yes plz
Eric Olson to Northwestern
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:14 PM | 
Wow.. I'm pretty surprised.
Wow.. I'm pretty surprised.
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:16 PM |
Wow
Wow
Good for Northwestern and Olson.Anyone else think northwestern can land Odenigbo?
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:23 PM |
I'm actually guessing he goes
I'm actually guessing he goes
I actually want him to go there. Would be a perfect fit, IMO. It's better than him going to OSU or MSU, and he cares about academics which would make it right for him.
ITS GREAT TO BE A MICHIGAN WOLVERINE
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:24 PM |
Yeah
Yeah
That's what I thought.The only other school that I would consider competition is Stanford.
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:39 PM |
Why does it seem
Why does it seem
We never played a factor for him
This might be arrogant, and if it is, it is, but we're Michigan
June 24th, 2011 at 8:10 AM |
Centerville's head coach is a
Centerville's head coach is a
Centerville's head coach is a HUUUUUGE Buckeye lover. UM will probably never get a player from Centerville while he is still employed there.
We ARE Michigan....COME GET SOME!!!
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:35 PM |
I agree Waggles.
I agree Waggles.
Wish the kid all the best. He sounds like an intelligent young man with a brilliant future.
"I promise you we would have walked to the University of Michigan." - Brady Hoke
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:37 PM |
WOO!!! Congratulations Eric Olson!!!
WOO!!! Congratulations Eric Olson!!!
I'm very happy for him, he'll get a fantastic education in a great city and play for a very underrated and perennially solid team.
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
June 24th, 2011 at 12:32 PM |
I always want Northwestern to
I always want Northwestern to
I always want Northwestern to nab top end talent. I'm always impressed with their academics and one has to love Pat Fitzgerald's passion for the program. I'm hoping they can land him. I guess I always hope for the best for their program (except when playing us) since building a successful program there is much tougher to do than at the UofMs, Alabamas, and USCs of the world.
"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates.
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:17 PM |
I'm pulling for that kid.
I'm pulling for that kid.
I'm pulling for that kid. Congrats, Eric, and best of luck at Northwestern & beyond.
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:19 PM |
Good kid...
Good kid...
Good luck to him.
Wonder if Hoke was trying to slow his process down?
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June 23rd, 2011 at 8:19 PM |
Good luck
Good luck
This won't hurt too much. Good luck to him.
Mr. Hart! That is the most intelligent thing you've said all day. You may take your seat.
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:25 PM |
I think there's
I think there's
some mutual relief between Eric and a lot of UM fans. Last year that might have been different, but Hoke and Co. are bosses. Best, Eric.
I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.
-RIP Mitch
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:30 PM |
yep...
yep...
Me thinks you're right about "last year". Best to the kid. Sounds classy and a credit to anyone's class.
We're gonna play with toughness, we're gonna be responsible and we're gonna play with toughness. This is Michigan.
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:24 PM |
congrats to Eric
congrats to Eric
It's always nice to see a recruit who actually puts academics first. Wish him the best of luck for all but one game per season...
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:26 PM |
Is this National Lineman
Is this National Lineman
Is this National Lineman Commitment Day? Did anybody tell Kalis and Wormley?
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:33 PM |
reaction
reaction
PA 3* OT Adam DePietro committed to NW earler this evening so I guess Olson figured he'd better sign on fast before his spot was gone.
With Peat probably gone and Thurston sounding like he's Nebraska bound that leaves Diamond, Banner , Garnett, Kalis, Bisnowaty, and Bars. I think PSU leads for Bars and I still have a tough time seeing Banner or Garnett coming to UM. I think they get Diamond and Kalis and then it gets interesting. They could keep chasing Bisnowaty but I myself would prefer to stick at 5 OL. Remember AJ Williams could shift there if need be. I'd use that spot instead to take that extra high caliber defensive lineman. They told O'Brien they were only taking 1 more DT. I would now take 2.
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:38 PM |
I really don't GAF what you write...
I really don't GAF what you write...
Kate Beckinsale is my all time fav, and an automatic upvote. Cheers!
"I promise you we would have walked to the University of Michigan." - Brady Hoke
June 23rd, 2011 at 10:21 PM |
Agreed. Van Helsing became
Agreed. Van Helsing became
Agreed. Van Helsing became very enjoyable with her in it...
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:46 PM |
http://sports.espn.go.com/nca
http://sports.espn.go.com/nca
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=6697462
FWIW, this is a story about a group of six recruits from Tennessee announcing together. One of them is Blake Bars, and the one thing that all of them have in common is Vanderbilt as a finalist. They're saying it could be a HUGE day for Vandy, including Drae Bowles.
I'd love to have Diamond and Kalis, then wait for one of either Garnett, Banner, Peat, Bisnowaty, or another position.
ITS GREAT TO BE A MICHIGAN WOLVERINE
June 23rd, 2011 at 11:43 PM |
Go Dores
Go Dores
Heaven knows my Commodores could use a class like that.
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:48 PM |
PSU leads for Bars?
PSU leads for Bars?
Really? Based on Tom's post, it sounded like we were sitting pretty
Edit: Ok, I guess Vandy is sitting pretty, but still not PSU
June 23rd, 2011 at 10:46 PM |
Bars's Brother
Bars's Brother
I would say that PSU has a good chance given that his older brother is a LB for PSU.
"I know that they know that I know who they are." - Fred Jackson
June 24th, 2011 at 5:50 PM |
Actually DePietro and Olson commited at the time
Actually DePietro and Olson commited at the time
According to the Scout/NW site. (Not behind a paywall) It appears that the two of them became Facebook friends and decided to Call Fitzgerald collectively and commit. Probably made Fitzgerald's week.
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:33 PM |
Good get for NW
Good get for NW
Wish him the best of luck.
Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness.
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:34 PM |
The Battlefield...
The Battlefield...
Looking forward to the upcoming matchups against ya Eric Olson. Solid choice in going to N'Western. Great academics, can't go wrong.
" David Baas & Mario Manningham Super Bowl XLVI Champions "
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:35 PM |
Sounds like he made good on
Sounds like he made good on
Sounds like he made good on his commitment to academics and it wasn't just recruiting-speak. Good luck to him at Northwestern...except when he plays us, of course.
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:37 PM |
We can't get em all
We can't get em all
We can't get em all
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:44 PM |
Congrats to Eric
Congrats to Eric
best of luck to him.
There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:50 PM |
Have never seen
Have never seen
So many people happy a recruit committed somewhere else. Good luck to him, seems like a great kid, but everyone better hope the recruiting services are right and he doesn't blow up (in our own division) and make us regret not getting him.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
June 23rd, 2011 at 9:15 PM |
I was thinking the same
I was thinking the same
I was thinking the same thing. Recruiting is going great but it seems to have made a lot of fans seem to think we will get anyone we decide to go after and it is a foregone conclusion that we will get Diamond and Kalis so we should slow play some recruits regarded as lower talent. The only thing I would be worried is that the coaches slow play them, they go elsewhere, and then we lose out on the more heralded kids as well.
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June 23rd, 2011 at 10:30 PM |
Agreed...
Agreed...
But it isn't quite like losing a recruit to OSU or Penn State... Even if he blows up, it's still Northwestern. I'll sleep fine tonight.
June 24th, 2011 at 8:45 AM |
I love your tag line. I can't
I love your tag line. I can't
I love your tag line. I can't help but add that on to the end of everything you say. And it works perfectly with just about everything!
June 24th, 2011 at 1:18 PM |
Though I don't think we have a winning streak vs. NW
Though I don't think we have a winning streak vs. NW
But I wasn't looking for a lot of gnashing of teeth over him going to an arch rival. But the just under the surface glee that "whew, he's not tying up one of our valuable scholarships that will for sure go to a higher rated player who will be better because he's higher rated" seems less classy, and more like a backhanded compliment. Like "oh, good for you...you'll do well in the remedial class".
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:50 PM |
Good luck to the kid. Great
Good luck to the kid. Great
Good luck to the kid. Great school.
HELLO HEISMAN!
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:51 PM |
Good luck to Mr. Olson. May
Good luck to Mr. Olson. May
Good luck to Mr. Olson. May be I'll catch you at a Strawberry Night and we can bullshit about Michigan and Northwestern.
Avatar is a reference to this. Go Blue!
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:56 PM |
I was really hoping to get
I was really hoping to get
I was really hoping to get this kid. Seems like he has a good head on his shoulders. Northwestern is a good fit. Best of luck Mr. Olson.
June 23rd, 2011 at 9:05 PM |
guess I was wrong
guess I was wrong
I figured that he'd stay local and go with Boston College. I think Northwestern is a much better choice though, so good for him.
Good luck, Eric - I'll pull for you (most of the time ;-) )
"Underwear Wearing Basement Dweller"
June 23rd, 2011 at 9:19 PM |
I wish the kid the best of
I wish the kid the best of
I wish the kid the best of luck. This class is already a pretty damn good O line haul. Throw Diamond and Kalis in the mix and you won't hear me complain one bit.
June 23rd, 2011 at 9:22 PM |
Best of luck to you Eric. At
Best of luck to you Eric. At
Best of luck to you Eric. At this poiint the freak out some of us had earlier this week was pretty much pointless.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
June 23rd, 2011 at 9:42 PM |
Smart kid
Smart kid
going to a great school. Kalis and Diamond now PLZ
ALL ABOARD THE A-TRAIN!!!!!
" ~ Herm "
June 23rd, 2011 at 9:50 PM |
Good for the kid. If you
Good for the kid. If you
Good for the kid. If you have a chance to study at one of the best schools in the country, then go for it.
June 23rd, 2011 at 10:16 PM |
Not
Not
To take anything away from UM
June 23rd, 2011 at 10:29 PM |
Rats, I had two schools in
Rats, I had two schools in
Rats, I had two schools in play here.
Have to take your hat off to a kid who sets up his recruiting so it comes down to a bunch of the country's best academic schools. Can't go wrong with the list he had.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
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June 23rd, 2011 at 10:31 PM |
no need to wish him any luck
no need to wish him any luck
no need to wish him any luck b/c he won't need it. he'll create his future success (both on the field and in the classroom) via hard work and determination. Cheers Eric.
"I'm the baddest man on the planet" - Joe Warren
June 23rd, 2011 at 10:54 PM |
I must say...
I must say...
Good luck and I wish you well Mr. Olson. You made a wise choice over all for the academic side of STUDENT-athlete
Also, I wanna give props to everyone on this board. It takes a quality fanbase to congratulate and wish a young man well even though he did not choose our school. This just shows how much above TSIO we are. Those fans down there were wishing for a young man to end his career before making it to Michigan, pathetic *spit*. And here we are wishing this man well.
Again, Good Luck Eric
June 23rd, 2011 at 11:21 PM |
Congrats Eric! I'll pull for
Congrats Eric! I'll pull for
Congrats Eric! I'll pull for you 11 times a year.
"A Michigan Man will coach a Michigan Team"
June 24th, 2011 at 12:43 AM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
It's good to see him stick to his guns and actually go to a good academic school. Best of luck to him.
Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order because it is better organized.
June 24th, 2011 at 9:02 AM |
Good Luck Eric. Northwestern
Good Luck Eric. Northwestern
Good Luck Eric. Northwestern is a good academic institution, and we would have loved to have you. See you on the field in a couple of years.
The team, the Team, THE TEAM!
June 24th, 2011 at 10:35 AM |
Note from David Brandon
Note from David Brandon
"It's rather obvious why we lost a talented young student athlete like Eric Olson to Northwestern. It's because they have Willie Wildcat and we don't. My sources say that Olson was seen having his picture taken with said mascot. Now if only Michigan could compete on that level with the younger demographic..."
"You know, for a bartender/bookie, you're pretty judgmental."
Wow.. I'm pretty surprised. Wish him the best of luck. I think this actually makes some people here happy, and our OL class is still going to be amazing.
Hopefully he does very well at NW, just not when he plays Michigan
ITS GREAT TO BE A MICHIGAN WOLVERINE