You're living in a dream world. Make 2 lists and compare. On one list name all the great players we've had that were rated low and with the other list name the great players we've had that were highly rated. Then tell me what you think.
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Can you answer this since Rivals hasn't evaluated him yet... if they give him a 4 star by the end of the recruiting cycle, will you think he is good then?
The services are right a lot more than they are wrong and they're getting better each year.
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Mvp of Atlanta LB camp sounds pretty impressive to me.
YouTube - ‪Khalid Henderson-LB MVP-Class of 2012-Atlanta 2011‬‏
I never said THIS kid was or wasn't good. I laugh at people who jump and go nuts over a kid rated low and call the services stupid yet if we sign a 5 star they orgasm in their panties.
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And 13-0 in 98. Or you could see how bammer has done the past few years.
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Boise State's average recruiting class is like 80th. If they can beat top teams once or twice a year with those guys, Wilcox should manage to win with a few lower rated guys sprinkled in a top 25 class. Plus, he may receive more offers throughout his senior season. Too early to write him off based on his offer list.
Just glad to pick up another recruit. If Dooley and Co. like him, I like him.
At some point, we all have to figure our coach is our coach, and we have to figure he knows what he is doing, selling etc..Since he is our coach, lets support his decisions and have faith he will succeed. To constantly harrang, criticize every decision he and his staff makes, is redundant....I saw get your heart in the vols and this program, or get your a** out.....simple....:salute:
So your goal is to piss on peoples parade and try to set them straight? Have fun with that.
Nobody is arguing that most of the top rated kids aren't targeted by major programs but not all of them pan out and you don't offer every single kid just because they have 4 stars next to their name.
As previously pointed out, what did Mitch Mustain and Vidal Hazelton do? They were the top rated QB and WR according to scout. Mustain got passed over and benched on two different teams. Hazleton only had one season with more than 6 catches in 4 seasons.
At some point, we all have to figure our coach is our coach, and we have to figure he knows what he is doing, selling etc..Since he is our coach, lets support his decisions and have faith he will succeed. To constantly harrang, criticize every decision he and his staff makes, is redundant....I say get your heart in the vols and this program, or get your a** out.....simple....:salute:
Unless I'm remembering wrong Tebow was highly rated as well. And I never said anything about the high rated kids being a can't miss. But more often than not high rated kids do well.
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While there is certainly all manner of insanity here (both believing stars are everything and stars are nothing), we do have alternatives other than just blindly following the coaches. We know that having higher ranked classes has historically been a necessary (but not sufficient) condition for winning championships. We also know that sometimes lower ranked players pan out (and higher ranked players don't) and that our coaches are paid to find the ones that will (and avoid the ones that won't).
So the proper class should contain enough well-recognized talent to be ranked highly and a couple lower-ranked players who impress the coaches. That is to say, if we take nothing but 2 and 3 stars, it's a problem. Similarly, if we only offer 4 and 5 stars, it's a problem, because it's evidence that our coaches aren't doing their own evaluation. But if we take a couple 2 and 3 stars and a lot of higher ranked players, we should trust that our coaches are doing their jobs in evaluation unless presented with evidence that their evaluation is poor.