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[QUOTE="timkay99, post: 1039296, member: 635"]
Physical ability drives rankings.  Remember the excitement around Chris Slayton b/c we haven't recruited someone with his or Denzel Ward's size in years? Shockingly, they are both 3 stars on Rivals.  Somehow, Syracuse worked around this bias on Rivals to land 4 star K.J. Williams, who stayed that way despite the early commit.

Money, fan base size and subscriptions have no effect on rankings.  Camp attendance is the biggest impact on rankings b/c evaluators see the player live.  General evaluator bias is something lacking substance, so I am not sure how to respond.

Your opinion is unfounded and unsubstantiated.  If you can give me example of players being downgraded after committing to Cuse and not due to external factors (people have discussed why Morgan dropped), then I can start believing it.  I even remember Darius Graham when he committed going from 2 stars to 3 stars.

Recruiting sites are not out to get Syracuse.  Different evaluators can see different things and have different ideas on if he will be successful or not.  That is perfectly normal and can describe why rankings can vary.
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