Scout: Final Michigan Top 40
http://michigan.scout.com/2/940787.html
Boisture and Jeremy Jackson drop. Gohlston #1, Gardner #2.
Central cleans up 21-40. No Western (!) or Eastern anywhere.
January 25th, 2010 at 11:44 AM ^
Interesting that Central clans up that 21-40 area as those players are pretty good. Michigan might not be Ohio or Florida when it comes to pumping out recruits but it is usually somewhere around 10-15 overall. Explains why they are able to win so often in the MAC
January 25th, 2010 at 11:59 AM ^
Can anyone substantiate exactly where the state of Michigan comes in when it comes to pumping out DI talent? I don't really know myself, but I always thought that the perception was that we were a little lower than 10-15 overall. Like I said, I don't know myself, I am just operating on the perceptions of others, and I would like to know if anyone has anything more concrete.
January 25th, 2010 at 12:02 PM ^
I can't remember what company it was, but a website recently rated all the state's talents and Michigan was in the top 15, maybe even top 10.
January 25th, 2010 at 12:07 PM ^
I would think any rating system like that would be based on number of D1 players supplimented with top end talent. Population alone would give Michigan an advantage over the western states, hawaii, and a lot of the northeastern states. Alaska is out because of proximity. Of the states that are left, Michigan probably does well because of the number of D1 schools in the state. I would think 10-15 would be about right.
January 25th, 2010 at 12:12 PM ^
From 2004-2008 Michigan produced the 14th most BCS recruits in the country
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/01/21/bcsrecruits.s…
January 25th, 2010 at 4:03 PM ^
CMU doesn't have a commit until #31.
January 25th, 2010 at 12:05 PM ^
are Cali, Texas, Florida, Ohio, Penn, Georgia, and Alabama. After those I think we're pretty close so around 10 seems about right.
January 25th, 2010 at 12:12 PM ^
LA, PA, and VA in the top as well.
January 25th, 2010 at 12:19 PM ^
I remember reading somewhere that we are on par with the State of South Carolina....which, they're a southern state and all and have good talent, but I wouldn't say that they are necessarily a football factory down there. They also have a lower population as well.
I think I read this in the most recent Maple Street Press publication (about a year ago)
EDIT: Yes, it was an article supporting the fact that our program has to recruit nationally.
January 25th, 2010 at 12:24 PM ^
jtmc, I had to reply solely based on your signature. I am your age but took the 5 year route. I have a ton of friends that did it in 4 years and I am truly sorry. I hope though that you were at least able to make it to Pasadena that year as many of my friends did.
go blue, man.
January 25th, 2010 at 12:48 PM ^
No Pasadena for me that year, however, I did live in AA and went to the Notre Dame game that year. Also was around the chaos of the OSU victory.
Either way, my "misery" pales in comparison with the class of '09. Puts my 4 "horrible" years in perspective
January 25th, 2010 at 12:53 PM ^
yeah, unfortunately these current kids are having an awful 4 year run.
sounds like you were able to have a few good times. however if you missed the PSU game weekend that was a doozy. for me that involved watching it at Skeeper's. Then "running" to Bollinger's house for a home tour courtesy of the Mr and Mrs. Then I booted in one of those big concrete garbage cans on south U before rallying at Mitch's.
Coincidentally I happened to be in grad school at Carolina the only two years in the last ~50 that they didn't make the NCAA tourney. That kinda sucked.
January 25th, 2010 at 2:19 PM ^
While my 20 losses over four years is only four more than yours, the misery of mediocrity freshman year, the complete collapse to USC and the resultant SEC meme, the horror, and then my senior year...yeah, that was pretty bad right there.
January 25th, 2010 at 2:35 PM ^
2005: 5 losses, and I was out of town for the Penn Sate Game.
2006: Awesome until OSU Weekend... went to the Rose Bowl and watched them get crushed by USC.
2007: No Comment
2008: well... yea...