(02-06-2013 05:21 PM)NIU007 Wrote: (02-06-2013 04:25 PM)BrianNowicki Wrote: BG really signed a great class today. CMU did well. NIU's wasn't really what I expected after the Orange Bowl appearance, but that RB from Ohio was a steal for them.
Yea I''m sure we got our usual mediocre recruits.
You're missing the point, but in reality no NIU didn't. People keep saying that NIU has had mediocre recruiting classes, but that is not the case.
This year NIU finished 8th in the MAC on Rivals with a 2.08 average. Many NIU signees not only did not have another DI-A offer, but didn't even have a profile in the Rivals database before today. Of course I wasn't talking about that in my first post. I was expecting NIU to blow everyone else away in recruiting this year. That didn't happen. And NIU is not going to always keep getting lucky with having such great coaches that are getting a lot out of their players. Eventually that is going to even out a bit.
But, on to my point about past recruiting classes. Last year NIU had the #4 recruiting class in the MAC and averaged 2.27. In 2011 NIU had the #2 recruiting class in the MAC and averaged 2.32. In 2010 NIU had the #3 recruiting class in the MAC and averaged 2.32.
So to show you in a better form:
2010 - #3 with 2.32 rating
2011 - #2 with 2.32 rating
2012 - #4 with 2.27 rating
2013 - #8 with 2.08 rating
See a difference with the 2013 class? I sure do.