SMSB Recap "Free"
A relatively new Michigan recruiting website "BleedBlueRecruiting.com" had staff at the event and offered a great deal of quality info.
Here's a sample:
-The only man to shut down Wheatley all day, was 2017 LB Joshua Ross. Name sound familiar? He is the younger brother of current Michigan LB, James “Biggs” Ross. Even at the early age and class, you can already see the enormous potential that oozes. Right now he is at about 6ft, 180 lbs and still should grow to be a bit bigger than his older brother is. Josh shows a great motor and ball skills for being so young, not to mention, when we chatted with him he seemed pretty excited about Michigan. Josh is a guy you should keep your eyes on as the next couple of years progress.
http://bleedbluerecruiting.com/2013/06/15/sound-mind-sound-body-day-3-recap/
http://bleedbluerecruiting.com/2013/06/14/sound-mind-sound-body-day-2-recap/
http://bleedbluerecruiting.com/2013/06/16/smsb-interview-2016-cb-patrice-rene/
All of the ROSS must belong ot us!
Even the Ross B-School agrees.
So a kid that hasn't started freshman year was locking up Wheatley?? WANT IN 4 YEARS.
How young was the kid that USC offered 13?
David Sills was offered as a 7th grader and committed to USC. It's kind of funny, because he's a 2015 kid and there are lots of good quarterbacks in the 2015 class . . . and he's not one of the top few guys. 247 Sports has him ranked as a 3-star and the #18 pro-style QB.
Wait are you saying that it might be a little premature to offer someone a scholarship in 7th grade? You're blowing my mind man.
True. I think Sills is from Delaware, though.
the only football factory in Delaware. Well, was the only football factory in Delaware. Now there are zero.
Wasn't Sills supposed to be OMG #1 QB when he committed? If so, he makes a very good case for why you don't offer a 7th grader
So are they going to honor his commitment?
As of now, yes. We'll see what happens in the next year and a half or so. I wouldn't be surprised if something changes, whether they tell him no thanks or they pursue a higher rated guy to compete with him (and perhaps chase him away).
It'll be interesting to see if Kiffin pulls a d**k move and yanks the kids offer.
http://bleedbluerecruiting.com/2013/06/17/smsb-interviews-2015-rb-jacques-patrick/ He was at SMSB on Day 2 and we were able to catch up with him. I found it interesting when he said that Coach Jackson mentioned that he was the top target and back for 2015 with guys like Harris and Weber so interested..
Indeed.
I hope Patrick doesn't mind competition, because I thought Harris was camping again at Michigan this year, and that he is the clubhouse leader in becoming the first '15 commit?
From the Day 2 notes:
"Lawrence said that if Hand and Malik both end up Wolverines, they would form one of the best defensive lines ever. Gotta like the confidence Lawrence has and the fact that he could even mention that shows promise for Wolverine fans. "
Well, such a line would only have the #1 recruit in the nation and the #3 recruit at the DE position (per Rivals anyway) on it, so if this turned out to be the case and they both came, I don't know if there would have been a more heralded line coming into school in the era of rankings. It's certainly an appealing idea.
The notes mention that Lawrence has taken it upon himself to talk to McDowell, and if they do end up playing on the same team this fall, I have to think that helps Michigan's position even more.
Interesting stuff, OP. Thanks for sharing this.
Bryan Mone. He will be a BEAST!!!
Totally agree Mone is the guy flying under the radar right now. I think Hurst in the 2013 class and Mone in the 2014 class are going to be our biggest surprises. Both are big and move surprisingly fast for 300 pounders.
Is one of the ones that come to mind. Pretty insane defensive line haul.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2010/Florida-67
Yeah, the big 3 from that DL class at Florida were ranked #1, #4, and #7 OVERALL nationally - all on the DL. They added 3 top 50 DBs as well to cover the back end.
It's too bad for Florida that fate wasn't kind to them. That trio hasn't played together much. Floyd is gone to the NFL as a 1st round pick, but Easley had a torn ACL in 2011 and missed a couple games last year to have his knee drained and Powell tore his ACL in the spring of 2012 and missed all of last season. Still Florida had the 5th best defense. Imagine how good they could have been if injuries hadn't taken their toll. If they hadn't turned the ball over like crazy, or maybe had they had a healthy Powell, they might have beaten Georgia and finished the regular season undefeated.
That's a lot of ifs, but when I think of UM's recruiting class being historically 2nd to maybe only that class defensively, I get all giggly.
That class for Florida was insane and I was one of those who thought Florida's defense was going to be a nightmare for anyone who played them. Now Muschamp and Dan Quinn had them playing nasty last year, but prior to that they were rather disappointing.
"...if Hand and Malik both end up Wolverines..."
JMFR will live on!
Was at SMSB for all days, watching drills and chatting with coaches from his future home. He offered quite an interesting bit on filling out Team 135, especially with two key guys.. Might I add he is huge now! Filling out body wise.. BIG TIME. http://bleedbluerecruiting.com/2013/06/17/smsb-interviews-lawrence-marshall/
Goes to.. 2015 WR Equanimeous St. Brown. a 6'5 WR out of Servite High in California. http://bleedbluerecruiting.com/2013/06/17/smsb-interviews-2015-wr-equanimeous-st-brown/
Shuddering at class of 2017. That means he was born in 2000. Shouldn't he still be in, like, elementary school?
Thing is it is crazy how the recruiting world is changing with earlier recruitments and offers but the play of Ross speaks for himself. I spoke with the coach of the Cubs, Coach Tandy. Add, the Cubs are the little league esque team that produced Richardson, James, RJS, JD, and Josh now. He said that Joshua will be bigger than his brother and is further in progression than James was at the end of his freshman year. Josh will be the top talent for Michigan in 2017 and is built like a high school sophomore or junior already. He will be BIG TIME
-gramps