[Goose]

To me, the bigger problem is that the production from the two most recent 5* offensive linemen was more akin to 3* players.



BC

Totally agree. We all get excited about a 5 star play arriving, but the results often don't match those expectations. It could be that the coaches don't get the most out of the players. It also could be the players don't fit the system, or that the players just were over hyped in the first place. I think that while each case is different the real problem is that the "rankings" on admission are pretty prone to error. If DeCastro was a three star somebody clearly missed.
Determining which Stanford students are going to accomplish the most in their chosen career paths based on their SAT test scores simply doesn't work. Similarly, recruiting rankings don't accurately predict success. These predictors are not useless, but they are still very inadequate to the task of  predicting the trajectory of one's career.

[Goose]

To me, the bigger problem is that the production from the two most recent 5* offensive linemen was more akin to 3* players.



BC

Totally agree. We all get excited about a 5 star play arriving, but the results often don't match those expectations. It could be that the coaches don't get the most out of the players. It also could be the players don't fit the system, or that the players just were over hyped in the first place. I think that while each case is different the real problem is that the "rankings" on admission are pretty prone to error. If DeCastro was a three star somebody clearly missed.
Determining which Stanford students are going to accomplish the most in their chosen career paths based on their SAT test scores simply doesn't work. Similarly, recruiting rankings don't accurately predict success. These predictors are not useless, but they are still very inadequate to the task of  predicting the trajectory of one's career.