Leeleesteeth
Screw the NCAA
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Which is why I say it's a culture gap rather than a talent gap. Im not a big believer in recruiting services when talent is truthfully too hard to guage especially in certain positions. It would not surprise me in the least to learn in the near future that our 3 star recruits (Means, Maurer, Lampley ext) end up being more valuable to us than the higher rated ones. (Excluding the tackles)There is much merit to this post IMO. Lots of kids are 5 stars because of their team or school and not individual talent or performance. If you're a 3 or 4 star kid but play for DeLaSalle, Mater Dei, The Oaks, or Bishop Gorman on the west coast, it's not hard to see how they automatically get elevated to 4 or 5 star status because of the school. The same thing happens on the East coast, if you're out of IMG Academy but really a 2 or 3 star player, getting bumped up to 4 or 5 star can take place. If you're a 2 or 3 star kid out of Unicoi County and work your summers rather than going to camps, a 2 or 3 star player you'll be if that until you graduate.
So for 2020 we only have 4 and 3 star players. They may be good kids but if we ever want top 5 recruiting rankings to actually have a shot to beat the likes of Clemson, Bama, Georgia etc... Then we need to recruit some 5 star players or 5 star talent. When our back ups are 5 star athletes and as good as our starters then we will be back to out glory days.
So for 2020 we only have 4 and 3 star players. They may be good kids but if we ever want top 5 recruiting rankings to actually have a shot to beat the likes of Clemson, Bama, Georgia etc... Then we need to recruit some 5 star players or 5 star talent. When our back ups are 5 star athletes and as good as our starters then we will be back to out glory days.