dickdastardly

May 3rd, 2024 at 3:50 PM ^

Welcome you awesome "Dirt Bag" of an OT! 

If you listened to Sam Webb this mornning you'll know why he called him a dirt bag. It's a GOOD THING. 

 

Gach SMASH!

 

 

1989 UM GRAD

May 3rd, 2024 at 3:55 PM ^

Every Jewish Michigan alum living in the Birmingham/Bloomfield/Franklin area is kvelling right now!  Mazel tov to Avery and his family for choosing to Go Blue!

Amazinblu

May 3rd, 2024 at 4:01 PM ^

Avery Gach's commitment brings the total number of Michigan commits to five (5) for the '25 class.

It seems to me that there are two aspects to this - the number of commits and the quality (rating) of those committed players.

When you look at the "average 247 rating" of Michigan's class - it's ranked ninth in the country - at 92.26 points / commit.   At this moment - it places Michigan third in the B1G - behind O$U (who leads the country) with an average of 94.70, and Oregon (third in the country) at 94.07.  USC is tenth at 92.08.

Only ten teams have an average player rating above 92 points - and, it does seem to tell a story about the future of college football and conferences.  Of those ten teams with average player rating above 92 - four (4) are in the B1G - four are in the SEC - and two are in the ACC.  No Big 12 team cracks the list.

The four B1G teams - in order - are: O$U, Oregon, Michigan, and USC.  From the SEC: LSU, Texas, Georgia, and Alabama.  The ACC teams are: Florida State and Clemson.

Only one team from that Top Ten average player ranking has fewer commits than Michigan - that team is Florida State with four commits.   Oregon and Texas have six commits.  Georgia has eight.  The other five teams (with their current commit totals) have at least ten commits - they are: O$U (13), LSU (12), Clemson (11), Bama (10), and USC (12).