Louisville had 12 players drafted in a single year in 2015. They had two first rounders and four total picks last year and at least one first rounder four out of the past five years. If you think we have more talent than them then I'm glad you arent the recruiting coordinator.
And going forward it looks like we will have the edge on them in recruiting. I looked at 247 total team talent composite rankings, then dug back through to find which ones were Satterfield's recruits and transfers and took them out and compared to the rest. Also did the same for GT with and without CGC's guys. Any guys that were committed to either program before either one of these coaches took over, I kept with the original team, not added with the new coaches stats.
2019 Louisville team talent composite - 77 rated players, 0.8512 average
2019 Louisville Satterfield recruits/transfers - 15 rated players, 0.8399 average (4 of those were grad-transfers)
2019 Louisville team talent minus Satterfield's recruits/transfers - 62 rated players, 0.8540 average
2020 Louisville recruits - 22 rated commits, 0.8544 average.
So Satterfield's guys slightly lowered the team talent. He has 11 4-star players that he inherited and has added none. He had one 4-star recruit for 2019 that failed to qualify to enroll (also had another high 3-star that failed to qualify). He has one 4 star commit for 2020.
Now let's look at GT. GT's composite ranking on 247 includes all of our transfers (including the ones sitting) and still has Brandon Adams on the list... I adjusted the ranking after removing those 4:
2019 GT team talent composite - 79 rated players, 0.8427 average
2019 GT CGC recruits/transfers - 15 rated players, 0.8734 average (2 were grad-transfers, and were the lowest rated of all 15)
2019 GT team talent minus CGC recruits - 67 rated players, 0.8403 average
2020 GT recruits - 22 rated commits, 0.8634 average.
So CGC's guys increased the overall team talent. He inherited 3 4-star players and has added 5. He has 3 4-star commits for 2020 (and a good chance and landing a few more).
What does all this mean? IMO, Satterfield inherited a more talented roster that has good athletes who have all been recruited for and have been practicing in a more conventional offense. That team was trash last year but because of the lack of leadership and losing the locker room. Satterfield has done a good job of bringing those guys back together and getting them playing more disciplined, sound, focused football, but there was no lack of experience or major transition occurring. He is at best recruiting slightly diluting the talent they have there with what he is bringing in. On the other hand, CGC inherited a very young, inexperienced team that is transitioning to a complete opposite of what it has been doing for 10 years. CGC inherited some good athletes at skill positions, but we are severely lacking on both lines. The amount of talent he has brought in with his 2019 additions, and has committed for 2020 makes it look like the trajectory of our program is much higher than that of UL. I would much rather be in our position right now, even with results lacking so far.