Leonard Fournette WILL visit
Confirmed by Bill Greene who is at the Cleveland 7 on 7 that Fournette is participating in.
Nations number one RB Leonard Fournette in Cleveland for the NFL 7on7. Confirms he will be at the BBQ in Michigan later. Grown man.
That there is a Mexican Pizza...Dinner has been settled, then.
Edit: Dammit. Meant as reply to Taco the gym pooper.
Surely you must be joking?
Surely you can't be serious?
home movies, I must admit.
I still think that looks like a video of Jim Tressell as a kid.
I thought the young man was visiting this weekend in connection with his Cleveland trip. Has he RE-scheduled?
that was my impression as well. Did he switch it to the BBQ weekend/is this the BBQ weekend/when is he visiting really?
Interesting. I had a more Burns-ian reaction to this
I really like this news, not just because we are getting a visit from the number one player in the nation, but because he's going so far out of his way (Louisiana to MI, rather than just Cleveland to MI) to visit on his own dime. If he wasn't seriously thinking about Michigan, I think he would have waited until he could take an official visit. It's still a long shot, but I like this is definitely a good sign.
I like the copy & paste action on the wolverine247 site.
Guilty. In my defense I didn't want to have to write two different posts for two different boards. So i copy and pasted mine from over there.
I used to do that when I was 14 and was dating three girls at the same time... I would have the same online conversation with each of them regardless of the context.
Really though MGoBoard. Don't neg me. 247's board means nothing to me. It's just a silly free trial. Nothing more than a fling. Not a true committed membership like the one I have on this site. You're the real deal. I care about YOU. Wolverine247 means nothing to me. You and I, we go much farther back. We've been through good times and bad, highs and lows. I love YOU MGoBoard, not 247.
He is just sitting in the corner saying what did do I wrong a2_electricboogaloo...
Don't worry. I'll give him the "it's not you, it's me" speech. He'll understand.
YOU'RE giving me the "It's not you, it's me routine!?!?!"
from Ohio.
I didn't even have the cordless. Rotary dial phone in the basement. Same line as the main phone on the 1st floor. Made for short conversations.
going from EL to A2 at about 110 mph because text was something in books and newspapers, and people would be really mad if you tore the phone out of the wall and took it with you.
This news is most agreeable.
-Great education.
-An offense that wants to run and pound the ball mercilessly down the opponent's throat.
-A behemoth, wooly mammoth-like offensive line in the making that will allow him to get 5-6 yards upfield before being touched.
Work your magic, Hoke
Yeah, we know Urbz is more of an ass man.
Not to be confused with- Urbz is more of an ass, man.
at him with one of his two-handed points at the event and it's a done deal.
Quick! Someone go find the girl that Lawrence Marshall kept visiting at Staee and introduce her to Fournette. Apparently she's one of our best closers
Would that really be so shocking? He is a master of disguise.
Also, have we confirmed that professor needs a raise will be on campus?
Am I the only one reading this tweet and believing it says he is visiting this weekend. I know he refers to the barbeque, but the context of the tweet still leads me to believe that he is confirming what we already know: Fournette is in Cleveland for 7 on 7 and was going to visit A2 later in the week. Not trying to rain on the parade by any means, this is just the way it translates to me.
Still huge that he is visiting, whether it is this weekend or in two weeks for the barbeque.
Continue freakout.
EDIT: Supersleuthing the Internet, Kyle Meinke reports he is visiting for the BBQ on the 28th. Still unsure if he also is visiting this weekend. I feel I have contributed nothing to this conversation. Carry on.
I got a real good feeling about this one( call me crazy for sure), bt this young man comes off as a good kid through the interviews ive seen and I think the program could offer the typeof atmosphere he is looking for both on and off the field. A Green Fournette backfield behind the line we will be able to run out there with the all the options we have to choose from and possibly W. Shallman at fullback whadda ya kiddin me. Between Peppers Hand and Fournette I love how important academics are to all 3 which in my mind only helps the cause. Just got a feeling there is a perfect storm brewing and we might as fans see something unprecedented in the recruiting world that coudnt happen to a better program and university....Atleast thats the dream right....GO BLUE
Meinke's actual story is here (HERE).
Meinke does quote Peppers' recent blog, in which he says:
"First, with Leonard I'm trying to stress to him the importance of us having Derrick Green. Derrick is one of the best young running backs in the country and with him taking reps along with Leonard they could be the best 1-2 punch in the country"
As others have said, just getting him to visit is a big step, but just thinking about the potential for 5-star depth at RB in the future...wow.
There was also a Tim Sullivan article out the other day which quoted Fournette and how he mentioned that the top recruits do in fact pay attention to where evryone goes, and how it was Peppers who was primarily responsible for his interest in Michigan really and how Peppers had detailed his decision to him and why he chose Michigan. Great to see that he'll be her for the BBQ.