Yea, I did get them confused. The problem is that he got into the Rivals 100 because he chose Bama. He probably deserves to be 4 stars, maybe even inside the top 250 but definitely not in the top 100. It's still early though, he may not stay in it. From what I've read, Bolton's camps haven't reflected being a top 100 prospect. Recruiting rankings are incredibly biased. Prospects can get ranked higher based on which school they chose; whether it be because it is a big time program, because it has a great eye for talent, because it sells a lot of subscriptions, or because there is bias in the actual evaluators themselves. Texas gets these in its favor, and so does USC. Bama does as well, except to a degree unequal to their relative success on the field recently.
OK..............now put down that bottle of swamp juice and back away slowly.:yelwink2: The upgrade is based on the performance at the various camps.
I'm sorry, but if you are saying Rivals upgraded him because of his commitment to Bama, I have to disagree.
I'm saying that Rivals does bump up recruits based on things other than talent, including believed school of choice & actual school of choice, and that Bama absolutely benefits from this. There are several reasons, including a big Bama fan being very high up in Rivals, and the Bama Rivals website having the most subscriptions in the country. Rivals is in the business of selling subscriptions. That is how they make money. Subscriptions sell when the news is good.
You are not being generous enough Parso. Very high up = the CEO & President of Rivals. Shannon Terry is this man and he's the highest you can be at Rivals plus he is a HUGE Bama fan and lackey. Bama definitely gets the benefit of the doubt and always has when it comes to Rivals ratings. Its not hard to believe that Shannon Terry has a lot to do with manipulating Bama's ratings considering his rather dubious business background. He was charged and convicted of some securities fraud and other illegal activities. His buddies got jail and he blew the whistle and turned rat fink. I also seem to recall it was revolved around some massive puffing of the goods as to the value of Rivals itself. What would stop him from puffing Bama's goods with this kind of track record? Nothing...
