Donk, I love ya but you’re so full of sh!t your eyes are brown. MSU’s average rating per Rivals:
2010 - 2.92
2011 - 3.05
2012 - 3.04
2013 - 3.10
2014 - 2.79
2015 - 3.14
2016 - 3.14
2017 - 3
2018 - 3.22
2019 - 3.13
Hardly “through the roof”. Last year’s class finished nicely, for sure, but this year is trending right where Mullen had them towards the end of his time there. The new staff might very well be better recruiters but lets not pretend its a huge uptick. We’re talking hundredths of a point and still well below what Mullen is doing at UF.
Also, Florida was 3.78 last year and 3.54 so far this year - with some big fish out there that could bump this up. As far as quality, last year’s class was the highest rated since 2010 on Rivals. Looking back, 3.54 isn’t going to get it done buts its better than Mac and right around where Chump averaged. Since Meyer, the average has been between 3.5-3.68 except for two Mac years (~3.3, gross). What we need to do is get back to 3.8+ like Meyer pulled every year except his transition class. Not sure Mullen’s staff can do that but they can certainly exceed the last two guys.