I sure hope
I have to say I like Michigan
I have to say I like Michigan "aziz."
"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates.
2:43 AM Troll Call
Get a life. Srs.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Stanford
They have a lot going for them in terms of recruiting. For one, if you have ever been out to Palo Alto, it is freeking beautiful out there. No Michigan winters to contend with. Also, they have been very up and coming over the past two years, and just capped an amazing season. Second also, there are a bunch of recruits who really do look for academics - for those kids, there are only a few schools that really offer top-flight football and academics - ND, us and Stanford are the only three that come to mind (although I am sure there are a few others). Of those schools, how many also have beautiful weather and are located on the west coast? Obviously, the academic standards make it difficult for them to recruit some kids, but they do have a bunch of nice selling points.
Speaking as a relative local
Speaking as a relative local (Los Gatos) I can say that it is anything but beautiful in Palo Alto right now. Low 60s and overcast, with rain expected all weekend. I do not put up with a ludicrously high cost of living for rain in June!
Florida and USC are ranked
Florida and USC are ranked pretty high academically according to US News. Though USC has the whole sanctions thing now...
USC and academics??!?
HA!! If you have enough money, you can go to USC. If someone wants academics (speaking for undergrad), USC would not be the choice. If he chooses the Trojans, it won't be for academics.
Mom, MGrad and life long fan living in So Cal
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Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen.
Fuck it, Dude, let's go bowling.
Great NEWS
Pipkins and Shittu. Best damn DL man!
'Try growing up in Texas a Michigan WOLVERINE'.
Since Tom's post
is still the number one Diary on the board, your new info could have been easily added as a comment there.
Brady Hoke - High quality recruits one or two at a time.
I read Tom's diary earlier
I read Tom's diary earlier this morning and didn't plan on checking it again, so I was glad to see this posted as a separate item.
Because everyone is feverishly F5ing
comments to diaries that were posted yesterday to see if there are any updates...
There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.
I think this post is worthy
I think this post is worthy of its own board topic. I read Tom's diary yesterday and I wasn't planning on going back to read new comments today. I'm guessing there are a lot of people on the board who are in the same boat.
People who claim they actually saw Denard on the field are liars.
What a fu$%ing name!
I want to be rooting for that guy!
in the same vein
that lions fans chant "suh" i'd be interested in hearing the big house chant" shittu" on national tv...
Rectum? Damn near killed 'em!
of course a DL tandem
that could be referred to as "Pip-Shit" would work just as well.
Rectum? Damn near killed 'em!
I think "Shit-On" sounds a
I think "Shit-On" sounds a little better.
dl tandem
"Shit-kins" ???
(No subject)
I put up a tough front, but deep down I just want to be held.
Aziz Ansari says "That guy
Aziz Ansari says "That guy has my name!"
How is Shittu actually
How is Shittu actually pronounced? She - too?
He doesn't look Middle Eastern for sure. Would love to have him here, as he looks like a fast beast.
Definitely a middle-eastern
Definitely a middle-eastern name, but there's a good chance it's Islamic-African. Many names we consider to belong mostly to African Americans are actually Islamic, of which there are many members in Africa. Kareem, Jamal, etc. are examples of this.
Anyways, my useless commentary aside, I believe Shittu becomes our highest rated target at this point, so I am extremely excited about this and hope Mattison can work his magic.
I've decided to lay off the food for a while, and go on the booze.
Well, Danny Shittu is Nigerian
so why couldn't it be a Nigerian name? (Danny Shittu is a center back for the Queens Park Rangers).
Update: some google searching suggests that it is a fairly common Nigerian last name (see, e.g., this Linkedin page). Aziz must have Nigerian ancestry.
You're both right
It's a Nigerian name AND a Muslim name. Almost half of Nigeria's population is Muslim.
When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing. -Bo
I don't care..
I know how I am always going to pronounce it.
God, how awesome would this kid look in the Maize and Blue? I know...dreaming...but he is in the open market now, time for Hoke to get going!!!
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Holy Shittu!
Holy Shittu!
Makin' movies, makin' music and
Fight-in' profitgoblue Round The World!
Russell Crowe!
A catchy subject line
for this board post might be:
"I Shittu not, the 5-star DL withdraws his verbal to Stanford"
I always come up with this Shittu after the fact.
Hoke bitches...Hoke.
Typically, Rivals still lists
Typically, Rivals still lists Shittu as having "no interest" in Michigan.
Man i hope Michigan gets this
Man i hope Michigan gets this guy. Imagine a D-line with Aziz Shittu, Pharaoh Brown, Mario Ojemudia, and Matt Godin. Not to mention guys like Pipkins and Wormley.
Man that would be dominant!
he is going to take a big
maize and blue shittu on tsio!
"This is an elite job, and will continue to be an elite job. This is Michigan ferodsakes!"
And commits to Michigan?
And commits to Michigan?
All fun and games aside
I can appreciate the occasional play on words with certain athletes awesome names. I'm sure with his size, he didn't take a lot of teasing in school, but I worry that a guy like Aziz could get tired of the fact that every time his name is mentioned, people are constantly making comparisons to fecal matter. I haven't checked blog pages of the other schools that are recruiting him and I'm honestly not trying to be a Debbie Downer but this play on his name could get old and lead him in other directions. Once is humorous but seeing the same things being said every time his name is mentioned...I mean, come on?!
"I'll make ya famous!"
This is good to hear but he's
This is good to hear but he's going to be a hard pull. If Hoke/Mattison can get him however, this Defensive haul is going to be legendary!
strong community
Is Hoke and coach Mattison aware of the strong Arabic community in the greater Detroit area? If this is important to him, it could be a benificial recruiting tool.
"Huckleby deep..Davis close,2 men back and a balanced line"
We need defensive tackles.
We need defensive tackles. And not just any defensive tackles, but ones who can play early. Carr and Rodriguez did a decent job of getting "high-end talent" (Martin, Campbell, Ash), but they forgot about that whole "depth" thing. And Rodriguez f***ed it up even more by running a 3-3-5 and telling any defensive tackle that they would have to take on double-teams as a NT for the next four years. And the recruiting pitch of "Oh yeah, plus you'll be playing on a crappy defense" must not have helped, either.
Agreed. DT should be the position we are most worried about
in this recruiting class going forward, IMO. Otherwise it doesn't matter how great our scheme is, other teams will just run right at us all day.
I'm slightly more concerned
I'm slightly more concerned about OT, but it might be a photo finish...
that Michigan becomes a "Shitty" school real soon !
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