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D_Smythe88 Officially committed to the University of Notre Dame! #IrishMob13 #ND |
will be michigan's highest pick in a while
2013 TE Durham Smythe to ND
January 27th, 2013 at 4:07 PM
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2013 TE Durham Smythe to ND
January 27th, 2013 at 4:09 PM | 
Well, darn. The class is
Well, darn. The class is
January 27th, 2013 at 4:10 PM |
Most likely, barring a
Most likely, barring a
Most likely, barring a signing day surprise ala Northfleet. He was our last real target
January 27th, 2013 at 4:25 PM |
Not true. We're apparently
Not true. We're apparently
Not true. We're apparently still after Troy Woolfork and Ty Issac for this class.
January 27th, 2013 at 5:02 PM |
Either would be a great pick
Either would be a great pick
Either would be a great pick up for Coach Bielien.
January 27th, 2013 at 5:05 PM |
This is football, dummy.
This is football, dummy.
This is football, dummy. They'd play for Coach Rodriquez.
January 27th, 2013 at 6:02 PM |
Ahh crap, I was wondering how
Ahh crap, I was wondering how
Ahh crap, I was wondering how this started, then I realized I'm an idiot and spelt Norfleet wrong....
January 27th, 2013 at 6:35 PM |
Fire Rodrigues
Fire Rodrigues
Mmmm... nacho dip.
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January 27th, 2013 at 4:58 PM |
Who is this
Who is this
Who is this Northfleet fellow you speak of?
January 27th, 2013 at 4:10 PM |
Durham Smythe
Durham Smythe
Sounds like ND landed a law firm.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:10 PM |
Ah well, can't get 'em all
Ah well, can't get 'em all
Ah well, can't get 'em all and am still ok with us having Jake Butt. Good luck to the kid and hopefully his teammates introduce him to actual non-imaginary girls in South Bend.
Former Buckeye Antonio Pittman on being a poster child for compliance: "This osu tattoo stuff is silly. Cats been getting hookups on tatts since back in '01."
January 27th, 2013 at 5:06 PM |
These introductions
These introductions
With girls in South Bend is what brought about the need for imaginary ones.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:11 PM |
Any chance we get a surprise
Any chance we get a surprise
Any chance we get a surprise commit like norfleet?
If you don't like Michigan you are a peasant
January 27th, 2013 at 4:20 PM |
Yes. Hoke has pulled some
Yes. Hoke has pulled some
Yes. Hoke has pulled some last minute committs and signing day surprises 2 classes in a row, now. I fully expect them to make it 3 for 3.
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
January 27th, 2013 at 4:12 PM |
Gibbs?
Gibbs?
Edwards maybe even?
January 27th, 2013 at 4:13 PM |
Well, it's official. Hoke
Well, it's official. Hoke
Well, it's official. Hoke just cannot recruit skill players.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:14 PM |
It was obvious
It was obvious
He was committing to ND after he flipped his ND and Michigan visits around following his ND in-home visit. Not a big loss considering we have several great TE options on the roster and are once again in on some of the top TE's in the 2014 class.
January 27th, 2013 at 5:56 PM |
At least he saved us
At least he saved us
Wasting our time on a trip here.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
January 27th, 2013 at 4:14 PM |
Yep
Yep
Yep. That was done deal when he switched dates - as I said earlier in the week. Any other outcome would have been a huge surprise.
bob_ufer
January 27th, 2013 at 4:15 PM |
FL DB James Crawford
FL DB James Crawford
I know he already committed to Illinois, but I hope gets a last minute offer and comes this way.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:40 PM |
I don't. He's slow.
I don't. He's slow.
I don't. He's slow.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:15 PM |
Still a fantastic class for
Still a fantastic class for
Still a fantastic class for Hoke and company. Good luck, Durham.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:16 PM |
First ND commit post-Te'o.
First ND commit post-Te'o.
First ND commit post-Te'o. Forever linking himself with that scandal. Godspeed Durham
"There was a time I could have been mistaken for Burt Reynolds. I had a moustache and so did he. But he was the number one star in the world, so there wasn't really much confusion."
January 27th, 2013 at 4:16 PM |
Unfortunately this was
Unfortunately this was
Unfortunately this was inevitable after he moved the ND visit up...but he wasn't really a need more of a luxury...
LSA '11
January 27th, 2013 at 4:17 PM |
why not throw that offer to
why not throw that offer to
why not throw that offer to Hunt now?
Vice.com
January 27th, 2013 at 4:18 PM |
Well, now I really hope we
Well, now I really hope we
Well, now I really hope we get Derrick Green.
Touchdown Michigan!
January 27th, 2013 at 4:19 PM |
I just want everyone
I just want everyone
I just want everyone currently committed to sign their LOIs in the coming days.
If we get another surprise like Norfleet great but if not this class is rock solid as it stands. Very excited for the short and medium terms.
Here's hoping for a bright future. This team does try hard and I will continue to support them.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:31 PM |
They can't
They can't
LOIs can't be signed and transmitted to universities until SIgning Day. From the NCAA guide:
Prospective student-athletes who will participate in football are prohibited from signing an NLI during the early signing period (November). A student who signs an NLI during the early period in a sport other than football will be ineligible for practice and competition in the sport of football during the student’s first year of enrollment at an NLI member institution, and shall forfeit one season of competition in the sport of football.
EDIT: more specifically, student-athletes are explicitly told by the NCAA website that "if you sign an NLI outside the appropriate signing period, the NLI shall be considered invalid."
EDIT: Duh. Signing Day approaches quickly. My mistake. This flu has apparently eaten into my brain.
January 27th, 2013 at 5:53 PM |
No problem. Feel better.
No problem. Feel better.
No problem. Feel better.
Here's hoping for a bright future. This team does try hard and I will continue to support them.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:20 PM |
I can see us offering a
I can see us offering a
I can see us offering a scholorship to either Kenton Gibbs or Berkley Edwards. If Poggi decommits then we could possibly offer both of them. By the way, what the hell is going on with Poggi and when will we have some information? Since we got Derrick Green, who gives a biff about Poggi.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:25 PM |
I give a biff about Poggi,
I give a biff about Poggi,
I give a biff about Poggi, and by all accounts he's been consistently Blue.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:26 PM |
points
points
Berkley Edwards? With all respect to the guy (and the members of his family who manage to behave themselves), why would UMich do that? You may have noticed that they just moved a more talented version of B.E. to the secondary.
I'd much rather see them take a flyer on a lineman (say, Gibbs) who might work out well as a developmental project (a la Willie Henry last year). With Berkley, I'm pretty sure it's WYSIWYG. Looks every bit like a 3-star to me.
Also: "... who gives a biff about Poggi." Cute word play there, but I think most of should give plenty of biffs about the guy. He's a high-profile player at a position of need (not to mention one that was underemphasized in recruiting for most of the past thirty years). Losing him to Satan would be huge IMO.
"500 channels and nothing but cats."
January 27th, 2013 at 5:24 PM |
I mean, we could always give
I mean, we could always give
I mean, we could always give that extra scholarship to a long snapper.
Touchdown Michigan!
January 27th, 2013 at 4:43 PM |
I do not want Berkley
I do not want Berkley
I do not want Berkley Edwards. There's really no need for another running back, and just imagine the s*** that would spew from Braylon's mouth (and Twitter account) when/if Berkley is sitting on the bench.
I don't really see Gibbs as a Michigan-caliber player, but I wouldn't be totally surprised if he gets an offer. I don't like the idea of banking scholarships.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:28 PM |
pelini says...
pelini says...
"good luck smythe you're going to need it"
by the way, i think smythe should be told he only unofficially comitted -he might forget to sign his loi.
pbmd
January 27th, 2013 at 4:26 PM |
It sucks, but I can't really
It sucks, but I can't really
It sucks, but I can't really blame the kid. They've been a TE factory recently with Kyle Rudolph and Tyler Eiffert.
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January 27th, 2013 at 4:28 PM |
Jake Butt
Jake Butt
Butt why should we care?
"Gentlemen, This is Michigan," Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler
January 27th, 2013 at 4:30 PM |
Not sure if this is really a
Not sure if this is really a
Not sure if this is really a loss at all.... IMO it would have just been a luxury to get Smythe...
I think Khalid Hill will end up surprising a lot of people on this board... He has been extremely productive, and I think that his athleticism is underrated.
As for the rest of the class, I have no idea how it could close out, but there always, always, always seems to be a late surprise... It doesnt seem like we have any wavering commits (outside of Poggi potentially), but I am sure there will be a random addition... Possibly an in-state/Ohio kid?
January 27th, 2013 at 4:32 PM |
We have LBs. He won't stand a
We have LBs. He won't stand a
We have LBs. He won't stand a chance vs us!
Michigan FB, Michigan BB, Michigan HKY, 49ers, SF Giants, Sac Kings, Red Wings
January 27th, 2013 at 4:33 PM |
Too bad the kid never got to
Too bad the kid never got to
Too bad the kid never got to go see the splinters of Ann Arbor. That could have been a game changer.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:34 PM |
Never
Never
Never thought we had a real chance at him. Fine by me.
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January 27th, 2013 at 4:35 PM |
Really we could use an other
Really we could use an other
Really we could use an other LInebacker in this class, at least before we start working on a 4 deep rotation on the DLine, or take a 7th OLineman this year. We'll also have 8 or 9 guys who can line up in the backfield with Devin, so we should be good for Backs this year. We've already taken 4 in this class. Linebacker is where there's a need. Kellen Jones transferred, and Poole and Ringer are both question marks. We could have depth issues this year if guys get dinged up.
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
January 27th, 2013 at 4:46 PM |
I don't think Poole and/or
I don't think Poole and/or
I don't think Poole and/or Ringer should be the concerns. I'm more concerned about the SAM linebacker position. We're pretty dang deep at the inside linebacker spots, but SAM basically consists of Jake Ryan and Cam Gordon. We'll see where McCray ends up, but considering the numbers, he appears to be headed for SAM, even though a lot of people think he's a better fit for MIKE.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:37 PM |
Shame. I still think we
Shame. I still think we
Shame. I still think we could use another TE.
January 27th, 2013 at 7:07 PM |
There is a good chance that
There is a good chance that
There is a good chance that Shallman will wind up as an H Back or TE...
January 27th, 2013 at 7:45 PM |
Flexibility.
Flexibility.
I see Shallman contributing at a number of positions and Borges using this flexibility to create mismatches. I see him as another Aaron Shea.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:40 PM |
Eh
Eh
Would have been nice to get, but we're fine at TE. I would like to see either a WR or QB with the lost spot, and if not bank it.
Practice makes perfect. Unless you're the Buckeyes. Then you have to cheat.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:42 PM |
Agreed
Agreed
Without further attrition, we have 18 spots for next year (per TomVH). Better to get a solid player in 2014.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:47 PM |
I don't know who it would be,
I don't know who it would be,
I don't know who it would be, but I feel like Michigan will go after someone else in the last week and a half.
January 27th, 2013 at 6:01 PM |
Robert Nkemdiche obviously.
Robert Nkemdiche obviously.
Robert Nkemdiche obviously.
I poop excellence
January 27th, 2013 at 6:38 PM |
Curious
Curious
Anyone you know of who (a) you think would be a worthwhile use of a scholarship, and (b) would commit upon receiving an offer?
Well, darn. The class is wrapped up then?
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