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(06-28-2018 12:42 PM)Gilesfan Wrote:  There are a lot of problems with simply looking at stars. For example, we have been extremely successful at recruiting undersized DEs with the intent to redshirt the first year and go from there. These guys are not 3 or 4 stars only because of their size...which is fixed in a couple years. One of the other issues is WIlder continuosly says he cares more about getting players that have good chemistry and fit the system.

The problem with looking at offers is that a lot of the offers are contingent offers. Heck, we've probably had less success with kids with P5 offers than we have with kids without.

Stars are adjusted based on where kids commit. If that makes any sense, sobeit.

Hence you confirmed the issues I have been saying. We cannot and will not be competitive with better teams when you start with talent that is physically and athletically behind what others are recruiting and landing. Other teams we should be competing with start with better talent (higher rated by star ratings and teams recruiting them) and they work just as hard if not harder than our players to improve each year. Hence you start behind you end behind. You can not believe that starting with FCS level talent or 2 star talent that are being recruited by lower rated FBS teams will lead to us competing effectively against the MTSU, WKU, App. State, etc. If you do then you are totally seeing through a biased set of glasses. The results on the field the last 4/5 years proved my points.