2008 best highschool propects:These are always interesting

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That's actually a pretty good percentage considering how many prospects there are in the country.
 

DTOWNGOPHER said:
http://insider.espn.go.com/college-...lio-jones-aj-green-jonathan-baldwin-top-stars

Looks like the experts are right 30 percent of the time
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Not an insider so I can't see the list but depending on your definition of right 30% really isn't that bad as Bob said considering the sheer number of recruits out there.

I know we make a point on here of downplaying the rankings because we are typically on the wrong side of them but you have to give these guys some credit because they are putting a lot of time and effort into trying to be right more often then they are wrong in order to make sure their info is valuable enough to get fans to keep paying for it.

I also remember how much we loved the rankings the year Brew had a top 20 class and I have a feeling that if we consistently finished in the top 20 of these rankings a lot more people on this board would have a higher opinion of the people doing the ranking.
 

very true.. It's just another example that no one really knows anything about these kids that were recruiting. Alot of people on this board rip on the kids we've gotten that we recruited against western michigan. But reality is we are hoping for the type of season that Western Michigan has last year
 

Plus the experts can't possibly take into account trouble with grades and likelihood of getting in trouble with the law. It's unbelievable how many of these kids just didn't pan out because of those things. Lots of transfers to FCS schools. One kid brought a gun onto his high school campus before he even started his college career!!
 


Nort73 said:
One kid brought a gun onto his high school campus before he even started his college career!!
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Yeah...everyone knows you only bring a gun into your high school after you start college. That's how you get respect!

REMEMBER ME, BE-OTCHES!?!?11?/!/1!??
 

DTOWNGOPHER said:
very true.. It's just another example that no one really knows anything about these kids that were recruiting. Alot of people on this board rip on the kids we've gotten that we recruited against western michigan. But reality is we are hoping for the type of season that Western Michigan has last year
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Mathematically, it actually shows that the recruiting sites do know what they are talking about. Being right 30% of the time is considerably better than random chance.
 

Bob_Loblaw said:
Mathematically, it actually shows that the recruiting sites do know what they are talking about. Being right 30% of the time is considerably better than random chance.
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Baseball players and recruiting analysts. The two professions where you can be right 30% of the time and be considered "experts."
 




Bob_Loblaw said:
Mathematically, it actually shows that the recruiting sites do know what they are talking about. Being right 30% of the time is considerably better than random chance.
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Wouldn't "random chance" make you right 50% of the time? ;)
 

I have an advertisement on the side of my screen for "Anal Fissure Remedy", thanks Gopherhole.

That is all.
 

Alabama had the #1 recruiting class in 2008. They just won the National Championship. Freaky!
 

the "experts" are like weathermen, they're usually wrong but you tune in anyway, especially for belinda jensen 5 years ago...
 



I guess that means being wrong 70 percent of the time makes you an expert. Seems like randomly selecting all-conference players from the large school conferences should get you at least half of the best high school prospects. I think I could do that...
 

wels0081 said:
I have an advertisement on the side of my screen for "Anal Fissure Remedy", thanks Gopherhole.

That is all.
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Are you aware that those ads are placed there based on what you've been searching for/looking at?
 



920/414 Gopher said:
Baseball players and recruiting analysts. The two professions where you can be right 30% of the time and be considered "experts."
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Don't forget the weather forecasters, who dream of being right 30% of the time!
 

dpodoll68 said:
Are you aware that those ads are placed there based on what you've been searching for/looking at?
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Gopherhole information exchange of the year... and it is still January! What can top this?

For the record, I do NOT have an advertisement on the side of my screen for "Anal Fissure Remedy" - thanks Gopherhole.
 

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