Agree with your premise that we need more 4 & 5-star recruits no doubt. But it should also be noted that in 2017,
LSU's ratio was 65%, somehow still managed to lose to ND, Miss St 37-7 & Troy 24-21
FSU was 65%, Boston College beat'em 35-3
USC was 63%, lost to Wash St
Michigan was 61%, lost...