[Husker] Recruiting trend?

[Shawn Sherlock]

The majority of that 2005 top 5 class either didn't show up on campus  
and/or the field. I would prefer a top 40 class that wins 9+ a year  
over top 20 classes that miss bowl games.

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On Dec 9, 2009, at 5:09 PM, wpschammel at comcast.net wrote:

> I anticipate a bit of flak for this but here goes. Recent decommits  
> and concern over this year's class made me look at the recent  
> recruiting data and, although I may be a tad premature about this, I  
> am starting to be a little concerned about recruiting trends.
>
>
> Specifically, I was looking at the Rivals ranking (and yes, I know,  
> this is not an exact science) for Nebraska classes the past few  
> years and we seem to be going in the wrong direction. I like Pellini  
> a heck of a lot more than I did Callahan but the national class  
> rankings are as follows: 2005: #5, 2006: #20, 2007: #13, 2008: #30  
> (was top 5 until the firing); 2009: #28, and, so far, the 2010 class  
> is ranked #38. I know Callahan could recruit but apparently could  
> not coach; I am now worried that the reverse might be true with  
> Pellini. By the way, the team with the #1 Rivals ranking the past  
> two years is Alabama, so I don't think these data are totally  
> irrelevant.
>
>
> Certainly, the two data points for the 2009 and 2010 classes are not  
> enough to prove anything; I guess i am just wondering if anyone else  
> had the same observation. Here's hoping we land some big ones in the  
> next few weeks and this all becomes irrelevant.
>
>
> Wayne
>
>
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