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Originally Posted by wiper
so, this is really the first year (maaybe last year a little) that i've payed attention to recruiting. i knew about 1 or 2 players tops each year (mostly local kids)..
i have a question for any of you that have payed attention for a while, or maybe several..
am i wrong to be getting reeeally excited? i mean, there are a TON of players i'm pumped to get to watch for the next 3+ years. all these names getting thrown out, us going down south and snatching kids away from florida schools and lsu...
Not at all. Rod's first full class coming off a 3-9 season was really, really strong and the 2010 class has the potential to be quite a bit better. Hopefully, he can fill some of the defensive needs and make that happen. He does need to get his players to fit his system and I am anxious to see how things run once that happens. There have been massive speed upgrades made all over the place.
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is this just my UM bias? i get most of my info from brian at mgoblog, and here. so there's definitely a chance that i'm just getting excited over kids JUST BECAUSE they're going to michigan. but then again, i read everything. the good and the bad. and having a top 10 class means that i'm not being THAT biased, right?
There are definitely reasons to be excited about Michigan football right now. I really, really like the direction the program is going. It's not just the kids, but the culture, the attitude, the increased involvement of former players, perfect timing for stadium renovation and facility upgrades, etc.
I get excited over the kids too, but they are the BEST kids in the world because they play for Michigan, LDO.
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question #3: also, couldn't there be a bit of negative bias, in that we're getting kids to fit a system, and therefore they're 'ranked' lower than they really should be? basically, if these kids are being ranked on their overall ability, that doesn't take into account specific talents that will fit perfectly into rrod's system?
For some of the lower-rated undersized guys, this is definitely true. Take a guy like Vincent Smith, for example. He's pretty freaking small but he's already shown signs this spring of being an absolute stud. 3* kids from Florida usually >>> 3* kids from the Midwest.
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there are just sooo many names that i'm familiar with, and it's not even the summer before their freshman year. this is a relatively new thing for me, and i'm wondering if some of yall that have payed attention to this thing before have been burnt more often than not buying into the hype...
There are always busts and there are always diamonds-in-the-rough. I look forward to seeing the new kids on the field every year as much as anything.