Hello: WR Markus Allen
6’2” 190lbs
Self Reported 40 time: 4.62
Senior season: 51 receptions, 1099 yards, 15 touchdowns
School of current DE Gabe Newburg and ‘21 target S Rod Moore
Sweet!
I will be rooting for this kid. He reminds me of Kalil Branham. Love the work ethic. Welcome, young man!
Hell yeah!
The OH recruiting pipeline is opening up again. I'm sure others will complain that he is only a 3 star and that OSU was never interested in him. I hope one day he catches the winning TD pass against OSU!
Going for the msu idea of building a team of guys upset they weren’t good enough for bigger schools. It works like once every 3 decades so why not. When I think beating osu I think looking more like Boston college and Cincinnati is the way to do it
Get out your pacifier.
Aww, we missed you in the other thread where we landed a 4 star o-lineman. Wanna know why? It’s rhetorical idiot!!!
His offer list is still good.
UM
MSU
Wisconsin
Indiana
Purdue
West Virginia
Pitt
Vince Marrow was recruiting him at Kentucky
That's considered good? lol
I guess it is a step up from the service academies like some of our other commits.
Who knew Jim Harbaugh would turn into Rich Rod.
Hey Shawn/Bryson/Maizen
The only good offer out of those is Wisconsin unless Indiana, Purdue, and Pitt is the measuring stick for Michigan now.
In the words of Brian Cook 48 hours ago: "Recruiting is a problem."
Don't worry though, I'm sure he'll turn it around in year 7 or 8.
Brian is a dude with an opinion, nothing more - maizen.
The opinion from Brian is absolutely right. I get why people dont like the way Maizen acts.
I happen to agree that the recruiting isn’t good enough - I also think Harbaugh moves on in the semi near future after never beating OSU. However, “Brian Cook thinks” is the most pathetic bullshit way to support your point of view.
Brian Cook also thinks Harbaugh has CTE because he’s a mediocre shell of his former self.
What you claim I said: "Brian Cook thinks..."
What I actually said: "In the words of Brian Cook..."
Don't need to hide behind his opinion to convey my own, but we are in agreement here. Recruiting is at rich rod levels in year 6. We've gone from climbing trees and sleep overs to taking generic 3 stars and kids with no power 5 offer. OSU is shopping at Barney's and we're in the clearance section at TJ Max.
And he's making 8 million a year to do so. Let that sink in everyone.
You are clearly the previous Berns account. My question: What is your goal in making the some comment over and over, when people have agreed with you and recognize the recruiting issue? What would you like to see from the forum posters? Or is the goal simply to antagonize?
Barney's went bankrupt.
Lol you are just like those newfound miracle drugs!!! Clorox drops and a Goblin; a match made in Heaven.
April 29th, 2020 at 12:26 AM ^
This kid may not have an osu offer yet, but he’s definitely on their radar and someone they may go after late in the cycle.
I’m excited we were able to land him and I like the idea of having a team loaded with guys who have a chip on their shoulder, who want nothing more than to beat osu and show them they made a mistake.
Maybe they try and get in late but they are killing it with the wr recruiting. Coach Day really turned around OSU 's offense. And Hartline brought in 4 top 100 wr's last year and still in on the big 5*'s this year.
There hasn't been any talk of OSU getting in on him in any of the OSU recruiting coverage. The talk moreso is if we have enough room to keep taking WRs, with Egbuka and Stellato being the only must-takes. Right now, Egbuka is trending OSU and Stellato is trending Clemson, and most recruiting analysts seems it'll end that way.
If OSU were to try to get in on any in-state WR, it would be Lorenzo Styles Jr, given how long OSU recruited him, the fact he is a legacy player, and he's extremely close with Jack Sawyer (for the record, I don't think they will).
As for Markus, congratulations young man!
3-star on 247 composite, #494 national, #83 WR, #20 in OH.
top 500 guy - I like it
Jim Harbaugh is turning into Rich Rod right before our very eyes.
This is it. This is the account that's going to change everyone's minds. You're so close Bryson I can feel it!
Well, if he was a 5 Star I would be bitching that our 5 star recruits almost always disappoint...so...what the Hell...WELCOME Young man!!!
I pray you get a QB that can hit wide open receivers consistently and an offensive game plan that will throw the ball more that 15 times a game.
As opposed to all the three stars who are killing it. Ray Vinopal is so much better than Dax Hill it's not even funny. Gimme Jaron Dukes over David Terrell everyday. Brandon Graham couldn't hold Gabe Newburg's jock strap. Give me John O Korn over Chad Henne twice on Sunday. Wait I think Jabrill Peppers is actually worse at football than insert generic three star recruit.
You forgot about Cullen Christian and Ricardo Miller.
10000% lol
Welcome!!!!
No drops on his highlight tape...that obviously means this kid catches everything.
OMG shirtless!
Welcome!
But that was the most depressing commitment video I've ever seen.
Can I ask why? I watched it twice and don't see it. I'm probably missing a joke here
Well, it focuses heavily on two untimely deaths, and it ends with the M hat on a grave marker.
He's honoring people he loved, at a time when he's making a very meaningful life decision for himself. He feels these people would have been proud of what is a very extraordinary accomplishment. It hardly seems like a time to look for some dur hurr message board upvotes.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but you probably haven't lost someone really close to you. If you have, you need to just step out of sport blog lol for a moment and put yourself in this kid's shoes. This commitment video makes complete sense to me, it's excellent.
I found it to be mature and really touching. No I don't need to relax
TL;DR
You really need to relax, dude.
Haven't lost anyone close to you, got it.
Maybe, maybe not. He’s just consistently an idiot.
Let's make out.
April 28th, 2020 at 11:49 PM ^
Sure. I like the dumb ones.
Great pick up
I like this pick up. We already have a lot of smaller, speedy, slot type guys, but we've kinda been neglecting getting some bigger possession type, red zone target receivers. Allen is not gonna burn anyone, but he's gonna run good routes, hight point the ball, and have good hands even in traffic
Sounds like Csonte York, Jaron Dukes, and Da"Mario
Identical recruiting profiles too
Now Michigan's top 6 recruits on 247 are offensive players while the bottom 4 are defensive.
What is going on?
Would you have felt better if this guy was rated lower, say in the 800s?
I mean obviously not, but it demonstrates that even the three-stars Michigan has defensively are lower-end three-stars.
FUN FACT(s)
Mr Allen would be the #1 rated recruit if he were in MSU's class (of 8) at this point.
Ja'Den McBurrows would be #2 on their current list - even though he is a "lower-end" 3-star by your definitions.
#ImnotsayingImjustsayin
On Topic - Congrats Markus!! you have just made a lifetime great decision.