State of Texas Recruiting Rankings (11/22/22)

[MeanGreenDan]

1 hour ago, emmitt01 said:

I was a bit skeptical of this explanation, so I checked UTSA’s depth chart to see if others are kicking our tail in recruiting while being “young” like us.  
 

Good lord, UTSA better win this year because their starters are VERY senior heavy.  

Yet they are positioned way better than us to land top portal players, so I think they'll be fine (unless Traylor decides to move on).

[GrayEagle]

23 hours ago, untphd said:

Looking at the transfer portal, most of the good players are gone. That leaves us with what? 

I believe that the transfer portal is closed and will reopen after the regular season closes Saturday.  

[Mike Jackson]

The only recruiting projection that matter are ones within your conference.  Now when it comes to evaluating your coaching staff in state ranking matter also.  But regardless you don’t want to be at the bottom of any list remotely connected to talent on your team or coming to your team.

[southsideguy]

if the portal opens up on Saturday we better have a clue what WB is going to do with SL.  I think he would put us behind the eight ball if waits too long. But as long as we can hit 6 we are fine I guess.  That seems to be our standard anyway.

[NT80]

On 11/22/2022 at 9:48 PM, Mike Jackson said:

TAMU fans would like to have a word with you...  Well many words and most of them with 4 letters.

I heard the 12th Man at A&M is going to enter the Transfer portal.

[Glory to the Green]

I’ve noticed an influx of offers to JUCO’s over the last few days.  This likely would also explain the low ranking on this list.  

[DeepGreen]

10 minutes ago, Glory to the Green said:

I’ve noticed an influx of offers to JUCO’s over the last few days.  This likely would also explain the low ranking on this list.  

I have no problem with experience Jucos. Darrell Dickey did a fine job recruiting Jucos.

[97and03]

16 minutes ago, Glory to the Green said:

I’ve noticed an influx of offers to JUCO’s over the last few days.  This likely would also explain the low ranking on this list.  

Offers in general, actually. Makes me suspicious that Seth knows he is staying…👀

[untphd]

Who would tell him that?

[El Paso Eagle]

12 hours ago, Mike Jackson said:

The only recruiting projection that matter are ones within your conference.

 

12 hours ago, DeepGreen said:

I have no problem with experience Jucos. Darrell Dickey did a fine job recruiting Jucos.

This mentality seems to fit the scenario where you get beat in OOC games and build to compete in a weak conference. If we keep this mentality for the American it could be disastrous.

[El Paso Eagle]

57 minutes ago, untphd said:

Who would tell him that?

Perhaps a certain big money donor 😔

[MeanGreenDan]

12 hours ago, 97and03 said:

Offers in general, actually. Makes me suspicious that Seth knows he is staying…👀

Or that he knows that he, at best, will get an extra year extension, so needs to win in short order.

[Mike Jackson]

1 hour ago, El Paso Eagle said:

 

This mentality seems to fit the scenario where you get beat in OOC games and build to compete in a weak conference. If we keep this mentality for the American it could be disastrous.

And outside the P5 the AAC is not a weak conference. 🙄  Getting recruiting classes that are on par with P5 programs is a rarity.  The few G5 programs that recruit at that level are usually the ones who have a dropped down to G5 during the 90s realignment that ended the SWC or about to make a push to join a P5 conference.  With the transfer portal today these projections don't mean as much as they once did especially within a state where 6 P5 schools (old Big 12 South plus TCU & Houston make 😎 majority of their starting roster from kids in this state.   I am aspirational as any Mean Green fan posting stuff bordering on 99% just wishful thinking hiring getting Kliff Kingsbury as head coach.  The goal is winning conference, you do that consistent we definitely beat a few OOC teams that are G5 level.  The landscape has changed a ton since Dickey was here.  Yes you always strive for the best in everything we do but subjective projections before games are played don’t matter if you win.  As long as you don’t cap winning seasons with uncompetitive bowl game losses against mediocre G5 teams, winning conference makes you golden here.

Edited November 24, 2022 by Mike Jackson