Which Team Has Done The Least, With The Most?

[LongJim]

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[Guest GrayEagleOne]

While there is no fool-proof method of proving this theory, I think that his clinical approach is about as good as it gets. Rivals is the best easily available source for comparison although they are far from perfect. Scout doesn't even rate some of the signees so I don't think that they should even be considered. I don't believe that Emfinger has ratings that would be conducive to this comparison. Phil Steele might be a little more accurate because he tries to quantify the results of several different rating services.

This study would only show those with the most talent who underachieved. I've often thought that Tennessee doesn't seem to do that much with the talent they recruit. Florida State is another underachiever IMO. While we knew that UMiami was an underachiever, I don't remember their showing up in this study.

Pete Carroll is great coach but I don't know that he's the best. That will always be debatable. Someone like an Alvarez or Rodriguez who doesn't draw Top 10 talent but still finishes there may be as good or better coach. He needs to include all 119 teams to see who are the really good underachievers and overachievers.

[CaribbeanGreen]

While there is no fool-proof method of proving this theory, I think that his clinical approach is about as good as it gets. Rivals is the best easily available source for comparison although they are far from perfect. Scout doesn't even rate some of the signees so I don't think that they should even be considered. I don't believe that Emfinger has ratings that would be conducive to this comparison. Phil Steele might be a little more accurate because he tries to quantify the results of several different rating services.

This study would only show those with the most talent who underachieved. I've often thought that Tennessee doesn't seem to do that much with the talent they recruit. Florida State is another underachiever IMO. While we knew that UMiami was an underachiever, I don't remember their showing up in this study.

Pete Carroll is great coach but I don't know that he's the best. That will always be debatable. Someone like an Alvarez or Rodriguez who doesn't draw Top 10 talent but still finishes there may be as good or better coach. He needs to include all 119 teams to see who are the really good underachievers and overachievers.

Agree on the Vols. They are loaded year in and out and the results haven't been there lately.

[H-TownScrappy]

Miami has had a lot of players underachive. Kyle Wright was the top rated QB out of high school and still has yet to do anything.

[SCREAMING EAGLE-66]

Miami has had a lot of players underachive. Kyle Wright was the top rated QB out of high school and still has yet to do anything.

---Miami signs a lot of players with character issues and often not the brightest bulbs on the planet. Remember the fight this year with FIU plus all of the other things that has happened there. I would prefer bright kids that want to achieve than that type of kid on my team. They usually can be beaten. Physically and individually they may do very well but they can be had mentally and may lack the smarts and discipline to work together well. Remember if a good QB is surrounded by receivers that aren't good, or not smart enough to get open, or can't run proper routes... the QB will look bad and eventualy he may do poorly also because he just takes what throws are there... A lot of ints are the receivers fault... they quit (TO) or go the wrong way, or do something stupid. "--No game is more a team game than football--". Note: Archie Manning played on a weak team and had to run for his life half the time unlike Peyton.

[H-TownScrappy]

His reciever definatly havent helped him. (Ryan Moore)

But Miami's D is always near the top, the offense has just been terrible the past couple years...

[UNTFan23]

Lame article in my opinion.

Many B©S schools have more talent (and resources) then they know what to do with. If you really, I mean really want to look at a program that has done a lot of things without the abundant talent (and resources) many B©S schools enjoy ... try looking at Boise State. They some how managed to beat Oklahoma, who had a No. 3 composite ranking in recruiting classes from 2002 to 2006.

I get so tired of seeing the media apologize for the goliaths of college football when, in my opinion, there are better stories in the smaller schools and their "overcoming the enormous odds" accomplishments.

[runt96]

Lame article in my opinion.

Many B©S schools have more talent (and resources) then they know what to do with. If you really, I mean really want to look at a program that has done a lot of things without the abundant talent (and resources) many B©S schools enjoy ... try looking at Boise State. They some how managed to beat Oklahoma, who had a No. 3 composite ranking in recruiting classes from 2002 to 2006.

I get so tired of seeing the media apologize for the goliaths of college football when, in my opinion, there are better stories in the smaller schools and their "overcoming the enormous odds" accomplishments.

We need to start the WLF as a statistic. The " WASTE LEVEL FACTOR " can be a new statistic for the bcs programs that recruit the 3-4(or even 5) star recruit who gets recruited and rarely, if ever, gets a shot to show his abilities. The kid gets his hopes up and the following year gets pushed to the side for a more highly recruited prospect.