Sopwith

October 16th, 2020 at 12:17 PM ^

Between Willie Allen and Branden Jennings, I don't know how to process all this positive Michigan news lately.

Also, this would have been good in the OP: 

"Branden Jennings, LB, 6-3, 225, Sandalwood (FL), former FSU commit and Rivals-Top 100, 247 composite ranked No. 82 nationally, No. 6 OLB  and No. 13 in FL has committed to Michigan Class of 2021"

https://247sports.com/Player/Branden-Jennings-46049721/

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Dorothy_ Mantooth

October 16th, 2020 at 12:19 PM ^

outstanding! UM has had some great LBs, but I cannot recall when 'all three' rivaled the talent OSU and PSU seems to perpetually put on the field... a faster, smarter and more skilled LB corp can go a long way in buffering some weaknesses in front of or behind the LBs

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JoeMama11

October 16th, 2020 at 12:23 PM ^

Do the seminoles have any other legacies that we could have? Bush, Morris, now Jennings. Also it’s nice for a top 100 recruit to just fall into our recruiting class. Is this how OSU always feels? 

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McFinn

October 16th, 2020 at 1:41 PM ^

I hope we can actually develop them....our player development of talent has been underwhelming. Also hope they stick with their commitment. 

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Snazzy_McDazzy

October 16th, 2020 at 2:01 PM ^

Michigan hasn't done a good job developing linebackers?! That's an..... interesting take. Jennings might end up as an edge defender if his body continues to develop, which would also be good news for him. We turned a tight end who was barely in the top 300 into an NFL stud in Chase Winovich. We also turned a very raw project in Josh Uche into a 2nd round pick. Think of what we could do with Jennings.

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Mitch Cumstein

October 16th, 2020 at 2:00 PM ^

I’ve never followed recruiting that closely, but as a high-level comment: it really seems like year after year we are bringing in (and developing) great talent at LB.  Possibly our most consistently strong position group during the Harbaugh era. 

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uofmchris1

October 16th, 2020 at 3:19 PM ^

I think we should stop with these ''HELLO" posts until these kids actually sign on the dotted line. We've all been let down way too many times with these type of posts.

 

Just my 2 cents.

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BlueWolverine02

October 16th, 2020 at 4:07 PM ^

As someone who has followed recruiting pretty closely for 20+ years, I think that's a mistake most fans make and they only have themselves to blame.  The reality is a good 1/3 of any particular class is never going to get any meaningful playing time and another 1/3 is probably just depth types.  Yet every single hello post you have multiple posters hyping the player up.  That's why a dose of Maizen is sometimes good to temper the expectations, though he does beat a dead horse.

Personally I think Jennings is a good get and he has a chance to start someday as a DE or Uche type OLB.  I don't see him as a MLB here.  My expectations are tempered and no threat of me falling for any hype.

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JHumich

October 16th, 2020 at 5:23 PM ^

Looks like that bumps us up to #7 in the composite, alongside pretty good company. It's definitely not what OSU is doing (but their class may end up being the top class ever), but it's also not the disastrous dearth of talent one might think we had if he read only these boards.

Considering the number of recruits that are not even possible to have in play for us, for various institutional/academic/ethical or geographical reasons, I think our staff is doing a great job.

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schizontastic

October 16th, 2020 at 5:24 PM ^

(Some has prob looked at this already) but I had always thought that stronger USC, Texas, FSU, Miami etc helps Michigan, as a strong Texas keeps a TX 5 star or two out of OSU's hands; but I guess an argument to be made that top 5 stars in TX, CA, FL will consider OSU regardless, and that weak FSU, Texas etc. let's Michigan win battles for the well scouted 4 stars that Michigan needs.. 

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