national champs baby
Derrick Green visiting Auburn this weekend per AU scout site
January 9th, 2013 at 5:59 PM | 
I'm not in favor of posts that suggest that, but
I'm not in favor of posts that suggest that, but
January 9th, 2013 at 6:20 PM |
I'm not suggesting
I'm not suggesting
I'm not suggesting that reading this thread would keep him from coming to Michigan. I am questing the mindset of a lot of people here, who seem to be saying that it is a foregone conclusion that Green will take the benefits.
These people either no longer want Green to come to Michigan since he is taing this unofficial visit, which I think is ridiculous, or they still want him to come here and don't care whether he takes the benefits from another school, which I think is even worse.
Call me crazy, but I'd like to assume that our recruits do not break NCAA rules until I see actual evidence to the contrary.
January 9th, 2013 at 6:37 PM |
Ok, I see where you are coming from.
Ok, I see where you are coming from.
If Hoke & Co. have some method of only going after the ones who would not, I'm good with that. Personally, I don't see us wanting a recruit and that recruit (or his parents) being willing to take money or other benefits as being mutually exclusive.
As far as it being a mindset, I think you are reading more into the comments than the writers intended. I do think that most of them think it is a foregone conclusion that said benefits might be offered.
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
January 9th, 2013 at 6:39 PM |
We must be reading different
We must be reading different
We must be reading different threads. Oversimplifying it, I see two different opinions in this thread. 1) People who believe SEC=Cheating, Auburn will pay Green, and Green will go to Auburn and 2) People who think Green will go to Michigan, making jokes utilizing the SEC stereotype of paying players, but not actually thinking Green will get paid.
I don't see anyone saying they don't want Green anymore nor do I see anyone saying that they'd want Green if they knew he received impermissable benefits.
I can't imagine any one of us here wanting a known cheater heading to Ann Arbor.
The swag is back.
January 9th, 2013 at 5:43 PM |
Someone please splain me
Someone please splain me
Auburn's appeal. I drove through there one time on the way to somewhere else and it seemed like the bottom of the backside of beyond.
January 9th, 2013 at 5:58 PM |
Did you actually drive
Did you actually drive
Did you actually drive through Auburn or just through the surrounding area? I stayed in Auburn for a weekend a few years back, and found it to have a rather nice, small town appeal. The surrounding area (Columbus, GA, etc.), however, is absolutely horrible.
January 9th, 2013 at 5:43 PM |
Shadyness
Shadyness
His recruitment has seemed very odd to me. His final three schools are Michigan, Tennessee and Auburn. Is it me or does one of these stick out like a sore thumb?
Tennessee and Auburn are notorious for using shady recruiting tactics. If he ends up at one of those schools there is no way I could be convinced there wasn't recruiting violations.
January 9th, 2013 at 5:53 PM |
Well, you stand alone with
Well, you stand alone with
Well, you stand alone with that belief. There are a million sources that cite the squeaky clean recruiting practices of those programs. Mostly ESPN, but whatever.
Campaign manager--Hoke 2012.
January 9th, 2013 at 5:45 PM |
Getting him seems unlikely
Getting him seems unlikely
Getting him seems unlikely now. When's the last time Michigan landed a top 10 FB recruit?
January 9th, 2013 at 5:52 PM |
...
...
To everyone like this guy: Did you watch the National Championship Game and see Eddy Lacey run the ball. How can you say you wouldnt want something like that.
THIS IS MICHIGAN
January 9th, 2013 at 5:57 PM |
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
I commented the other day in a different thread that Green strikes me as our Lacey. Strong, solid, decent feet and ability to wear down defenses.
We still need Deveon or another back (Mixon in 2014) to be a second threat, like TJ Yeldon.
Lacy's running in NCG was his best showing by far and he made the OL look even better.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
January 9th, 2013 at 5:55 PM |
Step away from the ledge,
Step away from the ledge,
Step away from the ledge, dude. It's a little early to hit the panic button.
Campaign manager--Hoke 2012.
January 9th, 2013 at 6:53 PM |
Good point
Good point
Good thing Shane Morris didn't have a good senior year and land in the top ten, cuz that dude woulda been gone.
Twitter // Recruiting Work// Email
January 9th, 2013 at 5:53 PM |
(No subject)
(No subject)
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
January 9th, 2013 at 5:55 PM |
...
...
Has anyone confirmed this yet, I havent seen anything official?
THIS IS MICHIGAN
January 9th, 2013 at 5:57 PM |
Maybe he just wants to see if
Maybe he just wants to see if
Maybe he just wants to see if he can get a closer look at Kathrine Webb?
January 9th, 2013 at 6:00 PM |
Brent offered to chaperone
Brent offered to chaperone
He can deliver his apology in person. Hold on, now Kirk is joining the travel party also.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
January 9th, 2013 at 6:19 PM |
Are you kidding? Brent is
Are you kidding? Brent is
YoBoMoLlo, are you kidding? Brent Musberger is staking out A.J.'s place in a Dish Network van, wearing camo and eyeblack on his face. He has his ghillie in the back for nighttime reconnaissance missions.
Campaign manager--Hoke 2012.
January 9th, 2013 at 6:25 PM |
I wonder when Brent
I wonder when Brent
will decide AJ's mom is a better target for his efforts?
She might move slow enough for him to catch and she might not notice his analgesic scent.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
January 9th, 2013 at 6:56 PM |
I'm not familiar with the
I'm not familiar with the
I'm not familiar with the "analgesic scent."
January 9th, 2013 at 6:20 PM |
It'd be hilarious if Green
It'd be hilarious if Green
It'd be hilarious if Green does end up coming to Michigan, and Smith ends up being the All B1G back. I like having a 5 star as much as the next, but I think the offensive line determines almost everything. Smith or Johnson could end up being great. Wasn't Mike Hart a 3 star and Kelvin Grady a 5 star?
January 9th, 2013 at 6:25 PM |
I think we'd all be OK with
I think we'd all be OK with
I think we'd all be OK with that. But until then, we'll play the 'higher stars is more likely to be successful' game.
January 9th, 2013 at 6:26 PM |
*Kevin Grady ... always mix
*Kevin Grady ... always mix
*Kevin Grady ... always mix em up.
January 9th, 2013 at 7:04 PM |
Yes, but annecdotal evidence
Yes, but annecdotal evidence
Yes, but annecdotal evidence doesn't really tell the whole story. If that's all you wanna look at, how about this?
Last year, Alabama signed TJ Yeldon (5*, 12th overall player) and Kenyan Drake (4*). Both run behind the same line. Yeldon runs for 1131 with another 1000 yard rusher on the team. Drake runs for 285. Which one would you rather have?
Last year, Miami signed Duke Johnson (5*, 30th overall player) and Danny Dillard (3*). Both run behind the same line. Johnson runs for 977 yards, leading the team. Dillard redshirted. Which one would you rather have?
Last year, Texas signed Johnathan Gray (5*, 5th overall player) and Daje Johnson (4). Both run behind the same line. Gray runs for 740 yards, leading the team. Johnson had 225 yards.
Rankings are obviously not perfect, but they exist for a reason.
Twitter // Recruiting Work// Email
January 9th, 2013 at 6:28 PM |
Jesus, everybody needs to get
Jesus, everybody needs to get
Jesus, everybody needs to get off the ledge. This kid is a big time recruit. Big time recruits take multiple visits and usually drag their commitments out until signing day. If we want an elite recruit, these are the kinds of things you deal with.
January 9th, 2013 at 6:45 PM |
Everyone? I think I counted
Everyone? I think I counted
Everyone? I think I counted 3 people who might have been on the ledge. Certainly not everyone.
Yes I got him a gift. He had a kidney stone. You piss a rock through your pecker, you deserve more than just a pat on the fucking back.
January 9th, 2013 at 7:03 PM |
Comment redacted due to the
Comment redacted due to the
Comment redacted due to the facts below.
January 9th, 2013 at 6:42 PM |
He said he was taking visits
He said he was taking visits
He said he was taking visits to everyone remaining. He needs to see Auburn with Gus. Wouldn't worry that much.
If you need drugs to be a good writer, you're not a good writer.
-Rod Serling
January 9th, 2013 at 6:49 PM |
No he isn't
No he isn't
No visits for RB Derrick Green this weekend. Family taking break after San Antonio for #ArmyBowl
Tremendous!
January 9th, 2013 at 6:56 PM |
This
This
This thread never happened.
January 9th, 2013 at 6:53 PM |
This is how I'm picturing the visit
This is how I'm picturing the visit
Derrick Green almost makes it to the Alabama State border, then all of a sudden....
Then Derrick Green will truck Gandalf over the edge, muttering something about taking his visits. I've never been to Alabama, but I just assume there are volcanic like structures that ancient creatures dwell in.
Then while gandalf is hanging over the edge, he says
This foe is beyond you, Derrick Green
Then Derrick will retreat north bypassing Virginia, and heading straight to protection of Hoke the Elder.
January 9th, 2013 at 7:01 PM |
Based upon your username and this post, I must ask-
Based upon your username and this post, I must ask-
When was the last time you had sex...with a woman?
January 9th, 2013 at 7:04 PM |
Hmm
Hmm
Well, in order to have this account, my wife said that I have to let my daughters name it. So, Lord Voldemort it is. And if you have a problem with Lord of the Rings, you can indeed go fuck yourself.
January 9th, 2013 at 7:09 PM |
You needed your wife's
You needed your wife's
You needed your wife's permission to have an MGo account? Way to wear the pants there, Ron Weasley...
January 9th, 2013 at 7:14 PM |
In my defense
In my defense
My wife is better looking than me, and she hates sports, but I enjoy sex. It's really a solid trade off for me.
Once I google Ron Weasley, I will have a scathing retort.
January 9th, 2013 at 11:59 PM |
You sir have my eternal
You sir have my eternal
You sir have my eternal respect
January 9th, 2013 at 6:55 PM |
okay, even if we don't end up
okay, even if we don't end up
okay, even if we don't end up with green, any back is only as good as his offensive line. if alabama had a crappy line, tj yeldon and eddie lacy would look pretty crappy, too. their stats are so outrageous because they aren't touched until they're already 4-5 yds downfield. last i checked, our offensive line recruiting haul was tops in the nation. guys like kalis, magnuson, kugler, bosch, dawson, and the list goes on and on, are going to make whoever we put in the backfield look good. damn good. whether its derrick green or deveon smith. lets also not forget that mike hart was a lowly 3-star when he committed. last i checked, his career at Michigan turned out alright. green would be a great get, but i have just as much confidence in deveon smith to carry the load.
It's been a lot. Its been a roller coaster that for some reason seemed like it would never get good. But you know what? We kept fighting. It's like that old saying goes, "Those Who Stay Will Be Champions." -David Molk
January 9th, 2013 at 6:57 PM |
Deus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina
I don't know where it's coming from, or how, but we'll get him!
January 9th, 2013 at 7:00 PM |
Well if you read some of the
Well if you read some of the
Well if you read some of the "if he's going to visit an SEC school that just proves he's a liar and a thief" crowd comments above this only means Auburn has developed more stealthy means of funnelling money to him.
January 9th, 2013 at 7:03 PM |
I still feel like he's going
I still feel like he's going
I still feel like he's going to Michigan. He says he knows where he is going but hasn't committed because of Hokes visit policy and he just wants to enjoy the rest of his recruitment. Just my thoughts.
January 9th, 2013 at 7:05 PM |
Auburn is in the SEC so I
Auburn is in the SEC so I
Auburn is in the SEC so I doubt it's on his own dime
January 9th, 2013 at 7:06 PM |
Mike Farrell@rivalsmike
No
Mike Farrell@rivalsmike
No
Mike Farrell@rivalsmike
No visits for RB Derrick Green this weekend. Family taking break after San Antonio for #ArmyBowl
January 9th, 2013 at 7:09 PM |
nope.he isn't taking a visit
nope.he isn't taking a visit
nope.he isn't taking a visit this weekend per twitter.
Vice.com
- « first
- ‹ previous
- 1
- 2
- 3
if those posts are enough to keep him away, I'm thinking they have done Michigan a service.
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift