Many beleive that there is a stong correlation between star rankings and winning. That entails two sorts of expectation: an expectation that we should be landing higher rated players and an expectation that we should win.
And while I noted your point I also see that you failed to acknowledge my point.
There was an article in the Miami Herald a few years back talking about how the class for Miami that produced the most 1st round draft picks of any Miami recruiting class in history was not even ranked in the top 20 as a recruiting class.
Oklahoma's national title team was comprised of recruiting classes that averaged a ranking of 26.2....the team that many people feel could be the greatest of all time in the '95 Nebraska team averaged a ranking of 17.6. Strong but not what you would expect to be the strongest ever based on this strong correlation.
Like I said...and I guess it was missed...both sides can make cases.
It's also well known by a lot of people that if recruit A commits to Oklahoma they are 3 stars whereas if recruit A committed to Oklahoma State they are probably 2 stars. If you don't think that occurs then you are naive...that is not always the case but it most definitely has influence on the rankings.
Like I said...I doubt the "expectations" of those fans for Louisville and WVa are lowered based on what some joe schmo thinks of a 17 year old kid's ability in a few years.
I will repeat it once again for those hard of hearing. We are not Tennessee. We are not Oklahoma. We are not Miami, LSU, or Ohio State. All of the coaches know who the elite prospects are...only a select few programs will have the opportunity to land the majority of them. The rest have to look longer for the less recognizable talents...less recognizable because they are in states where talent is more scarce, or they are late bloomers(most of these kids are known by their sophomore years), or whatever the reason. That does not mean they won't turn out to be special players and it's not like you need a 4 star prep all-american at every position to have a good team. A few difference makers on either side of the ball and then a number of experienced disciplined players at the other positions and you have yourself a good football team.
There are so many dynamics to building a good football team/program...star rankings are cool for water cooler talk but they are not the end all be all.
And one last comment...I have yet to come across one KState fan on these boards who would not like some 4 star kid so I'm not sure what you mean by the expectations. If a fan doesn't write off a 2 star kid based on what Jeremy Crabtree thinks of him does that mean we have "lowered expecations"?
