Another huge reach by this staff. Taking Ronnie Bell at the end of a cycle is one thing, taking guys like Kent , Woods, and Velazquez before the season even starts is another. Feels like laziness. Also expect the "look at his offer list" folks to move on to the next argument. Probably like trust the coaches or some bullshit.
You didn't watch film, you watched a highlight tape. Everyone's highlight tape looks good. Click on any Rutgers commit and his highlight tape will look just as good.
Kevin Grady was a 5 star recruit who was well on his way towards contributing before injuries and the coaching change. His high school tape was good as was his freshman year at Michigan.
I have to laugh at the "i love his tape" people. This isn't tape, this is a highlight film. Click on any prospect with a 247 profile and watch their highlight film and it will look good to most people. Tape is every play from several games.
I personally hope this kid blows my expectations for him out of the water, but the more likely scenario is that he's an average at best player at UM.
Kent’s high school St Edwards is probably the most heavily scouted high school in Ohio. Bill Greene said his ranking is accurate. No other power 5 coach offered, so the “look at his offer” list crowd has moved onto their next argument...trust the coaches. God forbid anyone has an original thought of their own.
He won MVP at Michigan's camp against who? Who were the other WR's he was competing against? And I didn't misquote anyone. He did say he was "solid and dependable" so yeah, glowing endorsement right there. Next time you want to accuse me of misquoting someone make sure I actually do it. Clown.
This class was supposed to be top 10. It's looking like another class that barely finished in the top 20. Are we really paying Harbaugh 7 million to recruit like this and finish 3rd in the division every year?
Bill Greene saw him last year and said that he thinks he's rated properly and he can understand why people would question the offer. That's pretty much word for word what he wrote FWIW.
That great, but literally all those guys you listed were 4 and 5 star recruits. So I'm not sure how this is supposed to alleviate the concerns about the WR we're recruiting over this year's class and last years.
Why did the QB's get injured? Because the OL sucked. Why did the OL suck? Because the scheme was too complicated and they recruited zero tackles in the 2016 recruiting class. Why did we have to rely on a bunch of freshman WR's? Because the WR's they signed in 2016 weren't any good.
I'm kind of over all the excuses for this coaching staff to be honest.
I LOVE the 2017 WR class, but you do realize that those guys aren't going to be here forever right? We've gotten four WR commits over the last 3 classes -two whom didn't have any power 5 offers, one whom is a high school quarterback, and the last of which isn't getting here for another two years. All of them are 3 star recruits. None of them are taller than 6 feet. You have to restock the cupboards every year. If you think this is an acceptable level of recruiting at Michigan then let's just agree to disagree.
Kent is rated outside the top 1000 by 24/7 and doesn't have a composite ranking or another Power 5 offer.
So he's this year's Ronnie Bell? Shouldn't Jim Harbaugh, who I think we all agree is a top 5 coach in the country, be able to recruit better at the WR position than this?
Very happy for this kid, but WR recruiting is borderline atrocious right now.
FURTHER NEEDS. Michigan needs two or three WRs. Outside preferably.
RECRUITS. This is grim. I don't think there's a single crystal ball out for Michigan at WR. There certainly hasn't been one since November started. And there are few targets out there Michigan is even mentioned with. Michigan likely to be just a hat on the table for a USC-boundKyle Ford; ditto except for Florida State for FL WR John Dunmore. Dunmore was scheduled to be up this weekend, but with the spring game canceled that trip probably is as well. Michigandidn't even draw mention in a Wiltfong article about IN WR David Bell three days ago. MD WRJohn Metchie is supposed to be on campus this weekend—again, maybe—and is one of those guys who's been to a particular school a ton (PSU in this case) and will be an uphill climb for anyone else.
There are two guys who have recently been on campus. 3* CT WR Cornelius Johnson took an unofficial, but the shape of his recruitment doesn't look particularly promising:
Next up for Johnson is an April 25 visit to California. He also is scheduling a return trip to Notre Dame, and with Penn State offering Monday, a return visit to Happy Valley could take place. He is also looking at trips to West Virginia, Northwestern and Duke.
ND has three crystal ball predictions, FWIW. TX WR Dylan Wright took a swing through Michigan and Notre Dame, and did say Michigan was certainly in line for an officialafterwards. That's all you can hope for as an out of region prospect, but Michigan would need 4-5 guys in Wright's position to expect to land one.
That is the entire WR board until Michigan starts firing out offers to three stars.
In all likelihood Michigan's entire skill position class is going to consist of fliers, late bloomers, sleepers, guys who recently emerged from a coma, and the like. These are the wages of having the worst passing offense imaginable and not having a WR coach who can go on the road to recruit until you hire… uh… Jim McElwain.
I don't see how moving a kid they recruited to play DB to WR solves anything. The fact is two of the last three WR commits they have taken didn't have any power 5 offers, the other is a high school quarterback. They are recruiting the position exactly how Brian predicted they would when McElwain was hired. They better pray they land Kyle Ford because if they don't they are in deep trouble IMO.
Recent Comments
This is like saying everyone should drop out of college because Bill Gates did and he's a bilionaire now.
Well we all know how reliable camp reports are lol.
Jerion Ealy is baseball player yet his ranking wasn't affected.
No he won't. 6'2 240 lbs as DT is laughable.
And what the hell has Kemp done here that's so damn special.
…
Welp that settles it.
Seriously what do you expect Hinton to say?
I'm willing to bet he won't.
LOL. Zero power 5 offers.
Another huge reach by this staff. Taking Ronnie Bell at the end of a cycle is one thing, taking guys like Kent , Woods, and Velazquez before the season even starts is another. Feels like laziness. Also expect the "look at his offer list" folks to move on to the next argument. Probably like trust the coaches or some bullshit.
What's tiresome is the board police who feel the need to chastise anyone and everyone who don't shit maize and blue colored rainbows.
And I'm also free to post my opinion on this message board. So save the name calling for someone else. You're embarrassing yourself.
Oh get out of here. Stars matter just ask Nick Saban and Urban Meyer. What a joke this is.
Yeah, love the fact we took the kid with no power fives offers instead of the two top 100 recruits.
Weird because that describes our football program perfectly over the last 15 years.
Wanna bet?
Jimmy's two stars will beat Meyer's 5 stars. LOL
Bredeson said today Hudson is practicing exclusively at LT.
Right, which means that year is an outlier.
2015: Brian Cole, Grant Perry
2016: Ahmir Mitchell, Eddie McDoom, Nate Johnson, Kekoa Crawford
2018: Ronnie Bell
2019: Quintel Kent, George Johnson
That's pitiful.
Guys who have left from the 2016 recruiting class:
Devin Asiasi
Kareem Walker
Eddie McDoom
Nate Johnson
Kekoa Crawford
Elysee Mbem Bossee
Kingston Davis
Ahmir Mitchell
You didn't watch film, you watched a highlight tape. Everyone's highlight tape looks good. Click on any Rutgers commit and his highlight tape will look just as good.
Kevin Grady was a 5 star recruit who was well on his way towards contributing before injuries and the coaching change. His high school tape was good as was his freshman year at Michigan.
I have to laugh at the "i love his tape" people. This isn't tape, this is a highlight film. Click on any prospect with a 247 profile and watch their highlight film and it will look good to most people. Tape is every play from several games.
I personally hope this kid blows my expectations for him out of the water, but the more likely scenario is that he's an average at best player at UM.
Kent’s high school St Edwards is probably the most heavily scouted high school in Ohio. Bill Greene said his ranking is accurate. No other power 5 coach offered, so the “look at his offer” list crowd has moved onto their next argument...trust the coaches. God forbid anyone has an original thought of their own.
If that's the best part they should have never accepted his commitment.
No it's not. Look at the 2016 WR class, the 2018 WR class, and the 2019 WR class. The 2017 class is the outlier at this point.
Beilien recruiting > Harbaugh recruiting.
No shit Harbaugh liked him, they offered the kid a scholarship and accepted his commitment. That doesn't change anything Greene said about him though.
He played in more than three games last year and Bill Greene never posted such a thing. Good try.
Good physical traits? He's 6 feet tall with a 27 inch vertical jump and runs a 4.6 40.
He won MVP at Michigan's camp against who? Who were the other WR's he was competing against? And I didn't misquote anyone. He did say he was "solid and dependable" so yeah, glowing endorsement right there. Next time you want to accuse me of misquoting someone make sure I actually do it. Clown.
This class was supposed to be top 10. It's looking like another class that barely finished in the top 20. Are we really paying Harbaugh 7 million to recruit like this and finish 3rd in the division every year?
Gee I don't know, ask OSU, Clemson, Bama, OU, and Georgia.
Bill Greene saw him last year and said that he thinks he's rated properly and he can understand why people would question the offer. That's pretty much word for word what he wrote FWIW.
That great, but literally all those guys you listed were 4 and 5 star recruits. So I'm not sure how this is supposed to alleviate the concerns about the WR we're recruiting over this year's class and last years.
Why did the QB's get injured? Because the OL sucked. Why did the OL suck? Because the scheme was too complicated and they recruited zero tackles in the 2016 recruiting class. Why did we have to rely on a bunch of freshman WR's? Because the WR's they signed in 2016 weren't any good.
I'm kind of over all the excuses for this coaching staff to be honest.
So Wisconsin WR recruiting is now the bar in Ann Arbor? Great.
Still have room for Jaden McDaniels?
Are these the same coaches that schemed up a whopping two touchdown passes for WR's last year? Just checking.
I'd rather have Manningham, Avant, Terrell, Walker, Funchess, Breaston, etc clones.
I LOVE the 2017 WR class, but you do realize that those guys aren't going to be here forever right? We've gotten four WR commits over the last 3 classes -two whom didn't have any power 5 offers, one whom is a high school quarterback, and the last of which isn't getting here for another two years. All of them are 3 star recruits. None of them are taller than 6 feet. You have to restock the cupboards every year. If you think this is an acceptable level of recruiting at Michigan then let's just agree to disagree.
So he's this year's Ronnie Bell? Shouldn't Jim Harbaugh, who I think we all agree is a top 5 coach in the country, be able to recruit better at the WR position than this?
Very happy for this kid, but WR recruiting is borderline atrocious right now.
FURTHER…
https://mgoblog.com/content/fairly-belated-2019-recruiting-overview-offense-part-1
I don't see how moving a kid they recruited to play DB to WR solves anything. The fact is two of the last three WR commits they have taken didn't have any power 5 offers, the other is a high school quarterback. They are recruiting the position exactly how Brian predicted they would when McElwain was hired. They better pray they land Kyle Ford because if they don't they are in deep trouble IMO.
Not panicking just being realistic. I don't know how anyone can look at WR recruiting this class and last and not be concerned.
His offer list is Bowling Green, Kent State, Eastern Kentucky, and Ball State.
I'm scared shitless what the WR room is going to look like when the 2017 class is gone.
uh huh, sure.
Why were their commitments accepted in the first place.
He might have known but not "known" if you catch up my drift. Regardless, he couldn't fire the guy and didn't lie about it to the media.
Good catch. He's replying to himself now. How sad.
All highlight film looks good.