By the numbers, this will be the biggest recruiting weekend ever according to rivals data. Here's how some of the past big weekends stacked up:
9/3/2004: First big recruiting weekend under Callahan on our way to the number 5 ranked recruiting class.
Number of Visitors: 7
Total Stars: 26
Avg. Stars: 3.7
Total Rivals Rating: 40.5
Avg Rivals Rating: 5.8
5 Star Players: 1
Visitors: Averell Spicer, Marquis Wilson, Rey Maualuga, Russel Tialavea, Anthony Crosby, Roberto Wallace, Phillip Dillard
10/1/2004: Another big recruiting weekend for the 2005 class.
Number of Visitors: 7
Total Stars: 25
Avg Stars: 3.6
Total Rivals Rating: 40.6
Avg Rivals Rating: 5.8
5 Star Players: 0
Visitors: Montario Hardesty, Brodrick Hunter, Edward Britton, Nyan Boateng, Jordan Congdon, Leon Jackson, Ndamukong Suh
9/2/2005: Callahan has another big opening weekend after signing the number 5 class in 2005
Number of Visitors: 10
Total Stars: 35
Avg Stars: 3.6
Total Rivals Rating: 57.7
Avg Rivals Rating: 5.8
5 Star Players: 1
Visitors: Jonas Mouton, Menelik Holt, Anthony Houston, Antwan Cobb, Allen Bradford, Shareece Wright, Major Culbert, Jashaad Gaines, Mike McNeill, Devin Ross
9/14/2007: USC Game. A ton of recruiting momentum from the summer, and Callahan may have been on his way to signing his best class ever... until the wheels fell off.
Number of Visitors: 7
Total Stars: 25
Avg Stars: 3.6
Total Rivals Rating: 40.6
Avg Rivals Rating: 5.8
5 Star Players: 0
Visitors: Jonas Gray, DeVonte Christopher, Dion Jordan, Marc Anthony, Cameron Meredith, Bryce Givens, Josh Williams
9/26/2008: First big recruiting weekend under Bo Pelini.
Number of Visitors: 7
Total Stars: 26
Avg Stars: 3.7
Total Rivals Rating: 40.6
Avg Rivals Rating: 5.8
5 Star Players: 0
Visitors: Thaddeus Randle, Alex Logan, Cody Green, Corey Adams, Keenan Graham, Daytawion Lowe, David Oku
10/15/2010: This was the big Texas revenge game. By the numbers, it was Pelini's biggest recruiting weekend, and 5 of 11 players eventually signed with NU. Looking back, the social media buzz and hype created over this game was similar in execution to what our staff does 365 days a year now. This impressive visitor list shows that when you're excited about something and going the extra mile to create buzz, even Pelini's staff could get impressive players on campus.
Number of Visitors: 11
Total Stars: 39
Avg Stars: 3.5
Total Rivals Rating: 63.4
Avg Rivals Rating: 5.8
5 Star Players: 0
Visitors: DeVante Wilson, Jamal Turner, Aaron Green, Kevin Williams, Tyler Moore, James Adeyanju, Bubba Starling, Tevin Mitchel, Cyrus Hobbi, Lake Koa-Ka'ai, Patrick Onwuasor
9/2/2016: Here's what we know now. This list is obviously subject to change
Number of Visitors: 11 (Tied for most ever)
Total Stars: 45 (Most ever: 6 more than 10/15/10)
Avg Stars: 4.1 (Most ever: Never averaged over 3.8 before)
Total Rivals Rating: 64.9 (Most ever: 1.6 pts over 10/15/10)
Avg Rivals Rating: 5.9 (Most ever: We've gotten to 5.8 several times)
5 Star Players: 3 (Most ever: We've never hosted more than 1)
Current Visitor List: Jaylen Kelly-Powell, Tristan Gebbia, Darnay Holmes, Foster Sarell, Jaylon Redd, Keyshawn Johnson Jr, Damion Daniels, Thomas Graham, Avery Roberts, Jamire Calvin, D Peoples-Jones
As you can see, we have more visitors with more stars and RR points than ever before. This is the first time a sizable visit list averages over 4 stars. Think about that for a minute. It's one thing to have a bunch of 4 star players on campus, but averaging over 4 stars means we have more 5 star visitors than 3 star visitors. Just crazy stuff.
This is also a full 10th a point higher Avg Rivals Rating than any of the other big weekends. That's actually more sizable than it seems. Consider that we really only recruit in a span between 5.4 and 6.1 and put the ratings on a scale from 1 to 100. It looks like this:
5.4 = 1
5.5 = 15
5.6 = 29
5.7 = 44
5.8 = 58
5.9 = 72
6.0 = 86
6.1 = 100
Looking at that scale, .1 RR equals about 14 percentage points. A difference between an average of 5.9 and 5.8 is pretty significant. It would be an even larger disparity if we didn't include 5.4.
No matter how you dice it, this is the biggest recruiting weekend on record. Now, let's just get them to sign!
9/3/2004: First big recruiting weekend under Callahan on our way to the number 5 ranked recruiting class.
Number of Visitors: 7
Total Stars: 26
Avg. Stars: 3.7
Total Rivals Rating: 40.5
Avg Rivals Rating: 5.8
5 Star Players: 1
Visitors: Averell Spicer, Marquis Wilson, Rey Maualuga, Russel Tialavea, Anthony Crosby, Roberto Wallace, Phillip Dillard
10/1/2004: Another big recruiting weekend for the 2005 class.
Number of Visitors: 7
Total Stars: 25
Avg Stars: 3.6
Total Rivals Rating: 40.6
Avg Rivals Rating: 5.8
5 Star Players: 0
Visitors: Montario Hardesty, Brodrick Hunter, Edward Britton, Nyan Boateng, Jordan Congdon, Leon Jackson, Ndamukong Suh
9/2/2005: Callahan has another big opening weekend after signing the number 5 class in 2005
Number of Visitors: 10
Total Stars: 35
Avg Stars: 3.6
Total Rivals Rating: 57.7
Avg Rivals Rating: 5.8
5 Star Players: 1
Visitors: Jonas Mouton, Menelik Holt, Anthony Houston, Antwan Cobb, Allen Bradford, Shareece Wright, Major Culbert, Jashaad Gaines, Mike McNeill, Devin Ross
9/14/2007: USC Game. A ton of recruiting momentum from the summer, and Callahan may have been on his way to signing his best class ever... until the wheels fell off.
Number of Visitors: 7
Total Stars: 25
Avg Stars: 3.6
Total Rivals Rating: 40.6
Avg Rivals Rating: 5.8
5 Star Players: 0
Visitors: Jonas Gray, DeVonte Christopher, Dion Jordan, Marc Anthony, Cameron Meredith, Bryce Givens, Josh Williams
9/26/2008: First big recruiting weekend under Bo Pelini.
Number of Visitors: 7
Total Stars: 26
Avg Stars: 3.7
Total Rivals Rating: 40.6
Avg Rivals Rating: 5.8
5 Star Players: 0
Visitors: Thaddeus Randle, Alex Logan, Cody Green, Corey Adams, Keenan Graham, Daytawion Lowe, David Oku
10/15/2010: This was the big Texas revenge game. By the numbers, it was Pelini's biggest recruiting weekend, and 5 of 11 players eventually signed with NU. Looking back, the social media buzz and hype created over this game was similar in execution to what our staff does 365 days a year now. This impressive visitor list shows that when you're excited about something and going the extra mile to create buzz, even Pelini's staff could get impressive players on campus.
Number of Visitors: 11
Total Stars: 39
Avg Stars: 3.5
Total Rivals Rating: 63.4
Avg Rivals Rating: 5.8
5 Star Players: 0
Visitors: DeVante Wilson, Jamal Turner, Aaron Green, Kevin Williams, Tyler Moore, James Adeyanju, Bubba Starling, Tevin Mitchel, Cyrus Hobbi, Lake Koa-Ka'ai, Patrick Onwuasor
9/2/2016: Here's what we know now. This list is obviously subject to change
Number of Visitors: 11 (Tied for most ever)
Total Stars: 45 (Most ever: 6 more than 10/15/10)
Avg Stars: 4.1 (Most ever: Never averaged over 3.8 before)
Total Rivals Rating: 64.9 (Most ever: 1.6 pts over 10/15/10)
Avg Rivals Rating: 5.9 (Most ever: We've gotten to 5.8 several times)
5 Star Players: 3 (Most ever: We've never hosted more than 1)
Current Visitor List: Jaylen Kelly-Powell, Tristan Gebbia, Darnay Holmes, Foster Sarell, Jaylon Redd, Keyshawn Johnson Jr, Damion Daniels, Thomas Graham, Avery Roberts, Jamire Calvin, D Peoples-Jones
As you can see, we have more visitors with more stars and RR points than ever before. This is the first time a sizable visit list averages over 4 stars. Think about that for a minute. It's one thing to have a bunch of 4 star players on campus, but averaging over 4 stars means we have more 5 star visitors than 3 star visitors. Just crazy stuff.
This is also a full 10th a point higher Avg Rivals Rating than any of the other big weekends. That's actually more sizable than it seems. Consider that we really only recruit in a span between 5.4 and 6.1 and put the ratings on a scale from 1 to 100. It looks like this:
5.4 = 1
5.5 = 15
5.6 = 29
5.7 = 44
5.8 = 58
5.9 = 72
6.0 = 86
6.1 = 100
Looking at that scale, .1 RR equals about 14 percentage points. A difference between an average of 5.9 and 5.8 is pretty significant. It would be an even larger disparity if we didn't include 5.4.
No matter how you dice it, this is the biggest recruiting weekend on record. Now, let's just get them to sign!
