(02-07-2018 01:39 PM)JCGSU Wrote:  

(02-07-2018 01:36 PM)NCeagle Wrote:  

(02-07-2018 01:32 PM)JCGSU Wrote:  

(02-07-2018 01:10 PM)AppManDG Wrote:  I've had in depth conversations with administrators from all three of our sites about these ratings systems. According to those guys this is how the system works.

First and foremost it's impossible for each service to scout and rate every prospect. Being that different people are doing the rating not everyone is graded on the same criteria. That in and of itself makes it a flawed system. Many players begin getting "offers" from P5 programs, but those aren't commitable. Even though those "offers" aren't commitable their initial rankings reflect that P5 interest. Once the interest from the P5 ends and they end up committing to a G5, that is when the re-evaluation process begins and those same players will get downgraded to a lower rating. Simply because they went G5. So, even if they're rated higher before they commit to a G5 their rating decline due to the loss of interest by the P5

In other words, classes can chase those higher ratings levels, but they're working against declining scores in a number of instances. The final 2018 recalculation took place before the December 20th signing date, so anyone who was still unsigned after that date will avoid the downgrade simply because they were still on the open market. By not signing they avoid the re-calculation scrutiny and end up with a higher "final" rating than they would've likely gotten otherwise. Explains why were all of these high three-stars guys are still available even though they only hold maybe 1-2 G5 offers that are actually commit-able.

Coaches look for guys who fit what they do and don't really care if they don't "grade out" as highly for the ratings analysts. A defensive lineman that everyone else might called undersized, another staff might grade out as exactly what they want due to quickness and agility. So, the rating scale used by the services doesn't take into consideration what a particular coach might be looking for.

Bottom line is it appears even the guys who run the sites think the system is basically flawed.

Cool story bro... Yet not one link to prove or support any of it lol....par for the course. AppManDG heard it so its credible...Still cant explain all those offers to high rated guys lol.

if app signed a class full of 4 stars, appman would tell us that they were indeed the best fits for app state, and then brag about how they pulled in the best class in g5 history. lol

Hmm actual quotes from actual raters say offers play little to no role for most...I even have a link...

Out of the four recruiting experts, Shurburtt is the only one who says offers factor in at all and he gives it only 10 percent of the total equation. One thing 247Sports does is look at the track record of college programs putting players into the NFL, especially lower-rated prospects. If a school is known for turning two and three-star prospects into NFL players, the analysts might give the school the benefit of the doubt when they offer a similarly rated player.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/...gs_de.html

Google is easy...

Yes, google APP vs gs rivalry and you will see that APP has won 11 of the last 15 games and 8 of the last 10. I love Google.