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We see the current trajectory of the class. To alleviate some of the discussion in other threads and get everyone on record. What do you care more about? Personally certain positions I care more about stars. I think OL, TE, and Safety are more about projection and evaluations than stars. I think WR, DE, CB you look for alphas that are 5* talents. I think the overall class benefits from a highly ranked QB. RB is the easiest transition so just grab guys that fit the offense.

Since @Canemang caught me imma star ***** ****allat. Gimme the blue chips.
 
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I think the ranking systems have gotten better over the years. There's much more information out there due to camps and the business that's been built up around recruiting. That said, there will always be whiffs when it comes to the rankings because they don't focus much on the non-physical elements that play a large role in success or failure. I'm talking about things like grit, intelligence, maturity, motivation, spatial awareness, poise, mental toughness, etc... And while those traits vary in importance when talking about different positions, they make a huge difference when talking about prospects who have comparable physical traits.

The bottom line is the star ranking systems nowadays more closely resemble most P5 recruiting boards, however there will never not be a place for making your own evaluations.
 
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Of course stars matter; there's a fine line between being a star-***** and objectively caring about stars, however.

It's been proven time and time again - you need blue-chips to compete on the national stage. You can have projects or developmental players in each class, but it is imperative that you obtain more blue-chips. These sites that make the rankings - are they perfect? **** no, we know that. There's plenty of shuffling around between now and signing day anyways. But for the most part, they know what they're doing based on statistical analysis and present-day scouting.

You need a balance, there's no perfect ratio...but you need a multitude of 4 and 5 star guys to get on the Bama/UGA/OSU level. If this is a comment concerning our current 3-star filled class with Mario the recruiting mastermind, I wouldn't worry about that right now...we've got a run of commits due in the next five-six weeks from plenty of highly-touted guys. As frequent big-game hunters as we are perceived to be, a lot of the class might not be solidified until closer to NSD. We also might take close to 30 dudes, and a lot of these 3-star guys are jumping aboard early because their spot might be snatched up if they play games and wait around.
 
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supacane said:
UGA national champion 22 cycle: 8 3 stars in their top 5 class lol. No one is doing eval. Sure
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And they got 5....yes 5, 5-stars lol. They can afford to take 8 3-stars, and one was a punter....so really, it's 5 5-stars vs. 7 3-stars.

If you want to dive in deeper, they picked up 11 Top-100 players, 8 of the Top-50 players. Curious to see how those players turn out for them.
 
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Amazingly enough stars do matter to a point in college football. Few teams have done it based on system alone. Boise St comes to mind as one who did.

Now interesting enough the NFL relies on evaluating and could careless what a players “star ranking” was in college.
 
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Evals. Obviously you need to get as much talent as possible but taking stats for stars got Dan Mullen fired. Even the top schools take the “developmental” type. A few added in a class won’t make a huge difference if the class is too heavy. When you build a class that’s 3/4 developmental guys you are needing to hit at an incredibly high rate.
 
WeBallinBoyz said:
And they got 5....yes 5, 5-stars lol. They can afford to take 8 3-stars, and one was a punter....so really, it's 5 5-stars vs. 7 3-stars.

If you want to dive in deeper, they picked up 11 Top-100 players, 8 of the Top-50 players. Curious to see how those players turn out for them.
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So you are saying we won't get any blue chips athletes or u think we should only recruit those? Cuz yall made a point and I point out UGA recruited eval type players.
 
It's a mixture of both. Blue chip ratio is real. If you want to compete for national titles, you need 4 and 5 stars across the board. Not all of them will hit, but they have a better chance of being studs. Evaluations also matter, because there are some players who might fall through the cracks or be late to football and you want to get them before other programs do.

At the end of the day, college football is all about talent acquisition. Get the talent and everything else falls into place.
 
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