Leonard Fournette will be at Michigan for the weekend.
Per TomVH on Twitter. He'll leave his house Thursday and visit Michigan until Sunday, which is the BBQ. A long shot for sure, but hey, a few days at Michigan is a good thing.
EDIT - Scout has information, too, but it's paywalled. I'll just say that Mr. Fournette says Leonard is NOT an LSU lock.
TVH just confirmed we will have 3 instate RBs and 1 out of state RB visiting this weekend.
So Michigan will have at least 3 out of state RB's and one in state RB on campus this week/weekend: http://insider.espn.go.com/insider/michigan/forums/_/the-den#!/topic/1367858063-297-163 …
I'm just excited Fournette isn't just stopping by, but commiting to a 3-4 day visit.
Weber, Fournette, Hilliman... Antonio Williams? (!!)
I hope it's Williams.
I would prefer Harris even more but I'm pretty sure he has team camp that weekend and can't make it.
I think you wrote that backwards. TomVH said three out of state RBs and one in-state RB will be visiting this weekend.
Yup, good call. I should have stopped by the Sunday Drinking Thread first.
Wow, that'd be great if he's staying for that long. Honestly I wasn't expecting any more than him heading into town for the BBQ then heading back out. Bama and LSU are still the schools to beat until Fournette actually comes out and says otherwise, but hey, with this coaching staff, you get a kid on-campus and anything can happen.
Hopefully the commissioner can make his way into town, too.
I just really try to err on the side of caution with recruiting, but if he has a good visit, I agree that Michigan has a great shot. I think Jabrill already being committed is huge. Fournette knows how good he is, and he obviously wants to play with guys who are just as good at their respective positions as he is. Hand being really interested and being a presumed favorite only helps our chances, too.
Based on what I read on Scout from his father, academics are important and he refers to Coach Jackson as "Freddy J." So Michigan may be in a better position for LF than most people think.
Has he or his parents expressed how much academia will be involved in his choice?
In honor of the impending visit, and for those who may have not seen any highlights quite yet, here are some for your perusal. Yes, Fournette and/or Green in the offensive backfield would be a nice quandary to have if it could happen.
His thighs look too big.
Don't want.
TOUCHDOWN
Play a drinking game while watching this video and drink only when he gets tackled.
they'll be hanging Les Miles in effigy down in Baton Rouge for letting Fournette get away.
So our chances have gone from 0% to 1%?
+1 for the epic Robot Jox gif.
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When Les Miles was reached for comment.
If you build it [bad ass OL],
They [bad ass RBs] will come
Great news to have him up here so long. He looks like a bit heavier version of TJ Yeldon to me - seems tall like Yeldon, maybe a tad bit slower but even bigger body wise, but just making those kids in his highlight reel look like ... well kids. AP is AP - I am sure the comparison is based on size but there is one AP and not going to compare just like comparing Peppers to Woodson is silly - we should be thrilled to get a Ty Law type of career out of Peppers. I feel very good that any kid spending this much time with the staff and feeling the family atmosphere and seeing the campus and facilities is not going to downgrade Michigan on his list of choices.
Totally overrated. Watch the recruiting video for while. There's at least two plays in there where he fails to even score a touchdown. Not Michigan material.
Next.
he barely touched the ground at all in 6 minutes of film, he looks special indeed.
I went to rivals to check on his stats and it showed that he had 1,735 yds., a 10 yd./carry avg. and 22 TD's and i thought to myself, it looked like that's how many TD's he scored in the reel I watched and after further examination, I noticed that that was his Freshman year in 2010, just fucking wow!!!
Can you imagine what will happen to Fred Jackson if we get Fournette?
The New Orleans connection should absolutely help, and obviously he's the RB coach. Hopefully Dileo is around too.
It may be starting to be a a real possibility that #1, #2 and #3 could all be wearing Maize and Blue in 2014. Future National Championship Talent.
I would love it, but it takes a certain type of person to wear the winged helmet for Hoke. Hoke recruits even better than Bo and that's because he goes for raw talent and Bo had 105 ships to give away. However, they must still possess the same character, as Bo liked to call it to be considered for an offer to MI. Now Peppers certainly fits that bill. Things slipped somewhat duruing the transition to Mo and Lo and although by and large we were still getting plenty of quality kids, i.e. Dhana Jones, we were also getting our share of players getting in off the field trouble. Gone were the days of Cannavinos, Dufeks, Mallorys, et.al., and talent first seemed to be a priority. Character wins out and Hoke knows this. However, he is also aware that the mix of both makes for a much better combination. I don't know anything about LF and his grades or his future plans. If he wants a solid education and has the grades to indicate such, then this would be a good fit. If he wants to showcase his talent for the NFL, the SEC would be a much better fit.
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Also, I saw on 247 that Peppers being at the BBQ is a "likelyhood" now...that can only help with Fournette having a good time!