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Originally Posted by Indy Coug
How does a 1st team All-American placekicker only get two stars? Especially when that same ranking service lists a different kicker as 4 stars?
Maybe stars matter, but there are serious flaws and biases to the methodology and the coverage is often very, very spotty. Unless recruits market themselves both in summer camps and in playing the recruiting game (i.e. not committing early so that big schools can offer them, thus raising their profile), they will almost automatically be underrated, particularly if they don't live in a "major market".
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Do you feel our recruiting classes are drastically underrated due to the stars systems, honestly?
Of course it's not perfect, but a reasonably logical fellow like yourself that understands data and stats, I have a hard time believing you buy into it.
We go after guys in major markets all the time. Seattle, Phoenix, Portland, NoCal, SoCal, Texas, Denver. Utah is getting more and more attention from these services.
When we do go after a four star recruit we butt heads with USC and Florida. When we go after a low end 4 star or high end three star, we go up against the Oregons and Colorados. To buy into this concept that we actually do have better recruiting classes than these guys, you would have to believe that every other coaching staff is stupid and lazy and we're the only smart ones.