RE: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] Late Additions Give Trojans Recruiting Title
I prefer to rank teams based on average stars instead of total points - since a team that signs more players - gets more total points. Wheras a team with more average stars - gets better quality players. All that said - we are #2 or #3. USC is #1, Texas/UF is #2. Which is fine by me as long as we are beating all other SEC teams, FSU, and Miami. Original Message Subject: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] Late Additions Give TrojansRecruiting TitleFrom: "Charlie" ces1...@gmail.comDate: Thu, February 04, 2010 10:37 amTo: "Gatortalk-list" gatortalk@googlegroups.comRivals just wanted to have their name out there as the ONLY major recruitingservice not to have the Gators listed #1. Regardless of the hoodoo they hadto use to achieve that._ From: gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatornews@googlegroups.com] OnBehalf Of Gatornet AdminSent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 9:06 AMTo: 'GatorNews'Subject: [gatornews] Late Additions Give Trojans Recruiting TitleLate Additions Give Trojans Recruiting TitleRivals.comJeremy CrabtreeRecruiting EditorIf there's one lesson to be learned about this year's recruiting process, ithas to be you can't count outhttp://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewcoach.asp?Coach=393 Lane Kiffin. Late developments Wednesday led to USC passing Florida for the nation's No.1 recruiting class - for now. http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/SEANTRELHENDERSON1_8200.JPGhttp://vmedia.rivals.com/images/spacer1.gifhttp://vmedia.rivals.com/images/spacer1.gifSeantrel Henderson announced his commitment to the Trojans but may wait tosign.At a Wednesday afternoon news conference, USC announced 18 signings. Laterin the day, though, the Trojans added commitments from the nation's No. 1fullback, four-star prospecthttp://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1pr_key=97476Soma Vainuku of Eureka, Calif., and from four-star junior college defensiveendhttp://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1pr_key=97495Marquis Jackson of Santa Clarita (Calif.) College of the Canyons. Neither has signed a letter-of-intent, but each is expected to sign in thenext 24 hours; the point values from their commitments were enough to giveUSC the Rivals.com recruiting national championship. Still, uneasy rests the crown. Reports late Wednesday surfaced thatoffensive tacklehttp://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1pr_key=71634Seantrel Henderson, the nation's No. 2 prospect, had not signed with theTrojans. He had announced on national TV earlier in the day that he haddecided on USC, but the New York Times - which had a reporter spend a weekwith Henderson recently - reported that Henderson was having second thoughtsbecause of possible NCAA sanctions against the Trojans. Henderson reportedly will not sign until after USC appears before the NCAAinfractions committee Feb. 19-21. While no NCAA decision is expected to beannounced at that time, Henderson's father told the Times that the hearingwould provide the family with some sort of idea of what could happen. If Henderson does not sign with USC, Florida would have the No. 1 class. Earlier Wednesday, Rivals.com had announced Florida as the No. 1 team in thenation. But as was proven in the past six weeks, things in college footballcan - and did - change quickly. Behind USC and Florida are Texas, Auburn andAlabama. The rest of the top 10: LSU at No. 6, Oklahoma at No. 7, UCLA atNo. 8, Tennessee at No. 9 and Florida State at No. 10. "Obviously, it was a great day for the Trojan family," said Kiffin, who washired as USC's coach less than a month ago. "I'm extremely proud of the workdone by our staff and everyone involved. To be here for just a couple weeksand to be able to sign so many of the top-ranked high school players in thecountry speaks volumes about the past and the future of the USC footballprogram. "Our goal is not to sign a lot of players just to fill spots on the roster.Our goal is to sign players who can compete at the highest level. ? We feelthe quality of the players we signed is of the highest level." Kiffin's formula was two-fold. First, he had to keep on board a number ofblue-chip recruits who had been a part of Pete Carroll's class. Thisincluded five-star prospectshttp://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1pr_key=87247Kyle Prater,http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1pr_key=81097Robert Woods andhttp://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1pr_key=71668Dillon Baxter. Kiffin and his staff were able to keep 11 of the 14 playerswho had pledged to the Trojans at the time of Carroll's departure. The new staff then went to work on some other prospects. That includedHenderson and five-star wide receiverhttp://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1pr_key=82992Markeith Ambles, a former Tennessee commitment. Ambles has sent his LOI toUSC. USC also reeled in four-star
Re: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] Late Additions Give Trojans Recruiting Title
It had to be California girls that did it. No one would drive cross-county for Kiffin. A. Leon Polhill, Gator I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know. - Mark Twain From: Charlie ces1...@gmail.com To: Gatortalk-list gatortalk@googlegroups.com Sent: Thu, February 4, 2010 10:37:34 AM Subject: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] Late Additions Give Trojans Recruiting Title Rivals just wanted to have their name out there as the ONLY major recruiting service not to have the Gators listed #1. Regardless of the hoodoo they had to use to achieve that. _ From: gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gatornet Admin Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 9:06 AM To: 'GatorNews' Subject: [gatornews] Late Additions Give Trojans Recruiting Title Late Additions Give Trojans Recruiting Title Rivals.com Jeremy Crabtree Recruiting Editor If there's one lesson to be learned about this year's recruiting process, it has to be you can't count out http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewcoach.asp?Coach=393 Lane Kiffin. Late developments Wednesday led to USC passing Florida for the nation's No. 1 recruiting class - for now. http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/SEANTRELHENDERSON1_8200.JPG http://vmedia..rivals.com/images/spacer1.gif http://vmedia.rivals.com/images/spacer1..gif Seantrel Henderson announced his commitment to the Trojans but may wait to sign. At a Wednesday afternoon news conference, USC announced 18 signings. Later in the day, though, the Trojans added commitments from the nation's No. 1 fullback, four-star prospect http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1pr_key=97476 Soma Vainuku of Eureka, Calif., and from four-star junior college defensive end http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1pr_key=97495 Marquis Jackson of Santa Clarita (Calif.) College of the Canyons. Neither has signed a letter-of-intent, but each is expected to sign in the next 24 hours; the point values from their commitments were enough to give USC the Rivals.com recruiting national championship. Still, uneasy rests the crown. Reports late Wednesday surfaced that offensive tackle http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1pr_key=71634 Seantrel Henderson, the nation's No. 2 prospect, had not signed with the Trojans. He had announced on national TV earlier in the day that he had decided on USC, but the New York Times - which had a reporter spend a week with Henderson recently - reported that Henderson was having second thoughts because of possible NCAA sanctions against the Trojans. Henderson reportedly will not sign until after USC appears before the NCAA infractions committee Feb. 19-21. While no NCAA decision is expected to be announced at that time, Henderson's father told the Times that the hearing would provide the family with some sort of idea of what could happen. If Henderson does not sign with USC, Florida would have the No. 1 class. Earlier Wednesday, Rivals.com had announced Florida as the No. 1 team in the nation. But as was proven in the past six weeks, things in college football can - and did - change quickly. Behind USC and Florida are Texas, Auburn and Alabama. The rest of the top 10: LSU at No. 6, Oklahoma at No. 7, UCLA at No. 8, Tennessee at No. 9 and Florida State at No. 10. Obviously, it was a great day for the Trojan family, said Kiffin, who was hired as USC's coach less than a month ago. I'm extremely proud of the work done by our staff and everyone involved. To be here for just a couple weeks and to be able to sign so many of the top-ranked high school players in the country speaks volumes about the past and the future of the USC football program. Our goal is not to sign a lot of players just to fill spots on the roster. Our goal is to sign players who can compete at the highest level. ? We feel the quality of the players we signed is of the highest level. Kiffin's formula was two-fold. First, he had to keep on board a number of blue-chip recruits who had been a part of Pete Carroll's class. This included five-star prospects http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1pr_key=87247 Kyle Prater, http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1pr_key=81097 Robert Woods and http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect..asp?Sport=1pr_key=71668 Dillon Baxter. Kiffin and his staff were able to keep 11 of the 14 players who had pledged to the Trojans at the time of Carroll's departure. The new staff then went to work on some other prospects. That included Henderson and five-star wide receiver http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1pr_key=82992 Markeith Ambles, a former Tennessee commitment. Ambles has sent his LOI to USC. USC also reeled in four-star prospects http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1pr_key=73698 Giovanni Di Poalo, http
