Here are the top ten recruiting classes in the nation plus two local teams of interest according to scout.com:
1. Florida
2. LSU
3. USC
4. Texas
5. Tennessee
6. Auburn
7. South Carolina
8. Oregon
9. Pittsburgh
10. Michigan
14. Georgia Tech
17. Georgia
So what does this all mean? Nobody really knows. Recruiting is so much of an inexact science that no one really knows what they have for at least a year. Consider two local players of recent note: Calvin Johnson was a 3 star recruit that was told by UGA that he would have to sit as a freshman behind Fred Gibson. Cameron Smith was a 4 star recruit and considered to be one of the best running backs in the nation. He signed a letter of intent for Georgia last year. After leaving Butler Community College this past fall, Smith has enrolled in a junior college in Texas. Whether he will ever play football for UGA remains to be seen. Calvin Johnson is widely considered to be the best player in the NFL draft coming up in April. All this means is that nobody really knows what the hell they are talking about. These recruiting rankings only serve to give sports talk radio hosts something to talk about and fans something to brag about in the offseason. Another unintended but vicious side effect of all of this recruiting hype is that head coaches find themselves on the hot seat a little faster. Les Miles has certainly racked up some fine recruits for the Bayou Bengals this year. However, what happens if he loses again to Auburn? Or, heaven forbid, that he loses to Alabama and the hated Nick Saban? After all, he supposedly out-recruited both of those programs. Might the finger be pointed at him? Probably. This is just another ridiculous reason college head coaches get fired. Ask Bill Curry and Frank Solich.
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What is the fascination that Tech fans have with Bill Curry? Bill Curry was never fired from Alabama. He was offered an extension that he felt did not give him enough control over the team and left for UK. Great move! We then brought in the great Gene Stallings who did beat Auburn and won a National Championship. Oh yeah, didn't Curry fire GT quarterback coah Steve Spurrier? Great decision!
Fair point about Curry not being fired. The reason Tech fans have a fascination with Bill Curry is that they feel he got a pretty raw deal at Alabama. He took a big risk by leaving his alma mater to go to a former conference rival. This probably cost him the opportunity to become athletic director down the road. As far as Spurrier is concerned, Tech won 4 games in 1979 and 1 game in 1980. I imagine several people lost their jobs.
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