Beaver commits to Tulsa?
Sorry to make this my first post here guys, but there's a story on the Tulsa World Web site saying Beaver has committed to the Golden Hurricane, following a home visit from their coach. It doesn't check out anywhere else, but seriously.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/article.aspx?subjectid=94&articleid=20…
December 19th, 2008 at 6:51 PM ^
no way.
December 20th, 2008 at 12:01 AM ^
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its true!!!!!!!!!!!
December 19th, 2008 at 6:52 PM ^
hahahhaha no, not at all
December 19th, 2008 at 6:55 PM ^
I don't want to sound like the new Jay, but this is just plain weird.
December 19th, 2008 at 6:53 PM ^
ummm... i'm at a loss for words. it's time for somebody to do some myspace profile searching.
December 19th, 2008 at 6:55 PM ^
Holy shit! Even if this is a lie, which it likely is, that means someone went out and reported this.
December 19th, 2008 at 6:58 PM ^
At first, I just laughed it off, but this was reported by a newspaper. Still, it has no quotes so I'm calling B.S. since the recruiting sites haven't even hinted at it.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:01 PM ^
We're working on it.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:04 PM ^
it's highly improbable, but like you all said, dude, a paper is actually printing this? And citing an actual home visit? Umm.... just weird.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:07 PM ^
I just did some research too... I'm not saying this adds any validity to the paper, but it is a pretty widely circulated newspaper in Oklahoma... Then again, it is Oklahoma.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:08 PM ^
Shit. The Tulsa recruiting site has something now confirming it. That sucks
December 19th, 2008 at 7:08 PM ^
Looks like Rivals is confirming it:
http://tulsa.rivals.com/default.asp?SR=RivalsFP
December 19th, 2008 at 7:09 PM ^
Rivals has changed his commitment status to Tulsa.
Shit.
Eugene Smith, anyone?
December 19th, 2008 at 7:12 PM ^
How do we lose a recruit to Tulsa? Is it too late to start recruiting Tajh Boyd?
December 19th, 2008 at 7:13 PM ^
i can't help but laugh, tulsa?
December 19th, 2008 at 7:25 PM ^
i want to laugh as well but this truly blows.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:14 PM ^
from the quotes on Rivals that it was because he wanted to stay close to home.
Still ... Tulsa? Ugh.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:16 PM ^
If he wanted to stay close to home and wasn't going to OU or UT, he could have gone to Texas Tech or Oklahoma State...at least it would have been another BCS team. But Tulsa?
December 19th, 2008 at 7:15 PM ^
Okay. I'm trying to be rational here. I know one of the main pillars of following recruiting is to stay level headed and remember that these are high school kids...
But for fuck sake....TWO DAYS AGO, this was in an article on Rivals:
"'People were saying I wasn't coming, but I'm coming,' Beaver remarked. 'I chose Michigan because they really need a quarterback who can run that system and they need leaders out there.'"
.....
December 19th, 2008 at 7:15 PM ^
do we keep recruiting dual threat QB's in this class or wait and diligently recruit the top 2010 QB's like gardner, bolden, and christian green? i hope rich rod figures it out and makes the right choice....i say stick with threet, sheridan and forcier for the year and pursue the 2010 qb's like crazy....
what are your thoughts?
December 19th, 2008 at 7:15 PM ^
I always wanted Beaver to be our starting QB...
Raymond Cotton or Tajh boyd anyone?
December 19th, 2008 at 7:18 PM ^
Did they have a powerpoint presentation or something?
December 19th, 2008 at 7:19 PM ^
Come on Beaver
December 19th, 2008 at 7:21 PM ^
Ha, Powerpoint.
Seriously Tulsa? I wasn't drinking the Beaver Kool-Aid, and I don't really think he would have been the full time starter here, but we definitely could use him to solidify our depth.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:21 PM ^
Dennis fithian just announced it on 97.1. He wants to stay closer to home so his mom can see all of the games.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:21 PM ^
I don't get why the kid kept reaffirming his commitment as recently as a couple of days ago if he was an in home from Tulsa (come on? Tulsa?) from changing... Seems pretty strange, but oh well.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:21 PM ^
But we will be fine. Proven offensive system, revamped defense with a leader in B. Graham... Forcier will lead us to the promised land of BCS glory.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:25 PM ^
Unreal
My Lions are 0-14
My Wolverines went 3-8
Now the top QB commit de-commits. What on earth is going on in my football world?
December 19th, 2008 at 7:32 PM ^
becasue of the stats you just listed. No, really. I think I am clinical.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:35 PM ^
Whatever it is you do, don't jump. It is not 100% that you will die so think of how much shittier life will be as a quadriplegic.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:35 PM ^
didn't de-commit, contrary to what your post said
December 19th, 2008 at 7:41 PM ^
As for me jumping, I will not do that. Because I want to be here when the Wolverines go to the NC in the next 5 years and when the Lions....err....nevermind.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:24 PM ^
...IS GOING ON?
December 19th, 2008 at 7:24 PM ^
Trying not to freak out, trying not to freak out... fuck it I am freaking out! Like did someone seriously go and steal our snake oil only to make a better version of it? Like this kid seriously fucked us with his fucking reassurances.....DEEP BREATH....Tyrik Rollison, Raymond Cotton, and Tajh Boyd are the uncommitted 4 stars. Chances anyone? Or do we go after guys like Dolapo Macarthy and Darren Jones at this point?
December 19th, 2008 at 7:46 PM ^
Didn't Tajh Boyd verbal to tUoOS? I thought I just read that this week and how that might implicate Devin Gardner's recruitment. If Boyd hasn't committed, do we really have a realistic shot with a guy that's been off the radar for a while?
December 19th, 2008 at 7:26 PM ^
we can go after denard robinson
hes a fast mfer that we were recruiting to play as a CB
His highlight film is good as a QB fwiw
December 19th, 2008 at 7:30 PM ^
Yes I know, but what happens to our fantastic line up of unique names? If Denard does indeed commit, I will pay him to change his name.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:30 PM ^
"Wow, I never thought I'd live to see the day a guy decommits from Michigan to coma to TU. Pretty freakin' cool."
Lets get this thing turned around fast.....
December 19th, 2008 at 7:32 PM ^
Yea I just confirmed with someone this is true.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:36 PM ^
Maybe this is karma for for the majority, me included, assuming that Tate was going to come in and steal the show without giving the Beav much consideration. Good one, karma! We're even now.
December 19th, 2008 at 9:06 PM ^
I thought Newsome going to PSU was karma for Henne. I guess it's advantage Karma now.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:36 PM ^
I know Malzahn and Graham are being interviewed for the Iowa State job, is it possible that one of them leaving could make him reconsider?
December 19th, 2008 at 7:38 PM ^
The guy is enrolling early, meaning that in one to two weeks he will be starting school there.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:40 PM ^
we will get Travante Stallworth and he will be the next pat white....or something like that
December 19th, 2008 at 7:45 PM ^
Denard Robinson is the next target according to Tom Beaver.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:47 PM ^
bettter be or anyone else. Wow this just doesnt make sense.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:47 PM ^
I do not trust anyone with the name beaver or anyone who has a beaver right now.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:47 PM ^
Just maybe he saw a better chance to start at Tulsa and wants to take the easy route to starting over battling it out with Tate everyday and possibly losing resulting in him being a backup the entire time he was here. I mean im just saying....
December 19th, 2008 at 7:50 PM ^
This is a very rational argument.
As far as Denard Robinson, this might help us, but I know he really likes Florida.
December 19th, 2008 at 8:08 PM ^
It might be rational, but Beaver helped recruit Tate to Michigan. Tate even said he admired Beaver for helping with his recruitment. It's possible that all the Tate-hype threatened him in the end, but that line of logic doesn't sit well with me. Beaver never seemed like the wishy-washy unsure-of-himself recruit like the others. He always appeared to be the confident one who wasn't afraid of competition.
My guess is that distance was the main factor and the McGuffie situation made this factor more salient.