re: I know there are a lot of people who don't buy into "stars"

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Yea stars don't matter. It's a complete coincidence that the top 10 in college football usually looks a lot like the top 10 in the recruiting rankings. It's also a coincidence that there were what, 9 SEC schools in the top 25 of the recruiting rankings? It's not like the SEC is the best conference in college football or anything.

You're insane if you can't see that there is a correlation between recruiting and top programs. Yes, there are exceptions, but if you give me a team full of 5 stars I will beat a team full of 3 stars 8 out of 10 times.

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It actually is, the best coaches are usually the best recruiters, so I know they have more pull than any schmuck on a Scouting website.

IF it syncs up, woo hoo, but it doesn't take a genius to simple look at highlights and say "oh yeah, he's good" like Rivals and Scout does.

Do me a favor, pick up the book Meat Market, it tells you what Coaching Staffs think of recruiting websites...