Dan Skipper commited to Arkansas per Rivals.com (paywalled).
'I was surprised by the academic support staff, I think that was actually what sold me.'
Congrats to the kid on picking a school, I am sure Beilema sold him on how he put out linemen to the NFL.
http://michigan.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1465468
So that means OSU is down to
OL depth...
...is shaping up to be their Achilles' heal.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
And Hunt's starting to look
And Hunt's starting to look like an Oregon lean as well............
Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order because it is better organized.
Academic support staff = I
Academic support staff = I get to skip classes and still get As!
Essseeeesssseeeeeee!!!!
Hail to the Victors!
Any news
On poggi from Sam Webb or anyone? David Dawson tweeted this morning that he "heard" poggi committed. Other analysts on twitter are mixed, some saying he stays, others the opposite. One guy even questioned if hoke would consider him still committed due to the visit...Henry has been quiet, that could be good or bad, IMO, he hasn't made his mind up.
Denard Robinson......They're not going to catch him!
Sam Webb said during the
Sam Webb said during the recruiting round-up that the Poggi's have maintained this as a normal"business as usual" trip and that he's not going to push the issue any further with the family.
He also said that the rumor keeps coming up, but he can't verify it one way or the other.
Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order because it is better organized.
I heard Sam's bit on it,
I heard Sam's bit on it, and my take away was not encouraging. He just seemed a little annoyed, with a wait and see, like he didn't really want to talk much about it.
I got a different impression
That Poggi's father said he was getting annoyed with this rumor continually popping up and having to deal with it, implying nothing's changed. But by now you'll see the new Poggi post, if you haven't already.
I heard Sam this morning, and that's not what he said
He re-iterated that Poggi's dad regularly visits other schools in order to be able to advise his own HS players when they're ready to enter the recruiting process. This trip to Alabama was planned a while ago, and Henry is accompanying him largely because he has a friend on the team down there. The Michigan coaching staff has been aware of this trip and have no problems with it, especially since the Poggis have been up front. Sam is annoyed, but only by the constant rumor-mongering that's been taking place.
Sam's consistent mantra is "you never really know with recruiting," but he did not express any fears or reservations about this situation. That won't stop the rumors, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.
My understanding
My understanding of it all is the visit wasn't a Bama visit but a visit to a friend that goes to Bama. Michigan coaches approved it and Poggi has always maintained he is all blue. The problem is these rumors are causing reporters to continually grill the Poggi's on this. I think Sam is getting tired of being asked about and at this time refuses to bother the family about it. If flips or not I don't know but as for now Poggi is Blue.
Boredguy72(Toledo)
NSD flip
the quietness of Poggi and his father leads me to believe he could be a NSD flip to Bama. It would sux too because we would lose a good prospect with no back up plan
Ohio:great dline,and no
Ohio:great dline,and no oline. good luck with that.
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Add on to this comment that
Add on to this comment that you made me think of. As we have seen during the RR years, when one side of the ball is weak, the other side suffers because of decreased competition in practice. So although they have great players on that d-line, when gametime comes they may suffer from the line battles being so lopsided during practice. Lets hope.
"Michigan Defense" is dominating everything, in every aspect of life. That's a rough definition.
-Craig Roh 10/29/2011
BOOM. Bielema'd.
BOOM. Bielema'd.
ohio fans in rooins
ohio fans in rooins
/°>
No cause Lisle can play both
No cause Lisle can play both left tackle and left guard at the same time as a fresh. Rack him!
I'm glad we got Samuelson
I'm glad we got Samuelson instead. Skipper is a big body, but he's not a knee bender. I think he'll really struggle to be an effective run blocker.
BUT...
You would've taken Hunt over both, correct?
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
Yeah, Hunt is better than
Yeah, Hunt is better than both Samuelson and Skipper, IMO.
I can't believe there hasn't
I can't believe there hasn't been a single Gilligan's Island joke yet in this thread.
Don't worry, little buddy.
Don't worry, little buddy. Someone will come up with something.
Does Tommy Boy work?
Hey Gilligan, did you eat the skipper?!
If I tell you it's Easter, you better start looking for eggs.
Some folks call it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade.
Academic Support
That convinced him.
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
Honestly, I've seen better.
Honestly, I've seen better.
If you don't like Michigan you are a peasant
Meh
I mean, I would, but still. Meh.
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"'I was surprised by the academic support staff..."
That's actually kind of funny when you think about it.
The Arkansas academic support
The Arkansas academic support is legit. They make it almost impossible to color outside the lines.
Ohio State
2013: Evan Lisle,
Ohio State
2013: Evan Lisle, Tim Gardner
2012: Kyle Dodson, Joey O'Connor, Taylor Decker, Patrick Elflein, Jacoby Boren
2011: Tommy Brown, Antonio Underwood, Chris Carter
2010: Andrew Norwell
2009: Marcus Hall, Sam Longo, Corey Linsley, Jack Mewhort
By my count, they have 13 scholarship offensive linemen from this five year cycle. This doesn't take into account walk-ons who've earned scholarships, nor any junior college players. 11 returning scholarship guys and 18 OL on the roster. 2 coming in. We'll see how depth is for them, but I'd guess they go for a big class next year.
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Joey O'Connor just
Joey O'Connor just transferred.
So that means OSU is down to just Hunt then as far as Oline is concerned? They missed on quite a few big uglies on offense.
Blank.....Blank......You're not looking at the big picture here.