(02-06-2018 05:07 PM)AppManDG Wrote:  Ha Ha.. You keep posting articles written by PHD's who've never strapped on a helmet and App will keep winning games with undervalued recruits. Oh by the way, we offer those 4 star guys to get our name out there. It's been a practice of Satterfield's since he became HC. Started doing it when we were a transitional program. Do you think he actually thought we had a shot at 'em? Let's make a deal. You keep on gulping down the Kool Aid and I'll continue talking to our coaches. When you get the opportunity to visit with your new DC about all this ask him about the unique culture at App and approach to our recruiting. I'm sure he will enlighten you on some things. Also be sure to ask him about the term "App Guy" you made so much fun of. Sloan can give you the entire story, especially since he's the one who coined the phrase.

Good post.

I can promise you we have our own version of "App guy". I don't know if we've got a name for it, but we do.

I will repeat myself again...in 2014 we had a first-year head coach and a new offensive and defensive system. We didn't even have 10 guys with three-star ratings with at least one recruiting service and won the Sun Belt and was rated a top 10 G5 team.

And someone will say, "well no one rates the guys that have no FBS offers", and that might be true, but if that's the case what's the point of getting worked up about the number of guys in the class are two-star guys with no offers?

The fact is, there are teams that seem to consistently over-perform relative to their recruiting ratings across multiple coaching staffs. GS, App State, and NDSU seem to be prime examples, and Montana used to be one. And no one who has followed GS and App State can deny both teams have had teams that could compete for titles in a G5 league over the years.