[JohnR34231]

[quote author=JPRI link=topic=7902.msg98860#msg98860 date=1411303123]
[quote author=ferrari link=topic=7902.msg98753#msg98753 date=1411136659]
Love this comment, doesn't matter how many stars you come in with but how many you leave with.

https://mobile.twitter.com/BruceFeldmanC...9024472064

True, but I do think there is a correlation between the two. Not a perfect one, but one nevertheless.
Having said that, I think the Harbaugh/Shaw regime has done a very good job of taking non-heralded recruits and turning them into excellent college football players.
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Why is it assumed that just because Mike Farrell or Tom Luginbil doesn't rank a player high that he isn't an excellent recruit? Toby Gerhart checked every single possibly box of a 5 star RB recruit but was rated a 3 star fullback. Stars are based on hype nothing more, nothing less.
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Every time this subject comes up, somebody points to some few players who didn't get that many stars coming out of high school but became outstanding in college, as if that disproves the notion that stars have any meaning. This is not the point. The point is that a person with a higher star rating has a higher probability of success in college than one with a lower star rating. Ask recruiters if they would rather have a recruiting class filled with 4 and 5 star prospects or 2 and 3 ones. I have a feeling what most of them will tell you.

[JohnR34231]

[quote author=JPRI link=topic=7902.msg98860#msg98860 date=1411303123]
[quote author=ferrari link=topic=7902.msg98753#msg98753 date=1411136659]
Love this comment, doesn't matter how many stars you come in with but how many you leave with.

https://mobile.twitter.com/BruceFeldmanC...9024472064

True, but I do think there is a correlation between the two. Not a perfect one, but one nevertheless.
Having said that, I think the Harbaugh/Shaw regime has done a very good job of taking non-heralded recruits and turning them into excellent college football players.
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Why is it assumed that just because Mike Farrell or Tom Luginbil doesn't rank a player high that he isn't an excellent recruit? Toby Gerhart checked every single possibly box of a 5 star RB recruit but was rated a 3 star fullback. Stars are based on hype nothing more, nothing less.
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Every time this subject comes up, somebody points to some few players who didn't get that many stars coming out of high school but became outstanding in college, as if that disproves the notion that stars have any meaning. This is not the point. The point is that a person with a higher star rating has a higher probability of success in college than one with a lower star rating. Ask recruiters if they would rather have a recruiting class filled with 4 and 5 star prospects or 2 and 3 ones. I have a feeling what most of them will tell you.