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Message: [QUOTE="arbitragegls, post: 366348, member: 302"] Based on information through September 26, Syracuse is dead last when compared to # recruits for '13 with its new ACC brethren. For example, on a national rank basis Syracuse is in the 70's--albeit there are still a few top notch players thinking about 'Cuse--but Pitt for example is ranked in the 40's. It is not going to be easy to compete in the ACC with this type of recruiting...note the ACC is only behind the SEC in talent committed. HOW DO WE GET BETTER: [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]Included below are the [URL='http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/teamrank;_ylt=AhKsMRxStjtdbhSWxqe1ThNGPZB4'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit] rankings[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] for all 14 ACC schools. The number to the left is each program’s national rank. Obviously, these figures can and will change over time, since these commitments are still tentative. Additional thoughts are also below.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue][B][FONT=inherit]ACC Football 2013 Recruiting Rankings (September 26)[/FONT][/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]11. [URL='http://atlanticcoastconvos.com/tag/florida-state/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]Florida State[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] (18 commits; 3.44 average) (August Rank: 10)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]13. [URL='http://atlanticcoastconvos.com/tag/clemson/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]Clemson[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] (17 commits; 3.47 average) (August Rank: 14)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]16. [URL='http://atlanticcoastconvos.com/tag/north-carolina/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]North Carolina[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] (19 commits; 3.21 average) (August Rank: 18)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]18. [URL='http://atlanticcoastconvos.com/tag/virginia-tech/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]Virginia Tech[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] (17 commits; 3.35 average) (August Rank: 19)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]19. [URL='http://atlanticcoastconvos.com/tag/virginia/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]Virginia[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] (18 commits; 3.32 average) (August Rank: 24)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]35. [URL='http://atlanticcoastconvos.com/tag/nc-state/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]NC State[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] (18 commits; 2.89 average) (August Rank: 49)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]36. [URL='http://atlanticcoastconvos.com/tag/maryland/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]Maryland[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] (17 commits; 2.76 average) (August Rank: 22)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]39. [URL='http://atlanticcoastconvos.com/tag/miami-fl/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]Miami (FL)[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] (11 commits; 3.55 average) (August Rank: 34)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]40. [URL='http://atlanticcoastconvos.com/tag/pittsburgh/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]Pittsburgh[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] (17 commits; 2.65 average) (August Rank: 35)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]47. [URL='http://atlanticcoastconvos.com/tag/boston-college/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]Boston College[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] (18 commits; 2.71 average) (August Rank: 57)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]48. [URL='http://atlanticcoastconvos.com/tag/georgia-tech/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]Georgia Tech[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] (13 commits; 3.08 average) (August Rank: 41)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]55. [URL='http://atlanticcoastconvos.com/tag/duke/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]Duke[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] (15 commits; 2.53 average) (August Rank: 60)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]67. [URL='http://atlanticcoastconvos.com/tag/wake-forest/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]Wake Forest[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] (12 commits; 2.58 average) (August Rank: 59)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]76. [URL='http://atlanticcoastconvos.com/tag/syracuse/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]Syracuse[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] (8 commits; 2.75 average) (August Rank: 77)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue]Some additional thoughts after the jump:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Helvetica Neue] [/FONT][/COLOR] [LIST] [*][FONT=inherit]Syracuse hasn’t picked up a recruit in months, hence why they’ve only got a class of eight, and are sitting around the mid 70s in the rankings. The Orange are one of the final considerations for several top recruits, however, so this class is still largely undefined.[/FONT] [*][FONT=inherit]With five schools in the top 20 (six if you want to count [URL='http://atlanticcoastconvos.com/tag/notre-dame/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]Notre Dame[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL]), the ACC is second only to the [URL='http://secsports.com/'][COLOR=#e76308][FONT=inherit]SEC[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] in terms of landing top recruiting classes.[/FONT] [*][FONT=inherit]Mike London and Randy Edsall have received plenty of praise for their recruiting work in ACC circles, but the buzz may start carrying beyond league borders soon — specifically for Virginia, who is one of the conference’s teams in the top 20.[/FONT] [*][FONT=inherit]Florida State has already been pulling down top classes for the last few years, but given how this season is shaping out thus far, the best may be yet to come. Nationally, they’ll be one of the schools to watch as recruiting heats up.[/FONT] [*][FONT=inherit]Duke and Georgia Tech seem to be moving in opposite directions, with the Blue Devils rising in each of the last two rankings, and the Wreck dropping (precipitously) in the last two.[/FONT] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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