Any info on the Recruiting Weekend?
Sorry if this is premature, but with no bowl game to look to, recruiting has become my obsession.
From the scout mainpage, apparently we have come to the top for Hankins the DT from Southeastern.
Did we make any inroads with any other recruits?
TomVH? Anybody?
December 6th, 2009 at 8:01 PM ^
Hankins had a great visit. Hopefully he's Blue soon.
December 6th, 2009 at 8:07 PM ^
I heard that everyone became really close over the weekend and 5 of the guys came to RR and wanted to commit on the spot. RR said uh.....let me get back to you in a second and ran out the back of Schembechler Hall saying "I hate the Fucking Big Ten and their idiotic rules". Rosenberg was in the dumpster at the time. If you go to the Freep they got the story up. "RR is a cheater and hates the Big Ten because they have morals and he is a corrupt redneck bumpkin" Yeah I know I couldn't believe how long the headline was either.
December 6th, 2009 at 8:42 PM ^
Hey that comment was great... ROTFL!!!
December 6th, 2009 at 8:10 PM ^
His committment would give us some depth, and he obviously is not the typical three star, since Florida offered him as well. Meanwhile, if we could get Sean Parker that would be HUGE.
December 6th, 2009 at 9:48 PM ^
since you brought it up...
we had another not so typical 3-star with a florida offer on campus this weekend - that's right, jeremy jackson.
its incredible how unexcited people are about him already!!
edit - oh wait, i forgot, there was another not so typical 3-star with a florida offer - ricardo miller!
December 6th, 2009 at 10:56 PM ^
This guy is so underrated. He's deffinately in my top 3 of this class. I'm most excited about Devin, Ricardo, and Cullen.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:24 PM ^
the star scheme sucks, on both sites. if you want to know who's got a chance to be good, save your money and see who's offered them. the recruiting coordinators at the respective schools do a much better job than rivals/scout.
for instance...there are some lower rated players with awesome offers, such as those listed above.
and there are some other highly rated players, like jerald robinson, with no offers besides ours.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:34 PM ^
I don't remember where the specific article is anymore - I think it was in a Tuesday/Wed Recruitin' and possibly is linked on the MGoRecruitingBoard - but I know he has been offered by several BCS schools. Sites like Rivals and Scouts don't update the offer lists of recruits very often, especially guys like Robinson who committed so early on.
Another thing - those offer lists are usually put up at the request of the recruit, or at least partially. For someone like Jerald who's been as blue as you can get, why would he bother sending Rivals/Scouts an updated offer list? He's incredibly steadfast in his commitment and will be on campus within 30 days.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:53 PM ^
oh alright then...but for anyone who asks to have their offers listed (all but three of our commits), can we assume scout/rivals are accurate?
December 7th, 2009 at 12:07 AM ^
I'd take what is listed with a grain of salt. Guys like Brian, TOB, Obes, TomVH, Magnus, etc. could probably also tell you that the offer lists are not necessarily 100% reflective.
I'd call them (the lists) good guides, but not stone.
Edit: In my first post I shouldn't have said that offer lists are not updated "very often" - more like they aren't always updated the second a new team offers. I've seen some guys offer lists lay dormant for a while, and then someone like Hankins have his list updated almost immediately after his Michigan offer.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:45 PM ^
I am also very excited about these guys. They are all very excited to play here, and you can already tell that they could be players that could lead this team in the future.
December 6th, 2009 at 8:13 PM ^
There sure are a lot of accounts created in the last two weeks that write the same things in the same style. It must be a coincidence that so many "obsessed" posters have joined the last two weeks while everyone who isn't a hardcore UM fan is jumping off the bandwagon.
December 6th, 2009 at 8:15 PM ^
I agree, and don't worry, I've been keeping track.
December 6th, 2009 at 8:21 PM ^
I noticed that too as soon as I read the post.
December 6th, 2009 at 8:25 PM ^
BLUE
I've been reading this blog for more than a year and decided to finally sign up in the excitement of the Big game.
December 6th, 2009 at 8:54 PM ^
Don't worry I bleed blue too and got a ton of shit since i joined at the same time as the infamous McFarlin...
December 6th, 2009 at 9:10 PM ^
UM football is your female hero?
December 6th, 2009 at 9:13 PM ^
I see what you did thar. plus 1 to you sir
December 6th, 2009 at 9:50 PM ^
Why would you want to remind and have people think that you might be McFarlin? From now on you better be funny when you joke, because if the joke is botched...
EDIT: Apparently I must need to add an LOL (or something) to ensure a joke is not misunderstood as a threat.
December 6th, 2009 at 8:12 PM ^
They were all at the basketball game, but left at halftime. I tried to start a "Come to Mi-chi-gan" chant, but it didn't gain traction. Obviously, the basketball team didn't do much to impress them, but we did have a good student turnout, so hopefully they were impressed by that.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:47 PM ^
At the game against Houston Baptist, before the OSU game, they also left at half. I think the coaches only bring them to the game for a half, or at least, that's what I concluded then. So, either before that game, they were unimpressed as well, or it's just how long the coaches plan on them being at the game.
December 6th, 2009 at 8:23 PM ^
When there's news, it will be posted here. TomVH/Brian/Tim/Other Brian will post stuff when they know it. There doesn't need to be a thread asking, "Hey did anyone hear anything?" Do you really expect 5 people to be like, "Oh yeah, Hankins committed, he told me. I forgot to let anyone know." Please just show some patience.
December 6th, 2009 at 8:35 PM ^
Contrary to what Scout says, Rivals said that Michigan is #2 behind Florida right now.
December 6th, 2009 at 10:02 PM ^
and UF wouldn't even accept his verbal
December 6th, 2009 at 10:33 PM ^
Link?
December 6th, 2009 at 11:18 PM ^
it wouldn't be of any use
December 6th, 2009 at 10:54 PM ^
...The UF offer might have been a ploy by Scott Loeffler to stick it to UM. HE didn't elaborate but he said it on the air.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:14 PM ^
I heard it too - he just said it offhand, he wasnt serious. Stop trying to get something started for the hell of it.
December 7th, 2009 at 12:05 AM ^
I haven't followed Hankins that closely myself but he loves UF. His problem is that they have recruits ranked higher that they think they can flip or have a chance with.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:34 PM ^
Thank you. I was hoping someone could actually give me an idea as to where this info came from other than Irish.
December 6th, 2009 at 8:47 PM ^
he did say that florida is still #1 in the rivals interview, but he was very, very positive. i think that we're going to get him.
December 6th, 2009 at 9:18 PM ^
S Sean Parker said his trip to Michigan was good, no commitment. Michigan was already high on his list, so nothing changed.
http://twitter.com/TomVH
also via TomVH's twitter:
No feeling like walking through the grocery store with only toilet paper as your purchase
That last part was less relevent to this thread. Sorry.
December 6th, 2009 at 9:39 PM ^
dang...i was really hoping he'd commit over the weekend...i thought we had the best shot at him over he/knight/anderson. still though, even if we don't land one of those three, we've still got 3/4 safties committed (depending on where conelius ends up)
December 6th, 2009 at 9:42 PM ^
...condoms and preparation H.
December 6th, 2009 at 9:57 PM ^
That could have been a factor when they decided to create Self-Checkout lines.
December 6th, 2009 at 10:31 PM ^
...to go and buy tampons. You tell her it's for a female friend and she'll see you a guy who will go the extra mile for a woman. Works like a charm.
December 6th, 2009 at 10:50 PM ^
That's all cool man, but I didn't ask for advice :).
December 6th, 2009 at 10:59 PM ^
That is the most ingenious, diabolical plan I've ever heard. I like it.
I'll definitely be sure to cruise the feminine hygiene aisle if/when I'm ever back on the market.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:06 PM ^
If we see you buying tampons, we know it's for your gf; also, it's an indication you're whipped.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:11 PM ^
Looks like somebody is gonna be buying her own tampons for a while.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:12 PM ^
I've bought tampons for an ex before and it definitely felt like the walk of shame.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:20 PM ^
You know it's all a test right? We just ask you to see if you'll actually do it, it's like a crazy ritualistic PROVE YOUR LOVE TO US exercise.
We know it makes you uncomfortable and possibly squeamish.
December 7th, 2009 at 9:25 AM ^
when a girlfriend asks us to pick up her birth control you better believe I have no qualms about picking that up asap.
December 7th, 2009 at 9:43 AM ^
Gladly done that.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:19 PM ^
...next time you are bleeding like a stuck pig and all crampy and you want me to go out and get you stocked up on napkins.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:22 PM ^
Don't forget the Motrin!
December 7th, 2009 at 1:22 AM ^
What happened to Big Pussy? Did your screen name take a little boat ride?
December 6th, 2009 at 11:28 PM ^
I knew I was whipped when I rented porn for my girlfriend...
and she wouldn't let me watch it with her
December 6th, 2009 at 10:51 PM ^
Well that depends on how much fun your girlfriend is. Too much for this blog?
December 6th, 2009 at 9:19 PM ^
the MGoBoard Header to the far right is a great way to learn to resist posting new threads related to recruiting.