October 28th, 2012 at 8:10 PM ^
Sour grapes much?
October 28th, 2012 at 8:12 PM ^
Just stop this. Please.
Also, please stop tweeting him, I've seen tweets at him from people that are making us all look like complete assholes.
October 28th, 2012 at 9:31 PM ^
You know I could make a pro Buckeye Twitter handle, add a pro Buckeye photo to that photo and start tweeting shit at Buckeye recruits, right? Just because it's on the internet doesn't make it true.
October 28th, 2012 at 9:33 PM ^
The people I see tweeting at him are Michigan fans, I've followed them for awhile. Its not some twitter account with an egg on it. It's one of those twitter accounts where alot of Michigan fans follow the guy.
October 28th, 2012 at 9:41 PM ^
Fine. But you know what other fanbases tweet shit at recruits and current athletes? All 120 or however many FBS teams there are. The UM fanbase is no better than anyone elses, we have good fans and we have idiot fans. The sooner we stop thinking that we are Michigan and we must be above these lowbrow shenanigans, the better we'll be and can stop worrying about it or burying our heads in the sand thinking that those fans don't account for a portion of our fanbase.
October 28th, 2012 at 9:46 PM ^
Doesn't mean we can't tell them to shut up and leave recruits alone.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:12 PM ^
Does he think we still care what he has to say?
October 28th, 2012 at 8:15 PM ^
October 28th, 2012 at 8:24 PM ^
well played.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:12 PM ^
good for him...lets go ahead and delete this now. Kid is of no concern to this program.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:23 PM ^
October 28th, 2012 at 9:12 PM ^
We'll get four within five minutes when he makes his final commitment.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:28 PM ^
I'm sorry, I know some sour grapes exist between the two sides, but to act like it's not a big deal if he commits to one of our rivals is asinine. I take a specific interest in the recruting efforts of our rivals and I certainly don't want to have play Dawson down the road.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:49 PM ^
One guy does not make an offensive line good. If he ends up at MSU that hardly scares me.
October 28th, 2012 at 9:21 PM ^
I mean, he used to be committed to us...and attends a pipeline school...and is a highly rated player...and might commit to one of our two biggest rivals.
I'd say this is pretty relevant.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:14 PM ^
Looks like we made the right decision. Good luck to the young man. Now lets all just move on.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:16 PM ^
October 28th, 2012 at 8:19 PM ^
This kid has turned into a "me" guy. We are al about "team" guys. He would not fit in with the type of individuals that Hoke is recruiting. I hope he goes to MSU, it will be enjoyable to put the beat down on him over the next 4-5 yrs.
October 28th, 2012 at 9:10 PM ^
Oh please. Dawson hasn't been holding massive press conferences or spouting off. He's working his way through the difficult process of D1 recruiting and it hasn't benefitted you. Get over it.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:21 PM ^
Kid threw away his commitment to Michigan because he thought he'd have a spot at Florida. Then that's not 100% and decides he wants to stay close to home. Nothing like teenagers.
October 28th, 2012 at 10:27 PM ^
Does he really not have a spot at Florida anymore? I haven't been following this situation that closely. If that's the case link please.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:23 PM ^
Nothing fishy. Dawson lied to Hoke about planned visits; Hoke parted ways. Simple.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:25 PM ^
A kid picking OSU or MSU over Michigan means something fishy is going on?
Please. Spare us all.
The kid changed his mind. He is allowed to do this. Let it go. Not everything is a conspiracy.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:27 PM ^
I don't care.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:30 PM ^
October 28th, 2012 at 8:34 PM ^
Well, if it comes from a reputable source live 11W...
October 28th, 2012 at 8:36 PM ^
I hate losing a talent like him, especially to one of our rivals but it is time to move on. These kind of things happen everyday
October 28th, 2012 at 8:36 PM ^
October 28th, 2012 at 8:38 PM ^
Real sick of these threads but I have to admit it's baffling that he went from loving Michigan to liking both of our biggest rivals. Maybe it turns out he just doesn't want to go to Florida after his visit and now wants to stay close to home again, but has already burned the bridge with Hoke. Or it could be something completely unlike that. Hence the worthlessness of threads like this. If he said why this has all happened then I'd be interested.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:47 PM ^
I find that a bit baffling as well. How do you go from "I love Michigan" to "I love all of the teams that hate Michigan" without something happening? Not that it matters anymore but that is a bit odd.
October 28th, 2012 at 9:02 PM ^
be all the idiots tweeting at him making M look terrible. It drives me bonkers that people are out there tweeting at DD like they know him and questioning his decision. He made his decision, I'm fine with it. I was excited about seeing him play for M, but I understand he has to make a decision that is best for him. So frustrating to see people give our fans a bad name.
October 28th, 2012 at 9:21 PM ^
Every fan base has idiots, he is using ours to feel better about no longer being apart of this class. I hate the idiots that would even say anything to him about his decision and talking about his Dad is totally classless. I hope he is able to land on his feet and if that means playing for a rival and losing to Michigan 3 or 4 times in his career so be it.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:42 PM ^
I thought he was going to florida? Then heard nothing? Also, what about Conley? Anything?
October 28th, 2012 at 8:42 PM ^
I thought he was going to florida? Then heard nothing? Also, what about Conley? Anything?
October 28th, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
October 28th, 2012 at 8:48 PM ^
Did Florida say no thanks? INteresting.
Edit* I think this thread is post worthy. Especially given the weak depth we will have next year, esp if Lewan declares early. Wouldn't mind repairing that bridge.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:47 PM ^
October 28th, 2012 at 8:49 PM ^
October 28th, 2012 at 8:54 PM ^
October 28th, 2012 at 9:05 PM ^
Wow.
Did a Michigan fan really say he was glad his dad died?
Fuck that fan.
October 28th, 2012 at 9:13 PM ^
Agree with that sentiment, but who knows if it was a real Michigan fan or a troll. If twitter must exist, then the only thing our fans should be tweeting them are compliments, congratulations, and warnings that just because a follower has a block M as their picture doesn't mean he's a Michigan fan. Trolls are getting organized.
October 28th, 2012 at 9:25 PM ^
The guy who tweeted that to him is not a Michigan fan, AFAIK. He is a troll who does nothing but harass recruits, players and media members.
October 28th, 2012 at 9:35 PM ^
Oh okay.
Still, screw whoever tweeted that. No reason to say something like to that.
October 28th, 2012 at 8:58 PM ^
There are certain type of guys that I just don't care to see end up in a Michigan class. Dawson is one of them. After following his situation since he committed, he loves drama.
October 28th, 2012 at 9:00 PM ^
October 28th, 2012 at 10:10 PM ^
I hate when people make this comparison. Kalis decommitted while OSU was embroiled in a massive scandal and the head coach who he had been planning to play for was forced out. Neither of those things are true in this situation. By some accounts it sounds like Dawson actively lied to (or at least misled in one way or another) our coaches to take visits they didn't want him to take. Please don't compare this kid to Kalis, who I should mention, is now ON OUR ROSTER, and thereby deserves wayyyy more of our love / respect than some uncommitted recruit. Kalis =/= Dawson at all
October 28th, 2012 at 9:01 PM ^
October 28th, 2012 at 9:22 PM ^
a) It takes a particular brand of egocentric thinking to believe that "how can I screw Michigan" is even in this kid's top 10 reasons for picking his future college. That OSU and MSU are rivals is just one thing they have in common. That they are both midwestern schools with major football programs, strong tradition, good facilities, rabid fanbases, good histories of getting players to the NFL, and are close to home are also things they have in common and probably have more to do with it.
b) if he DID chose based on how to screw Michigan, it would be childish, but given some of the tweets from Michigan fans described above, I would understand why he might feel like doing that. (though again, it is a terrible way to make such a huge decision and I doubt this has anything to do with his choice)