MGoPoe

January 18th, 2016 at 1:58 PM ^

Even then it depends on the year.  Some years are deeper, some are shallower on talent.  The 2011 class with Derrick Green wasn't especially talented iirc.

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evenyoubrutus

January 18th, 2016 at 1:48 PM ^

I guess we will find out soon enough if it's better to always have the elite talent but guys going pro early as possible, so your team is always young, or if having good solid athletes who stick around 4-5 years with the occasional freaks like Peppers has the advantage. Am I a homer just for saying that? Probably.

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Jimmyisgod

January 18th, 2016 at 1:48 PM ^

I actually value Rivals more than 247 as I think there are less politics involved.  Ohio State leads the country with 7 top 100 Rivals players.  We have 1, MSU has 2, Penn State has 2, Al;abama has 3.

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Magnus

January 18th, 2016 at 4:12 PM ^

I know that comment was made, but I'm not sure how much truth there was to it. Keep in mind that Tim Sullivan, Brandon Brown, etc. are not the guys in charge of Rivals as a whole. And they're certainly not in charge of much with regard to Texas.

Also, even if such bias does exist - and I'm not saying it doesn't - I'm guessing there are a fair number of highly rated players who have not participated in Rivals camps. Now, perhaps the issue there is that some people find it difficult to evaluate based entirely on highlight tapes. So it legitimately could be a problem if someone never attends a camp your evaluators are at and, thus, you're left grasping at 5-minute videos.

Also, it could entirely be because they don't think Elliott is that great. Personally, I don't think he's extremely impressive. He has potential, yes, but I don't think a 3-star ranking is an unfair evaluation.

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His Dudeness

January 18th, 2016 at 2:07 PM ^

Don't know the specifics, but I'm sure the coaching staff is saying "Hey, you should consider your options. Maybe Micihgan isn't the place for you at this time."

 

Why would you commit to spend 4-5 years at a place if the coach is telling you that you should look around? Kind of like saying no to a kid without pulling a scholorship... especially if it is coming from Harbaugh.

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Michigan Shirt

January 18th, 2016 at 2:44 PM ^

I don't have any idea on how they go through the process of ranking All-USA players, but Swenson was named 2nd Team All-USA. This seems like he must have done something decent this year. As always we trust the coaches because they know a lot more than we do.

http://247sports.com/Bolt/USA-Today-names-All-USA-first-and-second-team-offense-42250738

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lilpenny1316

January 18th, 2016 at 1:52 PM ^

I appreciate the reading material on a holiday, but I'm still satisfied with our current class and excited about the next 17 days.  Don't care about their top 100 in the long run.

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Farnn

January 18th, 2016 at 1:57 PM ^

I used to trust Rivals over the other services, but since the 247 composite came out I don't look at anything else.  More data is usually better and figure that helps minimize the biases from camp and AA game attendance.

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