http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704304504574610421544186330.html
There is also commentary at insider.espn (must be an insider to view - premium I guess) from Bruce Feldman. His input was:
In summary, Feldman makes a case that it's the 2-star and 3-star guys that the big programs (such as Alabama) are relying on much more than the 4-5 star guys. It's called hunger.
At a minimum, it's a less than perfect science judging teenagers. Some kids are already good enough to be stars at the college level. The WR at Alabama was that way as a true freshmen last year. Many others are given 5-stars because there's no projection needed at least physically. Ryan Miller comes to mind. He was big and strong enough to play in the B12 when he was in High School. Still, development is necessary to get to the next level and that jury's out.
And yes, I'd take 4-5 star kids in most case over 2-3 star kids. But it seems that our track record is at least about industry average for 4-5 star kids working out or not. And we've had a lot of the 2-3 star kids seemingly developing into players....
There is also commentary at insider.espn (must be an insider to view - premium I guess) from Bruce Feldman. His input was:
In summary, Feldman makes a case that it's the 2-star and 3-star guys that the big programs (such as Alabama) are relying on much more than the 4-5 star guys. It's called hunger.
At a minimum, it's a less than perfect science judging teenagers. Some kids are already good enough to be stars at the college level. The WR at Alabama was that way as a true freshmen last year. Many others are given 5-stars because there's no projection needed at least physically. Ryan Miller comes to mind. He was big and strong enough to play in the B12 when he was in High School. Still, development is necessary to get to the next level and that jury's out.
And yes, I'd take 4-5 star kids in most case over 2-3 star kids. But it seems that our track record is at least about industry average for 4-5 star kids working out or not. And we've had a lot of the 2-3 star kids seemingly developing into players....