Here’s what college football recruiting rankings looked like before the Internet

These days, recruiting is a massive industry, with year-round coverage from sites dedicated almost entirely to evaluating prospects, and keeping up with their offers and commitments. However, this world of recruiting is relatively new. Rivals began in 1998. 247Sports started in 2010.

Before the days of recruiting sites, people kept track of top recruits with magazines, like Blue Chip Illustrated. Here’s how it looked in 1994, when Peyton Manning was a high school senior (and not even ranked as the No. 1 quarterback in the country).

Can you imagine if that’s the only information you got on recruiting? What would happen if you didn’t know about recruits’ favorite emojis? What if no recruit settled the Cane’s vs. Zaxby’s debate while on a hoverboard?

Bless you, 1994. Those sure were some dark days.