[Hoot Gibson]

I like what ESPN is trying to do with that link, but I would like to tweak it to get a true representation of High Schools' Performance. Instead of judging the collegiate side based on how well the football universities in that state do and the players they produce to the pro's... I would rather see it based off the players from within the state that go to college and the to the pros.

For example WV is skewed because WVU and Marshall have very, very low amount of in-state players..and subsequently even fewer in-state guys who move on to the pro's. Meanwhile WV is rewarded for a guy like Geno Smith who played in Florida.

Kentucky obviously isn't tearing up the charts in this aspect..but the UL and UK roster have many more in-state guys and guys like Jacob Tamme, Brandon Deaderick, Yeremiah Bell. Michael Bush, Tim Masthay, Corey Peters, Alfonso Smith, and Larry Warford should give the state of Kentucky a bump over WV. In fact WV is getting credit for Keith Tandy who played his HS ball at Christian County, KY.

By comparison the KY college and pro ranking should be substantially higher than WV.

What I do like above the players above is where they played their ball in HS.
Boyle County
Etown
GRC
Male
Murray
Central
Waggener
Madison Central
Christian County

4 County Schools, 2 Independent Schools (non-metro), 3 Louisville Schools.. nice balance there

I think that the only criteria ESPN used for its pro rankings was the number of NFL Hall of Famers produced by each state. It looks like the criteria used for the college rankings is the number of D1 football programs in relation to the state's population. I would not put much stock in either ranking.