The Toussaint Machine

Submitted by CG on

Anyone else think he his senior year will give him a legitimate shot at a 5th star?  He's averaging over 14 yards/carry (95 total for 1371 yards) for TWENTY-TWO touchdowns.  With another touchdown as a receiver. 

The last 5* RB is #23 overall, Christine Michael.  He's gone for 2,500 yards and 45 TDs over the last two seasons.  5* Cierre Wood went for 2,600/42 last year.  Toussaint is on track this year for a similar performance.

I don't know if he's just playing against sub-par competition, but his numbers thus far are absolutely insane.

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theyellowdart

September 28th, 2008 at 12:38 PM ^

Well, we've seen sometimes it's not pure numbers that get players stars (McGuffie's numbers were flat out sick and he was a 4*).  So even if he puts up some huge numbers, and deserves a 5*, since he is already commited, and maybe some of his measureables (didn't look them up, so he might be "up to par" for a 5* there too) he may stay at a 4*.  Deserveringly or not.    

 

None the less, it really doesn't matter if he is a 4* or a 5* other than bragging rights. 

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anthem_1

September 28th, 2008 at 5:36 PM ^

can someone explain to me why people are so worried about kids getting another star?  i know looking at final recruiting rankings come feb are nice, but, if a kid who is obviously talented like toussaint is a 4* when he signs, who cares?  does a 5th star make him a better player?  it's all subjective garbage.  would you trade mcguffie for darrell scott or jermie calhoun because they had an extra star by their name last year?  if you look at some of michigans teams in the recent past, all the top-10 recruiting success didn't amount to much success on the field outside of 2006.  don't know why everyone gets so upset when a michigan commit doesn't get an extra * everytime rivals and scout update their rankings.  who cares?

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Chrisgocomment

September 28th, 2008 at 5:44 PM ^

I think the attraction to getting that 5th star is that it pretty much means that player is a near lock to be a superstar in college.  Sure, it's not a 100% predictor of future success (nothing can be, see Baraka, Kelly), but if you ever read SMQ (now Dr. Saturday) he has researched the star effect, and that 5th star is golden.  I cannot recall offhand what the percentage is, but it's amazing how good the guru's are at identifying the 5-star types, and it's amazing how often those few kids end up in the NFL.

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hat

September 28th, 2008 at 8:02 PM ^

We've had pretty crappy luck with 5-star RBs, though.  Justin Fargas got hurt and eventually transferred, Charles Drake (I think he was a 5-star) became a mediocre safety, Baraka disappeared in a haze of marijuana smoke and Kevin Grady has become a fumble-prone short-yardage guy.  OTOH, Anthony Thomas and Chris Perry got "only" four stars, and Mike Hart got three. 

 

 

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hat

September 28th, 2008 at 8:37 PM ^

He definitely was not. He was a total sleeper, coming from a little school outside Montreal.  I don't know how he ever ended up here.

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Sommy

September 28th, 2008 at 8:40 PM ^

I'm curious why his offer list is rather unimpressive.  Outside of M, his offers are something like Akron, Cincinnati, Illinois and WVU.

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Magnus

September 28th, 2008 at 8:44 PM ^

I would imagine his offer list would be a little more impressive if he hadn't committed to Michigan early.  If he were still a "free agent," recruiting gurus would probably be talking about him "blowing up" in recruiting.  His junior year was impressive, but he wasn't averaging below-20 carries and 200+ yards a game.

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