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<blockquote data-quote="spartansstink" data-source="post: 131092637" data-attributes="member: 1488840">You're not the brightest bulb so I'll try to explain things for you simply, using intellect to counter your hormonal teen girl rantings.These &quot;star&quot; ranking systems are ploys to take dopes for their money. They are based on SUBJECTIVE rating scales and not OBJECTIVE rating scales. Objective rating scales would be based on a set of selected criteria, based on evidence, of what a top-level performer at that position would look like. If it was objective, there wouldn't be Rivals, 247, ESPN, etc. etc. rankings. There would be one that everyone could agree with because criteria have been met.Subjective ranking systems are based on eye tests and projections from people who aren't experts - just self proclaimed experts - without an objective system to base their rankings on.&nbsp; On top of all this, is these &quot;experts&quot; base their decisions on HIGHLIGHT film and who attends their &quot;camps&quot;. That's why there is such disparity between the ranking companies over who is a 3, 4, or 5 star so these companies have to come up with gimmicks like the 250 or composite scoring to get folks to shell out their hard earned cash. Plus, to get more cash, players will suddenly gain or lose spots on these scales. If it was OBJECTIVE, there would be no way for someone to do this without exceeding some criterion.I could go on, but I'll leave you with this. Look up the fake player created by some high school kids, along with a &quot;highlight&quot; reel from some kid who went to a Division 2 school or something. Claimed he just got an Alabama offer and started out as a &quot;3 star&quot; player.It's all BS. You dupes can get your panties in a wad over it. Raines isn't good enough to play here. Maybe he can somewhere else. That's all that matters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="spartansstink, post: 131092637, member: 1488840"] You're not the brightest bulb so I'll try to explain things for you simply, using intellect to counter your hormonal teen girl rantings. These "star" ranking systems are ploys to take dopes for their money. They are based on SUBJECTIVE rating scales and not OBJECTIVE rating scales. Objective rating scales would be based on a set of selected criteria, based on evidence, of what a top-level performer at that position would look like. If it was objective, there wouldn't be Rivals, 247, ESPN, etc. etc. rankings. There would be one that everyone could agree with because criteria have been met. Subjective ranking systems are based on eye tests and projections from people who aren't experts - just self proclaimed experts - without an objective system to base their rankings on. On top of all this, is these "experts" base their decisions on HIGHLIGHT film and who attends their "camps". That's why there is such disparity between the ranking companies over who is a 3, 4, or 5 star so these companies have to come up with gimmicks like the 250 or composite scoring to get folks to shell out their hard earned cash. Plus, to get more cash, players will suddenly gain or lose spots on these scales. If it was OBJECTIVE, there would be no way for someone to do this without exceeding some criterion. I could go on, but I'll leave you with this. Look up the fake player created by some high school kids, along with a "highlight" reel from some kid who went to a Division 2 school or something. Claimed he just got an Alabama offer and started out as a "3 star" player. It's all BS. You dupes can get your panties in a wad over it. Raines isn't good enough to play here. Maybe he can somewhere else. That's all that matters. [/QUOTE]

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