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I posted this in another thread on the Football Board, but I thought it would make a good discussion topic here. I went ahead and pulled the recruiting numbers from Rivals to compare Bo to Callahan. I keep seeing posts like, "Bo can't win without Callahan's recruits" and "Since Bo can recruit is not for long in this job now that he has zero Callahan recruits to put on the field." While I can't say for sure how long Bo will be the Coach, I wanted to show everyone that Bo is indeed bringing in the talent on a similar, if not better rate, than Callahan. My biggest gripe with Bo is on roster management. With that said, onto the numbers: Bo 2012 - 9 verbal commits, average star rating of 3.56 (5ea 4 Stars, 4ea 3 Stars) 2011 - 19 signees, average star rating of 3.53 (11ea 4 Stars, 7ea 3 Stars) 2010 - 21 signees, average star rating of 3.24 (8ea 4 Stars, 10ea 3 Stars) 2009 - 20 signees, average star rating of 3.25 (5ea 4 Stars, 15ea 3 Stars) 2008 - 28 signees, average star rating of 2.96 (1ea 5 Star, 2ea 4 Stars, 20ea 3 Stars) 97 signees/verbals, average star rating of 3.25 [1ea 5 Star (1%), 31ea 4 Stars (32%), 56ea 3 Stars (58%)] Callahan 2007 - 27 signees, average star rating of 3.33 (10 ea 4 Stars, 16ea 3 Stars) 2006 - 22 signees, average star rating of 3.27 (1ea 5 Stars, 5 ea 4 Stars, 15ea 3 Stars) 2005 - 30 signees, average star rating of 3.33 (2ea 5 Stars, 11ea 4 Stars, 12ea 3 Stars) 2004 - 18 signees, average star rating of 2.83 (2ea 4 Stars, 11ea 3 Stars) 97 signees, average star rating of 3.22 [3ea 5 Stars (3%), 28ea 4 Stars (29%), 54ea 3 Stars (56%)] A few things to note IMO: 1. Bo has slightly outdone Callahan in average star rating and the # of 4 and 3 Star recruits brought in. 2. Callahan brought in 2 more 5 stars in his time and has the advantage of bringing in a higher number per year. a. Callahan's average signee count over 4 years was 24.25 b. Bo's average signee count over his first 4 years was 22, and his 2012 class won't help that average. If Bo signs 16 this year, his average will fall to 20.8. c. The average attrition rate is around 50% from what I have been able to find. This means Callahan would find 12 players each year to Bo's 10, that adds up to 8 players over 4 years. You can't bang on Bo for not bringing in the talent, you can bang on him for not bringing in enough of it IMO. That is an issue with roster management, not his or his staff's ability to recruit.