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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 465713" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>I've been following recruiting since the days when the only source for recruiting information was magazines, and the local newspaper. Then they had weekly 30 minute TV shows (Borderwars!) and they would show you the top 10 or so guys at each position. There were no "star" rankings back in the day, but like a top 100 list for the state and for the region. Being a Parade All American was as good as it got for recruits.</p><p></p><p>Towards the end of Chan Gailey's time, the star rankings started. At the time, film on recruits was still hard to get. It's not like today with YouTube and Hudl. Recruiting camps and 7v7 passing leagues were not around. No way Calvin Johnson wasn't the top WR in the nation had all of that been around. </p><p></p><p>So when people disparage Gailey's recruits versus CPJ, people need to understand context. Gailey had a BUNCH of NAs and 2 stars that were a LOT better than that. Dawan Landry, Gary Guyton, Mike Cox, Andrew Gardner, Daryl Smith (DARYL SMITH), Key Fox (KEY FOX!), Chris Reis....were all either NR or 2 stars. ALL of them were starters and played multiple years in the NFL. There simply wasn't enough film and exposure for athletes like there is today. </p><p></p><p>You also have to understand the politics of recruiting rankings. Schools these days withold "inside" information if these services don't rank recruits favorably to a school. It's not a coincidence that guys that were previously 2 stars all of sudden become 4 stars when factories (with large fan bases) sign them. We talk about it all the time in the recruiting side of this board. Does it happen at GT? Well, I'll you decide on your own, but GT also has commits/signees who were previously unranked or 2 stars all of sudden become 3 stars. Back in the day when film on recruits was sparse and there wasn't a lot of camps, I could see that. But in today's world of recruiting, when something like that happens, it makes you wonder.</p><p></p><p>All of this is to say, I'm not quite certain GT really recruits as well as we like to think. At the end of the day, the ultimate proof is on the field.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 465713, member: 360"] I've been following recruiting since the days when the only source for recruiting information was magazines, and the local newspaper. Then they had weekly 30 minute TV shows (Borderwars!) and they would show you the top 10 or so guys at each position. There were no "star" rankings back in the day, but like a top 100 list for the state and for the region. Being a Parade All American was as good as it got for recruits. Towards the end of Chan Gailey's time, the star rankings started. At the time, film on recruits was still hard to get. It's not like today with YouTube and Hudl. Recruiting camps and 7v7 passing leagues were not around. No way Calvin Johnson wasn't the top WR in the nation had all of that been around. So when people disparage Gailey's recruits versus CPJ, people need to understand context. Gailey had a BUNCH of NAs and 2 stars that were a LOT better than that. Dawan Landry, Gary Guyton, Mike Cox, Andrew Gardner, Daryl Smith (DARYL SMITH), Key Fox (KEY FOX!), Chris Reis....were all either NR or 2 stars. ALL of them were starters and played multiple years in the NFL. There simply wasn't enough film and exposure for athletes like there is today. You also have to understand the politics of recruiting rankings. Schools these days withold "inside" information if these services don't rank recruits favorably to a school. It's not a coincidence that guys that were previously 2 stars all of sudden become 4 stars when factories (with large fan bases) sign them. We talk about it all the time in the recruiting side of this board. Does it happen at GT? Well, I'll you decide on your own, but GT also has commits/signees who were previously unranked or 2 stars all of sudden become 3 stars. Back in the day when film on recruits was sparse and there wasn't a lot of camps, I could see that. But in today's world of recruiting, when something like that happens, it makes you wonder. All of this is to say, I'm not quite certain GT really recruits as well as we like to think. At the end of the day, the ultimate proof is on the field. [/QUOTE]
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