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<blockquote data-quote="Legal Jacket" data-source="post: 170071" data-attributes="member: 601"><p>Let's go over a few things: </p><p></p><p>Stars are proven to reflect talent. They aren't foolproof, but there is a mathematical correlation between success in reaching the next level and the number of stars. Are there 2 stars who end up being great players? Yes. Are their five stars who bust? Yes. But they are like lotto tickets, and the five star tickets have a better chance of paying off than the two star tickets. </p><p></p><p>As to Gostis and Gray, we'll see what they do. I think both were three star guys, so its not like they were rated as worst in the world. Plus someone like Gotsis is an international talent, not scouted like other recruits, so its not surprising that someone who didn't play american football didn't get more than four stars (if you remember, he was somewhat of a project when he got here).</p><p></p><p>Skov didn't carry the football at Stanford because the coach didn't think he was the best option for them to carry the ball. Maybe the coach liked his blocking. Maybe the coach thought they had a better option at RB. That's not a superficial factor - that's saying for whatever reason the coach didn't feel the need to get the ball in Skov's hands more often. I hope I'm wrong, but I take that to be somewhat indicative of his running skills. I'm expecting him to do great in our offense, but I wouldn't be surprised if we find he lacks breakaway speed or vision.</p><p></p><p>Waller proves my point - remember what he did as a freshman? He blocked kicks. Sophomore? When was the first time Waller made a difference as a Wr? Would you have wanted to rely on freshman Waller to be our main WR?</p><p></p><p>Mason was a senior last year. He played as a freshman but didn't start. He's also an example of a three star paying off. Same thing with Freeman. He made an impact, but how many DL have we gone through the last few years waiting for someone like him? Are we going to keep our fingers crossed and hope we have Freeman's at four positions on offense?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Legal Jacket, post: 170071, member: 601"] Let's go over a few things: Stars are proven to reflect talent. They aren't foolproof, but there is a mathematical correlation between success in reaching the next level and the number of stars. Are there 2 stars who end up being great players? Yes. Are their five stars who bust? Yes. But they are like lotto tickets, and the five star tickets have a better chance of paying off than the two star tickets. As to Gostis and Gray, we'll see what they do. I think both were three star guys, so its not like they were rated as worst in the world. Plus someone like Gotsis is an international talent, not scouted like other recruits, so its not surprising that someone who didn't play american football didn't get more than four stars (if you remember, he was somewhat of a project when he got here). Skov didn't carry the football at Stanford because the coach didn't think he was the best option for them to carry the ball. Maybe the coach liked his blocking. Maybe the coach thought they had a better option at RB. That's not a superficial factor - that's saying for whatever reason the coach didn't feel the need to get the ball in Skov's hands more often. I hope I'm wrong, but I take that to be somewhat indicative of his running skills. I'm expecting him to do great in our offense, but I wouldn't be surprised if we find he lacks breakaway speed or vision. Waller proves my point - remember what he did as a freshman? He blocked kicks. Sophomore? When was the first time Waller made a difference as a Wr? Would you have wanted to rely on freshman Waller to be our main WR? Mason was a senior last year. He played as a freshman but didn't start. He's also an example of a three star paying off. Same thing with Freeman. He made an impact, but how many DL have we gone through the last few years waiting for someone like him? Are we going to keep our fingers crossed and hope we have Freeman's at four positions on offense? [/QUOTE]
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