Chris Clark could re-commit
#1 TE that decommitted when the previous staff was let go.
Man Michigan getting their man I'm so stoked !!!!!
— Chris Clark (@Clark8Chris) December 28, 2014
December 28th, 2014 at 12:08 AM ^
Imam Marshall and Jabrill Peppers in b2b classes would be unreal.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:10 AM ^
Shit, if I had talent and was 17 again, I'd commit to Harbaugh. I'm 35 and will still run through a wall, not that Harbaugh cares.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:11 AM ^
December 28th, 2014 at 12:57 AM ^
of JMFH coming home scares the shit out of OSU. I cannot wait for this season. Hell I just might snatch up a couple extra pair from those who dropped their tickets this year.
December 28th, 2014 at 2:32 AM ^
December 28th, 2014 at 12:12 AM ^
December 28th, 2014 at 12:14 AM ^
Thank you Jim Hackett!!
December 28th, 2014 at 12:16 AM ^
All the defensive guys who were seriously considering UF, now as at least considering UM?
December 28th, 2014 at 12:16 AM ^
So we could get Darrin back, Clark back, and bring in Iman Marshall? Marshall and Peppers in that backfield together for a few years with Jourdan Lewis is a crazy thought. That was be a fantastic secondary.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:24 AM ^
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December 28th, 2014 at 1:17 AM ^
Assuming that Harbaugh wants Darrin Kirkland, the ship has not sailed until Kirkland attends class at UT. There are no early LOI's in football.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:16 AM ^
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December 28th, 2014 at 12:18 AM ^
An impressionable young man made choice based on some negativity surrounding the program and lack of a head coach. As long as academically he fits, why not welcome him? Having read many of the posts on here, many fans were thinking of jumping ship, especially if a head coach they didn't like we're to be hired. So cut the young man some slack. Go Blue!
December 28th, 2014 at 12:25 AM ^
Chris Clark should be here for the degree first and Michigan Football.
If he was he would of held his commitment to see the new coach first before leaving.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:34 AM ^
Come on. As a proud alumnus and Ann Arbor native, I like to think the degree is the most important thing to come from my four years. But it's not where you go, but what you do when you get there.
It's just a semi-valuable piece of paper. Depending on what frame you put it in.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:18 AM ^
Srsly. It's raining Harbaughs.
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December 28th, 2014 at 12:20 AM ^
these posts about potential commits coming back and more possibly entering the fold shows that Harbaugh is not going to have any problems recruiting at Michigan.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:21 AM ^
But in my opinion they should of been committed to Michigan Football and that degree and had faith/trust.
Your character has been exposed if you Decommitted and want to come back.
People like Alex and Brian Cole deserve major props for sticking with Michigan!!! True Michigan Men and character that will show on game day.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:28 AM ^
but these guys had no idea who their coach was going to be. Can't really blame those who decommitted. Weber then committing to osu rubs me the wrong way but would be even more fun to steal him back. Just my 2 cents
December 28th, 2014 at 1:26 AM ^
It would even more fun if Weber is sitting next to Bri'onte Dunn on the OSU bench, watching Derrick Green, De'Veon Smith, Ty Isaac, Justice Hayes, Drake Johnson, etc, taking turns, racking up 500 rushing yards against OSU.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:29 AM ^
December 28th, 2014 at 12:32 AM ^
But I would want players to be at Michigan for Michigan not one person or having a difficult season.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:36 AM ^
Your furry avatar is stupid, and "off sides" isn't a thing.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:45 AM ^
Nice insults. I simply stated an opinion and you come with insults.
Wow! I am here to talk football and your hear to slam a fellow Michigan Fan.
December 28th, 2014 at 1:26 AM ^
December 28th, 2014 at 8:10 AM ^
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December 28th, 2014 at 12:38 AM ^
December 28th, 2014 at 1:04 AM ^
I don't blame them either but if they're dream was to play Michigan they had a shot to do that. The team, the team, the team! When Bo said that my personal opinion part of that means be there at lows and highs...together the team will get through it.
I don't disagree with your comments good points of course.
But now that Jimmy is coming kids will want back on board. What if it was a different coach like a Mullen.
Would He come then?
December 28th, 2014 at 12:36 AM ^
December 28th, 2014 at 12:38 AM ^
These are 17-year-old kids making an entirely reasonable decision based on what they need to do for their future. You and I may love Michigan with all our hearts, but it's not fair to expect these young athletes -- most of whom have worked most their lives at the goal of playing collegiate football in a program they are comfortable with and confident in -- to put that future in jeopardy when they have other options that, even if somewhat less desirable than Michigan at the time they gave an initial verbal commitment, appear to be much safer options given the information (or the lack thereof) that they have.
Please don't be that guy who tries to take some sanctimonious moral high ground over decisions that are intensely personal and probably very difficult for them to have to make.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:55 AM ^
I am not trying to cause drama on the post or negativity.
Maybe I am wrong...but even look at Hoke. He even had the recruiting rule of you decommit or take visits your gone.
That's because he wanted young men who wanted to be here and also use as a tactic to not be pulled away from another school.
Just sayin- I appreciate the post you had.
December 28th, 2014 at 8:34 AM ^
I know you're not trying to create drama, and I don't think you have a malicious intent with your posts, so no worries. It's a difference in perspective among people who care about Michigan.
I think it's a great thing to want students who dream of playing for Michigan, so you and I are in agreement there. There's nothing better than a Malzone-type recruit who grew up a Michigan fan from the beginning and will give anything to play in the winged helmet. But where you and I diverged is whether it's fair to expect that of all recruits, many of whom only began to have any meaningful relationship with the school when they received a call from a coach at Michigan (whether Hoke or someone else) who told them that the existing staff would love to coach them and be a mentor to them during their four years in college. When these recruits see all those people who they developed those close bonds with get sent packing, it could be very hard to feel comfortable gambling their future on the chance that they have a similar level of comfort with whichever new staff comes in in the month before signing day. Meanwhile, other schools that they also had good relationships are filling up their classes, and they're going to be the ones left with very limited options if they wait until January to see who Michigan manages to get and end up not feeling comfortable with that coach.
You mentioned Hoke's policy, but it's important to note that he kept that policy because a commit's verbal commitment caused Michigan to rely on that commitment and focus its recruiting efforts on areas of need. It would be to Michigan's detriment if they could not have some level of assurance that they did not need to be recruiting additional players to replace specific guys already in their class. But this is a very different situation, not least of which because schools know that a coaching change inevitably causes a big shift in the recruiting class. The fact that the coaches have told players that they can look around now (in spite of Hoke's prior policy) should be all the evidence we need of that.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:54 AM ^
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December 28th, 2014 at 12:56 AM ^
Go blue.
December 28th, 2014 at 3:56 AM ^
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December 28th, 2014 at 12:26 PM ^
December 28th, 2014 at 12:27 AM ^
I think UM should also look at Cali kids, kids who have seen Harbaugh's work at Stanford and in San Fran.
Go for KLS, Rosen, Travis Waller if they wanted another QB. Offer every 5* in Cali.
December 28th, 2014 at 2:41 AM ^
LOL more than Cali kids have seen his work. Stanford was 12-1 in his last year and the NFL - as best as I can tell - shows San Fran games outside Cal borders. In fact over a billion people have seen his work. He was in a Super Bowl.
Harbaugh immediately goes to co-1A with Saban as the top of the food chain in terms of on tip of tongue of every recruit. With Hoke he sold Michigan. With Harbaugh he can sell Michigan and everything Harbaugh has done. Its a potent combo.
All that said recruiting has not been an issue at UM; development has. But for the first time in a while we have a coach who is going to demand top notch results in development and if the position coaches dont live up to his demands, they will be gone.
This is going to be a hectic 6 weeks but the 2016 class I expect we'll start seeing top 5 classes fill in.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:52 AM ^
http://247sports.com/Player/Damarkus-Lodge-21089
Not sure if this kid would be interested in UM but he is still uncommitted and might entertain a UM offer after the JH announcement. I don't know sh#t about recruiting or scouting players but after watching this kid play a few times he will be an immediate impact player wherever he goes.
December 28th, 2014 at 1:12 AM ^
December 28th, 2014 at 1:43 AM ^
We'll see if he gets a chance.. . Too late for Stefon Diggs?
December 28th, 2014 at 2:47 AM ^
December 28th, 2014 at 8:56 AM ^
Chris Clark - we will welcome you back with open arms. Recommit.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:37 PM ^
Getting a new offer from JH and the boys, Chris Clark. You messed up, your old offer is dead. New staff under no obligation to renew it.