college football recruiting class

[navylax161]

with signing day yesterday, i thought there should be a thread on the recruits. michigan didnt get any big time recruits at all, which should end up hurting them. miami, clemson, and alabama all got deep classes with blue chip players.

[kevidinho]

a linebacker from my school committed to iowa the other day.

his 6'3" 220 with under a 4.6

he didnt get as many offer as he thought he would but it got down between yale and iowa but i guess he went with iowa



it looks like nd got another big name quaterback too. two kids from my school play there so it wold be cool if they do well in the next couple years but ive always been a fan. nd got a pretty solid class this year imo

[egrlax10]

Michigan might be screwed next year, and I couldn't be happier about that. Mallett transferred, and if Pryor doesn't sign with UM, they'll probably have their 3rd string QB from last year starting. Awesome. MSU's class isn't impressive at first glance, but Fred Smith is a great receiver, and there are some really solid players in there that are gonna be good down the road.

[mnlax9]

my hometown minnesota gophers had the 23rd ranked incoming class! they were won 1 game last year!!

[cjm3113]

Da U.Great recruiting class, back on top over the next few years.

[crusaderslax09]

with signing day yesterday, i thought there should be a thread on the recruits. michigan didnt get any big time recruits at all, which should end up hurting them. miami, clemson, and alabama all got deep classes with blue chip players.

Stop watching ESPN they know absolutely nothing about recruiting. Michigan has the #10 class in the country according to Rivals.com and #8 according to Scout.com which are the two best recruiting sites around. Both are pretty high ratings considering they changed coaches right in the middle of the recruiting season, and they still got a shot at Pryor (albeit a very slight one IMHO).

[egrlax10]

It's not that Michigan doesn't have a good class. They just didn't get any superstar players like they usually do. I believe ESPN said they didn't get any players inside the top 100. Maybe it was the top 50 though.

[ByrdDpole]

I fully believe Pryor will pick Michigan, why would he got to OSU or PSU? They don't have the kind of offense that suits him. At PSU, he'd probably end up like Michael Robinson, switching between QB and WR until his senior year. At OSU, they don't have the personnel really to run and offense like they did with Troy Smith.

Oregon is more feasible, but I think Michigan has the edge since they have been recruiting him longer and more seriously.

Besides, even if we don't sign him, do you know the kind of athletes Michigan recruits EVERY year? I'm sure a lot of our receivers came to Michigan listed as athletes, wide receivers, or DBs. With Rich Rodriguez's offense, the move really is lateral. Hell, we could stick Sam Mcguffie and Kevin Grady in the same backfield and be successful.

Besides, even our backups are bound to be decent. Michigan wouldn't recruit scrubs. Mallett was a big name recruit, but looking down the line, not a lot others were. Henne was pretty good, he played in the Army AA bowl, but no one knew who he was. Navarre sure wasn't, neither was Brady. The backups certainly aren't athletes, but Rich Rod ran a pass first offense at Tulane with Shaun King. We don't get Pryor, we stick David Cone in there for a year, and recruit the next big athletic QB.

[hvlacrosse311]

I think Pryor is going to go to Michigan, with Rodriguez there he will fit into that WVU offense perfectly. I was pretty entertained watching his interview this morning also

[stinisonfire]

Yeh, but you're forgetting OSU is 5-1 against OSU the last 6 years. This past year, OSU beat 5 supposed top draft picks in Michigan (Henne, Hart, Long, Manningham, Arrington) with a good amount of 1st year players. On top of that, Pryor wants to play basketball too. Look who has a better consistent basketball program.

Not sure if you're aware of this or not, but Columbus is wayy more fun than Ann Arbor any time of the year.

[ramslac05]

Yeh, but you're forgetting OSU is 5-1 against OSU the last 6 years. This past year, OSU beat 5 supposed top draft picks in Michigan (Henne, Hart, Long, Manningham, Arrington) with a good amount of 1st year players. On top of that, Pryor wants to play basketball too. Look who has a better consistent basketball program.

Not sure if you're aware of this or not, but Columbus is wayy more fun than Ann Arbor any time of the year.

Regardless of what the records are, i can guarantee hed rather play in a system that would show off his skills. look at pat white, and then tell me that pryor wouldnt be ridonkulous in rodriguez's system

im pretty sure that when youre winning the heisman, you really dont care whether or not your team beat OSU last year

[laxmann1993]

Woo, NC State was ranked around 30 by rivals and Scout, and 20 by ESPN. They got Mike Glennon a pretty legit QB.

[MNM19]

I hope Michigan's football team burns to the ground. Rich Rodriguez is a lying, coniving, untrustworthy coach who will only bring disgrace to a program that was once supreme. I hope Terrelle Pryor goes to Oregon or OSU and leaves RR hanging to dry with no QB for his "brilliant" playbook.

As for signing day, Alabama signed one hell of a class, and I was really excited to see how well Miami did. The biggest surprise to me was Tommy Bowden's Clemson signing class. He did a lot better than I was expecting. I also think that Florida signed some great athletes, and grabbing Will Hill earlier in the recruiting period was absolutely clutch.

[stinisonfire]

im pretty sure that when youre winning the heisman, you really dont care whether or not your team beat OSU last year

Talk to me about how many Heismans OSU has produced compared to OSU. Oh, and national championship appearances by OSU compared to say, Michigan or Rich Rodriguez in the last 5-6 years.

[cjm3113]

Yeh, but you're forgetting OSU is 5-1 against OSU the last 6 years. This past year, OSU beat 5 supposed top draft picks in Michigan (Henne, Hart, Long, Manningham, Arrington) with a good amount of 1st year players. On top of that, Pryor wants to play basketball too. Look who has a better consistent basketball program.

Not sure if you're aware of this or not, but Columbus is wayy more fun than Ann Arbor any time of the year.

If he wanted to have fun, he'd have come to UW-Madison.

[stinisonfire]

If he wanted to have fun, he'd have come to UW-Madison.

Haha that's true. I loved Madison when I went there to visit st1acrosse.

[ByrdDpole]

Talk to me about how many Heismans OSU has produced compared to OSU. Oh, and national championship appearances by OSU compared to say, Michigan or Rich Rodriguez in the last 5-6 years.

You tell me how well those Heisman winners have panned out in the NFL.

Or how many times OSU has been blown out in those NC games, compared to how many times Michigan has been blown out in BCS games.

[homeskillet313]

I hope Michigan's football team burns to the ground. Rich Rodriguez is a lying, coniving, untrustworthy coach who will only bring disgrace to a program that was once supreme. I hope Terrelle Pryor goes to Oregon or OSU and leaves RR hanging to dry with no QB for his "brilliant" playbook.

As for signing day, Alabama signed one hell of a class, and I was really excited to see how well Miami did. The biggest surprise to me was Tommy Bowden's Clemson signing class. He did a lot better than I was expecting. I also think that Florida signed some great athletes, and grabbing Will Hill earlier in the recruiting period was absolutely clutch.


someones resentful. and fyi. Michigan landed 3 out of the top 10 running backs in the country.

[stinisonfire]

You tell me how well those Heisman winners have panned out in the NFL.

Or how many times OSU has been blown out in those NC games, compared to how many times Michigan has been blown out in BCS games.

Michigan was blown out in the last 3/4 BCS games they played in, if that's what you mean. While that was going on, OSU played in two straight championships. They lost to a better team both times, once they should not of even been in the game.

How about telling me who has more current NFL players than OSU (I'll give you a hint, there are two schools) or total draft / first round draft picks? How about Heisman trophy winners? Give you another hint - not Michigan, for any of them.

[irishlaxburger2]

Pryor has cut his list down to PSU and OSU, for what it's worth.

His head coach, father, and many other figures in his life want him to go to PSU. Supposedly one of OSU's coaches lied to him, thus he chose not to sign with them on Signing Day. Really seems like he was set on OSU though and I still firmly believe he will end up in Columbus. It seems he really wants to be a Buckeye more than anything else right now, but there's still enough out there to keep him questioning the decision.

[mack8]

Wait what are you guys talking about? Michigan's 17 of 22 recruits are four star players. Not bad for a program in transition.

And now we're like 7 deep at running back...

[ramslac05]

Talk to me about how many Heismans OSU has produced compared to OSU. Oh, and national championship appearances by OSU compared to say, Michigan or Rich Rodriguez in the last 5-6 years.

Had michael hart been healthy all year he wouldve been a heisman candidate, and terrelle pryor is obviously gonna be a better player than anybody whos come to michigan in a while

Whether he goes to U of M of OSU, it really makes no difference on his chances at winning the heisman because hell essentially get the same recognition at either school

[abomb]

Washington cleaned up. Too bad Willingham will be fired anyways.

[faceofflax15]

Screw Terrelle Pryor, MI has Richard Shepard coming.
http://www.collegeotr.com/university_of_michigan/who_needs_terrelle_pryor_when_we_could_have_not_yo u_but_russell_shepard_6246

[navylax161]

that guy is really cocky. hes probably pretty good if hes the 4th prospect for 09 but he makes it sound like hell automatically go all american

[Laxer1220]

My team, Florida State has some pretty good recruits this year. We have a great QB and a phenomenal linebacking corp. I think that we, (and Miami, who I dislike) are coming back to our older days. Great classes

[laxer6]

Who cares if Michigan is 7 deep at running back, that just means their backs are going to transfer out. USC this past year was like 9 need at running back. While UM did a good job getting different positions they still don't have a quarterback. Even if they get one next year it takes awhile to develop into a leader. Pryor is most likely going to OSU. I heard he had Oregon over UM so I doubt we will see him as a wolverine. Also why should UM fans point out that OSU got spanked in the past 2 national title games when OSU has beat them the past 5 years. That just proves how good the SEC is and that OSU has made the past 2 title games. Also when was the last time OSU lost to a division 1 double a school?

[mdlaxman]

sounded like paterno was really pushing for Pryor to go to PSU. Said he'd change the offense to fit him. Penn State has an awesome campus so maybe he will go with them.

[HVlaxa7]

the thing is, is that many players don't want to go to Penn State because of joepa. Dont get me wrong, he is a coaching legend, but he is just too old to be coaching now. players are scared that he will die during their college careers and that the coach that replaces him will change to an unfamiliar offense or defense, and that screws a lot of players up.

[laxer6]

Paterno needs to retire.

[homeskillet313]

Who cares if Michigan is 7 deep at running back, that just means their backs are going to transfer out. USC this past year was like 9 need at running back. While UM did a good job getting different positions they still don't have a quarterback. Even if they get one next year it takes awhile to develop into a leader. Pryor is most likely going to OSU. I heard he had Oregon over UM so I doubt we will see him as a wolverine. Also why should UM fans point out that OSU got spanked in the past 2 national title games when OSU has beat them the past 5 years. That just proves how good the SEC is and that OSU has made the past 2 title games. Also when was the last time OSU lost to a division 1 double a school?

because 3 of them are going to be slot recievers used much like wes welker, and all of them are incredibly fast. And I hope OSU has fun with Terrelle Pryor who might not start until next year at the earliest, and probably his senior because Henton who has had a year to develop will most likely start after boeckman leaves. And actually we have a pretty good freshmen transfer who has a heck of an arm and will have had 2 years of actually being on a college team before he even has to see Pryor.

[navylax161]

is there a certain date pryor needs to commit by?

[homeskillet313]

is there a certain date pryor needs to commit by?

either march 31st or april 1st

[HVlaxa7]

pryor said he didnt want to sign on national signing day because he didnt like the attention, but now he is getting even more attention because hes the only one left... its pissing me off!!!!!!

[homeskillet313]

Wait what? No, he didn't sign on signing day because he picked OSU and his dad wanted him to give PSU another shot. His dad is in a wheelchair which would make going cross country to Oregon/Florida not a possibility and his dad was also born and raised in PA.

[laxer6]

So if the three get used as slot receivers that still doesn't prove anything. Quick name 3 RR receivers in the NFL. Also Ohio State probably wouldn't want Pryor to start as a true freshman seeing that they are already a national title contender. And having a quarterback with a good arm doesn't mean much in the Michigan system it all depends on how fast he is and if he can decide to throw or run.