Five Star recruits and the Big 10.

[LonelyIowaGopher]

According to Rivals, there have been roughly thirty Five Star football players recruited each year over the past ten years. Over three quarters of them have gone to the SEC (40.4%), the PAC 10 (19.9%) or the Big 12 (17.5%).
Big Ten teams have recruited only 11.8% of the Five Star football players so designated by Rivals. Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State have recruited eighty percent of them.
Is it realistic to talk about Five Star recruiting meaning very much in the Big 10? Does it even matter? Notre Dame has had nine Five Star recruits in the past ten years. One could agrue that Minnesota has had more success in football than Notre Dame over the past ten years.

 

[MaxyJR1]

According to Rivals, there have been roughly thirty Five Star football players recruited each year over the past ten years. Over three quarters of them have gone to the SEC (40.4%), the PAC 10 (19.9%) or the Big 12 (17.5%).
Big Ten teams have recruited only 11.8% of the Five Star football players so designated by Rivals. Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State have recruited eighty percent of them.
Is it realistic to talk about Five Star recruiting meaning very much in the Big 10? Does it even matter? Notre Dame has had nine Five Star recruits in the past ten years. One could agrue that Minnesota has had more success in football than Notre Dame over the past ten years.

Most of the 5 stars are in the south and when they are in the north the Helmet Schools come knocking. Big Ten only has three helmet schools and Ohio State is the biggest.

No you can't argue that MN has had more success than Notre Dame in the past 10 years.

 

[BeLikeWisconsin]

One could agrue that Minnesota has had more success in football than Notre Dame over the past ten years.

Well, just 4 years ago Notre Dame was playing in a January bowl game. That alone is more successful than anything we've done in the past 10 years.

 

[NateDawgUM]

Well, just 4 years ago Notre Dame was playing in a January bowl game. That alone is more successful than anything we've done in the past 10 years.

Though if we were Notre Dame, that 2003 team that went 10-3 would have been playing on New Year's Day.

 

[jovs]

Take USC out of the Pac 10 and i wonder how many 5* are left in that conference.

 

[BeLikeWisconsin]

Though if we were Notre Dame, that 2003 team that went 10-3 would have been playing on New Year's Day.

First, we had 9 wins before the bowl. Second, we still came in 4th in the conference. So if Notre Dame had a record of 9-3 and was 4th in ANY conference I don't think they'd have played in January either.

How many 9 win teams that come in 4th end up in January?

 

[LonelyIowaGopher]

jovs,

Southern Cal had forty of the roughly sixty Five Star recruits that have gone to PAC 10/12 schools over the past ten years. Obviously, Texas and Oklahoma dominated the recruiting of Five Star players in the Big 12, as well.

 

[gopherbadgerman]

According to Rivals, there have been roughly thirty Five Star football players recruited each year over the past ten years. Over three quarters of them have gone to the SEC (40.4%), the PAC 10 (19.9%) or the Big 12 (17.5%).
Big Ten teams have recruited only 11.8% of the Five Star football players so designated by Rivals. Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State have recruited eighty percent of them.
Is it realistic to talk about Five Star recruiting meaning very much in the Big 10? Does it even matter? Notre Dame has had nine Five Star recruits in the past ten years. One could agrue that Minnesota has had more success in football than Notre Dame over the past ten years.

Maybe relative to expectations Notre Dame has had less success than MN.

 

[4four4]

Southern Cal had forty of the roughly sixty Five Star recruits that have gone to PAC 10/12 schools over the past ten years. Obviously, Texas and Oklahoma dominated the recruiting of Five Star players in the Big 12, as well.

If they were not athletes I wonder if they would have been accepted at all the schools mentioned?

 

[MinnySunDevil]

IIRC, your 2003 team would have gone to the Rose Bowl had it not blown that 4th quarter against Michigan.

 

[josh087]

IIRC, your 2003 team would have gone to the Rose Bowl had it not blown that 4th quarter against Michigan.

Thanks. I don't think any of us realized the significance or importance of that loss. I am glad you called that to our attention.

 

[Monty519]

First, we had 9 wins before the bowl. Second, we still came in 4th in the conference. So if Notre Dame had a record of 9-3 and was 4th in ANY conference I don't think they'd have played in January either.

How many 9 win teams that come in 4th end up in January?

I believe that was his point, that Notre Dame was handed a bowl game cause they're not in a conference and essentially have an easy road to BCS games.

IIRC, your 2003 team would have gone to the Rose Bowl had it not blown that 4th quarter against Michigan.

Like ripping open a raw scab wound....lol

 

[LonelyIowaGopher]

Notre Dame.

When I made my post about Notre Dame versus Minnesota, I completely forgot about their January 1 bowl appearance. They did get creamed in that game, however, if memory serves me right. Wasn't it Ohio State that clobbered them?
My main point was that even with Five Star recruits (and, remember, Notre Dame has had NINE in the last ten years) there is no guarantee that you'll have even a top 50 football team. Few of Notre Dame's teams have been in the Top 25 over the last ten years.

 

[BeLikeWisconsin]

When I made my post about Notre Dame versus Minnesota, I completely forgot about their January 1 bowl appearance. They did get creamed in that game, however, if memory serves me right. Wasn't it Ohio State that clobbered them?
My main point was that even with Five Star recruits (and, remember, Notre Dame has had NINE in the last ten years) there is no guarantee that you'll have even a top 50 football team. Few of Notre Dame's teams have been in the Top 25 over the last ten years.

It was LSU that clobbered them, but you make a good point. They are doing poorly with recruits like Clausen and Floyd, which might be considered worse than doing poorly with our recruits.