halfastros81 said:
That seems counterintuitive to me . More mature guys that have played at the college level (some of them) vs hs kids that haven't been as challenged . Seems like the portal players would be easier to evaluate.
I'm not saying I know, just that it seems to me that the experienced college players would be easier to evaluate for the college level game.
It moves at warp speed and they just don't have the infrastructure to keep up with it. Thats why. Hs does have some guys who slip through the cracks because they play at a small school and don't attend camps. But in general most bigger recruits attend camps and get noticed and can be evaluated for months to get a rating
For example, Rickey Gibson wasn't even rated but was a top tier target for us. When he committed they had to slap a rating on him.
I know he was injured but this is a sec starter who Tennessee thought was their best DB and on pace to be an NFL draft pick before his pectoral injury(not like a lower body injury that may linger)
They slapped a 3 star ranking on him and put him one spot behind Jayvon Thomas who couldn't cover utsa receivers in garbage time, and we let go intentionally. Thats more than laughable