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Hello: Maurice Hurst Jr.

By Ace — June 2nd, 2012 at 3:10 PM — 69 comments
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As anticipated, Westwood (MA) Xavarian Brothers DT Maurice Hurst Jr. has committed to Michigan while visiting campus today, according to a report by 247's Todd Worly ($). Hurst is the son of former New England Patriots cornerback Maurice Hurst and is also a cousin of former St. Louis Rams superstar tailback Marshall Faulk. He becomes Michigan's 19th commit in the class of 2013 and the first at defensive tackle, perhaps the biggest position of need remaining in the class.

GURU RATINGS

Scout Rivals ESPN 247 Sports
4*, #23 DT,
#213 Ovr
3*, #30 DT 3*, 77, #32 DT 4*, 90, #19 DT

Hurst's rankings are split between Scout and 247, which see him as a four-star and around the #20 defensive tackle in the country, and Rivals and ESPN, which have him as a three-star and in the area of #30 at his position. All four sites list Hurst at 6'2", with his weight ranging from 275 (Scout/ESPN) to 290 (247). WolverineNation's Chantel Jennings wrote a recent feature on Hurst detailing his rise from a "pudgy" 5'9" freshman to a 6'2" BCS prospect and pegged his current weight at 290 pounds ($).

Hurst first started emerging on the scene around this time last year, impressing Rivals.com's Mike Farrell at the Northeast Five-Star Showdown ($):

Hurst is the son of the former New England Patriots cornerback of the same name and you can tell he has athletic genes. He has a nice frame that can still add weight but what really stands out about him is his quickness off the ball and his light feet. Hurst beat most of his opponents with his first step and he was able to win the leverage game most of the time as well. At times he can be too upright and present too much of a target. His footwork is excellent and he has natural balance, and he is very good at responding quickly to the initial punch of offensive linemen. He also showed a good motor.

Impressive athleticism is a common thread throughout Hurst's evaluations—as you'll see in his highlights, he's nimble enough to line up at running back in high school. ESPN's evaluation highlights his explosiveness while pointing out a few areas for improvement mostly pertaining to his technique ($):

You would like to see more consistency but displays a good first-step that can allow him to quickly get penetration. He is at his best when he can fire out and primarily be a penetrator that disrupts schemes. Flashes the ability to be tough when taking on blockers as he can quickly fire out low and gain leverage and with solid strength hold his ground. While he does possess a quick first-step he can at times almost as quickly pop up and play tall and needs to work to consistently keep his pads down. He does display some rigidness and while he can get penetration he displays adequate ability to quickly change direction. He gives good effort and stays after the play showing the ability to take proper angles in pursuit. Displays solid long speed. He will try and wrap-up as a tackler and displays strong hands for drag down types. As a pass rusher he is capable of getting a quick hard charge up-field to get pressure. Will flash the ability to try and work some moves to help work past, but needs to continue to develop in this area to help when he can't just quickly blow past blockers.

As is evident on his tape, Hurst is a very disruptive presence on the interior of the line, a guy who uses his leverage and quickness—a la Mike Martin—to work his way into the backfield with regularity. In November of last year, Scout's Bob Lichtenfels tabbed Hurst as the top prospect in the East region who hadn't yet earned recognition as a top 100 player, comparing him to another collegiate standout ($):

Westwood (Mass.) Xaverian defensive tackle Maurice Hurst Jr., I hate comparing players to kids we've seen in the past, but watching Hurst reminds me of watching Marvin Austin. Kids who are 6-2/275 are not supposed to be able to move the way he does. Not too mention when he isn't wreaking havoc in the other teams backfield he is playing in his own backfield. Not many kids that size can pull that off.

Hurst has an invite to the Army All-American Game, a potential sign that his rankings will be on the rise in the future. His combination of size and athleticism is sure to turn some heads.

OFFERS

Hurst chose Michigan over fellow finalist Virginia, and he also held offers from Michigan State (where he visited yesterday), Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio State, Boston College, UConn, Duke, Maryland, Mizzou, N.C. State, Purdue, Rutgers, Temple, Vanderbilt, and others.

STATS

Hurst tallied 61 tackles, 13.5 TFL, nine sacks, and four forced fumbles as a junior en route to being named first-team all-state.

FAKE 40 TIME

247 lists Hurst with a 4.88, while his highlight tape credits him with a 4.92. Both seem pretty reasonable for a tackle noted for his athleticism; I'll give those a two FAKEs out of five.

VIDEO

Junior highlights:

Pretty epic fat guy touchdown at the :25 mark.

PREDICTION BASED ON FLIMSY EVIDENCE

Hurst is reportedly being recruited as a three-tech DT, though he has the size to potentially play the nose down the road if needed—that may depend on who else Michigan adds to the class. If he ends up at three-tech, Hurst should get a redshirt year since Michigan brought in Willie Henry, Matt Godin, and potentially Chris Wormley at the position in the 2012 class. After that redshirt year, he'll be in position for fight for time against those three and a senior Kenny Wilkins; given that he's got a higher recruiting profile than all the '12 recruits save Wormley, he's got a good shot at contributing as a redshirt freshman.

If, say, Michigan brings in MD DT Henry Poggi as a three-tech and slides Hurst over to the nose, he'd be right in the mix to back up Ondre Pipkins from the moment he arrives on campus.

UPSHOT FOR THE REST OF THE CLASS

Hurst fills a huge need along the defensive line, but the coaches will likely bring in another defensive tackle, with the top target being Poggi. TX DT Hardreck Walker, who just got bumped up to four stars on Rivals, is another possibility.

The remaining needs are another wide receiver—that spot is currently being held for IL WR Laquon Treadwell—as well as potential depth at strongside DE and in the defensive backfield. For the most part, Michigan can continue to target the best players available. The pace of recruiting should slow considerably with the Wolverines already having filled 19 spots in what should be a 23-24 player class.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 3:17 PM
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HERE COME THE NEXT WAVE OF

HERE COME THE NEXT WAVE OF COMMITS!

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June 2nd, 2012 at 7:05 PM
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You've been sitting on that gif

since May 10th haven't you?

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June 2nd, 2012 at 3:23 PM
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Looks like a great player,

Looks like a great player, his run the third play of the video was quite spectacular.  Speaking of the video, can you please put a warning on them from now on if they might risk blowing up your speakers?  Apparently Fox Business online uses slightly different volume levels than YOUTUBE; damn near gave me a heart attack and I could'nt find the volume switch so my wife started yelling, per usual.  And yes young man, I do understand that it may be "Game Time".  Excited to have another great player on board.

~Herm

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June 2nd, 2012 at 3:32 PM
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I honestly don't mean this to

I honestly don't mean this to be sarcastic or patronizing: 

You've become one of my favorite posters.  For some reason, I find everything that you write hilarious, and I think that's true whether you're actually in your 70s or some guy pretending that he's in his 70s.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 9:16 PM
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His post has me in tears of

His post has me in tears of joyous laughter.  It is of flawless contruction.  I pray that it is all real, but can also commend the creative genius if it is simply a persona. 

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June 2nd, 2012 at 3:22 PM
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Welcome aboard young man.

Welcome aboard young man.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 3:23 PM
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Welcome to Michigan! Really

Welcome to Michigan!

Really like his tape.  This kid could be down right scary with some further improvement in his technique.

Big10 backfields, meet Mr. Hurst!

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June 2nd, 2012 at 3:28 PM
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Suck it, Dantonio!!

Suck it, Dantonio!!

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June 2nd, 2012 at 4:46 PM
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Words

Words to live by. Welcome aboard Maurice.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 3:30 PM
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Fantastic.....

we needed another bowlingball in the middle.... A nice get for Big Blue....

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June 2nd, 2012 at 4:32 PM
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The Giants got a DT too?

The Giants got a DT too? Nice.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 5:17 PM
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thought that was

Kentucky

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June 2nd, 2012 at 6:32 PM
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IBM grabbed one today, too. 

IBM grabbed one today, too.  It's their version of the Terry Tate, office linebacker, thing.  It turns out that computer nerds are a little slow but hard to bring down, so Big Blue went DT instead of LB.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 3:32 PM
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This kid looks solid great

This kid looks solid great technique and explosiveness for a 3-tech DT should most definitly be a solid pick up in the long run and has potential to be a truly elite defensive tackle.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 3:39 PM
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See what ha-happened was...

...honey, it's Kate Upton, see...she's a big Michigan fan, and well --- wait, no this isn't...it's a blog, it's called MGoBlog.com...no it's not Michigan porn it's a blog. No wait, listen, like it's for Michigan news. I know what the Ann Arbor News is honey. This is where fans can --- see, when Michigan gets a commit, someone always posts. It's not a message babe, it's not like texting or facebook, it's a blog.

...yes, I'll do the dishes.

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June 3rd, 2012 at 2:30 AM
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I think your wife and my wife

I think your wife and my wife could be best friends.

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June 3rd, 2012 at 10:13 PM
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Not so easy.

 Do the dishes,… is that all?

 I had to make dinner and mix up martinis too.  /s

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June 2nd, 2012 at 3:34 PM
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Well done Mr Hurst

May this prove to be your best decision as you embark on an awesome career.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 3:43 PM
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Hmmmmm...

Part 1: Now that he has committed to Michigan we can be assured his Ohio offer was "non-commit table"



Part 2: It doesn't matter that he is yet another 4 star player who said no to Sparty as "Coach D is a better evaluator of talent and will coach up a player who really wants to go to State".



Add any additional meme as indicated...

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June 2nd, 2012 at 3:51 PM
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I was wondering how the

"can't close when a player is down to two schools" thing is working now....

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June 2nd, 2012 at 4:19 PM
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To be fair, Virginia isn't

To be fair, Virginia isn't exactly USC or Alabama.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 4:46 PM
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Still had offers from MSU,

Still had offers from MSU, OSU, and Nebraska

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June 2nd, 2012 at 8:26 PM
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How many dual

ohio commits have we stolen?  Any one keeping count?

I think marky mark took only 1 from us this year.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 4:01 PM
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4-5 more commits?

I'll say...

20. Henry Poggi

21. Laquon Treadwell

22. Leon McQuay / Kendall Fuller 

23. A RB...Derrick Green / flipping Ty Issac? / Late-fill with Berkley Edwards?

24. A luxury sleeper...a 2nd QB (Boyle? Walsh?), another WR (Gladney?), a true C (Peterson?), a true NG (Crayton? Gibbs?), a SLB (Lane? Worley?) or another CB (Garner?)

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June 4th, 2012 at 8:16 AM
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1 for 1...

Poggi is Blue...Laquon, you're next!

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June 2nd, 2012 at 4:09 PM
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Number 11

Great pick up.  I notice that he wears #11 in HS.  Could this foreshadow that Hurst will be  the first player to don the Wistert Brothers Legend Jersey?

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June 2nd, 2012 at 4:23 PM
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I think he should wear #37

I think he should wear #37 like his dad.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 4:29 PM
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Ace...there's a $50 in my pocket

Ace...there's a $50 in my pocket with your name on it if you call young master Hurst, Jr. a "fat guy" to his face. Oh, and if you post the carnage of what takes place after that to YouTube, I'll throw in another $20.

/not really

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June 2nd, 2012 at 4:32 PM
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Great fit

At 6'2", 290 lbs., he's a perfect fit for the 3-tech at that weight.

But he's only a high school junior.  So if he gets any bigger - which seems likely - he'll also be a great fit as a potentially stout *and* disruptive 1-tech.  Looking forward to seeing the type of player he'll be once our coaches get to work with him.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 6:54 PM
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We need another Rob Renes...

that tough SOB was awesome in the middle. 

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June 2nd, 2012 at 5:18 PM
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"Hurst has an invite to the

"Hurst has an invite to the Army All-American Game, a potential sign that his rankings will be on the rise in the future."

Sound familiar, Ondre Pipkins?

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June 2nd, 2012 at 5:29 PM
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Best bits of schadenfreude

Courtesy of our friends at Michigan State:

First, when Maurice is still "considering" the Spartans...four hours ago ago (lol)...

Has Sean wrote an article on his MSU visit yet?

Not yet. I was referring to Hurst stepping away from Twitter for a minute to really take in the visits. We're both good schools and always seem to get a good to great review from recruits. Kids usually seem to have a good visit unless something goes terribbly wrong so there is not always a need to light up twitter saying things like "awesome visit" and things like that. Or.....maybe he's just really busy visiting back to back schools that could really be a good fit for him. I don't know.

Any of the schools he is looking at would make a great destination for the kid.

And then he commits to us...

Why the hell did this kid even visit if his plans were to commit the second he hit aa? What a fucking joke.

Not gonna lie, we really do not have the best salesmen for recruits. Coaching, they are amazing, but you gotta sell the program better than they are. No reason to keep losing these linemen to Scum every time.

It's going to be mighty annoying watching a UM team full of guys our staff wanted

We better hope our staff is much, much better at develeopment. Because if we agree they are great at evaluation, UM is going to be stacked.

Moran! So tired of so-called Spartans pissing themselves whenever a recruit picks another school. Forty years of the wilderness doesn't get erased in 5 years, get that through your rock hard skull!

Nothing better than a good old fashioned Sparty Meltdown!

You can check out all the glorious bits (here), for as long as the Spartans keep the link anyway. lol GO BLUE

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June 2nd, 2012 at 5:32 PM
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Is that last comment

referring to Erin Moran, who played Joanie on "Happy Days"?  I didn't realize she was a Sparty fan.  Hopefully at least Chachi is a UM supporter.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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I think it's just how

I think it's just how the internets spell "moron"

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June 2nd, 2012 at 5:48 PM
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I know, I was just...

nevermind.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 5:47 PM
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Funny

Spartans suck! They are living in a dream world because rich rod gave them a taste of success.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 8:54 PM
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So it's annoying watching a

So it's annoying watching a UM team full of players Sparty wanted? I guess Michigan has always been annoying then.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 10:16 PM
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Develeopment

That must be short for how Dantonio sends evelopes to recruits.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 5:21 PM
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I'm not gonna lie I was

I'm not gonna lie I was hoping this kid would go to virginia. I've heard he isn't very worker, didnt perform well against top quality opponents (I saw just about all of his games, most live)and from what Ive heard he has put about 20lbs of weight in the off season, and its not all good weight. We shouldnt just be celebrating a commit like this because his father was an NFL player. There is no way he will even be a contributer for on defense. Not with what Ive seen of him.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 5:37 PM
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Link?

Link or it didn't happen!

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June 2nd, 2012 at 5:45 PM
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Going to trust the staff on this one.

For what it's worth, the play on his highlight reel immediately after the epic touchdown run shows him rushing the passer and getting in the QB's face, then turning around and chasing down the receiver to prevent a bigger gain downfield.  One play does not a "high motor" make, but crikey, how many DT's pressure the passer and tackle the receiver on the same play?  Not doubting your first-hand observations, but do think a statement like "there is no way he will even be a contributor on defense" before he's even reached his senior year in h.s. is way, way over the top.

The other thing I liked were the schools on his offer list.  the ones that popped out at me were Vandy and Duke.  If they're recruiting him, I'm not too worried about his academics.  

 

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June 2nd, 2012 at 10:44 PM
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Yeah you seem trustworthy.

Yeah you seem trustworthy.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 11:24 PM
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I hope you went to Virginia.

With your grasp of the English language.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 11:38 PM
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A lineman got fat during the

A lineman got fat during the offseason?!?!?!  I've never heard of that before.

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June 3rd, 2012 at 7:43 AM
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Interesting.  We have three

Interesting.  We have three D-Line coaches who have made substantial careers out of coaching D-linemen at the highest levels of college football.... but your information has given me pause.  I'm now very concerned.  /S

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June 4th, 2012 at 1:59 AM
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Sparty troll posing as

Sparty troll posing as Michigan fan?  Sorry, but badmouthing him here is not going to make him switch to MSU.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 5:37 PM
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I've gone ahead and posbanged

I've gone ahead and posbanged most posts in these Hurst commitment threads. Especially Kate Upton posts. I love posbanging Kate Upton. I'd posbang Kate Upton every day. I just now posbanged Kate Upton and I'm ready for moar.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 5:41 PM
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I dont know anybody that's a

I dont know anybody that's a "very worker".  This was supposed to be in response to mawolverine.

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June 2nd, 2012 at 6:01 PM
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ouch Danny Boy

Another MSU offer that goes blue. This one has got to hurt since he was in EL yesterday. Sparty fans are getting restless with Hoke's success on the trail, I am hearing alot of we need to beat them now because in three years....

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June 2nd, 2012 at 6:07 PM
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Love it

For a Wolverine in Spartan country such as myself, it's great to see morale diminishing.

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