…Richard is reporting on lots more offers in Texas being made and strong responses from the recruits receiving those offers. The first two commits in next year’s class, Pool and Noland, are very high rated and extremely active recruiting for team mates. There are several outstanding Texas high school players in the upcoming and other future classes with strong Arkansas ties and they seem very excited to visit The Univerisity of Arkansas, Fayetteville (don’t want them going to visit UALR by mistake). There seems to be a strong emphasis on Texas and it is bearing fruit, finally. Meanwhile, we continue to get strong interest from Louisiana, Florida, Oklahoma, and Missouri recruits. I like it so far. Now let’s close strong!
We cannot compete with Alabama and other top colleges for 5 star players. However, after their allotment is complete, there are many 4 star player we can compete for. And, that is not as one-sided as it may seem because most 5 star players leave earlier and, with the added experience, an upper class 4 star player is very competitive with 5 star freshmen.
Furthermore, being Alabama can have its disadvantages because the teams they scout are not the teams they play. That is because teams play their best game when playing Alabama and they play their typical games when playing other teams.
We cannot compete with Alabama and other top colleges for 5 star players. However, after their allotment is complete, there are many 4 star player we can compete for. And, that is not as one-sided as it may seem because most 5 star players leave earlier and, with the added experience, an upper class 4 star player is very competitive with 5 star freshmen.
Furthermore, being Alabama can have its disadvantages because the teams they scout are not the teams they play. That is because teams play their best game when playing Alabama and they play their typical games when playing other teams.
[/quote] not that I disagree with this but how, if at all, does this impact recruiting?
Last year’s class had 19 commitments before the first game. No idea where they’ll be in August but I would suspect they’ll be around 9 to 11 since as of now they only have 17 spots.