Questions for thought provoking individuals (not most of the posters on this board):
- What exactly is a 5* talent?
- Who makes this decision as to how many *s a kid gets?
- Why is a kid a 2* one day and changed to a 3* the next? Did he suddenly obtain some mad skills overnight? Or did he just get a really good night sleep? Or, maybe he stayed in a Holiday Inn Express?
- Why are there exactly only 50 5* guys each year? Seems like magic that it happens to turn out that way every year. You would think there would be more in some years than in other years, wouldn't you?
- What's the talent difference between a player who is ranked #49 and is a 5* recruit, and a player who is ranked #51 and is a 4* recruit?
- Are the internet sites in business to be expert evaluators of talent, or to make money off of morons who they can convince they are experts.
- Are the internet geeks making these determinations experts at talent evaluation, and if so, why do they work for a web site and not in player personnel in the NFL or Power 5 NCAA program?
- Why is it that the number of *s only change after recruits start getting recruited by major programs, and why is it never the other way around? Why do major programs not wait to make an offer until after the recruiting sites change the number of *s?
1. A stud. Like Clowney. Someone that everyone from Alabama to Southern Cal offers. The best of the best aren’t hard to spot. You’ll know it when you see it.
2. The guys who give stars.
3. Maybe he gets better. Plays well at a game or camp against better competition. When you’re a 2 star there’s a better chance you’re gaining a star then losing one.
4. You can identify 50 top guys across the nation. Yes in some years more than 50 will pan out. In others a top 50 player will turn into Ryan Leaf. But picking one per state they’re usually safe bets.
5. 2 numbers and a star....
6. Both. In order to evaluate talent you need to see it. In order to convince people to buy, you need to show competence and something people don’t already know. It’s not as easy as someone thinks. A lot of going to camps watching a bunch of high school kids doing drills. A lot of sales. Not exactly my idea of a fun night.
7. Mel Kiper was once a “geek” and heavily criticized Colts GM (who had a job in player personnel) in 1994 for taking Trev Alberts (2 years in NFL) over Trent Dilfer (QB for over a decade, won a Super Bowl). Turns out the geek was right.
8. Not exactly true. If so, schools would never sign 5 star players. They would be 4 stars that elevate to five after signing with Alabama, Texas, Georgia, etc...Clowney didn’t get his 5th star after signing with us, it was there long before his commitment