Michigan football moving in on elite Florida commitment
In a Freep recruiting article this morning, Steven Lorenz writes about several high profile recruits Michigan is in on.
LINK: Michigan football moving in on elite Florida commitment.
With the firing of McElwain at Florida, several of their commitments are reopening their recruitment. JaMarr Chase, a 5 star wide receiver from Louisianna currently ranked 25 overall in the country, is considering an official visit to Michigan. (4 of his 5 officials are already set.) EDIT: Chase already holds a Michigan offer.
In addition, Lorenz writes that Butch Jones' days at Tennessee may be numbered. This would open things up for top 100 prospects Cade Mays on the OL and Greg Emerson on the DL. Lastly, if Mora is canned at UCLA, this could open things up for top 50 CB Olaijah Griffin. EDIT: Neither Mays or Emerson are listed with an offer at 247, although Griffin holds one. EDIT 2: Trieu in a piece at the Detroit News adds OT Nicolas Petit-Frere, #42 4 star out of Florida, and Jalen Goss, 3 star, #826, out of Georgia, both with Michigan offers. Even though Petit-Frere is much higher in the rankings, both players hold an impressive list of elite offers. Sam Webb offers a great and encouraging quote: "there are offensive line recruits committed to other schools that Michigan is pursuing but those names are not likely to surface until later in the process."
I would be cautious in assuming that Michigan's recruiting is tanking in this cycle. Both Michigan and Harbaugh are still rising, and behind the scenes, there are numerous recruits still in play for Michigan.
While it is unlikely, Michigan could still easily win out this year. (I expect they will win a minimum of two more games, more likely three, four unlikely.) Regardless, I would consider this performance a success, given all the new players. The amount of youth already on the field bodes well for the future, and is something potential recruits like to see.
I would echo others who feel that it is important to stay somewhere in the top 15 recruiting rankings. If you have a few key studs, along with top 15 recruiting year in and year out, it will pay off.
EDIT: I choose not to take shots at anyone else who feels differently about Michigan's recruiting prospects. All I'll say is that I'm all in for Harbaugh and for Michigan, and that I fully expect the coaching staff to attack recruiting with an enthusiasum unknown to mankind.
October 31st, 2017 at 2:51 PM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 7:07 PM ^
you had me for a second! thought you were going soft!
October 31st, 2017 at 3:15 PM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 2:31 PM ^
in order to move the needle perception wise about this season, the rivalry, and our overall trajectory as a program.
Beating Wisconsin would be nice, but they haven't played anyone this year.
October 31st, 2017 at 2:36 PM ^
I kind of agree here. The gap between finishing the year 9-3 with a win over Wisky, or 9-3 with a win over OSU are massive. 10-2 with a win over both makes us a pre-season top 5 team next year, with hype galore. Finishing 8-4 is just ... a bummer...
October 31st, 2017 at 2:37 PM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 7:08 PM ^
man do people hold a grudge around here. +1 toward your recovery.
October 31st, 2017 at 2:52 PM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 3:04 PM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 9:38 PM ^
He wanted to win it last year too..and the year before. At some point you have to do more than want it.
October 31st, 2017 at 2:53 PM ^
Yes, it's a long shot, but beating Ohio State would make some noise on the national stage.
This is why I held my nose and rooted for Ohio State to beat Penn State. It's in our best interest.
October 31st, 2017 at 3:18 PM ^
...because, despite my seething dislike for everything about them, they never knowingly sheltered a child molester for multiple decades.
October 31st, 2017 at 3:48 PM ^
Yep. I root for Penn State's opponent whenever they play no matter the sport. They don't deserve to win anything ever again.
October 31st, 2017 at 11:02 PM ^
to get past that basic fact.... and that fact, caused me to root for OSU in that game as well... or more accurately, against PSU.
November 1st, 2017 at 12:46 AM ^
I was hoping for the meteor.
October 31st, 2017 at 2:33 PM ^
"This would open things up for top 100 prospects Cade Mays on the OL and Greg Emerson on the DL. Lastly, if Mora is canned at UCLA, this could open things up for top 50 CB Olaijah Griffin."
Is there anything to support these claims as far as mutual interest, or is Lorentz just identifying players that Michigan would want?
October 31st, 2017 at 2:47 PM ^
That's a great question, and I'm really curious about the answer. I checked, and saw that both Chase and Griffin already hold offers. What I'd like to know more about is why Lorenz listed both Mays and Emerson. If someone closer to the inside could comment, it would be helpful. It could just mean that Mays and Emerson have told Lorenz they're looking. Obviously, Michigan would take top 100 recruits on the OL and DL in a heartbeat. But why these two? Inquiring minds want to know.
October 31st, 2017 at 2:52 PM ^
If you had a newspaper spot that was given to you to help sell some papers do you think you would come in with"top recruit decommitted, all of the top recruits Michigan was/is on are either already committed or leaning away from Michigan and there will not be any more information til THE GAME" or "There are worse teams than Michigan with good recruits who are likely to decommit and possibly salvage Michigan's less than stellar class"
Ya 2nd narrative. Heres my 50 cents
October 31st, 2017 at 6:17 PM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 2:34 PM ^
But Maizen called the class is uninspiring, how could any of this be true?
October 31st, 2017 at 2:37 PM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 2:39 PM ^
Oh, I know. I was just being sarcastic.
October 31st, 2017 at 3:54 PM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 2:49 PM ^
Exactly. Remember how late of an addition Higdon was? That seems to be working out nicely for us.
October 31st, 2017 at 2:35 PM ^
Can we ban Maizen until he submits a post declaring the 20 things he loves most about Michigan athletics?
October 31st, 2017 at 2:54 PM ^
It will be a list of 20 past Michigan recruits better than the current ones and/or past basketball coaches better than Beilein.
October 31st, 2017 at 8:45 PM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 2:35 PM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 5:51 PM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 2:36 PM ^
F*** Maizen.
October 31st, 2017 at 2:39 PM ^
We're unlikely to win our last 4 games or we can easily win out? These two things seem somewhat contradictory.
October 31st, 2017 at 2:40 PM ^
Cade Mays is from Knoxville and his dad played at UT. I doubt he cares who is coaching the Vols.
October 31st, 2017 at 2:44 PM ^
But what if all he wanted was to be crowned a Champion of Life? That ain't happening if Butch gets canned.
October 31st, 2017 at 2:47 PM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 2:48 PM ^
Exception proves the rule
October 31st, 2017 at 3:59 PM ^
Devin Bush JR is another one of those guys who is playing for the good guys
October 31st, 2017 at 2:53 PM ^
And the smoke out there is that if he goes anywhere else it will be Clemson.
October 31st, 2017 at 3:02 PM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 11:03 PM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 2:42 PM ^
How about you change your screen name to "Chicken Little" or perhaps "Glass 1/4 Full"- obviously you can't say 1/2 full as your pessimism is much too strong for that.
I think if you did that, your hyper negative posts might be received more kindly.
October 31st, 2017 at 2:42 PM ^
You says its unlikely we win out this year, but also that it could easily happen. ;-D
October 31st, 2017 at 2:54 PM ^
This thought was poorly worded. I would assume that Michigan is favored in the next two games, and that oddsmakers would have Michigan losing the last two games. That's a baseline we can agree on.
There are several things that kind of bode well for Michigan:
- If Peters starts, and finishes well, over the next two games, that is better for our chances against Wisconsin and OSU.
- It is literally impossible to predict injuries, but if Michigan stays healthy, and OSU has an injury or two, that could shift the balance.
- Michigan does play OSU at home.
- It appears the OL is starting to gel at Michigan, which again, is good for the next 4 games.
- It may be the case that Michigan's receivers learn more about route running and gaining separation in the next few games.
I don't feel confident enough to predict victory against Wisconsin or OSU. But I do believe things are trending in the right direction for Michigan, and that Michigan has a real chance to win those two games.
October 31st, 2017 at 3:31 PM ^
Just giving a friendly little tease, because it was funny to think about.
Definitely like the way that our power run game is trending. I keep checking the web for updates on Onwenu, Isaac and Walker. Is this a case of no news = good news?