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Harry Grand Master

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Brandon Garner heard from UNT’s coaches on a regular basis up until he committed to Purdue during his junior season.

Once he backed out of that pledge, Mean Green’s staff picked up its efforts again and saw them pay off Wednesday afternoon when the Mansfield Timberview linebacker committed to play for the Mean Green.

Garner decommitted from Purdue three weeks ago.

read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2013/07/brandon-garner-talks-unt.html/

laxtonto Enthusiast

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Just remember that star ratings don't mean anything.

The talent level used as a point for differentiation is arbitrary, but star ratings are much more important for other things.. Marketing, positive mentions, brand positioning and of course the classic snowball view in the internet driven recruiting cycle goes a long way to provide value for the star rankings

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UNT90 Newbie

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Seems like a solid get.

People say recruiting ratings don't mean anything. If that were true, you would see the OUs of the world going after no star or 2 star athletes.

Doesn't happen.

Yes, some kids come from nowhere and turn into great college athletes. They are the exception to the rule.

Glad to see two 3 star recruits on board, and hopefully it is a sign that recruiting is picking up.

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MeanGreen61 Newbie

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Seems like a solid get.

People say recruiting ratings don't mean anything. If that were true, you would see the OUs of the world going after no star or 2 star athletes.

Doesn't happen.

Yes, some kids come from nowhere and turn into great college athletes. They are the exception to the rule.

Glad to see two 3 star recruits on board, and hopefully it is a sign that recruiting is picking up.

Actually we have THREE 3-star recruits on board.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/school/_/id/249/north-texas

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UNTLifer Grand Master

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Seems like a solid get.

People say recruiting ratings don't mean anything. If that were true, you would see the OUs of the world going after no star or 2 star athletes.

Doesn't happen.

Yes, some kids come from nowhere and turn into great college athletes. They are the exception to the rule.

Glad to see two 3 star recruits on board, and hopefully it is a sign that recruiting is picking up.

On Rivals it depends who offers and where the player commits. Chad Davis was a 3 star last year until he committed to us, and Payton Hendrix has been a 2-star all year until Notre Dame offered yesterday. Now he is a 3 star.

BillySee58 Grand Master

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On Rivals it depends who offers and where the player commits. Chad Davis was a 3 star last year until he committed to us, and Payton Hendrix has been a 2-star all year until Notre Dame offered yesterday. Now he is a 3 star.

This is a little more recent. Two years ago Rod Lancaster only had an offer from us and was a 3 star, and Nick Schrapps only had us and an Air Force offer yet was still a 3-star.

It is very political though.

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GOMG2013 Newbie

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This is a little more recent. Two years ago Rod Lancaster only had an offer from us and was a 3 star, and Nick Schrapps only had us and an Air Force offer yet was still a 3-star.

It is very political though.

scout and rivals look at it in tiers. Instead of just looking at the talent of the prospect, they also consider offers and other players at that position.

Lets say 2015 is a down year in high school talent for Qbs. The top schools will still go after the best of that group. The top 10 in the nation will probably be 4 star, even if they would have been a 3 star in a previous class loaded with a lot of good qbs. They have a set amount of how many can be at a certain level. A lot of the early rankings is based on demand for the player and what school they anticipate the player going to.

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Harry Grand Master

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I want to give a shout out to UNT Recruiting Coordinator Coach Noah Joseph who was instrumental in landing this fine player. Good Job Noah -- Keep it up!!

greenit Newbie

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I don't place any more faith in this year's class than last year's class until they prove it on the field/court. I think we have seen star ratings in several NT sports to be a poor predictor to wins.

I would rather judge a class by the number of W's instead of stars.

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