At least he's an IU football fan w
And yet those rankings are generally very predictive of how teams compete and finish in any given year, so ignoring them makes little sense.
The results on the field don't support that at all. The rankings are very predictive, though iu has played slightly above them. But dismissing them as meaningless makes no sense.
Posted this in another thread a few weeks ago but its worth reposting
First image is 4 year BCS rank vs 4 yr recruit rank for power 5 teams, there is a SLIGHT trend for recruit ranking from, but R-square of 0.36 is pretty poor
second image is the same data minus the top 10 ranked recruiting teams, and R-square falls to 0.22 which means almost no correlation
Really all this shows is that teams that recruit at an elite level are unlikely to have a bad year, but beyond that recruiting rankings don't mean all that much.
data from http://deadspin.com/chart-which-ncaa-football-teams-outplay-their-recruit-1640831522
So, if iu recruited in the 30's from a ranking standpoint, they'd still struggle to get to .500 every year? That seems highly unlikely.Posted this in another thread a few weeks ago but its worth reposting
First image is 4 year BCS rank vs 4 yr recruit rank for power 5 teams, there is a SLIGHT trend for recruit ranking from, but R-square of 0.36 is pretty poor
second image is the same data minus the top 10 ranked recruiting teams, and R-square falls to 0.22 which means almost no correlation
Really all this shows is that teams that recruit at an elite level are unlikely to have a bad year, but beyond that recruiting rankings don't mean all that much.
data from http://deadspin.com/chart-which-ncaa-football-teams-outplay-their-recruit-1640831522
Never once claimed it was "cut and dry", but it's undoubtedly predictive. Will be interesting to see how this class fits with the previous ones.
Please take Bobsnutjob and go back to the Purdue Board.....They area also celebrating 2 star signings!
"They area"? Seems like there's a lot of celebrating here, too. You should try to pay closer attention. It would help.
Just dealing in facts which as I already explained to you, is the difference between us.
Tapping out makes great sense for you. Too bad others aren't wise enough to either talk sports or fade away.
Probably one of the bigger facts you haven't dealt with is schizophrenia.
If you're schizophrenic, there are people who can get you the help you need. I was commenting on your lack of IU football knowledge.
So it would be better if I simply went along with the crowd regardless of any other facts or circumstances? It's antagonizing to have a different viewpoint? I like talking IU football, but I've never liked so much that I'm willing to ignore facts or gloss over rough spots. If you feel differently, that's fine.
Ok Helen, but admitting you have a problem is the first step to your recovery.
Where did I say there was no one here talking football or having conversations the way I want? If somebody says something that's either factually inaccurate or not well conceived, I say so. Otherwise, it's all good. There are some people who must like to play hall monitor here, but t that's their problem. Hopefully, they wear out since they seem to have nothing to say about iu football.
I've already described the issue to you. Your lack of any response is an admission that I'm right on point.
Any chance you'll ever want to talk sports or are you going to just keep stalking?
Actually, that's not literally the only time I ever post. In fact, it's far from it. In the last few days, I responded to a thread regarding Quinn Buckner stating that he played two years of football at , rather than one. No snark, no criticism, just a clarification of his football career at iu.
No one gave "glowing" views of our class, and you know it, you want to talk facts ? Please point out the glowing views, I'll be waiting, but instead you'll attack and deflect. Because a poster stated our class would "set the program back quite a bit", people took exception to it, rightfully so.That is hardly giving the class "glowing" views. You jumped in to defend the post about setting us back , and yet, you stated in a post that you don't feel that way, which is it ? Your personalities and posts are schizophrenic.
I jumped in because that poster's view was immediately dismissed as invalid, in spite of the glowing reviews you and others have for it. I didn't agree with the "set it back" comments and I've told you that repeatedly, y t you continue to falsely state that I did and even call me schizophrenic. Hard to take you seriously when you keep doing stuff like that..
You do realize no one here takes you seriously right ? Most have you on ignore, the rest are making some attempt at rehabilitation, but it becomes clearer with every post that you are beyond that.
I sincerely hope that he turns out well for IU! By the way, how would you judge a high school player without rating services or any personal knowledge? Just asking.......
So please tell us why a class that, based on ratings, is lower than any IU class in the last 6 or 7 years, either advances the program or at least steadies it. Why wouldn't a low rated class set the program back somewhat? And whom did IU best in Big 10 recruiting this year? If you want to turn around the view that you're not knowledgeable about iu football, quit the name calling and try to offer something / anything to back up your viewpoint.
