An Interview with Dillon Baxter

Submitted by TomVH on

 Before this turns into a huge Ron Burgundy parody, let's just get everything out of the way now: BAXTER! You ate a whole wheel of cheese? San Diaaagooo. It's German for a whale's va....ok, that's enough.

Dillon Baxter is a four star running back prospect from San Diego, CA. Though he's currently a USC commit he will be visiting this week along with CA WR Kenny Stills and CA LB/S Tony Jefferson. Yes, he plays offense. No he doesn't play defense. He's really good, though, and his highlight video is jazzy.

 

On with the interview.

TOM: This visit kind of popped up out of nowhere; how did it come about, and what piqued your interest in Michigan?

DILLON: Michigan was one of my first places I wanted to look, but I never really got a chance to. I just want to make sure USC was the right place. I have an opportunity to go see it, so I wanted to do it now.

TOM: What made Michigan a place that you liked in the beginning?

DILLON: I like the crowd, and I’ve always liked them since I was little. They were kind of my team growing up, so I’ve just always liked them.

TOM: Have you made any other visits besides USC?

DILLON: USC is really only the main place. I’ve been to UCLA a little bit, but not really for that long.

TOM: You, Tony Jefferson, and Kenny Stills will be on the visit, are you all friends? Are you all friends with Tate?

DILLON: Yeah, we’re all friends; Kenny’s going to spend the night at my house before the flight. We all know Tate (Forcier) from high school, so that should be fun to all be together again.

TOM: Have you guys every thought about all playing together, or talked about it?

DILLON: We talked about playing together all last year, so we’re all kind of looking around to find a cool place. It didn’t work out that we’d all play for USC, so we’re going to see if there’s maybe anywhere else we all like.

TOM: Can this trip change your mind? A lot of people think kids that are committed sometimes take trips just to have fun, is that the case here?

DILLON: No, if this is better than USC then yeah.  I’m pretty serious about USC, but who knows. The coaching staff at USC are all hype, and always happy to see you and teach you. I just want to find out how the Michigan coaches are, too.

TOM: What are you most excited for at Michigan?

DILLON: I can’t wait for that game; I’m excited. I don’t really know if I’ve been in front of that many people. I just want to see how the game is, the crowd is, just everything. Coach Dews is who’s recruiting me. We’ve been talking the last couple days. So, I want to build on that relationship more and meet the rest of the coaching staff. The offense is exciting, and I hope I can fit in that offense. I want to stay at running back and slot, so that would be right for their offense.

TOM: If this visit does change your mind, or make you think, when will your ultimate decision be?

DILLON: This is the first week of playoffs for us, so probably once our season is over.

Comments

jg2112

November 17th, 2009 at 9:52 PM ^

Wow. If Michigan pulled Baxter, Stills and Jefferson, wow. Maybe some E-BLOGS would realize that MICHIGAN not only recruit TALENT but also DEFENSIVE TALENT.

maizenbluedevil

November 17th, 2009 at 10:58 PM ^

The man speaks truth here.

Unfortunately, 90+% of the people will have no idea these recruits are there and that their boos could have serious negative repercussions for the future of the program.

Best case scenario is nothing happens on Saturday that would meke people want to boo. However, as a back up plan, just in case, anyone who is at the game on Sat. should make it a pont to casually mention it to as many people as they can that a ton of blue chippers are there, so they shouldn't boo.

spam and beans

November 18th, 2009 at 1:39 PM ^

1. What ever section cheers the loudest gets free beer.

2. Fans that boo will casually be removed to a secret location and forced to watch reruns of Oprah interviewing Tom Cruise.

3. Make the "boo crew" come down to the field and repeat what they said about the players to the players face without police protection.

4. Any "fan" that boo's will be will get a buckeye emblem tatoo on their buttocks.

Hoken's Heroes

November 17th, 2009 at 11:39 PM ^

play some good football and not let OSU run over them like so many teams of late have, then the mix of the crowd going bonkers, decent play, and them enjoying their Hungry Howie's flavored crust pizza might help UM end up with a bang recruiting wise. Michigan has to catch a break sometime and hopefully this weekend will be that break.

BrewCityBlue

November 17th, 2009 at 11:47 PM ^

let us play a respectable game, give none of the "idiot" fans anything to boo about, and show these kids a great time!

On a side note... Tons of blue chippers in the house for a huge recruiting weekend or not, there is no excuse for booing your own team at the game. If you don't like what you're getting out there, and can't support the team in good times and bad, I'd rather not have you as a part of our fanbase. Do you really think raining down boos on a bunch of 19 year old kids will help them play better? Whether your boos are meant for them or not, they will take it that way. Support the team at the game no matter what. Bitch about it on sportsradio or blogs afterwards if you so choose...

Thank you. That is all. Go blue!

Aequitas

November 18th, 2009 at 9:15 AM ^

and some of the worst. I'm hoping the good ones represent and help give all of the visiting recruits something to really look forward to being a regular part of.

Rodriguez is still building and needs more pieces. I'm hoping this Saturday gives these guys some serious chills. They won't just be looking at what happens on the field as part of this experience.

Let's put on a freaking show!

MinorforPresident

November 18th, 2009 at 1:12 AM ^

Great to get Baxter on campus so hopefully we can give him something to think about on his visit. A fantastic weekend for recruiting overall now let's keep the fingers crossed that these kids see the potential in our team and the fact they can make a difference at Michigan.

bluebrains98

November 18th, 2009 at 9:38 AM ^

As I have never been closer to the program than this blog and my days going to games as a student, can anybody shed some light on how any of our players/coaching staff have any meaningful time to spend with this HUGE number of highly ranked recruits the week of "The Game"?

Todd Plate's n…

November 18th, 2009 at 9:50 AM ^

while different in many ways, he has to love the way they used Vincent Smith last week as a receiver out of the backfield. just watched his highlights, along with being a man amongst boys, he's one hell of a pass catcher. as lou brown would say, "get him a uniform."