WSU, Leach is averaging between 1 to 5, 4 stars, 1,2, 2 stars, 1,2 NR's, the rest 3 stars per year over Leach's Tenure.
Some of those 4 stars are the clear RR 5.8 4 stars. Some 4 stars are 2,3 stars upgraded to 4 stars by Rivals, Scout, ESPN. Some 4 stars are only 4 stars by 1 of the recruiting services, and 3 stars by the rest. Some 4 stars are the borderline RR 5.7 lowest ended 4 stars.
Now without looking at recruiting rankings, those look like pretty good, about 30th to 40th ranked, 4th to 7th in Pac 12.
Now in the past thats what these classes would be ranked, but the rest of the country, bluebloods, Pac 12, etc, has found ways to to recruit good enough that DESPITE how good these classes are, these great classes are still ranked lower at 40th to 60th.
Also part of it is the 1,2, 2 stars, 1,2, NR's in the classes. 2 stars, NR's LOWER the recruiting ranking. Even ONLY 1,2, 2 stars, 1,2 NR's, can, will, significantly lower the recruiting ranking of a class filled with 3,4 stars.
Take out the 2 stars and the NR's, and the WSU,Leach's recruiting class rankings would go from about 40th to 60th, to 30th to 45th.
Also Leach has recruited most 4 stars in WSU history, and the CONSISTENTLY higher ranked classes in WSU history.
Yes, Price, others have ON RARE EXCEPTIONS recruited a 5 star, in a single, 1,2, maybe 3, recruiting classes, and 1,2, maybe 3, 4 stars, in 1,2, maybe 3, recruiting classes, and 1,2 top 25 recruiting classes.
BUT THOSE WERE RARE EXCEPTIONS, just like 10-2, Rosebowl, 3, 10 win seasons in a row were RARE.
Price NORMALLY went to 1 bowl out of every 2,3,4, 4 wins and 7 losses, losing seasons.
And Price NORMALLY recruited recruiting classes with NO 4 stars, lots of high end 2 stars, low end 3 stars, ABOUT 47th to 77th ranked recruiting classes.
Sure Leach has not YET achieved the EXTREMELY RARE HIGHS that Price, past WSU history has achieved.
BUT LEACH IS, DOES CONSISTENTLY BETTER in RECRUITING, WINS, LOSSES, BOWLS, etc.
And so because of that Leach is RECRUITING AT A CONSISTENT AWESOME LEVEL EXCEPT FOR THE RARE EXCEPTIONS, NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN WSU HISTORY.
But despite that, despite all the 4 stars, WSU, Leach is still only 10th in Pac 12, 40th to 60th in country, in recruiting class rankings.
THIS IS WHY YOU CANT, DONT, SHOULD NOT GO BY THE RECRUITING CLASS RANKINGS.
Instead you go by THE 4 STARS, HIGH END 3 STARS in Leach's classes.
Also Leach is beating out top blueblood schools for 3,4 star recruits
Also some to most of Leach's recruits have offers from semi top blueblood like programs.
So while Leach does do more with less, and is a good evaluator, Leach is NOT ONLY ONLY a good evaluator, and instead is a good evaluator, AND IS A GOOD RECRUITOR.
And in the future as Leach continues to RELOAD, Rack up the wins, goto good bowl games, CONSISTENTLY year after year, like he has the last 4 years, WSU, Leach's recruiting class rankings will gradually get better, to about 29th to 39th, and 4th to 7th in Pac 12, after about 4 to 7 to 11 years.
So instead of going by ranking, instead look at the 4 stars, high end 3 stars, in WSU Leach's classes.
