In reality not so much. Great analysis by the way, and I think it shows how a guy like Cignetti was able to find unheralded guys that were in actuality very good players that belonged on P4 rosters. With that said I think your list says more about the talent level in VA than it does about the star ranking system. I somehow doubt the top 25 list in a state like GA or even MD looks as dismal years later. I really don't want us to change our recruiting approach to finding diamonds in the rough in our back yard. It's unnecessary these days because we are now shopping at Neiman Marcus with a high limit card and able to get nice things. If we go back to shopping at Wal-Mart, recruits are going to see that, and elite recruits really only want to play with the best. Selling a blue chip kid on being the big man on campus is a fan created pipe dream IMO. We're just going to have to accept that there will always be guys outside of the top 25 in VA that keep working and develop into a phenomenal players. IMO, we should only get upset about it if the guy we have on the field at that position isn't up to par. I doubt this will be an issue in the future, because it appears we are recruiting well enough that the competition level will ensure that the top two guys that emerge at each position should be more than capable.