Things that will be argued about today regarding recruiting:
– Stars are the greatest indicator success/are irrelevant.
– Alabama/Texas/Florida State has the top class in the country.
– Notre Dame in the top 10 again? Meh/This class proves Brian Kelly will bring Notre Dame back to the top.
– The pronunciation of Cyrus Kouandjio.
One thing that cannot be debated, however, is the fact that the majority of the country’s talent either comes from, or is migrating to, the southern states. With the SEC winning the last five national titles, and USC and Texas technically being located in the southern half of the country, we probably shouldn’t be surprised by this.
But still, the results are staggering: As of Wednesday afternoon, eight of the top 10 teams in the Rivals rankings were from the southern half of the country (the others are Notre Dame/Oregon/Ohio State, depending on the time of day you looked). Of course, a look at the Rivals 100 shows that most of the top prospects in the country come from the south.
This is obviously not a coincidence.
After the jump are eight quick-hit thoughts (I stole that from Anthony) on Signing Day. Continue reading »
