Carvin Johnson Update

He sounds like a quality player; I guess with no bowl to consider and the frustration of the previous year people may have some tendency to complain about ridiculous stuff like the number of "stars" given by so-called experts at Rivals/Scout.

To those who go that way, I ask this: If Tom Lemming's view of a player/person is your model of reference maybe you need to spend more time outside.

1) JUST GET HERE!!! You'll see what Michigan fans really think about the men who wear Maize & Blue!
2) The people on this board (yes myself included) CLEARLY have too much time on their hands and not enough to do and our opinions should very rarely be taken with anything more than a grain of salt and a momentary passing thought.
3) A sort of offshoot of #1 - Every one of said people mentioned in #2 cares passionately about Michigan football, win, lose or draw (just ask all of us around for the 9-0-3 season) and will always have the players backs.
4) GET FREAKING REAL - YOU are an extemely talented safety who played for one of the dominant high school defenses for a dominant team in a state with some of the best high school football in the country. We are supporters of a collegiate team with a glaring need for people who happen to fit the aforementioned description of YOU!!!!
WE LIKE! WE LIKE!!!!
Looking forward to being one of the 112,000 watching you play in Ann Arbor on Saturdays for the next four years.

Star rankings are like high school grades. If no additional information is available, they can be of some value in predicting college performance. However, like high school grades, there is a lot more to the individual than their star rankings. When additional information (like the opinions of those coaches who know the players the best) comes to light, you get a more complete picture of the individual. Some players might develop later in their HS careers, while others just slip through the cracks of the ratings services. The coaches look at more than just stars, so if they move on a recruit that lacks the impressive star rankings, we should assume that they have some information that we don't.

Also, like high school grades, star rankings mean jack shit once you get to campus. If Carvin plays the way that his current (and hopefully future) coaches believe that he is capable, nobody is going to care about stars. I am excited to see what he can do, and I hope that he can get on the field early. Some people play bigger than their star rankings, 40 times, etc., and I am hoping that Carvin is that kind of kid.

Welcome to Michigan, and Go Blue!

"although i wasnt the one saying anything about him...."

Very helpful there. Great job!

EDIT: Out of curiosity, am I being negged for being an asshole (which I most certainly do not deny in this instance) or because I wasn't clear enough in my sarcasm?

You're one of the biggest douchebags here who is always negative who is always questioning the coaches about every little fucking thing that they do.

It makes me sick.

like he's not a sleeper at all.

He sounds like he's got a great head for the game and reads and reacts to plays well.
If we had one safety like that this year we would have won a couple more games.

We could use 4 of him.

He waits.

kid is such a light sleeper you mine as well call him a napper
he's a stud and i'm glad he's going blue

I couldn't agree more. He could have offers from Washtenaw Community College, but if he plays how his coach says he plays. And he plays with the determination his opponents say. He's somebody I want with a winged helmet on. Bring him on up.

But Carvin, if you're reading this... STOP READING THIS.

We have no idea what we're talking about. They say that those who can't do, teach. And those who can't do or teach, blog about how other people should do and teach. I include myself in that group; we just can't help ourselves.

So forget about us. Come to Ann Arbor, put on the winged helmet, hit the field, hit some people. The rest is meaningless. Light up a Spartan or a Buckeye, and no one will ever remember, or care about, your recruiting ranking.

If you have any doubts, ask a Michigan fan about this guy.

ridiculous.

but it seems like the pay sites (Rivals and Scout) are the ones that recruits visit most. This may be because they can go to message boards of multiple teams relatively easily, but if they do read MGo, then let's be positive.

Just remember, most of us don't know anything about evaluating recruits and the Scout and Rival guys are not nearly as credible/ knowledgeable as RR or the Michigan staff.

To talk shit about a player or to boo a player but Michigan fans should NEVER EVER EVER EVER (get my fucking point) boo or bash a Michigan player. It's sickening and ridiculous.

Cheer for the team and don't be a negative nancy little bitch.