Stars do matter but only for about the top 100 kids or so. After that it’s a crapshoot. The teams that are constantly playing for national championships are full of 4 star and 5 star kids. However, there is no way anyone can accurately rate every kid in the entire country. There are definitely 3 star kids that are 4 and 5 star kids they just either play in lower divisions or in states where football isn’t as big. You can build a solid program off those types of kids which is what OSU has done since Gundy has gotten here.Quality of recruiting is not a direct correlation to recruiting rankings.
For example Ollie Gordon was a three star RB ranked 41st in the nation at that position.
Jaylen Warren was a two star RB out of high school ranked 201st at his position.
I could go on but, haters gonna hate because it's all about the
Lucky for you, recruits are bought now. You can directly affect the quality of recruits we get with your investment in Pokes with a Purpose and other NIL opportunities.
I am right there with you.
What I said was straight facts buddy. We’re top 20 over the last decade in wins, beat a blue blood program in a bowl game 2 years ago (which wasn’t a mediocre bowl), have consistently beat Texas over the last decade. I think every Oklahoma State fan in the world would like to have more conference championships. Hell, every fan of every program would. But for you to consistently get on here and gripe about recruiting and all this other BS is getting old. Gundy understands what Oklahoma State is and what type of kids fit into the culture he has established.
And with all the returners we have it’s a good year to take a bunch of under recruited kids, play the ones that can show they can play right away, and let the others spend a year with Glass.
We are competing against Colorado State, Wyoming, UConn, Ball State, and Ohio. Should be able to pull him.
The biggest stumbling block that kept OSU from winning more conference championships has left the building or are you blind to that?
True but I think he would have had more big school offers if he didn’t literally mature in his senior year.
Yep, it's going the way of college basketball for me and I hate it.
Teams have fewer spots than they used to since the portal and are also spending less time evaluating high school kids. There will be a ton of kids being left behind. We've always been one of the best at identifying talent.
Exactly, we can find more diamonds in the rough.
...and can the school get you to the NFL.
That's how I judge recruits and recruiting. By who we beat out for the kid. We beat out a lot of garbage schools for most of our recruits.
100%. It is what it is, but if Ou hadn’t been in the Big 12, Oklahoma State would probably have about 5-6 Big 12 Championships under Gundy right now.
