Will the 2012 Class Live Up to 2007?

When it comes to recruiting, you're perpetually seeking to raise the bar on talent for your team. If the incoming class is inferior to the one you recruited 4-5 years ago, then presumably your overall talent declines. A decline in talent would presumably be evident on the field as would an improvement. The easy way to compare classes might just be to count stars or recruiting rankings. But that's an oversimplification. Rather, the true measure seems to be how many scholarships pan out to where you'd offer them again in hindsight versus how many you'd wish to have back. One of the biggest advantages the emerging class of 2012 has over 2007 is the size. The class of 2012 might have only 15 players whereas the class of 2007 had 28 names. That might seem like an advantage f...