New 24/7 rankings 2018 - McGrone a 5 star
per the title of the post... Nice achievement for the incoming LB
https://247sports.com/Article/247Sports-college-football-recruiting-Fin…
January 18th, 2018 at 12:11 PM ^
More stars. Would be great to see a block M next to that number 9 ranked player as well
January 18th, 2018 at 12:41 PM ^
Same game, different account.
Wake up, people.
January 18th, 2018 at 12:11 PM ^
Where are you Maizen, ya little bastard!
January 18th, 2018 at 12:21 PM ^
If you say his name two more times, he will jump out of your bathroom mirror. He won't kill you, but after about 15 minutes of his perspective on Michigan athletics, you'll do the job yourself...
January 18th, 2018 at 12:28 PM ^
FauxMo, you still hold the MGoBlog award for Greatest Roast of All Time with your "What do I tell my Kids???" post.
January 18th, 2018 at 12:29 PM ^
That guy must be miserable with the current hot streak the Basketball team is on.....
January 18th, 2018 at 12:36 PM ^
I seem to remember the "Fire Beilein" post last year receiving tons of upvotes. It wasn't just Maizen.
January 18th, 2018 at 1:11 PM ^
There are a few other concern trolls here that have earned fortune and fame by placing the football team on notice. They're simply better fans, in case you hadn't noticed.
January 18th, 2018 at 1:37 PM ^
Everyone keeps referring to Maizen as a He, but pretty’s sure she’s a She.
January 18th, 2018 at 2:09 PM ^
If so, she has to look something like this.
January 18th, 2018 at 12:13 PM ^
Big move for Hutchinson too (up to 88).
January 18th, 2018 at 12:18 PM ^
Here's the Michigan specific article from Sam Webb.
Notable M commits who moved up in the 247 rankings
McGrone - 24 (prev 32)
Hutchinson - 88 (prev 167)
Reese - 73 (prev 115)
Sam's article with info on our other commits/targets too.
January 18th, 2018 at 12:47 PM ^
McGrone's composite is 181 and Hutchinson is at 195. If we take the good with the bad 247 has Spider in the 460's while he's at 152 composite. 247 also isn't as high on Muhammad.
January 18th, 2018 at 2:38 PM ^
Now that 247 and Scout merged, the Composite is worthless---as Brian and Ace have covered many times, ESPN never updates their initial outlook on almost anybody outside the very top players, and Rivals is trash (okay I added that one myself)
January 18th, 2018 at 2:44 PM ^
Based on composite rankings, Michigan's only top 150 recruit is Reese, who checks in at #77.
Half of the class is ranked #500 or worse.
There's no good way to spin that. Michigan is coming off of two very good recruiting years, so the sky isn't falling, but they certainly can't afford another year like this one in next 3 years with the way OSU and PSU are recruiting.
January 18th, 2018 at 12:59 PM ^
“There are not too many linebackers nationally that move like Michigan signee Cameron McGrone nationally,”
This quote made me laugh.
January 18th, 2018 at 1:37 PM ^
bites you in the ass
January 18th, 2018 at 2:09 PM ^
...made me (Mc)grone.
I'll see myself out...
January 18th, 2018 at 7:44 PM ^
He has coast to coast range.
January 18th, 2018 at 12:19 PM ^
His offer sheet seems a little vacant of southern and western schools for a 5-star.
January 18th, 2018 at 12:19 PM ^
OSU with no 5 stars. I'm ok with these rankings.
January 18th, 2018 at 12:37 PM ^
https://247sports.com/Season/2018-Football/RecruitRankings?InstitutionG…
Even with these positive developments, the 2018 class is massively lopsided in favor of OSU.
January 18th, 2018 at 12:40 PM ^
Ruckert isn't on the OP's list.
January 18th, 2018 at 12:58 PM ^
The OP's list is NEW 5-stars. You see how the #12 comes immediately after the #6. There's some numbers missing.
January 18th, 2018 at 1:52 PM ^
You are correct. Thanks. Saw 32 at the end and assumed it was the full 32.
January 18th, 2018 at 5:15 PM ^
Ruckert and Michigan tight end commitment Mustapha Muhammad are on the same team in Hawaii, but Ruckert said there is no reason to trash talk with Muhammad about their future rivalry game, the Buckeyes and the Wolverines.
“I don’t know why they call it a rivalry,” Ruckert said. “I think we’ve won the last [six] in a row and [13] of the last [14]. So I don’t see it as a rivalry.”
Bulletin board material...
January 18th, 2018 at 7:38 PM ^
Not bulletin board material...it is unfortunately the truth. If Muhammed commented on the academic prowess of Michigan over OSU that wouldn't be bulletin board material either. It is just objective fact.
January 18th, 2018 at 1:04 PM ^
are heading to OSU.
And I still can't believe that TE kid is going to OSU. Does OSU use the TE much other than blocking?
January 18th, 2018 at 1:19 PM ^
uses his TE's a lot, and that's what they've been selling recruits. Also they can just say "hey, our WR's suck...who else would we throw the ball to? This years "Percy Harvin (as brought up by every single announcer in the last 10 years during an Urban Meyer coached game)can only catch so many passes!"
January 18th, 2018 at 1:33 PM ^
HIstorically, tight ends are not heavily involved in the passing game with Urban's offense, but most expect that to change this upcoming season with OC Kevin Wilson entering the 2nd year of his tenure with new starters at QB and TE. Based on Wilson's history as an offensive mind, he will readily use tight ends if a star player emerges (e.g. Jermaine Gresham).
This year's starter at tight end, senior Marcus Baugh only had 304 receiving yards and 5 TDs, but will probably still get drafted. NFL teams do seem to highly value college tight ends that can block at a high level, and are still athletic enough to be involved in the passing game if needed (i.e. Nick Vannett [3rd round; #94 overall], and Jeff Heuerman [3rd round; #94 overall]).
January 18th, 2018 at 12:32 PM ^
24/7 has a bunch of Michigan guys rated stronger than their composite ranking. Let's hope 24/7 is right! I would be interesting to see where our class ranked if they used just the 24/7 ranking, instead of the composite.
January 18th, 2018 at 12:35 PM ^
Everyone said this class sucks. We can't have guys that highly rated.
January 18th, 2018 at 4:17 PM ^
I am actually very pleased with this class. I've seen a few comments made by individuals here, "I've been telling you since Novemember, that this class was going to be bad". Which is interesting, considering that I have been hearing for well over a year that this was going to be a smaller, more of a "maintenance" class...that was never expected to be in the top 10.
January 18th, 2018 at 12:36 PM ^
Mayfield - 126
Hayes - 140
Not to bad I'd say. It would be nice to see a few of the remaining targets decide on the good guys and this class will round out rather nicely.
January 18th, 2018 at 12:47 PM ^
was at 100.
January 18th, 2018 at 1:48 PM ^
I read that wrong.
January 18th, 2018 at 1:08 PM ^
is going to be interesting to watch. He looked like a beast on the defensive side of the ball this past season.
January 18th, 2018 at 12:36 PM ^
Mayfield - 126
Hayes - 140
Not to bad I'd say. It would be nice to see a few of the remaining targets decide on the good guys and this class will round out rather nicely.
January 18th, 2018 at 1:01 PM ^
They actually moved down. 247 has both of them in the 100-110 range at one point this year. Not saying it’s a big drop just saying they did not move up
January 18th, 2018 at 12:38 PM ^
Figured Hutchinson would get a nice bump too, but he got way more of a bump than I even imagined. Let's go!
January 18th, 2018 at 12:55 PM ^
Are we the only fanbase that posts updates to when a recruit thats already committed to us gets bumped from a 4 star to a 5 star as if it makes any difference on the football field? All it is trying to increase site traffic for them.
January 18th, 2018 at 1:00 PM ^
“Unless we have them”. Case in point saw Lorenz retweeted the Sparty 247 guy teasing that they got 2 in those rankings.
January 18th, 2018 at 1:08 PM ^
I don’t know since this is the only college team I follow, but I doubt it. There’s a reason there are multiple recruiting sites. I think it’s because every fan base is obsessed with it.
January 18th, 2018 at 1:20 PM ^
It's the offseason, there's not much else to do. Basketball and hockey can only get you so far.
January 18th, 2018 at 2:30 PM ^
No. This is basically what every single 247 team site constantly discusses. I can't say for sure about ESPN or Rivals but I would surmise it is similar.
The reason this "matters" (it doesn't) is because all of the "studies" (articles) that say recruiting matters (shockingly written by pay subscription sites) use final rankings to draw their conclusions.
January 18th, 2018 at 2:49 PM ^
Even if this bump has zero impact on the concentration and caliber of incoming talent (about which, I'd agree), it seems silly to think that there's zero value in good publicity. Such things -- and this is an unsurprising characteristic of "hype" -- can be overstated, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be stated at all.
January 18th, 2018 at 6:47 PM ^
Thats a seriously STUPID question
Obviously every fanbase gets hyped when they realize they are getting 5 star rated talent
January 18th, 2018 at 1:12 PM ^
awesome, because it sounds like this move was driven by his strong performance during the prep for the U.S. Army All American game.
By the way - this is our first 5 star recruit at LB since when? I have no idea. Woodley playing one year at pseudo-LB doesn't count. Would be interested in a history lesson here...