TomVH: Weekend Visitors
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Confirmed visitors:
- TX TE Chris Barnett. Arkansas soft commit. Also considering Texas A&M and others.
- MI RB Thomas Rawls. Looking for a Michigan offer (waiting on a qualifying test score). Announcing on Signing Day.
- OH LB Commit Antonio Poole. Committed to Michigan Tuesday.
- MD DT Darian Cooper. Had an in-home with DC Greg Mattison yesterday. Scout's Gene Hankerson is feeling good about the situation there. Iowa and Michigan State are the main competition. Iowa was out in front, who knows if the news that they try to kill their players will affect him.
- OH DE Commit Keith Heitzman. Committed last Saturday.
Arizona OL Ryan Nowicki is not coming. He has been telling me he feels good about being committed to Penn State, so it's not a big surprise. They were in on Ryan late anyway, so it shouldn't come as a shock to anyone.
Don't be surprised if some of these guys end up committing to Michigan on Signing Day - or even before that, if the visit weekend goes well. Expect some of Michigan's current commits to unofficially visit as well.
The list is subject to change over the next 24 hours. Stay tuned for updates.
January 27th, 2011 at 11:39 AM ^
You da man Tom.
January 27th, 2011 at 11:44 AM ^
Just order a large, Farva.
I don't want a large-farva! I want a goddamn litre o' cola!
February 1st, 2011 at 6:41 PM ^
Do you need my assisstance??
January 27th, 2011 at 11:39 AM ^
tom, thanks. will we leave a space for rawls if he doesn't hear about his test score before signing day?
January 27th, 2011 at 2:38 PM ^
he either already has his score or will receive it before signing day. I get this from listening to Sam Webb.
Edit: After thinking more about this, I'm pretty sure that: A. he has his score, and B. he qualified for Michigan.
January 27th, 2011 at 11:55 AM ^
January 27th, 2011 at 1:33 PM ^
That could be a good thing, because Dantonio told Clark that he wanted to know his decision by Friday.
January 27th, 2011 at 2:31 PM ^
what we can hope is that it will not be a fortress like it became under Carr.
January 27th, 2011 at 11:59 AM ^
Great. Darian Cooper will be a huge get. I would also like to land Chris Barnett. Obviously, I want them all. But those are my top 2, must gets for this visit. Come on down Chris Bryant tomorrow!
January 27th, 2011 at 12:04 PM ^
Here's to another awesome recruiting weekend for UM.
January 27th, 2011 at 12:05 PM ^
Nice jab at the Hawkeyes Tom! Let's hope for another good weekend of commitments
January 27th, 2011 at 12:08 PM ^
Awesome! Great work as always!
All Hail TomVH!!!
January 27th, 2011 at 12:10 PM ^
The staff better polish up Denard and get him ready for a big weekend.
January 27th, 2011 at 2:05 PM ^
No polishing required.
January 27th, 2011 at 12:13 PM ^
merciful buttered toast what the hell happened to this site? I know I read Brians post on the problems
Thanks TomVh
January 27th, 2011 at 12:13 PM ^
Keep em coming!
Whatever happened to Devon Moreland visiting?
January 27th, 2011 at 12:16 PM ^
Should be a great weekend
January 27th, 2011 at 12:52 PM ^
Even if it's not an NCAA violation, this coupled with the drug testing, coupled with the transfers, coupled with the player-on-player locker room cage matches...
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6061650
Also, great article linked on Rivals front page, re. Hoke recruiting bonanza, may have already been posted:
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1181196
January 27th, 2011 at 2:57 PM ^
I thought Walsh was blue until he committed to the Hawkeyes. He is a great guard prospect and it would've helped us with 2012 DT Tommy Schutt.
January 27th, 2011 at 5:06 PM ^
Without a ND offer Walsh was headed to Iowa the whole way
January 27th, 2011 at 6:57 PM ^
Well shit, without an ND offer why even play college football?
January 27th, 2011 at 12:27 PM ^
Nice list!
January 27th, 2011 at 12:42 PM ^
...Iowa AD and Ferentz to not attend yesterday's press conference about the hospitalized Iowas players was not well thought out. It has the potential for some real lasting negative effects.
January 27th, 2011 at 12:49 PM ^
If you look at Ryan Nowicki's scout profile and then look at Taylor Lewans two words stand out on both NASTY STREAK, I like it!! Can you imagine the left side if Nowicki moves to guard, somebody's gonna get hurt!
January 27th, 2011 at 1:00 PM ^
I hope there's no pressing interviews or appointments for the new coach from Feb. 3 to Feb. 10. I am starting to believe that Hoke and his staff will sleep for 168 STRAIGHT HOURS once the Signing Day press conference wraps.
January 27th, 2011 at 1:18 PM ^
Was anybody else a little spooked by Cooper's interview with The Wolverine?
Check out this exchange?
As for Mattison, Cooper was asked if he grew up a Baltimore Ravens fan.
"Not really, but I like their defense," Cooper said.
Was he aware that Mattison was defensive coordinator of the Ravens this season?
"No, not really," Cooper said. "I'm not that into football, to be honest."
It probably means nothing, but I got a JT Turner like chill down my spine. If you want to play football at Michigan I think you better get "into" football. It was definitely a little different than the usual oh yeah I love Ray Lewis I like to eat quaterbacks for lunch type quotes you usually get.
January 27th, 2011 at 1:38 PM ^
GBW: Before we get started, I need you to address the rumor that you’re “not that into football.
Darian Cooper: "I wouldn’t play football if I didn’t like it. It’s too much of a commitment and social killer (laughing) to play and not like it. The writer from that site was asking me all type of questions about people and things that happened way back in 1975 or something. I didn’t know any of that stuff. So I told him I’m not into (the history of) football like that."
January 27th, 2011 at 2:28 PM ^
Why I would start to believe anything I read in print is a mystery. The last 3 years have scarred me to be skeptical of everything so I'm glad you found that. Just example number 43,754 of terrible journalism. Any decent reporter would have followed up that answer if Cooper actually said it so he could clarify or he would have used the entire conversation so the context of the quote was not changed.
January 27th, 2011 at 3:08 PM ^
Key word - DECENT. That likely explains it right there.
January 27th, 2011 at 1:21 PM ^
Thanks Tom for the update. Excited that Cooper is for sure coming for a visit.
January 27th, 2011 at 2:01 PM ^
HUGE gettting DCoop on campus as well as Barnett. I would really like to see both of these kids commit this weekend. Cooper is coming with his Mom on their own dime - In the sales world that's called a buying sign and they need to be closed immediately! Get em on campus and UM is hard to say no too.
DCoop & CBarnett....C'mon down!
January 27th, 2011 at 2:23 PM ^
Hmm I wonder if we can get another batch of recruits to commit. Seems like we only get commits in batches of 3.
January 27th, 2011 at 2:27 PM ^
Great update Tom. Your dig at Iowa was pretty good. I'd be concerned if I were Darian after reading that story. I'd be pretty darn happy if we ended up getting Bryant, Cooper, Willingham, Fisher, and Rawls when all the smoke clears. Throw in Barnett and and then we're talking perfect.
January 27th, 2011 at 2:29 PM ^
January 27th, 2011 at 2:37 PM ^
Get that man back in town this weekend! He is gold with the recruits.
January 27th, 2011 at 5:19 PM ^
hope we land Chris Barnett along with Darian Cooper.GO BLUE!!!
January 27th, 2011 at 5:26 PM ^
huge need in this class and with his size you would think he would be lights out at blocking...
January 27th, 2011 at 5:34 PM ^
January 27th, 2011 at 8:15 PM ^
I have to say taht this recruiting class is shaping up very nicely. Would love to see Rawls make it on board. Love the effort by Hoke and Mattison with such a short time span to get things done.
Found this on Maize n' Brew that sums up their recruiting pretty well...
January 29th, 2011 at 7:00 PM ^
was any update on the weekend visitation. Pretty silent thus far. Where's Mr. Justice when you need him?
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