CBS Sports/Feldman article on Da'Shawn Hand

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IMO, he is a must-have if for no reason other than this:

For my commitment day, I just want to have it at my school. I'm not going to have three hats. I'm going to have one hat. I'm gonna call the coaches the night before. Tell them what school I'm going to and that's it.
I'd love to know who made the M. Jackson statement

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/bruce-feldman/22343414/hand-discusses-craziest-thing-to-happen-since-no-1-ranking

StinkyMcDanks

June 3rd, 2013 at 12:33 PM ^

Does he project to the weak or strong side? Obviously it'd be tough to redshirt a guy like him but its hard to see a situation in which Taco isn't a monster by year two.

hart20

June 3rd, 2013 at 12:37 PM ^

Watch while His Dudeness bitches at him and Magnus goes, "Woah, bro." And then someone else chimes in and contributes while the comment thread balloons to 30 responses over a relatively innocuous statement.

M-Wolverine

June 3rd, 2013 at 3:20 PM ^

He doesn't have a job like mine where he's the CEO of a Fortune 500 company AND the QB for the Ravens while banging Kate Upton and Scarlett Johansson in a threeway every other night. He's just a sorry internet loser. Not that I'd ever think hostility on the internet is acceptable. 

Sorry, thought Mr. Rager had to chime in too to make it complete.

Victor Hale II

June 3rd, 2013 at 12:45 PM ^

With the defensive plan being to have two guys who are "starters" in terms of ability, versatility, number of snaps and such, I doubt it'd matter much.  At least that's my interpretation of quotes I've read from Mattison.  He doesn't just want depth, he wants QUALITY depth at each position.

1464

June 3rd, 2013 at 12:35 PM ^

Hand repeatedly states that Foster is his favorite coach, but Michigan is his favorite staff.  If I read into that (and I do), it seems like he wants to show Foster some love, as he respects the guy, but his heart is at Michigan right now.  Couple that with the fact that he hasn't spoken with Foster in a while, and I think Michigan is in the lead.  That may change with visits to USC and Florida, but I think we are in the lead and are the likely source of his signature in February.

denardogasm

June 3rd, 2013 at 12:49 PM ^

I think the comment about him not talking to Foster in a couple weeks is waaaay overblown. Anyone who thinks VT isn't recruiting him as hard anymore is a fool, as is anyone who thinks Hand is suddenly cooling on VT. There are countless reasons why this could have happened. Aren't we in a dead period? Maybe Hand just keeps calling when Foster is busy. Maybe he's talked to Beamer or someone else the last couple times. We have at least three different guys talking to Han in Hoke, Mattison, and Manning. Why wouldnt it be the same for them? I mean maybe Foster has been on vacation fergodsakes. I don't know why this innocuous statement blew up into such a big deal. Oh wait, it's the Internet.

ILMichFan70

June 3rd, 2013 at 1:34 PM ^

Maybe it was the ohio staff that made that comment which could be one of the reasons he hasn't been as interested in them.  Who knows but that is a pretty crazy statement and I agree with you....I don't think getting him to meet Michael Jackson would be that great.

LSAClassOf2000

June 3rd, 2013 at 2:43 PM ^

SI.com had a humorous theory on that subject - the whole snippet is HERE.

They focus on Les Miles, Nick Saban and Lane Kiffin, but I personally enjoyed the swipe at Saban:

"Nick Saban, whose focus on The Process might have prevented him from actually learning that Jackson had died."

Ron Utah

June 3rd, 2013 at 12:49 PM ^

Some coach clearly doesn't understand the concepts in MJ's greatest (IMO) hit.

Hand seems like a pretty down-to-earth guy; I still think we have about a 50/50 chance with him, but that's pretty awesome when you consider we already have Peppers.

Sione's Flow

June 3rd, 2013 at 1:00 PM ^

I like Hand's approach to keeping everything under control. His reaction to meeting Michael Jackson points out a good trait, likes to cut through the BS.

Victor Hale II

June 3rd, 2013 at 1:05 PM ^

I made the mistake of reading the comments section of that article.  If you value your IQ points and would like to keep at least a little faith in humanity, I suggest you avoid doing what I just did. 

 

This brings me to an interesting crossroads of my life.  For several years now, I have mostly quit drinking.  One of the many reasons for doing so was to (presumably) preserve what brain power I still had.  Instead of spending time in bars or at parties, I have taken to reading a lot of online articles and the subsequent comments pertaining to them.

 

I often think I should have just kept drinking.

Sopwith

June 3rd, 2013 at 1:08 PM ^

This made my morning.

Chris Rock had this bit where he talked about how the father in the Jackson family used to beat his kids.  "I understand whooping Michael.  And I definitely understand beating La Toya's ass.  But why you gotta hit Tito??  TITO NEVER HURT NOBODY!"

As for Hand, sounds like a kid with his feet firmly planted on the ground. Good for him.  Hope we don't lose him to Southfield.

marco dane

June 3rd, 2013 at 3:53 PM ^

Bill Frieder,recuritiment of Bo Derek(one of the hottest models in the day). Everyone on the planet knew her from the movie,"Perfect 10."

For those who don't the story...Frieder was a RELENTESS recuriter (Izzo pattern his recuriting style after BF and has publicly stated this) for then headcoach Johnny Orr. Anyway,the staff knowing Frieder would get his recruit told him about this recurit named,Bo Derek.  Frieder was told,Bo was 5 star,rank very highly,along with being a must have player needed for the program. Frider (not having a life,always on the recuriting trail) didn't know who Bo was...needless to say he searched high and low for this Bo Derek. Reported back to Coach Orr stating he couldn't find this Bo Derek...only to be told by Orr who Bo was. Reportly,everyone who knew knew he was seeking to recurit Bo fell out on the floor in laugher...

Recalling,Frieder recuriting prowless...he might have pulled her!!

BlowGoo

June 3rd, 2013 at 7:51 PM ^

I LIKE this kid. Hope wherever he goes, he does well. That quote from his dad was great. A level head. Perspective. No BS. Not a pretender. This will carry him far. And as Real knows Real, you gotta like our chances.