2017 Best Guess Recruiting Class: September 27th

With the 2016 season here and going about as well as any Michigan fan could have asked for, recruitment is about to really start picking up. That will start this weekend with the program’s biggest Read More …

Crystal Ballin: Black to Michigan

Four wide receivers? Really? After taking six receivers in 2016, most wouldn’t expect Michigan to take four in 2017. However, thanks to departures, positional moves and ineligible players, there is now a very real need Read More …

2017 Best Guess Recruiting Class: August 25th

Somehow with only one commitment, August has jumped to the top of the list as one of the most recruiting news heavy months of the year. The month kicked off with Michigan’s largest individual recruiting event, Read More …

Inside the Fish Bowl Doesn’t Think Four’s a Crowd

As we inch towards the kickoff of the college football season, high school football games have begun all around the country. With that, recruiting is likely going to slow down just a bit until official visits Read More …

Could a Wave of Commits Come from California?

When Jim Harbaugh took over the reins as the head coach of the Michigan football program, everyone was expecting him make California a priority recruiting state, like in years past. And he hasn’t disappointed. In Read More …

Inside the Fish Bowl Doesn’t Believe in Pre-Engagements

The 2016 BBQ at the Big House is in the books and even though Michigan didn’t pick up any commitments, everything went off just as well as possible. Whether it was the scavenger hunt or Read More …

Bold Predictions for the 2016 BBQ at the Big House

Bold predictions aren’t supposed to be simple. They’re supposed to be reaches, shots in the dark, unforeseen predictions. They’re also fun. That’s why I have put together my bold predictions for the 2016 BBQ at the Read More …

Inside the Fish Bowl is Feeling Like the First Time

When a program hosts a big recruiting only event like the BBQ at the Big House, the staff issues invitations to their biggest and best targets on their board. That includes elite level, out of state Read More …

Searching for the Spatula: Pre-BBQ Update

When I speak to people who follow college football, the consensus on Brady Hoke when his name comes up is very simple; average coach who didn’t belong at Michigan but a great, great recruiter. So Read More …

Look Who’s Visiting Now: 2016 BBQ at the Big House

Almost every college football program has a huge off-season recruiting event where the coaches can round up the top targets on their board and show off both the program and university. At Michigan, the BBQ at Read More …

Inside the Fish Bowl is HyperCooler than a Polar Bear’s Toenails

Though the dead period is still intact through the rest of July, college football recruiting was on display more than ever as the top players in the country made their way to Oregon for The Opening. Read More …

All of Michigan’s Recruiting Targets at The Opening 2016

Next week, 166 of the best high school football recruits in North America will head to the Nike World Headquarters in Oregon to compete in the biggest football camp known as The Opening Finals. From Read More …