Carter Dunaway decommits

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Per his twitter.

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loosekanen

September 9th, 2016 at 2:16 PM ^

That letter sounds like he really wanted to come here. I feel awful for the kid. I don't like offering or "offering" scholarships and then pulling them later after the kid commits. I know it's a point of contention and people are cool with it. I still don't think Michigan should do it.

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TheCool

September 9th, 2016 at 2:48 PM ^

What's the alternative? Either you offer kids and express in a timely manner if interest changes or you don't offer anyone until after their senior season is done/your absolutely certain you want them on the team. I don't know why people still view a scholarship offer as definite scholarship. Nothing is definite until you sign the LOI.

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93Grad

September 9th, 2016 at 3:00 PM ^

to wait and not offer a kid you are that unsure of until you get a chance to watch them play their senior year.  This is especially true with a legacy recruit like Dunaway who would likely flip a commitment to Michigan if they offered late in the process.

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Ghost of Hoke

September 9th, 2016 at 3:21 PM ^

You could view this through a different lens. But, the standard on MGoBlog is through a negative one. Nobody outside of Michigan would know who Carter Dunaway was if Michigan hadn't offered him. They gave him a ton of exposure. Other schools offered after we did and they most likely wouldn't have if Michigan hadn't. The wussification of America continues. 

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Stringer Bell

September 9th, 2016 at 3:25 PM ^

Then you risk getting in on a player's recruitment too late (which likely wouldn't have been a problem with Carter but would in other scenarios), as has been a frequent problem with basketball recruiting lately.  I don't mind the early offers.  Sometimes it lands you a gem like O'Maury Samuels (who received his first major offer from us and now we have a leg up on all the other major programs that are looking at him)

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Nate the Newt

September 9th, 2016 at 2:43 PM ^

I gotta think that the coaches are up front about this scenario happening when the kid commits.  As we saw with some of our late decommits last year:  the time they were committed helped raise their profile.  The only thing that sucks with this is the legacy aspect.  I wish legacies could have scholarships that didn't count against the 85 limit.

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Elmer

September 9th, 2016 at 3:43 PM ^

You said the key thing: as long as they are upfront about it.

If I was a committed recruit and the coaches didn't think I would ever play much, I would want to know.

Either way, Carter handled it with class and I really hope he finds success on some other team.

 

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JBE

September 9th, 2016 at 2:26 PM ^

Why would he go to Michigan as a PWO when he has other offers from some good schools? Michigan is great and everything, but not that great. Especially after how this seems to have all gone down.

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beevo

September 9th, 2016 at 2:18 PM ^

Might just be a case of looking at the depth chart and thinking "I might get more playing time somewhere else".

 

Asiasi (Soph)

Wheatley (RS Soph)

Bunting (Jr)

Gentry (RS Soph)

McKeon (Soph)

 

Plus all other blocky catchy types.

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Hitman

September 9th, 2016 at 2:19 PM ^

Yea it sucks, but everyone needs to realize this is the way Harbaugh is gonna croot. The days of Brady Hoke and having a class locked up by November are over. I'd rather he be honest with the kids now than force a decommit later. I trust him.



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kb

September 9th, 2016 at 2:21 PM ^

That Harbaugh is hitting the reset button on a couple 2017 recruits and especially 2018 recruiting (because this will be a much smaller class).

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-NTB-

September 9th, 2016 at 2:24 PM ^

Nah. Everything will be fine.

This whole summer has been great evidence that following recruiting too closely is just a waste of time. Sad to see any commit leave, but its not going to stop happening until the rules about how early players can commit change, and probably not even then. This year's freshman class is all the evidence I need that JH et al know what they're doing .

Wake recruiting me up after the season is over. 

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