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Why does the amount of 5 star recruits remain so consistent?
Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:52 pm
Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:52 pm
I was just looking through the 247 composite rankings and the amount of 5 stars pretty much remains the same.
247 - 266 4 stars and 30 5 stars - 2009
247 - 276 4 stars and 30 5 stars - 2010
247 - 265 4 stars and 30 5 stars - 2011
247 - 316 4 stars and 35 5 stars - 2012
247 - 296 4 stars and 34 5 stars - 2013
247 - 283 4 stars and 33 5 stars - 2014
247 - 279 4 stars and 35 5 stars - 2015
247 - 288 4 stars and 32 5 stars - 2016
247 - 266 4 stars and 30 5 stars - 2009
247 - 276 4 stars and 30 5 stars - 2010
247 - 265 4 stars and 30 5 stars - 2011
247 - 316 4 stars and 35 5 stars - 2012
247 - 296 4 stars and 34 5 stars - 2013
247 - 283 4 stars and 33 5 stars - 2014
247 - 279 4 stars and 35 5 stars - 2015
247 - 288 4 stars and 32 5 stars - 2016
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Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:55 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
They have to make the cutoff point somewhere.
While I agree a lot of kids could come into play for the 5* ranking, most 5* are probably looked at as "can't miss" prospects, whereas there is much more parity in the 4 stars and so on.
If they raised the number of 5 stars to 60 (double the avg) all it would mean is that 30 4*s were seen as 5*s, and I'm not sure the depth of the 5* list is really that big.
While I agree a lot of kids could come into play for the 5* ranking, most 5* are probably looked at as "can't miss" prospects, whereas there is much more parity in the 4 stars and so on.
If they raised the number of 5 stars to 60 (double the avg) all it would mean is that 30 4*s were seen as 5*s, and I'm not sure the depth of the 5* list is really that big.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 4:33 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
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Why does the amount of 5 star recruits remain so consistent?
Star rankings are really only about marketing for recruiting companies. They decided that basically using a bell curve is the best way to market their star system evaluations. That's about all there is to it.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 4:37 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
Another question I have is why do guys get their ratings dropped when there has been no new material to rate them on since they were last adjusted. Sometimes it seems like they punish kids in essence for not going to camps.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 8:19 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
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Why does the amount of 5 star recruits remain so consistent?
Not everyone is special
Posted on 7/9/14 at 9:04 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
They like to keep the # of 5 stars around 30, they've said as much before.
There are still WAY too many 4 stars though. The vast majority of HS players should be 3 stars.
There are still WAY too many 4 stars though. The vast majority of HS players should be 3 stars.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 11:47 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
I'll say it this way. I played HS football against some really top flight players who went to the SEC for college. Those guys were absolutely incredible players and took over games quite often. And I never played against a 5* player.
Basically in a nutshell, it's REALLY hard to be a 5*. That's why they're so few.
Basically in a nutshell, it's REALLY hard to be a 5*. That's why they're so few.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 12:20 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
It's to appease the star gazers
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