We have talked about this before but an article on ESPN puts together some amazing numbers. Look at this:
"When they met last October in Waco, Baylor and TCU started a combined 39 players who were once considered no better than three-star talents as recruits. The Horned Frogs' biggest play of the day came from a two-star linebacker. A 61-58 shootout came down to a three-star cornerback stopping a once-unranked receiver."
"Nearly 75 percent of the All-Big 12 selections last season -- including 23 of the 29 first-team picks -- were once recruits ranked three stars or lower. They aren't just the building blocks of good rosters."
Which just goes to show that although the star rankings are all we have as fans to go by, the true measure of a class is how each team evaluates, selects, and then develops that talent. It also goes to show that you can win championships with 3 star talent. And it shows why Texas is so stinking important as a recruiting base. There are just so many good players that it is hard to evaluate them all.
"When they met last October in Waco, Baylor and TCU started a combined 39 players who were once considered no better than three-star talents as recruits. The Horned Frogs' biggest play of the day came from a two-star linebacker. A 61-58 shootout came down to a three-star cornerback stopping a once-unranked receiver."
"Nearly 75 percent of the All-Big 12 selections last season -- including 23 of the 29 first-team picks -- were once recruits ranked three stars or lower. They aren't just the building blocks of good rosters."
Which just goes to show that although the star rankings are all we have as fans to go by, the true measure of a class is how each team evaluates, selects, and then develops that talent. It also goes to show that you can win championships with 3 star talent. And it shows why Texas is so stinking important as a recruiting base. There are just so many good players that it is hard to evaluate them all.
