Michigan receives Wiltfong crystal ball for 2025 4* QB Carter Smith

Submitted by njvictor on November 12th, 2023 at 5:24 PM
https://twitter.com/SWiltfong247/status/1723824834780508368?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Wilftong put in a crystal ball of confidence level 6 for Smith, who visited this past weekend. Wiltfong also noted that we are hoping to sign 2 QBs in 2025. It's almost important to note that Wiltfong's crystal balls are not a prediction, but more a "where the winds are blowing right now"

Smith is a 4* and #231 in the composite

Here is his Hudl highlights

Honestly, I'm not enamored by his highlights. He seems like a very good athlete, but his arm talent seems just ok. His mechanics and footwork seem all over the place and a lot of his completions in his highlights are just slants

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bdneely4

November 12th, 2023 at 8:56 PM ^

I don’t think this is where you were going with that, but I find it funny that all season long we have been saying something is wrong with our running game. On Saturday we faced the 2nd best rush defense in the country and pounded them the entire second half. I am sure now there is going to be concern that our passing game is shaky. What Saturday proved to me is we are even more balanced on offense this year than we have been the last two years. Add that with our defense and you may just be watching the National Champions come January. Go Blue!

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mgoja

November 15th, 2023 at 12:08 PM ^

Agreed that it was the right strategy and that it worked.  Penn State's defense held Michigan's offense to 3 short possessions out of 5 second half possessions, excluding the final possession of the game.  We can agree to disagree about whether the appropriate term for that is "pounded".  Or can we?

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DMack

November 12th, 2023 at 11:23 PM ^

What Saturday proved to me is that P. State knew exactly what we were going to do, after we ran it the first 10 times in a row. Despite having the # 2 defense in the nation, they still couldn't stop it, the next 22 times we ran it.

 The truth is everybody steals signs and the competitive advantage of knowing a teams signs is over-rated if you can't stop it. If knowing a teams signs was that important, any coach making over a million dollars a year would be derelict in his duty not to change them or protect them. This whole sign stealing mess is way over-blown because OSU, Rutgers, P. State and the other complainers, did changed their signs and they still got their asses beat by a better team. They knew our signs and shared them with each other or knew what we were going to do (like P. State) but still couldn't stop us.

What's more egregious to the notion of sportsmanship is colluding with and receiving help from other teams to win. 3 or 4 against 1 has never been fair. Point proven because it speaks for itself Mr. Commissioner, now do something about a real problem. 

 

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BlueTimesTwo

November 13th, 2023 at 9:02 AM ^

The collusion is far worse.  Any team could afford the CS approach.  Hell, apparently his whole scheme cost less than OSU pays each recruit to visit.

But the collusion is conducted by professional staff, and the teams can choose to whom the give the advantage and against whom they use it.  The fact that the B1G is turning a blind eye to actual collusion is mind-boggling, especially considering the lip service they have paid to the “fairness and integrity of the game.”

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MacaroniParty

November 12th, 2023 at 5:32 PM ^

If we can't land Underwood then I want to see Michigan recruit more explosive runners at QB. Go find another Denard and put him in this offense as a third RB. A lot of high level southern recruits that Michigan normally would have no business signing, will give Michigan a real shake with the opportunity to play QB. 

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bostonsix

November 12th, 2023 at 5:50 PM ^

If Harbaugh retires at Michigan, we need a JJ/ Aaron Rodgers type QB for his system. Someone who is 1st great at reading defenses with great accuracy and 2nd the ability to create passing lanes with their legs or run for yards in that order. I'd also hope that we look for 1 bigger downhill back and 1 slot type allusive back to compliment that QB. 

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AlbanyBlue

November 13th, 2023 at 1:58 AM ^

Not to mention the type of QB that puts team success ahead of piling up personal stats. If Harbaugh stays, we will stay run-heavy, and there will be more games like this.

That said, JJ has been slinging it this year and should be a top-10 pick in the draft. A QB who is okay with developing within the system will find success.

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njvictor

November 12th, 2023 at 6:17 PM ^

Huh? Daniels was good at ASU. He was good his freshman and sophomore year, had a down junior year after ASU was a dumpster fire and he had multiple family members die of Covid, then he transferred to LSU and went right back to being good. Anyone acting like LSU developed Daniels into what he is is delusional. He was good, then made another jump when he got better weapons

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UMForLife

November 12th, 2023 at 6:53 PM ^

One elite QB who walked out is having a tough time. We will see if he will become elite and I hope he will except when he plays us. But, I am fine with whoever Harbaugh can bring. Hard to find kid like JJ who will whatever it takes to be part of a team and  worry about team.

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WestQuad

November 12th, 2023 at 8:20 PM ^

Even five stars don't make the NFL.  If you're looking at a couple hundred grand now why not take it.  It's not like LSU and other schools haven't put QBs into the NFL.  Michigan's track record the last 15 years or so hasn't been great.  Harbaugh had Luck, but has he put anyone in since?  He'll have JJ at the end of this year which will right the ship so to speak.

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