Five Star Follies: Part IV

This is the fourth part in our continuing series evaluating the last five years of five star high school football recruits according to Rivals.com...

The 2009 recruiting class had the highest number of five star players of any of the last five years but surprisingly it only had the third highest number of major impact players. 

Even more surprising to many college football fans is the fact that RB Bryce Brown (seen below with 86Cane and OcalaCane at Canes Fest 2009) the #1 rated overall player in the Country in 2009 (who flirted with and then dumped the University of Miami before choosing Tennessee) was NOT one of them.

Here is a detailed summary of the 2009 Rivals.com five star recruits for 2009 including some of the individual player's rank, school and performance:

Rivals Class of 2009 Five Star Player Quick Facts:

• Total Players: 33
• Number of impact players: 7
• Percentage of impact players: 21%
• Number of players who transferred: 5
• Number of Players who suffered major Injuries: 4

The 7 impact players and their rankings from the 2009 class were:

• (2) WR Ruben Randle, LSU
• (5) QB Matt Barkley, USC
• (6) RB Trent Richardson, Alabama
• (9) LB Vontaze Burfict, Arizona State
• (11) CB Dre Kirpatrick, Alabama
• (12) LB Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
• (27) CB Greg Reid, FSU

The 5 players who transferred from their original LOI to another school:

• (1) RB Bryce Brown (from Tennessee to Kansas State)
• (17) S Janzen Jackson (from Tennessee to FCS school McNeese State)
• (18) QB Garrett Gilbert (From Texas to SMU)
• (23) DT Gary Brown (from Florida to East Mississippi CC)
• (33) LB Dorian Bell (Ohio State to Dequesne)

The 4 players who were impacted by major injuries:

• (15) DT Jacobbi McDaniel, FSU
• (19) ATH Patrick Hall, USC
• (22) Christine Michael, Texas A&M
• (31) CB Corey Brown, Ohio State

In summary, the 2009 class was above average in terms of the number of five star players (33) and about average when it came to the number of impact players (7). The class was also average in the number of transfers (5) and players who were impacted by major injury (4).

Comments

[chicago-cane80]

First!

[longtimecanefan]

rats just missed my first first

[chicago-cane80]

Wow...after all! Can I get a Canespace Tee?

[SOUP]

Chicago...way to pull the trigger! We are currently in the process of re-designing and ordering new shirts for 2012. As soon as they come in then I will send one your way.

Eamil me your shirt size and mailing addy to:

canespace86@aol.com

[chicago-cane80]

Soup,
Thank-you.

[SlingBlade]

wasnt 2009 the year of henry hogshead? or was he 2008...too bad he went to play professional rugby in australia...he would of been the most dominate player in the last decade

[SOUP]

Sling...Hogshead was 2009 and would have been #1 over Brown had he not gone to Australia to play rugby. What a talent that kid was, player of the decade!

[CaneRock]

By MANNY NAVARRO
mnavarro@MiamiHerald.com

Miramar receiver Malcolm Lewis can’t wait until Wednesday.

Sure, National Signing Day is going to be pretty cool — especially if Lewis’ best friend and teammate, All-American cornerback Tracy Howard decides to spurn Florida and Florida State and follow him to the University of Miami.

But Lewis said he’s really more anxious about the package he’s supposed to receive in return from the Hurricanes once he faxes over his signed letter of intent.

“Once I sign, I’m supposed to get my workout and diet plans from UM, as well as a study guide, so I can learn things like plays, get familiar with what they do so I’m ready to go once I get there,” said Lewis, an All-Broward First Team selection by The Miami Herald who is ranked the 20th-best high school senior receiver in the country by ESPN.com.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/27/2612402/receiver-wide-open-position-for.html#storylink=cpy

[SOUP]

“Once I sign, I’m supposed to get my workout and diet plans from UM, as well as a study guide, so I can learn things like plays, get familiar with what they do so I’m ready to go once I get there,”

Love me some Al Golden!

[Montreal-Cane]

"I think this is the best club we've had in a while," said Jim Morris UM baseball coach

January 27, 2012

Jim Martz
CaneSport.com Editor

"I think this is the best club we've had in a while," said Jim Morris as he began his 19th season as the Hurricanes' head coach.
His team is ranked 13trh in the nation in the USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll, 14th in Collegiate Baseball's poll and 18th in the Baseball America rankings.

http://miami.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1324099

[Da U N Houston]

What ever happen to Kevin Grooms?

[VA Cane]

11th!!!! Country Azz VA Cane!!

[j.w.]

happy days are here again, friends! Great to be a Miami Hurricane! Nothing to do with anything I know and you don't, just so much positive momentum with recruiting and baseball, women's bball, and even the men's team is starting to get it together. And yes, it's always great to be a Cane, just some times it's even better.

[Q]

kevin grooms to marshall

[SOUP]

11th!!! Country Azz VA Cane!

Posted by: VA Cane | January 27, 2012 at 10:48 PM

Where U been, out in the country?

[SOUP]

Ohio...out Twitter acount was hacked by the same spammer that got Odio from CaneInsider. I had to reset the password so I sent it to you via email.

[orange 'n green in the vein]

Do we have an official visit roster for this weekend yet or is it just a pre signing day unofficial visit parade to convince Howard to tell mom it's time to turn off the Twitter account?

[The Dude]

Hey SOUP, can I get one of those new 2012 shirts too? I did have the 1st post of 2012, just sayin.

[j.w.]

Soup- sorry to hear about that on Twitter- good luck, my friend

[LB]

Random question out of the dark: who's the coolest coach?

[UMike]

Article on A. Young

http://www.pbgametime.com/news/hurricanes-make-late-push-for-palm-beach-gardens-avery-young/131162/

[UMike]

Shaiy - I met Dr. Shalala this past Wednesday....it was an honor meeting such an accomplished & powerful lady!! http://yfrog.com/o0jrivgj

Good news fot he canes..that is Howards mom

[UMike]

**for the canes

[UMike]

Miami commit Vernon Davis interview

http://sfhighschoolsports.com/video/vernon-davis

[UMike]

SOUP..no big deal about twitter..happens to everyone..just happened to D-Wade the other night..as soon as I read the message I knew it wasnt from you and not to click the link

[UMike]

Devont'a Davis - Woke up drunk watchin bernie mac

Wonder why your not a Cane any more lol

[Ohio_Cane]

Vernon Davis - Headed to that []_[]

Guess he's visiting this weekend lol

[Ohio_Cane]

Papa Cane - I'm hearing LB Reggie Northrup is still committed to Miami. We shall see.

[UMike]

Papa Cane - I'm hearing LB Reggie Northrup is still committed to Miami. We shall see.

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 28, 2012 at 10:06 AM

Thats because it isnt signing day yet lol

[UMike]

Ohio...you have to wonder who will get pushed aside if we get a good amount of commits from this weekend..I mean, we have all these offers out there for like 2 spots lol

[UMike]

EE is a good way to make sure you dont loose your scholarship lol..if im a 3-star guy and I know the staff is chasing 5-star guys, im enrolling early lol

[Ohio_Cane]

UMike,

1. Agreed lol. I'll be surprised if he ends up a Cane.

2. I know. Possibly Golden knows some of those commits are DEF not coming and has the exact amount of Plan B's? I dunno.

3. No kidding, U and me both man. Lol

[Ohio_Cane]

Anyone think Golden REALLY wants Avery Young? Golden, Fisch, Kehoe and Franklin ALL visited him last night lol

[CaneRock]

Papa Cane - I'm hearing LB Reggie Northrup is still committed to Miami. We shall see.

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 28, 2012 at 10:06 AM

Thats because it isnt signing day yet lol

Posted by: UMike | January 28, 2012 at 10:08 AM

LOL, good one.
Unless these "wavering" recruits say "I CAN'T WAIT TO SIGN!", then they just need to POLITELY STFU...

[Hassan]

Randy shannon to be the Bucs D.C

This helps the canes, neitger will recruit sfla both rep nflu

[Ohio_Cane]

OGV, Uncommitted players at The U this weekend: Tracy Howard, Leonte Carroo, Darius Hamilton, Josh Harvey-Clemons.

[SOUP]

Devont'a Davis - Woke up drunk watchin bernie mac

Wonder why your not a Cane any more lol

Posted by: UMike | January 28, 2012 at 09:49 AM

Another of the TOP Twitter degenrates.

[SOUP]

UMike...the Twitter thing is more of an inconvenience than it is a real concern. I went in a changed the password twice logging out each time (15 minutes) but it is still sending out the same DMs without my control. Then I deleted all of the fake DMs one at a time (30 minutes) and logged out restarted my computer (15 minutes).

Then I went back in and it had sent out another 100 DMs that I have to delete because Twitter says it reached capacity and will not allow me to send out any real DMs.

Now I am worried about spyware on my computer and if it is capturing all my other passwords when I log into other sites. Ran a full virus scan and it showed that all was clear but still...

[SOUP]

Which player did somebody say this was on Twitter?

https://twitter.com/#!/steadbound5

He needs to go.

[Ohio_Cane]

OGV,

Official Visitors: LB Josh Harvey-Clemons, WR Angelo Jean Louis, DE Gabriel Terry, CB Antonio Crawford, WR D'Mauri Jones, TE Brandon Holifield, CB Tracy Howard, DE Darius Hamilton.

[Ohio_Cane]

SOUP, that's Herb Waters I believe.

[Ohio_Cane]

Speaking of the devil, from Jon Bastian:

Miami wide receiver commit Herb Waters (6’1/170) has been taking official visits to other colleges to make sure UM is right for him. Since his teammate and friend, James Burgess Jr., decided to decommit and sign with another school, many thought Waters would take suit. However, Waters claims that the recruiting process is finally over for him.

“Yeah, I did,” he said when asked if he solidified his commitment to the ‘Canes. It all happened when he received a phone call from fellow UM commit Deon Bush.

“When I was on my Cincinnati trip, Deon Bush called me and was like what’s up bro, what you doing? I was like I am up in Cincinnati and he said I hope you ain’t switching out on us because you are the one that talked to me about coming to Miami. You can’t leave the family like that. From there on, I stuck with Miami and was like this is the place to be.”

Instead of attending his last official visit to Illinois, the Homestead (Fla.) athlete is spending his time recruiting the number one corner in the nation.

“Yes, I am done (with visits),” Waters said. “I had a visit this weekend to Illinois, but I cancelled it to recruit Tracy Howard because he has his official. We are going there to show him love and get him to commit.”

“The University of Miami” is the team he will be signing with February 1st.

[Ohio_Cane]

UH OH!!!!!!

Billy Furman - Welcome to the U. Got another one

[UMike]

Ohio..who is Billy Furman?

[Ohio_Cane]

Defensive Grad Assistant at UM

[UMike]

Nevermind..lol..Ohio.who do you THINK it is?..I think Crawford

[Ohio_Cane]

I THINK it is probably Crawford.

I'm HOPING it is TH. LOL

[UMike]

Me to..but IF we get TH, I dont think he will announce it till signing day..give mom some more shine! I do like that she was impress with DS and posted the pic with her

[UMike]

So, with 1 commit..does that mean there is only 1 more spot? hmmm lol

[UMike]

At least if we get crawford we might be able to pipe into Plant after the marve/rs/weirner issue

[UMike]

I wonder why Carroll hasn't tweeted anyting

[Ohio_Cane]

I don't know. Never seen Furman beat him to it. Kinda odd.

[Felipe]

31 commits with currently 9 EE's right? (Hope and Hoillett last week) so 3 spots left? Down to 2 now assuming someone committed?

[UMike]

Felipe..and with Northrup possibly leaving, could be 3 left

[UMike]

Maybe Furman was hacked lol

[SOUP]

First everyone was doubting Northrup's committment now they are all saying he sticks with UM. Who knows?

[SOUP]

Maybe Furman was hacked lol

Posted by: UMike | January 28, 2012 at 12:45 PM

Twitter definitely has some issues.

[Felipe]

I've never been hacked, but my rule is to ignore any/all DMs with links. So far, so good.

[Felipe]

But if you do think you have something, just remember to go to:

Profile --> Edit Profile --> Applications

then check for malware embedded that was accidentally authorized to send messages from you and remove it.

[UMike]

im starting to think there hasnt been a commitment..jmo

[SOUP]

Felipe...thanks for that 411. I made the mistake of opening a DM from a known source with a link that turned out to be Spam. I went into the Apps section but all of the apps there are legit? Should I delete them all and then re-add them?

[canesteeler]

What's happening country azz Va Cane? I hope all is well bro!

[SOUP]

Well I decided I am not gonna sit around the computer all day waiting for the next "Welcome to The U!" tweet from Carroll so I am going out biking with the wifey.

Beautiful day here in Central Florida. Truly a great day to be alive and to be OUTSIDE!

GO CANES!!!

[UMike]

Papa Cane - Folks, student athletes visiting UM are in the middle of their visits today. Will wait until end of day to post reliable information.

[Texascane]

Great article about "Tight End U"...

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/25915/nfc-south-loaded-with-tight-end-talent

[UMike]

Mike Farrell - Bosco WR and #Rutgers commit Leonte Carroo not making trip to #Miami this weekend. Darius Hamilton still is.

[Montreal-Cane]

Twitter definitely has some issues.

Posted by: SOUP | January 28, 2012 at 12:47 PM

SOUP The same thing happened to me when i clicked on a link posted on Susan D. Miller's account a few weeks ago. It must be Peggy in Russia...Lol...Twitter sucks.

Also i got an email from twitter last night via 86cane...Fortunately i read a comment from 86 that the account was hacked so i didn't open the email and my security system gave me a warning... Twitter has a lot of problems...So you all be careful.

[orange 'n green in the vein]

"Good news fo(r) the canes..that is Howards mom

Posted by: UMike | January 28, 2012 at 09:06 AM"

I wonder if The Don regaled her with tales form inside her time in the Clinton administration? Or is that just another hacked Twitter account in the recent plague of them?

[hassan]

Welcome to the U Crawford

[4-Real]

U know 4 certain Hassan??

[Montreal-Cane]

I wonder if The Don regaled her with tales form inside her time in the Clinton administration? Or is that just another hacked Twitter account in the recent plague of them?

Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | January 28, 2012 at 03:49 PM

OGV good to hear from you.

shaiyhoward Shaiy (Football Mom)
I met Dr. Shalala this past Wednesday....it was an honor meeting such an accomplished & powerful lady!!

[Montreal-Cane]

Things are looking good they had lunch today in Grove isle the Howards like the University, the President and the coaching staff very much.

[Montreal-Cane]

Last Updated on 1/28/2012

2013 Football Recruiting Team Rankings

1 Alabama 7 1 5 1 94.29 562.33 +
2 Texas A&M 4 0 3 1 92.50 353.43 +
3 Georgia G 4 1 2 0 89.25 342.38 +
4 Miami *****4 0 1 1 79.50 304.78 +
5 FSU 3 0 1 2 89.33 262.12 +

[Montreal-Cane]

Canes on their way to have the best 2013 recruiting class and a top 5 in 2012.

The Golden days are coming!

[hassan]

U know 4 certain Hassan??

Posted by: 4-Real | January 28, 2012 at 04:01 PM

On Shannon to the Bucs, that is just a rumor, but it would make sense, i also heard butch is talkin to him, i would love them all to do there lol 3 Canes DC's lol Schanio HC Butch DC and Randy LB Coach. that would be 3 great sfla recruiters off the streets that we do not have to compete with. I would say it does not happen RS is a magnet for coaching rumours lol

FOr Crawford people are reporting he is the one committed, that makes sense s because GT pulled his offer.

[UMike]

Papa Cane - NSD TV Schedule: 5-Star OL Avery Young will announce his decision this coming Wednesday at 2 p.m. on ESPN. UGA, AU, UM, UF, and Bama.

[Montreal-Cane]

Recruits today throwing up the U...You know by this picture who is with us and who came for a free trip this WE.

http://media.247sports.com/Uploads/Boards/636/17636/374059.jpg

Left to right it's: CB Tracy Howard, DE Darius Hamilton, WR D'mauri Jones
LB, Josh Harvey-Clemons, TE Brandon Holifield, LB Gabriel Terry, WR Angelo Jean-Louis, and CB Antonio Crawford.

[Montreal-Cane]

Just for the fun of it look at the picture from today...A picture=1,000 words

WR D'mauri Jones

LB, Josh Harvey-Clemons

TE Brandon Holifield

LB Gabriel Terry

WR Angelo Jean-Louis

CB Antonio Crawford.

Crawford is very short.

[Ohio_Cane]

Wow, Gabe Terry looks JUST like Lil Wayne in that pic! LOL

Looks from that pic that Hamilton isn't coming to UM lol

[Montreal-Cane]

For the first time in at least 28 years, UM football players are not doing track.

Why is that?

[Ohio_Cane]

Monty, my guess is because it puts them in a completely different kind of shape? I remember LM6 saying it took him a while to get used to UTough because he was in "track shape", not "football shape".

That's my only guess.

[Montreal-Cane]

That chopper you saw flying over South Florida Friday. That was Al Golden and staffers racing to close a stellar recruiting class amid ...

Al Golden for President!

[Montreal-Cane]

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 28, 2012 at 06:12 PM

Yes Ohio i think i read the same about Lamar and Travis.

[Montreal-Cane]

Ohio if Terry is a LB i am a DL.

[Ohio_Cane]

Monty, no kidding. He looks SMALL

[Sean Spence is a Beast!!!]

Wow, Gabe Terry looks JUST like Lil Wayne in that pic! LOL

Looks from that pic that Hamilton isn't coming to UM lol

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 28, 2012 at 06:07 PM

Right? He ain't throwing the U up the right way, him and Howard really, it seems to me they don't wanna look too excited and giddy about their trip so people don't jump into any conclusions.

[4-Real]

If Hamilton goes 2 Rutgers or Floriduh I guarantee U he's gonna..........within 2 years! Take a guess.

[Felipe.]

Didn't Gabriel Terry just drop 20 lbs. to compete at the 195 or 194 lb. wrestling level? He'll be fine once he regains all that.

[Felipe.]

SOUP: only other thing I could suggest re: Twitter is if you aren't running in https:// to do that. Otherwise, looks like you've done everything you should, with the password changes and all.

[Montreal-Cane]

No drama Queens wanted at the U.

When you are announcing on NSD it's because of your ego...you need attention and you don't care too much about the team where you are going to play.

That is why i like Duke Johnson he was a super star in HS, commited to the U, trying to bring with him teamates. The kid didn't play games and he is a team player first. We need more kids like him to be great again. So much for the 4 and 5 stars kid who think they are the end of the world...So many like them have been total failures on the college level...In the recent past remember Bryce Brown and Latwan Anderson...

[CGNC]

I wonder if The Don regaled her with tales form inside her time in the Clinton administration?

Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | January 28, 2012 at 03:49 PM

LOL! You are too funny

[Montreal-Cane]

CGNC nice pic even your horse is throwing up the U with his ears...lol...

Her is the latest with Sid

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/crosby-may-have-fractured-vertebrae/article2318613/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2318613

[Montreal-Cane]

Here...

[SOUP]

Did I miss anything?

[Ohio_Cane]

SOUP, did U leave before or after someone committed? Speculation is that it's CB Antonio Crawford

[Six]

Randy shannon to be the Bucs D.C

This helps the canes, neitger will recruit sfla both rep nflu

Posted by: Hassan | January 28, 2012 at 10:39 AM

Uhhh, what?

Who started that rumor?

[Q]

That's a true rumor. Randy won't.coach this year

[TheWhat]

I think the article about Avery young tells us he isnt coming to Miami most likely. Making 4 coaches wait on you doesn't happen if you really like the coaches and the school.

[hassan]

Six You are the reporter you tell me. I think it does not sound serious, but if i was Schiano I would hire USF's DL coach!!!

[UMike]

Papa Cane - I think that UM fans should be very proud of the upcoming class. Consider the circumstances that Coach Golden had to deal with. Amazing.

Coach Golden is bringing in a top 10 class, corralled most of the SoFla talent and rebuilt relationships with local HS. In one year.

Coach Golden had to deal with brutal allegations, an incomplete roster, suspensions, and press bias. Still locked down talent. Wow.

Facing potentially crippling penalties, he signs an extension and fully commits to the program. How can you not love this guy.