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cougjunkie · 02-11-2008, 05:31 PM

Rivals did an article a few months ago (I will try and dig it up) where they recapped the 2004 top 150 and where they are now.

10 had made the NFL, 20 more were projected to make the NFL.

50 of them had not started a college game. 35 of them never even made it to their college of choice.

Stars are about as inexact of a science that you can have. BYU falling 30 spots for losing Kaveinga on Rivals?

How about Kevin Hart, not having a single schollie offer, yet he makes up his own recruiting and commits to Cal and is automatically a 2 star. The Cal Message board throws out quotes like:

"I have seen this kid play, he is a steal for cal."
"This kid is truly the sleeper of this class, a great get."

Then you have other kids like Austin Holt for example who makes the US Army All-american game which is the premier game in the country for highshcool seniors and is sponsored by Rivals. Yet Rivals has him ranked as the 27th tight end overall eventhough he has offers from everyone. Both teams had 2 tightends, did the other 23 tight ends decline Rivals offer? No its because the left foot doesnt know what the right foot is doing.

There has also been numerous times where kids have committed to BYU and lost stars.

The bottomline is that the BCS controls the star systems as well.

02-11-2008, 05:31 PM	#36
cougjunkie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 5,741	Rivals did an article a few months ago (I will try and dig it up) where they recapped the 2004 top 150 and where they are now. 10 had made the NFL, 20 more were projected to make the NFL. 50 of them had not started a college game. 35 of them never even made it to their college of choice. Stars are about as inexact of a science that you can have. BYU falling 30 spots for losing Kaveinga on Rivals? How about Kevin Hart, not having a single schollie offer, yet he makes up his own recruiting and commits to Cal and is automatically a 2 star. The Cal Message board throws out quotes like: "I have seen this kid play, he is a steal for cal." "This kid is truly the sleeper of this class, a great get." Then you have other kids like Austin Holt for example who makes the US Army All-american game which is the premier game in the country for highshcool seniors and is sponsored by Rivals. Yet Rivals has him ranked as the 27th tight end overall eventhough he has offers from everyone. Both teams had 2 tightends, did the other 23 tight ends decline Rivals offer? No its because the left foot doesnt know what the right foot is doing. There has also been numerous times where kids have committed to BYU and lost stars. The bottomline is that the BCS controls the star systems as well. __________________ LINCECUM!