Dorsey, Parker, and Knight
I'm not to familiar with how NSD usually goes down but I was thinking. Since all three are supposed to announce on the same day, do you think they will be watching each other choose? If they do, one of them could have a last minute change of heart if Michigan receives a couple of commitments. However, if they don't pay attention to each other, Michigan could very likely receive a commitment from all three of them.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:06 AM ^
Sean Parker is announcing at 10am EST, so my guess is he will be the first to make his decision known.
I don't recall reading about Knight's announcement schedule.
As for Dorsey, I just don't think he's coming. I'd put all my pans in the Seminoles' fryer.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:25 AM ^
I have a feeling you are right about Dorsey, but don't be so sure. The power of Family ties are huge.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:49 AM ^
i thought parker was 10 AM PST, but could be wrong. otherwise, his announcement would be at 7 AM local time. anyone know for sure?
February 1st, 2010 at 11:55 AM ^
I also thought it was 10 AM PST. 7 AM seems like it would be early, but he might be eager to sign with Michigan.
February 1st, 2010 at 12:16 PM ^
He might be doing it before classes start.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:03 PM ^
Only one kid in my HS graduating class signed for a D1 football scholarship and it was Indiana, so no big deal. But it happened during school hours so that any students and friends who wanted to watch were able to do so. Probably will be the same for Parker.
February 1st, 2010 at 1:35 PM ^
Also, Tom noted it as 10am EST in his ESPN conference call recap diary.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:01 AM ^
it was weds already! i cant take it anymore.....
February 1st, 2010 at 10:02 AM ^
The commits pick a time to publicize their commitment. There are changes of heart all the time and the catalyst of said event could be a wide range of things.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:05 AM ^
Anyone want to start one more thread about these three? I'm not quite sure we have enough.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:38 AM ^
I was just about to start another one.
Along with a "Grimes, Murphy, Furman" one too.
February 1st, 2010 at 12:06 PM ^
We're all waiting desperately for news. We're worse than kids waiting for Christmas morning! (wake up Brian and RR!!! Is it time yet? Can we find out what we're getting? Huh? Huh?)
I think the last few years have heightened the interest.
BTW, your avatar is especially relevant to your comment.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:06 AM ^
Anyone hear Sam Webb this morning? People over at Scout are saying Webb calling Parker "his lock of the week."
February 1st, 2010 at 3:41 PM ^
There's a thread started by one of the main writers for Rivals saying that he's gotten information from a very trusted source that Dietrich Riley will be going to UCLA. Apparently Parker pretty much told the USC coaches that if Riley goes to USC, he'd be going to Michigan. Now that Riley's going to UCLA the USC coaches played this up and are pretty confident Parker will choose them. I never like going against Webb's gut, but...
February 1st, 2010 at 10:06 AM ^
oh my!
February 1st, 2010 at 10:08 AM ^
NSD>NFL Draft
February 1st, 2010 at 10:22 AM ^
I would say "College Football Recruiting Process>NFL Draft Process", but because we basically know who is going to sign ahead of time, I would say NFL Draft Day is slightly more exciting than NSD. Also, I would give the slight edge to NFL Draft Day because I am interested in both former Michigan players and whoever goes to the Detroit Lions.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:12 AM ^
I have a feeling that Sam wouldn't call it a lock if he wasn't basing that on some very credible information.
Also, is there a place to find the announcements times for the athletes on NSD? More importantly how about times for our three DB's. I now Parker at 10, but do either of the other possible wolverines have scheduled times?
February 1st, 2010 at 10:13 AM ^
God I can't wait for tomorrow. NSD and Lost season 6 premiere. It will be glorious.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:30 AM ^
I love Lost, best show on TV. But NSD is a different day. But fret not, that just means you get a great day on two separate days
February 1st, 2010 at 3:04 PM ^
but not if you're unstuck in time. Hey-o!
February 1st, 2010 at 10:34 AM ^
My GF has got me watching past Lost seasons every waking minute in an attempt to get caught up for Season 6. I am hoping to see some serious UM/A^2 footage this season with the whole UM-Dharma connection.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 AM ^
I'm excited for the episode that features Bo and Woody coming to the island and wrestling for control of the almighty crystal conch. Should be exciting stuff
February 1st, 2010 at 11:21 AM ^
+1 for making my morning.
February 1st, 2010 at 12:58 PM ^
The Smoke Monster sportin a winged helmet and pwning Woody would be great!!
February 1st, 2010 at 11:49 AM ^
I had season 1, disc 1 at home last sunday and almost put it back in the sleeve without watching it...but I gave it a chance.
As of 2 minutes ago, I am 16 minutes into episode 13 of Season 4. I CAN'T STOP, it's fing great.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:36 AM ^
exactly. I can not wait for either..its been so long since I have had my Lost fix.
February 1st, 2010 at 12:07 PM ^
To all the LOST fans out there. Should we start a thread for the season six premier? NSD and LOST premier...what a week.
Side note: If I go to LOST premier viewing party, I will not be able to partake, since I don't want to look like a weirdo giggling to myself typing away at my laptop. Mgoblogger's comments often gives me the giggles.
February 1st, 2010 at 12:09 PM ^
You'll bring your laptop to the party and you'll like it, dammit. The power of Blog compels you!
February 1st, 2010 at 12:20 PM ^
If it is the baby polar bear saying that, I will have to obey. Is he the offspring of the polar bear that Sawyer killed?
What if the polar bears are pulling on the strings on the island. I think I just blew my own mind.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:33 PM ^
You can never have too many polar bears. And since TV has a ratings driven merit system, I think you might be on to something...
February 1st, 2010 at 1:21 PM ^
Considering signing day is Wednesday, you may want to temper that excitement a bit.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:22 AM ^
I listened to Sam this morning and he didn't say he had a "strong gut feeling", he only had a "gut feeling". In Sam's lingo, they are different. He has been backing off a bit on issuing statements since Grimes.
However, he did say that we are definitely still in the mix for Dorsey and that the coaches told him and his family that if he wanted to he could play both ways (safety/corner and WR). From what it sounds with Kinght, his mother likes Rutgers alot and he likes Michigan alot.
I think the solution to that is to let his mom play at Rutgers and let Rashad play at Michigan. It makes everyone happy.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:34 AM ^
Dorseys Mom is not ranked by either Scout or Rivals but that might not stop Kelly and ND from offering that full ride.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:42 AM ^
lock of the week. So that means he is pretty confident, but just changed the way he is announcing Parker. My feeling depending on announcement times is that if Parker and Dorsey both Go Blue maybe Knight goes elsewhere. However it plays out I suspect we manage to pull two of the three and I would be happy with any combination of the three.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:24 AM ^
Parker has already made his decision for a month. It's down to Michigan and USC. Both of them think that they got him.
Knight, it's 50/50 shot. Not sure on which team will take Knight but losing their main recruiter helps Michigan. Michigan may have the edge.
Dorsey, hard to tell. It's a 2 team race IMO(USC is not in it). Most think it's FSU but could be a surprise commit to Michigan. His family appears to prefer Michigan over FSU. It's up to Dorsey on which team that he wants to play for the next 4 years.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:40 AM ^
I think Parker is a bit of a longshot and ultimately he'll choose USC.
Knight will choose Michigan.
I don't think Dorsey ever really considered Michigan and he's off the table for us.
Just my predictions...
February 1st, 2010 at 1:56 PM ^
A guy I know, and a huge USC alum/fan, is saying that his sources close to the university are all saying that Parker will pick Michigan. This is also very rare.
February 1st, 2010 at 2:49 PM ^
Sounds good to me. I'll gladly take all these negs and eat my words if I'm proven wrong and we get at least 2 of the 3.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:31 AM ^
If we got all 3, we would have serious safety overload. You would have to think this would mean some position changes or transfers.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:34 AM ^
From what I've heard, they want Dorsey to play cornerback. So his commitment would have very little effect on the safety depth.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:41 AM ^
That would put us in a stellar position for CB depth. Between Dorsey, Cullen and Turner we could lock down the field in a couple years if they pan out. Fingers crossed.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:47 AM ^
I had not heard that. That is very interesting. I wonder how that will affect his decision
February 1st, 2010 at 11:01 AM ^
Just out of curiosity, where did you hear that? I've been following the Board and Rivals pretty closely and hadn't heard anything.
February 1st, 2010 at 3:45 PM ^
He said that inside the Fort on Rivals.
February 1st, 2010 at 12:13 PM ^
Don't know who you are, or your sources, but don't really care. Just appreciate both the inside info and the education on football.
BTW, I torn on your avatar. She is downright gorgeous, but man, also very distracting, and borderline nsfw. Fortunately, the avatars are small. Couldn't you find a nice pic of Graham or Lamaar laying out a QB? just sayin.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:52 AM ^
do we expect any surprises about people we may not be talking about or thought were off the radar?
February 1st, 2010 at 10:57 AM ^
is probably a FSU lean. Knight and Parker would be a great haul. Interesting thing about Dorsey is that according to Sam he was offered to play O and D, which is one reason why 5 coaches from both sides of the ball did his in home a couple days ago. Haing Woodson just win the NFL efensive player of the year probably didn't hurt the cause either.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:08 AM ^
It was part of an ITF a week or two ago. I've also heard it repeated by other people on this board who typically have decent info.
February 1st, 2010 at 2:12 PM ^
Glad you're back to your old avatar. Momentarily thinking you were R_Mahorn was getting old.