O/U 6.5? How many in-state recruits does UM sign?
Just curious as to what effect Harbaugh has on in-state recruiting this year. How many of the top 11 does Michigan sign? All of these kids have been offered by Michigan excpt for Pettaway. Using Rivals as the gauge.
I am going with the over and 7.
#1
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LB
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Ann Arbor, MISkyline
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5 stars
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6'3"
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227
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#2
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WR
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Detroit, MIMartin Luther King
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4 stars
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6'3"
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185
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#3
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DT
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Detroit, MICass Tech
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4 stars
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6'2"
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320
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#4
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OL
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Canton, MIPlymouth
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4 stars
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6'6"
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275
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#5
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DE
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Farmington Hills, MIHarrison
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4 stars
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6'4"
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240
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#6
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DB
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Detroit, MIMartin Luther King
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4 stars
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5'10"
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166
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#7
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RB
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Southfield, MISouthfield
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4 stars
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6'1"
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210
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#8
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WR
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Farmington, MIFarmington
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3 stars
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6'1"
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188
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#9
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RB
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Detroit, MIMartin Luther King
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3 stars
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5'10"
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199
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#10
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OL
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Traverse City, MIWest
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3 stars
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6'5"
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300
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#11
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LB
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Farmington, MIFarmington
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3 stars
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6'1"
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226
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Wow, that looks awful.
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Is the question how many in-state recruits, or how many of the top 11? We have offers out to two kids not on that list and a two recruit swing makes a huge difference on the bet.
over
We will sign. 6.25 recruits
I'll take the push.
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I'd guess under, 5 seems about right.
For those in the know what is the dael (dons sunglasses) with Daelin Hayes? Is he dead set on SC or considering options? UM could use probably 2 or 3 linebackers this class and I would think he'll be a heavy target.
Edit: also is he actually a LB? or is he being recruited at RB?
He's firmly committed to USC as a LB. Seems weird since he is in AA and is related to Justice Hayes, but he has family issues that are pushing him/making him want to get out of state. He's 100% trojans
I would take the over. I have a hunch we clean up on the in state talent this year.
7 or 8
Hays for sure not. And Hill is committed to Penn State, all others we have legit shots with.
Lots of smoke around hill via the pay sites fyi
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Agree on Hayes. He is a long shot imo.
I'll take the over
I'll take the over. Corley is trending up, onwenu is a lean, Jordan is a lean,Kareem is trending, lots of talk on hill flipping sooner then later, I think Fitzpatrick might be the next to drop, and we already have Reese and falcon If I had a guess I think we get 8 and wouldn't be surprised if Hayes has a come to Jesus moment near NSD.
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What about peoples jones the wr from cass tech. I thought he was one of the top two recievers in michigan
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Peoples Jones is a 2017.
Class of 17 and he's arguably top 1 or 2 receivers in the nation.
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but barely. I think UM gets 6.
We lead for Jordan and Onwenu. It sounds like Hill and Fitzpatrick want to come here so it comes down to Hayes, Kareem, and Corley for the final three.
I would say 6:
-Corley
-Onwenu
-Hill
-Falcon
-Fitzpatrick
-Reese
We could also get Kareem and Jordan, and we might lose out on Corley and/or Onwenu.
I will say that 6.5 is a good line.
I'll also take the over. Glad to see the staff is working on all of the top in-state kids now. When we start locking the in-state kids down, then Dantonio's program will fall back to mediocrity.
What about Vance and Lukusa?
Vance isn't Top 11.
I thought Lukusa was trending away, but his 247 Crystal Ball says otherwise.
ALL THE RECRUITS ARE BELONG TO US!
Lukusa's interest cooled a little and this staff doesn't love him. He still has an offer, but it is probably the conditional offer where he can't commit until guys a,b,c,d,e,f,g,and h have made their decisions (which will inevitably push him elsewhere).
We have guys higher up on our board than Lukusa right now.
To be honest, I have questioned football at the HS level in the state. Who in resent years has panned out from the state (that Michigan has landed)? We have had many high ranked players and not much contrebution has come from them. Gardner was a 5* Bobo was a 5* Ross and Jenkin-Stone were ranked high 4* and I haven't seen much contrebution. I am glad to see that this staff is looking where the real talent is.
Jourdan Lewis.
This year the state is pretty deep. In the past couple of years there's been about 4-5 worth offering and after that it's all MAC recruits.
On our team: Dez Morgan and Jourdan Lewis. Morgan was our best linebacker 2 years ago and Lewis was our best DB last year. Morgan doesn't wow you, but he is a great tackler and very sound. He was a greater asset than Jake Ryan after the staff started moving JMFR around.
In-state players have also done well when they go to other schools. Anthony Zettel, Dior Mathis, and Danny O'Brien all went out of state and have seen a lot of playing time at their schools. Then there is MSU who has had great production from Max Bullough, Bennie Fowler, Taiwan Jones, Jeremy Langford, Tony Lippett, and Malik McDowell.
We have had really bad coaching the last 7 years. Really. Bad. Is Michigan a top 5 talent state? No. We will never be FL, TX, OH, CA, GA, but this state does produce talent when they are properly coached. This class is pretty thick and we have stellar coaching now, so I would advise completely turning your back on state of Michigan recruits.
Gardner had some pretty good games, but was hampered by bad OL play, injuries, and average receivers. Ross has been fairly productive. We shall see what RJS does this year. Michigan HS players at other schools have had some success.
The only one I could see Dantonio getting is Corley. Michael Jordan is pretty much a lock to Michigan, Onwenu is trending UM, Hill is either Michigan or PSU, Hayes is USC, and Kareem decommited from there and is visiting lots of others places so I have a hard time seeing him recommit.
I have opposite feelings to yours wrt to Corley and Kareem. I think Tennessee leads for Corely and we are a rising #2 with his family being huge Michigan fans. I think Ohio State is 3rd for him and State is a distant fourth. He just isn't enamored with them for whatever reasons. Kareem however really likes MSU and Dantonio. I think we will be neck and neck until he commits finally, but the feeling was they told him to not commit anywhere yet, not so much that he didn't want to be committed there anymore. With how close this class is though, I can see us getting every big name in the state except for Hayes and Lukusa, neither of whom have much interest anyways.
Over. We will for sure get (Falcon, Reese), Fitzpatrick, Onwenu, and Hill. We are in very good spots with Corley, Jordan and rising with Kareem. 7 is a safe bet, UNLESS out of state kids at their positions fill the class first (which is less likely given the comraderie in state of Michigan recruits this year).
but I always confuse Thiyo Lukusa and Nasier Upshur. Names aren't remotely similar, but I do it every time.
Under. I think they get six.
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I used to gamble. I was terrible at it, especially on O/Us, so I will say under and hopefully the opposite happens like it always used to.
Don't forget about kicker Quinn Nordin
I see 6 for sure as long as their spot doesn't get taken, one probably, and 2 or 3 50-50 maybes. So, I will take the over and guess 7.
Is there any hope that Jimmy can flip Hayes to the hometown team?
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Doesn't look promising. He was at the spring game but it was a trip his whole team made and when someone asked he said he was "100% fight on"
Sam thought that Daelin would be blue but that wasnt based off of any information. Just a feeling. I think he'll go to USC.
Harbaugh is going to want to take the state of Michigan over again.
Over, for sure.
Of the 9 listed that are not currently commited to UM, I really would like them to land Onwenu, Corley, Fitzpatrick, Kareem, and Jordan. The good news is that UM is in very good position with all five of them. Although I don't know if they would take two WR's from in state. Hill would be a nice addition.
I'm predicting 7-8.
I think it's a mortal lock they would take both in-state guys. In fact, it looks like they are the top two targets right now.
Hayes seems set to leave the state and Thiyo has been trending out of state as well lately. Won't be any room for Pettaway. The rest have either already committed, are close, or we're in their top 3.
We'll get Corley, Onwenu, Hill, Falcon, Fitzpatrick, Reese, and half of Jordan. Tennessee's getting the other half. Luckily, we get him from the waist down so he can move around a little.
5* guy right in our backyard but I don't recall us getting a sniff from him. Is he originally from out west?
Over at Rivals, the mods know the back story, but have repeatedly said they would not share the details as it is not their place to do so. If Mom truly wants him out west that's where he will land according to them.