Micahh Smith commits

[Pig In The City]

Welcome Micah to the family in the Hill!

[hogman64]

I don't know what kind of competition this kid is going up against, but he looks the very least as a solid 3* from his highlight reel. Hopefully someone will go give him a look and give this kid a little more respect.

he just got all the respect he needs today, they don't give those scholarships away to anyone they don't feel will be a solid player...

[Boardon Hamsay]

Welcome to The Hill!

[TheRazorback500]

Cool! 

Woopig.

:razorback:

[Wooderson]

Ken Hamlin was  two star and that turned out alright

[Hog Waller]

Ken Hamlin was  two star and that turned out alright

Thank you for posting that fact.

[Cassperr]

Watt was a 2* and we see how well that worked out for CBB

[The_Boot_stops_here]

Watt was a 2* and we see how well that worked out for CBB

Lol. B/c every 2* is the next Watt

[BirmingHam]

Lol. B/c every 2* is the next Watt

Well,yeah......

[Steef]

Smith has no stars. No stars on his jersey. No stars on his scholarship offer. License plate. Etc.

What he now has...is a freakin Hog on his new helmet.  That supercedes stars.

Good enough for Bret and Robb...full ride, no less...from a HC that is not bashful to invite guys to walk on...good enough for me.

He's a Hog. End of story.

[Biggus Piggus]

There's a thread about Micahh Smith on the Texas A&M 24/7 Sports site -- pay board. If you have access, it is easy to find. That thread was started in December. Posters over there praised him as an under-the-radar prospect who could really hit and was likely to end up getting a high-major offer. Then when they learned that Arkansas had offered, the Aggie posters were full of praise for Bielema's ability to identify good players that everyone else had missed.

It's pretty cool to see that some fans in Texas had called out Smith back in early December as somebody worth getting + then Arkansas found him. Those posters did not put down Smith because his previous offers were from lower-division schools -- they expressed confidence that Smith would be a very good player for Arkansas + were amazed that everybody but Arkansas missed him.

[scruf]

There's a thread about Micahh Smith on the Texas A&M 24/7 Sports site -- pay board. If you have access, it is easy to find. That thread was started in December. Posters over there praised him as an under-the-radar prospect who could really hit and was likely to end up getting a high-major offer. Then when they learned that Arkansas had offered, the Aggie posters were full of praise for Bielema's ability to identify good players that everyone else had missed.

It's pretty cool to see that some fans in Texas had called out Smith back in early December as somebody worth getting + then Arkansas found him. Those posters did not put down Smith because his previous offers were from lower-division schools -- they expressed confidence that Smith would be a very good player for Arkansas + were amazed that everybody but Arkansas missed him.

Good find. He's at least a 3* talent on the coaches' board or he never would have been on it. There are no 2* talents on the coaches' board.

[bphi11ips]

Good find. He's at least a 3* talent on the coaches' board or he never would have been on it. There are no 2* talents on the coaches' board.

Bielema apparently recruits players, not stars. 

[scruf]

Bielema apparently recruits players, not stars. 

Exactly. He has his own rating system.

[Oklahawg]

The stars are about what you have already done > what you might do in the next 4-5 years. The gooroos might argue otherwise - hell, they might advertise it otherwise - but if the stars are about projections 4-5 years down the road the star-gazers really are FOS. They are following a bunch of grown-ass men who don't coach (any more, any way) who think they know which HS players will be NCAA studs.

Not bagging on anyone in this thread, just the ever-present inferiority complex created by the star system that is used to sell subscriptions to the big fanbases willing to pay for them + the large metro area talent bases that can sustain a meaningful comparison of talent.

Smith looks the part. Aggie fans saw it as well. AT the end of the day, each staff has their own standard and Smith met ours, but may not have met others.

Glad I get a chance to root him on for the next 4-5 years.

[ricepig]

Good find. He's at least a 3* talent on the coaches' board or he never would have been on it. There are no 2* talents on the coaches' board.

Well, he is a 3* on Scout, fwiw. I used to be on their board 10 years ago, I still get an email in my spam folder every now and then on our commits, haha. Usually hours after the fact. I guess they hold out hope that I'll change my mind and re-up after 10 years.

[scruf]

Well, he is a 3* on Scout, fwiw. I used to be on their board 10 years ago, I still get an email in my spam folder every now and then on our commits, haha. Usually hours after the fact. I guess they hold out hope that I'll change my mind and re-up after 10 years.

They can't quit you.

[bennyl08]

The stars are about what you have already done > what you might do in the next 4-5 years. The gooroos might argue otherwise - hell, they might advertise it otherwise - but if the stars are about projections 4-5 years down the road the star-gazers really are FOS. They are following a bunch of grown-ass men who don't coach (any more, any way) who think they know which HS players will be NCAA studs.

Not bagging on anyone in this thread, just the ever-present inferiority complex created by the star system that is used to sell subscriptions to the big fanbases willing to pay for them + the large metro area talent bases that can sustain a meaningful comparison of talent.

Smith looks the part. Aggie fans saw it as well. AT the end of the day, each staff has their own standard and Smith met ours, but may not have met others.

Glad I get a chance to root him on for the next 4-5 years.

Stars are one piece of the puzzle. To ignore them is silly, to think that they are the end all be all is also silly.

List the best players the hogs have had in the best decade a large majority also had 4+ stars.

If you look at what the NFL thinks about prospects (and they don't care at all about what ranking you had in HS) then the star system is extremely good at predicting success in that regard as well.

However, then are tens of thousands of players to evaluate. There is also a ton of variables that can't be quantified and even the players themselves can still change dramatically at thais stage in their development. So, there is naturally going to be plenty of examples of error.

[scruf]

However, then are tens of thousands of players to evaluate. There is also a ton of variables that can't be quantified and even the players themselves can still change dramatically at thais stage in their development. So, there is naturally going to be plenty of examples of error.

Exactly. There is a huge disparity between sheer number of players versus number of people evaluating those players.

[cardinalandwhite]

Exactly. There is a huge disparity between sheer number of players versus number of people evaluating those players.

Then there's the wildcard, how their bodies grow and develop from 18 to 23 years old.

[WaltonCollege]

Anyone live in Marshall or around Longview or Shreveport that has seen Micahh play? Kid was all over the field with 120 tackles last year.

[Vantage 8 dude]

Well, he is a 3* on Scout, fwiw. I used to be on their board 10 years ago, I still get an email in my spam folder every now and then on our commits, haha. Usually hours after the fact. I guess they hold out hope that I'll change my mind and re-up after 10 years.

Well then I have the perfect solution. Use his 3* rating on Scout and then use everyone else's highest rank on 24/7, Rivals or wherever for everyone else. See there? That wasn't so hard.   

[scruf]

Composite 3* on 247. Would be a good player with zero stars on the recruiting services. 120 tackles tells me he is really aggressive in run support. Kid made tackles all over the field. Glad to have him. Go Hogs!

http://247sports.com/Player/Micahh-Smith-82965