TomVH: DB Blake Countess Offered

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Maryland defensive back Blake Countess (5'10", 171 lbs, 4 Star) was offered by Michigan today. This via his twitter feed:

Good Day, Momma always said good things come to those who wait. Got a call today from Michigan.#offered

I'll have more on him in the weekly update, but here's his highlight video as well.

bleuadams

November 5th, 2010 at 11:49 PM ^

no, based on those 'powerhouse' offers, he should probably be a three star...which is probably what he actually is.

since when do big east, acc, crappy sec, wisconsin and jake ryan-u offers make someone a no-brainer 4-star??

ps - stanford offers everyone decent that qualifies there, and only follows up on a small number.

wmu313

November 5th, 2010 at 11:54 PM ^

I forgot that the only good players are those who've been offered by Florida and USC. It is inconceivable that a 4 star player might not have an offer from "powerhouse" schools. But maybe you know more than all 3 major recruiting services that have ranked him as a 4 star prospect. 

wmu313

November 6th, 2010 at 12:04 AM ^

I'll give you one guess for how many players from Maryland are on either FSU or Miami... It starts with Z and ends with ero... I wasn't aware that a player's star ratings were determined by who has offered him, and not his ability. Thanks for setting me straight hombre. 

Happy Jack

November 6th, 2010 at 12:11 AM ^

his star rating obviously have nothing to do with who offered him,  but it's a good indication of how good he might be.  id trust coaches with NC's over rival our scout "experts" on a players ability.  i think that's the point.  everybody take a deep breath....

bleuadams

November 6th, 2010 at 12:28 AM ^

if he doesnt get offers from great teams, than no, he probably doesn't deserve a 4-star ranking.  and...i didnt say anything about potential, you did.  lots of three stars - like calvin johnson once was - have very very high ceilings (along with lower floors).

the point is that an offer list says much, much more about a player's talent level than some website idiot's opinion of him.  those guys evaluate players for their livelihoods(sp?).  website idiot's just evaluate them to get boners like you excited.

Happy Jack

November 6th, 2010 at 1:37 PM ^

one misplaced apostrophe is surely worth ridiculing. why does everybody act like they're masters of the english language on this board?  i love this site and yes it bothers me when people misspell "their" "there" "to" "too" or whatever.  it happens, everyone makes spelling/grammar mistakes from time to time. 

and im not saying bleuadams isnt being a bit of a dick- but shit man, it's like you guys are completely closed to what his actual point is when in reality, we've seen proof supporting parts of it for the last few years.  hence, "the decimated defense" and the fact that not all highly rated prospects pan out.  

and btw- nobody's a recruiting expert here. its just people with opinions.  

bleuadams

November 6th, 2010 at 12:14 AM ^

#1) if you actually just took the time to look through both teams entire rosters to settle an argument on a message board - you are a fa****

#2) even if that's true, it's more a reflection of MD football sucking and there not being many players from that state that are even deserving of powerhouse offers.  If someone from the Virginia/Carolina area is a 4-star, florida powerhouses get involved.

BigBlue02

November 6th, 2010 at 1:33 AM ^

The #1 player in MD, a five star, has an offer from Miami and no one else from Florida (in case you didn't know, that would include Florida and Florida State). I can't believe every school in Florida isn't recruiting him. The #2 player, a high 4 star, has 0 offers from any Florida school. The #3 and #4 players also have 0 offers from any school in Florida and are both 4 stars.

I would also like to add that a couple years ago, Miami coaches came out and seaid they did very little actual recruiting and mainly used rivals and scout ratings to decide who to give offers to. Great points douchebag.

bleuadams

November 6th, 2010 at 3:27 AM ^

jesus fucking christ.  maybe i was wrong about the florida shit.  who fucking cares.  the point is - this kid doesnt have any great offers.  none of those offers are great.  if he was a great player, he'd have better offers.  he's not a great prospect.  if he was, he'd have great offers.  maybe he'll commit to us and end up being a huge sleeper.  but if he is successful, it will be to the surprise of a lot of REAL recruiting coordinators.

im glad you faggots were able to continue having fun with this conversation while i was off fucking my beautiful girlfriend :)

bleuadams

November 6th, 2010 at 11:23 AM ^

youre a fucking moron.  shut your fucking mouth.  its hard for stanford to get recruits who qualify.  they offer almost everyone in the country that does...and then only follow up on a small percentage of them.  and florida state and miami recruit twice the talent wisconsin does...its just undisciplined talent.