Relationship Between Recruiting and Winning in College Football 🏆 (2014-2023)

[BleedGopher]

Go Gophers!!

 

[Dano564]

Excellent coaching.

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

So we've got that going for us, which is nice!

 

[CentralGopher]

Good example of what a crapshoot recruiting really is

 

[Some guy]

Good example of what a crapshoot recruiting really is

I don’t know there seems to be a pretty strong correlation in the data

Of course there will be some variance, if there wasn’t, no one would watch

 

[GoldRush]

Here's a little more detailed look at the same phenomenon.

Recruiting Class Ranking vs Teams’ Performance - The Walk-On Redshirts

We’re in the thick of the offseason, so naturally my mind is wondering about some of the intricacies of college football. One idea that was sparked after seeing a post about how great Miami’s recruiting classes have been in the past 5 years – why brag on how good your recruiting classes are if...

thewalkonredshirts.com

 

[denguegopher]

Here's a little more detailed look at the same phenomenon.

Recruiting Class Ranking vs Teams’ Performance - The Walk-On Redshirts

We’re in the thick of the offseason, so naturally my mind is wondering about some of the intricacies of college football. One idea that was sparked after seeing a post about how great Miami’s recruiting classes have been in the past 5 years – why brag on how good your recruiting classes are if...

thewalkonredshirts.com

How many years is this for? I have Georgia's winning % at 80.25 over the last 10 years.

 

[GoldRush]

How many years is this for? I have Georgia's winning % at 80.25 over the last 10 years.

Not sure but it may be a couple years old.

 

[btowngopher]

I don’t know there seems to be a pretty strong correlation in the data

Of course there will be some variance, if there wasn’t, no one would watch

Right, it clearly shows it makes a massive correlation at the top and bottom, things are muddled in the middle as expected.

 

[denguegopher]

Right, it clearly shows it makes a massive correlation at the top and bottom, things are muddled in the middle as expected.

Agree. Its a little unclear if recruiting predicts winning or if winning predicts recruiting.

 

[Some guy]

Agree. Its a little unclear if recruiting predicts winning or if winning predicts recruiting.

The answer is probably, yes

 

[GoDucks349]

Not sure but it may be a couple years old.

Yea, I think it's a bit old, I have Oregon at 76% over the last 10 years.

 

[hungan1]

The Gophers are a decent developmental program with excellent coaching overall.