COLLEGE FOOTBALL RECRUITING
What You Need to Know:
Since I do not have the time to analyze every single player I rank, I get help. My recruiting rankings are based on an average of four main recruiting sources that will remain unknown (Exception in 2012). This is a fair process since I have no right to rank a player, in which I can't see play at least one time a year, like many can working for major recruiting companies. So, the player positional rankings are an average of four highly respected recruiting sources. This is also a more accurate way to establish the real value of a recruit with a true ranking.
*I do not rank athletes. It seems to not give a true value of the talent the player is worth, so I will choose their best position and rank them there. |
Area of Concern or Blown out of Proportion?
Christian Page
February 13, 2014 The second after the number one outside linebacker chose Alabama over his hometown Auburn, Evans was now the target of many disappointed Auburn fans and some decided to let their voices be heard. Evans has released statements that he has received from this angry mob saying some have told him to not serve him and his family at restaurants or not to be involved in Alan Evans' (the father) business. Most recently Evans was interviewed about the ongoing "abuse" and commented by saying "it's not that bad." What many Auburn fans want to know along with many college football fans is if this occurrence really is that big of a deal? From Evans' perspective, sure. But as for fans and others that follow football it's not too much of concern. Choosing to go across the state to the rival school of your hometown will raise some new hatred and could bring a mob with torches and pitch forks but that should be expected, right? I believe this happens with every recruit that is from a city that consists of a university but decides to go elsewhere whether it's a rival school or not. Did Landon Collins get ridiculed for choosing to play for Nick Saban at Alabama over his hometown Tigers of Baton Rouge? Probably so. Did 2014 recruit Ermon Lane get hate mail when he flipped from Florida to Florida State on National Signing Day? Duh. And surely Treon Harris got a lot of flack for switching to the Gators after being committed to Florida State for almost eight months. So why have we heard nothing from them? It's because they seemed to have let it go. Am I saying that Evans is being foolish and letting this become too much of a problem? Not at all. Is it blown up? Or is it just the norm? Well, that's a judgement call. Being involved in the biggest rivalry in college football brings a more publicized look to everything and maybe Evans is just caught in the moment and has been overwhelmed by the whole process. Even though this mob has downed the fan support of Auburn and many other fan bases have now taken another look towards this school support an overwhelming majority wish Evans the best whether being disappointed in his decision or not. |
Top 2014 Recruits
#BrickbyBrick Butch Jones is building a solid foundation at Tennessee. Now, it's time to bring it to the field.
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