whiteathlete33 said:
good post SteveB. but if you check out websites like rivals.com or whatever it is you basically have no white kids as cornerbacks, running backs, or wide receivers and these are the high school rankings.
That is exactly the point of castefootball. There many very talented white high school football players with tremendous speed and athletic ability who are simply not recruited to Division 1 football programs. There are many all state WRs, RBs, and DBs that don't get a shot.
As for Rivals.com and Scout.com, there is a suspicion among many that follow high school recruiting that those websites make their ratings based on which players are getting the most offers from powerhouse programs and not necessarily ability. For instance, if a player gets 10 offers from the top 10 programs, then that player gets a 5 star rating. The sites are not a bunch of expert scouts evaluating talent, simply reflecting what coaches are telling them about players. This further perpetuates the caste system that is in place, while helping the top programs to compete for the mythical recruiting championship, which motivates rich boosters to pour more money into the programs. More money means better facilities and better coaching and thus the cycle continues.
