Drew Sharp: MSU FB keeps proving recruiting rankings don't matter

http://www.freep.com/article/20131123/COL08/311230024/drew-sharpe-michigan-state-recruiting-college-football

Whatever your opinion might be about Drew Sharp, he makes sense. He says FB recruiting rankings have become a scam. He goes on to say to much emphasis put on shopping rather on the cooking. Basically doesn't matter what type of steak you buy, if you don't prepare it right, it won't be any good.

So what he is saying if coaches aren't coaching the recruits properly, doesn't matter how many stars they have. Bottom line Dantonio is doing a better than job than Hoke. Painful is that might be & how much we all can't stand/hate sparty, Sharpe is right. He's taking 3 star athletes turning them into stars, while M struggles with its 4/5 star athletes.

Agree/disagree

GO BLUE, BEAT OHIO!!!

Agree. The proof is in the results. MSU has coached circles around us since Dantonio got there.

Man, I hate to admit this might be true.

At least Coming can't chime in about how smart he is....

There is definitely a correlation between successful programs and recruiting rankings. It just isn't absolute. Most of the best programs in the country are at the top of the recruiting rankings yearly. There are outliers to that of course, Wisconsin is the best example in the Big Ten, and MSU seems to be joining them.  On the flip side, programs like Notre Dame, Texas and UCLA have been near the top of the rankings and haven't performed as well on the field.

As for Michigan, RR actually did worse in the rankings than is typical of Michigan, and then we had a BIG transition to Hoke. He's had two great recruiting classes, which are currently true sophomores and freshman. It's too early to judge his recruits, but I'd say the early returns are mixed so far (mostly good on defense, mostly bad on offense).