Exit Dan Enos?

Yes and no. When you’re talking about groups, yes, they matter. Getting an entire class full of high 4* and 5* guys is going to produce better results 99% of the time. When you’re talking about an individual recruit, no they don’t matter. These guru’s miss on guys all the time. They overvalue recruits and they flat out miss on very good players that never get the proper ranking. There’s a ton that goes into a recruit’s ranking. So people like you that get upset every time Michigan recruits a three star are pretty ignorant. For starters, you really only get ranked if you attend camps. If you don’t attend many camps, you don’t get the exposure. You don’t get the exposure, the guru’s can’t rank you. I believe it was Ronnie Bell who committed and a number of guru’s came out and said they haven’t actually seen the kid play so they haven’t properly evaluated him. That doesn’t mean he’s a low 3* recruit. Then there’s the fact that these camps are all about flash. It’s about who looks best in t-shirts and shorts. Who is the fastest. Who can jump the highest. Who looks good in 7-on-7. Really, a whole lot of stuff that doesn’t actually determine who the best football players actually are. Teams like MSU and Wisconsin have made a living by finding these kids that dont show out at these camps because they’re not the fastest guys or they’re not the strongest. But when they put that helmet on, they’re flat out good football players. At the end of the day, getting good football players is what it’s all about. What people like you need to realize, is that even more important than what a kid is ranked, is WHY he’s ranked the way he is. Is Ronnie Bell a low 3* because he’s not good, or because the scouts haven’t watched him play? Is Michael Barrett a mid 3* because hes average, or is it that he’s the player of the year in Georgia’s top division and scouts haven’t pinned which position he’s playing. You get upset every time Michigan goes after a kid who isn’t ranked high. It’s stupid. It’s ignorant. And it’s flat out misinformed. If these scouts were so good at evaluating and finding talent, they would have jobs at some of the top schools. Anybody can look at guys like Rashan Gary and say he’s one of the top recruits in his class. That part is easy. When it comes to players farther down the list, I’ll take the opinion of guys like Jim Harbaugh who actually know the game and know what they’re looking for in a player.

Going by points, that is.

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