5* Josh Langford to MSU
Great get for MSU. Think Gary Harris but a much better athlete. What a huge blow to Michigan.
THANKS A LOT TYUS
on recruiting trail, but it's hard to argue with his success, and I never feel like they pick up recruits over us through the shady aspects of the recruiting process. I still think that Michigan's offense alone would be a huge selling point alone over other programs, but I know there are thousands of reasons kids pick programs.
I'm hoping a stellar year with BIG title and deep run will ginite a couple more recruits to decide to go blue.
They know he is in good hands with Izzo
That hurts. Langford is a STUD! It's not just the rankings and hype that I wanted him, or that I thought he was better than Battle that hurts so much. It's the fact that he would've been really fun to watch. His style of play is what I really enjoy seeing and something that Michigan is lacking majorly for me.
Especially since he's going to MSU...ugh.
I wouldn't say he's a much better athlete than Gary Harris. I wouldn't say he's a better athlete than Gary Harris at all, actually...what he has over Harris is a significant size advantage (Gary was about 6'3, Langford a legit 6'6).
I like Langford as a player, but don't neccessarily like him in Izzo's system. I think he would have thrived in Beilein's system tho. I actually liked his upside more than Battle's, so if it's true Battle committed just to keep Langford away w/o truly having his mind made up, then that's very fucked up & unfortunate for Michigan.
...I'm not convinced he's 6'6". But he does look like a future NBA player.
I agree about the NBA thing, but he's going to MSU. I expect him to be a fringe "Do I declare?" case for the next few seasons that ends up staying for four years and inexplicably turning into a 2nd round pick. Izzo is the anti-Beilein.
Just to play devils advocate....Izzo's 2nd rnd pick has achieved more than any Coach B 1st rounder has. In fact it isn't really close.
Izzo is the fucking reason he was a second round pick.
It took Mark Jackson and Steve Kerr's ability to develop him.
Also you realize top 10 picks, go to bad teams? It takes time to build teams up.
Draymond wasn't a Rivals Top100 recruit coming out of High School, and by his Senior season at MSU he was a Consensus All American and had won NABC National Player of the Year honors.
Everyone gets that you hate everything MSU and express it with irrational logic towards MSU related topics, but come on man, grow up. If you can't admit that Draymond developed at MSU under Izzo, you're either trolling or delusional.
Then you never watched much of Harris...... Langford is NBA stuff...Harris couldnt play D.
I agree, and I think there are a few reasons to cool it.
1. We're still in it for him.
2. He's 17 years old.
3. I might have advised my son to do something similar (though maybe not to Beilein & co., since they're such clean, honest guys). The recruiting rules put coaches in such positions of strength over recruits that it has to be tempting to grab any advantage you can. This reminds me a little of the Shane Morris situation. By committing when he did - as a 2013 recruit, before a 2012 QB had committed - he might have kept us from taking a 2012 QB. If deliberate (e.g., if not taking a 2012 QB was discussed as part of his recruitment), that was an extremely savvy move that was great for Shane's opportunity for playing time and terrible for Michigan's QB depth.
Plus, by all accounts, Battle genuinely liked Michigan after that visit, and it's not like he was leaving Langford without any options to play high-level college basketball.
I'm pretty annoyed, Tyus put us in a shitty position.
EFF.
They've had their fair share of 5*s in the past few years, and us.. Not so much. But I believe in Beilein and his 6-5 record over state in the last 4 years, just sayin.
It took season ending injuries to two of our better players for them to beat us. Remember when they complained about injuries - none of theirs were season ending and they had multiple guys back and still got beat badly by us at home.
Beilein was forced to play Dakich 1/3 of the game thanks to that shitshow foul called on MAAR back on the road.
6-4 regular season reord is easily 8-2 and worst 7-3, if Walton returns.
Winston is still a lean to us right? Seems like Battle's decommit was at a very inopportune time for us, I have no doubt Beilein will fill the class with talent, but kids like Langford and Battle don't grow on trees.
You feel more comfortable wit a longer recruitment, Battle seemed to commit to us more out of the blue. Sure could end up screwing us though.
Langford committed today, right? Battle left several days ago to visit. So if Langford really wanted Michigan, could he have not told Beilien and Beilien rescend the offer?
Yes, that's the point. Langford had every opportunity to come to Michigan. He didn't. End of story.
KyleMullins, quit drinking and go to bed. Find a new team to support.
Troill much?
Battle is a high school junior who wanted to visit some other schools, we'd take him back with open arms. Unfortunately, I doubt we get that chance.
it's "prima donna"... i.e., you know like the main female opera singer... not pre-material girl or pre-mother of Jesus.
Well played sir.
Wow, nagged for a question? New here, where did I go wrong?
People are just in bad moods about this particularly crappy situation.
I'm in a bad mood about it too - don't get me wrong.
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In the last five years, its 1 for each coach. Who cares what happened 10 years ago.
Also, Beilein actually you know, won when he made it. The other guy got blown out by 20 points in probably the worst Final Four game ever.
Beilein has more Big Ten titles, actually won in the Final Four, actually made the title game and has more head to head wins in the recent history as well.
Don't forget to mention NCAA titles. Oh wait...
left for him. And if Battle hasn't decommitted, we still don't.
Moving on.
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last year was an aberration
One would think the sheer number of players we've had drafted and drafted extremely high (Trey, Sauce, THIII, Mitch, etc) would crush that meme.
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No, I haven't been drinking this morning but Battle, Langford or whoever we get, I trust Beilien will develop a talented individual into a better individual. I'd put money on it but I'm broke from my last wager.
whomever he ends up either way Michigan will be a national contender..some years better than others but they will always be competitive so I dont worry about any of this any longer...simply put I trust him 100%
Well this sucks. If Tyus does decommit we got screwed pretty hard. Langford is a beast, probably better than Tyus. Sucks that he's going to State and our best option for a wing in Cumberland, which isn't a good feeling.