#49 Recruiting class in the country

[Buffnik]

Halkins' 5 CU classes on Rivals:

2006 (short year): #48
2007: #32
2008: #15
2009: #48
2010: outside Top 50

Embree's CU classes on Rivals:

2011 (short year): outside Top 50
2012: #48 on August 29th

For those of you saying we need an improvement versus the previous regime, you're spot on. That improvement needs to be apples to apples, though. Better than #32 has to be the goal for the 2012 class, not better than what we saw in 2010.

To extend the comparison, Barnett's last 5 classes at CU were:

2001: precedes Rivals database
2002: #10
2003: #19
2004: #49
2005: #43

I think it's fair to say that when the program isn't in turmoil (2004-05 scandal, 2006 & 2011 coaching changes, 2009-10 coach on the hot seat), that it is appropriate to consider a mediocre CU class to be in the 20s or 30s and for the expectation of a good CU class to be in the Top 20. All that BB and I are saying is that we expect Embree to turn in a mediocre CU class this year in order to show the necessary improvement from the turmoil classes.

 

[somebody]

I got BB's sarcasm and your point, Nik. I'm just saying that this transition year not being normal, and especially coming off the Hawkins disaster (Michelle Bachmann would call it an act of god), a mediocre class is going to be lower ranked than a normal mediocre class.

 

[rodrigo]

For those of you saying we need an improvement versus the previous regime, you're spot on. That improvement needs to be apples to apples, though.

I'm not so sure I buy calling year 2 of the Embo regime an apples to apples comparison with year 2 of that guy. In terms of time yes. But year 2 of that turd, CU was one season removed from winning the Big XII North, playing - although poorly - in the conference championship game and going to a bowl. High school players then thought of CU as a team that had won something like 3 North titles in five years, regularly played in bowl games and even won a few.

High school players today, if they even think of CU, think of a team that never wins on the road, hasn't had a winning season since forever, dreams of going to bowl games and features new position coaches every year.

Dunkin Dan was right about one thing: the program the new coach inherited was burnt to the ground. But that was in 2011 not 2006.

 

[Creebuzz]

Stanford was pretty much burned to the ground. In year 2 (2008), Harbaugh only managed to sign the 50th ranked class. However, he found his QB in Andrew Luck and recruited players for his system. I am hoping Embree has gotten his QB in Dillon and that he follows the same strategic plan as Harbaugh.