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Topic: Rivals is playing catchup...

Topic: Rivals is playing catchup...

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L.C.
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Rivals is playing catchup...

Posted: 1/25/2013 5:46:46 PM

They added ratings for Ohio recruits today:
Bristol - 2 stars, 5.4
Leavitt - 2 stars, 5.4
Quallen - 2 stars, 5.4
Smart - 2 stars, 5.4
Alexander - 2 stars, 5.4

They also rated Wyatt the other day, and gave him 2 stars, 5.4.

Funny. If they weren't all rated the exact same thing, I might believe they looked at some film. Interestingly they also added ratings for some that they have not yet connected to Ohio, Porter at 2 stars, 5.3, and Morgan at 2 stars, 5.4. They have yet to rate or connect to Ohio Poling, Cope, and Mangen, and as for Cedric Brown, he isn't in their database.

Last Edited: 1/26/2013 12:20:57 AM by L.C.

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RE: Rivals is playing catchup...

Posted: 1/25/2013 9:28:03 PM

Its almost as if they are assigning scores based on the schools that they've committed to, rather than the player's own talent/stats/film.

L.C.
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RE: Rivals is playing catchup...

Posted: 1/26/2013 12:20:39 AM

mmhmmm

The thing is, they have had some of these names as Ohio verbals for 6 months. I tend to believe what people tell me, but I have a very hard time believing that these names just sat there, and they didn't ever get around to watching film for 6 months, then they watched film on all of them the same day, and somehow, amazingly, they all got the exact same rating. Furthermore, as I look around the MAC, suddenly the other MAC teams don't have any unrated players, either, and they all have a lot of people rated 5.4. ....and, when they rate players this way, we are supposed to believe their comparative class rankings because...??????

I suppose this isn't any different than Scout, that gives everyone a 2-star rating. By contrast ESPN doesn't look at everyone, or even most MAC players, but they at least are honest about it. So far this year they have rated only 3 players that are verbals to Ohio - Walsh, Wyatt, and Carson. Those players are rated 72, 76, and 76 respectively. Everyone else gets a 45 which means not rated. In years past ESPN has never rated more than half the Ohio recruits, but at least they are honest about it. Note also that ESPN doesn't even give comparative class rankings below the top 25. They know there data for lower teams isn't meaningful, and they are honest about it.

Last Edited: 1/26/2013 12:23:53 AM by L.C.

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L.C.
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RE: Rivals is playing catchup...

Posted: 1/26/2013 2:39:57 PM

Maybe I should give them the benefit of doubt. Maybe they really did watch film on all the players, and it's just a coincidence that they all got the same rating. Maybe paid subscribers now have detailed evaluations of these players to read, explaining their specific strengths and weaknesses, and why they were rated as they were. I kind of doubt it, but maybe.

To be honest, a few years back Rivals used to rate players 4.9 if they had no clue. Thus Brazill, and Dri Archer were rated 4.9, meaning not rated. In those days the minimum rating was 5.0, which sort of meant "we glanced at the film, but didn't see anything special", and actually I considered that worse that 4.9. Now the official minimum is 5.2, and I know they give a few 5.2 and 5.3 ratings out, but this bulk-rating of players at 5.4 just looks like a budget-cutting move to me.

Last Edited: 1/26/2013 2:44:06 PM by L.C.

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