Per twitter from 24/7 Denzel Ward visited Florida today.
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Denzel Ward visits florida?
January 6th, 2013 at 11:15 PM
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Denzel Ward visits florida?
January 6th, 2013 at 11:16 PM | 
No idea if officially
No idea if officially
January 6th, 2013 at 11:28 PM |
Denzel Ward is a 2014 commit
Denzel Ward is a 2014 commit
He can't take official visits until Fall 2013. I would rather he figure this out now than decommit 12 months from now. I wouldn't worry about this right now as there is still a long way to go to 2014. At least Hoke has had a good track record of holding on to recruits.
January 6th, 2013 at 11:21 PM |
Source?
Source?
Do you have a more specific source?
January 7th, 2013 at 8:01 AM |
internet
internet
do you need any more source than that?
Go Blue...
January 6th, 2013 at 11:25 PM |
This report may be true
This report may be true
But I don't trust anything from 247Sports anymore, especially anything from the Midwest. Their reporters, Steve Wiltfong and Jason Sapp in particular, seem to try to create headlines more than report news.
Steve Wiltfong is their Midwest reporter (but also a known Notre Dame fan and reporter in previous work) who has been responsible for multiple previous erroneous reports about Michigan commits wavering and taking other visits (most recently this week with Henry Poggi & Alabama). Jason Sapp was the ND reporter who texted Ty Isaac about competitor schools depth charts and other RB targets to try to convince Isaac to choose ND and not USC or Michigan.
And seeing the 2014 Signing Day is over a year away, I am not even going to worry about this at all right now. People are going to try to steal early commits. It's part of the game. Based on Michigan's track record under Hoke though, I wouldn't sweat it.
January 6th, 2013 at 11:26 PM |
Also confirmed by TVH
Also confirmed by TVH
You may be right about Wiltfong and Sapp, but this time TVH confirmed the news.
That one hurt.
January 6th, 2013 at 11:27 PM |
Agree to most if not all here
Agree to most if not all here
Except i think the no visit policy, while i agree with it, will make these things more notable than they probably should be. I am never one to judge but early commits are a touchy thing in my limited experience.
Its called a royale with cheese
January 6th, 2013 at 11:44 PM |
Multiple sites have already reported on Ward's status
Multiple sites have already reported on Ward's status
per the Policy. Ward has talked to the coaches, and they have no problem with him taking other visits as long as he contacts them first and decommits. The Michigan coaches will still recruit him and consider him a target, but he will no longer have a spot reserved in the class.
January 6th, 2013 at 11:31 PM |
What did Jason Sapp do exactly?
What did Jason Sapp do exactly?
Writing for Blue and Gold and playing at Notre Dame...that sounds like a recruiting violation.
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January 6th, 2013 at 11:24 PM |
I saw it tweeted from a 24/7 article
I saw it tweeted from a 24/7 article
And DG Destroys mentioned it on twitter as well. So basically the internet. Which as we all know is the bedrock of journalism...
Its called a royale with cheese
January 6th, 2013 at 11:27 PM |
Those who ignore Abraham
Those who ignore Abraham
Those who ignore Abraham Lincoln's advice do so at their own peril.
January 6th, 2013 at 11:25 PM |
Irrespective of whether it's
Irrespective of whether it's
Irrespective of whether it's true or not, I'm really not worried about a 2014 committ taking visits.
January 6th, 2013 at 11:33 PM |
Not concerned. I'm too busy
Not concerned. I'm too busy
Not concerned. I'm too busy dreaming up scenarios about how anyone could possibly beat our basketball team. K thx bye
I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?
January 6th, 2013 at 11:33 PM |
I believe someone on this
I believe someone on this
I believe someone on this board (or perhaps during the Outback liveblog) brought up the fact that Ward felt he had committed too early and wanted to take some visits.
"Welllllllll..."
January 6th, 2013 at 11:41 PM |
Indeed
Indeed
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/denzel-ward-has-spoken-coaches-about-taking-visits-elsewhere
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
January 6th, 2013 at 11:45 PM |
That is the link I was too lazy to find
That is the link I was too lazy to find
Thank you.
January 6th, 2013 at 11:39 PM |
Does this mean he is no longer committed?
Does this mean he is no longer committed?
Will Hoke revoke his offer?
January 6th, 2013 at 11:46 PM |
Maybe and No.
Maybe and No.
Maybe and No.
I poop excellence
January 6th, 2013 at 11:50 PM |
Pick your poison
Pick your poison
1 - Oh hell yes
2 - Oh hell no
3 - None of us know, we weren't invited to listen in on any of the discussions, and Hoke has never directly spelled out exactly what the policy is, or any possible exceptions, or the implications and ramifications of the policy having a boo-boo.
Edit - 4 - What Steve Everitt said.
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
January 6th, 2013 at 11:50 PM |
He visited Florida and got an
He visited Florida and got an
He visited Florida and got an offer. He said that he's still committed to Michigan. He was open with the coaches about visiting so his offer is still valid.
January 6th, 2013 at 11:57 PM |
This just shows how good the
This just shows how good the
This just shows how good the Michigan staff is at evaluating players. Denzel Ward has only played one year of football and was very under the radar until Michigan offered. Our coaching staff always seems to find these kind of players.
January 7th, 2013 at 10:43 AM |
Yeah, you're stupid and your
Yeah, you're stupid and your
Yeah, you're stupid and your mother's a whore.
/deleted post makes it look like people hate you
Hail.
January 7th, 2013 at 12:14 AM |
Yeah I don't know what you're
Yeah I don't know what you're
Yeah I don't know what you're aiming for with your comments, but you're failing at it.
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January 7th, 2013 at 12:20 AM |
You're obviously a troll.
You're obviously a troll.
You're obviously a troll. Please refrain from this negative posting.
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January 11th, 2013 at 4:17 PM |
I think I was misunderstood.
I think I was misunderstood.
I think I was misunderstood. I'm saying that Michigan coaches evaluate talent very well. There have been players we have offered that people disagree with but they end up moving up in the player rankings. They find good talent and dont just look at the star rating.
January 7th, 2013 at 12:14 AM |
in other related recruiting news...
in other related recruiting news...
WR Sebastian Larue RT @SebastianLarue1 Spoke with Michigan coach today may set up a visit there.
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January 7th, 2013 at 12:41 AM |
Is RDT going by Wilma now?
Is RDT going by Wilma now?
Is RDT going by Wilma now? As far as Ward taking visits, he's being up front with the coaches and I think it holds alot of weight with them.
"The goal, the expectation of this program is the Big Ten Championship"
January 7th, 2013 at 1:27 AM |
Is it weird that I am happy
Is it weird that I am happy
Is it weird that I am happy that he's taking visits? Let him get the 'drama' out of the way now, and then next Fall, when the coaching staff has a better idea of the positional needs, it won't be an issue...He is soooo far from signing day, and I still think he ends up at UMich anyway...
January 7th, 2013 at 2:46 AM |
I'm Ron Burgundy?
I'm Ron Burgundy?
I'm Ron Burgundy?
January 7th, 2013 at 10:05 AM |
Nope, it says you're
Nope, it says you're
Nope, it says you're Westwood.
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January 7th, 2013 at 10:12 AM |
Luckily
Luckily
His signing day is more than a full calendar year away.
Janeane Garofalo (Film Actors Guild): "As actors it is our responsibility to read the newspaper, and then say what we read on television like it's our opinion"
Not sure if that matters or not??
Its called a royale with cheese