Solid Recruiting Class

#5
#5
No.

I have hesitated to mention this but this class is more average than many might want to admit UNLESS they have 3* that are underrated. According to 247, UT has the 4th best class in the SEC. However if you rank by the average score the Vols have a 90.93. That moves them down to 6th. It moves them from 9th to 14th nationally.

That's still very good but unless some of those 3* turn out to be stars... it isn't as good as some seem to feel.
 
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sjt18 said:
No.

I have hesitated to mention this but this class is more average than many might want to admit UNLESS they have 3* that are underrated. According to 247, UT has the 4th best class in the SEC. However if you rank by the average score the Vols have a 90.93. That moves them down to 6th. It moves them from 9th to 14th nationally.

That's still very good but unless some of those 3* turn out to be stars... it isn't as good as some seem to feel.
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I understand where you are coming from but we do have some under the radar guys that are 3* recruits. Guys like Telander, Slaughter, and Luttrell.
 
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sjt18 said:
No.

I have hesitated to mention this but this class is more average than many might want to admit UNLESS they have 3* that are underrated. According to 247, UT has the 4th best class in the SEC. However if you rank by the average score the Vols have a 90.93. That moves them down to 6th. It moves them from 9th to 14th nationally.

That's still very good but unless some of those 3* turn out to be stars... it isn't as good as some seem to feel.
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UT needs to join the Sun Belt then:rolleyes:
 
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sjt18 said:
No.

I have hesitated to mention this but this class is more average than many might want to admit UNLESS they have 3* that are underrated. According to 247, UT has the 4th best class in the SEC. However if you rank by the average score the Vols have a 90.93. That moves them down to 6th. It moves them from 9th to 14th nationally.

That's still very good but unless some of those 3* turn out to be stars... it isn't as good as some seem to feel.
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We have/had these player(s) named Cedric Tillman and Velus Jones Jr., you may have heard of them, they are both 3*. I don't put much stock in * ratings anymore, this coaching staff can actually coach them up.

Edit: Wow I just looked and both Hooker and Milton were considered 3* in the transfer portal (on 247 sports). I am even more impressed with this coaching staff.
 
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sjt18 said:
No.

I have hesitated to mention this but this class is more average than many might want to admit UNLESS they have 3* that are underrated. According to 247, UT has the 4th best class in the SEC. However if you rank by the average score the Vols have a 90.93. That moves them down to 6th. It moves them from 9th to 14th nationally.

That's still very good but unless some of those 3* turn out to be stars... it isn't as good as some seem to feel.
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Great class but avg score >> overall ranking. Still this is the highest average score we’ve had in over a decade!

Our classes used to fall into the .87-.89 range and was comparable to schools like Arkansas, USCe, and those type of schools.

We definitely have moved up a tier and it’s nice to see our brand up there with Clemson, Florida, Oregon, and other top 15 brands. Time to take the next step to become truly elite.
 
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Orange&White said:
I understand where you are coming from but we do have some under the radar guys that are 3* recruits. Guys like Telander, Slaughter, and Luttrell.
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I’m excited but they are part of the average. We see so much talk over the years about underrated three stars but that basically cancels out all the 4 stars who never contributed (Maleik Grey, JJ Peterson, etc.)
 
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sjt18 said:
No.

I have hesitated to mention this but this class is more average than many might want to admit UNLESS they have 3* that are underrated. According to 247, UT has the 4th best class in the SEC. However if you rank by the average score the Vols have a 90.93. That moves them down to 6th. It moves them from 9th to 14th nationally.

That's still very good but unless some of those 3* turn out to be stars... it isn't as good as some seem to feel.
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Have you seen how close all the per player rankings are this year? There are 7 teams per player ranked between 90.5-91.5 per player (we are right at 91) There are 6 more from 91.5-92.3 or so). Point is there are basically 13 classes very close in per player talent with only really OSU/UGA and Bama in their own little group (but they aren’t as far ahead as normal.

Also Fact is we have our highest per player ranking since before 2009(pretty sure Berrys class in 07 is slightly better) not sure how you can spin that as anything but a great step considering on field success will help more with the 2024 class.
 
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ricepatty said:
Great class but avg score >> overall ranking. Still this is the highest average score we’ve had in over a decade!

Our classes used to fall into the .87-.89 range and was comparable to schools like Arkansas, USCe, and those type of schools.

We definitely have moved up a tier and it’s nice to see our brand up there with Clemson, Florida, Oregon, and other top 15 brands. Time to take the next step to become truly elite.
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Disagree.

Who would you rather have? Nico and Telander, or Leacock and Smith? Each group averages out to ~92.5 on On3, but I’d take the first group every single day.

Averaging ratings fails to account for the fact that those top tier guys are more separated from the pack than the ratings indicate, where player start to level off fast past the .87-.88 range.

The one downside of the overall ranking is the propping up of classes with a ton of players (like Butch’s classes) but the on3 class ranking does a nice job handling that.
 
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With the very recent success. I expected to land some other big recruits this year but again that success is recent and I think once we can show a recruit that the program is stable and going to continue to put together 10+ win seasons and be in the playoff hunt, the bigger guys will come. I mean, 2 5 stars in one class is exciting and the 4 and 3 stars are the pick of the litter. Overall it’s a very talented class and we filled some voids. GBO!
 
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Great class the best one since Butch was here. Unfortunately our main conference rivals are still ahead of us. Def bringing in better defensive talent and getting Nico was the greatest thing about this class. It just sucks when your ranked 8th in the country in recruiting but that’s still not quite good enough in the SEC
 
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Hopeful Vol said:
Great class the best one since Butch was here. Unfortunately our main conference rivals are still ahead of us. Def bringing in better defensive talent and getting Nico was the greatest thing about this class. It just sucks when your ranked 8th in the country in recruiting but that’s still not quite good enough in the SEC
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Mr sunshine
 
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peaygolf said:
UT needs to join the Sun Belt then:rolleyes:
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You should go be a fan of someone else. Bashing this class before any of the players arrive on campus is just plain stupid. You have zero clue how this class will turn out. Tons of five star players bust every single year, trust the staff to fill the needs of the team.....I guarantee they know more than you!
 
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sjt18 said:
No.

I have hesitated to mention this but this class is more average than many might want to admit UNLESS they have 3* that are underrated. According to 247, UT has the 4th best class in the SEC. However if you rank by the average score the Vols have a 90.93. That moves them down to 6th. It moves them from 9th to 14th nationally.

That's still very good but unless some of those 3* turn out to be stars... it isn't as good as some seem to feel.
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I actually disagree with this. Based off 247's Rankings of our 3 star commits,
6 of those 3 * guys are 4* on one of the other recruiting sites. This is a very good class! On on3 our player average is 92.21..
 
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Golfprovol said:
You should go be a fan of someone else. Bashing this class before any of the players arrive on campus is just plain stupid. You have zero clue how this class will turn out. Tons of five star players bust every single year, trust the staff to fill the needs of the team.....I guarantee they know more than you!
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WTF?? It was sarcasm............Relax.

Read the room
 
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