2 Crystal Ball notes in last 24 hours
NJ 4* DE Aaron Armitage has had a rush of picks for Stanford including a few flips. One of which was formerly in for Michigan. While sifting through our prospects I see a lot of guys on the offensive side but not much on the defensive side. So any guy we were in on who was noteworthy that drifts away hurts even more.
One good note is T.J. Guy the 3* DE who is announcing today has had a flood of ballz go in for Michigan.
April 17th, 2020 at 11:36 AM ^
Probably during the 2021 football cycle, where 92.87% of Crystal Ball predictions have been accurate. This lame freakout about Crystal Balls is confirmation bias at its finest.
April 17th, 2020 at 12:54 PM ^
The accuracy rating of the balls dont mean Jack shit when those crystal ball pickers are CONSTANTLY changing their pick last second to preserve their high %
Yes, information is updated to reflect the current situation. Kids change their minds on who leads all the time. I would figure having accurate information is a good thing instead of having outdated Crystal Balls listed on their page.
April 17th, 2020 at 11:30 AM ^
Another positive Crystal Ball update for Michigan is seeing Georgia trend for DE Elijah Jeudy, who's deciding in a couple of days. Georgia is thought to be the main competition for Quintin Somerville, and they may not have room for him if they take Jeudy.
April 17th, 2020 at 11:46 AM ^
I don’t think they’ll stop pursuing Somerville. They only have one DE commit so far. Jeudy projects to WDE while Somerville is listed at SDE.
April 17th, 2020 at 12:02 PM ^
Interesting that Jay Harbaugh is the primary recruiter for Somerville, not Brown or Nua.
Any idea on the progress Brian Jean-Mary is making on the recruiting trail? I remember him coming in with some solid recruiting history at prior schools.
What about Shoop? I know he's more of a defensive coach than a recruiter.
April 17th, 2020 at 12:27 PM ^
A lot of schools will do “primary recruiter” based on geographic location. For example Don Brown is a great primary recruiter to have in the northeast, Partridge was great to have in Jersey. Could be that Jay is assigned that particular area if that’s the way Michigan does it. Then once the foot is in the door with recruits, position coaches take some of the duties over in recruiting the player.
As for BJM and Shoop, I would assume that CoVid and the extension of the dead period has put a damper on any impact they could really make so far. Hard to create that brand new connection when you aren’t able to visit the recruit at home or in school, he isn’t able to come to campus, and the only contact you can have is texting and video chat.
April 17th, 2020 at 12:35 PM ^
Yes that’s right. Jay is largely situated out in the west coast which is why he has primary for Somerville. But Jay and Sherrone Moore are also exceptions since they are Michigan’s best recruiters and sometimes get added on to recruitments when they want an extra push.
So far BJM and Shoops effect has mostly been felt in the offers that are going out. TBD if they can close some of these targets. I have also noticed that Michigan has been more active in sending offers to the NW region which I think is because of Shaun Nua. We’ll see if he can pull any talent out of there (especially if he can build a Polynesian connection).
That is how a lot of schools have done it but they are going away from that at some of the top schools. It’s position coaches recruiting their position nationally.
April 17th, 2020 at 11:32 AM ^
LMAO you still check crystal balls after this week???
April 17th, 2020 at 11:49 AM ^
I bet you still check the weather forecast sometimes even though it isn't always right.
April 17th, 2020 at 12:34 PM ^
FWIW, lorenz says they just have alot of DE they like better than armitage.
April 17th, 2020 at 12:57 PM ^
Don't underestimate TJ Guy. Would be ranked higher if he played in another part of the country. Kid is an excellent athlete and football player. Played at high level in hoop. Can carry 280+ on his frame. Comes from an excellent program with great coaching.
TJ Guy would be a huge get. Don't look at his star ranking but instead look at his offer list. That's how you should measure a recruit.
I agree, the schools are often on them before the websites. With that said the websites usually catch up.
People are still paying attention to "crystal balls"? Here, pull the other one.
+1,000,000
I guess this week's lesson is already forgotten.
fuck crystal balls. they might as well be plastic.
14 DE's and 2 DT's in each cycle is Don Browns style.