2020 recruiting
I LOVE the two latest hires on the staff, partly because both guys are young and known as ace recruiters. I’m not about to go all Maizen and completely fret about recruiting just yet, but it appears we have some definite work to do in this class. 5 commits currently with a .8792 player rating, while OSU has 6 with a whopping .9575 rating. That’s...not great.
Are we favored for any top 100 guys at the moment? We thought we had one 5 star in Hinton but that didn’t happen. Not hitting the panic button but I hope this staff can follow up a very good class with another very good class, at the very least.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:01 PM ^
People need to fucking relax, I'm sure we'll be alright
January 11th, 2019 at 3:16 PM ^
Maybe you should relax.he was asking a simple question did he say he was freaking out. A lot of people on here have problems discussing topics if opinions aren't the same as theirs.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:57 PM ^
"STOP FREAKING OUT!!" is the new "I disagree with you".
January 11th, 2019 at 4:23 PM ^
Not just here, but society as a whole. I will get off my soapbox...
January 11th, 2019 at 4:38 PM ^
Nah, this takes BPONE to new anticipatory levels of crazy. I'm gonna pass.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:19 PM ^
Not sure how serious you are, but things haven't exactly been "alright" for the past 15 years.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:22 PM ^
Michigan has been recruiting in the top 10 for the Harbaugh era, minus 2018, and we are now at the strongest recruiting position we have been in during that same time.
January 11th, 2019 at 4:21 PM ^
I think what he’s saying is, Harbaugh is doing a nice job with big classes but the average player/class rating is below the elites in CFB.
January 11th, 2019 at 11:51 PM ^
I think what he's saying is: "WOWzers we're recruiting our socks off"
Yet....
January 11th, 2019 at 3:26 PM ^
On the field results have been up and down over the last 15 years, but recruiting always goes well. There's not much to worry about other than can Michigan finish in the top 5 instead of just the top 10
January 11th, 2019 at 5:50 PM ^
Recruiting didn't go well in the RichRod era. After all...
Vlad Emilien, Davion Rogers, Christian Pace, Ray Vinopal, Tony Posada, Demar Dorsey, Marvin Robinson, Justin Feagin, Dann O'Neill, JeRon Stokes, Anthony LaLota, Austin White, D.J. Williamson, Jordan Paskorz, Ricardo Miller, Cullen Christian, Carvin Johnson, Justin Turner, Taylor Hill...
Oy!
January 11th, 2019 at 10:17 PM ^
I remember several posters going crazy over Sam McGuffie and his youtube highlights.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:27 PM ^
Since Harbaugh started at Michigan, 6 teams in college football have a better record than us. Yes that includes our archrivals, and that fuckin sucks. But stop being such a baby.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:36 PM ^
People will want to ban you. Sheesh. Bringing facts to the table. UNACCEPTABLE!!
January 11th, 2019 at 3:44 PM ^
He took over for a 5-7 tire fire and 6 teams have a better record than us since?
Man... Fire that guy.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:44 PM ^
This is a good bit of trivia. What are the other teams?
January 11th, 2019 at 3:48 PM ^
College football teams. What do I win?
January 11th, 2019 at 3:50 PM ^
Bama (4), Clemson (4), OSU (6), Oklahoma (8), Wisconsin (12), Georgia (13)
Tied w/ Penn St, ND (15)
January 11th, 2019 at 3:56 PM ^
I didn’t know that and if accurate that actually is pretty awesome. Is there a logjam tied for 6th? Just seems odd.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:57 PM ^
Sorry just saw your answers. Thanks for sharing this.
January 11th, 2019 at 5:30 PM ^
And yet THREE different teams (MSU, PSU, OSU) have won the B1G in that time. Harbaugh has basically only beaten 2-3 teams that we're considered good teams by the end of the season, in four years. 1-9 vs top ten teams. 1-3 in bowls. 0-4 vs our main rival.
But yeah, Michigan is great at beating up on Maryland and Rutgers. Woo.
January 11th, 2019 at 7:59 PM ^
That “by the end of the season” bullshit doesn’t hold water because we were responsible for their demise.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:23 PM ^
Seems pretty valid. No need to jump down his throat.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:31 PM ^
At this point last year the following prospects weren't on our radars:
Cade McNamara
Cornelius Johnson
Trente Jones
Dax Hill
Zach Charbonnet
Giles Jackson
Jalen Perry
David Ojabo
and a bunch of other prospects.
A lot of players aren't scouted as heavily by the services, theres plenty of time for the rankings to change and for players to visit different schools. Recruiting rankings are accurate, but end of the cycle recruiting classes are accurate. Right now is basically a dart board
January 12th, 2019 at 1:55 AM ^
Harbaugh knows how to identify talent, potential and character.
The we can’t recruit sirens get tiresome. Just like they did with Beilein.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:53 PM ^
Oh, did we beat Ohio State or something?
January 11th, 2019 at 4:58 PM ^
I'm relaxed because it's Friday!! Got a couple solid coaches and our basketball team keeps winning. What's not to be relaxed about!?
GO BLUE!!
January 11th, 2019 at 6:08 PM ^
Lol tomorrow there will be a thread saying "2030 QB recruit cooled on Michigan, warming up to OSU after OSU coaches visited the recruit's elementary school. Michigan coaches need to hit the recruiting trail harder!"
January 11th, 2019 at 7:37 PM ^
Win. Just win. Recruits will come.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:02 PM ^
We still haven't passed the late signing period for 2019 and we have a ton of new staff. There's zero chance of correctly guessing what the 2020 class will look like.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:02 PM ^
Just pay a subscription to a recruiting site.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:10 PM ^
or the rankings for that matter
January 11th, 2019 at 3:59 PM ^
You could look up the 247 2020 ranking for free actually. It's all a bit speculative but they show commitments, recruiters, and predictions.
January 11th, 2019 at 4:26 PM ^
Or follow bluevod on Twitter and get the most vague, meaningless Michigan tweets from a "insider" you can find.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:02 PM ^
I can't tell you what our class for that you will look like. I don't have 2020 vision.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:03 PM ^
I do (in hindsight.)
January 11th, 2019 at 3:04 PM ^
A few weeks ago I had 2018 vision. Right now, it's 2019. Maybe next year I'll have 2020
January 11th, 2019 at 3:05 PM ^
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
January 11th, 2019 at 3:07 PM ^
So we'll just ask you in 2021
January 11th, 2019 at 3:07 PM ^
"I can't tell you what our class for that you will look like."
WTF?? Drinking early?
January 11th, 2019 at 3:53 PM ^
In his defense it’s 5 somewhere.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:58 PM ^
Or 5 EVERYWHERE.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:11 PM ^
Good shit, Jedd.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:03 PM ^
OH NOOOOO!!
EVERYBODY---RUN AROUND AND PANIC!!!
NOBODY HAS COMMITTED YET FOR 2030 AND OUR COMPOSITE RANKING IS 0.00!!!
January 11th, 2019 at 3:22 PM ^
I can't sleep thinking about the 2029 class and now you bring up 2030!
January 11th, 2019 at 7:01 PM ^
The good news is that Michigan is tied for 1st in the rankings.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:03 PM ^
https://247sports.com/college/michigan/Season/2020-Football/Offers/
Here's a list of Michigan's offers. Next to their name will tell you their interest level based on the insiders opinions.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:04 PM ^
Nope, you were right. HIT THE PANIC BUTTON.
January 11th, 2019 at 3:05 PM ^
Seriously? You're better than this!
Hinton was a 5-star that dropped simply because he opted to NOT attend any camp last year. He's still the 5-star that showed up to camps two years ago. And the same guy that showed very well at his all-star game last weekend. He's fine...
A bunch of other croots just ran out of time as they ran up the board to higher ratings (Charbonnet, Jackson, Johnson, Smith, Jones, etc...)
This is one of Harbaugh's better classes in all of his college crootin career. Simmer down...