2014 QB Recruiting, Brief Update (ESPN Insider)

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2014 QB Recruiting, Brief Update (ESPN Insider)

Magnus had an excellent primer on the presumed QB targets for Michigan in 2014 earlier today, http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/scouting-report-2014-quarterbacks

ESPN had their own report this afternoon, an update from the private workout Wilton Speight had with Jeff Hecklinski on Friday.  To that end, the workout apparently went well.  But the most interesting piece of info. is the reported "top 3" on the Michigan coach's preferred list.  According to Speight, it's between him, David Cornwell, and Michael O'Connor.

"He told my coach that the Michigan coaches have talked and I'm one of the top three (junior) quarterbacks in their eyes in the country," Speight said. The other two, Hecklinski said, are Michael O'Connor from Bradenton (Fla.) IMG and David Cornwell from Norman (Okla.) North. All three could soon garner scholarship offers.

It doesn't look like this year's NSD will have much drama re. the 2013 class (excl. any Poggi news), but we may have an idea of who gets the QB offers for 2014.  Speight's coach was told to wait for a phone call on Wed. morning.

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/collegesMichigan/post?id=9900

 

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February 3rd, 2013 at 10:50 PM | I know this was touched on a (Score:1 Normal)
Doctor Wolverine
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I know this was touched on a little on the other QB thread, but I am surprised at the lack of big-time offers for most of these recruits. Are we targeting under-the-radar guys, or are most of the major football schools waiting to send out QB offers?

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February 3rd, 2013 at 10:57 PM | Alabama hasn't offered any (Score:4 Normal)
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Alabama hasn't offered any quarterbacks; Notre Dame and USC have offered one; Ohio State has offered three (but two of them have already committed).

There just aren't a ton of offers out right now.

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February 3rd, 2013 at 11:02 PM | As I remember it, last year (Score:4 Normal)
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As I remember it, last year on Signing Day was when the Michigan coaches sent out a bulk of offers to 2013 kids.  And I thought that was fairly early relative to what a lot of schools had done.  I assume a lot of time right now is still devoted to getting the final pushes in for 2013 kids, and the later in the month we'll see flurries of offers from most of the top schools to their preferred guys.

February 3rd, 2013 at 10:56 PM | Thanks for posting this (Score:2 Normal)
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Thanks for posting this

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February 3rd, 2013 at 11:16 PM | The 3 QB's (Score:5 Normal)
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I have talked with all 3 kids (Cornwell, Speight, O'Connor) and they all are waiting for a phone call on Wednesday.  At first the coaches wanted one of them to commit on the spot if offered but Speight told me that they have pulled back from that desire.

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February 3rd, 2013 at 11:21 PM | Interesting. It looks like Hoke and co. are comfortable with (Score:2 Normal)
brooktrail
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any of them coming in.

February 3rd, 2013 at 11:21 PM | How have you talked to all 3 (Score:4 Normal)
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How have you talked to all 3 of these guys?

February 5th, 2013 at 1:04 AM | My site, www.themblock.com (Score:1 Normal)
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I have a Michigan football/recruiting site, www.themblock.com that I have been running for almost a year now and have built a pretty good rapport with hundreds of recruits.  Speight and Cornwell text me pretty often to update me on what's going on.  I've talked with O'Connor but he isn't as forthcoming with his info, I have to seek it out with him.

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February 3rd, 2013 at 11:27 PM | The M Block, I've checked out (Score:5 Normal)
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The M Block, I've checked out your site recently and enjoyed the content.  You're starting to get around (in a non-whorish sense).

What is your background, if you don't mind me asking? 

And re. this topic, do you see any of the three likely to commit immediately if offered, or will Michigan be competing with several other schools?

February 3rd, 2013 at 11:46 PM | coach brown (Score:-1 Normal)
February 3rd, 2013 at 11:51 PM | Sketchy (Score:5 Normal)
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Inform me on how Aquaman and TomVH got started and what it led to.  Don't knock the guy for doing the same thing that others have done.  Looking at his site he has clearly spent some time doing his homework on recruiting.  Don't be so quick to write him off.

February 3rd, 2013 at 11:57 PM | TomVH did not go about it the (Score:5 Normal)
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TomVH did not go about it the same way...

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February 4th, 2013 at 1:43 AM | How not? (Score:4 Normal)
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How not?

February 4th, 2013 at 1:53 AM | TomVH started (Score:1 Normal)
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TomVH started recruitforu.com.  He wasn't a guy on a random blog who contacted recruits.

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February 4th, 2013 at 7:17 AM | Define random (Score:5 Normal)
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Not sure i see a difference between sites??

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February 4th, 2013 at 7:26 AM | Tom contacted recruits, sure. (Score:1 Normal)
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Tom contacted recruits, sure.  He didn't pander to them and ask them for "followbacks," etc.

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February 4th, 2013 at 10:21 AM | to be fair (Score:4 Normal)
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I don't think Twitter was as prevalent 5+ years ago when Tom got in to this. Seems to me like being connected on Twitter with these kids is necessary to becoming proficient at the job.

February 4th, 2013 at 10:26 AM | I don't think you need to be (Score:3 Normal)
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I don't think you need to be "followed" by kids on Twitter to be proficient at your job.  Maybe you need to follow THEM, but the "followback" thing is kind of annoying and immature, in my opinion.

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February 4th, 2013 at 12:56 PM | I have a different interpretation of this than you do. (Score:4 Normal)
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You can't send someone a DM (direct message) unless they follow you. So when he requests a followback from a recruit or a parent, it's so he can ask them questions that aren't public. Teenagers aren't necessarily using facebook or publicizing their emails anymore, so a twitter DM is the best way to contact a student using their own self-publicized contact info.

I can see how you would see it as fame-whorish to ask high-school students to follow you if you were merely attempting to bolster your follower counts. But in this case it arguably does help him to be proficient at his job.

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February 5th, 2013 at 1:16 AM | It's all good. (Score:0 Normal)
February 5th, 2013 at 1:08 AM | I am... (Score:0 Normal)
February 3rd, 2013 at 11:43 PM | Addition to the sidebar (Score:3 Normal)
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  You should have Brian add your site to the sidebar.  I was not aware of it until this evening and it appears to be a worthwhile read and dedicated operation.  For those of you that are unaware about this site, the address is http://www.themblock.com 

February 4th, 2013 at 10:30 AM | @CoachBrown3 (Score:2)
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it may be wise to include a link to your website in your signature, would help people find you easier.

 

EDIT: your link doesn't work

February 4th, 2013 at 1:26 PM | Coach B! (Score:1)
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Didn't you start out over on MgoRecruit? With That English cat Benji?
If your the same dude.... Everyone needs to start following you. Always Great content! I enjoyed the short stint we had over @ MGo.

February 3rd, 2013 at 11:32 PM | Good info... (Score:1 Normal)
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Cornwell is still my #1, but very interesting that this is a 3-man race for that scholarship.

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February 3rd, 2013 at 11:54 PM | I actually read this last (Score:1)
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Week on Rivals. It will be interesting to see which of these three gets the offer. The thing I worry about, with the coaches going this route, is if the guy they offer commits elsewhere does it piss the other two off enough to cross us off their list?

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February 4th, 2013 at 1:05 AM | This is the exact thing I'm (Score:2 Normal)
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This is the exact thing I'm most worried about.

February 4th, 2013 at 2:01 AM | No this happens all the time (Score:4 Normal)
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No this happens all the time at every position.

February 4th, 2013 at 10:24 AM | See (Score:0 Overrated)
February 4th, 2013 at 12:04 AM | From what I read about him, I (Score:2 Normal)
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From what I read about him, I want Cornwell.  I think the kid would give Morris a run for his money.  Lower ceiling, but higher floor.

February 4th, 2013 at 12:35 AM | Why can't (Score:2 Normal)
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Why can't the coaches offer all three of them scholarships and whoever commits first gets the spot?

February 4th, 2013 at 12:58 AM | I'd rather have Al (Score:2 Normal)
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evaluate all three and pick the one who he thinks has the greatest chance to succeed in his offense!

expect the best

February 4th, 2013 at 8:51 AM | Picking one guy to offer (Score:2)
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Picking one guy to offer seems like a bad idea. If the staff believes they would be happy with any of these three, they should offer all of them. If they don't get a taker, they need to evaluate more guys. I don't think it makes sense to focus on just one guy.

EDIT: The threat of another guy committing will encourage the others to come up and see Ann Arbor sooner.

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February 4th, 2013 at 10:52 AM | happiness (Score:3 Normal)
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Being "happy" with any of the three doesn't necessarily mean the coaches don't have a preference for one specific prospect.  If I try out for the school play, I might be happy to play Tybalt or Mercutio -- but I would be happiest to play Romeo.

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February 4th, 2013 at 12:09 PM | Maybe they want to use "you (Score:2)
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Maybe they want to use "you are our only offer" as a way to show the recruit how much they want him... but I agree with a notion of offering all of them, and with the notion of taking 2 qbs in the 2014 class.

February 4th, 2013 at 3:46 AM | I am rooting for a Michael (Score:2 Insightful)
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I am rooting for a Michael O'Connor offer, kid is legit and Canadian :) 

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February 4th, 2013 at 7:34 AM | O'Canada! (Score:2 Normal)
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February 4th, 2013 at 10:50 AM | emotional, damn I love my (Score:1)
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emotional, damn I love my country.

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