Going by star ratings, what is the recruiting ceiling for K-State? How many 4-5 star players and what recruiting class ranking should we be shooting for? I'm interested in what people think recruiting at K-State should look like.
I don't really want to get into a stars/hearts argument. But more often than not, stars are accurate with 4*'s and almost always with 5*'s. You need to identify the most talented 3 stars which I think this staff does, 4's and 5's are already identified.
In saying that, since the planned/built Vanier 2.0 started, K-State has averaged around 70th-ish ranked recruiting classes (currently 81st with this class), with basically 1 4* each year. I bring that up because I think that facility moved us up to the middle of P5 in facilities at minimum, and I think we've been middle of P5 in success winning recently (but haven't been crazy successful in the lifetime of these recruits), regional airport, etc. I believe the recruiting disadvantages talking point is crap now.
So in a world where not all 3*'s are created equal, I think that means K-State could/should have top 40-50 (hell, a year with a couple more surprise 4*'s, top 25-30!) ranked classes every year. What that means as far as numbers of 4*/5* guys, I don't know, but there is absolutely no reason K-State can't be around the bottom part of the middle of P5's every year and higher with others. Anything below 65th nationally is absolutely unacceptable.
FWIW, I think Venzy can bring in top 30-40 classes every year.