I have always wondered if football/basketball high school prospects get caught up in how many "stars" recruiting sites give them. Do you think some of them look how many they are given online and say, "hey I'm 4/5 *'s, I need to be getting offers from ____ kind of schools/I should only be committing to to those kind of schools. I know recruiting as a whole is a huge part of it, but I do sometimes wonder if a prospect is given a high (4/5 stars) rating, does it influences him to committing to top tier schools instead of giving the not so top tier schools a chance by listening to what they have to offer and say. Just something that has always ran through my head being a recruiting junkie...
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Of course some of them do, indeed. I would say that any of them that hold press conferences to announce their school of choice would be very likely to do so. Those that buy multiple hats/jerseys to display and create drama, then you know darn well they do.
Yea I totally get that and agree, but I think some guys who are for the most part 4/5 stars on all recruiting sites will throw away some offers just because they think they are better than that school just because of their star rating.
I can't speak to this at all. I wasn't a D1 athlete, nor do I know anyone who was. But I'll play a little.
I think I'd compare this to a regular student. When we all applied to college, we probably did the usual - Apply to a 'safe' school that you'll definitely get into (LOLUVA). Apply to a few schools that you should get into (VT). Apply for a reach school (Harvard, MIT, or what have you). Maybe, if you're the top science student in the country, and have scholarships to everywhere, you can just decide to go to Stanford and you know they'll accept you.
If you're a 2-star guy, contacting Saban because you wanted to go to Alabama probably won't work out. Once you get your third star, maybe you're starting to look at actually being able to dictate which D2 school you want to go to (ODU, LOLUVA, etc). If you're in the 4-star range, suddenly those schools you thought were a reach (anOSU, Florida State, etc) are within reach, and when you get your fifth star, the world is your oyster.
I'm surprised no D1 school would want a horse that consistently trains on a treadmill on their team
I require all specialty equipment, which most schools don't want to....ahem...pony up for.
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I see what you're saying horse, but I applied to VT and only VT. I guess you could say that I like to... live dangerously
Defineately. I remember two years back or so Saban was praising Beamer for his ability to make great players out of 3* guys and walk-ons because you don't have to deal with a lot of the drama that some of the 5*'s have (yes not all 5*'s are premadonna's but I'm sure some are and some lower guys probably think they are better than they are. Harley admitted to that after his freshman year).
hell, i get caught up in my playstation network level and ranks so i would imagine many of them do.
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What level are you!?!
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How could you NOT?
I mean hell, I sometimes get caught up in my leg count, and they can't even be used for currency!
Based on your leg count, you just received an offer to my tailgate. We would love to have you. You would have the opportunity to start early, if you wish (about 7am).
You do know that those turkey legs aren't real smoked legs he will be bringing to the tailgate, right?
I suppose one could fashion actual bones & feathers into some sort of trophy attire to wear at tailgates.
I'm picturing something along the lines of this:
You're welcome.
That's one heck of a birthmark on her face. Just sayin'...
I'm sorry... there was a face?
You got caught staring at all of the greenery too?
I would imagine some of them would. Having worked with alot of 17-18 y/o males for the past 15 years and having been one myself, modesty and the lack of taste for humble pie are not strong suits in that sex and age demographic.
And in the last 10 or so years with the onslaught of social media and 24 hour recruiting news cycle it just gives them that much more opportunity to be that way.
It's human nature to want someone to tell you that you are doing a good job or that you are good at what you do. I don't see how you couldn't get caught up in your rating. Look at the NFL; there is an entire offseason series (more because the NFL is trying to maintain ratings in the offseason) devoted to ranking the top players and the players A) are the ones voting and B) Get worked up if they aren't ranked where they think they should be. I don't think high school players would be any different. There is a HUGE difference in options available to a 4-star athlete than a 5-star one.
I would imagine a significant number of them get caught up in their star rankings. Let me be clear that I don't see that as any sort of character flaw on their part, but I think everyone to one extent or another is (or probably should) be concerned with how they are perceived in the field where they excel.
The real question is how they handle that recognition. We as Hokies have said time and time again that we love kids that may be under the radar but are ready to put in the work. And you hope that you get kids like that, regardless of their ranking. But just like anything, if you have enough people telling you how great you are, its only natural to really start buying into the hype. This applies to anything in life. If enough people are convinced you are good enough to play D1 football at Alabama, then its tough to go play at Directional State University. If you are told you are good enough to be a senior engineer at Google out of school, you arn't going to work for the local website design agency, etc.