do we still have room for parker and/or knight
with the commitment of davion rogers, we have 25 commits. RR says we can take 26. http://www.detnews.com/article/20100117/SPORTS0201/1170330/1462/sports/…. jake ryan is expected to commit. drake isn't expected to make it. that leaves one spot. there are still a number of recruits on the board apart from knight and parker, including earnest thomas who appear to want to commit. can we take knight and/or parker? will someone get barnsed?
January 17th, 2010 at 5:31 PM ^
Demar Dorsey or what? (apologizes, as I should know this information...Sadly, I do not.)
January 17th, 2010 at 5:40 PM ^
sadly it looks as if we are not
January 17th, 2010 at 6:24 PM ^
If a player is good enough, there is always a way to get him in. If the past is any indication, there will be surprises going both ways as we get closer to signing day.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:29 PM ^
"If a player is good enough, there is always a way to get him in."
Tricky Nick Saban, he has been posting on this board all along.
January 17th, 2010 at 5:48 PM ^
Someone (in another thread) put the chances of it at around 10 to 15%, so we probably should just presume not.
January 17th, 2010 at 5:44 PM ^
i don't know. he'd be another to add to the list of "do we have room for him," "will someone get barnsed?"
January 17th, 2010 at 5:50 PM ^
I think there is the possibilities of gray shirting a couple guys in this class if need be. If top recruits want to come here, there are ways of making sure there is room for them.
January 17th, 2010 at 5:51 PM ^
It's kind of annoying to see us without spots for guys like Grimes (if he's even interested anymore?), Parker/Knight, and Wilson.
January 17th, 2010 at 5:55 PM ^
grimes was a hopson recruit. if his ship hasn't sailed, it is sailing.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:12 PM ^
Room will be made for top-flight recruits like Parker, Dorsey, etc.
I would prefer Grimes over some of the guys we have, but his commitment wouldn't make or break this recruiting class.
WOTS is that the coaches think the 2011 class will be a strong one for offensive linemen, and they're slightly concerned about Wilson's knee injury, so the coaches might have cooled on him a little bit.
January 17th, 2010 at 5:57 PM ^
I'm sure that if parker and/or knight want to come to UM, RR will find a way. Courtney Avery might become the newest recruit for the women's BB team (ala Ladybugs), but RR will find a way.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:03 PM ^
...So, I am not the only person who remembers that movie. Personally, I think the Oscars overlooked that gem of a movie. ;)
January 17th, 2010 at 6:09 PM ^
I just had a conversation about that movie last night. Very weird. In addition, weird that Jonathan Brandis is not alive.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:13 PM ^
What?? Holy crap, that sucks.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:33 PM ^
I didnt know he was dead until now. Suicide by hanging in 2003. Sad news. My favorite movie of his was "Side Kicks". Chuck Norris and Jonathan Brandis made a great team haha.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:04 PM ^
how good is he, never heard of him, and where is he from
January 17th, 2010 at 6:18 PM ^
He's from St. Ignatius, in Ohio. His teammate is Scott McVey, who's committed to OSU.
He flew under the radar, has some MAC offers. The feeling on him is he's another guy that a lot of people missed on, he grew quite a bit, and had a good senior season.
January 18th, 2010 at 2:33 AM ^
Sea Quest
January 17th, 2010 at 6:04 PM ^
I hear Avery is very good corner. I think that Vinopal has to be the logical choice for odd man out if anyone is. Quite possibly our lowest rated recruit. Rather short (5'10"), light in weight and stiff for a safety. I think Vinopal has to be a prime candidate for a grey shirt.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:08 PM ^
You are gonna have to eat shit when Vinopal becomes the first safety to bring home the Heisman trophy. ;)
January 17th, 2010 at 6:09 PM ^
Those are all the stereotypes used against him in the beginning. He is determined to prove his doubters wrong. Personally, I like a guy who will give his all day in and day out. By the way, 5'10 is not short compared to recruits we've landed in the last couple of years.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:13 PM ^
I would be very surprised if Vinopal were actually 5'10". I think he's closer to 5'9", which is short for a safety.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:32 PM ^
Sam Webb said Vinopal was a legit 5'11". Don't know personally, just sayin.
January 17th, 2010 at 9:25 PM ^
Where'd you get that picture for your avatar? Tate dropping back to pass in the foreground and the stadium in the background looks sweet.
January 19th, 2010 at 12:03 AM ^
I made it. I put it as my computer background and I love it. I put it on the internet. I'll try to find where I put it and post the link on here.
January 19th, 2010 at 12:09 AM ^
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/awesome-hi-res-tate-pic Here is the original link to where I got the pic of Tate. It also has the link to get the picture that is in my avatar.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:43 PM ^
stood next to him, im 5'9", almost 5'10", and he was a clear two inches taller than me.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:52 PM ^
vinopal is 2 inches taller than rashad knight who is routinely listed at 5'10-5'11. vinopal is a legit 5'11 at least
January 17th, 2010 at 8:20 PM ^
Is just plain being a dick. Both are commits to UM and should be shown respect.
And with respect to Avery, have you noticed that he has tried to help recruit.
Go Blue.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:14 PM ^
I think Parker has a spot, regardless.
Knight...I'm not so sure.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:16 PM ^
Vinopal is our lowest rated recruit on Rivals. Avery is a 3 star.
Vinopal is short, stiff and light in weight. He has offers from the those super powers of football.... Kent State and Bowling Green. That's it!
Avery was committed to Stanford of the Pac 10. Are you idiot enough to tell me that Avery should be grey shirted in favor of Vinopal?
January 17th, 2010 at 6:23 PM ^
Tone it down. Unless you're idiot enough to think that grayshirt decisions (or hell, any personnel/roster decisions) are made by the staff based on Rivals rankings.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:24 PM ^
Hm.. I seem to recall reading in another thread that Vinopal was closer to 5'11.. and from watching his highlight tape (which of course are his best plays so I took that into consideration) Vinopal plays with decent hip action, looks like he has excellent vision and has no problem hitting someone in the mouth. And last I checked, high profile offers does not make a good ball player. Seems to me that Avery is exceptionally tiny, and what we need is someone who makes a WR catching a slant or a cross that they might not remember the next 40 minutes or so tomorrow.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:25 PM ^
Slow internet = double post. sorry everyone.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:27 PM ^
there is still room for one of them, but I'm not sure if they would want both at this point. If they have the room then pick them both up, but if not I would like to see Parker over Knight.
January 17th, 2010 at 9:54 PM ^
No need to go back and forth about this. I personally like Avery as a commit. And I think Vinopal is a player that can possibly be developed.... so I am not all down on him. I just think he is more of a project.
I just happen to think Avery is clearly the better prospect.... he has both Big 10 and Pac 10 offers.... and clearly impressed the coaches at camp. Vinopal only has offers from Kent State and Bowling Green. But he could be a sleeper. Reasonable minds can differ.
Moreover, Vinopal has those short, stubby legs. So it is his frame as much as his lack of height that will pose a problem for him. I just don't see Vinopal being anything more than a situational role player for us throughout his entire career here.
And apparently Rivals feels the same way.
January 17th, 2010 at 8:22 PM ^
We do not have 25 commits... Drake might be listed but he has not taken either the ACT/SAT and will not be part of the class.
Go Blue!
January 17th, 2010 at 8:52 PM ^
Jake Ryan looks like he knows how to tackle and has the speed to get there. Pretty sure we need him in Blue. Hopefully he'll be good and pissed off that he didn't get more respect from recruiters...somethin' to prove.
January 17th, 2010 at 9:08 PM ^
Jake Ryan is just a pretty face. RichRod needs to close this class strong and sign the Donger.
January 17th, 2010 at 9:13 PM ^
Houston Nutt and Nick Saban always think there's room for a couple more. C'mon in guys...it's a party.
January 17th, 2010 at 11:19 PM ^
I'm pretty sure if they want to make room they can. It comes down to how many 5th years they bring back. The problem is it limits them next season. It looks like, with a 25 player class, they will have around 15 spots next season. If we take 27 this season that leaves on 13 for the next.
Those numbers aren't exact since we will have to consider how many of next year's 5th years will be invited back (I doubt Watson will get a 5th year) and any unexpected attrition.
You must assume that if the staff takes someone this season, he must be good enough to limit next years class.