CNNSI Over & Underated recruits:
Not sure how they are came up with this, but here goes:
Underrated
Jabrill Peppers, CB (Michigan): "He's probably the best overall player in the country. He can play running back, safety, cornerback, probably linebacker. There ain't nothing he can't do.
Da'Shawn Hand, DE (Alabama): "I don't see him make the same plays that all the great ones make. He'll make some plays, but he'll get lost at times."
February 4th, 2014 at 3:32 PM ^
Wait - what? "sophomore cornerback Terry Richardson, who did not play last season and is expected to transfer." Is it common knowledge that Richardson is planning on transferring? He is down the depth chart but I didn't realize this.
February 4th, 2014 at 3:53 PM ^
February 4th, 2014 at 4:01 PM ^
tossed Richardson in with a group of possible transfers during the fall which as we know was based solely on the speculations of a teenager in his mother's basement. That being said, I would not be shocked at all if Richardson did transfer as he has been passed on the depth chart by a number of bigger, younger players.
February 4th, 2014 at 4:17 PM ^
Voldemort is trolling us now too? Michigan can't catch a break.
February 4th, 2014 at 3:58 PM ^
Richardson's and Jenkins-Stone's alleged lack of development on the coaches? Hmmm. Maybe just maybe much of the reason they (again allegedly) haven't developed as fast is because of THEM. Some players just don't pan out for whatever reason. Every program brings in a lot of highly rated players, and a certain % of them will not see a lot of playing time or may even transfer. That doesn't mean they aren't getting coached well. Methinks I smell Mr. Webb being fed some negative recruiting speak from someone.
February 4th, 2014 at 4:30 PM ^
February 4th, 2014 at 5:33 PM ^
How was OSU last year compared to Michigan?
Maybe, perhaps, he wants to go to a better program?
February 4th, 2014 at 4:25 PM ^
...did not watch this year's Michigan vs. Ohio offensive showcase.
February 4th, 2014 at 6:32 PM ^
What a liar. Royce Jenkins-Stone has developed a hell of a right cross.
February 4th, 2014 at 3:37 PM ^
You could throw Boubacar Cissoko on that list as well.
Not every big time in-state recruit winds up at Michigan. Can't blame the kid.
Up to the players suiting up for Michigan to prove he made the wrong choice.
February 4th, 2014 at 3:40 PM ^
Wasn't Dupre one of the recruits that Cam Cameron followed all the way to Los Angeles last week? It's sort of interesting then, if indeed he was going to likely stay closer to home, that LSU would be that insecure about its own position. I find the sort of behavior that recruiting generates rather fascinating sometimes.
February 4th, 2014 at 3:41 PM ^
Not sure how Peppers can possibily be underrated. He is only one of the most talked about recruits on every national recruiting media outlet.
February 4th, 2014 at 4:35 PM ^
He is ranked #2, should be #1.
February 4th, 2014 at 3:41 PM ^
Is Webb aware that it was Meyer who said (paraphrased) "out of every 3 recruits, one's a bust, one's a stud, and one's flat average"
February 4th, 2014 at 5:12 PM ^
I can't say I disagree with that statement. That's not a knock on recruits so much as the reality of college football vs. high school. Stars don't matter after signing a LOI, especially at a place like Alabama or LSU and you are only compared to the hype prior to hitting the field.
February 4th, 2014 at 4:02 PM ^
a lot of things need to go right this year, or start pointing that way pronto.
February 4th, 2014 at 4:06 PM ^
How did you get minus 64 million?
February 4th, 2014 at 4:20 PM ^
This will sound like sour grapes, but in watching Hand's tape, I get the same feeling as when I watched Derrick Green's tape last year. I see a guy who is bigger and stronger than his competition and therefore, he inevitably makes plays. But I am not blown away like I was with other tapes (ie Peppers and Ty Isaac). Hand could certainly become a dominant player (and hopefully Green will). I'm just a know-nothing guy on the internet, but I can see how CNNSI came to this entirely arbitrary prediction.
February 4th, 2014 at 4:59 PM ^
February 4th, 2014 at 5:38 PM ^
I am not going to post it here, but through LinkedIn, it appears he played basketball in Europe and now works abroad. It also appears he got his MBA at Indiana! Good for him. Glad to hear he was a class act in your interraction.
February 4th, 2014 at 5:00 PM ^
Webb's quotes in the article are fun as well. The guy has really taken Ohio to heart and he definitely eems to be taking his cues from Meyer. Citing the examples of Richardson and Jenkins-Stone seems like confirmation bias above all else.
February 4th, 2014 at 5:20 PM ^
I've been saying this for a while about Hand. I think he's a "can't miss" prospect in that he will be a good player and is fairly ready physically, but he's not a dominant freak athlete like Jadeveon Clowney. I don't think he'll be a bust who sits on the sideline, gets in trouble, transfers to a JUCO, etc., but I don't think we'll hear a ton about him for the next four years, either.
February 4th, 2014 at 6:11 PM ^
A "high-floor, low-ceiling" guy....it actually sounds a lot like a number of the guys Hoke recruits.
February 5th, 2014 at 4:58 AM ^
I don't know about that. I think a lot of these guys have high ceilings. They just haven't reached them yet.