Katzenboyer
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Wanted to throw this out there to give some perspective for where we are, and what we're building towards, and why the results might not be where we want them to be -- and also why we're moving in the right direction.
Looking back to the 2015 class, which would be this year's seniors, our classes were (according to Rivals) ranked #26, #23, #11, and #6 (this year's freshman class). When you look at the elite teams in college football today, you see that their junior and senior classes were all ranked much higher than what we brought in those years.
Alabama: #2 (seniors) and #1 (juniors).
Clemson: #4 (seniors) and #6 (juniors)
Georgia: #6 (seniors) and #9 (juniors)
Oklahoma: #14 (seniors) and #16 (juniors) - the outlier in the Top 5, but still higher than the Canes' #26 and #23-ranked classes.
Ohio State: #9 (seniors) and #3 (juniors)
Even teams that fall in the next tier have talent in the upper classes that were higher-rated.
Auburn: #7 (seniors) and #8 (juniors)
LSU: #8 (seniors) and #5 (juniors)
Notre Dame: #11 (seniors) and #13 (juniors)
Penn State: #15 (seniors) and #21 (juniors)
This tells me a few things:
1. We don't have the depth in the upper classes close to the elites, but we're somewhat closer to the teams that fall in the 10-15 range.
2. We're almost past the Golden-tainted mess that will vault us into a consistent Top 10-15 finisher.
3. Even with a 2019 class that ranks anywhere from #12-#18 this season will not be a significant setback and won't bury us the way the 2015 and 2016 classes did.
4. It's so important to get to double-digit wins this season so we can get back-to-back Top 10 classes in 2020 (good start so far) and 2021.
The important takeaway is that Miami is still slowly building itself to a point of restored confidence where it can consistently win double-digit games and make itself an ACC heavyweight. With that comes the top-ranked classes, which in turn gives us a loaded upperclassmen population that is on par with the elites in the college football today.
We're already seeing what last season did for us with regard to the 2020 class, and if we keep stacking chips, there is no reason we can't be a program that's a constant threat to the playoffs (and we're building towards that). But it also might explain why last year's success accelerated expectations to an unreasonable degree going into this season in light of the lack of depth we still face with our upperclassmen.
TL;DR - be patient. We're headed in the right direction.
**Mods, feel free to move this to the recruiting section if you think it's more appropriately placed there.
Looking back to the 2015 class, which would be this year's seniors, our classes were (according to Rivals) ranked #26, #23, #11, and #6 (this year's freshman class). When you look at the elite teams in college football today, you see that their junior and senior classes were all ranked much higher than what we brought in those years.
Alabama: #2 (seniors) and #1 (juniors).
Clemson: #4 (seniors) and #6 (juniors)
Georgia: #6 (seniors) and #9 (juniors)
Oklahoma: #14 (seniors) and #16 (juniors) - the outlier in the Top 5, but still higher than the Canes' #26 and #23-ranked classes.
Ohio State: #9 (seniors) and #3 (juniors)
Even teams that fall in the next tier have talent in the upper classes that were higher-rated.
Auburn: #7 (seniors) and #8 (juniors)
LSU: #8 (seniors) and #5 (juniors)
Notre Dame: #11 (seniors) and #13 (juniors)
Penn State: #15 (seniors) and #21 (juniors)
This tells me a few things:
1. We don't have the depth in the upper classes close to the elites, but we're somewhat closer to the teams that fall in the 10-15 range.
2. We're almost past the Golden-tainted mess that will vault us into a consistent Top 10-15 finisher.
3. Even with a 2019 class that ranks anywhere from #12-#18 this season will not be a significant setback and won't bury us the way the 2015 and 2016 classes did.
4. It's so important to get to double-digit wins this season so we can get back-to-back Top 10 classes in 2020 (good start so far) and 2021.
The important takeaway is that Miami is still slowly building itself to a point of restored confidence where it can consistently win double-digit games and make itself an ACC heavyweight. With that comes the top-ranked classes, which in turn gives us a loaded upperclassmen population that is on par with the elites in the college football today.
We're already seeing what last season did for us with regard to the 2020 class, and if we keep stacking chips, there is no reason we can't be a program that's a constant threat to the playoffs (and we're building towards that). But it also might explain why last year's success accelerated expectations to an unreasonable degree going into this season in light of the lack of depth we still face with our upperclassmen.
TL;DR - be patient. We're headed in the right direction.
**Mods, feel free to move this to the recruiting section if you think it's more appropriately placed there.