Unreliability of Recruiting Star System

[Grizzoola]

This today in Las Vegas Sun:

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jan/22/star-system-used-rank-recruits-makes-good-coversat/

UM probably pays no attention to stars, as I think most UM players are no higher that 2 stars, perhaps even none. So many risks & intangibles when you recruit.

 

[putter]

Have you ever noticed, when a kid verbals to any school that is NOT FBS, their star rating either drops or goes away completely??

 

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

I give both of these posts..5 stars.........................you mean that kind of unreliability?






I get it.

 

[Griz In Tuscaloosa]

Have you ever noticed, when a kid verbals to any school that is NOT FBS, their star rating either drops or goes away completely??

Kind of curious...anybody know the highest star player that Montana ever signed (not counting Quinn though since he transferred in)???

 

[Griz In Tuscaloosa]

Have you ever noticed, when a kid verbals to any school that is NOT FBS, their star rating either drops or goes away completely??

I wouldn't put to much credit in the star systems, at lot of the big names have not been five stars. Sure Tebow was a 5 star but take a look at all these 3 stars that made a mark in college football the last couple of years.

Colt McCoy (Texas)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/texas/football/recruiting/player-Colt-McCoy-22880

Sam Bradford (Oklahoma)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/oklahoma/football/recruiting/player-Sam-Bradford-31616

Toby Gerhart (Stanford)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Toby-Gerhart-24345

Terrence Cody (Alabama)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Terrence-Cody-63052