Grading the 2014 Signing Class

I know all the cautionary notes-- Another school may "flip" some of our commits. They may not all qualify. Some, like Sealey, might be drafted and sign to play pro baseball. Others might look good but never live up to their potential. And, of course, the biggest limitation of all: Rankings are all based on the scouting reports of the various sites such as Rivals, Scout, and 247. We all know such reports are often flawed. I have probably left out a couple of reasons why we should not be excited just yet.

Even so, it is hard not to be pumped up about this class. I spent several hours yesterday net surfing to look at how other schools are doing. My overall assessment is that this will be one of, if not the best, signing class in the Southland Conference, an elite class among all FCS schools, and better than the 2014 classes of many mid-majors in CUSA, the Mountain West, and Sun Belt conferences.

And we may sign a few guys who have been off the Cat Chat radar to make an already excellent class even better. Pretty amazing for a FCS newbie who won't be eligible for the playoffs until this class reaches their senior year, or junior year for red shirts.

I will wait until after signing day to assign overall and position group letter grades. For now, suffice to say its all A's and B's. And I have always been considered a tough grader.