Five stars don’t always mean “impact”

I could be wrong but Josh Reed was one of the top players to come out of LA that year, I would think he was at least a 4-star.

found this:

was a two-time Class 3A All-State pick and was selected for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 at Rayne (LA) High...as a senior had 285 carries for 2,143 yards and 28 touchdowns; also handled punts and placekicks...totaled 246 points as a senior...rushed for 2,521 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior

 

I wouldn't go as far as old school, but I saw many Howard "Hi-C" Carter LSU BB games while I was in high school.

1982 Bama 10 - LSU 20 The Bear's last game against LSU. We hadn't beat them in 12 years. I remember how we talked in school about that game for a week. People don't realize how much us older guys HATE BAMA because of the 70's & 80's games.

 

haha, I still have the sports page from the Sunday after that game. yep, that was HUGE. that was pretty much the coming out party for the Dalton-James gang if I remember.

 

In high school, everyone knew that one kid that had the most talent (potential) out of anyone, but never worked very hard to succeed on the field. Either was lazy, into partying, thought everything was owed him.

Also, in high school everyone knew the kid who did not have much God given talent or physical stature, but out worked everyone in the weight room, class room and practice field.

I think the star rating systems gives you an indication on the first one, but I think a good coach/recruiter is looking for the combination of these two students.

The only way to know about a kid’s character or drive is to spend time with him and his peers, and that is what the coaches should be doing. Those of us that lurk in this internet domain and try to determine who will make the biggest impact for our team are just guessing. Hopefully you have a coach that weights drive, effort and character almost as heavy as raw talent.

My $.02 I think Coach Miles does this very well.

 

True enough. College football is a lot different than the high school variety. Players who were stars in high school will find it will not be as easy in college. The star ratings is an indication of potential and general athleticism.

 

I remember was Howard "Hi-C" Carter in that dinky old gym @ Redemptorist. I was in elementary school @ the time, but still...

As for X-Man Carter, I agree that we'll never really know whether or not his potential would've been realized, but he didn't seem to have a whole lot of football sense (not unlike Jarrett Lee). An example of this was kneeling on the 1-inch line @ UGA in '04.

 

That's a good summary for the ideal "complete" package:thumb: One final key ingredient, as StaceyO alluded to, is "football sense".

 

Jermaine "Juice" Sharpe.

Guy had all the speed in the world and was the next big thing out of Ouachita Christian. I saw him in H.S. games where he never hit the ground and opposing players rarely touched him. At LSU you could tell he was fast and had the moves, but simply could not hold onto he damn ball. IIRC, his first carry at LSU was vs, A&M and he ripped off a long run and then fumbled the ball at the end.