Nice column this afternoon: Webb on Peppers & his Michigan Visit
There's a nice column by Sam Webb in the Detroit News this afternoon about Jabrill Peppers and his visit to Michigan.
(Michigan scores big on visit from five star CB Jabrill Peppers.) LINK: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130502/OPINION03/305020471/1131/SPORTS0201/Michigan-scores-big-visit-from-five-star-CB-Jabrill-Peppers
In brief, his visit went very, very, well, and put Michigan up.
"Everything (on the visit) caught me by surprise," admitted Peppers. "It is no secret that I grew up a Michigan fan. Obviously I had high hopes for the visit, but they clearly exceeded those. I was just like, 'Wow.' I don't want to give too much away (laughter), but it was a good visit."
It wasn't a red-carpet treatment that allowed Brady Hoke and Co. to set the visit standard by which others are now being measured. Turns out, it was exact opposite. "Real recognize real," Peppers said matter-of-factly. "That's the shortest and sweetest way you can say it. Real recognize real. They didn't put on a show. Basically who they are — they remind me of my coaches right now. That's how comfortable we felt there.
Jabrill is also very positive on Mattison. He says:
"I love the way Coach Greg Mattison uses his corners and his scheme. It absolutely fits into my style of play — aggressive (and) fearless. He wants his corners to be fearless. If he wants you to go lockup on an island, you had better lockup on that island. If he wants you to come off the edge, you better come off the edge ready to bring some pain."
He added: "The players (at Michigan) were as cool as could be. I don't even really know how to explain it. It is just a feeling you get."
Sam has a lot more to say . . . Obv., Peppers is an incredible talent, which everyone agrees with. It basically comes down to his visit to Stanford.
Wait, Pepper's visit went well? Hooray!
Mattison is my favorite
know if any of the guys have met him, but he is the coolest coach I have ever been around. Not what you'd expect
Real Recognize Real
I suppose.
I guess that's why the gangstas be at all my shows.
It's a pretty old saying.
I'll rephrase. It's an old saying with no connection to the University, as opposed to an old saying that is primarily associated with the University (or a new saying that is primarily associated with the University).
I would love a Real Recognize Real shirt. I think it would be a real cool shirt.
I'm starting to think that maybe you aren't real and thats why you can't recognize it.
I made a post five days ago on this very site where I used that phrase. I posit that this proves that I am both real, and can recognize it.
That you yourself are unreal. Observe.
Given that real recognize real, it follows that real does not recognize unreal, as this would render trivial real's recognition of real.
By your own assertion you recognize unreal, thus you cannot yourself be real.
Q.E.D.
The definition of recognize is to acknowledge formally (as in to admit as being a lord or sovereign, or more appropriately in this case, to admit as being of a particular status).
Using this to rewrite the two statements gives us, "real acknowledges real as being of a particular status" and "real acknowledges unreal as being of a particular status". Everything that is not real is unreal, thus if both statements are true it must follow that "real acknowledges everything as being of a particular status" is also true.
But given Michigan and Ohio (both part of everything) we know that everything cannot be of a particular status because Michigan and Ohio are not of the same status.
Thus the statement "real recognize unreal" must be false, because if it were true then everything would be of the same status, including Michigan and Ohio.
You don't think Michigan and Ohio are of the same status, do you?
New Mgoblog headline?
Let the tradition continue: D.Cone (David Cone) > JDK and Rey (Jack Kennedy and Joe Reynolds) > J-Reall (Jabrill Peppers)
shoot from the top of the Union?
Someone, quickly T-shirt the shit out of that.
IXNAY.
*Knocks Wood*
"He compared me to (Woodson) a lot actually, but my goal is that I want to be better than Charles Woodson"
YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!
People who set high goals usually accomplish more than those who don't. If I was a coach, I would love hearing someone come in with that mindset.
Being as good as Woodson is already a pretty damn lofty goal.
'95 Stamos or '13 Stamos? This is important.
Are there any interviews with and Stanford supporters? I'd be interested to see what he's had to say about them, compared to what he's saying about us, because from the sound of it, he seems like a sure thing to come to Michigan.
Stanford doesn't have any fans. Only rich alums who are too busy making millions of dollars and operating on brains to pay attention to football.
No offense, just wondering if that's twitter gossip or actually coming from someone in the know. That perspective certainly would fit with Shaw's whining on twitter
Continuing the tradition of one Jim Harbaugh, it appears.
will usually see through that kind of cheap and negative approach to recruiting. That's probably why he's getting sick of the whole process and wants to move up his schedule for announcing his decision.
I'd love to see a comparison of the two players as prospects at the same stage - Peppers vs. Woodson. I remember Woodson was a very highly rated player too coming out of H.S.
Something about that "Real recognize real" statement is just another really I really, really like how this staff operates. Without doing much of anything other than being who they are and introducing them to the players and the culture that the staff has created, we have recruits - highly rated ones at that - giving Michigan glowing reviews. It's just another example of how creating this atmosphere as they have can indeed attract the some of the best like Jabrill Peppers. That's probably the most sound way to build a foundation for sustained success.
Also, the prospect of Peppers bringing pain in the secondary is not a bad thought at all.
does is work hard, and be genuine. What the university is and offers speaks for itself. A great recipe for success for the coaches and the university. Hail!
Don't start this debate up again. Move along people, nothing to see here.
Edit: I agree with you, FWIW.
Speaking of Peppers, he ran a 10.77 second 100 meter dash recently. For comparison, Denard ran a 10.44.
Peppers actually tweeted earlier today saying that he ran the 100 meter dash in 10.48 seconds.
Robinson was listed at 185 as a true freshman in 2009.