Recruiting is not just about blue Chip players. It's also about being really good at finding kids under the radar that have the potential to be All-american type players. Butch was phenomenal at this.
Landing the diamond in the rough that becomes a star is pivital. When ya mix those kids with the bluechip studs, that's how u win championships. That is what pushes you over the top. That's how The U has won.
Recruiting is like gambling. It's all about stacking the odds in your favor.
A five star recruit has a
74% chance of getting drafted to the NFL (2017 draft: 23 picked out of 31 total)
A four star recruit has a
21% chance of getting drafted to the NFL (2017 draft: 76 picked out of 354 total)
A three star recruit has a
7% chance of getting drafted to the NFL (2017 draft: 90 picked out of 1202 total)
Also, we can look at the number of blue chip player on every team's roster, and see that it matches up very well with the team's success:
Number of blue chips:
1.) Alabama (***** 18, **** 51)
2.) Ohio State (***** 7, **** 56)
3.) USC (***** 8, **** 41)
4.) Georgia (***** 11, **** 43)
5.) FSU (***** 10, **** 38)
6.) LSU (***** 4, **** 48)
7.) Michigan (***** 3, **** 46)
8.) Auburn (***** 4, **** 41)
9.) Clemson (***** 6, **** 34)
10.) Notre Dam (***** 0, **** 46)
compare that to...
Current College Football Rankings
1. Clemson
2. Oklahoma
3. Georgia
4. Alabama
5. Ohio State
6. Wisconsin
7. Auburn
8. USC
9. Penn State
10. UCF
Obviously there's a high correlation there, with the 120 Division 1 teams.
(BTW, Miami is
#20 in talent with ***** 1 and **** 24, and we are
#11 in the rankings)
So my point is that recruiting highly ranked guys is like stacking the deck in your favor. It's like playing with house odds. Sure, you might lose a hand here or there, but in the long run the odds always win out.