As much as we malign the recruiting rankings... this stuff does predict future success.
I have a question about this. I feel like every year, I read everyone "salivating" or trembling in fear over better-than-ever recruits (almost always Harvard). This was particularly true for Zena E. (I went back and checked old threads); now he's a junior and they are 4-8.
Maybe this is Amaker's fault (I'm still not convinced he's the best strategic coach in our conference), but my point stands.
Sure, Harvard's rising freshmen may look impressive, but do I think they are going to steamroll the League for 4 years? No.
I've gotten to the point where I don't even read the recruiting threads on here anymore because of the outlandish claims.