Re: Proof 3 stars

Agree. Some of the high school ratings unintentionally factor in competition and strength of schedule,. For instance, there was a QB named Brock Berlin. He played at a private Christain school. Put up amazing stats, was a physical speciman and yes his private HS was proably the best in the South...however at UF he could'nt beat out a guy named Rex Grossman( who eventually did make the NFL) then transfereed to Miami where he barely beat out a guy named Derek Crudup..remember him? Of course you don't LOL He was generally considered a bust..my point is he really never was a 4 star or 5 star QB. It happens usually every recruiting cycle. What you have to look at is the OVERALL ranking a college gets. If every year Alabama, LSU, Oregon. ND atre in the top 10 in recruting and end in the top 10 in the polls...they are recruting well even if all the 4 and 5 stars don't pan oout to 4 and 5's. Clemson is now consistently in the top 15 in recruiting and our final poll standings are starting to reflect that. My opinion is our staff is doing a pretty good job of evaluating. You don't think Saban success is by telling his staff..."just go sign every 5 star on Rivals"..there has to be evalutaion followed by good coaching and hard work.

Tiggity®

Oculus Spirit [97649]

TigerPulse: 100%

Posts: 64785

Joined: 7/13/02

Stars are awarded based on how a player plays in high

Feb 7, 2013, 11:41 AM

school, with the dynamics and scheme that they run. That's all recruiters have to go on. Toss in college classes, freedom, a new team, new friends, a different dynamic among teammates, and a different offensive or defensive system, and the player may not pan out. Some under-rated players will thrive in the right college system. Others who were monsters in high school will fail in college.

That's why I don't really follow recruiting because it's a bunch of fans slobbering over highlight films of a high school kid playing high school ball. It's the coaches that really make the call in recruiting. I'm more than positive some of our 3-star guys will thrive because they are entering a system that fits them better at Clemson. I'm also sure some of our 4 and 5 star recruits will not pan out because of the opposite reason. They best case is to get a 4 or 5 star guy who already has the talent, and have him fit in like a glove in your system. Sammy Watkins was one of these guys, so was Spiller and James Davis. They were immediate impact players as freshmen.

We had a monster defensive class two years ago and they did not pan out nearly as well as we thought. That's because they didn't fit into Coach Steele's system. Then again, I'm not sure most players could fit into his system.

I'm happy with our class. Some will play as expected, some will over-achieve, and some will under-achieve. That's how it goes. On to UGA. Those guys will be loaded for bear when they come visit on August 31st.