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In Which We Discuss Otters, And Certainly Not Will Campbell, Who Is Not Being Discussed
The William Campbell recruitment is the reason the letters W, T, and F were invented. A couple days ago, Campbell publicly eliminates (or near-eliminates) Michigan after months of foregone conclusion-hood. WTF?!?!?
Numerous sources have confirmed that Michigan is still in the picture for Campbell and will be one of the candidates for his pledge on Saturday. One source went as far as saying that he felt Campbell would certainly re-commit to Michigan, noting the big defensive tackle's sense of humor and tendency to joke around.
WTF?
Meanwhile, the inbox says this:
Friend at Miami says his sources tell him they think Will is all theirs.
Source at USC says TJ McDonald reported to the USC staff (who have been absolutely confused by Will during their recruitment of him) that Will Campbell was making up all the dropping Michigan stuff. After I relayed this to my friend at Miami he was very unconfident about the Will to Miami report, so that probably isn’t a strong rumor.
He [Campbell] told TJ [McDonald] he was just f---ing around.
Who is this? Read on. –ed.]
Worldofx is a legitimate contact for recruiting and has consistent dialogue with USC staff and works at the USC and Rivals SoCal combines. I recommend you join the message board for his recruiting information (www.fvsports.com)
What is known is this: Will Campbell was an unofficial visitor to every Michigan home game, even though he de-committed after the Utah game. Cissoko, Gordon, and Jones are all Cass Tech team mates and there was talk during the season of Will “joining his team mates.” And that there is a Will Campbell on the winter enrollment list.
And on yesterday's WTKA recruiting roundup, Andre Barthwell of GBW said he's still going to Michigan. WTF, and hurray.
But wait. What if the failure of Campbell's hypothetically attempted ruse drives him mad with anger and he actually does pick somewhere else just to prove you can't predict what William Campbell is going to do? Arrrrgh!
Here's a picture of an otter with a beer.
Under no circumstances should Will Campbell be informed he is mentioned in this post, which is about otters.
December 30th, 2008 at 11:31 AM | 
wtf
wtf
December 30th, 2008 at 12:15 PM |
WTF
WTF
WTF^2
I'm gonna take two weeks off, and then quit.
December 30th, 2008 at 12:21 PM |
WTF/∞
WTF/∞
Oh, wait...
WTF^∞
Recent recipient of the First Annual Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence
December 30th, 2008 at 1:06 PM |
Well done sir
Well done sir
+1 to you for your correction of an obvious mathematical error. And for getting the infinity symbol to show up. So +2 overall.
Lim (0-->inf) [WTF * 1^-x]
"So I come out of Ohio Stadium after we beat the Buckeyes, and right there on the hood of my friend's car, some one took a dump, in the shape of an 'O'. no shit. Oh, sorry, bad pun."
December 30th, 2008 at 11:34 AM |
Science of the Otter
Science of the Otter
Very informative post on otters.
Also, Thank you for not mentioning Will Campbell.
December 30th, 2008 at 11:40 AM |
If memory serves me correctly
If memory serves me correctly
I remember back in '05, Antonio Bass called Lloyd Carr to tell him he was going to Michigan State. Of course, it was all a joke, because that's just how Antonio Bass was (is).
As far as Will Campbell goes, I find it very difficult to believe that anybody can be listed on UM's database, just because they have a loose relation with the school (IE a prospect who intends to enroll early but has not committed). Also, there is no way recruits can just enroll at multiple schools at once and then drop the ones they don't end up at without losing a year of eligibility - this rumor has been flying around among others that suggest that Campbell being listed on UM's database has nothing to do with his enrollment.
Yo: Not that I loved Rodriguez less, but that I loved Michigan more.
Yo: RAVEN - Remember Affect Verb Effect Noun
December 30th, 2008 at 1:21 PM |
As to the uniqname thing:
You
As to the uniqname thing:
You
As to the uniqname thing:
You get a uniqname for paying your ENROLLMENT DEPOSIT ($200). This is only a deposit, until you register for classes you are not enrolled at any institution. Scholarship athletes get this deposit waived, so in effect, they lose nothing.
You tend to see a lot more of this happening with regular students. They place their deposit at U-M, and get a uniqname. Then they get second thoughts and decide that they really wanted to go somewhere else before summer orientation starts. They simply tell U-M "I'm not coming", and they will be purged from the database before classes start.
Lots of people have uniqnames. For example, anybody with an Mcard has a uniqname. This means hospital volunteers, staff janitors, groudscrew, everybody has a uniqname. This does not equal being enrolled in the university.
December 30th, 2008 at 1:30 PM |
Ah, Antonio Bass
Ah, Antonio Bass
He's such a kidder. Remember that time when he told everyone that he destroyed his knee in practice and would not be able to play during 2006 season, or possibly ever again? What a knee-slapper! And then how even the coaching staff got in on the rumor and RR told everyone that he wasn't playing anymore? LMAO! RR can be such a joker just like Pete Carroll.
Ann Arbor is a classy broad.
"Get off my plane!" - Ricky Stanzi, Air Force One 2
December 30th, 2008 at 11:40 AM |
It's been a while since I
It's been a while since I
It's been a while since I laughed at one of Brian's posts. this one made me laugh.
So I got that going for me, which is nice.
December 30th, 2008 at 11:40 AM |
otters and such
otters and such
Barthwell did not say that Campbell was still going to Michigan, but that he thought that he would.
I think the concensus is that Will is a jokey joker who likes to joke and that he is playing the sites and media, but that in the end that is still no guarantee that he ends up recomitting because he could be joking.
I also think that if he is joking, great fun, but I would think that if he is going to commit to michigan again he would want to use that time to recruit for Michigan to make he future team better.
By throwing M under the bus, even in a joking manner, he could end up hurting his eventual team. Not significantly, but certainly a far cry from Newsome and McNeal talking up Michigan at a combine last summer (oh wait, that didnt work out so well).
our package is our package, and it’s pretty big. - Greg Mattison, Bowl Practice Presser Tr. 12-13-11.
December 30th, 2008 at 11:46 AM |
Otters
Otters
Yes, thank you for this wonderful post about otters. Also, thank you for not mentioning Will Campbell. Even though he really *otter* come to Michigan.
I'm sorry!!!! I couldn't resist!!!
~~Andy C.~~
December 30th, 2008 at 12:35 PM |
Yes!
Yes!
I will always praise a good pun. Well done!
December 30th, 2008 at 11:48 AM |
I understand Otters play very well
I understand Otters play very well
in a 9-1-1 defensive scheme.
December 30th, 2008 at 11:53 AM |
Funny kid
Funny kid
Remember, there was a picture of Campbell in the Free Press dressed like Thor. He amuses me. Good luck to him wherever he ends up.
Ann Arbor is a classy broad.
"Get off my plane!" - Ricky Stanzi, Air Force One 2
December 30th, 2008 at 12:04 PM |
otter
otter
there is nothing funny about otters.... except everything!
-yvgeni
December 30th, 2008 at 12:09 PM |
Use your noodle, do the noodle dance
Use your noodle, do the noodle dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0jWLI2Kck0
I wonder if otters appreciated or hated this cartoon portrayal of them.
December 30th, 2008 at 12:16 PM |
happy otter
happy otter
Hopefully this is the next otter picture we will see in a post about (or.. not about) Will Campbell: http://flickr.com/photos/pic-clicker/3143006214/sizes/l/
December 30th, 2008 at 12:20 PM |
great post
great post
Love the otter holding the beer bottle
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
December 30th, 2008 at 12:36 PM |
Thanks Brian!
Thanks Brian!
Please more otter posts in the future!
December 30th, 2008 at 1:53 PM |
Great.
Great.
So technically, Rodriguez has lost a Beaver AND an otter! What next?! (And is PETA behind this?)
December 30th, 2008 at 2:30 PM |
Have you ever read the Damn
Have you ever read the Damn
Have you ever read the Damn Dam Story? It's priceless. Also, it's not tl;dr:
http://newsdaily.ca/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=54...
No question, Jim.
December 30th, 2008 at 3:54 PM |
Yes, it's a classic.
Yes, it's a classic.
I just read it again....it's THAT dam good.
(BTW, does either "Fera" or "McNeal" stand for any animal names?)
December 30th, 2008 at 1:59 PM |
Priceless
Priceless
I needed that. Although, I am kinda superstitious about mentioning the 'otter' at this time. Lets wait and see.
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
December 30th, 2008 at 2:24 PM |
Superstitious
Superstitious
I'm not superstitious. But I am a little bit stitious.
~~Andy C.~~
wtf
No question, Jim.