Fwiw Scout Ranks U N T As Belt's Best Class

MeanGreen61 · February 7, 2008

Mean Green ranked #68. Scroll down & click on Sun Belt

Sun Belt

http://northtexas.scout.com/a.z?s=353&...w=2&yr=2008

chrisfisher · February 7, 2008

I like Scout's ranking better than Rivals so I'm going with theirs.

GreenAlums · February 7, 2008

I like Scout's ranking better than Rivals so I'm going with theirs.

Ditto!

GrandGreen · February 7, 2008

Obviously, Scout is the best rating system based on NT's evaluation. However, if you used rivals' average stars to rate teams; NT would move up about 17 places and be the best in the Belt. The bonus points Rival uses makes little if any sense. Take the Rival highest ranked Belt Team, the MUTS as an example. The MUTS climb to the top of the Belt was apparently related to their signing of a rival 4 star athlete, Anthony Jones, who happened to be high on their national lists. Scout has him rated as three stars so it is for from unanimous that he merits extra bonus points. NT, for example has two Scout rated 4-star athletes.

Jones had committed to South Florida earlier but apparently did not academically qualify and South Florida decided to limit their number of special athletic admits. He then signed with the MUTS. Obviously, the MUTS have hopes that he can play; but MTSU is not Troy. Their academic standards are similar to NT and Jones may have a very difficult time ever seeing the field.

Troy next in Rivals' rankings based on signing 33 players which is only eight over the limit. Frankly, I am not sure anyone can get a good handle on Troy's recruiting because of the great number of borderline eligible recruits that they sign. Some could be counted against last year's class but it is obvious that they expect a substantial number to not qualify. Complicating the process further, according to their local newspaper's blog; they have a number of gray-shirts from last year that should get ships.

What is indisputable is that NT and TD did an outstanding job in recruiting. NT can recruit against any of the non-power conference teams and win, something other staffs have not been able to do even with winning programs.