DrZ said:

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I heard Jimbo say he wanted to take the 5 star kids and turn them into 7 stars. SEVEN STARS. can you imagine. That my friend is a goal.

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Blue Star for the All Stars!

BrotherChad said:

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Recruiting has been outstanding. Even Chad can't be mad about that.

However, it is my belief that getting 3-4*'s to play like 5*'s is far more valuable than being able to recruit 5*'s that ultimately stay the same (looking at you Sumlin #shotsfired).

Realistically where should we be next season with our player development goals?

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Brother Chad, while I understand where you are coming from, I think this class is different from what we had in the past regarding 5*. These kids want to dominate and be the best. They have each other to compete against versus being one of the only best people on the field. Their goal is to live up to their potential and do what they have been doing, destroy what is across the field from you. Both on offense and defense. That's the different between Jimbo's 5* and Sumlin's 5*. Different programs.

To play play hard, play nice, and most importantly HAVE FUN. If you're able to do that, then their may be a Dairy Queen trip after the game. Then everyone wins.

I'm confused by the OP. In terms of player development, I think the following are appropriate and important to consider:

1. Learn the playbook.
2. Maximize their physical development through workouts, nutrition and rest/recovery.
3. Learn the "why" about game circumstances vis-a-vis playcalls and apply them correctly and consistently.
4. Buy into the culture Jimbo's creating: Toughness, Effort, Discipline, Pride, Grit, etc.
5. Maximize their academic opportunities.
6. Obey all laws.

I think that's a good start in terms of player development objectives.

To bulk up our Johnsons

OP just found something wrong with recruiting lots of 5*s…

TexanJeff said:

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Honestly ... the idea that we could take enough 3 stars (Mike Evans' and JJ Watts) and make them 4-5 star players on the field has been proving to be a myth beyond the shadow of a doubt.

If you look at the last few national Champions, LSU, Alabama, Clemson, Auburn, and even back to 2005 with tu... all of these teams were loaded with 4 and 5 star difference makers from multiple top ten classes.

Yes, on an individual basis as to which 5 star will be a Speedy Noil vs a Christian Kirk ... but if you have 5 shots at getting a Christian Kirk it is better than 1.

The math is just the math.

AND YES I KNOW I SOUND LIKE MILLER 58 AND IT KILLS ME.

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I agree with your observations. They are correct. However, miller58's bullcrap was insisting that we needed to get recruiters who routinely get 4 and 5-star dudes, as if there was nothing else to it, not even realizing that a fairly pedestrian recruiter at a hot, "up" program will still recruit highly . . . so much more goes into it, plus he/she was pretty negative and kinda cray-cray about it.