2018 DE Micah Parsons (#3 overall recruit) includes Michigan in his "Top 9"
Consensus 5* DE Micah Parsons tweeted out a graphic of his "Top 9 (7? lol)" schools:
- Michigan
- Ohio State
- Penn State
- Nebraska
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Florida
- Florida State
- Miami
These are the school I will be looking more closely into. @Hayesfawcett3 #blessed #top7 pic.twitter.com/dU1uFxnzi4
— BLESSEDMVP (@Micah_parsons23) May 27, 2017
Parsons originally commited to Penn State in February 2016, but de-committed back in late April 2017. Since then, Ohio State has been the projected favorite by recruitniks, but hey it isn't over until the ink hits the paper. It is nice to at least make the "Top 9."
He's visited.
In all seriousness, good news and hope we can get him down for a visit!
the placement of PSU is..... something
603 that's just wrong, but funny!.
He's pretty much all Ohio State. Gene Hankerson on twitter indictaed UM hasn't put the work in on this one. Zordich is responsible for recruiting PA I believe. BTW, if OSU signs Bosa, Young, Parsons, and Harrison in back to back to back to back recruiting cycles I'm going to be sick.
Honestly, they've been out worked by other schools. No other way to say it. Recruiting is about relationships, they really don't have one. https://t.co/3TvP2kdHeF
— Eugene Hankerson Jr. (@EugeneHankerson) April 24, 2017
I can't remember the last time OSU had a bad or poor class in the online rankings era. Can you?
If anything, OSU has outperformed us nearly every year (which is in part a reflection of Ohio's strong in-state talent).
But the gap between Michigan and Ohio State isn't large.
The lop-sided loss at home in 2015 was due to 2 things:
1. Losing Bryan Mone and Ryan Glasgow. This was a painful reminder of how DTs/NTs have the most thankless job in football. Fans don't realize their importance until their absence allows an opponent to rack up rushing yards.
2. Durkin's horrible gameplan.
The 2016 loss on the road demonstrated that we featured a dominant defense (thanks in part to a very experienced, rugged players) but lacked an equally strong (re:elite) offense.
We need to build a dominant OL and find an explosive, workhorse RB.
It has been a decade since Michigan brought in a better recruiting class than Ohio State.
The talent Harbaugh and company are bringing plus the coaching staff we have is enough to beat the best and be the best. It's coming!
GO BLUE!!
Durkin didn't have a gamepan, let alone a horrible one. He was barely present. I can't let this go.
Not just dominate but nasty. We need five Taylor Lewan's on our o-line. Don't just block them...hurt them. This team has been defined by the defensive line for to long. When we can walk off the bus with the most intimidating and dangerous o-line in the big ten then we will have osu's number. Lewan used to pull the best d-ends off there square every game because he was nasty. Listening to Jon Jansen speak on Braden. Saying he was just concerned about his job. Basically he was saying he needs to be nastier. Peel off your block and smash a way smaller linebacker. Kalis was nasty just not all that good. When I see the defense wanting to fight due to frustration of us just pouding them then we will be complete. Osu knows they have to out recruit us or they will lose because we have the better on field coach and coaches. I do question the number of five star recruits streaming into columbus ohio especially from way out in california. Harbaugh is the best coach in college football and any nfl team will tell you that, but meyer still seems to be to some extent the bigger attraction and that baffles me. He's had by far the most talent in the big ten but hasn't even won the east in three years and just got completely embarassed on national t.v. 31-0 but five star kids from texas and california still want to travel across the u.s. to play in columbus ohio. I'm sorry but there is a lot more to their recruiting than that white hair clown running around and swooning recruits. Michigan is doing well in recruiting, but with a coach like Harbaugh I feel should be doing better and it is time to step it up with recruits like Parsons
LOL.
but to call him the best coach in college is a stretch. He hasn't won a NC yet and he hasn't won a confrence championship. To call him better then Meyer and Saban is just being a homer.
So... are recruits suppose to ignored the 61-6 record, 2014 CFP National Championship and 33 (23 in the first 3 rounds) players drafted in the last 5 years?
no Mario on the DL in 2015 either.
Whatever makes you feel better about OSU kicking our ass the last decade plus.
There is no solace to take here. A loss is a loss. This is the exact reason I was so pissed about last years game and also when we lost by 1 after missing the 2 pt conversion. We got robbed (literally) last year and as time goes by, people will forget about all of it except for the fact that we lost.
Larry Johnson Sr. has an embarassment of riches in his DE rotation right now: Sam Hubbard, Nick Bosa, Jalyn Holmes, Chase Young, and Tyquan Lewis. Their D-Line is going to be a problem if Johnson can figure out the defensive tackle situation over there.
I feel like your numbered list with Michigan at the top is misleading. Currently looks unlikely to come here.
Awesome but Im concerned with his counting ability. First he called it a Top 7. Then when someone pointed it out as a Top 9 he argued it was a Top 8 until he finally realized it was 9.
Maybe he's hinting that Penn State has no chance anymore hes just being courteous by listing them there so it is technically a Top 8+Penn State.