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It’s an amazing conclusion. In a sport where athletics matters, getting better athletes is a good strategy.I didn’t examine the underlying model, but this looks pretty reasonable (for a 2-minute read). It figures that about 36% of “variation in the Sagarin rating” is explained by the 247 composite score of the roster.
I’m also not sure why they weakly-worded the conclusion. It seems like recruiting might be one of the largest factors, if not the largest, but a minority of the whole.
Why Football Recruiting Rankings Matter
By examining 17 years of recruiting rankings for college football programs, researches have determined that recruiting rankings are predictive of team success.athleticdirectoru.com
Consultants charge money for this?