13' LB Jamieon Moss offered
According to Sam Webb. He is a Virginia Tech commit.
Commence speculation on why the staff feels they need another LB so bad? Attrition? A realization that a kid or two isn't as good that they thought? It seems that any speculation that McCray or Gedeon may be on the fence has been refuted by multiple recruiting outlets.
I am curious though as to why that they haven't touched base with Levenberry seeming how they have no qualms about trying to take someone else's commit.
November 30th, 2012 at 5:18 AM ^
November 30th, 2012 at 5:33 AM ^
I'm wondering if Michigan washed their hands of Levenberry after that sort of public spat between Levenberry's dad and the coaches. Eric Levenberry publicly announced that his kid would visit Michigan after Michigan's coaches had already said to a bunch of guys "We've got our linebackers, thanks." Supposedly Michigan had to call him up and say, "We're not interested in your son anymore." Maybe Hoke doesn't want to go crawling back now that a spot has opened up.
Or maybe they have talked to Levenberry and he's just not interested anymore.
November 30th, 2012 at 5:58 AM ^
Simply going back and saying you now have an opening? Don't see it that way at all.
November 30th, 2012 at 11:43 AM ^
Michigan doesn't want to deal with Levenberry's helicopter dad, and he's only so high on Rivals because he gives the scoop to Farrell. Everyone else has him a borderline top 250 guy. He's not a slam dunk.
As for why: it's not anyone in the current class decommitting, so the only reason they would need more linebackers is...
November 30th, 2012 at 12:02 PM ^
Yeah, I've never been very high on Levenberry, and it does seem a little fishy that he's higher on Rivals than anywhere else. But Rivals is normally the best at ranking prospects, so I try to give them the benefit of the doubt...
November 30th, 2012 at 4:02 PM ^
This means Poole or Ringer are gone. Which is a bummer, because I think it's Poole and I was really excited for him.
November 30th, 2012 at 5:34 AM ^
BTW, here are Moss's junior highlights:
November 30th, 2012 at 5:36 AM ^
Levenberry isn't being pursued most likely because of FSU's criminal justice major (or something close to that IIRC) that UM doesn't offer. He's settled down south. It's what you call a bummer.
November 30th, 2012 at 8:08 AM ^
The spat Magnus is talking about was after EJ committed to FSU, he was supposdly rethinking his decision and wanted to get back in touch with Michigan but then Michigan shot him down (i.e. his college major played a part in the original decision but not the 2nd)
November 30th, 2012 at 5:50 AM ^
13 foot commit?
November 30th, 2012 at 8:39 AM ^
Needs to work on pad level I would guess.
Edit: Damn should have scrolled down a bit more...
November 30th, 2012 at 9:41 AM ^
a member of the Pants family. Tacopants little brother. Much like the Grady family, the height hits later. Unlike the Grady family, the height, in this case, was a couple of feet as opposed to a couple of inches. His senior year highlight film is pretty boring, because all he does is stand in the middle of the field and wait for a pass to be thrown. I guess when you're 13' and weight about 600lbs, you can stand wherever you wish.
November 30th, 2012 at 5:55 AM ^
Any news on how Antonio Poole has been recovering.
November 30th, 2012 at 6:59 AM ^
We won't hear much unless Hokes gives reporters a nugget or the kid tweets how he's doing.
November 30th, 2012 at 7:24 AM ^
November 30th, 2012 at 7:44 AM ^
November 30th, 2012 at 7:50 AM ^
Never heard of him.
November 30th, 2012 at 8:39 AM ^
November 30th, 2012 at 10:30 AM ^
November 30th, 2012 at 10:45 AM ^
Nice. I learn something new here every day. The Michigan difference.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:41 PM ^
"Only three things can happen when you pass, and two of them are bad"
-Bo Schembechler -Woody "Boom-Boom" Hayes
November 30th, 2012 at 7:56 AM ^
I think he might be on to something here. I would be astonished if Ryan left after this year, but wouldn't be surprised if Ryan left after next given the progress he's making. Maybe the coaches think it'd be smart to get a '13 guy, redshirt him, and have him ready to play if Ryan leaves after next season.
November 30th, 2012 at 8:04 AM ^
I just don't see this as making sense. Going into next year, Jake Ryan is a junior and Cam Gordon is a senior. The coaches should already have a plan in place to replace Ryan, whether it's McCray, Jenkins-Stone, etc. I don't see them offering somebody at the end of November to replace Jake Ryan unless something else is happening - a departure, an injury, etc.
November 30th, 2012 at 9:00 AM ^
November 30th, 2012 at 7:59 AM ^
about R J Stone and Ringer. Makes me concerned if these guys aren't happy and want to move along even if there were injuries. .
November 30th, 2012 at 8:11 AM ^
Isnt Ringer hurt? If so that makes no sense to leave Mich for "greener" pastures.
November 30th, 2012 at 8:18 AM ^
Yeah, Ringer's hurt. I haven't heard anything about him transferring or anything, but it wouldn't be totally out of the question to see classmates James Ross and Joe Bolden getting on the field and then to re-think your chances of getting on the field.
Again, I'm not saying that's what he is or should be thinking. It's just that he might be blocked from PT for the next three years, and maybe somebody in that type of spot would think twice. Poole might be in the same boat, though he's a year older than Ringer/Ross/Bolden.
November 30th, 2012 at 8:35 AM ^
I think this is probably the right answer.
November 30th, 2012 at 9:39 AM ^
Not replying to you necessarily, I do find this whole tea leaf reading to be getting ridiculous everytime we offer somebody. Each new offer is like a crime scene and everyone on the case is a junior detective.
November 30th, 2012 at 10:53 AM ^
It shouldn't be completely dismissed. . .
November 30th, 2012 at 8:07 AM ^
November 30th, 2012 at 8:26 AM ^
November 30th, 2012 at 12:44 PM ^
Yes, but he bats down passes like you wouldn't believe.
November 30th, 2012 at 9:00 AM ^
November 30th, 2012 at 9:32 AM ^
...Tacopants was better suited for defense.
November 30th, 2012 at 8:51 AM ^
Definitely curious on the reason for the offer but how about this guy's film? Pretty impressive highlights for being a low 3star...not sure on quality of competition though
November 30th, 2012 at 9:06 AM ^
A smallish OLB good at pursuing outside runs. Too small to be a rush end, but ESPN isn't listing any coverage skills either... sounds like a special teams ace to me. This isn't a preferred walk-on offer, because he's a NC kid already with a VT scholarship offer. Might this have something to do with Urban Meyer? The only way this makes sense is Greg Mattison wants to use him as a spy on Braxton Miller(and all those mobile QBs who'll take his place). He does seem to do a good job tracking down mobile QBs in his highlights. In fact, that's all he does.
November 30th, 2012 at 10:55 AM ^
sacrilege to use a scholly on a fullback, I've seen crazier.
November 30th, 2012 at 9:06 AM ^
November 30th, 2012 at 10:15 AM ^
but it's clear that Morgan has missed 3-4 games with concussion issues and Poole has a significant injury with an unknown future. Staff is protecting future depth at a core position for Mattison.
November 30th, 2012 at 10:30 AM ^
I don't remember Morgan having the wind knocked out of his head...when did that happen?
November 30th, 2012 at 11:16 AM ^
I would guess that this is the case, of course we can only speculate. There are a number of reasons why they'd start going after LB's late like this, but concussion concerns are certainly one reason.
Unfortunately we'll only know if Morgan is ok until the bowl game. If he isn't dressed for that one, we'll know why Michigan started looking around for an LB at this late stage; unfortunately.
November 30th, 2012 at 10:37 AM ^
November 30th, 2012 at 10:45 AM ^
1. The coaches might not necessarily tell kids why they're recruiting someone new. Personally, I don't foresee Mike Jones returning for a fifth year, but that's just an assumption on my part. However, the coaches are already counting on some attrition, so I would imagine something like that is figured in to how many people they're trying to get (25) as opposed to how many seniors are graduating.
2. Reschke has re-affirmed his commitment to Michigan State.
November 30th, 2012 at 11:04 AM ^
November 30th, 2012 at 11:41 AM ^
I agree with you, Magnus. That is, I agree with your confusion and your thinking that there must be some question with current numbers. Sort of why I asked about "numbers" in the Cameron Hunt thread.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:01 PM ^
November 30th, 2012 at 12:03 PM ^
I do. Jake Ryan has ZERO backups without him. I'm sure Gordon gets a fifth year if he wants one.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:54 PM ^
So I'm not sure why we're trying to get in with an extra linebacker so late in the game in this class. A firm handshake aside, we have good depth with 6 returning (healthy) LBs plus 2 injured ones, and 2 incoming freshmen. One more 11th hour LB likely wont make much of an impact in 2013 over 2 other top freshmen, and 2 or maybe 1 coming off of an injury. Can't it just wait until next year when we can land a top prospect, or is this kid alot better than I'm seeing?