That has to be one of the most obvious cases of a writer trying to force his bias on his readers that I have ever seen. He is from Austin originally in case you were wondering.Kite23 said:
You cant even be happy about getting recruits period guys. Anyone who commits now is Temple tier. And from the USA Today no less. What a hatchet job!
http://usatodayhss.com/2017/baylor-is-getting-more-football-recruits-theyre-just-temple-quality-not-baylor-quality
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There's good news and bad news for Baylor football fans. First, the good news: After escaping (for now) a potential NCAA death penalty for truly deplorable Title IX violations amidst a purported (and pretty well-proven) series of rape cover-ups, Baylor and new coach Matt Rhule are successfully recruiting talent to the program again.
While still relatively early in the 2018 recruiting cycle, Rhule already has 18 commitments after the Tuesday pledges of Joseph Ogunbanjoand Connor Galvin. It's an encouraging start for Rhule's time in Waco on one hand, but on another it could serve as a concern for Bears fans, for one reason: So far, Baylor's Class of 2018 looks a lot more like a typical Temple recruiting class than an old school, Art Briles Baylor class.
As of August 1, Baylor has 18 commits but just one ranked as a four-star or better. That's Joshua Fleeks, a Cedar Hill (Texas) wide receiver who still holds scholarship offers from Georgia, Tennessee, UCLA and Texas Tech, among others. If you think any of those programs are giving up on Fleeks, think again.
The rest of Baylor's class is comprised entirely of current three-star recruits.
In fact, if one goes back to 2015, when Rhule was leading Temple and Baylor was at the peak of Art Briles' power, the Owls landed a class that was eerily similar to the one Rhule is putting together this year.
Meanwhile, Briles' 2015 class was far different than the current one heading to Baylor. Compared to Fleeks' lone status as an incoming four-star Baylor commit, the 2015 Baylor recruiting class included three four-star recruits, including star quarterback Jarrett Stidham.
Temple's 2015 class? It also featured 18 members. None of them were four stars.
That disparity between 2015 and 2018 Baylor underscores how hard it will be for the Bears to continue keeping pace. Compare Baylor's current class with the one sported by new Texas coach Tom Herman, which features a five-star, 10 four-star and three three-star recruits, and it's not hard to see how a talent disparity could emerge, and quickly.
All of this fails to demonstrate what yeoman's work it has been for Rhule to keep the program level-headed and moving forward. It's been nothing short of a miracle for Rhule to both keep the program's head together and moving forward amidst the maelstrom created by each slow drip of information about the school's rape scandal.
Still, it's not good enough to keep pace with the Longhorns of the world. It may have been effective to keep Temple near the top of the American Athletic Conference, but it will be difficult to continue treading water in the Big XII. Only time will show how Rhule adjusts.
Also, Briles won back to back Big 12 Titles with teams led by guys that came from weaker recruiting classes than the one Rhule is currently building for 2018. It certainly remains to be seen as to whether or not Rhule is going to be "Briles like" with his on the field success, but at this point it's hard to not be excited about what he's done and is doing from a recruiting standpoint and I agree that article is nothing more than a biased hit piece.DoughboyDeluxe said:That has to be one of the most obvious cases of a writer trying to force his bias on his readers that I have ever seen. He is from Austin originally in case you were wondering.Kite23 said:
You cant even be happy about getting recruits period guys. Anyone who commits now is Temple tier. And from the USA Today no less. What a hatchet job!
http://usatodayhss.com/2017/baylor-is-getting-more-football-recruits-theyre-just-temple-quality-not-baylor-quality
The whole time Briles was here he never got more than four 4 star or higher guys in a single class, and he only did that twice. Rhule has one 4 star guy and two that could get bumped to 4 star by the end of the recruiting season. Not to mention the possibility of Bush and Bohanon still out there. Just an absolutely terrible article.
I am going to make another post with the text of the article so that hack doesn't get any clicks from us.
but don't let these articles hide the truth that on Saturday, November 19 at 3:30 PMQuote:
As the Longhorns incoming class for 2018, the first under head coach Tom Herman, begins to take shape, Herman's past success as a quarterback guru, and his staff's track record for driving significant and rapid improvement across all offensive roles, has helped drive much of the nation's top talent toward Austin.
tstuck said:
After escaping (for now) a potential NCAA death penalty for truly deplorable Title IX violations amidst a purported (and pretty well-proven) series of rape cover-ups, Baylor and new coach Matt Rhule are successfully recruiting talent to the program again.
Not to get in an argument about what may or may not happen. But the statement "and pretty well-proven" is nonsense. More like pretty well speculated by the media.
Glad you made it over here Frank!Pale Rider said:
Rubbish!
CMR has done all of this without coaching a single down at Baylor. Not one. CAB is not going to be coaching anywhere... ever again. So wherever he had us going is irrelevant. I will fondly remember some of the football days of yore but alas they are gone.la1037 said:
But isn't there some truth to it? Briles had us heading to the upper tier in recruiting. Rhule is doing well all things considered, but he is taking kids Texas and OU don't really want.
We are doing well to keep a middle of the Big 12 pack status in recruiting.
Thats what really bugs me about all of this. If they had just laid things out in the open, made the cuts that needed to be made AT ALL LEVELS, paid the price - whatever it was, we would be on the backend of this thing now and moving on.baylorgrad00 said:CMR has done all of this without coaching a single down at Baylor. Not one. CAB is not going to be coaching anywhere... ever again. So wherever he had us going is irrelevant. I will fondly remember some of the football days of yore but alas they are gone.la1037 said:
But isn't there some truth to it? Briles had us heading to the upper tier in recruiting. Rhule is doing well all things considered, but he is taking kids Texas and OU don't really want.
We are doing well to keep a middle of the Big 12 pack status in recruiting.
We will know more about our future in a few months.
tstuck said:
After escaping (for now) a potential NCAA death penalty for truly deplorable Title IX violations amidst a purported (and pretty well-proven) series of rape cover-ups, Baylor and new coach Matt Rhule are successfully recruiting talent to the program again.
Not to get in an argument about what may or may not have happened. But the statement "and pretty well-proven" is nonsense. More like pretty well speculated by the media.
Already has August devotions up.Assassin said:Glad you made it over here Frank!Pale Rider said:
Rubbish!
