Carter Dunaway decommits

Win all the games! Lose all the recruits! Works for Dantini. /s

two.

years.

out....

 

Is liberated, our back pocket shall surely gain full capacity. Our staff can recruit those whom they want. We'll be in fine shape every class.

Relax a little bit. It's Friday already.

Let's see if we can get these classes down to 0.

or did he tell Carter that while he would still get the scholarship, his chances of getting playing time were extremely minimal, given the roster?

There's a significant difference, at least to me.

I wouldn't be surprised if this happened to 2 or 3 other players in the class.  Hopefully, it comes sooner than it did last year.

Good luck to the kid! He had a classy response, and hope he lands at school where he'll thrive.

Wish him luck.  Not surprised he's moving on, but still sucks.

If it's good enough for him, it's good enough for me....

Sad to see a legacy kid seemingly told to look elsewhere. But, except for not offering him until they are ready to honor it (which I now think just doesn't really happen anymore, so I won't die on that hill), this is the way you do it. Tell the kid directly, do it early enough for him to still have options, and handle the kid gently enough where there are no hard feelings.

Wish him the best wherever he ends up.

Our depth chart is really deep at TE right now. Therefore, unless it's a top recruit TE, I think we could actually get away with not taking one in the 2017 class. The coaching staff may already be thinking the same thing. We can let the next TE be apart of the 2018 class. We definitely want to have room for all the high level 2017 recruits who are still interested in Michigan.

upside as an OT. He has good athleticism for his height, his frame can probably hold 300+ lbs, and he sets pretty well when blocking in the limited film. Plus he doesn't appear to have the athleticism and speed for TE. Much like Jansen turned into an outstanding OT after TE in high school. Maybe JH said the same since UM needs OL more than TE or JH offered a gray shirt. Best of luck to him.

And he immediately sets up a visit to Michigan State

Numbers crunch. I will be surprised if both Kurt Taylor and Chase Lasater are in the class. Even though they are both Michigan Smash You Up football kind of guys!

Best of luck to him in all future endeavors. His response is about as classy as they come.

Wasn't he the kid who got an offer without actually playing football? Maybe I'm thinking of someone else.

Size ... obviously real stuff isn't there. I think Harbaugh knows TEs. Sparty probably swoop in to get an instate guy for their top 25 class.

Prob only taking one this year. Kid more of a Neb/Indiana type prospect - has a nice frame but is def a developmental guy. No reason Michigan shouldnt get one of the top guys in the country at TE every year.

Seems like he was told Michigan was pursuing more higher ranked TEs + already had a plethora. Playing time seemed most likely in short supply for Carter. Best of luck to him for sure!

Here here Carter, they would not even recruit me to walk on, but I'm a Michigan fan through and through. Best of luck to you and yours may the football Gods give you nothing but good luck all the way to the NFL. Then hopefully the Lions will pass on you to get another wide out receiver. Then the Patriots take you to fill in for Gronkowski's retirement

Probably good that I don't know who he is.

He probably wanted more playing time but knew it may take a few years to even compete for a starting job. He probably asked Harbuagh for his evaluation and Harbuagh probably told him the truth that you would be a 2nd stringer at best, so he decided to go else where. I would be happy getting to be 2nd or 3rd string and getting my Michigan degree but he wants more playing time, so best to luck to  him.