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I agree that Boise epitomizes the concept of team as well as anyone in the country. That's why they are so successful. I've said that many times.
Boise does it "every time" as long as you don't count the times they don't.
In the same period that Boise has 5 quality wins, Georgia has 21 quality wins, including a win over Alabama.
Recruiting services can't predict if a person they ranked as a 5* will derail their potential by robbing a convienience store with a 9mm (Janzen Jackson), but time and time again the rankings proved to be very accurate. Let's look at the top 10 picks in this year's NFL draft and see how Rivals rated them coming out of high school.
Cam Newton 5*
Von Miller 4*
Marcell Dareus 3*
AJ Green 5*
Patrick Perterson (Johnson) 5*
Julio Jones 5*
Aldon Smith 4*
Jake Locker 4*
Tyron Smith 5*
Blaine Gabbert 5*
6 of the top 10 picks in the NFL draft were Rivals 5* recruits. That's pretty damn accurate. The only one they missed on was Marcel Dareus, and Rivals admitted before Dareus ever played a down of college football that they had made a mistake on him.
Knowledgable people in Alabama all thought Dareus should have been a 5*, or at the very least a high 4*. Everyone was dumbfounded by his 3* Rivals rating.
Dareus had some of the most impressive high school film I've ever seen (aside from maybe Jadeveon Clowney). He ran through blockers like they weren't even there. Offensive tackles didn't even slow him down. The point is that Dareus' potential was no secret. Everyone who recruited him knew about his potential. I remember the 3 recruits in that class I was most excited about was Julio Jones, Terrence Cody and Marcel Dareus.
Of course recruiting services will miss on some. Some kids are late bloomers. A 2* playing in the right system with the right coaching may blossom into a NFL star. But those cases are far and few between.
On the other hand Alabama has a 5* offensive lineman (Tyler Love) who will never play a meaninngful down of football in his college career. Those cases are also rare. But just as there are NFL draft surpirses and bust, there are Rivals surprises and busts. It's an inexact science.
That being said, the overall percentage of 4* & 5*s that make it big in college and the NFL are high, while the overall percentage of 2*s is extremely low. Thus, Rivals rankings are a very good indiactor of overall talent.
I can promsie you that Boise would much rather have a roster full of 4* & 5* athletes than 2* & 3* guys if they could. They just can't attract that kind of talent.
All coaches try to hand-pick their talent to the extent they can. There is nothing novel about this conceptnor is Boise somehow special in that regard.
If Georgia loses this game it might be becasue of penalties, turnovers, poor coaching, and a number of other things, but it won't be due to a lack of talent.
 But you already know who to blame ,but not your capping on the tallent. In another thread you state you have 3 points but you would love to see it go higher. Why ????????????? your going to win by 2 to 3 TD What a SEC HOMER. If you would give some good input on teams that is not so bias this would be good . What I stated in red is one thing I am takling about,I use to think you knew what you were talking about ,but now you show that you think your picks will win and unless we agree we are all idiots. Well I want to see the 2 to 3 TD win against Boise St .I may lose this game but it will be because of the stats and not a crystal ball.
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