per Scout.com:
Sione Houma is now the 6th rated FB, with a 3* rating. Nice to see his value respected.
http://michigan.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=8&c=1&nid=5650478
If he commits to Utah...
i would thing
That a commitment to any high profile program would cause a rankings jump this early in the process. The services have to sift through tons and tons of tape, and a nonranked prospect who commits to a big name school would cause his tape to get reviewed faster and maybe with a bit more scrutiny than an uncommitted prospect who hadn't really been on the radar.
Keep in mind I have zero idea how they actually go through and evaluate recruits, so that could be completely off base. Just throwing ideas out into the void.
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If he committed to ND
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He'll be a 5* by October. lol.
I firmly believe that prospect rankings have a direct correlation to offers/interest from schools. I.E. The more high profile schools offer a kid, the higher his ranking. Just my observation over the years
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They definitely have a direct
They definitely have a direct correlation. Better players get better offers. The best staffs are also considered to be among the best evaluators of talent, so taking their opinion into account only makes sense.
I do believe that it was ESPN
I do believe that it was ESPN that has him at #3 FB in the nation. To my knowledge they did not have him ranked prior to him UM commitment.
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If he was from Texas or
If he was from Texas or Florida he would be a 4* automatically...I still dont buy into how they rank these kids.
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You're not gonna see an FB
You're not gonna see an FB ranked above 3*
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Almost True
While it's probably rare to see a 4* FB it's not out of the question. Brandon Minor was seen as a FB by Rivals and a 4*
http://rivals.yahoo.com/michigan/football/recruiting/player-Brandon-Mino...
Scout saw him as a 4* running back, and I remember a lot of discussion about the fact that he probably wasn't really a fullback when he committed to Michigan.
Rankings Meh
Recruiting a FB is a bit of a crapshoot from a rankings perspective - if the coaches believe in the kid, I don't really care about how the recruiting sites view him.
Of course, if a school like Michigan is willing to offer a guy a scholarship at FB, he must be a reasonably good prospect, so it makes sense that the sites re-evaluate, but it is tough for me to get excited one way or another.
Glad to hear that we've
Glad to hear that we've offered a fullback with some solid rankings, I have to agree with Brian, fullback is a waning position in a modern game. But Sione seems like a more versatile FB that would fit into an Al Borges offense.
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Don't get sucked in by a position title ...
a guy that can be a lead blocker AND can also catch a ball in the flat, becomes a very effective offensive weapon. The kid looks like an athlete ... trust in the Hoke.
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Good for our class rankings
Good for our class rankings numbers, ultimately irrelevant.
I don't really think true FBs will ever get 4 or 5 stars because if they were that good they would be playing at a more glorified position just based on the decline of the FB in a lot of offenses.
Still though a guy like Kevin Dudley was one of my favorite Michigan players when he was playing. If Sione can bring anything like that to the table with maybe a bit more ability catching the ball I'll be very happy.
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Why is it that Lloyd never let that kid score a touchdown?
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I want more BJ Askew. No idea
I want more BJ Askew. No idea if this kid is that type of player,but Askew was super-versatile out of the backfield.
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Very much that type of player...
Askew as been my comparison all along...
While Wyatt Shallman is more of a Aaron Shea...dare I say, Will Paul.
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I would take it...
I would love to have another Askew in the fold. He was a solid player in his days at UM.
Jeremy Clark
Jeremy Clark also moved up to 3 star. I guess its because "We're Michigan".
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Rivals High 100
Sorry for posting OT on the thread but I can't create my own. Anyway, Rivals is doing a series that looks to be something along the lines of the top 100 high school football teams this year and today featured Colerain as team #15 with Joe Bolden listed as the star of the show.
Nothing really new here, just thought it was more solid recognition for a UM commit that others might like to see. Here's the link: http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1233983
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does he still get this rating bump? Seems like ever since he committed to Michigan, the recruiting services start to notice the kid.
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