ESPN - Kyle Kalis Comments
From the block M.....classic
That is epic. I can't wait him to see him carry on a long line of great linemen here at the University of Michigan.
The Great Wall of Tressel is coming down
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I believe the Michigan-Ohio border is now open. I think you're going to see eight or nine guys from the state of Ohio going over to Michigan this year.
”-- Michigan recruit Kyle Kalis
Love the phone call from the 50, but confused about the 8-9 guys comment. Don't we already have 9 Ohio commits?
That's precisely what he's saying. "I expect 9-10 guys from Ohio will go to Michigan" = "9 to 10 guys from Ohio are committed to Michigan."
He's not really going out on a limb.
He may be trying to quash the popular idea among tosu fans that these Ohio players are committing to other schools to hold scholly spots until the NCAA slaps tosu on the wrist. Then these players will supposedly come to their senses and live out their dreams at tosu. Kalis may just be confirming that yes, these commitments are serious and these guys will be headed to Michigan regarless of the NCAA findings.
Well...I guess whatever his thought process, it doesn't matter too much. A guy who calls the coach to commit while at midfield of Michigan Stadium is a Michigan Man. Whatever state the kids come from, Hoke is building a monster in the trenches and I can't wait to see how this team grows over the next few years.
Dude. That is legen wait for it.... dary
I love that comment. I have OSU coworkers who tell me all the time that all of our best players come from Ohio... and they don't seem to understand it when I respond, "Who cares where they came from, they play for Michigan." If we can continually make inroads and snag top talent out of Ohio, all the better.
Would you consider that more or less boring than watching paint dry?
Goes to Michigan, just tell them "only the good one's".
...from the fable block M. What a moment that was. This kid is going to be the key for the floodgates to BURST open,recruiting wise,this year
god i love that what a bunch of whiny babies...all of us should go on there and put some comments on...it has a bunch already but it is fun to hassel those morons
That comment board is saturated with people basically yelling back and forth, making terrible jokes/comebacks, and generally just being idiots. Although, most of the TSIO fans are complete fools, there are a few Michigan fans contributing to the General Disarray (go South Park). It is absolutely ridiculous. Like a bunch of petulent and prebubescent adolescants. Here is one of my favorites:
I hope to someday have the patience to wade into a hostile message board and just lay down the machine-gun fire of opposing fan righteous DOOM with the ease and power that he/she does.
I have a hard time enjoying OSU and MSU schadenfreude, because of all their rediculous assumtions and moronic comments. It's why I don't argue sports with OSU/MSU fans, and it's why I don't debate politics with people.
Case in point: I got into an argument with an OSU fan who was trying to argue that because Michigan's defense was terrible last year, our offense was too. No matter how many statistics or facts I gave him, he wouldn't accept it.
Arguing with OSU/MSU fans:
Couldn't have said it better. Well done sir.
Kalis says 8/9 Ohio recruits will come to MI this year. Taking stock:
Stacey, Ringer, Williams, Bolden, Brown, Gant, Strobel, Kaliks, Wilson (9)
Apparently Kalis was saying he thinks all 9 commits are going to stick. /s
Or maybe he just mis-counted. Seems like the gist of his comment was a few more are coming. Wormley, obvs...maybe he is in Dunn's ear?
Does anyone know if Kalis has strong relationship to Dunn or is it just the fact they were both commited to OSU?
I haven't explicity heard anything about a connection between the two, just an assumption based on they were both tsio commits. Also, TomVH tweeted something about hearing that Kalis had been talking to an Ohio recruit but he didn't want to say which one, just connecting the dots there...
that Dunn and Kalis speak on a fairly regular basis. :-)
In all of this turmoil and popcorn surrounding TSIO, I find it oddly refreshing that I have heard in a couple of places (blogs or message boards) that Fickell seems to understand the trepidation and anxiety these kids are having over the NCAA penalties and doesn't seem to be straight-up lying/or at best selling them that there won't be NCAA trouble like Lane Kiffin did at USC. Signing 30 kids is reprehensible at best knowing there was a decent chance the appeal wasn't going to work. Kiffin is quite the Good Country Folk if anyone gets that reference.
Call me a worry wort or whatever, but I wish he didn't say anything about OSU. Don't get me wrong, I love his comments about coach Hoke and the border but there is no reason he needs to egg on the people of that state with the other parts of his comments. I am honestly worried about his safety. Can you imagine what the nutty part of that fanbase will do with those comments about OSU.
Can you imagine what the nutty part of that fanbase will do with those comments about OSU.
... Cause crazy-ass Buckeyes wait for REASONS to go ape-shit?
You are right, but some things are better left unsaid. I didn't mind his comments. Just worried about his safety.
But to a certain segment* of Buckeye Nation, it doesn't matter that he didn't say anything bad about Ohio State. He not only committed to Michigan, but he said NICE THINGS about them. For that, he must burn.
*By "segment," I pretty much mean everyone but Herbstreit, Spielman, and a few foreign students who don't know of 'football.'
There's a bunch of Indians/Pakistani who play cricket on the weekends on West Campus. I have no idea if they follow Buckeye football, but I do like watching their games from time to time. It looks like a pretty organized league; they have uniforms, a dedicated court, and everything.
His comments were fine. There are some things that you know you don't want to say that you know are true. His comments about not wanting to go to OSU. We all know that but for him to say it, worries me.
It's like adding fuel to the fire. Let the fire burn out. It could only get worse. I wish he would move to Michigan or move to Pa. That state is full of nut jobs.
I don't think he added any fuel to the fire. He said he didn't want to go to OSU. OSU fans already know this because he decommitted and came here. He said there is uncertainty at OSU. OSU fans know this as well, I don't think any of them expect Fickell to be their permanent coach. He didn't say anything new or offensive at all.
You are right. I am just oversensitive. No problems with his comments, just concerned. BTW, off topic, but great call about wanting Wilson. I thought early on, we were going to lose him.
Someone told him to not actually step on the block M, right?
"cheateye"? Really?
Gold!
The open border comments tell me that his experience in Ann Arbor was very moving. Considering what a gungho OSU recruit he had been it tells me that Hoke is the real deal on recruiting.
I have a lot of respect for that kid. Societal pressures be damned, he's doing what's right. He's going to be a nice addition/leader for the team. Go Blue!!!
I know scouts praise Kalis' guts but he's really going out on a limb when he predicts that up to 8 or 9 players from the state of Ohio will end up committing to Michigan. Lets not put the cart before the horse Kyle.
P.S. Here's the link for those of you who may question my sarcasm
We already hv 7 of the top 25 in the state of ohio committed so i dont really think he is going out on a limb when he says 8-9 could be comimg. We lead for wormley so that would make 8. Not to mention dunn, washington, and standeford. Its clearly in the realm of possibility.
have 9 committed from ohio counting Kalis.
Ok seriously? I even mentioned that I was being sarcastic in the post... go walk it off huntrt1
The metal one in the diag is bad luck not the one in the stadium
Obviously too intelligent to go to school in Columbus.
Think that if the sanctions are light, he might return. He said he read most of what was said about him and his family, and they think -- after that, he wants anything to do with them?
This illustrates exactly how I think the universe was formed, with one point, doesnt the big bang theory imply that everything originates from a singularity or a single point? GBOD
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Primitive thinking fry man. The Moon is where everything originated.