Bryce Underwood officially commits to LSU

Even kids who don’t pick UM deserve luck against Brian Kelly

That’s kind of a weird take. 

You don't need to not wish them luck either. 

Why this hostility here? Michigan has made a choice in these early days of NIL to not engage in pay for play. With all the BS they're dealing with over ridiculous allegations of violations, doesn't that seem wise?

And aside from any remuneration Underwood may receive in advance of enrollment (again, in violation of ncaa rules), their QB just won the Heisman, their 2nd QB to win it in 5 years. It's a sound football decision as well...

I have very serious doubts he's clearing 7 figures but even if was, that's but a fraction of the money he'll help generate for LSU and people like Brian Kelly.  I don't hold any I'll will toward a HS kid trying to look out for himself.

Dirty, I agree with. Used to say “take it easy on them” cause they weren’t getting paid. Now they get paid so they get to have some shit heaped on them. As Don Draper says “That’s what the money’s for”

I couldn't care less what happens to him, Dante Moore, CJ Carr, or anyone that chooses money. I don't wish them good luck. I wish nothing. Honestly, I do hope he plays poorly and doesn't take to coaching, unless it's bad coaching.

The UCLA game isn't what really ruined 2000. It was the 2nd half of Purdue and (sigh) the preposterously porous defense at Northwestern and A-Train's fumble.

Henson did the right thing. Guaranteed millions 22 years ago.

Actually, I can’t remember a recent Belleville kid that came to Michigan and lived up to their rankings. Quite a few were busts as I recall. Maybe they were mis-utilized here as some prior coaching regimes didn’t develop and get the most out of the talent that they had.

Found Maizen’s new account…

Really? How did Henson‘s career work out when he joined the Cowboys and when did Henson win a major bowl game against one of the preeminent programs by leading a comeback and winning in OT? Oh yeah, and by the way Henson also went for the bag if you consider Yankees contract in today’s context. Nothing wrong with that. Heck, if someone dangled $22mm in front of me to quit football and take baseball I would too. But that invalidates any argument that Henson could have transformed into a world-beater QB because he never gave himself the opportunity. Just about anything else you could say about Henson became a hypothetical.  

Brady went 20-5 with an Orange Bowl OT victory over an at-the-time 10-1 Bama team. We all know what he did later.

I’m not dunking on Henson for not being Brady. I saw him play and read the press clippings. He was athletic with a big arm but not particularly accurate. Those are raw attributes that don’t necessarily translate to being the all-world QB that a #1 ranking implies and the local press made him out to be a savior simply because he was everybody’s hometown kid. We actually had The Guy and didn’t give him the support or the kind of offense to bring home more. A missed opportunity.

The fact is if Henson was truly the #1 recruit, and I know that if he was for some recruiting services, then he did not live up to his billing. I believe that he was a good QB recruit that nonetheless was overrated and that the fanbase got itself in a tizzy for because he was from Brighton rather than objectively evaluating and comparing him to other prospects.

Sorry to get technical on you, but was Raiola ever committed to OSU? Maybe he was but I don't recall. 

I watched him in HS, he is poised, strong armed, great pocket presence, great touch on his passes with high accuracy and just a downright winner playing in the highest level of NC HS Football, a state with a growing population.

Also, the current players on U-M have been raving about him in practices.