how so...I understand the math, do you consider 38th to be a solid recruiting class?
I understand our recruiting class to be a solid recruiting class.
The number 38 means very little to me, because it is representative of an imperfect metric that doesn't accurately assess the quality of our class as it pertains to our program.
Get over it man. If you don't like the class, don't like it for an actual reason other than an arbitrary number that lacks context.
This is the same class that was ranked as high as 7th early on in the season. It hasn't dropped because other teams have all the sudden got way better players - it's dropped because other teams have all the sudden got way MORE players. Recruiting rankings highly favor quantity.
I don't know how to make it any more simple for you than it has already been made. If you look at average star rating, which is a better indicator at least of the quality of players overall, we are second in the conference and 21st nationally.