Topic: Intersting comment from Hawkins during Big 12 Media days (Read 284 times)

Bone Crusher · « **on:** July 28, 2010, 04:37:19 PM »

http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/football/10MediaDay/colorado072810.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410

He said that someone told him that there were more three star players in the NFL than four or five star players.

Blackshirts · « **Reply #1 on:** July 28, 2010, 05:31:13 PM »

there are, for the simple fact that there are more 3 star players period

Wildcat Fan · « **Reply #2 on:** July 29, 2010, 03:39:40 AM »

Yeah, there are more linemen on a team than any other position and you don't see very many 5* linemen anyway.

thedrUNKenLoper · « **Reply #3 on:** July 29, 2010, 04:12:29 AM »

other coaches also told him his son could play at Colorado

NebraskaVol · « **Reply #4 on:** July 29, 2010, 04:24:41 AM »

Gee...You don't think his point was kids with desire and drive persevere in the end do ya?

Wildcat Fan · « **Reply #5 on:** July 29, 2010, 05:26:22 AM »

Gee...You don't think his point was kids with desire and drive persevere in the end do ya?

No.

Cynical Puppet · « **Reply #6 on:** July 29, 2010, 11:06:03 PM »

there are, for the simple fact that there are more 3 star players period

+1.

The % of 5*'s getting into the NFL are significantly higher though.

LynchMob42 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 30, 2010, 06:05:17 PM »

+1.

The % of 5*'s getting into the NFL are significantly higher though.

This is true. Talent evaluation isn't science, but there is merit to it.

Cynical Puppet · « **Reply #8 on:** July 30, 2010, 10:16:45 PM »

Hawkins is just using the old but proven method of using stats to bend to your argument.

He spoke the truth. But he also didn't tell all of it. hehe

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