Obligatory reminder of star ratings.....

[Ataylor1989x]

The best linebacker in the world right now........
......

 

[jay_hq]

Not exactly the best example. That is a solid offer list. Most cfb players are 3 stars.

 

[Ataylor1989x]

Not exactly the best example. That is a solid offer list. Most cfb players are 3 stars.

It's a solid list for sure......I would assume that a catholic school player from Ohio would be most likely to want to go to ND if they offered......just saying, he's the best in the world right now, and you have a lot of guys who got a lot more hype from high school through college that didn't develop into much.

Luke has been what Clowney (perhaps the most hyped college defensive player ever) was supposed to be.

 

[Ole Cabbagehead]

Meaningless. Star ratings do a very good job showing a probability of success. The proof of how well they work is all over the place. They are not a predictor of how good or bad an individual player will be. Many individual players will outperform their star rating; many players will underperform compared to their star rating. That is not the point.

In the aggregate, higher rated recruits WILL outperform lower rated recruits. So when you evaluate a recruiting class, more stars means a better class, because it means a better probability of the players being able to excel at this level.

 

[RU2055]

Meaningless. Star ratings do a very good job showing a probability of success. The proof of how well they work is all over the place. They are not a predictor of how good or bad an individual player will be. Many individual players will outperform their star rating; many players will underperform compared to their star rating. That is not the point.

In the aggregate, higher rated recruits WILL outperform lower rated recruits. So when you evaluate a recruiting class, more stars means a better class, because it means a better probability of the players being able to excel at this level.

In a nut shell.

 

[Caliknight]

Huh? Ray Lewis is still the best LB alive even though he is retired. He could strap it up tomorrow and dominate.

 

[LotusAggressor]

Huh? Ray Lewis is still the best LB alive even though he is retired. He could strap it up tomorrow and dominate.

Until his deer antler spray was taken away.

 

[urbanecane]

I would argue this supports the stars argument. BC landed a once a decade type player and still couldn't get over the 7 win hump.