Hello: Stephen Spanellis

BiSB January 21st, 2016 at 9:08 PM

Per the man himself, Stephen Spanellis just flipped his commitment from Virginia to Michigan:

This was a difficult decision for me, but I had to do what I felt was best for me and my family. #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/tQxYxzt1pp
— Stephen Spanellis (@Big_Spanellis78) January 22, 2016

The three star offensive tackle from Baltimore, Maryland committed following last weekend’s official visit to Ann Arbor. Informative update to come.

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Wolverine4545

January 21st, 2016 at 9:12 PM ^

First!

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Roughneck

January 21st, 2016 at 9:14 PM ^

Second?

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Bo Schemheckler

January 21st, 2016 at 10:19 PM ^

Oh good, 2 chances to downvote

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Pit2047

January 21st, 2016 at 11:17 PM ^

Is this still a thing? I thought the Internet had evolved past this…

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Hail Harbo

January 21st, 2016 at 11:57 PM ^

12 year olds continue to come of age.

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M-Dog

January 22nd, 2016 at 9:46 AM ^

Tribute to Haloscan!

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Reader71

January 21st, 2016 at 9:12 PM ^

BiSB, you're way too late. The board has this covered already.

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UMfan21

January 21st, 2016 at 9:18 PM ^

Guess Brian should obliviate BiSB's points. /s

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Gulogulo37

January 22nd, 2016 at 12:46 AM ^

Ace better hurry up and write an informative post before Spanellis decommits.

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Sione's Flow

January 21st, 2016 at 9:16 PM ^

Dude's got some guns!

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amphibious1

January 21st, 2016 at 9:17 PM ^

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Alumnus93

January 21st, 2016 at 9:21 PM ^

ulizio and spanellis Wonder if these were plan C options like Dan Samuelson

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WolvinLA2

January 21st, 2016 at 9:44 PM ^

Or they're Plan C options like Patrick Omameh or Graham Glasgow. Or maybe they aren't Plan C options?!

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OysterMonkey

January 21st, 2016 at 9:51 PM ^

Hey! Wonder if you're an asshole!

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BlueWolverine02

January 21st, 2016 at 9:57 PM ^

I guess if you consider Delance plan A and Price plan B then yeah you could call him a plan C. Every school gets a lot of plan C guys, not everyone can be a 5 star. Hopefully he is one of the plan C guys that pans out and I trust the coaches that he is a better prospect than Swenson. Looking for some senior film so I can judge for myself.

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M-Dog

January 22nd, 2016 at 9:50 AM ^

And not all plan C guys are created equal. Alabama's plan C guys aren't the same as Purdue's plan C guys.

A Harbaugh plan C guy is still going to be an elite recruit.

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wahooverine

January 21st, 2016 at 10:39 PM ^

What point are you attempting to make? Disapointment in taking Plan C options? (assuming that is what they even are?). No team maybe other than Bama gets it's Plan A, or even Plan B, at every position.

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Blue In NC

January 22nd, 2016 at 12:16 PM ^

Or a plan C option like Willie Henry...

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schreibee

January 22nd, 2016 at 12:52 PM ^

Or former Grayshirt offeree Jeremy Clark... or former walk-on Ryan Glasgow, or former 3rd (4th?) string QB Tom Brady.....

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The Oracle

January 21st, 2016 at 9:23 PM ^

I've heard rumblings he may be decommit next week.

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M-Dog

January 22nd, 2016 at 9:51 AM ^

Because Harbaugh is already eyeing his replacement.

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Hardware Sushi

January 21st, 2016 at 9:28 PM ^

What the hell Ace...didn't have this one written up yet?

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GoBlueInIowa

January 21st, 2016 at 9:29 PM ^

It has been over 20 mins, dude is slipping

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GoBlueInIowa

January 21st, 2016 at 9:29 PM ^

Well this answers the "Hope Harbaugh has a plan for ..."

Yes, he does, he always does.

Should be a fun and emotional two weeks.

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DHughes5218

January 21st, 2016 at 9:33 PM ^

The next two weeks is going to be awesome. I'll be on the site lurking more than I do during the regular season.

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GoBlueInIowa

January 21st, 2016 at 9:44 PM ^

It really is hurting my productivity at work.

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IncrediblySTIFF

January 21st, 2016 at 10:39 PM ^

not as bad as actual football season does

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superstringer

January 21st, 2016 at 9:44 PM ^

I would say the same thing about myself... but the laws of physics wont allow me to hit F5 any more often than once a Planke time unit anyway.

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M-Dog

January 22nd, 2016 at 9:54 AM ^

Hope Harbaugh has a plan for ..."

If you've been following all of this closely, Harbaugh is not reacting to events . . . he's causing events.

He is not reacting to decommits, they are happening because Harbaugh is already going down another path.

I doubt any of them surprised Harbaugh, even Richardson.

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SMart WolveFan

January 21st, 2016 at 9:31 PM ^

Way to GoBue.

Gilman gets "Known Friend and Trusted Agent" Maize status.

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M-Dog

January 22nd, 2016 at 9:56 AM ^

If you call him Steverino again, he will decommit on the spot.

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bdsisme

January 21st, 2016 at 9:33 PM ^

Thanks, Ace.

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Brian Griese

January 21st, 2016 at 9:39 PM ^

Sleeper of the year?

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Toasted Yosties

January 21st, 2016 at 9:57 PM ^

Coached by Henry Poggi's dad. Is there any chance this is a way to get at Durkin? I feel like that infamous basketball game is going to carry forth to the gridiron and the recruiting games. Now we can start a pipeline and siphon away his talent. Heh.

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ghostofhoke

January 21st, 2016 at 9:58 PM ^

You should not post on this site

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Toasted Yosties

January 21st, 2016 at 10:10 PM ^

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MGoGrendel

January 21st, 2016 at 10:22 PM ^

Looks like Snoopy's doghouse

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Toasted Yosties

January 21st, 2016 at 10:26 PM ^

Great show if you haven't seen it.

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schreibee

January 22nd, 2016 at 12:55 PM ^

Good Grief!

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Sopwith

January 21st, 2016 at 10:44 PM ^

is better.

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Toasted Yosties

January 21st, 2016 at 10:52 PM ^

Can't beat a Michigan Snoopy.

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Mgodiscgolfer

January 21st, 2016 at 10:23 PM ^

the Virginia head coaches son.

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drewro02

January 21st, 2016 at 10:09 PM ^

He was previously committed to and flipped from Virginia.. No.

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Mgodiscgolfer

January 22nd, 2016 at 7:02 AM ^

Yes he flipped from Virginia, but more importantly he has an amaizing Sr. Hudl highlite film. It's a must see if you have not seen.

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mgobaran

January 22nd, 2016 at 9:08 AM ^

I think this is a way to bolster our tackle spot for the future.

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Toasted Yosties

January 22nd, 2016 at 10:29 AM ^

Kid looks huge and likely underrated. I meant in addition to doing that. This high school will be to Durkin and Maryland what Cass Tech and Paramus Catholic are to Michigan. If Durkin is going to have success, he's going to have to be a great recruiter. If he could depend on the high school to produce kids likely to come to Maryland, it'd setup a solid foundation for Maryland's future recruitment. My theory is that Jim Harbaugh is seeking to undercut Durkin's efforts. We have an "in" with Poggi's dad as their head coach. My bet is we take at least a kid or two from this high school going forward in order to both get great recruits and loot Durkin's local recruiting source. A Michigan pipeline here could be devastating for Durkin's coaching future at Maryland. Time will tell, anyway. The 2017 offers are going out. If this is Jim's plan, it will be become clear.

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Toasted Yosties

January 22nd, 2016 at 10:54 AM ^

Ellison Jordan, 4-star DT PSU commit and fellow Gilman teammate, supposedly joined Spanelli on the Michigan visit. Total speculation, but could he be considering a flip, or maybe a backup plan if Gary decides to go elsewhere?

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Rabbit21

January 21st, 2016 at 9:53 PM ^

What a great way to end the night and great news for the program. It's going to be a wild two weeks but there'll be good like this to go with the bad and a hopeful.ending on a very high note!

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