ccrunner609;1039059 wrote:And there it is..............the mythical recruiting class.
A few things, let me know if you don't comprehend this so I can slow down.
John Goodman - 6'4 190
247 - n/a
Rivals - #51 WR
ESPN - #43 WR
Scout - #21 WR
Sooo, basically he was mediocre. The point you're trying to make simply doesn't make any sense. John Goodman was not one of the stars of the class like Michael Floyd and Kyle Rudolph.
Also, unlike the studs in this years class whose skill I can validate through rankings
and offers, John Goodman had offers from the following schools: Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Purdue, and Notre Dame. Not exactly elite, or even very good.
Also also, and here's what I'm think you can't understand, he was recruited by Weis to be a WR in a pro-style offense. I have no idea how he'd have worked out in Weis' offense (probably not very well anyway), but Kelly's offense is much different and the athletes are needed for it to be effective. That's why Notre Dame is loading up on athletes this class. In a few short years (or months I hope) you will see some supremely athletic kids on the edges for Notre Dame.
Here's something you, as a track guy, might actually respect: Chris Brown, a WR commit, is the #1 triple-jumper in the country at 51'+. He ran a 21.9 200m (Ted Ginn Jr. ran a 21.16 by comparison) and ran a 4.44 40m. Elite speed? Not really. Very good speed and athletic? You bet your ass. How about Ronald Darby, he holds a junior world track record. He ran a 4.31 40m (the same as Ted Ginn's, I believe) and his junior year ran a 21.28 200m, and a 10.59 100m. Not too fucking shabby.
EDIT: I should probably note that I put a player's rankings in the order of the recruiting service that is known for accuracy. Scout is known for being the least accurate (ESPN is known for favoring southern kids, respectively).