Rutgers recruiting is going well but look at latest BIG Ten rankings

[jonS]

Ash & co are doing extremely well and on a roll but look at the latest Rivals team rankings . Granted it's very early and months before signing day but the Big Ten is doing very well :

Ohio State #1
Michigan #8
Iowa #12
Wisconsin #13
Penn State # 14
Northwestern #15
Nebraska #17
Michigan State #21
MARYLAND #31 --Landed 5* COMMITMENT TODAY OF TOP RATED DE
RUTGERS #38--Rutgers got two fine commitments today
Indiana #47
Illinois #52
Minnesota #64
Purdue #88

 

[RUJohnny99]

It's early. The SEC teams haven't even gotten their payroll figures for the '17 kids yet.

 

[ruteelrice]

The database is messed up and it only has 6 of our commits right now

 

[Beancounter88]

You can't worry about the rankings right now. What's most important is that the image of Rutgers has improved tremendously and we already have 8 of the top 36 (according to 247) NJ players committed to RU. That's a great building block - hopefully we can get 12-15 of the top 36 before we're done with 2017. What's also great is having a commit like Bo Melton spreading the word and recruiting hard - he looks like our Rikki Cook.

 

[RUskoolie]

It's spring. Don't worry about the rankings now. Worry in January when they are much closer to being accurate.

 

[RUsince52]

Ash & co are doing extremely well and on a roll but look at the latest Rivals team rankings . Granted it's very early and months before signing day but the Big Ten is doing very well :

Ohio State #1
Michigan #8
Iowa #12
Wisconsin #13
Penn State # 14
Northwestern #15
Nebraska #17
MARYLAND #31 --Landed 5* COMMITMENT TODAY OF TOP RATED DE
RUTGERS #38--Rutgers got two fine commitments today
Indiana #47
Illinois #52
Minnesota #64
Purdue #88

You would expect the upper tier of the B1G to do well, no surprise, but the kids that Maryland is getting is a big jump up. We usually get some really good talent from MD, but that might be hard to come by now.At Least Jersey guys have bought in to the new philosophy and that appeared to be the unknown obstacle for recruiting. Great start for our staff.

 

[newwavedave1]

Ash & co are doing extremely well and on a roll but look at the latest Rivals team rankings . Granted it's very early and months before signing day but the Big Ten is doing very well :

Ohio State #1
Michigan #8
Iowa #12
Wisconsin #13
Penn State # 14
Northwestern #15
Nebraska #17
MARYLAND #31 --Landed 5* COMMITMENT TODAY OF TOP RATED DE
RUTGERS #38--Rutgers got two fine commitments today
Indiana #47
Illinois #52
Minnesota #64
Purdue #88

Where are the Spartans?

 

[KJ_RU]

We could have our best class since 2002 and still be middle of the pack in the B1G...if NJ recruits continue to get on board coach Ash will get us there.

Things are far better than they were a year ago.

 

[cRURah]

The steady nickel beats the fast dime. NJ recruiting has already improved 1000% ( it couldn't have gotten any worse). RU is on its way to being perceived as a B1G school, not a step child in over its head. Next step is to consistently play competitively with the top programs and beat the snot out of a few of them on the field.

 

[miker183]

I think it's only fair, right now, to judge ourselves against ourselves. We are sitting in a MUCH better position than we have in years past. Do we need to get better against the elite in the B1G? Absolutely, but if we hold this class, as currently listed, and add a few more along the way, this should blow our previous best recruiting class away.

I just want to start trending upward, and I definitely think we are off to a good start.

 

[jonS]

Where are the Spartans?

My miss......Michigan State is #21. I'll edit my post. Thanks

 

[RutgersSam]

We are certainly doing well compared to previous Rutgers recruiting classes. But we still have to bring it up another level in order to compete with the upper half of the B1G.

 

[rutgersdave]

We don't compete with Syracuse or Boston College anymore. WV, Louisville and Pitt are also having a slow start with their recruiting but it's probably too early.

 

[BeantownKnight]

How does the New Jersey class of '17 compare with the '16 class, or other classes? Is this a good class, relatively-speaking?

 

[jonS]

Recruiting and overall strength of Power 5 conferences goes in cycles. And the Big Ten is definitely on an upswing due to several factors, some obvious : Urban Meyer at OSU and winning the national Championship; Harbaugh at Michigan; rise of Michigan State under Dantonio; BTN and $$$$$; continued strength of Wisconsin , tradition of Nebraska and Penn state; and last but not least conference expansion of Maryland and Rutgers. The move to the east coast opened up new fertile recruiting areas and new eyeballs for TV and even greater media ( NYC) exposure.

 

[Abro1975]

How does the New Jersey class of '17 compare with the '16 class, or other classes? Is this a good class, relatively-speaking?

2017 is a relatively weaker class in NJ than the previous 2 years, but you never know until 5 years down the road.

 

[miketd1]

 

[KJ_RU]

How does the New Jersey class of '17 compare with the '16 class, or other classes? Is this a good class, relatively-speaking?

As long as we keep ours home year in and year out, we'll be alright.

 

[BeantownKnight]

2017 is a relatively weaker class in NJ than the previous 2 years, but you never know until 5 years down the road.

Abro, thanks. Of course, Ash and co. building the connections now also bodes well for future classes, too.

 

[jakeknight]

Abro is correct, but if you drill down a bit Ash and Co. have a number of # 1's by position from NJ already, all he can do at this point is recruit the best jersey players available, hopefully he can score a commit or two from the remaining top 5 jersey kids on the board. As suggested above he needs to grab a good percentage of this years top NJ kids, demonstrate his commitment to recruiting the state and build those relationships with the NJ coaches. It is particularly noteworthy that he has done well in south jersey. while the power elite parochials get the press South jersey has supllied some real cream to both the colleges and NFL.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

We were around 68th last year.

That 33rd number doesn't include all of our commits.

Also some of our 3 stars are rated 4 stars at other sites.

 

[huskersalways]

You might want to wait to look at the team stuff till Rivals gets there system change done in the next few days. Nebraska is actually at 13th if count all there commits. Any team getting a commit since about last Thursday doesn't have them accounted for in the posted team rankings. There will be some shuffling when the update is done and of course as always as the year progresses. The 24/7 composit rankings of teams and players is a way better gauge than Rivals anyway.

 

[beaced]

The steady nickel beats the fast dime. NJ recruiting has already improved 1000% ( it couldn't have gotten any worse). RU is on its way to being perceived as a B1G school, not a step child in over its head. Next step is to consistently play competitively with the top programs and beat the snot out of a few of them on the field.

OOH RAH!!!

 

[imbazza2]

You need not look any further then the Jonathan Taylor commit, Army Navy Harvard and Yale. In the old days we would have to fight to get a player from Army or Navy (mostly win) But a Harvard or Yale offer would be the kiss of death. As the Ivies faded from the D1 and P5 level of football, we still could not get them when we were in the Big East But this B10 mantle mated with a successful B10 Defensive coach, think his name is Ash, we have done what must be done; the 4+ and 5 stars will still leave, but with a foundation of B level players peppered in with some Jersey talent we will be just fine. ( See MSU**, Wisconsin models of success)
Note this season is the time to see how good Ash's eyes are! Late in the recruiting season how many sleepers will Ash find hidden here in Jersey. Great start with talent but not stars BUT it is 4 years down the road will tell how good an eye for talent Ash will have

** Yes MSU is a top recruiting class for the past few years, but B 4 that they build on 3 stars and COACHING