tOfficial 2008 Football Recruiting Thread

[Eli Broad]

Now that the 2007 class is behind us, let's turn our attention to next year's class.

Does any one have any insight on who the 2008 in-state studs are? Who is next year's RoJo? Are we in on any top 50 guys for 2008?

[AASpartan]

[Eli Broad]

Originally Posted by AASpartan

What's wrong with this thread? Seriously, I want to be excited about a 5-star again. Or, alternatively, I want to start bitching about the coaching staff's defeatist attitude in not pursing top-tier national talent.

[paul95se]

Someone find a perspective 5-star and we can start **** loads of threads on him

[Gostate]

Just for fun, here is Scout's 2008 list thus far...

Pos	Nat'l Rank	Nat'l Rating	Name School, Hometown	Video	HT/ WT/ 40	Interest Level	Offer?	Schools of Interest
CB	NR		Boubacar Cissoko (Cass Technical HS) Detroit, MI		5-9/175/4.40	None	Yes	Committed to Michigan
RB	NR		Jonas Gray (Detroit Country Day School) Beverly Hills, MI		5-11/210/4.68	Med	No	Michigan, Michigan State
QB	NR		Stephen Felker (Starkville Academy) Starkville, MS		6-1/195	Med	No	Army, Colorado, Duke, Marshall, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Stanford
QB	NR		Allen Johnson (Leake Academy) Madden, MS		6-2/195	Med	No	Alabama, LSU, Memphis, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Notre Dame
QB	NR		Dominick LeGrande (Curtis HS) Staten Island, NY		6-2/190/4.60	Med	No	Duke, Michigan State, Rutgers, Syracuse
QB	NR		Stanton Price (Vicksburg HS) Vicksburg, MS		6-0/185/4.60	Med	No	Colorado, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Notre Dame
QB	NR		Charles Rancifer (Brookhaven HS) Brookhaven, MS		6-2/190	Med	No	Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee
QB	NR		Kendrick Presley (Kosciusko Senior HS) Kosciusko, MS		6-1/190	Med	No	Colorado, Iowa, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Southern Miss
QB	NR		Sancho McDonald (Booker T. Washington HS) Miami, FL		6-4/200	Med	No	Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Miami (Fl), Michigan State
QB	NR		Adam Follet (Caledonia HS) Caledonia, MI		6-5/195/4.83	Med	No	Boston College, Louisville, Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin
RB	NR		Darrin Williams (King HS) Detroit, MI		-/-	Med	No	Michigan, Michigan State
RB	NR		Michael Shaw (Trotwood-Madison HS) Trotwood, OH		6-1/186/4.50	Med	No	Cincinnati, Louisville, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Texas Tech, West Virginia
RB	NR		Eric Reynolds (Central Bucks HS-South) Warrington, PA		5-11/185	Med	No	Connecticut, Michigan State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Temple, Wake Forest
RB	NR		Delmon Robinson (Vicksburg HS) Vicksburg, MS		5-9/170	Med	No	Illinois, LSU, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Southern Miss
RB	NR		Ryan Nathan (Lima HS) Lima, OH		-/-	Med	No	Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State
RB	NR		Timothy Graham (Ray Brooks School) Benoit, MS		6-1/200	Med	No	Auburn, Iowa State, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State
RB	NR		Demarkcus Harmon (Noxubee County HS) Macon, MS		5-10/190	Med	No	Georgia, Iowa State, Michigan State, Mississippi, Southern Miss, Tennessee, West Virginia
RB	NR		Darius Ashley (St. Xavier HS) Cincinnati, OH		-/-	Med	No	Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State
RB	NR		Jonathan DeFlanders (Pascagoula HS) Pascagoula, MS		6-0/190/4.50	Med	No	Auburn, Iowa State, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Southern Miss, Texas
RB	NR		Ed Imeokparia (Blair Academy) Blairstown, NJ		6-0/193/4.41	Med	Yes	Georgia, Michigan State, Penn State, Stanford, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Colorado
FB	NR		Travis Harmon (Michigan City HS) Michigan City, IN		5-10/225/4.80	Med	No	Illinois, Indiana, LSU, Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State, Tennessee
WR	NR		Fred Smith (Southeastern HS) Detroit, MI		6-3/200	Med	No	Bowling Green, Michigan State, Toledo
WR	NR		Trey Fairchild (Dublin Coffman HS) Dublin, OH		6-0/180	Med	No	Louisville, Michigan State, Ohio State
WR	NR		Bakari Bussey (Lakota West HS) West Chester, OH		6-2/180	Med	No	Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State, Virginia
WR	NR		DeVier Posey (La Salle HS ) Cincinnati, OH		6-3/175	Med	No	California, Cincinnati, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Virginia
TE	NR		Sean Hooey (Hillsdale HS) Hillsdale, MI		6-7.5/245	Med	No	Cincinnati, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan
OG	NR		Rocko Khoury (Traverse City Central HS) Traverse City, MI		6-5/275	Med	No	Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin
OG	NR		John Paul Alford (Kosciusko Senior HS) Kosciusko, MS		6-3/275	Med	No	Auburn, LSU, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Stanford
DT	NR		Jewhan Edwards (Roman Catholic HS For) Philadelphia, PA		6-2/310/5.00	Med	No	Connecticut, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State, Rutgers
DT	NR		Masengo Kabongo (Fairfield College Preparatory) Fairfield, CT		6-2/275	Med	No	Boston College, Clemson, Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State
DT	NR		Anthony Woods (MacKenzie HS) Detroit, MI		6-4/305	Med	No	Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame
LB	NR		Brett Nagel (Lemont Twp HS) Lemont, IL		6-4/205	Med	No	Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue
LB	NR		Robert Martin (Pike HS) Indianapolis, IN		6-1/205	Med	No	Indiana, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Tennessee
MLB	NR		Nick Moody (Roman Catholic HS For) Philadelphia, PA		6-2/215/4.50	Med	No	Florida State, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Rutgers, Virginia
SLB	NR		Jamiihr Williams (Trotwood-Madison HS) Trotwood, OH		6-2/225	Med	No	Florida State, Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi, Ohio State, Penn State, West Virginia
WLB	NR		Christian Wilson (Montour HS) Mc Kees Rocks, PA		-/-	Med	Yes	Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech
S	NR		Isaiah Fleming (Newark HS) Newark, DE		5-11/206/4.55	Med	No	Michigan State, Mississippi, Rutgers
CB	NR		Troy Tidwell (Southwestern HS) Detroit, MI		-/-	Med	No	Michigan, Michigan State
CB	NR		James Aubrey (Trotwood-Madison HS) Trotwood, OH		6-0/190	Med	No	Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Indiana, Michigan State, Toledo

[AASpartan]

Originally Posted by Eli Broad

What's wrong with this thread? Seriously, I want to be excited about a 5-star again. Or, alternatively, I want to start bitching about the coaching staff's defeatist attitude in not pursing top-tier national talent.

Because we're not done with 2007's class yet and I need a ****ing vacation from recruiting for a while.

[Eli Broad]

Originally Posted by Gostate

Just for fun, here is Scout's 2008 list thus far...