tOfficial 2010 Football Recruiting thread

[motorcraftspartan]

I don't want this kid all over Gholston and Gardner. He is a better recruiter than RichRod.

[Stats]

Originally Posted by Jason Grilli's Sofa

I think the in state rankings are about to be shaken up. WOTS is Ricardo Miller (UM commit from Florida) is moving to Huron High School in AA. Him and Jeremy Jackson will be teammates. Talk about a ridiculous WR combo.

Hawthorne (ILL) and Appleton (WIS) at East Saint Louis (IL) High last year were pretty darn good. Both top 100 guys and the #1 and #2 players in the state of Illinois.

[Trieua]

Watch out for Earnest Thomas from Orchard Lake St. Marys. He just picked up an Indiana offer and Cincinnati should follow this weekend. 6'2, 195-lb safety/linebacker that reminds me of Jeremy Gainer some.

[burnsmi4]

Originally Posted by '86

And it keeps on coming...Breaking News! UM got a new coach! Not only that, they had a terrible year and didn't lose a step recruiting! In fact, many are saying the new recruits are much better suited to the coach.

You can't use a system like Rivals stars to compare talent between states? Really, even though we do it all the time!?

jesus. why do you think all of the big time programs in the nation have top recruiting classes every year. because if a kid gets a scholarship from florida or usc then hell he must be a 4-star. use your head.

[Old Hort]

Originally Posted by Trieua

Watch out for Earnest Thomas from Orchard Lake St. Marys. He just picked up an Indiana offer and Cincinnati should follow this weekend. 6'2, 195-lb safety/linebacker that reminds me of Jeremy Gainer some.

Thanks Allen. Good stuff!

Question, why Gardner the no. 1 in the state now, and not Gholston? Or, do you think it is more a 1a and 1 b kind of situation?

[The Armchair Quarterback]

Originally Posted by Trieua

Watch out for Earnest Thomas from Orchard Lake St. Marys. He just picked up an Indiana offer and Cincinnati should follow this weekend. 6'2, 195-lb safety/linebacker that reminds me of Jeremy Gainer some.

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[Island of misfit toys]

Originally Posted by burnsmi4

jesus. why do you think all of the big time programs in the nation have top recruiting classes every year. because if a kid gets a scholarship from florida or usc then hell he must be a 4-star. use your head.

Well, thank you! Nah, "Jesus" is a little strong. But, I DO try.






Hans, is that you?

[Trieua]

Ricardo does have an LSU offer, he told me that, Alabama, I dont know if I heard or not

[49ers169]

Originally Posted by Big M

He has offers from FLORIDA, LSU, AND ALABAMA among others and you are still trying to argue this?

Gholston could very well be a better prospect, but to say Miller isn't in his league is absurd.

With Miller's move I have Gholston #1, Miller #2 and Gardner #3. Gholston has as many offers as Miller from Out of State and Out of Region schools to say the least. Florida has seen Miller in person, they haven't had that luxury with the true Big Will and they still offered.

Gholston as a 4.6, 250 lb kind of guy is hard to match.

Miller is a very good WR, better than Jackson, but I just don't think his skills match Gholston.

Now I know Michigan fans will say a top talent in Florida will trump Michigan's but I don't think so in the case of Gholston. He is very special.

Best to come out of Michigan on the defensive side since Woodley. And I know U of M fans know how special he was.

[Big M]

Originally Posted by 49ers169

they haven't had that luxury with the true Big Will and they still offered.
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I love it

Edit- And I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you that Gholston isn't a better prospect..but Miller has lot of great offers and a lot of athleticism as well, in addition to playing against better competition. My only point is I don't think its fair to say Miller can't "hold Gholston's jockstrap".


Oh and where is that 4.6 from? I know he's a freak, but that seems...insane.


2nd Edit..looks like he'll be a mid to high 4 on Rivals at least initially..

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...asp?CID=914713

[motorcraftspartan]

Originally Posted by 49ers169

With Miller's move I have Gholston #1, Miller #2 and Gardner #3. Gholston has as many offers as Miller from Out of State and Out of Region schools to say the least. Florida has seen Miller in person, they haven't had that luxury with the true Big Will and they still offered.

Gholston as a 4.6, 250 lb kind of guy is hard to match.

Miller is a very good WR, better than Jackson, but I just don't think his skills match Gholston.

Now I know Michigan fans will say a top talent in Florida will trump Michigan's but I don't think so in the case of Gholston. He is very special.

Best to come out of Michigan on the defensive side since Woodley. And I know U of M fans know how special he was.

Yes but don't you have to take into consideration that Miller is already commited? I mean thats the reason Jim Comperoni gave as why so many MSU commits last year didn't pick up more big time offers then they did.

[ilikemichigan]

Originally Posted by motorcraftspartan

Yes but don't you have to take into consideration that Miller is already commited? I mean thats the reason Jim Comperoni gave as why so many MSU commits last year didn't pick up more big time offers then they did.

Wow, you must be new here. It's called selective logic.

[motorcraftspartan]

Originally Posted by ilikemichigan

Wow, you must be new here. It's called selective logic.

Heres how I would rank them, and the players who they compare to.

1. Gardner - Vince Young or Josh Freeman KState. ( QB is the most important position on the field hence he is number one, plus he is a sick talent.)

2.Ricardo Miller - Combo of Devin Thomas/Braylon Edwards. (big physical fast more than anything super hands)

3. Gholston - Kamron Wimbley/Shawn Crable (raw very raw, can play up or down, needs to get a mean streak.

after these guys the rest can't hang really. This is the cream of the crop.

[Haslett Spartan]

Originally Posted by motorcraftspartan

after these guys the rest can't hang really.

I don't know if I would go there far. I agree those are the top 3 but there should be at least 4 or 5 in the top echelon.

There are some pretty solid players in the rest of this class.

[motorcraftspartan]

Originally Posted by Haslett Spartan

I don't know if I would go there far. I agree those are the top 3 but there should be at least 4 or 5 in the top echelon.

There are some pretty solid players in the rest of this class.

In the next tier of guys I would have

Austin White
Nick HIll
Dior Mathis
Max

[burnsmi4]

Originally Posted by motorcraftspartan

Heres how I would rank them, and the players who they compare to.

1. Gardner - Vince Young or Josh Freeman KState. ( QB is the most important position on the field hence he is number one, plus he is a sick talent.)

2.Ricardo Miller - Combo of Devin Thomas/Braylon Edwards. (big physical fast more than anything super hands)

3. Gholston - Kamron Wimbley/Shawn Crable (raw very raw, can play up or down, needs to get a mean streak.

after these guys the rest can't hang really. This is the cream of the crop.

i would have to say that Gardner is more raw than Gholston. i have some doubts if Gardner will make it to the final elite 11 camp.

[SpartanGA]

Originally Posted by motorcraftspartan

In the next tier of guys I would have

Austin White
Nick HIll
Dior Mathis
Max

Bolden

[GoBlueFromOhio]

Originally Posted by burnsmi4

i would have to say that Gardner is more raw than Gholston. i have some doubts if Gardner will make it to the final elite 11 camp.

Did he go as a junior this year? And when are the final cuts made for this?

[Martin Spartan]

How many offers do we have out now, seems like a lot!

[misterspartan]

Originally Posted by m_sell31

How many offers do we have out now, seems like a lot!

We have a lot out and they are all pretty big impact player's.The day's of mac-level talent are behind us.

[burnsmi4]

Originally Posted by GoBlueFromOhio

Did he go as a junior this year? And when are the final cuts made for this?

the event is usually in late July and they pick them in early july. if there have been any regional camps then they just started. there have only been a couple Nike camps so far this year. im sure the die hard michigan recruiting fans were all over the results from the Miami camp

[Stats]

Originally Posted by motorcraftspartan

Heres how I would rank them, and the players who they compare to.

1. Gardner - Vince Young or Josh Freeman KState. ( QB is the most important position on the field hence he is number one, plus he is a sick talent.)

2.Ricardo Miller - Combo of Devin Thomas/Braylon Edwards. (big physical fast more than anything super hands)

3. Gholston - Kamron Wimbley/Shawn Crable (raw very raw, can play up or down, needs to get a mean streak.

after these guys the rest can't hang really. This is the cream of the crop.

As long as we're going all superlative on the projections, than Gholston's ceiling is no lower than Julius Peppers.

[Martin Spartan]

Originally Posted by misterspartan

We have a lot out and they are all pretty big impact player's.The day's of mac-level talent are behind us.

Thats not really what I was asking... I just wanted a number. From what I have read we don't have a great shot with a good majority of these "pretty big impact players." I think we will land some but don't act like our class is going to be all 4 and 5 star players

[Martin Spartan]

When do the initial rivals 250 come out?

[burnsmi4]

Originally Posted by m_sell31

When do the initial rivals 250 come out?

i believe late march