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[quote author=Publius link=topic=9617.msg155816#msg155816 date=1454718549]
To bring it back on topic and relevant to this drift, can somebody explain how Speights only merited 3 stars?  Seems to me a Parade All-American with those statistics and good offers should get at least 4 stars.

He plays in one of the weaker geographic areas, football wise, of Texas, so maybe there is some bias there.
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Right, I would not guess that Speights has seen elite in-state competition.  McAllen Memorial eked out a 3 pt win over United South (Laredo) in the first round of the UIL playoffs, and then Memorial lost by two TDs to neighboring Harlingen in UIL 6A D1.  Interestingly enough, of their regular season games, Memorial played seven games at home and three games away.

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[quote author=Publius link=topic=9617.msg155816#msg155816 date=1454718549]
To bring it back on topic and relevant to this drift, can somebody explain how Speights only merited 3 stars?  Seems to me a Parade All-American with those statistics and good offers should get at least 4 stars.

He plays in one of the weaker geographic areas, football wise, of Texas, so maybe there is some bias there.
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Right, I would not guess that Speights has seen elite in-state competition.  McAllen Memorial eked out a 3 pt win over United South (Laredo) in the first round of the UIL playoffs, and then Memorial lost by two TDs to neighboring Harlingen in UIL 6A D1.  Interestingly enough, of their regular season games, Memorial played seven games at home and three games away.