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Who has the most disappointing class nationally?
"I'm a little bit surprised that Ole Miss hasn't had a bigger impact than they're having right now. They've got a quality class (ranked No. 36 by Rivals.com). But coming off back-to-back nine-win seasons, I thought maybe they'd have a little bit more of an upper-echelon class. Right now, they're in the middle of the pack in the SEC. I'd put them above Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Mississippi State, and maybe Arkansas.
"I'll give you another one. I'm surprised Nebraska's class (ranked No. 30 by Rivals.com) isn't more fruitful, especially on the offensive side of the ball. They're just not bringing in guys offensively who can really scare you and create mismatches and maybe get them over the hump back into the elite of college football. I think the landscape has changed for Nebraska where they're having to compete so much more than before. If you look at the Big 12 North, would you ever have thought Nebraska would have to compete for the same kids as Kansas and Missouri?
"The No. 1 thing that I think killed Nebraska was the advent of cable television. It used to be Oklahoma or Nebraska was on TV every week. They got all the exposure. Now, everybody goes to a bowl game. Every team is on television. All the skill players are in California, Texas and Florida. Nebraska doesn't reside in a state that produces great players each and every year, and they have to go to other states to get them."
Who has the most disappointing class nationally?
"I'm a little bit surprised that Ole Miss hasn't had a bigger impact than they're having right now. They've got a quality class (ranked No. 36 by Rivals.com). But coming off back-to-back nine-win seasons, I thought maybe they'd have a little bit more of an upper-echelon class. Right now, they're in the middle of the pack in the SEC. I'd put them above Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Mississippi State, and maybe Arkansas.
"I'll give you another one. I'm surprised Nebraska's class (ranked No. 30 by Rivals.com) isn't more fruitful, especially on the offensive side of the ball. They're just not bringing in guys offensively who can really scare you and create mismatches and maybe get them over the hump back into the elite of college football. I think the landscape has changed for Nebraska where they're having to compete so much more than before. If you look at the Big 12 North, would you ever have thought Nebraska would have to compete for the same kids as Kansas and Missouri?
"The No. 1 thing that I think killed Nebraska was the advent of cable television. It used to be Oklahoma or Nebraska was on TV every week. They got all the exposure. Now, everybody goes to a bowl game. Every team is on television. All the skill players are in California, Texas and Florida. Nebraska doesn't reside in a state that produces great players each and every year, and they have to go to other states to get them."
