There is a common narrative that I honestly subscribe to when it comes to college athletes. I struggle with the narrative of improvement. When a player enrolls in school as a two or three or four or five-star recruit, fans like myself read so much into those first few performances and make swift judgements. Because of Twitter and websites that cover the every move and decision of top high school recruits, fans like myself often focus more on the stars than about the ceiling of players and where they can grow.
Part of the reason for this gap in judgement is because we as fans only have access to a small part of the process and the program that college athletes go through.