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[QUOTE="Lou_C, post: 929152, member: 3201"]
There is absolutely NO question that who is interested and who offers has an effect on star ratings.  Both because if a guy like Saban or Fisher or Meyer want a kid, you have to reevaluate your ranking.  In addition, sometimes it's not just a matter of inflation, it's a matter of awareness.  At the end of the day, coaches are still better at finding kids than the services.  Many times a kid just wasn't on their radar or had been fully evaluated until a big offer comes in. 
 
Of course, when Syracuse football finds a kid, it's not as likely that they'll be noticed immediately by the services and warrant more evaluation.  The FSU football/Syracuse basketball analogy works this way as well.  Leonard Hamilton keeps FSU above water because his contacts and his network is virtually unparalleled  for someone of his profile.  He finds guys in Alaska, all over the world, and found Bernard James in the military. FSU has had the third most NBA draftees of anyone in the ACC since he's been there, but those guys stars don't rocket up. 
 
None of that means that on an aggregate level stars don't matter.
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