2022 Worthless Recruiting Thread

[utee94]

don't want to be that guy- but never understood why they even took him. was never a big fan- and I'm not some star gazer. Probably hurts losing him now though, as it sounds like Kevonte Henry is wavering and might follow Michigan's former freaking recruiting co-ordinator to Washington.

And I'm totally not some star gazer- Burke just never flashed to me. Henry did. And Henry was a 3* for most of the cycle and just recently got bumped to 4*. I was most excited for Henry of any kid in Michigan's entire class save for 5* CB Will Johnson. Henry is just a 6'4, 225 pound freak-show with 4.5 speed who plays DE and RB for his HS team. Even though he plays in the LA area- apparently he doesn't play the best competition and he's supposedly very new to football and raw- but he literally just jumps off the screen. Going to suck to lose him to Washington.

Burke is a project for sure.  At his height he needs to put on a lot of muscle to be effective.  It's a good take for Texas but probably not a huge loss for Michigan-- our two programs are quite obviously in very different places right now.

I can say that I've seen him play this year  in several games on TV and one in-person, and he's a beast on the field at the Texas 6A level.  I noticed him months ago.  He'll be playing in the Texas 6A State Championship game Saturday at 7 PM Central, for anyone that wants to check him out.

[Mdot21]

Like M would have done with out Cade

puhhh-leeeeease. 

Cade is a decent player, good at playing game manager. But he's nowhere near elite. Walker was probably THE most elite RB in the nation this year. Doesn't get any better at the position than him. Lotta dudes better at the QB position than Cade.

[Mdot21]

Dabo Swiney and Lane Kiffin both publicly complaining and crying about NIL and Transfer Portal. Wasn't sure of either. But now that both these slimeballs hate it makes me sure NIL/Portal are good things.

[utee94]

Dabo Swiney and Lane Kiffin both publicly complaining and crying about NIL and Transfer Portal. Wasn't sure of either. But now that both these slimeballs hate it makes me sure NIL/Portal are good things.

Heh.  LSU officials were complaining about it as well.  As I predicted long ago, all of the guys who've had great success with their bagmen paying players under the table before, but don't have the money to legitimately keep up with NIL programs, are going to scream and holler.

[MaximumSam]

It's silly to use ONE outlier, going to a program that most people have only heard of because of Prime Time, of a player at his exact position that idolizes the coach, as an argument that NIL won't benefit power programs more than others.

There are arguments against that that will prove true or false over time, but this ain't one of them.

I mean...that's a pretty danged big outlier

[Mdot21]

Heh.  LSU officials were complaining about it as well.  As I predicted long ago, all of the guys who've had great success with their bagmen paying players under the table before, but don't have the money to legitimately keep up with NIL programs, are going to scream and holler.

Exactly right.

Kelly may have picked the wrong time to jump to LSU. ND theoretically should have considerably better NIL opportunities than LSU. 

The schools that have huge national fanbases, large alumni bases, and big-money boosters will be able to attract the best NIL deals. LSU, Clemson, Ole Miss - have none of the above.

[betarhoalphadelta]

I mean...that's a pretty danged big outlier

Sure, of course it is. But it's an outlier. He's not going to play for Jackson State. He's going to play for Deion Sanders. 

This is not exactly a playbook that the rest of Div-III can emulate, because there's only one Prime Time, and only a handful of other guys who would have even remotely the same impact. Not every Div-III school has a coach on Aflac commercials alongside Saban every 5 minutes. 

It also remains to be seen what the NIL implications will be for someone who goes to Jackson State. If he can't get deals commensurate with what players in similar situations with helmet schools are getting, it'll chill this activity pretty quickly. Now, if he CAN get that kind of NIL money, then it might actually mean something. 

[Mdot21]

Michigan has two targets left. 4* WR Darrius Clemons and 4* DE Derrick Moore. They are favored to land both at the moment, and both will be signing by 5pm. 

They have probably a less than 1% chance at 5* OT Kiyaunta Goodwin. Steve Witflong the lead recruiting guru over at 247Sports says he's down to MSU and Kentucky with MSU having the lead in his opinion- but still undecided with Michigan & A&M in the background possibly sneaking in the backdoor. Makes no sense at all...but he's like the bible when it comes to recruiting so if he says it- take it to the bank. 

[Mdot21]

Sure, of course it is. But it's an outlier. He's not going to play for Jackson State. He's going to play for Deion Sanders.

the Deion Sanders thing cannot be overstated. The kid worships/idolizes him. He literally committed to Florida State just so he could be the next Deion Sanders. They didn't even have to recruit him, he wanted to play there just because Deion Sanders played there.

[Mdot21]

4* WR Darrius Clemons signs with Michigan. 6'3, 200+ and 4.37? Yes please. Kid is a freak show. 

[iahawk15]

the Deion Sanders thing cannot be overstated. The kid worships/idolizes him. He literally committed to Florida State just so he could be the next Deion Sanders. They didn't even have to recruit him, he wanted to play there just because Deion Sanders played there.

I actually think it is overstated. If the kid wanted to play for Deion that badly, he would have committed there originally. It was the Barstool NIL deal that got him to Jackson State.

To support Bwar's point, until Barstool / and like-companies routinely shell out big $$$ to sway top athletes to tiny schools, this is a one-off outlier.

[MrNubbz]

 Lotta dudes better at the QB position than Cade.

12-1 sheez you Michigan Fans

[MrNubbz]

The bar is to beat Ohio State, and not too many teams are any good at that.

No-No-No,it's Jeem now stay focused,you can do,keep your eye on the prize

[Mdot21]

4* DE Derrick Moore signs with Michigan.