EDGE Jacob Smith Announcing Commitment tomorrow 7/13
Looking good for him to join his twin brother Jerod in Maize & Blue
And Jordan Shipp is committing on July 16th. Could be a good week for Michigan.
If your initials are JS we want you in AA!
We are potentially going to have 3 J. Smiths in this year's class. Jacob, Jerod, and Jaden. We take all of the J. Smiths
I hope they don't put their first name on jerseys, looks corny.
It'll look like that guy J. Smith is making plays all over the field.
Maybe J. Smith Cameron could join the staff? She seems like she could help improve something.
The 16th is my birthday. Jordan should clearly know this and obviously chose this date to bring me greater joy on the day of my birth.
Hoping good news on your birthday makes it even happier...
Sam Webb has been saying that Shipp isn't 100% a slam dunk for Michigan as Shipp's last UNC visit made things interesting. However, Webb only lowered his crystal ball from a 7 to a 5 so we should still hopefully get him
Shipp is sounding 50/50 at this point.
What are his main factors? Do we know? UNC obviously has the in-state appeal and the weather appeal. Also, Michigan hasn't exactly made the greatest case for WRs in recent year.
On the other hand, if you want to compete for titles while getting a great education....
If it was actually 50/50, then I think Sam would've lowered his crystal ball further. He said that UNC did a lot of negative recruiting against Michigan's passing scheme, but that there are still a lot of factors in Michigan's favor
What is UNCs passing scheme? Their OC decided Wisconsin was a better place to be...
Couldn't tell you. And we might be more appealing to WRs if JJ hits on more deep throws this year.
They have Drake Maye who is probably the #2 overall pick in the draft next year. Obviously won't affect this kid's life as Maye will be gone by the time he gets there if that's where he chooses.
Whatever happened to Sam's gut?
I've been hoping for this one for a while now. I think he will be an insane player at U of M.
Just sitting here waiting for this Shipp to come in.
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Seems like we currently lead for him across the board. Would be good to bring in another talented EDGE defender.
He's got some really good offers too. Alabama, Georgia, A&M, Tennessee, USC.
(obligatory) Yes but were they committable offers?
If you've seen his film, you know that they are.
I only want 5 stars.
Giddy up!
Having twins starting at the DE spots could definitely be fun
Meet at the family home on Thanksgiving and then meet at the quarterback (multiple times) the following Saturday.
Come on down, Jerod! My recruiting reach of the day, Aaron Scott was at a 7 on 7 in Dayton, Ohio wearing UM cleats.
... which matched the color of his team's jerseys. The whole thing about committing on his Dad's birthday, and his Dad being a huge OSU fan -- basically seals it for OSU IMO.
Maybe he really doesn't like his Dad and this is the ultimate insult??? Always holding on to recruiting hope...
Aaron Scott was at a 7 on 7 in Dayton, Ohio wearing UM cleats.
I take anything like that with a grain of salt. Maybe he just likes the Jumpman gloves and cleats? They also match with their uniforms. And if you really want to get conspiracy theory oriented, it's possible he knows he's committing to OSU and he's wearing the Michigan gloves/cleats to make committing to OSU look like an even bigger win for OSU
Kinda like what Justin Scott did?
Yep... I do actually wonder if there is some sort of organized effort among OSU staff/commits to try to swing the rivalry back in their favor by having their commits frame their decisions as direct victories over Michigan
I believe he commented on it saying he liked the cleats and gloves because they match his school colors. It’s a nothingburger imo. Still seems like he’s OSU bound.
One thing Scott said at the 7 on 7 was that he wants a place that will tell him the truth and not what he wants to hear. That sounds like Clink to me, so maybe … ??
"he wants a place that will tell him the truth and not what he wants to hear" = "academics are very important to me"
GO BLUE
Let’s gooo brochacho
Aaaaaaaand it sounds like he’s delaying his decision.
If we don’t land him and Shipp this week, whoooooooooo, boy…
Not announcing because he has to think things through. Okay. Guys seem to have to do a lot of thinking when it comes to Michigan.
Bama, Miami, Florida, Texas, Oregon, OSU seem to get high ranked guy after high ranked guy to commit on the spot. That seems to be less and less these days for us. Wonder if its a $$ negotiation thing... not saying it is in this case, but.. just generally.. guys essentially weighing financial offers ..