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[QUOTE="SoBristol, post: 42054, member: 485"]
The idea that "stars mean nothing" is a tad overstated.  People point to a 4 star who washed out, versus a 2 star who surprised or developed in the program, and leap to a conclusion that "stars mean nothing".  It is false reasoning.  The ratings aren't always perfect -- doesn't mean that they are usually wrong.
In the list above, forgetting about the kickers, most of the 4 stars who were recruited early by us (and a host of others) worked out just fine (Hogue, Carter, Sales), although some were good enough to start but didn't live up to all expectations (Patterson, Lobdell) and others washed out for non-football reasons (Collier, Pierce, Baskin).
You could work through a longer list of 2 stars -- some exceeded all expectations (Darrell Smith) but there were others who were average, and plenty of 2 stars who missed or became program guys.
Sometimes we get 4 stars who no one else truly wanted (Tucker?) -- tells you something about that particular player.  Sometimes 2 stars go early (Dion Lewis to Pitt) because the talent and potential is obvious to the recruiters, the kid as a junior played behind D-1 talent and the stars haven't yet caught up.
By and large, Alabama, Penn St, Oklahoma etc. get a high percentage of the 4 star recruits that have measurables -- terrific size for their positions, quickness etc., plus character attributes.  You want all the Carters, Hogues, Jarron Jones, Mike Harts, etc you can land.  If you land several, you can let the MAC teams claim that their two stars recruits are just as good, they coach up" their white chip kids into blue chips, and "ratings mean nothing".
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