There are some great accolades paid to Saban and Bama in this article.
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We may be seeing an increasing number of superior recruiting teams
Not only are there more teams meeting the threshold than there used to be, but in recent years there has been a large increase in the number of teams who are recruiting way over the 50 percent mark.
In 2014, no team was above 75 percent. In 2015, only Alabama was. In 2016 and 2017, it was still just Alabama. The 2018 BCR saw Ohio State get into that super elite class.
But 2019 saw three of the four highest ratios ever. 2020 had the — at the time — the first-, second- and fourth-highest rates of blue chips ever with Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio State.
This year, Alabama has set an all-time record for the BCR at an astounding 84 percent mark! If not for having to sign special teams players, Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide would almost certainly be over 90 percent.
Of course, being that much higher than 50 percent does not necessarily follow with corresponding extra success. LSU in 2019 won it all at 64 percent, and Clemson in 2018 took home the title with a 61 percent BCR. The Tigers of 2016 were 52 percent in BCR.
Blue-Chip Ratio 2021: The 16 teams who can win a national title
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Here's a snip
We may be seeing an increasing number of superior recruiting teams
Not only are there more teams meeting the threshold than there used to be, but in recent years there has been a large increase in the number of teams who are recruiting way over the 50 percent mark.
In 2014, no team was above 75 percent. In 2015, only Alabama was. In 2016 and 2017, it was still just Alabama. The 2018 BCR saw Ohio State get into that super elite class.
But 2019 saw three of the four highest ratios ever. 2020 had the — at the time — the first-, second- and fourth-highest rates of blue chips ever with Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio State.
This year, Alabama has set an all-time record for the BCR at an astounding 84 percent mark! If not for having to sign special teams players, Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide would almost certainly be over 90 percent.
Of course, being that much higher than 50 percent does not necessarily follow with corresponding extra success. LSU in 2019 won it all at 64 percent, and Clemson in 2018 took home the title with a 61 percent BCR. The Tigers of 2016 were 52 percent in BCR.
