I’ll play the both sides of the coin argument here even though most of y’all know where I stand on Mario.
On one hand, Lanning at 10 shows that Mario left him in good hands and built that roster for him, so that’s good news. And yet, it’s also why I’m so hellbent on this 2024 recruiting class being subpar and not up to Mario standards, because only once at Oregon did he have a class with more 3-stars than blue chippers (2020).
2018 (transition class)
- #13 overall
- #17 average rating per recruit (89.18)
- 23 commits: 12 (4*), 11 (3*)
2019
- #7 overall
- #11 average rating per recruit (90.85)
- 26 commits: 1 (5*), 15 (4*), 10 (3*)
2020
- #12 overall
- #13 average rating per recruit (90.19)
- 23 commits: 3 (5*), 7 (4*), 12 (3*)
2021
- #6 overall
- #7 average rating per recruit (92.48)
- 23 commits: 19 (4*), 4 (3*)
And that 2020 class, well I’ll take three five-stars any day of the week lol. Quality over quantity.
Compare this with his Miami classes (I won’t count 2022 for either Oregon or Miami, as Lanning flipped a few guys late and Mario did as well).
2023
- #7 overall
- #6 average rating per recruit (91.78)
- 26 commits: 2 (5*), 14 (4*), 8 (3*)
2024…
- #11 overall
- #19 average rating per recruit (89.70)
- 26 commits: 10 (4*), 16 (3*)
On the other, all that talent people complained we didn’t have…well Mario has vastly underperformed. It’s no secret - he has a .333 winning percentage in the ACC lol.