the recruiting star system is perfect. It's a 100% indication of how good players will be, and coaching does not matter - it's all about rankings. I'd rather have 9 stars combined than a really good coordinator. Live and die by that, my friend.![]()
What did coaches do 20 years ago before the internet and before there were stars to tell them who to recruit? I guess Joe Pa, Tom Osborne, Bobby Bowden had to use their own brain and recruit kids that fit their system and not worry about a star rating as they were confident they could coach the kid and develop him. Good thing Osborne didn't waste his time with walk-ons(he only had 27 go on the make the NFL, guys that would have probably not even been rated by the star system).