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2018 "Blue Chips" in Progress Fupdate

YellowSnow
YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,313 Founders Club
Current 247 Four Star or Better Recruits on our 2018 Roster

2018 Recruiting Class - 12 (factors Kaho couch sale)
2017 Recruiting Class - 9
2016 Recruiting Class - 7
2015 Recruiting Class - 5
2014 Recruiting Class - 1

Skinny

Total: 35 Blue Chips

This is the most talented roster we've had in long god damned time and damn close to 40 or more In Progress objective.
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  • Sources
    Sources Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 4,336 Founders Club
    This is a great stat - the only caveat is that the vast majority of the blue chips are young (hi Sark!) and we really won't see the benefits of those classes until a year or two from now.
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,313 Founders Club
    I think we only loose 3 x 4 stars to graduation, right - i.e., McGary, Adams and Browning. What 4 star kids are we likely to lose for early NFL departures?

    With 7 x (2019) 4 stars who have given verbals and our likelihood to pick up a few more, we're looking at being over 40 in progress for 2019.
  • Bread
    Bread Member Posts: 4,075
    I won't be satisfied until we have over 54 blue chips on the roster. That's what the #1 blue chippers do and I think we can beat them.
  • Doogles
    Doogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,728 Founders Club

    Sources said:

    This is a great stat - the only caveat is that the vast majority of the blue chips are young (hi Sark!) and we really won't see the benefits of those classes until a year or two from now.

    Yes, exactly, which also happens to coincide with our most likely having a big, dick swinging difference maker at QB. 2020 would be year 7 for Pete. Remember it took Dabo 8.5 years to get a natty at Clempson. Don James took 17 years. Bill McCartney needed 9 years at Colorado.
    Yeah and Coker needed 1!
  • RoadTrip
    RoadTrip Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,156 Founders Club

    Sources said:

    This is a great stat - the only caveat is that the vast majority of the blue chips are young (hi Sark!) and we really won't see the benefits of those classes until a year or two from now.

    So 2020 speacial?
    #TheScript
    $special = function(){ if ( YEAR( NOW() ) == (YEAR( NOW() )) + 2) { return true; } else { return false; } }
    but do we win the north?
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,313 Founders Club

    Sources said:

    This is a great stat - the only caveat is that the vast majority of the blue chips are young (hi Sark!) and we really won't see the benefits of those classes until a year or two from now.

    So 2020 speacial?
    #TheScript
    $special = function(){ if ( YEAR( NOW() ) == (YEAR( NOW() )) + 2) { return true; } else { return false; } }

  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,313 Founders Club
    Doogles said:

    Sources said:

    This is a great stat - the only caveat is that the vast majority of the blue chips are young (hi Sark!) and we really won't see the benefits of those classes until a year or two from now.

    Yes, exactly, which also happens to coincide with our most likely having a big, dick swinging difference maker at QB. 2020 would be year 7 for Pete. Remember it took Dabo 8.5 years to get a natty at Clempson. Don James took 17 years. Bill McCartney needed 9 years at Colorado.
    Yeah and Coker needed 1!
    *Butch Davis 6 + Larry Coker 1 = 7
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,313 Founders Club

    Current 247 Four Star or Better Recruits on our 2018 Roster

    2018 Recruiting Class - 12 (factors Kaho couch sale)
    2017 Recruiting Class - 9
    2016 Recruiting Class - 7
    2015 Recruiting Class - 5
    2014 Recruiting Class - 1

    Skinny

    Total: 35 Blue Chips

    This is the most talented roster we've had in long god damned time and damn close to 40 or more In Progress objective.

    It's doogin I know but I'm willing to view this through a lens as well. We definitely have some guys on the roster (Greg Gaines) who are 3 star guys that you can count as blue chippers. I think we are closer than even this indicates. 2019 is going to be special!
    It's all part of the formula. Ideally, 50% of your 85 schollies need to be for 4/5 start 'croots. The other 50% need to be DDY 2's or better regardless of star rating. Some 4/5 star recruits will invariably suck or be mediocre (e.g., Henry Roberts) or LEAVE (e.g., Eifler) and other 3 stars like Rapp, Gaskin, SMFJ, 2016 Azeem, end up better than most Blue Chips.
    I'm aware of and understand the variance. If you want me to put in those kinds of terms I'd say that our coaching staff skews upwards more than they skew downwards as far as ratings go i.e. they capture more 3 underrated 3 stars than overrated 4 stars. I don't think it's a normal distribution. Call it the petermen effect, east coast bias, or whatever you like but this coaching staff (more than average) gets their players to overachieve their rankings.

    I still think we need to continue to load up on talent so don't twist. I don't want a bunch of 2 star lunch pail kids.
    Whoa - hold up there stats/econ superiority guy!! You're using some terminology that is above my pay grade.
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,313 Founders Club

    Sources said:

    This is a great stat - the only caveat is that the vast majority of the blue chips are young (hi Sark!) and we really won't see the benefits of those classes until a year or two from now.

    So 2020 speacial?
    #TheScript
    $special = function(){ if ( YEAR( NOW() ) == (YEAR( NOW() )) + 2) { return true; } else { return false; } }
    For Yellow and the other non-stem majors.


    Listen guys. This is 4th grade shit. Seriously embarrassing to read. If this board wants to stomp kim this is hardly advanced discussion. You guys look like a bunch of girls sitting around in kindergarden art class eating paste (which is symbolic as hell) throwing clay at each other. Grow the fuck up bitches, holy fuckall!

  • SyphilisButter
    SyphilisButter Member Posts: 221

    Current 247 Four Star or Better Recruits on our 2018 Roster

    2018 Recruiting Class - 12 (factors Kaho couch sale)
    2017 Recruiting Class - 9
    2016 Recruiting Class - 7
    2015 Recruiting Class - 5
    2014 Recruiting Class - 1

    Skinny

    Total: 35 Blue Chips

    This is the most talented roster we've had in long god damned time and damn close to 40 or more In Progress objective.

    It's doogin I know but I'm willing to view this through a lens as well. We definitely have some guys on the roster (Greg Gaines) who are 3 star guys that you can count as blue chippers. I think we are closer than even this indicates. 2019 is going to be special!
    It's all part of the formula. Ideally, 50% of your 85 schollies need to be for 4/5 start 'croots. The other 50% need to be DDY 2's or better regardless of star rating. Some 4/5 star recruits will invariably suck or be mediocre (e.g., Henry Roberts) or LEAVE (e.g., Eifler) and other 3 stars like Rapp, Gaskin, SMFJ, 2016 Azeem, end up better than most Blue Chips.

    Back in 2014 Budda Baker was a "must have" program course altering recruit. Now, however, we are in a better place to handle setbacks like Kahogate and Hunter Bryant's knee. Still work to do, though.
    2015 Azeem was just as good if not better than 2016 Azeem. HTH.
  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823



    Useless without @TheChart
    My dick curves to the right, is that a skewed distribution?
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,313 Founders Club
    AuburnFan said:

    Current 247 Four Star or Better Recruits on our 2018 Roster

    2018 Recruiting Class - 12 (factors Kaho couch sale)
    2017 Recruiting Class - 9
    2016 Recruiting Class - 7
    2015 Recruiting Class - 5
    2014 Recruiting Class - 1

    Skinny

    Total: 35 Blue Chips

    This is the most talented roster we've had in long god damned time and damn close to 40 or more In Progress objective.

    Pretty good ... you guys would be ranked about 8th in the SEC with all those 4 stars.
    Auburn has 73 over the same 5 year period
    So of the 73 Auburn got LOI's over the past 5 years, how many are currently on the roster- i.e., "in progress". I would assume there has been some attrition, right?
  • AuburnFan
    AuburnFan Member Posts: 173

    AuburnFan said:

    Current 247 Four Star or Better Recruits on our 2018 Roster

    2018 Recruiting Class - 12 (factors Kaho couch sale)
    2017 Recruiting Class - 9
    2016 Recruiting Class - 7
    2015 Recruiting Class - 5
    2014 Recruiting Class - 1

    Skinny

    Total: 35 Blue Chips

    This is the most talented roster we've had in long god damned time and damn close to 40 or more In Progress objective.

    Pretty good ... you guys would be ranked about 8th in the SEC with all those 4 stars.
    Auburn has 73 over the same 5 year period
    So of the 73 Auburn got LOI's over the past 5 years, how many are currently on the roster- i.e., "in progress". I would assume there has been some attrition, right?
    Absolutely. 23 are gone (half of that is from the 14 class that all but 2 players are left) the other half were mostly NFL, grad and about 3 or 4 who didn't make it.
  • PostGameOrangeSlices
    PostGameOrangeSlices Member Posts: 27,213

    All of that potential talent squandered so this guy can complete his senior season



    Pete is top 5 coach. That's what I've been hearing.




    More OBK, less @AZDuck
  • AuburnFan
    AuburnFan Member Posts: 173

    AuburnFan said:

    AuburnFan said:

    Current 247 Four Star or Better Recruits on our 2018 Roster

    2018 Recruiting Class - 12 (factors Kaho couch sale)
    2017 Recruiting Class - 9
    2016 Recruiting Class - 7
    2015 Recruiting Class - 5
    2014 Recruiting Class - 1

    Skinny

    Total: 35 Blue Chips

    This is the most talented roster we've had in long god damned time and damn close to 40 or more In Progress objective.

    Pretty good ... you guys would be ranked about 8th in the SEC with all those 4 stars.
    Auburn has 73 over the same 5 year period
    So of the 73 Auburn got LOI's over the past 5 years, how many are currently on the roster- i.e., "in progress". I would assume there has been some attrition, right?
    Absolutely. 23 are gone (half of that is from the 14 class that all but 2 players are left) the other half were mostly NFL, grad and about 3 or 4 who didn't make it.
    So 50 Blue Chips in progress for Auburn to 35 for us. Most of us left coasters feel there's a bias in the star ratings favoring the East, but still I would have expected Auburn to have a better overall talent level.
    Great observation Captain Obvious ... 50 out of 85 and shabby .... and 15 more is the difference of depth between our two programs. Our second team DL would start for every team in the country not named Bama. We're actually deeper than Bama on the DL this year. Also this lists said 4 and 5 stars. I bet we have quite a bit more 5 stars (TRUE Blue Chips) than y'all ... most of which are on the DL.
  • PostGameOrangeSlices
    PostGameOrangeSlices Member Posts: 27,213
    AuburnFan said:

    AuburnFan said:

    AuburnFan said:

    Current 247 Four Star or Better Recruits on our 2018 Roster

    2018 Recruiting Class - 12 (factors Kaho couch sale)
    2017 Recruiting Class - 9
    2016 Recruiting Class - 7
    2015 Recruiting Class - 5
    2014 Recruiting Class - 1

    Skinny

    Total: 35 Blue Chips

    This is the most talented roster we've had in long god damned time and damn close to 40 or more In Progress objective.

    Pretty good ... you guys would be ranked about 8th in the SEC with all those 4 stars.
    Auburn has 73 over the same 5 year period
    So of the 73 Auburn got LOI's over the past 5 years, how many are currently on the roster- i.e., "in progress". I would assume there has been some attrition, right?
    Absolutely. 23 are gone (half of that is from the 14 class that all but 2 players are left) the other half were mostly NFL, grad and about 3 or 4 who didn't make it.
    So 50 Blue Chips in progress for Auburn to 35 for us. Most of us left coasters feel there's a bias in the star ratings favoring the East, but still I would have expected Auburn to have a better overall talent level.
    Great observation Captain Obvious ... 50 out of 85 and shabby .... and 15 more is the difference of depth between our two programs. Our second team DL would start for every team in the country not named Bama. We're actually deeper than Bama on the DL this year. Also this lists said 4 and 5 stars. I bet we have quite a bit more 5 stars (TRUE Blue Chips) than y'all ... most of which are on the DL.


    Your second team DL wouldn't start for us let alone Bama or Clemson.

    They also were MIA against fucking UCF.

    Let's let if play out a bit. Yeah, you guys beat Bama last year, but you do that periodically no matter who is on either roster.