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Acheampong's photoshoot during his visit [picture via WolverinesWire]

We've got two EDGE hellos to get through and we'll go accomplish them in chronological order. First up is Collins Acheampong, a native of Ghana who is slated to play HS football at Santa Margarita Catholic in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (after a recent transfer). Acheampong is a 4* prospect who Michigan had to battle with Miami over to nail down, eventually having "transformational" win out over "transactional" (for once). He's raw, hyper-athletic, and oozing with upside, making this maybe my favorite Hello so far: 

 

GURU RATINGS

Rivals: 6'8/225 ESPN: 6'7/235 247: 6'7/254 On3: 6'8/254 247 Comp
4*, 5.8, NR Ovr

#21 WDE, #21 CA
4*, 82, #20 West, #165 Ovr

#23 DE, #13 CA
3*, 88, NR Ovr

#35 ATH, #34 CA
3*, 89, NR Ovr

#43 EDGE, #28 CA
4*, 0.9038, #298 Ovr

#17 ATH, #17 CA
4.07 4.32 4.12 4.08 4.04

Last row is Seth's conversion to a five-star scale. Links are to profiles

Acheampong is a composite 4* prospect, with ESPN being the highest on him (we'll get to that in a minute), while On3 and 24/7 haven't quite raised him up their board to the same degree yet. The measurements in the top row are pretty similar on height, with Acheampong's 6/7-6/8 frame being ideal for a high upside EDGE, while there is some sizable disagreement on his weight. 24/7 and On3 have him a good bit heavier than the other two but that's a matter of recency for their rankings. 

[AFTER THE JUMP: Another Ojabo?]

Better than Kevin Wilson? [Bryan Fuller]

Something I forgot to put in the soccer post. LOOK AT THIS MAN JUMP INTO INFINITY

Just city council things. How's city council going, nobody asked?

Two months ago Jeff Hayner dropped an anti-gay slur on Facebook and the fallout has not yet stopped because no one can say "sorry" and take their lumps. (As this goes on, the majority faction is quietly busy doing good things for the city.)

[After THE JUMP: an ordering of things displeases me!]

goodnight sweet prince [Marc-Gregor Campredon]

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At 65% they'll lift indoor capacity limits but still require social distancing. At 70% it's go time. If you haven't gotten vaccinated yet there are walk-in opportunities all over the state. Ken Haddad's twitter feed is the most comprehensively updated vaccine availability notification device I've run across.

Also, if you took advantage of Ohio's Yokel Factor and got vaccinated south of the border because of increased availability you probably want to tell your primary care physician.

[After THE JUMP: playoff expansion inevitable]

the opt-out discourse was definitely worth all of our time

Bad Indiana! Hire Steve Alford instead!

line one, one line 

You done enough, Paye.

not great bob

"Both Gach"

the least insightful UFR in history 

the games fall like dominoes

hot take segment: secondary edition

not great when your forecast has less than a 100% chance of football