January 27th, 2013 at 3:09 PM ^
Well, darn. The class is wrapped up then?
January 27th, 2013 at 3:10 PM ^
Most likely, barring a signing day surprise ala Northfleet. He was our last real target
January 27th, 2013 at 3:25 PM ^
Not true. We're apparently still after Troy Woolfork and Ty Issac for this class.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:02 PM ^
Either would be a great pick up for Coach Bielien.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:05 PM ^
This is football, dummy. They'd play for Coach Rodriquez.
January 27th, 2013 at 5:02 PM ^
Ahh crap, I was wondering how this started, then I realized I'm an idiot and spelt Norfleet wrong....
January 27th, 2013 at 5:35 PM ^
Mmmm... nacho dip.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:58 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 3:10 PM ^
Sounds like ND landed a law firm.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:10 PM ^
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.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:06 PM ^
With girls in South Bend is what brought about the need for imaginary ones.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:11 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 3:20 PM ^
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.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:12 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 3:13 PM ^
Well, it's official. Hoke just cannot recruit skill players.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:14 PM ^
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 4:56 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 3:14 PM ^
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.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
I know he already committed to Illinois, but I hope gets a last minute offer and comes this way.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:40 PM ^
I don't. He's slow.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:18 PM ^
You're slow.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
Still a fantastic class for Hoke and company. Good luck, Durham.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:16 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 3:16 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 3:17 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 3:18 PM ^
Well, now I really hope we get Derrick Green.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:19 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 3:31 PM ^
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 4:53 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 3:20 PM ^
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 3:25 PM ^
I give a biff about Poggi, and by all accounts he's been consistently Blue.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:26 PM ^
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.
January 27th, 2013 at 4:24 PM ^
I mean, we could always give that extra scholarship to a long snapper.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:43 PM ^
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 3:28 PM ^
"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.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:26 PM ^
It sucks, but I can't really blame the kid. They've been a TE factory recently with Kyle Rudolph and Tyler Eiffert.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:28 PM ^
Butt why should we care?
January 27th, 2013 at 3:30 PM ^
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 3:32 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 3:33 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 3:34 PM ^
Never thought we had a real chance at him. Fine by me.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:35 PM ^
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.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:46 PM ^
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 3:37 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 6:07 PM ^
There is a good chance that Shallman will wind up as an H Back or TE...
January 27th, 2013 at 6:45 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 3:40 PM ^
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.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:42 PM ^
Without further attrition, we have 18 spots for next year (per TomVH). Better to get a solid player in 2014.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:47 PM ^
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 5:01 PM ^