HOLY CROSS = 74
The word on the street has been that Holy Cross did very well with this recruiting class. Sometimes “the word” is right. This is a very good group. Five 2 stars is the most for one class since the Patsy Ratings began. The Committee tried to find some flaws and could only nit pick that there is only one rated skill position player.
QUALITY = 33: Details, and a comparison with prior years:
2010: 12 rated players, 5 of them 2 stars with one confirmed (received 2 stars from both rating services).
2009: 7 rated recruits; no 2 stars
2008: 10 rated recruits; two 2 stars
2007: 2 rated recruits; no 2 stars
CLASS SIZE = 7: 31 recruits. Expectations were for a group even larger than this.
DISTRIBUTION = 8: No TE. (Is the tight end headed for extinction?)
SPEED = 12: The usual disclaimer: there is limited information for this category, and even that information is questionable.
TRIGGER = 0: 1 recruit; no rating from either recruiting service. See Needs below for further discussion.
JUMBO = 6: 5 OL, 3 @ 270+; 8 DL, 3 @ 250+
NEEDS = 8
DB = 4 (of 5): 5 recruits, 1 rated, a 2 star. Adequate numbers, but The Committee needed to see better indications of quality before awarding maximum points.
DL = 4 (of 4): Coach Gilmore hit a home run with this group. Eight recruits, 4 rated, two 2 stars, and 3 are 250+. Maybe a little undersized as a group, but a lot of talent here.
QB = 0 (of 3): 1 recruit; not rated. A spirited debate at Committee headquarters about whether or not 1 Patsy Point was merited. On the plus side, the kid put up some gaudy numbers and was 1st team all-state. As for the negatives, the state was Vermont which is not noted for its high school football, and the recruiting service void indicates that he was not a hot item. Lafayette has a similar recruit, but from Florida, and they got no points. The best thing that can be said about the Holy Cross recruit is the same that can be said about the Lafayette recruit: “He’s certainly big enough” (6’5”, 220 for the future ‘sader). Here’s hoping these two fight it out for offensive player of the year in 2013, but no points were awarded.
THE COMMITTEE’S ADJUSTMENTS = 0
THE RATINGS RACE With 3 To Go:
81 Lehigh
74 Holy Cross
60 Lafayette
28 Fordham*
*Fordham has gone full scholarship. Patsy Rating methodology may not be
appropriate for scholarship football.
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