Michigan to finish #5 in 2017 Composite Team Rankings
Michigan will finish at #5 in the 2017 247 Sports Composite rankings, behind #1 Alabama, #2 OSU, #3 Georgia, and #4 USC.
February 1st, 2017 at 4:51 PM ^
For the most part, we got who we wanted! Go Blue!!
February 1st, 2017 at 5:27 PM ^
who were the big misses?
my list: barron browning, alex leatherwood, isiah wilson, najee harris
February 1st, 2017 at 5:48 PM ^
I'd say Wilson since that is the only one where we more or less had him and then let him get away
February 1st, 2017 at 4:51 PM ^
USC with the nice finish though
February 1st, 2017 at 5:06 PM ^
Screw them.
February 1st, 2017 at 4:58 PM ^
this is funny, yet very disturbing.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:13 PM ^
Slowed down to take a look and just keep looking.
February 1st, 2017 at 6:42 PM ^
I know what your saying.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:06 PM ^
for shirtless Harbaugh on the screen
February 2nd, 2017 at 1:28 AM ^
WD will try to have you banned for posting a pic of him, you know ... That or reply as one of his dozen alternative logins trying to bate (get it?) you into an argument.
February 1st, 2017 at 4:51 PM ^
Big jump from USC today. Luckily they don't have the coaching to be a true national threat for the time being.
February 1st, 2017 at 4:54 PM ^
I don't know, Helton impressed me this year. They looked like a disaster early in the season, but by the end of the year they were cleanly beating Washington in Seattle and, of course, winning the Rose Bowl.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:07 PM ^
More like Penn State losing the Rose Bowl.
February 1st, 2017 at 7:14 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 9:44 PM ^
Hahah. This is a super underrated comment.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:00 PM ^
I'm looking at USC as being a slightly high rent Penn St. under Franklin, gets lots of talent, no idea what to do with it on gamedays.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:15 PM ^
Penn State won the B1G, dude. They're doing something with their talent.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:28 PM ^
And USC finished 3rd. Weird comparison.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:31 PM ^
Give PSanduskyU credit, they won BIG without a lot of talent. They'll have more talent in the future with Franklin. Anyone who can win at Vandy has legitimate chops.
February 1st, 2017 at 11:57 PM ^
Lost to Pitt, fluke win against osu and losing to any team by 39 points. Luck win against lowly minnesota at home and barely got by wisconsin. This is not the team to beat going forward. That is why I like the way it used to be were everyone had to play each other. Michigan and Ohio state are the class of the Big Ten and I feel the margin will only grow.
February 2nd, 2017 at 12:25 AM ^
Won the B1G, played a great Rose Bowl, significantly improved as the year went on, brings a ton of talent back... PSU will be favored against us next season.
Honestly, everything you described about their season sounds like Michigan's season from the year before, except I can't remember what our losing margin was to OSU and that was at home.
February 2nd, 2017 at 12:10 AM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 4:52 PM ^
Looking forward to these young men taking the field in the next year or two. This class could be the pillar for future success.
February 1st, 2017 at 4:52 PM ^
By stats an even better class than last year. Just checked, our average would have put us 3rd in 247 last year. This year is extremely top-heavy, and we're one of the ones at the top. That's two straight years of great recruiting, excellent sign for things to come.
OSU's class is sick, and keeping up with them is going to be tough, but with classes like this we're staying in the same neighborhood, unlike before. And I'm confident that our coaches will be able to realize the potential of the players coming in.
February 1st, 2017 at 4:58 PM ^
OSU and UM's classes are close enough that using the "talent" excuse won't cut it anymore if we lose to them again. If PSU can beat them then there is no reason why we can't.
2017- the year of "no more excuses"
February 1st, 2017 at 5:02 PM ^
You did, perhaps, take note of the insane number of departed starters, right
February 1st, 2017 at 5:04 PM ^
OSU has a lot departing year in and out too and manage to beat us. That excuse is getting old especially now that we have the talent to replace em.
February 1st, 2017 at 9:05 PM ^
classes were not that great. We are very young on the talent side. I would say there will be no talent excuses in 2 years.
February 1st, 2017 at 9:57 PM ^
February 2nd, 2017 at 12:13 AM ^
2018 will be great, but we run the schedule in 2019. I believe we will take the #1 recruiting crown next year by quality much like osu this year. Feeling good about future obviously, but that is how I see things trending. Watch our o-line haul the next two years. Top in state talent will catapult our o-line recruiting.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:03 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 5:26 PM ^
... that OSU clearly outplayed PSU on the road but was foiled by a couple of special teams plays. Playing at home, OSU did not look like a better team than UM--maybe equal, but not better--and I have multiple friends who are OSU fans who would say the same thing.
(And, no, wins are not just a statistic.)
February 1st, 2017 at 7:26 PM ^
G. Gulo speaks the truth.
Definitely not excusing our loss or letting us off the hook. But OSU didn't look better than we were.
February 1st, 2017 at 7:29 PM ^
I'd argue up until Mason Cole's stupid facemasking/Speight's interception, Michigan was clearly the superior team. The stats, score and circumstance all back that up.
February 1st, 2017 at 9:59 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 10:09 PM ^
Scratches head while trying to figure out who's starting at 3 positions. Shakes head.
Maybe with two oline coaches, and a shift to zone blocking and spread plays, maybe.
But no - we still have a talent / age gap on that oline.
February 2nd, 2017 at 1:03 AM ^
The #1 recruit in OSU's class this year is Kevin Wilson. If you offered me a choice of losing all 5 5* recruits or losing Wilson, I'd choose to keep the new OC.
OSU should be significantly improved next year. I would not be at all surprised if they raised their scoring average by a touchdown per game.
February 1st, 2017 at 4:54 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 4:55 PM ^
FSU won't jump us. They'll be 2 points below us at 291.
February 1st, 2017 at 4:56 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 4:57 PM ^
You mean, OSU? Yeah, me too. FSU didn't jump us, though. They're right behind us.
Fortunately, this glut at the top isn't the worst thing in the world. We don't have to play all of these teams at once. We have to play OSU and maaaaybe two of these other guys to win it all.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:02 PM ^
I don't expect the glut at the top to last tho. The top 5 classes benefited big time from ND, Texas and Ole Miss (lol) being out of contention.
Next year will be more competitive imo when ND and Texas get back into the mix.
On top of that you had Baylor in freefall this year too and they always steal a bunch of quick athletes from the big boys year in and out.
February 1st, 2017 at 4:55 PM ^
Late charge by SC...
This means nothing, but if you take Wilson off of Georgia and put him on Michigan, they flip spots.
The class rankings are identical, except they got Wilson.
Oh well, whatever, let's play football! It's all about stacking top 5 classes. I saw something today that when you're class average over a 4 year period is in the top 5 you're a championship level team going to the playoff.
February 1st, 2017 at 4:59 PM ^
Shows what a close margin it is at the top. If the guys we have develop into a mashing OL, it might not matter that much.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:11 PM ^
This is exactly right. I think 2017 is the final transition pains year. Beginning in '18, Harbaugh will have upperclassmen he recruited and his players throughout the depth chart. We won't care as much about losing out on a single recruit* going forward because the strength will be throughout the roster.
*Does not include not every year type talents (See: Gary, Rashan).
February 1st, 2017 at 5:00 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 5:02 PM ^
Leave
February 1st, 2017 at 5:03 PM ^
Yeah, the choice to limit the OL haul to 2 3-stars wasn't a good one.
Oh, wait, that's not what they did at all.
Troll.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:06 PM ^
Are you sure you are a Michigan fan?
After seeing our class topped off with 5* Solomon, 4* Nico, and the best punter in the nation to go along with our already stud filled class Im not sure how any Michigan fan could not be excited. We got Filiaga and Ruiz who are two olineman who can contribute immeditely.
I just cant wrap my mind around a Michigan fan not being excited about this class