Actually
@GregAmsler and a few others are wise enough, experienced enough, and observant enough to NOT get too over the top by a highly rated player.
The "ratings" thing is "fun" but in the end... pretty meaningless unless it turns into wins. A&M had the highest rated class ever last year, right? How many of their fans wouldn't trade that for a season like UT had?
For myself, I've watched this a long time. There was a time when I got excited about class rankings like some of you. Then I watched time after time as those classes busted in part because of poor coaching but also because they were filled with overrated players.
It is "nice" to have journalists drooling over your recruits. It is better to have them wondering how such mediocre talent managed to win 11 games and beat LSU, Bama, and Clemson along the way.