[washingtonismoney]

[quote author=washingtonismoney link=topic=12112.msg217419#msg217419 date=1512682959]
Kendall Williamson got bumped up to a four-star by Rivals in their most recent update.

I frequently wonder how much the star rating is based on their offer list rather than their ability. It seemed often times under Harbaugh Stanford would offer somebody, and then they would get a significant rating bump.
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Not infrequently. But I’m not sure that’s a completely terrible thing. Let’s say there’s an unknown player out in Maine who suddenly gets offered by Alabama. The offer seems like relevant info to me! “Just rate all of Nick Saban’s offers four stars” does not seem like a totally inplausible strategy given Saban’s track record.

There are bad instances of this — if services give bumps because of the size of the fan base (as people believe Texas and ND recruits get), that’s silly. But every idea has bad and good versions.

[washingtonismoney]

[quote author=washingtonismoney link=topic=12112.msg217419#msg217419 date=1512682959]
Kendall Williamson got bumped up to a four-star by Rivals in their most recent update.

I frequently wonder how much the star rating is based on their offer list rather than their ability. It seemed often times under Harbaugh Stanford would offer somebody, and then they would get a significant rating bump.
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Not infrequently. But I’m not sure that’s a completely terrible thing. Let’s say there’s an unknown player out in Maine who suddenly gets offered by Alabama. The offer seems like relevant info to me! “Just rate all of Nick Saban’s offers four stars” does not seem like a totally inplausible strategy given Saban’s track record.

There are bad instances of this — if services give bumps because of the size of the fan base (as people believe Texas and ND recruits get), that’s silly. But every idea has bad and good versions.