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[QUOTE="javadoc, post: 1223439, member: 338"]
Some questions for you, since you have cited an article to support your position.

What algorithm does 247 use to rate prospects?  The Skowt site says we are 7th in the ACC, 38th nationally.  Why do you trust one more than the other?

The 247 site lists us with 23 commits, 19 of them 3-star.  Ahead of us they have Utah and Iowa, with 20/19 and 16/16 similar commits, respectively.  Does that make sense to you?  None of those teams have any higher rated commits, btw.

What is the difference between the teams?  Colorado is "dead last" in the PAC-12 with 16/8.  Vanderbilt is "dead last" in the SEC with 14/12, but they also have 2 4-star commits.  How far off the rest of the conference is the team in last place?

"Dead last" implies that your score is so low as to put you are far outside your peer group.  According to the site you have quoted, we have 19 3-star commits.  [B]A team comprised of 3-star guys will be competitive with just about anyone, except possibly the teams at the very top[/B].

The doom and gloom in this thread is disheartening.  Because behind the claims that "we can't be competitive with these guys" is the unstated, but unavoidable belief that they will cause our coaches to be fired, and that when the next guy comes on board, he'll have to clean house, to get rid of these "uncompetitive" guys.  Kids aren't even on campus yet and folks are belittling them.  Great.
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