Which one has better information? 80% of the information is the same. Each database will track a few kids the other one doesn't or will go a little deeper to show more kids. They can't track everybody.
Rivals first posted CMU's Brian Kelly would be named the next Iowa State football Head Coach, which begs the question, "Where did they get their info?", and "Why did they post it if it wasn't fact?" If someone wants speculation instead of facts you can get more accurate information (flight tracking, etc...) from this message board.
Do recruiting databases really know who Chizik & Company are recruiting? They completely missed a few recent verbals. I'm convinced most of the time they find out
ISU is on a kid's list because they are asking about their interest level in other schools. With this coaching staff,
ISU ranks higher with kids than scouting services recognize. Like the coaching search, a lot of the recruiting is being done under the radar and maybe the coaches want it that way to eliminate competition for a recruit.
Coach Chizik and his staff are excellent recruiters who make a great impression when they are in a recruit's living room with the parents. A couple Auburn parents in Dallas for the Cotton Bowl told a friend of mine their son, and many kids on the Auburn defense, were recruited by Chizik. They loved him. Regarding the kids we lost, the new staff knew about the verbals we had and for one reason or another they didn't fit what the program needs.
We have an oustanding caoching staff. It will be fun to see the recruiting class when it's done.