Old Man Mike
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This is something which has been puzzling me and maybe some of you smarter folks can give me some insights. We've been obsessing a bit on how well Hoke is doing recruiting at Michigan [The recent Kalis thing probably adds to that]. I'd like your views on this:
Michigan's 2011 class had 20 signees. Seven offense; twelve defense; one kicker. OK. Depending on how well that was "planned" to meet their defensive inadequacies, and given a coaching transition, maybe that's pretty good. To put in a little external perspective, though: Michigan had only five players rated PhilSteele#s 49 or less, while we had fourteen. The gem of the Michigan class [PS#s-wise] was Justice Hayes, whom we know. Still, OK, give him a break for a transitional recruiting/coach-change year.
This year's Michigan "haul" is already at last year's number of twenty. And people are wowing. It seems to be a higher rated class for individuals with half of them Rivals' 4*s. Well, great for Hoke. When I look at these two classes though I don't understand exactly what's going on. This 2012 version is also overloaded defense to offense by 13 to 7. Well, OK maybe he still doesn't think that most of his veterans OR his new class are very good. That's possible. But at what point do you overload D and starve O?
For 2011/2012, Hoke has recruited ten DBs, eight LBs, and seven D-line only one of which is a tackle. One specialist. Eight offensive linemen. Three tight ends. Two running backs and none this year yet. One quarterback and none this year yet. NO wide receivers.
What-the-h+ll does this mean? The offensive skills are about to pour in, or he isn't very good at getting them, or he doesn't think he needs any in two whole recruiting years?? Depending upon the answer to this, for me, boggling conundrum, I'm going to hold off a bit on my praise of Michigan's recruiting excellence, especially vis-a-vis Staff Kelly's. [p.s. even his TEs are rated three-stars].
Michigan's 2011 class had 20 signees. Seven offense; twelve defense; one kicker. OK. Depending on how well that was "planned" to meet their defensive inadequacies, and given a coaching transition, maybe that's pretty good. To put in a little external perspective, though: Michigan had only five players rated PhilSteele#s 49 or less, while we had fourteen. The gem of the Michigan class [PS#s-wise] was Justice Hayes, whom we know. Still, OK, give him a break for a transitional recruiting/coach-change year.
This year's Michigan "haul" is already at last year's number of twenty. And people are wowing. It seems to be a higher rated class for individuals with half of them Rivals' 4*s. Well, great for Hoke. When I look at these two classes though I don't understand exactly what's going on. This 2012 version is also overloaded defense to offense by 13 to 7. Well, OK maybe he still doesn't think that most of his veterans OR his new class are very good. That's possible. But at what point do you overload D and starve O?
For 2011/2012, Hoke has recruited ten DBs, eight LBs, and seven D-line only one of which is a tackle. One specialist. Eight offensive linemen. Three tight ends. Two running backs and none this year yet. One quarterback and none this year yet. NO wide receivers.
What-the-h+ll does this mean? The offensive skills are about to pour in, or he isn't very good at getting them, or he doesn't think he needs any in two whole recruiting years?? Depending upon the answer to this, for me, boggling conundrum, I'm going to hold off a bit on my praise of Michigan's recruiting excellence, especially vis-a-vis Staff Kelly's. [p.s. even his TEs are rated three-stars].