Michigan going after 3-star California OT Jarrett Patterson, current ASU commit
With the coaching carousel still spinning, Michigan is trying to capitalize on OT Jarrett Patterson from Mission Viejo H.S. (Orange County, CA) - 3-star and current Arizona State commit.
https://247sports.com/player/jarrett-patterson-46038897
Senior video footage: http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/jarrett-patterson/kx0MOfj5EeS-8KA2nzwbTA/videos.htm
Apparently Arizona State is going to finally announce Herm Edwards as new Sun Devils coach tomorrow, Monday, 2 December.
While this may only be a 3-star offensive lineman to some, I think UM fans should understand that Mission Viejo H.S. is one of the top premier high school football programs in the entire State of California and dominant program in highly competitive Orange County (along with Mater Dei, Edison, De La Salle, Rancho Santa Margarita, etc.),
MVHS Diablos went 12-1 and finished ranked 6th in the state. Patterson was one of 3-team captains.
Offers: https://247sports.com/Recruitment/Jarrett-Patterson-102147/RecruitInterests
December 3rd, 2017 at 7:57 PM ^
Please see OSU v Iowa 2017, and then remember that not managing to win does not mean unable to win.
December 3rd, 2017 at 8:17 PM ^
Even a blind squirrel finds an occasional nut. Are we now okay with being like Iowa?
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:11 PM ^
I was refuting your point about 3 star talent competing with OSU classes which you seemed to say was impossible. Hell, if (an irrelevant of now) Wisconsin and Auburn had won you'd have 3 of the 4 playoff teams with rosters full of players with less stars than UofM.
December 4th, 2017 at 12:50 PM ^
Thanks for the revisionism. I didn't say it was "impossible". In fact, I said we might improve from 1-13 to 4-10. But I'm not really good with 4-10.
If you think we'll flip the table from 1-13 to 13-1 with the recruiting gap we have I'd like to sample some of that kool-aid.
December 4th, 2017 at 3:05 AM ^
4* and 5* offensive lineman during Hoke's first two seasons. Well that did not work out.
December 4th, 2017 at 10:23 AM ^
Right! I mean, those 5 star O Linemen really man-handled our 3* Mo Hurst this season.
December 4th, 2017 at 2:33 PM ^
and "player development blah blah" still account for a huge amount of the equation and shouldn't be discounted so lightly. Wisconsin regularly recruits lower rated players than Michigan and went 12-1 this season. I don't have to remind anyone what happened with MSU this year. Having a bunch of 4-5 star rated players certainly helps to win games as well. I think both are extremely important. I think OSU kind of underachieves despite the huge ratings of their classes, in truth. Sometimes too many kids with lofty expectations for playing time and fame can work against team chemistry unless managed well by the coaching staff.
Yes, the last decade of the rivalry with Ohio hasn't been very favorable, but recruiting rankings of the respective classes isn't the only reason for it.
December 3rd, 2017 at 7:29 PM ^
De La Salle is not SoCal. Also, No mention of St. John Bosco in premier SoCal HS football?
Edit: Didn’t see it was OC, not just SoCal. Apologies.
December 3rd, 2017 at 7:29 PM ^
Next you're gonna tell me Ann Arbor is not part of Detroit.
December 3rd, 2017 at 8:27 PM ^
But the rest of its conference is in OC, all the way down to San Juan Capistrano
December 3rd, 2017 at 7:27 PM ^
As long as "Patterson Commits" come in doubles!
December 3rd, 2017 at 7:51 PM ^
Because there is always some sort of unknown factor when it comes to 3-star recruits, I always like to look at their other offers to see if other coaches think the player is more talented than the recruiting services. Patterson's offer list looks decent but not eye watering.
ASU, Arizona, Cal, Boise, Indiana, Nebraska, TCU, UCF, UCLA, Virginia, Wash St., Wisconsin and bunch of lower schools.
December 3rd, 2017 at 8:09 PM ^
If Wisconsin offered him then he probably is worth looking at.
December 3rd, 2017 at 8:33 PM ^
Me reading that list "meh, meh, meh, meh, meh, meh, meh...oh! Wisconsin. OK, he's cool."
December 3rd, 2017 at 9:01 PM ^
But honestly, I hope the UM football program has bigger aspirations than merely trying to be Wisconsin.
December 3rd, 2017 at 9:06 PM ^
They can aspire to be Wisconsin’s O-line. That’s okay by me.
December 3rd, 2017 at 9:09 PM ^
All day.
December 3rd, 2017 at 9:18 PM ^
They know who will thrive in their system. Some are rated pretty highly, some are not. I thiink we're seeing/will see the same thing here at some positions, particularly TE, LB, and hopefully DB. I just don't worry about where those players are ranked when Harbaugh or Brown want them. Here's to adding OTs and Frey to that list soon.
December 4th, 2017 at 2:38 PM ^
I'll take Wisconsin's ability to find and develop lower rated players into All Big Ten and All Americans any day of the week and twice on weekends - especially with RB's, OL's, and now defensive players.
December 3rd, 2017 at 8:05 PM ^
We want all the Pattersons!
December 3rd, 2017 at 8:11 PM ^
Bring us the offensive linemen! And defensive linemen!!!!
December 3rd, 2017 at 8:27 PM ^
I heard Herm was a dynamite recruiter back in '89. Probably gonna lock down every significant croot west of the Mississippi
December 3rd, 2017 at 8:51 PM ^
This thread brought out all the whiners that whine about recruiting while whining about 1-14 and UNACCEPTABLE! And all while forgetting that Michigan had its worst coaches ever for a 10 yr span. These people are the worst...
December 4th, 2017 at 12:57 AM ^
You can only blame past coaches for so long.
December 4th, 2017 at 2:21 PM ^
Nope. I can always blame them for that 10 year span.
December 3rd, 2017 at 9:12 PM ^
But what happened to Ace's Recruiting posts. Haven't seen one in ages.
December 3rd, 2017 at 9:14 PM ^
Meh, we can get 3 star olinemen right here in Michigan. What makes this kid so special? Because he's from California?
December 3rd, 2017 at 9:48 PM ^
His film shows a very very strong punch and elite athleticism. Film reminds me a lot of Mason Cole in high school
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:05 PM ^
Tis the season.
December 4th, 2017 at 12:51 AM ^
No. Because this coaching staff wants to use a scholorship on him. Harbaugh and Frye have both recruited lineman rated 2 and 3 stars that went pro. If they went through the work to flip the guy, they've identified he has an upside and fits.
December 3rd, 2017 at 11:00 PM ^
Give me any fucking OT the coaches like. Just want another dominating line. Higdon and Evans would wreck.
December 3rd, 2017 at 11:02 PM ^
He's just outside the top 250 (No. 259) to 247Sports, which ranks him as the No. 21 OT. For what it's worth, the No. 17 OT is committed to Alabama, the No. 26 OT is committed to Oklahoma, the No 32 OT is committed to FSU, the No. 40 OT is committed to Auburn, and the No. 41 OT is committed to Washington. (In other words, while we would all love to have 5 star recruits across the board, it is not like this recruit is a flyer (at least, according to 247Sports).)
December 4th, 2017 at 12:16 AM ^
I think most people would agree, I’ll take coach Harbaughs highly trained eye over those complaining about his three star ranking. Like anyone else, I would love to be landing high 4 star and 5 star players like Ohio state. But the bottom line is that we need to show that we can be elite and send guys to the nfl consistently, year after year. Ohio will always have a slight recruiting advantage, but we can recruit really good players as well. Trust the staff, we will be fine.
December 4th, 2017 at 1:04 AM ^
Gotta love the cult of Harbaugh on this board
December 4th, 2017 at 11:56 AM ^
There’s no fucking cult. The one thing most of the best players on this team have is they were recruited by Harbaugh and staff. There are 2 and 3 star players contributing in their first and second year while many of the higher rated upperclassmen have not been effective.
December 4th, 2017 at 12:09 PM ^
I might’ve missed it. Visitation date or anything? Want him!!!!
December 4th, 2017 at 5:12 PM ^
He's ours. Unless he doesn't want to deal with Winter.
GO BLUE!!