I Spring Break in Florida every Spring - I love it! However, I wouldn't want to spend a week there in the heat of Summer. Especially if its anything like our weather this week! Oh yeah, who cares if the kid goes to their camp to learn from them and bring some extra knowledge home? This doesn't bother me as much as the OP's picture does.
David Dawson@D3_MrUnderated_
I'm a #MichiganMan
David Dawson@D3_MrUnderated_
Shane Morris@S_Morris12
David Dawson is staying committed to #Michigan.... Everyone relax..
Shane says chill out so...everyone chill out.
That's good to hear. But then again, I heard he wore a Florida bracelet. So those kind of cancel out, no?
IMO, the bracelet out ways everything.
/s
Shane is my co-pilot.
Listen to the senator. He's sailing this recruiting ship.
Now I know that there are crazy fans and blogs at every major school, but this is pretty ridiculous. He is going to Florida for Friday Night Lights. Deal with it. As of now, he is still committed. Other than Bosch, all of the other recruits are currently saying all of the right things about his committment, so I will go with that info until he says he is decommitting. I just think that this could be a big turnoff for recruits to see a bunch of grown ups (at least for the most part) all freaking out when internet rumors are running wild in regards to where they are going to school, or what visit they are planning to take. Everyone just needs to calm down before some stupid shit ends up being said and convinces him that UM really may not be the place for him. Hopefully the fans of this University don't help him make the decision that he should go somewhere else.
I've noticed in the last 2 years or so that a larger number of the freakout type fan has migrated over to this blog from whatever site they previously frequented (mlive, scout, etc.). It is sad really that this thread will get above 200 replies. I guess it makes sense with mgoblog becoming mainstream but it is still unfortunate. The haloscan days were nice. What is the most sad though, is that Dawson's weekend is undoubtedly ruined. He is a 17 year old kid who was probably really excited about taking a trip to Oregon and competing in this camp. Now he has to spend his time there debunking all of these fabricated "rumors" and I'm sure his phone has been blowing up with people asking him if he is going to decommit.
I think as this site has grown it has also attracted trolls from rival schools posing as Michigan fans as well which makes threads like this tougher to deal with.
That makes a whole lot of sense actually. I have been internally attributing much of the nonsense to a youth movement in the board. That is, I have been operating under the assumption that most of the posters who come off as unreasonable and overly reactive are 12-15 year olds who stumbled upon this blog. It would make sense though if rival posters make up a good portion of the unreasonable crowd.
This will give you an initial lens through which you can properly interpret a comment made.
Once I started viewing comments in this manner, the trolls became more obvious.
That does prove as a decent indicator but not any sort of tell all. I have been on this website basically every day since somewhere around 2006 and have 300 points or whatever which isn't very many. That seems to be outside of the scope of what I am trying to get at though. The problem isn't spotting dumbassery, that is easy. I am interested in locating the source of the lower quality posting that has overtaken a portion of this website/board in the last 2 or 3 years. There likely is not a definite answer or even a more correct answer, but it is something that has been of interest to me for some time now.
Some of us have been reading this blog for years, but haven't posted or just didnt sign up for an account. Watch for the validity of what people say...not always their point totals
I have never seen so many chicken little whiny bitches in my life. We should have an automatic ban for people who incite this kind of discussion.
I fully support this suggestion.
Guys, we're not Indiana (or, specific to the case of an OL decommiting, Michigan State). It's okay if someone who commited ends up decommiting at this point.
David Dawson; I hope you're not reading this because that'd mean you looked at this thread in the first place, but if you are - All of us look forward to seeing you in the maize in blue come 2013, but more importantly we wish the best for your future regardless. So, pancake some D-Linemen this weekend and enjoy your high school senior year because it won't come around twice (unless you're OSU-bound) And most importantly, ignore our collective freakouts over, essentially, nothing.
Have a great weekend.
much ado about nothing......a kid acting like a kid....trust me I had a kid go through this and he was changing his mind every minute and everytime some other kid told him about something...he changed again...In Dawson's case he also has his loss to deal with....
Sorry but that's just really fucking creepy.
Some of you need to calm down if this kid doesn't want to be a part of Michigan then that's his loss. I think he's a great player and I want him, but he's not bigger than Michigan.
Dawson just lost his father. There is a ton going through his mind right now. What he needs is a strong figure to stand by him/guide him right now, like his father was/would have been doing. He is going through an extremely difficult time, and may not have the best direction right now. He very well be filled with a lot of anger, and Michigan fans arent helping out a bit right now. All fans will do right now is push him further away.
He needs support, not good riddance. I hope Hoke has a chance to sit down with the kids and have a nice talk with him, even if he were going to de-commit. Kids life in general is more important than what school he is going to attend.
I hope Michigan fans, and even a few recruits, give him support instead of pushing him away like he is the devil. I know im asking for too much though.
Mods, can we please lock this thread? I'm kind of preemptively embarassed by just the potential of Dawson reading this type of stuff.
^^^^^ Spot on.
Remember that thing with a sizeable minority of Ohio State fans and Alex Anzalone+family?
Let's do the exact opposite of that.
And this thread marks the return of the MGoIdiots.
There is no return, MGoIdiots are omnipresent.
Regarding Chunkums somewhat insufficient proposal that this thread be locked, I suggest that this thread be napalmed.
This is a 16 year old young man. To live and die by his every word is an absolute exercise in futility. If he comes to Michigan, he will thrive. If he doesn't, all the best, let's hope he reaches his potential elsewhere.
Michigan is a special place, but it isn't the only place. Part of the specialty is that the people here are all-in. Just look at this website as evidence, I am unsure any school has a privately run blog that paralells the readership, awareness, and loyalty the boards here demonstrate.
My point is this, Michigan is Michigan because the people who buy in (commits, players, and fans alike) are not casual - they are lifers. However, to assume that a 16 year old (a child, in my opinion) is going to demonstrate this zeal ALL OF THE TIME is an unrealistic way to go about life. He has to live it first.
This is why I love the pre-signing camradarie - it is cultivating the lifer mindset before the commitments become contract.
P.S. who the hell doesn't enjoy a free trip to a warm weathered place?
Ask yourself if you'd bitch at someone you don't know because you heard from an unreliable source they might do something you don't like. If you think you might, GET THE HELL OFF TWITTER! You do not belong there. It will only lead to pain, discomfort and public derision.
I hope he stays, but as Kyle Kalis says, " One man does not make a class", case closed, carry on.
I believe it was Bosch who said that, unless you're referencing a previous incident.
Kyle Bosch: “Yeah, he’s been talking about de-committing and going to Florida, so I don’t know. It’s his decision, and if he wants to do that, good for him, you know? One guy doesn’t make a team."
Hmmm...
Come on everyone, relax...
is right.
Common sense, my fellow M friend.
I'm bored too, but this thread is nuts.
Man this is out of control.
I like following recruiting - to an extent - but it just seems like things have crossed the line when it comes to following and reporting of recruiting.
A lot of the people posting in this thread - presumably grown men - have truly embarrassed themselves today, obsessing over and reacting like this over RUMORS of a rising senior in high school POSSIBLY re-thinking his commitment to Michigan.
You guys are getting upset over the mood swings of a teenager. That's the bottom line here. Get a life.
And to the recruiting services - Seriously I hate you guys. </cartman voice> They sensationalize every single little thing to try and get subscriptions because they're complete whores. At this point, I have zero respect for people that work in recruiting journalism. (There are, of course, a few exceptions.) The levels they stoop to represent a total lack of dignity on their part. Then again they wouldn't be supplying it if their weren't demand. And 200+ posts on a thread like this (to which I've just added another, which is why I generally avoid posting on threads like this) is evidence of that. I dunno why I chose to post on this thread. Probably because I feel kinda bad for this kid. Like another poster above said, his weekend is probably ruined now because he's going to have to deal with a shitstorm that was basically contrived out of thin air by this shitbag Meinke.
To Meinke: Shame on you. You're an asshole.
As others have said, Dawson is going through a lot. Kid lost his father. Just leave him alone, man, let him do his thing. Whatever happens, happens, just cut this shit out, it's gotten out of hand.
To Meinke: Shame on you. You're an asshole
You're an idiot. Kyle Meinke isn't a recruiting guy going after views, he's just the AA.com beat writer for UM Football. And when he tweeted the first stuff about Dawson, it was only a retweet of Steve Wiltfong at 247 sports who said:
Michigan commit David Dawson to visit Florida. florida.247sports.com/Board/14/Michi… via @247Sports
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong247) July 6, 2012
and Meinke added that Michigan has an official no-visits policy
Mich has rule against commits making visits RT @SWiltfong247 Mich commit David Dawson to visit Florida. bit.ly/OBpizh via @247Sports
— Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) July 6, 2012
He said all that at 10:25 am, and 5 minutes later corrected himself saying:
That headline is misleading. Dawson is just camping, not taking an official visit. Carry on.
— Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) July 6, 2012
So how about you learn all the facts before attacking anyone
We have a lot going for us...and it still isnt the perfect fit for everyone... I think Dawson is blue, and doubt that this is much more than a flirtation.
But hey, if he does go, I think we will find another 4star to fill his spot. I thought you guys were all worked up about running out of schollies?
Relax, first world college football problems.
...of a thread.
This response is not sincere. I just feel like being funny...
And you didn't post a link or any kind of source for your information... that's a bannable offense when you're spreading rumors about recruits decommiting.
Per Sam Webb tweet- After talking to Michigan coaches