Michigan has #1 recruiting class on ESPN now.
http://insider.espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/classrankings
2. Texas
3. LSU
4. Florida
8. Notre Dame
13. Ohio State
14. Penn State
17. Northwestern
It's early, and the class size will be small, but I like our chances of ending with a top 3 class.
I'm bored at work, so what the heck, here are our top remaining targets and rankings.
2. Jabrill Peppers. ATH
4. Da'Shawn Hand. DE
55. Alex Bars. OL
69. Malik McDowell. DL
75. Corey Holmes. WR
85. Artavis Scott. WR
87. Parker Westphal. CB
This is an interesting read for those that have ESPN insider.
http://insider.espn.go.com/insider/michigan/forums/_/the-den#!/topic/1368660589-723-899
at player evaluation this year.
It seems as if Target #55 can be scratched off the list. Regardless, this is going to be a great class!!!
Yeah woo go ESPN! Best recruiting site evarrrrrrr!
anyone topping LSU's class this year. Too many 5 stars to overcome.
Seems as though they are overcome right now, huh?
Its May
And if LSU's class is too good to overcome, they'd be waaaay ahead right now. Do you not see your failure in logic, sir?
right?
I think his point is that LSU leads (or is in good position) for 6 consensus five stars right now (listed by 247 Composite rank--247 Crystal Ball in parentheses)
1. Leonard Fournette (90%)
3. Cameron Robinson (50%)
10. Tony Brown (100%)
16. Laurence Jones (100%)
32. Gerald Willis (100%)
35. Clifton Garrett (100%)
37. Malachi Dupre (100%) (second highest four-star)
If LSU lands that much talent as expected, they are going to be extremely difficult to pass. Although we are leading now, LSU will almost certainly pass us (same with Alabama).
oh yea 247's crystal ball, the same one that had Marshall being a 100% MSU lock
we are a hell of a lot higher than we have been in years past, even if it doesn't hold up until the bell rings. I, for one, will take this trend as it continues to traject up, up, and up...
But class size and an absolute stocked year in La are going to make it tough for anyone to top them, especially when Michigan is going to take no more than 20.
So if we were to do somehting crazy like land Peppers, Hand, Mcdowell, and Wesphal you still dont think we would be close?
Evaluations aren't even done 100%. ESPN puts most of their stock in the UA game, the opening and the elite 11. Player will rise and fall just like last year. Personally I don't see how anyone who say Vernon Hargreaves play in any of those events didn't have him as the top recruit in last years class.
He had everything: Speed, footwork, technique, smarts. Looked like a guy that had already played a couple seasons of college ball.
That's a clown question, bro.
It's good to be number one at anytime, becuase of the "pack mentality" that helps build the momentum of a #1 class. If being the #1 class helps get a commitment from even one four or five star, it's been very helpful.
even if it is ESPN. Colin Cowherd's head just asploded! How can Urban be at #13? Heads will roll!
Colin Cowherd is the biggest frontrunner of them all.
We've seen talent come and go, but I don't know if we've seen ELITE talent in abundance since 2006. That's 7 years ago.
With these classes we're getting, we're going to start seeing some great plays and playmakers on boths sides of the ball.
With Basketball also recruiting at a high level, it truly is great...to be...a MICHIGAN WOOOLVERINE.
And even in 2006, there were a couple glaring weaknesses/vulnerabilities, plus I would suggest that our talent was a bit topheavy with not a lot of depth behind that handful of top guys. We're on pace to be a much more well-rounded team than that one.
...come on down. Let's make this thing legendary.
Juju Smith I'm guessing.
Landing JuJu would be a big commitment. Watched his video and he looks really good.
I think that makes a sentence!
Man, I'm really impressed with how great ESPN is evaluating this cycle.
But seriously, I still don't think we have the #1 class in signing day; class will be too small. If we get top-10 I'll be happy. If we get top-5, then we're looking to have reeled in Hand, McDowell, Bars, Wesphal, Scott, etc...and that would be epic.
...and it only included 17-18 guys.
We're right on that pace.
Having the #1 class is great for fans, but it's overrated. Too much depends on class size. We've benefited from this over the past couple years.
Yeah!
As a side note, I know they have been doing well, but it is still freaky to see Northwestern up there.....
Before 1993, Wisconsin was a perennial Big Ten doormat. But Alvarez came in and turned things around, and they were able to sustain success under Bielema. Now, most people view Wisconsin as a legitimate contender most every season.
Northwestern has been reasonably good for a number of years now. They were very good under Gary Barnett, they were pretty good under Randy Walker, and now they are having success under Fitzgerald. Now they are pulling in higher quality recruits, and they will be in the eminently winnable B1G West. Northwestern probably hasn't reached Wisconsin's level of establishment yet, but it's worth noticing and discussing how close they are getting and what more they need to do.
Chill man....
Its offseason, so raise your tolerance for things that aren't 100% maize and blue. Besides, commenting on the relative success of a conference member in a post that calls out conference member rankings is fair game.
My $0.02: Enjoy your summer, have a beer, comment on things that interest you and ignore things that don't....
Speaking of number one - this gif might be my new all time favorite.
I still feel like all these measurables get exaggerated. If i was a recruit I would be listed at 6'4''...with a 40 time of 5.8 (trust me that is the exaggerated version).
For the record, I think all these measureables are skewed so our class really is tall and awesome because you can only compare the numbers to other numbers that are equally biased...and they compare favorably. I'm not trolling people. I'm mostly making fun of myself for being slow.