And, people keep telling me we do not need 3-star recruits. Give me 10 OL 3-star guys in the program like this one someday, please!
There will always be examples where the ratings were accurate, like McCray, and ones where the ratings were totally wrong, like OUellette. The question is, is there a strong correlation? I say that the kinds of 2 and 3 star players that Ohio gets are generally either high 2-star or low 3-star players, and there is very little difference. Let's look at the last two classes.
For the 2014, there is very little correlation. 50% of the six players who got at least one 3-star rating have played (Lowery, McCray, Walker), while the other 50% haven't played yet (Dudziak, Duckworth, Connor Brown). Among the 13 that did not get any three star ratings six, or 44% have played.
If you go back to the 2013 class, you actually find a strong inverse correlation. The six players who had at least one 3-star rating were Wyatt, Alexander, Murdock, Quallen, Morgan, and Cedric Brown. Of these six, none are starters, and only Morgan and Alexander are listed on the two-deep. Among the 12 players that got no 3-star ratings, you find Basham, Mangen, Cope, Poling, and Sayles who are starting, plus Wood, who would be starting if he wasn't hurt.
For me the bottom line is that Ohio needs more good players, whether they are rated 3 stars (like McCray) or 2 stars (like Pruehs).
Last Edited: 10/1/2014 4:22:55 PM by L.C.