Myles Sims in the Portal
Redshirt freshman in a position where depth is an issue in the portal? What do you make of that?
Got passed by better players with better attitudes? Never added necessary weight. Was dinged up at one point. A lot of factors came together to make him a third stringer this spring, and it became clear he just wasn't going to make it here.
247 continues to be the best evaluators of talent, in my eyes. They were way, way down on him by the end of his cycle compared to the composite.
good point - 247 had him as a 3-star
And not a high one either.
247 also had Ben St Juste as a top 100 player. He's gone too. Either way UM can't keep losing guys at this rate in the secondary. It's not like they are out there signing top 100 guys at corner anymore like they did with Vert and David Long who are coming in ready to play, so it makes retaining everyone who is on the roster and developing them all the more important.
St. Juse took a medical redshirt, it's a totally different situation from Sims. 247 and the Michigan staff can't predict chronic injuries like that.
It became clear after one redshirt season and 4 years of eligibility left that he wasn't going to make it here? Now there's a hot take if I've ever seen one.
Was passed by other 3 stars and walk-ons, was still dangerously skinny, demonstrated poor attitude at times.
Yeah, it was clear.
Agree with the poster above you can't draw conclusions about a guy after one season. If we did that then 90% of the roster should be considered busts. You have no idea how guys will develop going forward and at what speed.
Shocker that you agree with yourself on this point.
Lol another new account. It's so obvious for those of us on here often.
I am Maizen and I am watching who you recruit.
replying to yourself again huh? you arent even good at whatever you are trying to accomplish
Yup the GOAT had a bad attitude and was losing the battle for awhile... same with other rock stars that have come and gone.
The hardest working best kids play. It’s the reason 90% of the players transfer. They lack either the work ethic or skill sets that those in front of them have.
Those that don’t see eye to eye with the coaching staff typically aren’t reaching their potential. Some of them may go Tennessee and grow up and realize this.
Here is hoping he finds a good fit.
If you've bothered to read most of your posts, you've seen thousands of hot takes.
Dude you think it's clear some won't make it here when they're juniors in high school all because of some number next to their name ....l ....... o......... l
Excellent burn
Apparently it was clear to Sims.
I just want to say i truly feel sorry for you. Someone who has to hid behind a keyboard and multiple accounts to antagonize random people on the internet you’ve never met in person is really sad. I don’t know what you’re going through or what you’ve been through but clearly it was or is traumatic. Sending positive vibes your way hoping you can find real humans to interact with to solve whatever it is you are going through.
Never put on weight, I believe he was still listed at 170-ish.
Never gonna see the field in the B1G at that size.
Sims is listed at the same weight as Gray and Thomas
And he's the tallest of all of them
there is CB on Dallas that may disagree
Frankly, it would say he hasn't performed well at all. If depth is a concern, that means there aren't many people in front of him. If he can't manage to climb into the conversation or even generate any chatter, I'm not sure there should be a lot of concern here.
Not sure if you've been paying attention but outside Ambry and Lavert there is a lot of concern. Brian Cook said on Sam Webb's show today that UM can't play a third CB this year because Gray isn't ready yet based on what he saw in the spring game.
Brian has been pretty down on the defensive line too. If you believe his sentiments then UM won't be able to stop a nose bleed this season. I think he's a little too pessimistic.
That's good for us. Most of his predictions are proven false.
Brian still has his B-PONE relapses and when it comes to the DB's this year that's what I chalk it up to. It seems the coaching staff had a lot of good stuff to say about Gray, Woods & Hawkins, possibly others IIRC.
The coaches can say whatever they want, the fact is none of those guys were good enough to get on the field regularly last year and OSU still torched this team for 63 points and it could have been worse. None of them have the ranking pedigree out of high school to suggest they are going to be anything special either. In fact I have way more questions than answers after seeing all of them play.
Who would have thought the late add of Vincent Gray would surpass the blue chip Myles Sims. Too bad, but not surprising after the lack of chatter regarding him.
Clearly you don't understand how Maizen's Star System works.
Myles Sims will be the biggest loss ever to the team and Gray simply doesn't belong on the same field as even Division III players. Therefore, Harbaugh and Michigan will never win another game ever again.
I tend to be on the side of recruiting rankings do matter, which is why I’m surprised this happened, I even questioned the addition of Gray but I’ll admit the coaching staff adding him really saved us from being in a big pickle.
Despite my comment/joke, in general recruiting rankings do matter. I would much rather have a complete team of 4 stars vs. a complete team of 3 stars. I would much rather have 2-3 five stars every year than none at all.
However, when looking at individual players/examples, I think it is silly to simply rely on rankings to say a player will be good or bad.
I'm with you trueblue it's impossible for sites to scout everyone and get every kid ranked right. But for the most part they are very accurate and under Harbaugh they have been scarily accurate.
Ding! Ding! Ding! You said the maizen phrase of the day! Account created today, "agreeing" with 1201... Looks like he couldn't help himself again.
I’d like someone smarter than me to trend out his usernames to see if a pattern exists. We then predict his/her next name.
nice write up on gray on m.live .com They seem to think he has the stuff.
Further exposes the glaring limitations of the "ranking" system, especially considering the bias for a Georgia recruit vs one from Michigan.
At the same time, it shows this staff can look past those "numbers" and find the hungry guys which is far more valuable than looking up a ranking online.
Yeah Kurt Taylor worked out great.
Which ......would .......not .........be ........a ........surprise ..........since ...........he ..........was ..........low ..... rated .......even ..........................with ......................the ......................Georgia............Bump.
Lemme know, I can write slower.
That Phil Paea has been excellent for us. Three star from Michigan right?
We're gonna appreciate the depth he provides, especially at the beginning of this year.
Plus, he's now changed positions, twice, never complained and he has stayed.
That actually is pretty excellent.
You should be a comedian because this shit is comical.
Thanks!
Phil Paea played against putrid competition in high school. He looked good against 160lb linebackers and slow, fat lineman. He was never going to be a star at Michigan
Wow this really stinks but like you said the number change was ominous. Cornerback depth was already thin and this just makes it thinner. He also becomes the 8th composite top 247 recruit to leave in the last three years - Asiasi (#77 overall), Solomon (#23 overall), Walker (#107 overall), Crawford (#118 overall), Singleton (#79 overall), Hudson (#231 overall), Irving Bey (#247 overall), and now Sims (#170 overall). And that's not accounting for all the other attrition from guys ranked outside of that range. That's a lot of talent walking out the door.
which is why you recruit 25-30 players every cycle
when people don't start, they want to move on
Asiasi, Solomon, Crawford, and Hudson were all either starters or projected starters when they left. DIB, Walker, Singleton, and Sims were projected all projected to be major contributors when they committed, only Walker stayed more than 1 year. Obviously attrition is going to happen at every program but so many highly ranked guys leaving after one year is not typical.
Asiasi was a projected starter - got homesick
Solomon would have been in the rotation - could never stay healthy
Crawford was passed up on the depth chart
Hudson left because he was passed up on the depth chart - Walker was passed up too
Being a projected starter, but then getting passed up by someone else is why Hudson, Crawford and presumable SIngleton and Sims all left
DIB left because of playing time or grades as I believe he transferred to CMU but is no longer there
everyone is projected to contribute when they commit - if they get passed up, it is good for both the kid and the program for them to move on
and this is happening everywhere