"SMU fans shouldn’t be concerned ... "

[Alaric]

In conclusion there was a solid basis for giving him 4 stars early as a Preseason JUCO All-American and probably a decent reason for taking a star away later because of 1) injury 2) grades 3) he didn't play as well in 2nd season 4) few schools offered him a scholarship after the 2nd year. Pretty solid basis for taking a star away rather than a conspiracy against SMU. I think its great they change star ratings based on circumstances of recruitment-otherwise the whole system is garbage.

Hey brother, who's saying there's any kind of conspiracy? All I'm saying is that Rivals had this kid graded out as a 4 star, 5.8 and that Tech dropped him largely because of grades. I was just pointing out the 1 exception in the last 25 years to your comment that we don't get 4 & 5 stars, that's all, a little comic relief. Lighten up. I know that if his grades were great, he'd be at Tech right now. I'm not trying to argue that Rivals or any other group treats us differently than any other school. When we have 2-3 years of great results on the gridiron, we'll progressively get better players. Pony up

[gostangs]

I just cant get my head around the phrase "if his grades were great he'd be at Tech right now". May never have been uttered before now.

[ponyscott]

In conclusion there was a solid basis for giving him 4 stars early as a Preseason JUCO All-American and probably a decent reason for taking a star away later because of 1) injury 2) grades 3) he didn't play as well in 2nd season 4) few schools offered him a scholarship after the 2nd year. Pretty solid basis for taking a star away rather than a conspiracy against SMU. I think its great they change star ratings based on circumstances of recruitment-otherwise the whole system is garbage.

Hey brother, who's saying there's any kind of conspiracy? All I'm saying is that Rivals had this kid graded out as a 4 star, 5.8 and that Tech dropped him largely because of grades. I was just pointing out the 1 exception in the last 25 years to your comment that we don't get 4 & 5 stars, that's all, a little comic relief. Lighten up. I know that if his grades were great, he'd be at Tech right now. I'm not trying to argue that Rivals or any other group treats us differently than any other school. When we have 2-3 years of great results on the gridiron, we'll progressively get better players. Pony up

There is no 'conspiracy' against SMU...its just the fact that money (premium members) from Tier 1 schools that make up much of the membership of Scout and Rivals have more influence on how it all comes down at the end of the day......