McDowell to announce decision at 9:30 on National Signing Day.
Per @TimS_Wolverine, 5star DE Malik McDowell will announce his decision at 9:30am on NSD. #FSU #Michigan #MichiganState #OhioState
— Josh Helmholdt (@JoshHelmholdt) February 1, 2014
Here's to hoping he goes with the good guys
February 1st, 2014 at 12:04 PM ^
2014. nuss. get 'er done.
February 1st, 2014 at 12:12 PM ^
The Crystal Ball over at 247Sports, which has been wrong before but is amusing to look at all the same sometimes, has 53 predictions of varying vintage registered and the two leaders in their opinion are MSU (51%) and Michigan (25%). The longer shots, in their collective estimation, are OSU and Florida State.
February 1st, 2014 at 12:34 PM ^
Steve Lorenz switched his pick to FSU recently.
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Also, not sure why some multi-time MgoReincarnated trolls stick around and pretend they are life long Michigan fans. What evs
February 1st, 2014 at 1:53 PM ^
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Mount Union.
Book it.
February 1st, 2014 at 2:35 PM ^
has better academics. His parents will push him towards Whitewater
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Kitty
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February 1st, 2014 at 12:33 PM ^
As long as it's either us or Florida St. I don't think any of us should reasonably be upset with his selection.
February 1st, 2014 at 12:41 PM ^
Oh Let Do It!
February 1st, 2014 at 1:21 PM ^
What makes this darkly interesting is the list of possible (that is, non-UMich) ugly outcomes:
* MSU (where he'd be one of the best in-state recruits even to pick Sparty over Michigan at the very end ... can't remember when T.J. Duckett and Charles Rogers decided or whether they had Michigan offers)
* OSU (Urban Meyer, Michigan-to-Ohio {which is rare}, bolstering a class that's already better than ours)
* FSU (a top-notch recruiting leaving the Midwest for ESS-EEE-SEE speed, even though it's not really the SEC)
February 1st, 2014 at 1:45 PM ^
Probably would be on par with Lawerence Thomas. Rogers was recruited by Michigan but wasn't going to qualify made his recruitment a little murky. Carr definetly wanted him but it seemed like he was always a State lean. TJ was a big time recruit with a Michigan offer but nobody thought we had a chance because of Tico.
February 1st, 2014 at 2:30 PM ^
The phrase "Man among boys" certainly applied to him in high school. Beast.
February 1st, 2014 at 2:49 PM ^
I will be happy with this class as it stands, but McDowell would be a great addition. Just hope that McDowell makes whatever decision is best for him.
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February 1st, 2014 at 2:51 PM ^
I think it's between FSU and UM. We keep hearing he really wants to go to State, but I think reading between the lines his real favorite is FSU if he is allowed to go away for school. He may prefer the atmosphere at MSU over UM but if his parents and namely his dad let him make his own decision its FSU if it is a family decision UM is the choice. MSU or OSU may be the compromise choice, but if his dad is truly a Michigan fan it may be easier to let him go to FSU.
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February 1st, 2014 at 6:58 PM ^
No one knows for sure. At this point McDowell probably didnt even make up his mind.
We know his parents like M. No use speculating anymore. We all hope he goes Blue (except for the Trolls out there) so just sit back, enjoy some M hoops and Super Bowl and wait for Wednesday.
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What about a shift in Michigan recruiting, generally? What about perceptions about the progams in-state and otherwise? He's not a traditional MSU guy, someone who grew up near there, &c. If Malik goes to MSU and Michigan can't pick themselves up this year, I'd be worried about the wider potential implications.