And God said...
A lot of the stuff I've
read suggests that Michigan has taken the lead over Tennessee. I guess we'll find out in 2 weeks for sure.
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I don't know
an article on Rivals front page from Josh Helmholdt suggests Tennesse has the edge over Michigan.
uh....whatever
Considering he knows where
Considering he knows where he's going to commit to since he set a date, I would imagine no one has an "edge," I would imagine one team has a commanding lead. Anyone who words it that way probably doesn't know.
I apologize,
that makes sense, the article was also published before his announcement date was set in stone. Ondre Pipkins also tweeted earlier today asking his followers if Danny O'Brien commited to Michigan, hopefully that doesn't have him second guessing his own commitment because the idea of both of them on that Defensive line is scary for future opponents.
uh....whatever
Pipkins asked because Ace
Pipkins asked because Ace (the idiot, not ours) tweeted him that O'Brien was a silent commit.
Wouldn't be concerned about a Pipkins decommit in any case.
wow
I don't understand how that Ace-hole still has a job. No offense Mgoblog Ace.
uh....whatever
Did you see
what Brian tweeted today? He said
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"Ace Williams"...you have
"Ace Williams"...you have been outed.
Introducing Mark Slattery, former UM Student, Sigma Phi Epsilon brother, and village idiot. Turns out you aren't a Yale grad, industrial engineer, or NYC resident. Mark simply lives in his mother's basement out in California, making ridiculous predictions and passing them off as fact. Nice knowing you buddy...your reign of terror over UM football is over.
https://plus.google.com/113995284433893031866/about
http://slog.cstv.com/michigan/football/
It all makes sense it would
It all makes sense it would be a SigEp who would post ridiculousness. Scum of the fraternity system.
All Manball, All the time.
Scum, huh? I am a SigEp as
Scum, huh? I am a SigEp as well (in Mark Slattery's pledge class, no less) and that statement makes you look ignorant. You sound like an MSU fan talking about Michigan.
Secondly, I know Mark doesn't live with his mom, and he's not Ace Williams. He writes about sports under his own name, not an alias.
Douche
Hey Walter Kronkite, great investigative journalism, but I'm not Ace Williams. Went to UM, was in SigEp (and actually a brother sent this along to me), and don't live in my parent's basement (CA doesn't do basements). I do write for Chat Sports, but about Lakers and UCLA, and clearly all of my info is visible, even with a non-fake picture!: http://www.chatsports.com/writer/Mark-Slattery. They recently allowed me to post articles about Michigan, because I went there, but haven't done anything yet. Don't know who Ace is, don't really care, but keeping sitting behind your computer stalking a blogger...
Ca sans basements
I'm also a Californian and can verify mslatts contention that CA doesn't do basements. It's one of the things I miss the most about Michigan, besides my family and UofM. A word to all you Michiganders out there, cherish your basements. Enjoy your basement beer pong games, your ability to put a pool table in your house, and a room that stays cool even in the hottest summer days. Fill up that basement refrigerator. Be glad your copper plumbing is readily accessible. In California, they bury that stuff under a concrete slab. Makes for a $$$ repair when they inevitably start leaking due to all the shaking going on out here.
I moved to CA from Michigan
I moved to CA from Michigan four years ago, and basements are one of the most unexpected things I miss about Michigan (and the Midwest in general).
Nice try, Ace.
Nice try, Ace.
I feel like my uncle's house in
suburban San Diego had a basement. Am I wrong?
"They're stuck with that quarterback (sophomore Braxton Miller) for the next two or three years, that's fine with me. He throws worse than (Tim) Tebow. - Steve Everitt
Ah, Ace, nice to hear from
Ah, Ace, nice to hear from you.
Since you now admitted you write for Chat Lakers, do you want to explain why "Ace Williams" twitter handle posted links to your Lakers articles merely seconds after you posted them on Chat Sports? If you are not, as you say, "Ace Williams," you must have some sort of relationship with him. Care to explain?
Last time I'll respond to
Last time I'll respond to you, cause my responses (somehow, unlike your posts) are deemed "flamebait"... I write for Chat Sports, so does this Ace guy. The guy who runs Chat Sports, as I'm sure you've already "researched" is James Yoder. They hire writers and communicate via phone and email. Their office is in San Francisco. I've never met him. I've never met any of the other writers. I've posted other writers articles on my personal twitter and facebook pages when I've liked them. I can only assume that's what Ace did with a past Lakers post that I wrote.
If you keep stalking me, you can see that I've written numerous things around the blogosphere, all with my own name. I don't do breaking news, or have sources. It's all my own opinion and reactions.
If you hate this guy so much, why waste time and go through all of that trouble? Maybe just email the higher ups at Chat Sports. They have an "about us" page with all of their info. Or maybe just continue to blast random people you don't know cause you made a flimsy connection, and figue you could be the Julian Assange of mgoblog...
I'm confused. Earlier you
I'm confused.
Earlier you said you didn't know who Ace was?
Give it to Wheatley!
Know he's a writer on Chat
Know he's a writer on Chat Sports. Don't know him personally is what that was supposed to imply.
Super cool story bro
Super cool story bro
Walter Kronkite?
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
But our Ace is an idiot...
But our Ace is an idiot... Now I'm all confused
Founder of the Devin to replace Denard movement
I doubt that last part about
I doubt that last part about pipkins. Wasn't he talking the other day about tattooing a block M on his back?
"Michigan Defense" is dominating everything, in every aspect of life. That's a rough definition.
-Craig Roh 10/29/2011
I'd just like to say that DOB
I'd just like to say that DOB follows recruiting closely and likes to mess with people. He enjoys keeping everybody guessing so take it FWIW when trying to figure out his eventual destination.
Or maybe...
He already has his mind made up that he wants to commit to Tennessee, and is just going to use his official visit to get more acquainted with the coaches and players......
uh....whatever
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How dare you?
Yeah, it seems like we as
Yeah, it seems like we as fans always read this optimistically. When people schedule officials to UM after their announcement date, people assume it's us because why else would he want to visit a school he's not committed to after his announcement? When it's another school that is scheduled after his announcement, we assume that it can't be that school because who would commit to a school before they've gone on their visit?
I think he commits to Michigan, but it has nothing to do with his announcement date or the schools he does or doesn't have visits scheduled to after that annoucement.
you have a dizzying intellect
you have a dizzying intellect
"Are you Bluish? You don't look Bluish..."
He's just getting started!
He's just getting started!
We ARE Michigan....COME GET SOME!!!
I think
It's Tennessee.
There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.
I respectfully disagree
His brother plays Bball at Saginaw Valley and I just don't see him going that far away.
I hope not
If we don't get Danny, I'd really want Yuri Wright!
Are we in on any other top DL?
DOB is really the only DL
DOB is really the only DL we're pursuing. I suppose if Washington or Shittu wanted to visit we'd entertain them but O'Brien is probably it for DL recruiting no matter what.
this is what I thought
I really want another DL, with the depth we have.
A top guy, and one that can play early, would be ideal.
At first I thought how you
At first I thought how you were thinking, it can only be a good sign. I then got to thinking, why would he have a scheduled visit for after his decision, unless thats where he's going to commit too.
This
plus they were his leader for months, plus our guys have gotten noticeably less confident the last couple weeks.
There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.
What do you mean by less
What do you mean by less confident?
Our insiders seemed pretty confident
now they're saying it's a weird recruitment.
For me, this is an Occam's Razor issue. He's committing on the 6th. He's visiting Tennessee the next week. That seems to point in one direction for me. If he cancels his Tennessee visit, I'll feel differently.
There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.
I get what you're saying, but
I get what you're saying, but he had the Tennessee visit scheduled before the M visit. If he wanted any suspense at all for his announcement, cancelling his other visits would be a dead giveaway.
We'll probably just have to wait and see.
This is a fair point
but the vibe on him has always been "he's an SEC-type guy." I'd love to be proven wrong, obviously. Just think it's a mistake for people to think he's in the bag, because none of Michigan's insiders seem to feel that way.
There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.
FWIW
FWIW, doesn't he have a visit set up to ol' Sparty as well for after his announcement date? I mean Sparty is out of it and they wouldn't accept O'Brien's commitment since he is an instate guy. And as we all know, they recruit nationally.
But in all seriousness doesn't he have a visit planned/scheduled to Sparty or was it cancelled or did I dream this up or am I going crazy! AHHHHH PRESSURE!
So he's going to commit to
So he's going to commit to MSU as well? Cause he has a visit scheduled there after his announcement as well.
I don't know if this is true, but on another message board, someone said that Dooley wanted O'brien to delay his decision until after his TN visit, but he didn't.
People at Powers
Think he's going to UT, although I would bow down to Matt Godin's brother's knowledge, should he render an opinion.
Will just be gravy if O'Brien
Will just be gravy if O'Brien drops for Michigan.
Tenn has been his leader for quite some time. No reason for him to keep his official if he's not committing to Tenn.
Hemmy hasn't really changed his tune on O'Brien...Michigan made up ground, may have caught up, but Tenn has been the leader since they first offerred.
Another view point
To be honest, I could see him committing to Michigan and cancelling his official to UT. He pushed up his decision date after the UM-ND game, so that has to be a pretty good sign.. (Unless your name is Steven Elmer, and Michigan winning that game pissed you off)
I see both sides of the coin
I see both sides of the coin on this one. One thing we can look at is that these young athletes love to toy with the fans. They love the attention that comes along with being recruited to a high profile D1 football program. I try not to invest too much into whether or not we'll get a certain guy or not. Then there's no let down in the end. My question would be, if O'Brien does commit to UT, where do the Michigan coaches turn to?
Remember Who You Are!
If he commits to Tennessee
I think it's unlikely Michigan takes another DT. I think the "2 DT" thing is limited to O'Brien. I'd guess they try to use the scholarship to land one of the Garnett/Banner/Wright/Dunn/Darboh/Payton group.
There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.
2 WR,
1 OL, & 1 RB
Possibly a mystery DB in
Possibly a mystery DB in place of either one WR or the RB.
Let there be Manball