Coaches visiting Derrick Green Tonight
November 27th, 2012 at 8:50 AM ^
Please. Please. Please. Come to Michigan.
November 27th, 2012 at 8:51 AM ^
Oregon is almost certainly going to be coachless and Miami you have to think finally be sanctioned before next season starts.
November 27th, 2012 at 8:54 AM ^
tonight not to night :)
November 27th, 2012 at 8:59 AM ^
Would be a HUGE pick up..The biggest need in the class IMO.
November 27th, 2012 at 9:01 AM ^
hears hoping to the best but not to freaking out if it doesn't work out!
November 27th, 2012 at 10:02 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 9:02 AM ^
If the coaches leave his house without a commitment, he's not coming. Simple. As. That.
November 27th, 2012 at 9:04 AM ^
I think its awful interesting that a team like Oregon would recruit a player like Green.
Yet, from what I'm reading over at FishDuck, it seems that Kelly's is looking to mix power in with his spread. Half of what they run is just basic inside zone reads and outside zone reads, and many of those plays they've started to mix in power running schemes.
So perhaps it would be an interesting and intriguing fit for Green.....which leads me to my next point, I hope Kelly goes to the National Foot-baa League
November 27th, 2012 at 9:09 AM ^
They made it work with Blount.
November 27th, 2012 at 9:21 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 9:11 AM ^
Any one have insight as to what goes on at an in-home visit? All I can picture is the coach calling the player's mom and dad "ma'am" and "sir." Maybe they'll watch the Michigan/NC State game?
November 27th, 2012 at 9:25 AM ^
from the blind side
November 27th, 2012 at 9:32 AM ^
SEC schools tend to bring a truckload of cash with them.
November 27th, 2012 at 9:46 AM ^
gift cards now.
November 27th, 2012 at 9:59 AM ^
I was going to add some comment about cash being harder to trace, but then I remembered we're talking about the NCAA.
November 27th, 2012 at 10:05 AM ^
Actually they just flash their championship rings and say "you have any idea how much one of these will go for on the street?"
November 27th, 2012 at 9:44 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 3:33 PM ^
Mostly just sitting down with the recruit, having dinner with him and his family. They talk about normal recruiting stuff (some small talk, why the coaches want him, where he would fit, etc) and it also gives the coaches a way to evaluate the recruit's character in a home environment, which can be important.
November 27th, 2012 at 9:13 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 9:26 AM ^
I read it somewhere else that Michigan is visiting Ty Isaac. I really like this. UM exploiting the fact Kiffin may be on the hot seat, and it also gives Michigan an additional RB option. Also gives Green something to think about -shit or get of the pot. Get either one of those guys would be a huge coup
I realize 4-5 star recruits can turn out to be busts but I believe we're lacking marquee skill players, which surprises me especially at the RB spot considering the O/L recruiting Michigan has done.
I don't watch a lot of film but which RB would you guys prefer in Michigan's future offensive scheme
November 27th, 2012 at 10:01 AM ^
We are recruiting a great o-line, but if players are watching how our olines and RB's are performing now it could have the reverse effect. They could either just look at how the RB's are doing and say "great, I could walk in there and start day one". or they could look at the blocking and say "I'm not sure these coaches know how to develop o-linemen. This line has 3 seniors and two juniors and they couldn't block to save their lives...I'm not running behind a line coached like that."
I don't know what goes through 17-18 year old kids mind's, but it certainly isn't unreasonable to expect that these thoughts might occur to them.
November 27th, 2012 at 10:07 AM ^
I completely agree. One of the most important factors for a recruit to consider is their position coach. Based upon our play this year, coaching on the offensive side of the ball has been less than impressive... from Borgess to Funk, etc.
Of course, you could spin this both ways... one could see this as a need for more talented players, and that those more talented players will get early playing time. Others could see it as a concern that their talents won't be developed to the fullest. I can't help but wonder if Dawson looked at the poor O-line play this year as a factor for bailing.
November 27th, 2012 at 11:21 AM ^
What runs through a 17-18 year old kids mind over an average minute each day:
59 minutes, 30 seconds == BOOBS!!!
29 seconds == Pizza Hut or Burger King?
1 second == Where do I want to go to college?
November 27th, 2012 at 12:39 PM ^
November 28th, 2012 at 10:47 AM ^
You know it.
November 27th, 2012 at 9:28 AM ^
Watch movies of Tyrone Weatley
November 27th, 2012 at 9:32 AM ^
it would definately be smart on his part to come to michigan, it is definately the best fit for hime out of the schools he is considering.
November 27th, 2012 at 10:23 AM ^
Definately.
(Sorry, I'm in full "a--hole mode" today and couldn't resist.)
November 27th, 2012 at 10:46 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 11:06 AM ^
Definitely sure he did that intentionally. Sense of humor may help at times.
November 27th, 2012 at 9:37 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 9:40 AM ^
I really have a hard time seeing Chip Kelly as an NFL coach. I think the Browns should wait to see if the rumors about Saban are true. I've been a secret Browns fan for a long time, at least as far back as watching Ernest Byner fumble away Marty Schottenheimer's chance at a Super Bowl.
November 27th, 2012 at 9:43 AM ^
I think it would be interesting to see if Kelly's philosophies can work in the NFL.
November 27th, 2012 at 10:01 AM ^
It's hard to believe that, given the whole high-speed spread concepts he runs, but for him it all comes down to O-line. He has stated (no link) that his offense, if he were to take it to the NFL, would include less QB runs (see how it was with Thomas at QB, ~ 3-5 designed QB runs a game). It's a type of offense that has already started making its way to the NFL, but is only really a slight change to keep it unique.
I think if he can make the proper adjustments (NFL defenders are much better at tackling in space) than the system would work well, it's just a matter of being able to alter his play calling a bit from his comfort zone.
November 27th, 2012 at 10:27 AM ^
Illegal man downfield. In the NFL on pass plays the OL can't move past the line of scrimmage. In College, they can move up to 3 yards (or More! if you're air force..) past. That could change things, as on the "check" to a bubble screen on a running play the OL can't just start runblocking.
Unless that throw is behind the line/backwards...
In any case I think that the rules governing OL play might make Kelly's system a little harder in the NFL
November 27th, 2012 at 10:47 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 9:42 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 9:44 AM ^
National Signing Day isn't for another two months. No deals are being closed right now. And Hoke only gets one in-home visit, so if he visited now, he wouldn't be able to be in-home with the family for all of December or January.
November 27th, 2012 at 10:04 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 10:49 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 1:57 PM ^
NSD is in a few months, but yeah, he wants to be in school before then.
November 27th, 2012 at 9:43 AM ^
Interesting
November 27th, 2012 at 9:44 AM ^
So it's come to this at MGoBlog—a comment opining that a particular recruit should come to Michigan is rated as "flamebait."
Brian needs to dump this dumbass moderation scheme yesterday. All it does is provide idiots with more opportunities to prove that they're idiots. And yes, somebody who rates a comment as "flamebait" simply because it has a couple of misspellings is an idiot.
November 27th, 2012 at 9:52 AM ^
but there isn't a tag for spelling. I'm all in favor of keeping people on their toes, but selecting flamebait doesn't do anything positive for anyone.
November 27th, 2012 at 10:02 AM ^
Others might argue that people who get themselves in a tizzy about the moderation of their comments are the idiots.
November 27th, 2012 at 11:20 AM ^
Nice straw man. The fact is that I've never once "gotten in a tizzy" about any moderation of a comment of mine, or made any comment at all about moderation of my comments. The comment in question was somebody else's.
If your larger point is that it's a waste of time to comment at all about moderation, then I'd suggest the whole moderation scheme is completely useless and should be abandoned. That's what I'd favor, if it meant a return to the much simpler upvoting/downvoting format without all these dumbass categories that are routinely disregarded.
Conversely, if you think the moderation scheme has any true value, then it's appropriate to comment on its shortcomings, and on the nature/quality of the comments. The latter happens continuously around here anyhow.
November 27th, 2012 at 11:34 AM ^
It's against my better judgement to continue this thread, but it's a slow day at work, so what the hell...
1. So it's better to get in a tizzy about the moderation of someone else's post rather than the moderation of your own?
2. The fact that you were talking about someone else's post, but that was not apparent because the moderation of that post must have changed as time went by only reinforces my point that it's not worth getting fired up about (feel free to use "fired up" in quotes in your next post, btw).
3. What about my straw?
4. I think we both agree that the current moderation system is silly/useless.
5. ??
6. Profit!
November 27th, 2012 at 11:37 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 12:43 PM ^
but it sure ain't a beef.