Sometimes these 4 or 5 star guys turn out to be really, really good. I mean, no need to get all mad and list all the busts . . . because, you know, sometimes, they win Heisman's, and Outlands and go on to big time NFL careers and are huge difference makers.
We have folks in this fan base that are so defensive about recruiting, that all they can do is roll out all the busts, and highly rated recruits that were mediocre at best.
Recruiting really highly rated guys takes some work . . . sure would like to think that this K-State staff isn't that afraid to target one or two high profile guys that could probably fit well into the K-State system and really go after them hard. I don't know about you guys but a 4 Star Robert Griffin type QB could probably be pretty prolific in the K-State offense. Yeah, recruiting guys like that does mean, you know, you've got to recruit them early, or you've got to, you know, go out and recruit them some more during the season and such. It might actually mean that coaches have to go out more on Friday nights . . . are they still game planning on Friday nights at K-State? Wow, no wonder its paralysis by analysis against better teams in bigger games.
See, wouldn't it be nice to look at kid and not have to project, or pull out discussions like, "Well, he's young, he only turned 18 . . . " or, "Well he's got great calfs, and he was 32-1 wrestling as a flyweight . . . " or, "He ran a 4.8 40, but it was on wet grass on a 46 degree day . . . "
Wouldn't it be nice to have a kid sign that you can say, "Golly, if he listens and works hard, he's gonna be a superstar . . ."
Oh well, one can dream I suppose.