I think you're lost on this subject, and your head is completely in the sand, which is preventing you from seeing the bigger picture. 1st of all just because theres a correlation between recruiting rankings, success in college, and higher draft selection/frequency, that doesn't prove definitively or conclusively that theres a fundamental or core difference between players who are ranked 4 & 5 stars & their lower ranked counterparts. The reason for this is because in college the level of statistical variance is so high, that it prevents an accurate/fair analysis or comparison from being conducted between the higher ranked players & the rest of the the recruiting pool. It is absolutely a misconception to think that by limiting the analysis to only 4 & 5 star players who play for the most elite power 5 teams, we will be able to derive enough information to then extrapolate those findings on to the rest of the data in order to reach a definitive conclusion. At best that type of analysis is incomplete/inconclusive, and at worst it is extremely lazy. Because elite teams are able to hoard 4 & 5 star talent, it prevents the rest of the power 5 schools from having rosters that are evenly distributed, when it comes to recruiting rankings. This is not the case in the NFL, where each yr the worst team in the league picks 1st in the following draft. This in addition to the salary cap/revenue sharing, is why there is far greater parity in professional sports than in college. It is parity that is most critical when attempting to perform an analysis or comparison. You have to at least compare apples to apples, or NFL caliber talent to other NFL caliber talent. Try to compare Clelin Ferrell to Khalil Mack..I dare you. Of course you won't even dream of doing that..because you & I both know your entire argument will fall down like a deck of cards.
I also find it odd that you think when NFL outcomes fail to align with recruiting rankings & draft selections, it's not an indictment on star rankings as a whole. Do you realize that even 247, which is currently the standard for recruiting rankings, has explicitly stated/claimed in their methodology that their ratings are also reflective of NFL pro potential as well??? It's also absurd to suggest that college coaches are typically not concerned with NFL outcomes. 1st of all..college program prestige and tradition are commonly evaluated with respect to how many of their players have successful careers in the NFL. Secondly..many prospects consider this heavily in their decision regarding which program to ultimately play for. Furthermore it's also not by chance that the greatest period in MIA program history existed when the school earned the moniker 'NFL U'. Which brings me to my next pt..in order for MIA to recapture the glory of it's past, it has never been about recruiting rankings, PEDs, or bags. It is about NFL caliber coaches that evaluate and develop talent based on NFL criteria & metrics. It's simply not a coincidence that with the exception of 20-25 yrs when MIA was run like an extension of an NFL team, the majority of this program's history has been nothing short of a dumpster fire.
Finally..i'm curious to know what makes you believe talent is more important in college football than coaching? You would think that after being a fan of a program that has had woeful coaching for the past 20 yrs, you would finally begin to understand how important coaching is..but I guess not. I'm sure you realize that because we're dealing with 18-22 yr old kids, the essential nature of the sport is predicated around development. Not only that..if coaching wasn't more important than talent, then Clemson and Bama wouldn't be paying their HCs $9.5 mil /yr. If coaching wasn't more important than talent..then PMR would be able to take Clemson's or Bama's roster to the CFB or championship game. I know you don't seriously believe that..because it's so ridiculous its not even worth further discussing. Maybe it's time to finally change the adage that you love to recite so proudly on this forum to.."Without X's & O's, Jimmy or Joe, become jus another hoe"
and u can select 22 3 and 2
