Scout update 2011 recruits
February 8th, 2010 at 4:23 PM ^
It needs to recharge until at least this summer.
February 8th, 2010 at 6:04 PM ^
It had been five, maybe ten minutes since I thought about recruiting and the program.
February 8th, 2010 at 4:23 PM ^
That would be awesome.
February 8th, 2010 at 4:24 PM ^
Very?
February 8th, 2010 at 4:26 PM ^
Got it, updating Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Linkedin, and RSS readers as appropriate.
February 8th, 2010 at 4:27 PM ^
I do not think we have much of a chance with thomas at all, but I really really like depriest... I think we'll have a much better season , and he'll see the opportunity to come in and play early for a hopefully great team too..
February 8th, 2010 at 4:29 PM ^
Why not much chance with Thomas?
February 8th, 2010 at 4:31 PM ^
he appears ticketed to MSU. we haven't pulled someone out of his high school in a while and his high school coach apparently doesn't love RR. as for trey depriest, he, unfortunately, is probably headed to OSU. we have a good shot at him, but OSU insiders appear more confident.
February 8th, 2010 at 4:39 PM ^
but if he goes to state, they could have a Great defense in a couple years...
February 8th, 2010 at 4:53 PM ^
As we saw last year, two great players do not make a great defense.
February 8th, 2010 at 5:43 PM ^
gholston, bullough, hicks, and possibly thomas is a good, young group. more so than 2 players.
February 8th, 2010 at 5:52 PM ^
Yeah, thats assuming that every decent recruit that they get lives up to their potential. How often does that happen?
February 8th, 2010 at 8:16 PM ^
Also assuming they don't decide to hit up another dorm.
February 8th, 2010 at 4:42 PM ^
of a relationship between richrod and renaissance... richrod got a kid out there to go to west virgina i think in '06...
February 8th, 2010 at 4:50 PM ^
That would be Derek Knight, LB/DB, who I don't think has seen the field in Morgantown, and from a little bit of FB stalking a while ago (I went to school with him) he isn't exactly happy with WVU.
February 8th, 2010 at 6:07 PM ^
this all seemed so hopeful in the earlier posts; let's not forget this is Michigan.
In other news, I hate all tUofOSU insiders.
February 8th, 2010 at 6:42 PM ^
We started off so hot last year and started to get looks from Seantrel Henderson, Shariff Floyd and Marcus Lattimore. As soon as we went downhill, they went elsewhere. It all comes down to winning. Alabama is a perfect example, as soon as they started dominating, everyone wanted to go there. It's basically up to us on the field to get these guys seriously interested.
February 8th, 2010 at 4:32 PM ^
The coach notoriously doesn't like the University of Michigan
February 8th, 2010 at 4:47 PM ^
Braxton miller QB
Davaris Daniels WR
Tim Jernigan DT
Lawerence Thomas LB
Trey Depreist LB
Doran Grant CB
February 8th, 2010 at 4:51 PM ^
It is virtually impossible for us to get Braxton Miller. Two words.... Devin Gardner
February 8th, 2010 at 4:53 PM ^
yea I know thats just my wish list I know we will have a slim chance of getting braxton even though I think the kids amazing.
February 8th, 2010 at 5:05 PM ^
You should remove Braxton Miller, and add Demetrius Hart and Kris Frost
February 8th, 2010 at 5:10 PM ^
didnt even know kris frost till I looked him up. (He looks nasty) And yea totally forgot about demetrius.
February 8th, 2010 at 5:00 PM ^
I really think we'll have a chance to pull in a five star or two next year... I think DePriest will be a high 4 star or 5 star on all of the sites.... I think Brown and Hollowell will be 3 stars by all of the sites to be honest, but I think a lot of the guys from Michigan will be really good... They may not be highly ranked, but I think the 2011 Michigan class is a really, really good one.
February 8th, 2010 at 9:08 PM ^
but Brown currently has 4 stars on Rivals.
February 8th, 2010 at 9:24 PM ^
Nobody has any rankings on Rivals, those are fan ratings. They haven't rated the 2011 class yet.
February 8th, 2010 at 10:50 PM ^
ToB is right. And I doubt Greg Brown will get 4 stars.
February 8th, 2010 at 5:01 PM ^
This is from the person who put "Lache Seastrunk= The Future" as his signature
February 8th, 2010 at 5:08 PM ^
why not throw Jadeveon Clowney on there as well, probably the same odds of getting him as Braxton Miller.
February 8th, 2010 at 6:08 PM ^
Unfortunately, it sounds like B. Miller and Grant probably to OSU and Depriest to Bama or maybe OSU.
February 8th, 2010 at 4:52 PM ^
Well, its obvious that the Scout people haven't been to Dr. Phillips HS yet......
February 8th, 2010 at 5:04 PM ^
Yeah it never fails ... automatic 3*s if your heading to Ann Arbor .. but me and RR have something in common .. we dont give a damn about stars
February 8th, 2010 at 4:55 PM ^
DeAnthony Arnett...
February 8th, 2010 at 5:52 PM ^
That sounds really gay....not that their is anything wrong with that.
February 8th, 2010 at 7:11 PM ^
Says naked guy.
February 8th, 2010 at 4:57 PM ^
LT is a big MSU lean according to many people in the know, and he calls MSU freshman LB Chris Norman his "big bro."
However, he already has offers from everyone in the country (he is rated #7 overall on Scout) and I wouldn't bet against Kiffin, Saban, etc. once they get to his living room.
That being said, he doesn't really like UM and neither does his coach. For Thomas, it's either MSU or a top BCS program out of state.
February 8th, 2010 at 5:05 PM ^
If Lawrence Thomas is that high of a recruit, and he doesn't go to Michigan, I bet he heads south. He'll be recruited by Les, Saban, Kiffin, and handful of other elite coaches. Gholston was living with a highly pro-MSU guy, a different story than Thomas. Thomas grew up an M fan, which leads me to think that maybe his parents are M fans too (total guess) and merely has a pro-MSU/anti-RR coach. My guess is if he doesn't Go Blue, he Rolls Tide.
February 8th, 2010 at 5:09 PM ^
that may be true that he was a UM fan when young (although I have never seen this coming from him), but everyone in the know thinks he's headed to State. Most top recruits from his HS end up at MSU, and his BEST FRIEND (Chris Norman) has 3 years left at MSU. He's also close (although not as close as with Norman) with Mylan Hicks, who has 4-5 years left in East Lansing.
I'm not guaranteeing anything, but it's a lot more likely for him to end up at MSU than at UM.
February 8th, 2010 at 5:35 PM ^
I wasn't saying I think it's likely he lands here, but a lot of people have been comparing him to Gholston, and they are different situations.
Also, with Max Bullough and Chris Norman only 1 and 2 years ahead of him, respectively, he may see that it will be a lot more difficult to get early PT at MSU, as opposed to UM. I still think he ends up at neither.
February 8th, 2010 at 5:42 PM ^
I think there's enough athleticism there that Thomas could step in and play MLB and the other guys could move around. Greg Jones is gone after 2010, meaning Norman could end up at Jones's spot.
February 8th, 2010 at 5:45 PM ^
Thomas possesses the frame to eventually play with his hand on the ground, too. Bullough and Norman are pretty locked in at LB (Norman will be a junior by the time Thomas steps onto a college campus though), but Gholston and Thomas are flexible.
Unbelievably frustrating situation. If Lloyd was still here (I know that sounds bad, but that's truly not a shot at RR), we'd probably be the odds-on favorite for both Thomas and DePriest. In our current situation, we have no shot at one, and a fleeting shot at the other.
February 8th, 2010 at 6:43 PM ^
Winning cures all ailments.
February 8th, 2010 at 7:12 PM ^
Re: the thing about Carr, why do you say that?
February 8th, 2010 at 7:15 PM ^
With LC as coach, Renaissance was a UM-friendly school, and DePriest's main hangup with UM right now is the losing and the loss of the guy who was recruiting him (Hopson). Things would've remained stable with Lloyd still in charge.
February 8th, 2010 at 5:24 PM ^
Brennen Beyer is ranked as #16 DE; he got a UM offer recently and is an in-state kid. Supposedly a heavy UM lean so hopefully we can get him to commit during Junior Day as we need DL. Interesting that Justice Hayes is ranked (#21 RB) whereas nothing has changed with Dee Hart; should be interesting to see how the coaches play it.
February 8th, 2010 at 5:41 PM ^
I can't imagine Thomas picking MSU over USC, Alabama, Florida, etc. That'd be huge for MSU. There's another year for him to pick someone else.
February 8th, 2010 at 5:48 PM ^
Gholston did it.
February 8th, 2010 at 5:52 PM ^
And it was huge for MSU
February 8th, 2010 at 5:53 PM ^
Yeah, but this guy is supposedly "better." I don't remember Bama pushing hard early, and I think they might with Thomas. Gholston committed early. Hopefully Thomas won't. The longer he stays uncommitted, the better.