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Originally Posted by Napoleonbuck
Not guaranteed, but there definitely needs to be some justification with some of these rankings. I think a few of these goes beyond where he just think player X is better than player Y based solely on film. I think he's taking some gambles ranking projects (like Brandt and Payne) so high, and hoping they pan out.
I'd have no problem with the rankings if I thought they were really how Long feels about their talent, but I don't think that's the case.
I'm also someone without any loyalties to any recruiting site (Why people even have loyalties to recruiting sites is beyond me).
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These rankings have been in the works for months...they are based on his reviews of gamefilm, talking with high school coaches, college coaches, and a personal opinion of projection.
I have zero problem with the discussion/dissection/debate. I only question the veracity of some of the comments.
Duane is like any other recruiting guy, he has his quirks and his tendencies...but I will tell you with 100% certainty that this list not based on selling subscriptions.