This seems plausible.
Petersen only won with
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This seems plausible.
It’s a business and 247 has to cater to the programs that bring in the most money. It also makes sense to think a guy is really good if Ohio State or Alabama wants them.
When Michigan State had a good 3 year with a couple of BCS bowl wins and a playoff appearance, their recruits were rated much higher. They ended up sucking. It’s why I don’t really get caught up in the ratings after the elite guys.
It’s easy to think, “look what we did with all these 3 stars, imagine once we start getting more 4 and 5 stars.” It rarely works out that way.
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We are, however, getting guys now in the past few classes with way more impressive offer lists than Pete's first four of five classes, right?
MakaDawg
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I think it's easy to conflate 4 star recruits with 5 star recruits, which you shouldn't do. If you are one of the top players at your position in football or basketball out of high school, you are much more likely to be a star player at your position in college. But outside of the top 30 players or so, it gets murkier. Alabama and Clemson are so dominant right now, in part, because they are getting the best of the best recruits. See Duke, Kentucky, and UNC in hoops as well.
But I also agree that stars don't mean much for a program like UW because we? aren't going to get the top 5 star guys at every position. That makes finding players that fit the way you play so important (ie, chip at oregon).
3 star dudes can be fucking studs. There are more of them than 5 stars, which means they can also be slow, steaming piles of shit (see, Manu, Kyler).
Therefore, you better have good coaches that know the difference between a shiny turd pretending to be gold and the real thing (obligatory fire gregory sentiment).
But I also agree that stars don't mean much for a program like UW because we? aren't going to get the top 5 star guys at every position. That makes finding players that fit the way you play so important (ie, chip at oregon).
3 star dudes can be fucking studs. There are more of them than 5 stars, which means they can also be slow, steaming piles of shit (see, Manu, Kyler).
Therefore, you better have good coaches that know the difference between a shiny turd pretending to be gold and the real thing (obligatory fire gregory sentiment).
bigpiccenergy
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Guilty as charged... def won't make that mistake again
don't forget about the fancy coffee