by The XtC » Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:10 pm
[quote="PonyDoh"][quote="The XtC"][quote="CalallenStang"][quote="LA_Mustang"]bottom line is we are out recruited in basketball and football by every division 1 private school in the state, including Rice. The results say it all[/quote]
We are outrecruited in basketball by Rice? By TCU? The results say it all? That must be why we lost to them last year...that must be why we haven't beaten TCU in the past few years at all...[/quote]
I dont think there is any question that TCU's incoming class, their first under Jim Christian, is clearly superior to ours. Ronnie Moss, Kevin Butler, Kavon Rose and the 3 JC kids will all make an immediate impact.
Rice just got a commitment from Tamir Jackson.
Rice was the worst team in the country last year because they were riddled with injuries, and had no home court while Autry was being renovated. Go back a little further than just last year, or the year before, and look at the series between SMU and TCU, and SMU and Rice.[/quote]
I'll buy that TCU's 08 class, the first under Christian, may be better based on size & JC contributions, but few have any of their incoming frosh as better then McCoy or even Otis. If you add in Faye, an ACC level transfer, who is basically the same age as their JCs, its a push at worst
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I guess we will have to agree to disagree. I could have sworn that Moss was ranked in top-100 nationally, before he went away to prep school, which would put him well ahead of Otis and McCoy, but in the long run it doesnt really matter, we're fortunate enough to have objective measurements that will be available in a few months. The two teams go head to head in November, and by the end of the year statistics should give a decent picture of which class is making the stronger contribution to their team.
Perhaps I am a bit biased because I've seen much more of Moss, Butler and Ruzgas, than I have Otis and the others. When the season starts we'll see more.
Try not to choke on the Kool-Aid.