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November 9th, 2010 at 10:44 PM
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I am extremely bored at work so I was on ESPN looking at our recruiting classes the last 4 years and came across a interesting summary of our number 10 ranked 2007 class.
10. Michigan
Fans didn't care much for the Wolverines' 2006 class, but the 2007 class should please the masses. WR Junior Hemingway (Conway, S.C.) does not get enough credit for his abilities -- watch out for him. QB Ryan Mallett (Texarkana, Texas/Texas) might have the most upside of any quarterback Michigan has had during Lloyd Carr's days in Ann Arbor, including his days as an assistant. Where are the cornerbacks, though?<----Would have loved to trade in Ryan Mallet for some corners who would have actually stayed and/or not gotten hurt.
November 9th, 2010 at 10:53 PM | 
cornerbacks
cornerbacks
November 9th, 2010 at 10:56 PM |
I would not have guessed
I would not have guessed
that Molk was only a 3 star.......
November 9th, 2010 at 11:08 PM |
Generally centers are
Generally centers are
Generally centers are lower-ranked than guards. The highest-ranked offensive line prospects are usually the tackles.
According to the current Rivals ranking (although I think the position lists are not fully updated yet) there are 2 five-star and 26 four-star tackles. There are 12 four-star and no five-star guards. For centers there are only 6 with 4 stars and none have a fifth star.
So being a 3* center is not that surprising no matter how good he is now.
November 9th, 2010 at 11:08 PM |
Just shows how good three
Just shows how good three
Just shows how good three stars can be.
HAIL!
November 9th, 2010 at 11:58 PM |
Stars or Points
Stars or Points
In the end, it's just somebody's opinion. There are many 5-stars busts and many 2,3-star blossoms. It's coaching, talent, and the right fit at the right time. Plus that whole dedication, determination, work ethic thing. Just me, but IMO, too much is made of a teams recruiting ranking. A roster full of 4,5-stars players does not guarantee a thing...how's that working out for you this year Mack Brown? Urban Meyer?
November 10th, 2010 at 6:12 PM |
Concur
Concur
Yeah, some 5 stars will be busts and some 2 and 3 stars will be studs. If you look though at the teams that have played in the BCS title game the last 6, 7, 8 years, you'll see that all of those schools stock pile 4 and 5 star guys. The last school to play for the BCS Championship that wasn't an annual fixture in the Top 10-15 recruiting class rankings was Nebraska way back in 2001.
November 10th, 2010 at 8:33 PM |
Oh yeah, suck it, Mack
Oh yeah, suck it, Mack
Oh yeah, suck it, Mack Brown! You haven't won the national championship in like 5 years, and Urban Meyer, you haven't won it in a couple years, either! Good recruits don't mean shit! Ha-ha! Sucks to be you!
November 10th, 2010 at 3:52 AM |
Mike Hart was a 3 star
Mike Hart was a 3 star
Mike Hart was a 3 star recruit.
Star ratings are a rough guide, nothing more. Check Iowa's recruiting. They've got quite a few 3 and 2 star kids who are not only contributing but starting.
November 10th, 2010 at 1:06 AM |
Tertiary
Tertiary
Tertiary
November 10th, 2010 at 3:29 AM |
Quaternary
Quaternary
Quaternary
November 10th, 2010 at 7:01 AM |
5ernary
5ernary
5ernary
I don't care who wins, as long as it's Michigan.....
November 10th, 2010 at 10:47 AM |
Yea I would not put too much
Yea I would not put too much
Yea I would not put too much emphasis on recruiting rankings, Micheal Crabtree was a one star ATH coming out of high school and we all know how is college career turned out!
November 10th, 2010 at 8:35 PM |
I love threads like
I love threads like
I love threads like this.
Hey, guys. Did you know that first round draft picks aren't guaranteed to be Hall of Famers or even Pro Bowlers? Seriously, I'm serious.
Cornerbacks? I see two here:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/michigan/football/recruiting/commitments/2007/mi...
I think they did pretty well that year. '06 was, of course, another story. ZERO, to be specific.
I wish RichRod had used some of his snake oil on a CB or two in '08. It's easy to second guess '09 now, too. I can't remember whether Turner's move to safety was considered inevitable, but with his size it should at least have been considered. When you add the Witty academic whiff, Rodriguez missed badly that year at an important position.
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