reason why not higher, average * determines "ranking"
reason why not higher, no DL
Count me as someone who would like to see more commitments from defensive linemen. It all starts up front on both sides of the ball, and our lack of depth at DL is a legit concern.
I understand why people are worried about defensive line, but we finished 7th in the Big 12 in total defense this year (middle of the pack) and 11th in total offense. Based on actual results, it seems like we have more work to do on offense.
I don't get how Rival does these National ranking, for one, Boise St. is rated 50th with a 2.48 average, we are not in the top 50 but have a 2.69 rating and more 3 star recruits, makes no sense. Than if you look at the per position break down, in almost every category we are in the top 30 and yet we are not even in the top 50. I think if we land one of our DT blue chippers we will improve vastly.
I do not know my self, but some 3 star recruits are worth more points than others. For example, when Nealy committed to ISU, the team points i think almost doubled. That happened because he was a highly rated 3 star recruit (5.7 Rivals Rating). We have a lot of Recruits who are rated at 5.5, which is a 3 star, but a 5.4 or lower is a 2 star. A 5.8 rating is a four star. Even though we have a higher average, Boise State probably has more talented 3 star recruits than us in the eyes of Rivals.
We are ranked at 54th in the country right now.
I don't really understand how they get the points. When Jantz got upgraded to a 5.6 3 star we scored like 115 points. When Nealy, a 5.7 3 star, committed we got around 100. But with Bundrage who is also a 5.6 3 star, we only got 17 points.
I've also heard that rivals is gonna update some 5/4 star recruits this week. Any chance Nealy gets a lil bump?
It is interesting to note that dline tackle and wide receiver start at 50, the most number of points.You get bonus points for players being ranked above a certain level at their position, even more if they're in the top five at their position, plus extra points for being ranked nationally in the high school or JUCO rankings. Here's what I found about the formula:
Here is the team ranking formula for those interested... (please keep in mind a statistician from UC-Berkeley developed this for us).
Please note you only take the top 20 prospects in this formula, ordered by # Stars descending.
POINTS = ((N / (N + 50)) * H) + ((50 / (N + 50)) * L)
where...
H = 250 for each 5-star commit + 140 for each 4-star + 75 for each 3-star + 20 for each 2-star + 10 for each 1-star
L = 18 for each 5-star + 12 for each 4-star + 8 for each 3-star + 3 for each 2-star + 1 for each 1-star
N = a big honkin' calculation, described below
CALCULATION OF N:
10 for each commit on the Rivals 100 (high school) ranked 1-10
9 for each commit on the Rivals 100 (high school) ranked 11-20
etc. down to...
1 for each commit on the Rivals 100 (high school) ranked 91-100
10 for each commit on the Rivals 100 (non-high school) ranked 1-10
9 for each commit on the Rivals 100 (non-high school) ranked 11-20
etc. down to...
6 for each commit on the Rivals 100 (non-high school) ranked 41-50
24 for each commit ranked #1 on his official position ranking
18 for each commit ranked #2-5 on his official position ranking
8 for each commit ranked 6-X on his official position ranking, where X is dependent on detail position, as listed below...
--Dual-threat QB: 25
--Pro-style QB: 25
--Running Back: 35
--All-Purpose Back: 15
--Fullback: 15
--Wide Receiver: 50
--Tight End: 20
--Offensive Tackle: 40
--Offensive Guard: 30
--Offensive Center: 10
--Defensive Tackle: 50
--Weakside Defensive End: 20
--Strongside Defensive End: 30
--Inside Linebacker: 35
--Outside Linebacker: 35
--Cornerback: 40
--Safety: 30
--Athlete: 25
--Kicker: (no points awarded for rank lower than 5th)
If the team's average stars are greater than 3, add (100 * (Avg stars -
> 3)) to N. For example, if your class is an average of 3.03 stars, we add 3 to your N.
You get bonus points for players being ranked above a certain level at their position, even more if they're in the top five at their position, plus extra points for being ranked nationally in the high school or JUCO rankings. Here's what I found about the formula:
Here is the team ranking formula for those interested... (please keep in mind a statistician from UC-Berkeley developed this for us).
Please note you only take the top 20 prospects in this formula, ordered by # Stars descending.
POINTS = ((N / (N + 50)) * H) + ((50 / (N + 50)) * L)
where...
H = 250 for each 5-star commit + 140 for each 4-star + 75 for each 3-star + 20 for each 2-star + 10 for each 1-star
L = 18 for each 5-star + 12 for each 4-star + 8 for each 3-star + 3 for each 2-star + 1 for each 1-star
N = a big honkin' calculation, described below
CALCULATION OF N:
10 for each commit on the Rivals 100 (high school) ranked 1-10
9 for each commit on the Rivals 100 (high school) ranked 11-20
etc. down to...
1 for each commit on the Rivals 100 (high school) ranked 91-100
10 for each commit on the Rivals 100 (non-high school) ranked 1-10
9 for each commit on the Rivals 100 (non-high school) ranked 11-20
etc. down to...
6 for each commit on the Rivals 100 (non-high school) ranked 41-50
24 for each commit ranked #1 on his official position ranking
18 for each commit ranked #2-5 on his official position ranking
8 for each commit ranked 6-X on his official position ranking, where X is dependent on detail position, as listed below...
--Dual-threat QB: 25
--Pro-style QB: 25
--Running Back: 35
--All-Purpose Back: 15
--Fullback: 15
--Wide Receiver: 50
--Tight End: 20
--Offensive Tackle: 40
--Offensive Guard: 30
--Offensive Center: 10
--Defensive Tackle: 50
--Weakside Defensive End: 20
--Strongside Defensive End: 30
--Inside Linebacker: 35
--Outside Linebacker: 35
--Cornerback: 40
--Safety: 30
--Athlete: 25
--Kicker: (no points awarded for rank lower than 5th)
If the team's average stars are greater than 3, add (100 * (Avg stars -
> 3)) to N. For example, if your class is an average of 3.03 stars, we add 3 to your N.