Future commit Kendrick Bell balls out again
312 yards through the air and 6 total touchdowns (1 on the ground). What a find!
I wonder if brother Ronnie plays his COVID card and comes back for a sixth year to play with little bro next year. Wouldn’t blame him a bit for moving on in life, but a guy can dream.
September 10th, 2022 at 9:34 AM ^
As cool and fun as that would be, Kendrick probably won't play much as a true freshman - especially if he sticks at QB. In any case, Ronnie will be earning a sweet NFL paycheck.
September 10th, 2022 at 10:13 AM ^
I don't think OP is implying they would be starting together in actual games, but rather be playing together in practices and such. Would be cool for Ronnie to impart some extra knowledge and leadership to his bro for a whole year.
September 10th, 2022 at 1:49 PM ^
Ronnie better learn to catch in a hurry if he's going to be balling out in the NFL.
September 10th, 2022 at 9:37 AM ^
Why would Ronnie transfer to Staee?
September 10th, 2022 at 9:41 AM ^
I was like “huh?” and then I was like “ooooh” and now I’m like *forehead slap*.
September 10th, 2022 at 9:47 AM ^
I'll admit
It took me far too long to get it, too.
September 10th, 2022 at 10:29 AM ^
Samsies! 👊
September 10th, 2022 at 11:32 AM ^
I don’t get it. Can you explain the joke to me? Pretend I’m a fifth grader. Thanks
Thanks Rico for the answer (see below). I feel like an idiot!!!
September 10th, 2022 at 12:33 PM ^
"play with little bro next year"
September 10th, 2022 at 9:38 AM ^
Allll in on this young man!
September 10th, 2022 at 9:42 AM ^
Bell’s recruiting ranking confuses me. He’s a 2-star but is absolutely balling out in a league that isn’t bad by any means. He probably doesn’t project as a QB at the next level but the athletic talent is there for sure to the point where him being a 2-star is crazy to me
September 10th, 2022 at 10:21 AM ^
Ronnie was a 2 star on some rating services and many folks freaked out we took him
September 10th, 2022 at 1:48 PM ^
That’s because Ronnie was primarily a stand out bball player in HS
September 10th, 2022 at 10:25 AM ^
I think it's based on his film from last year. It may go up if they see him again this year and I believe Allen Trieu is planning on evaluating him as an ATH in the future.
I'm wondering where Michigan sees him. WR or Safety seems most likely
September 10th, 2022 at 10:43 AM ^
Kendric is a 6’3 pass first QB, why won’t he stick with the position for at least a couple of years. I think that Harbaugh recruits him as a QB not an ATH.
September 10th, 2022 at 11:09 AM ^
It's because it's been confirmed that Michigan offered as a ATH designation. And because while he's racking up a ton of stats at the high school level, his mechanics are really off as a QB and probably won't fly in college
September 10th, 2022 at 1:01 PM ^
Of course Harbaugh is not selling him as the featured QB recruit for 2023, but I am certain that Bell will get a shot at QB first. Yes, high school stats doesn't always translate to college, even recruits with great mechanics, say Shane Morris and Dylan McCaffery. On other hand, plenty of NFL starting QBs had very humble recruiting profiles out of high school (Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Carson Wentz, ...).
September 10th, 2022 at 11:17 AM ^
This is why many people have criticisms of the ranking system and the over-reliance from fans on those rankings.
Yes, there is some notable correlation to team recruiting recruiting rankings and success on the field. But when it comes to individual rankings, they miss on a lot of players. Over-ranking some, under-ranking others, and completely ignoring some as well. A lot of that is just how the process works.
If you aren’t sending your film through the right channels or attending the right camps, you’ll go unnoticed by the recruiting services and won’t get a proper evaluation or an evaluation at all. Programs like Michigan that do their own scouting may still find you, but until the recruiting sites find you it won’t reflect in your ranking.
Now that he has a Michigan offer, those recruiting sites will probably take a bit of notice and he’ll receive a generic recruiting rankings bump in their next update. If more offers flow in, they may even take the time to give him an actual evaluation and attempt to properly rank him. Or he’ll commit to Michigan soon and they won’t bother.
But too many people take the recruiting rankings as gospel. This kid is ranked here, so that’s how good he is. And that’s just not how it works. Just as important to where a kid is ranked, is WHY he’s ranked there. That requires following recruiting a bit deeper and evaluating film on your own, but thats too much for the majority of fans. These fans are where you find the star gazers.
At the end of the day, Hart said it best. I’m not looking for recruiting stars, I’m looking for good football players. Michigan has excelled in recent years in finding those sleeper recruits and finding absolute gems. As an example, Kwity Paye was ranked in the 900’s when he committed, rose to the high 400’s by the end of the cycle and turned into a 1st round pick.
If Bell played the system the way many do, he could be a 4* QB. Who knows? But we as fans need to just acknowledge that the rankings are an imperfect system and trying to make sense of what the rankings of individual players tell us is an pointless exercise.
September 10th, 2022 at 10:11 AM ^
I’m wondering why he hasn’t committed yet?
September 10th, 2022 at 10:23 AM ^
He's coming for the State game
September 10th, 2022 at 11:20 AM ^
Might not be a commitable offer, could be waiting to see if it turns into more offers, could be that the staff has told him to hold off. Plenty of possible reasons
September 10th, 2022 at 11:29 AM ^
Roundtable last commercial break...
Craig: Hey Sam... is Michigan gonna take Kendrick Bell you think?
Sam....
Churlish Brian is the best Brian: They offered him.
Craig: They offered him. Yes, that's intriguing to me...
(Craig and Seth kibitz about Ronnie Bell and Kendrick Bell)
Sam: I'm sorry for not engaging... I'm actually just responding to some messages here... (trails off)
(more kibitzing)
Craig continues to talk about Kendrick Bell. Never gets his question answered by Sam. Seth starts talking about Dono...no, Berkeley and Braylon Edwards.
Poor Craig. Never gets his question answered. Respect your elders guys. :) Love the Roundtable.
September 10th, 2022 at 11:49 AM ^
We're going to have to change the phrase to "Bells Out".
September 10th, 2022 at 2:59 PM ^
Could lightening strike twice?