UM offers possible 5 star BB recruit in Football
April 23rd, 2015 at 11:39 AM ^
Class of 2018? Born in 2000....
it has begun
April 23rd, 2015 at 11:43 AM ^
Class of 2017 but yes it has begun!
April 23rd, 2015 at 11:50 AM ^
I'm not old.
I'm not old.
I'm not old.
I'm not old.
I'm not old...
Edit: In all seriousness, we are rapidly approaching the day when my MGoAccount will be older than some of the posters here, and when I'll have been reading MGoBlog (2005) longer than some recruits have been alive.
We're not there yet, but the day is coming...
April 23rd, 2015 at 12:02 PM ^
then it is pro players
then old pro players
then college and pro coaches
then old college and pro coaches
I vividly remember being 10 and being in the gym of my future high school on a Friday night, with my dad, watching a basketball game, starring some of my future coaches (the high school kids on the team), thinking, "WOW, they are all so old."
Now, I'm sitting here....
Then the sons of players you remember that played in college are being recruited. The madness never ends !
That happened a long time ago for me you goddamn whippersnapping madeupwordsifool.
JayZeus Christo...
I'm not angry.
I'm not angry.
I'm not angry.
I'm not angry.
I'm not angry..
April 23rd, 2015 at 11:42 AM ^
Rivals has him in the class of 2017. Lists him at 6'4 200lbs. Yes, please.
April 23rd, 2015 at 12:35 PM ^
he is a rising JR. he is now a legit 6'5 205, this was seeing him last week.
April 23rd, 2015 at 11:43 AM ^
I'd play basketball 100 times out of 100. Chances of serious injury and brain damage are wayyyyy lower. Plus, basketball projections are easier to make than football. Since they're more accurate, I'd guess that the likelihood that you'll potentially play professionally is higher.
April 23rd, 2015 at 11:44 AM ^
True, but many, many fewer pro slots in hoops. If you're not in the top 32 guys in the country that year, your future as a pro is very uncertain.
April 23rd, 2015 at 12:26 PM ^
as in the NBA. The numbers change drastically when you compare the spots for specific positions though.
The NBA pays better and has no-cut contracts. Basketball players can also make a good living overseas and can start their pro career sooner. If we're talking abut the #1 basketball player in his class, the decision should be a no-brainer.
April 23rd, 2015 at 11:49 AM ^
I completely agree.. However I would imagine a 6'4 200 plus pound athlete will have a better shot at making it to the NFL where that size is less prevelant for a receiver/tight end with speed. In this case though MJ Walker looks like NBA material for sure!
April 23rd, 2015 at 11:51 AM ^
*Double post*
April 23rd, 2015 at 11:50 AM ^
I would choose basketball as well. The one drawback that makes me pause is the travel schedule. In the NFL, you play 8 away games. In the NBA, it's 41, and that includes back-to-backs in different cities. It's not like baseball where you go to a city and play 3-4 games. Arguably, the travel schedules for the NBA and the NHL are the worst. But those guys aren't flying coach anymore (or taking trains,) so that mitigates the travel issue.
April 23rd, 2015 at 12:36 PM ^
Also NBA guaranteed contracts. NFL no - just signing bonus guaranteed.
So dudes in the NBA get paid to sit on the bench and play 12 games a year for $13M - i.e. Caron Butler much of the past 2 years with the Pistons (although he played a bit more late this year due to trades).
April 23rd, 2015 at 11:44 AM ^
He's a good football prospect, not a great one, IMO. He's a pretty large body for a WR and can go up and get the ball, but he's not blazing fast.
April 23rd, 2015 at 11:45 AM ^
Do want. An interesting dilemna faces this young man in the future - which sport to choose? He could try to do both in college, but it usually doesn't turn out well. Time will tell.
April 23rd, 2015 at 12:30 PM ^
if he did play both sports, which one would his scholarship count against? Both?
the one with 85 scholarships----but not always.
I believe it would count against both, yes.
that's what I figured, but I wasn't sure.
the scholarship always counts against football. If he plays basketball, but not football, it always counts against basketball. It's automatic, according to NCAA Rules.
April 23rd, 2015 at 11:48 AM ^
April 23rd, 2015 at 11:49 AM ^
Tell that to Terrelle Pryor. However, I think he was a higher rated FB prospect than a BB prospect, but I believe he was at least a 4* in both.
April 23rd, 2015 at 12:10 PM ^
April 23rd, 2015 at 12:02 PM ^
April 23rd, 2015 at 12:08 PM ^
guaranteed contracts.... NBA has them, NFL doesn't
April 23rd, 2015 at 12:09 PM ^
Let him play both. Then, he has to use a football scholly and we don't have a continued scholly crunch in basketball.
April 23rd, 2015 at 12:19 PM ^
Mike Williams. USC. They found him on a basketball court in Florida.
Unbelievable college receiver without blazing speed.
April 23rd, 2015 at 12:22 PM ^
is 26 old? Im about to be 26.
April 23rd, 2015 at 12:34 PM ^
This is right up my alley. I went to JONESBORO high and go to all of their games and I can tell you he is a monster at basketball he is an amazing athlete and you will see that, he has better speed than Magnus thinks. Me and his dad are cool and he will be sticking with Basketball but he has all the ability to play football if thats what he wanted to do.
I also expect him to blowup on the football trail because the starting QB (Zerrick Cooper 4 star QB going to Clemson) was out the entire year and this was MJ's first year playing football since middle school. Just watch out for him. I have a ton of info on this kid.
Well get him on your Wolverine Jet and get his behind to Michigan then!
Whats funny is as good as i think he will prove to be in Football I would LOVE for him to go play basketball at Michigan more than Football. He has that It factor the team has not been this good is Harry Douglas and Toney Douglas played here. Has lead the team to two state championships on his first two years and a 68-7 Overall record during that time. Only loss this year being to Monteverde (at their gym). Kid is Special in the gym.
I know he is a part time player which I why I said he hasnt played since middle school and had my second paragraph about having a better QB this year alowing him to show off a little better. The thing that does not show is he was bothered by a knee injury most of the football season which I why I said he has better speed than you realize, but he has gotten no real coaching in Football and has used pretty much all resources to basketball. All indications from his dad is he will be sticking to Basketball, but like I said if he wants to stick with football he will be a top level recruit.
Can't decide if I would rather have him on the basketball or football team.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvnhvjzoZA0
Couple Sophomore highlights on the court.
but they aren't my heroes in the same way. Now they (college players) are kids/young adults that do incredible things in pressure filled situations that I can't fathom. The thought of doing my job with 115,000 people watching live and another several million watching at home is enough to make me piss down my leg. The fact that these kids do it and do it so well is more impressive to me the older I get.