Scout vs Rival

[quiksilver253]

So i'm thinking of subscribing to one of these two services and i was wonderingg which one you all find to be more extensive, reliable, etc. IrishIllustrated and Irish Eyes both sem good but im not looking to get both as I already am an ESPN Insider. Anything you guys can tell me would be greatly appreciated as you all seem to know a lot about recruiting. Also if there is another service which is better than either of these, i'm open as well.

Thanks

 

[Epitome]

Irish illustrated

 

[gallup21]

irish illustrated much better

 

[stonebreakerwasgod]

From all that I've seen and heard. Go w/ II.

 

[Pinoy QB]

try Blue and gold

 

[quiksilver253]

well now that blue and gold is in the picture, which is best, is it better than irish illustrated?

 

[notredomer23]

Ii

 

[notredomer23]

Actually Neither. Irishenvy Varsity Club

 

[SoCalDomer]

How much does one of these subscriptions cost anyway? For any of them.

When you join, do you get a button that says: "I'm an athletic supporter"?

 

[quiksilver253]

9.99 if you do it monthly, which has less benefits and comes our to 120 a year.

or

99.99 if you do it on an annual basis.


So i guess you all really like irish illustrated, huh.

 

[quiksilver253]

So im hoping to make this decision tonite, any last minute imputs?

 

[laxkid23]

I really like II. But sometimes I Eyes comes out with stuff before II. So its hard to say.

 

[quiksilver253]

well they're both gonna get the same things eventually, which do you thing is better content wise with information and analysis, thats more important.

 

[stonebreakerwasgod]

My blog. Although it has mostly content, very little analysis........

 

[GoshenGipper]

I'd go with II, then BGI, and then I Eyes.

 

[Easton Pa ND Fan]

Some thoughts...

Some thoughts...

Several things:

1. Scout seems to suffer from marketing inflation.
They award more stars (and more often) compared to
Rivals.

2. In the real world, the number of games played in
a year is 12-13. So at the most, the ratio of win
to losing can be 13x. Rivals ( 2005) averaged 22.1x
in assigning high to low recruiting points to their
rankings. Scout averaged > 30x.

3. The highest average team scoring in 2005 was
50.15pts/game. The lowest was 9.73pts/game. This
is a 5.15x ratio. Rivals numbers were closer to
the mark.

4. The most accurate power rating service (Thompson)
had a 62.05 to 4.81 high to low for a 12.9x ratio.
Again, Rivals wins.

5. Both Rivals and Scouts showed a correlation of
around 49% when comparing 4yr totals of recruiting
points to the 2006 season team winning percentages.

6. The difference in #5 above was so slight that if
I had a subscription to Scout, I would not cancel it.
If I did have a choice, it would be made for the
above reasons...Tom

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[JeremyND07]

I would not give any of them your money...just come here daily

 

[SoCalDomer]

I would not give any of them your money...just come here daily

Well said.

 

[rockne19]

i belong to both,and in my opinion rivals is much better.

 

[notredomer23]

i belong to both,and in my opinion rivals is much better.

if u belong to both, why do u ask so many questions?

 

[rockne19]

because,alot of people on here have alot of knowledge about nd football and recruiting, and it's a fun site.