Michigan to finish #5 in 2017 Composite Team Rankings
Michigan will finish at #5 in the 2017 247 Sports Composite rankings, behind #1 Alabama, #2 OSU, #3 Georgia, and #4 USC.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:14 PM ^
We struggled this year due to OL line play. Every loss was due to the OL. OL has the highest bust rate and longest development time of any position. Every recruiting class needs at least 5 4 stars to play the odds.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:51 PM ^
You realize this years OL was the remnants of a recruiting class with five 4 star OL recruits?
http://michigan.247sports.com/Season/2013-Football/Commits
The odds sure weren't in our favor that year, huh? I trust in this coaching staffs ability to identify & develop talent rather than star gazing or 'playing the odds'.
February 1st, 2017 at 7:10 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 5:14 PM ^
Yeah getting the #1 OC and that top rated tackle, along with those three other pretty good guys barely has quality or quantity!
February 1st, 2017 at 5:20 PM ^
Sorry you feel the need to go all Hugh Freeze on our very solid OL haul.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:57 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 9:38 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 4:59 PM ^
Maybe it should be its own thread.....but Chris Partridge appreciation. Listed as the #1 recruiter in the country and primary recruiter of Solomon, Anthony, Vilain, Martin, St. Juste, Ruiz, Singleton, and Hawkins. Also helped on a number of other guys.
Gdang man. Thanks for joining the coaching staff.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:03 PM ^
Rutgers had no use for him though
February 1st, 2017 at 5:21 PM ^
They'd be the third or fourth best team in the B1G East. Guess they should've fenced in the HS coaches first.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:27 PM ^
weren't they too busy skid-marking the birthplace or something?
February 1st, 2017 at 5:06 PM ^
There was one. Along with several others that were deleted due to the great MGOBLOG signing day meltdown. It was the best one I've seen so far.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:05 PM ^
now we can get back to a normal life. what until spring practice starts.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:54 PM ^
Wait a minute, this is MGoBlog - the recruiting cycle doesn't stop and we're already covering recruits for potential classes whose members will not have been born in the 20th century. That IS a normal life around these parts.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:10 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 5:12 PM ^
Crazy that our best class ever is the 5th best this year :/
February 1st, 2017 at 5:25 PM ^
It's unreal. Any other year and this WR class is #1 in the country. It's #2 this year b/c Bama's WR haul is even better than ours.
Like WTF.
February 1st, 2017 at 9:13 PM ^
If it makes you feel better, I say we are number 3!
February 1st, 2017 at 5:15 PM ^
Rankings
- 247 Composite = 5th
- 247 = 3rd
- Scout = 3rd
- Rivals = 4th
February 1st, 2017 at 5:22 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 5:31 PM ^
I'm convinced ESPN has anti-Michigan bias.
Just look at their rankings for DPJ and Solomon. Absurd when you compare them to the other 3 sites.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:37 PM ^
Because nobody is allowed to have a different opinion. Although I will grand how impressive it is for ESPN to be able to predict Solomon's destination and downgrade his ranking accordingly, before he had even made up his mind on where to go.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:40 PM ^
Year after year ESPN has Michigan's classest ranked the lowest of the 4. Scout is always the most optimistic on Michigan.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:59 PM ^
And obviously this is because there is a massive conspiracy behind the scenes at ESPN directed straight at Michigan, right?
You clearly didn't read the overview of recruiting rankings of the last graduating class.
February 1st, 2017 at 11:45 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 5:35 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 6:33 PM ^
Paul Finebaum works for ESPN.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:20 PM ^
We have 7 more 4 stars than USC and our top 25 have a higher average according to my calculations (0.9244). You should only compare average rankings for the same class size so the lower rated guys in a large class don't drag it down.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:22 PM ^
Yeah, Michigan got dinged for the punter. That's the difference between USC and Michigan I think
February 1st, 2017 at 8:34 PM ^
Yeah, as much as I love the 247 composite ranking, I think its major flaw is the overemphasis on the number of lower-ranked recruits bringing down the overall score.
I mean, we only got one of the best - if not the best - punters in the entire country, but just because they're never ranked high to begin with our class ranking got dinged. There's no question to me that our class in all aspects - numbers, stars/talent, depth - is superior to that of USC's (good case could be made in comparison to Georgia's too)
February 1st, 2017 at 5:22 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 5:25 PM ^
The classes I'm impressed by, ignoring the obvious star-gazing at Bama and OSU, I think these teams did a great job down the stretch:
USC
UCLA
Maryland
Stanford
The teams I'm not impressed by:
SEC minus Bama/LSU/Georgia
Texas
Notre Dame
Michigan State
February 1st, 2017 at 5:27 PM ^
so no real movement forthcoming
February 1st, 2017 at 5:28 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 6:04 PM ^
Won several NC's while coaching there right? How would that help again?
February 1st, 2017 at 6:34 PM ^
Not a cool campus.
February 1st, 2017 at 8:26 PM ^
Having been on campus there a few times I have to admit it's a nice campus --- not as nice as ours, though, nor UCLA's.
That being said, once you immediately step outside the gates of USC the surrounding area is rundown and unsafe... It's a very interesting contrast separated by just a few yards
February 1st, 2017 at 11:03 PM ^
USC's campus is like a well manicured country club. But not too far off campus you can buy a wig and even spot a few cholos and do-rags.
February 1st, 2017 at 5:40 PM ^
distance of each other. Good coaching and player development now the key.
February 1st, 2017 at 6:02 PM ^
OSU 21 recruits Average 94.47 310.97
Alabama top 21 Average 96.32 (check my math) 318.02
So it turns out OSU's class wasn't that epic and they can't argue it would be #1 if it was larger.
February 1st, 2017 at 6:08 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 6:36 PM ^
I just doubled your point total.
That's just what I do. I give.
February 1st, 2017 at 9:47 PM ^
Your humility is underwhelming Mdog : )
February 1st, 2017 at 7:31 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 8:28 PM ^
agreed. along the lines of this year's Stanford class would be great.
1-2 OT, 2 OG, 2 DT, 2 TE and some safeties. and obviously any 5* that wants to come and qualifies regardless of position.
February 1st, 2017 at 9:18 PM ^
1 QB
4 OL
2 RB
2 TE
1 WR
3 DL
1 LB
2 DB's
that's 16
plus any elite guys to get us to 18-19 overall
February 1st, 2017 at 9:25 PM ^
If Stanford can get Foster Sarrell and Walker Little then I see no reason why Harbaugh cant get 2 5* Olineman next year. Especially considering Greg Frey, Pep, partridge, and harbaugh will be able to focus on a lot smaller amount of targets.
They will be able to make an epic smaller class next year after all the expierence they gained this year
February 1st, 2017 at 9:47 PM ^
February 1st, 2017 at 10:30 PM ^