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I know there are a lot of people who don't buy into "stars"
Posted on 2/3/11 at 10:39 am
Posted on 2/3/11 at 10:39 am
But the three main sites; rivals, scout, and ESPN do a great job evaluating talent these days.
Yes I believe there are still some favorites, i.e the famous Rivals Bama Bump, but overall I think there are more guys that know just enough about football to be a decent judge of talent.
This along with the many different camps that allow people to see a kid has made for a much more accurate star system in my opinion.
I can remember the wonderful days of Forest Davis who I think had his own kid as a 3 star eventhough he didn't even start on his high school football team.
Yes I believe there are still some favorites, i.e the famous Rivals Bama Bump, but overall I think there are more guys that know just enough about football to be a decent judge of talent.
This along with the many different camps that allow people to see a kid has made for a much more accurate star system in my opinion.
I can remember the wonderful days of Forest Davis who I think had his own kid as a 3 star eventhough he didn't even start on his high school football team.
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Posted on 2/3/11 at 10:41 am to deaux68
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rivals, scout, and ESPN
One of these things does not belong IMO
FWIW, anyone who doesn't buy into stars is a moron
Posted on 2/3/11 at 10:41 am to deaux68
quote:Post lost all credibility at that point
rivals, scout, and ESPN do a great job evaluating talent these days.
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Anchors away....
Posted on 2/3/11 at 10:41 am to deaux68
ESPN is garbage at recruiting
Posted on 2/3/11 at 10:46 am to deaux68
Fans of teams that are sucking do that all the time. I know there are a lot of Vols fans who have been saying stars don't matter over the last few years. They say some crap about getting 'high character players who bleed orange' or something to that affect. I wish rivals started in the early 90's so I could compare the star ratings on the rosters from the time we were actually good until now.
Posted on 2/3/11 at 10:56 am to deaux68
To me NSD consists of 2 goals for a lot of schools.
1) Sign the best players for your team.
2) Get as much press as you can.
I'm happy with the job Les does at LSU because he goes after the best players who fit into his team. He focuses heavily on character and chemistry along with skill. I've never seen him court the media which plays to LSU's favor most of the time. With the hits our program took losing Ryan Perriloux, Co-DC failure, no QB, Crowton failures the players and coaches exhibited great cohesiveness and commitment which delivered a nice 11-2 season. With the recent additions of recruits and new a new OC we are positioned for a nice run in 2011.
So no, I don't pay much attention to the media driven star system.
1) Sign the best players for your team.
2) Get as much press as you can.
I'm happy with the job Les does at LSU because he goes after the best players who fit into his team. He focuses heavily on character and chemistry along with skill. I've never seen him court the media which plays to LSU's favor most of the time. With the hits our program took losing Ryan Perriloux, Co-DC failure, no QB, Crowton failures the players and coaches exhibited great cohesiveness and commitment which delivered a nice 11-2 season. With the recent additions of recruits and new a new OC we are positioned for a nice run in 2011.
So no, I don't pay much attention to the media driven star system.
Posted on 2/3/11 at 11:05 am to deaux68
... and each of those recruiting services has a different #1 ranked school. IMO, just mine alone, the services are a bit pageantry-oriented and possibly biased at times.
The coaches and their staffs know their needs better than an outside entity which would cause them to value a Rivals 3*as a 5* to their program. I'm sure coaches use some of the recruiting services info to keep up with the happenings in recruiting, but they use camps and attend games to do their recon. The recruiting services are cute and fun for the prospects and fans, but I think its another way to make $$$ more than anything. It sells college football.
Utah, Boise, and TCU have many Rivals/ESPN/Scout 3* recruits. Guess what big time programs they've beaten in recent years that are consistently loaded with 4* & 5* players?
The coaches and their staffs know their needs better than an outside entity which would cause them to value a Rivals 3*as a 5* to their program. I'm sure coaches use some of the recruiting services info to keep up with the happenings in recruiting, but they use camps and attend games to do their recon. The recruiting services are cute and fun for the prospects and fans, but I think its another way to make $$$ more than anything. It sells college football.
Utah, Boise, and TCU have many Rivals/ESPN/Scout 3* recruits. Guess what big time programs they've beaten in recent years that are consistently loaded with 4* & 5* players?
This post was edited on 2/3/11 at 11:11 am
Posted on 2/3/11 at 11:17 am to deaux68
You really think ESPN is doing such a good job?..why is there such a big gap between their scores and the others?...I call bullshite on this one...only reason you like ESPN's score, it must be your highest ranking.... 
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