The animosity toward these lists is not who is on but who's left off because he doesn't see or talk to everybody and puts way too much faith and spends way too much time on the phone with just a small sample of self serving club owners. It's a seriously flawed process and many better D1 caliber kids have been overlooked over the years. It's really unnecessary unless you're trying to sell online ads.
What I love about these lists is the mia culpa egg-on-face of the list maker everytime he finds out about a Duke, UNC, UVA etc. committment by a kid that never hit his radar. That does nothing but take big chunks out of the credibility of his list and process. Very Sweet for those families.
you make no sense! There are 60 kids on top Spphomore list, most well deserved. Most either committed or soon to be. News Flash: That's part of the reason they are on the list! They have been identified by numerous evaluators as the best in their grade. Of couse there are many other great players in the grade not on list , because they only honor 60! Just because a kid commits to Duke or UNC does not mean they belong in the top 60. For example, assuming the top 10 programs take 12 kids each per grade level, obviously some will not be top 60. We all also know that many kids never see the field much regardless of where they commit. Only time will tell if kids on list continue to be stand out players. I personally think the number 60 is too small. At the very least there should be 100 ranked kids by this age.
I hardly think it's "numerous evaluators". It's like two guys talking to a a couple of clubs. Joke.
Not true!, maybe your upset because your kid didn't make the list? List is good, not long enough, but most kids on deserve to be there and have the stats to back up their selection. They do favor the prep schools, but then again, so do the top colleges! If you watch the list evolve over the next few years, you will see that these are the kids for the most part that will be starters in college.
