Uh Oh - Earnest Brown is now a 4 Star on 247! Run!!!!

[Hungry Jack]

Now the big boys will be coming after him. Head for the hills!

Seriously, I guess his performance in the bowl prompted some sort of re-evaluation. Fair enough.

He still would benefit greatly from a RS, IMO. I just think we would be getting a much stronger player in a year's time. His physical gifts are obvious. Just needs to grow a bit.

FTR, my own personal star rating system:

5 stars = ready to play right away and be impactful. physically ready, exceptionally talented, sufficiently developed technique, and the game sense to play as a true frosh.

4 stars = exceptionally talented compared to the vast pool of recruits, but maybe not quite physically ready or would be at some sort of physical or technique disadvantage if playing as a true frosh.

3 stars = talented enough for a P5 program with physical development, proper technique instruction, and some maturation. could be a star, but just too hard to project right now coming out of HS.

2 stars = generally kids not scouted or physically just not profiling as a power school player; always some surprises in this lot because they are simply overlooked.

1 star = hit the books, or it's "you want fries with that?"

 

[Deeringfish]

Congratulations to Earnest for all the hard work he has put in to get some recognition.

Doesn't hurt NU's PR or recruit class ranking either.

Go Cats!

 

[hdhntr1]

Now the big boys will be coming after him. Head for the hills!

Seriously, I guess his performance in the bowl prompted some sort of re-evaluation. Fair enough.

He still would benefit greatly from a RS, IMO. I just think we would be getting a much stronger player in a year's time. His physical gifts are obvious. Just needs to grow a bit.

FTR, my own personal star rating system:

5 stars = ready to play right away and be impactful. physically ready, exceptionally talented, sufficiently developed technique, and the game sense to play as a true frosh.

4 stars = exceptionally talented compared to the vast pool of recruits, but maybe not quite physically ready or would be at some sort of physical or technique disadvantage if playing as a true frosh.

3 stars = talented enough for a P5 program with physical development, proper technique instruction, and some maturation. could be a star, but just too hard to project right now coming out of HS.

2 stars = generally kids not scouted or physically just not profiling as a power school player; always some surprises in this lot because they are simply overlooked.

1 star = hit the books, or it's "you want fries with that?"

I would suggest that there is a lot of overlap between groups. Some between 4 and 5. some between 3 and 4 and some between 2 and 3 by your definitions. And certain positions more so. JJ is an example of a 4 star that came in ready to play. Whereas on OL even a 5 star might need development

 

[Hungry Jack]

I would suggest that there is a lot of overlap between groups. Some between 4 and 5. some between 3 and 4 and some between 2 and 3 by your definitions. And certain positions more so. JJ is an example of a 4 star that came in ready to play. Whereas on OL even a 5 star might need development

Undoubtedly. Any rating system will try to apply discrete buckets to what is a continuum across a broad spectrum of attributes.

 

[GECat2]

Finally!!

 

[Gladeskat]

Nah. The ratings for a considerable % in each "bin" are wrong. One can screw up the ratings on 50% of recruits and you'll still find a glorious relationship between stars and success in college.