re: Melvin Jones drops to a 3 star on rivals

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No one n the planet can convince me that a recruiting site can evaluate talent better then the best coaches in the buisness

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I agree with this.

Signed,
Morris Claiborne
Alex Hurst
PJ Lonergan
Tyrann Mathieu
Odell Beckham
Josh Williford
Bennie Logan
Tahj Jones
Jalen Mills
Ronald Martin
Micah Eugene
and the list goes on and on of players rated 3 stars on some site that thinks they know how to rate players.

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No one n the planet can convince me that a recruiting site can evaluate talent better then the best coaches in the buisness

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Is there anyone on the planet saying the recruiting services do evaluate talent better than coaches? Aren't part of their rankings based on what they hear from coaches, who's offering a kid etc?

The coaches recruit the 4 and 5 star players. You do realize that right? That doesn't mean they just grab the rivals list and go after the top guys. They all have the same film and can see the kids play ETA: Im sure the coaches have access to better film and certainly more access to the players, HS coaches etc). You don't have to be a coach to see that Nkemdiche or Fournette are studs. Funny that if a 5 star flames out you blast the services, but not the coaches that signed the kid.

There are 120 D1 teams, no team, even the elite ones can fill out the roster with just 4 and 5 stars (ok maybe USC ) So they will have to take some 3*'s. Notice the 3*s LSU gets are local kids. The LSU staff probably has better info an access, so they are better able to evaluate which 3* will be Mo Claiborne. But they still turn down dozens of those type prospects. some go on to be stars else where, even if its a lower tier program. Others never make it, but you never hear about the 3*'s that bust because there are hundreds of them.