It is always informative to look back at past classes and see how they did against their rankings. SI has a take on the last few classes, Auburn and LSU both got an upgrade, and LSU in 2003 was downgraded. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/stewart_mandel/01/25/recruitjng.revisited/index.html Who should've been: Auburn Standouts: RB Ronnie Brown, QB Jason Campbell, LB Karlos Dansby, RB Rudi Johnson, DB Carlos Rogers, DB Junior Rosegreen Starters: LB Bret Eddins, FB Brandon Johnson, DL Jay Ratliff Busts: WR Silas Daniels, DL Marcus White (transferred to Murray State) Assessment: Campbell was the only nationally-prominent name in a class that cracked just one major top-10 list, but he, Brown, Rogers and Rosegreen were all cornerstones of the Tigers' 13-0 season in 2004, while Dansby was an All-SEC performer and Rudi Johnson, a junior college transfer, was SEC Offensive Player of the Year in his one season with the Tigers. Who should've been: LSU Standouts: WR Michael Clayton, DL Marquise Hill, DL Marcus Spears, OL Andrew Whitworth, OL Ben Wilkerson Starters: RB Joseph Addai, QB Rick Clausen (transferred to Tennessee), DB Travis Daniels, OL Nate Livings, OL Rudy Niswanger, DE Melvin Oliver, CB Ronnie Prude Busts: DL Brandon Washington Assessment: The experts weren't far off on coach Nick Saban's first full class, with one No. 1 vote and No. 2 or 3 from the rest. You can't ask for much more from a class that produced nearly all the star players from LSU's 2003 national title season and several starters from last year's SEC West champs. Clayton, Spears and Wilkerson were all Parade All-Americas who lived up to the hype.
i felt rather old the other day when i saw a graphic that said it was takeo spike's 10th year in the nfl. i woulda sworn no more than 5 or 6. seems like yesterday.
