'15 NC RB Rocky Reid (Wake Forest commit)

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Owen Williams was a 3 star and he's working out well. Wasn't Wolf a 3 star on most sites as well? Sutton. Butch knows what he's doing. Weatherd and Pearson were unknown when we offered
 
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We all like Reid regardless of the number of stars beside his name. It only matters when we can say "we had a top 10 or 5 or 2 or 1 recruiting class" when talking to future recruits. The national recruiting rankings go by stars given by someone other than our coaches based on what they have seen or heard. 4* just sounds better than 3* and is in no way indicative of their talent level.
 
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Montee Ball from Wisconsin was a 3 star by most recruiting sites and he turned out pretty well. Just saying.
 
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Ethan Hooper said:
I'm sure you will disappear from this thread once I ask this. How exactly do stars make a player better. Please educate us all on the science behind this. Tell us exactly how an analyst who doesn't know half as much as a college coach makes a player better by putting an extra star beside his name. Are the analysts magic? Does a tenth of a second magically get shaved off a player's 40 yard dash after the player gets raised in the rankings? Do they magically gain 20 LBS on their squat max? I'm not trying to come off as a jerk. I would just like to learn how this works. It's so fascinating. All these years, I thought hard work was what made players better. You sir, have blown my mind.
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Outstanding.
 
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VolFreakJosh said:
Montee Ball from Wisconsin was a 3 star by most recruiting sites and he turned out pretty well. Just saying.
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The only reason I care about stars is that they make our recruiting class rank higher, which helps national perception of our program and turns recruits our way. I think a lot of "stargazers" around here think that way as well.
 
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m1al said:
Well, there's your sign...
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It is his VN schtick

Nationdom = recruit stars

LebanonVolunteer = recruiting #s

UTKnate = recruits bodies

Ron Swanson. = overflowing optimism (my opinion he is a realist :). )

MockingVol = mocking VN posters

Butchna = emoticons united :hi:


You are just helping solidify his reputation.
 
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85SugarVol said:
Why don't any of the services assign a 1 Star grade, have I missed that?

Why have a 5 tier Star system if you're only going to assign stars to 4 of the tiers?
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Same reason that you do not tell your girlfriend/boyfriend/spouse that they are a 5 (out of 10). :)
Could reflect poorly on both of you...

Same reason the government cannot simplify the tax code.... Or simplify the healthcare system...

It would make too much sense :salute:


I like the grading scale personally. 0-100. Do not like when the services assign a 2* rather than NR (not rated).
 
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VolFreakJosh said:
Montee Ball from Wisconsin was a 3 star by most recruiting sites and he turned out pretty well. Just saying.
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So was allan carson, Vincent dallas, Christian harris, Alan Posey, tino Thomas, martaze jJackson and John propst and how did they work out? The stars dint guarantee or prevent success but it looks better on paper and for whatever reason people in this thread seem to be borderline pissed if we pickup a commit from a player that is highly ranked.i look more at offer list than stars myself but I assure you having high ranked players helps alot with public perception. How many times have you heard current recruiting targets comment on how we had a great class last year and seem to be going in the right direction, had Hurd, Kelly Jr , bates and Malone all been ranked 3 stars that wouldn't change their talent level one bit but those players wouldn't be expecting contribution like they are now. The results aren't currently there but they atleast think we're going in the right direction and willing to Jump on board.
 
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VolsDoc81TX said:
It is his VN schtick

Nationdom = recruit stars

LebanonVolunteer = recruiting #s

UTKnate = recruits bodies

Ron Swanson. = overflowing optimism (my opinion he is a realist :). )

MockingVol = mocking VN posters

Butchna = emoticons united :hi:


You are just helping solidify his reputation.
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I hear ya.. It's the main reason I stopped responding to him and will not again. I guess sometimes I/we just get a little tired of the nonsense being posted and can no longer resist the urge to call some of these folks out..
 
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m1al said:
I hear ya.. It's the main reason I stopped responding to him and will not again. I guess sometimes I/we just get a little tired of the nonsense being posted and can no longer resist the urge to call some of these folks out..
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He posts to get called out. Dude loves to rustle jimmies.
 
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