03-19-2023, 11:14 AM
(03-19-2023, 11:11 AM)OCcardinal Wrote:(03-18-2023, 07:21 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: 3rd isn't bad, but we've a long way to go to get back to the top. At least we're not in Cal's situation at the moment. . ..According to Swim Swam Stanford has had the #1 recruiting class for 3 years in a row: Swim Swam 2022 recruiting rankings Regan Smith turning pro really hurt us this season - probably not enough on its own to make us competitive with Virginia, but we would have been a lot closer. Looks like Virginia's 2023 recruiting class will be rated ahead of ours for 2023 though.
If we've had the #1 recruiting class 3 years in a row, why is there such a gap between us an UVA? I agree that having Regan Smith on the team wouldn't have given us the title, so is it lack of development from HS to college? From my untrained fandom, it seems like we have good top end talent, but lack the depth we've had in past years?