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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 398388" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>I am not a fan of recruiting sites or start systems. However, I don't think that my opinion is very far away from yours. I believe on most of the sites 4-5 star players would be in the top 200-300 players in the country, which would be roughly the top 10-15 players per position in the country. It shouldn't be too hard to find 10-15 HS players at a position that are going to make a significant impact at the NCAA level. There are limitations on the rankings, such as players that don't go to combines or camps and don't distribute film are less likely to be in the top 200-300 regardless of their abilities. So the players have to play along with the system in order to get high rankings. I believe that most people associated with the sites would probably acknowledge that such limitations exist. My biggest issue with the sites and the system is what I consider over-hype and the fans reactions to the player and team rankings. </p><p></p><p>Sure, the averages of rankings of recruiting classes can indicate overall relative talent level on teams. However many fans look at individual classes and individual player rankings and engage in banter about it. There are mutt fans right now that are emphatic that the number 1 rated class and 7 5-stars is definite proof that they will win the natty next year. Some of those rabid fans don't even know who the players are, what positions they play, whether they will be eligible to enter school, or what the likely hood that they will remain at the school are. Some of those fans know every single measurement of every single player and have watched complete game film from many of them. But all of those guys talk trash about football at this time of year over 18 year old kids making decisions about where to go to school. </p><p></p><p>If the sites were simple places to organize data and make it accessible, I wouldn't have much of an issue with them. Getting information about the recruits is great. Getting to know about the kids and not just the athletes is great. However many, especially of the SEC fans that I know, approach the rankings and signing day as events as big as or even bigger than actual games. I get more than enough of the mutt fans barking during the season to hear it about kids deciding where to go to school.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 398388, member: 2426"] I am not a fan of recruiting sites or start systems. However, I don't think that my opinion is very far away from yours. I believe on most of the sites 4-5 star players would be in the top 200-300 players in the country, which would be roughly the top 10-15 players per position in the country. It shouldn't be too hard to find 10-15 HS players at a position that are going to make a significant impact at the NCAA level. There are limitations on the rankings, such as players that don't go to combines or camps and don't distribute film are less likely to be in the top 200-300 regardless of their abilities. So the players have to play along with the system in order to get high rankings. I believe that most people associated with the sites would probably acknowledge that such limitations exist. My biggest issue with the sites and the system is what I consider over-hype and the fans reactions to the player and team rankings. Sure, the averages of rankings of recruiting classes can indicate overall relative talent level on teams. However many fans look at individual classes and individual player rankings and engage in banter about it. There are mutt fans right now that are emphatic that the number 1 rated class and 7 5-stars is definite proof that they will win the natty next year. Some of those rabid fans don't even know who the players are, what positions they play, whether they will be eligible to enter school, or what the likely hood that they will remain at the school are. Some of those fans know every single measurement of every single player and have watched complete game film from many of them. But all of those guys talk trash about football at this time of year over 18 year old kids making decisions about where to go to school. If the sites were simple places to organize data and make it accessible, I wouldn't have much of an issue with them. Getting information about the recruits is great. Getting to know about the kids and not just the athletes is great. However many, especially of the SEC fans that I know, approach the rankings and signing day as events as big as or even bigger than actual games. I get more than enough of the mutt fans barking during the season to hear it about kids deciding where to go to school. [/QUOTE]
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