David Dawson to camp at Florida

Now I know that there are crazy fans and blogs at every major school, but this is pretty ridiculous. He is going to Florida for Friday Night Lights. Deal with it. As of now, he is still committed. Other than Bosch, all of the other recruits are currently saying all of the right things about his committment, so I will go with that info until he says he is decommitting. I just think that this could be a big turnoff for recruits to see a bunch of grown ups (at least for the most part) all freaking out when internet rumors are running wild in regards to where they are going to school, or what visit they are planning to take. Everyone just needs to calm down before some stupid shit ends up being said and convinces him that UM really may not be the place for him. Hopefully the fans of this University don't help him make the decision that he should go somewhere else.

I have never seen so many chicken little whiny bitches in my life.  We should have an automatic ban for people who incite this kind of discussion.

Guys, we're not Indiana (or, specific to the case of an OL decommiting, Michigan State). It's okay if someone who commited ends up decommiting at this point.  

David Dawson; I hope you're not reading this because that'd mean you looked at this thread in the first place, but if you are - All of us look forward to seeing you in the maize in blue come 2013, but more importantly we wish the best for your future regardless.  So, pancake some D-Linemen this weekend and enjoy your high school senior year because it won't come around twice (unless you're OSU-bound)  And most importantly, ignore our collective freakouts over, essentially, nothing.

Have a great weekend. 

Dawson just lost his father.  There is a ton going through his mind right now.  What he needs is a strong figure to stand by him/guide him right now, like his father was/would have been doing.  He is going through an extremely difficult time, and may not have the best direction right now.  He very well be filled with a lot of anger, and Michigan fans arent helping out a bit right now.  All fans will do right now is push him further away.

He needs support, not good riddance.  I hope Hoke has a chance to sit down with the kids and have a nice talk with him, even if he were going to de-commit.  Kids life in general is more important than what school he is going to attend.

I hope Michigan fans, and even a few recruits, give him support instead of pushing him away like he is the devil.  I know im asking for too much though.

It's twitter and the dudes 16.Give the kid a break.

Mods, can we please lock this thread?  I'm kind of preemptively embarassed by just the potential of Dawson reading this type of stuff.

^^^^^ Spot on. 

Remember that thing with a sizeable minority of Ohio State fans and Alex Anzalone+family?

Let's do the exact opposite of that.

And this thread marks the return of the MGoIdiots.

This is a 16 year old young man. To live and die by his every word is an absolute exercise in futility. If he comes to Michigan, he will thrive. If he doesn't, all the best, let's hope he reaches his potential elsewhere. 

Michigan is a special place, but it isn't the only place. Part of the specialty is that the people here are all-in. Just look at this website as evidence, I am unsure any school has a privately run blog that paralells the readership, awareness, and loyalty the boards here demonstrate.

My point is this, Michigan is Michigan because the people who buy in (commits, players, and fans alike) are not casual - they are lifers. However, to assume that a 16 year old (a child, in my opinion) is going to demonstrate this zeal ALL OF THE TIME is an unrealistic way to go about life. He has to live it first.

This is why I love the pre-signing camradarie - it is cultivating the lifer mindset before the commitments become contract.

P.S. who the hell doesn't enjoy a free trip to a warm weathered place?

Ask yourself if you'd bitch at someone you don't know because you heard from an unreliable source they might do something you don't like. If you think you might, GET THE HELL OFF TWITTER! You do not belong there. It will only lead to pain, discomfort and public derision.

I heard he was coming on really strong with the whole Scientology thing, and she was worried about the impact on their daughter.

Whoops...wrong thread!

is right.

Common sense, my fellow M friend. 

I'm bored too, but this thread is nuts.

...of a thread.

Per Sam Webb tweet- After talking to Michigan coaches