into college stars. All of these ratings from Rivals are pure speculation, so they should be taken with several grains of salt.

Answer 2

First of all the rankings change once the signing date has passed. Also, some players peak in high school while others develop into a good football player in college. For example, Jacob Hester (running back for LSU) was ranked as a two star player. Now, he will be playing on Sundays after he graduates from LSU. If my memory serves me correctly Joseph Addai (Indy running back and former LSU player) was not that highly rated as well.

Answer 3

Well its mainly because these team recruiting rankings and prospect rankings are all opinions. They do not guarantee anything. Plus injuries and life can step in and derail a prospects football career. A lot can happen between issuance of these team rankings you linked to in your question over the next 1-5 years. For example a kid from the state of Texas may sign with Notre Dame but get so homesick he never pans out and ends up transferring back south, etc. etc. etc. From there the coaching, team chemistry, university environment, conference, the list goes on all impact how successful ultimately that team will be. So in summation it's not all recruiting of 5 star prospects that determines who will end up being a Top 5 program on the field.

Answer 4

Georgia is no.2 W00t! But we have guys like A.J. Green, and Caleb King next year. Caleb King isn't even ranked it looks like. But watch his You-tube videos. He is one HELL of a running back! And he's not even ranked! As for your question, some players are red-shirted as freshmen and don't even see the field until like their Jr. Year. and good players go to schools that aren't so good because maybe that's their dream school or that's the only place that would offer them a scholarship.

Answer 5

How is Alabama getting mulligans (as you call them) '12 months after 12 months'? You sound like its been occurring for 10 years in a row or some thing. I understood why human beings were dissatisfied very last season yet why might want to this season worry you? They gained the hardest convention in united states of america straightforward and sq. on the prompt college football is the 2d maximum wide-spread pastime in united states of america so an excellent style of human beings like it. Are you going to attend till the device is truly suitable (on your eyes) before you watch? i do not imagine the device is the finest both yet i do not enable that end me from playing football.

Answer 6

part of it is player development
the best coaches can make a less than great prospect into something special

and part of it is that a great High School player doesn't always translate into a great college player
same with college->pro


as for why those kids go to school where they do....there are all kinds of reasons
personal relationships
location
campus life
best chance to play early
I could go on.....

Answer 7

WOOT, my runningback is going to michigan, there number 11 so I think its pretty acurrate.