Talent Note in the SEC

[StatTiger 3,188]

Utilizing the 247Sports national rankings of rosters from 2015-2023 reveals the brutality of competition in the Southeastern Conference.

· Auburn’s 2023 roster was ranked No. 18 nationally regarding talent, 7th best in the conference. The 2015 Auburn was 7th best nationally, revealing the steady decline over the past nine seasons.

· 76 of Auburn’s 114 opponents (66.7%) from 2015-2023 were ranked in the nation’s top-30.

· 64 of 114 (56.1%) were ranked in the top-25.

· 34 of 114 (29.8%) were ranked in the top-10.

· Auburn’s record against top-25 teams (talent) is 23-40 (.365).

· Auburn was 42-7 (.857) against their remaining competition.

· Auburn is 8-25 (.242) against teams with a higher-ranked roster.

Based on the 2023 rankings, 12 of the 16 SEC teams could be ranked in the top-25 of talent in 2024, with Auburn being 9th best.

Four of Auburn’s eleven teams appearing on the 2024 schedule will likely be ranked higher than the Tigers.

Thoughts?

[Win4AU 4,068]

The SEC is tough.  You can have a top 12 class and be 6th or 7th in conference.  The coaching turnover doesn’t help either.  The 2015 ranking would have been leftover Chizik recruits(which were really good) and Gus’s miracle season and what started as a very “solid” 2014 season recruits.  I bet 2017 and 2019 were pretty sporty as well.

[Hank2020 3,237]

46 minutes ago, StatTiger said:

Utilizing the 247Sports national rankings of rosters from 2015-2023 reveals the brutality of competition in the Southeastern Conference.

· Auburn’s 2023 roster was ranked No. 18 nationally regarding talent, 7th best in the conference. The 2015 Auburn was 7th best nationally, revealing the steady decline over the past nine seasons.

· 76 of Auburn’s 114 opponents (66.7%) from 2015-2023 were ranked in the nation’s top-30.

· 64 of 114 (56.1%) were ranked in the top-25.

· 34 of 114 (29.8%) were ranked in the top-10.

· Auburn’s record against top-25 teams (talent) is 23-40 (.365).

· Auburn was 42-7 (.857) against their remaining competition.

· Auburn is 8-25 (.242) against teams with a higher-ranked roster.

Based on the 2023 rankings, 12 of the 16 SEC teams could be ranked in the top-25 of talent in 2024, with Auburn being 9th best.

Four of Auburn’s eleven teams appearing on the 2024 schedule will likely be ranked higher than the Tigers.

Thoughts?

You need to keep us apprised of this data going forward too ( be a little something extra in the pay envelope for ya).

[ScotsAU 1,346]

52 minutes ago, StatTiger said:

Utilizing the 247Sports national rankings of rosters from 2015-2023 reveals the brutality of competition in the Southeastern Conference.

· Auburn’s 2023 roster was ranked No. 18 nationally regarding talent, 7th best in the conference. The 2015 Auburn was 7th best nationally, revealing the steady decline over the past nine seasons.

· 76 of Auburn’s 114 opponents (66.7%) from 2015-2023 were ranked in the nation’s top-30.

· 64 of 114 (56.1%) were ranked in the top-25.

· 34 of 114 (29.8%) were ranked in the top-10.

· Auburn’s record against top-25 teams (talent) is 23-40 (.365).

· Auburn was 42-7 (.857) against their remaining competition.

· Auburn is 8-25 (.242) against teams with a higher-ranked roster.

Based on the 2023 rankings, 12 of the 16 SEC teams could be ranked in the top-25 of talent in 2024, with Auburn being 9th best.

Four of Auburn’s eleven teams appearing on the 2024 schedule will likely be ranked higher than the Tigers.

Thoughts?

Can you link the rankings? I’m curious about some things.

[AUloggerhead 2,357]

1 hour ago, StatTiger said:

Utilizing the 247Sports national rankings of rosters from 2015-2023 reveals the brutality of competition in the Southeastern Conference.

· Auburn’s 2023 roster was ranked No. 18 nationally regarding talent, 7th best in the conference. The 2015 Auburn was 7th best nationally, revealing the steady decline over the past nine seasons.  ...
Thoughts?

The near-sighted moron who orchestrated Malzahn's extension in 2017 should be banned from AU football for life!  

[Gowebb11 9,608]

Recruiting top talent is the part we’ve done well historically. Recruiting strategically for needs not so much. Thus assuring a great qb protected by a weak o line, or great LBers wasted by poor d line play, or great WRs with an inaccurate qb. 
Hugh is trending early to fix that. If we get that right we can contend just fine with Top 10-12 classes. 

[StatTiger 3,188]

8 minutes ago, Gowebb11 said:

Recruiting top talent is the part we’ve done well historically. Recruiting strategically for needs not so much. Thus assuring a great qb protected by a weak o line, or great LBers wasted by poor d line play, or great WRs with an inaccurate qb. 
Hugh is trending early to fix that. If we get that right we can contend just fine with Top 10-12 classes. 

Bingo