Recruiting momentum and expectations..

[TedHendricksOffspring]

We cleaning up like never before seen at miami

That's just a lie so you can blow Golden. Jimmy and Butch had better classes.

This is completely a lie. Butch probably had 2 classes in the top 10. (1999 and 2000) The classes from 95-97 were not in the top 15 and the 1997 class wasnt even top 20. The 1998 class might have been top 10. But to say that Al classes havent measured up is false.

Most people assume those were highly ranked classes because of the OUTCOME. But 75% of the guys from those classes who ended up being 1st round picks from 2000-2003 were not even top 50 guys in the country.

Off the top of my head..The ONLY ones were Vernon Carey, DJ Williams, Andre Johnson, Damione Lewis, Mike Rumph, Willis MaGahee and William Joseph. The rest were just supposed "JAGs" coming out of HS including Ed Reed, Reggie Wayne, Santana Moss, Dan Morgan, etc..

And as far as Jimmys classes, for us to have been the "Team of the 80s" he never had a #1 class and rarely had a class in the top 5.

They didnt recruit off of the National Recruiting Advisor and Max Emfinger in those days. Jimmy and Butch used the eyeball to evaluate.

Al has shown he has the same eye for talent IMO. Now developing that talent is something that remains to be scene.

(Edit: Went back and looked..I stand corrected..According to Tom Lemming the 1999 and 2000 UM classes WERE NOT EVEN IN THE TOP 10! So basically Butch NEVER had a top 10 class.)

Who gives a **** where Davis's classes were ranked by recruiting nerds? His classes were better than EVERYONE. Not just better than Golden. Better than EVERYONE.

Great recruiters recruit great football players, not just guys who a bunch of nerds think might be good based on their faulty systems.

Preaching to the choir buddy... But dont **** on Als efforts just to uplift Butch. I will go shot for shot all day when someone tries to do that. Al aint no ham on rye when it comes to pulling recruits. He has missed on alot but so did Jimmy and so did Butch.

Al might not be a great developer of talent but he can recruit his a$$ off when the playing field is level. Now does that make him Ron Zook or Nick Saban..Dont know..We will see in 2-3 years.

That isn't what you said. The question was who had the best classes. Butch and Jimmy did. That doesn't mean Golden had bad classes.