Frost's last team at UCF, mostly from 2013 to 2017 classes - 38 two star, 54 three star, 5 four star.
Frost's first team at NU mostly from 2014 to 2018 classes - 12 two star, 70 three star, 30 four star.
Of course, players leave, others are added, and there obviously is a massive difference in overall level of competition. But at least from a Rivals standpoint, Frost and Duval have a lot more to work with here.
Just some random interesting things:
1. Of the 12 two star players NU signed over the past 5 years, 10 of them were in 2014 and 2015, an indication that many of the reach players were winding their way out of the system in the first years of Riley.
2. 16 of our 30 four star players signed in 2017 and 2018. If the trend continues, we should see an 85 roster with one-half of the players at the four star level in about 3 years.
3. UCF only signed 92 players from 2013 to 2017. It's pretty unbelievable that they could compete as attrition probably had them at a roster of less than 70 scholarship players.
4. It's utterly amazing that Riley, with the level of raw talent he had in 2017, would have been boat raced by Frost and the level of talent he had in 2017.
5. Interestingly, Illinois, arguably the worst team in the B10, had 50 two star, 63 three star, and 5 four star players signed between 2013 and 2017, not dramatically different than UCF.
Clearly, Frost has proven that he can do more with less (i.e. taking a team with relatively poor recruiting and making them a good team against mostly mid-level competition). The jury's still way out on whether he can take a team with decent to good raw talent and make them competitive with the big boys. Can't wait to see what happens.
Frost's first team at NU mostly from 2014 to 2018 classes - 12 two star, 70 three star, 30 four star.
Of course, players leave, others are added, and there obviously is a massive difference in overall level of competition. But at least from a Rivals standpoint, Frost and Duval have a lot more to work with here.
Just some random interesting things:
1. Of the 12 two star players NU signed over the past 5 years, 10 of them were in 2014 and 2015, an indication that many of the reach players were winding their way out of the system in the first years of Riley.
2. 16 of our 30 four star players signed in 2017 and 2018. If the trend continues, we should see an 85 roster with one-half of the players at the four star level in about 3 years.
3. UCF only signed 92 players from 2013 to 2017. It's pretty unbelievable that they could compete as attrition probably had them at a roster of less than 70 scholarship players.
4. It's utterly amazing that Riley, with the level of raw talent he had in 2017, would have been boat raced by Frost and the level of talent he had in 2017.
5. Interestingly, Illinois, arguably the worst team in the B10, had 50 two star, 63 three star, and 5 four star players signed between 2013 and 2017, not dramatically different than UCF.
Clearly, Frost has proven that he can do more with less (i.e. taking a team with relatively poor recruiting and making them a good team against mostly mid-level competition). The jury's still way out on whether he can take a team with decent to good raw talent and make them competitive with the big boys. Can't wait to see what happens.
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