ESPN Recruiting Staff predictions on remaining recruits (Diamond to Michigan)

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January 30th, 2012 at 11:09 AM
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ESPN Recruiting Staff predictions on remaining recruits (Diamond to Michigan)

If you're looking for a little pick me up on the recruiting front, 6 out of 7 recruiting experts over at ESPN predict Diamond to Michigan. It's behind a paywall, but I'll link for those that can access:

http://insider.espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/7503624/predictions-top-uncommitted-prospects

Also interesting to see tOSU the favorite for Davonte Neal and Jamal Marcus even though they are supposodely over their cap for the year already. There is a lot of negative you can say about Urban, but his history at Florida was actually on the right side of the law when it comes to over recruiting, so this will be interesting...

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January 30th, 2012 at 11:11 AM | If ESPN predicts it, then (Score:2 Normal)
Magnus
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If ESPN predicts it, then it's bound not to happen.

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January 30th, 2012 at 11:14 AM | Let's hope not (Score:5 Normal)
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They were unfortunately right on Garnett, Reeves and Kozan, let's hope they keep that streak going...

January 30th, 2012 at 11:14 AM |  Predictions on football (Score:0 Trolling)
January 30th, 2012 at 11:27 AM | Well they were correct on (Score:1)
lazyfoot10
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Well they were correct on Madaris and Kozan...

Hopefully they get Diamond right as well

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January 30th, 2012 at 11:52 AM | To be fair though (Score:2 Normal)
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Out of the missed recruits over the past week, the only one I was at all shocked was Reeves. And even that wasn't complete shock, his decision had some basis to it from his point of view.  I think all the other targets were leans to the places they ended up, even in my mind, and that most of the optimism around here was due to us being Michigan fans.  So ESPN predicting them, while obviously better than them getting it wrong, isn't all that spectacular.

Diamond, on the other hand, I think has been much more difficult to read than the recruits of this past week.  I hope he goes to Michigan, but I still think it's about 50/50 between Michigan and Arkansas.  With him, his "lean" (aka what people assume he is thinking rather than any actual info) has always been a 'what have you done for me lately' type process.  It has switched every month in analysts minds, which to me means they really don't have any idea, and neither does anyone else really besides hopefully Diamond.

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January 30th, 2012 at 11:30 AM | I think a lot of people have missed recently (Score:2 Normal)
lilpenny1316
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Between gut-feelings, reliable sources and tweets from committed recruits, we've had a wide range of people missing the mark this month.  

January 30th, 2012 at 11:20 AM | I don't have enough points to (Score:0 Redundant)
January 30th, 2012 at 11:25 AM | Posted a few days ago (Score:1)
JohnCorbin
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This was posted a few days ago.  It is a nice article though.

January 30th, 2012 at 11:28 AM | Sorry (Score:1)
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 I apparently missed it.

PUNCH EM IN THE MOUTH!!

January 30th, 2012 at 11:25 AM | Already Posted (Score:5 Normal)
CRex
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Already posted on 28 Jan.  Word of advice, paste the URL into the Google search (right above diaries) and search.  That will let you see if people already posted the link on MGoBlog or not.  

 

January 30th, 2012 at 11:29 AM | Thanks. (Score:2 Normal)
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 I didn't know you could do that.

PUNCH EM IN THE MOUTH!!

January 30th, 2012 at 11:21 AM | ESPN (Score:1 Normal)
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Has never had a strong track record in football recruiting, substandard at best, since I have been an 'Insider' and began following football recruiting about 6 or 7 years ago. They do, however, fair very well in mens bball recruiting. Not sure why there is such disparity between the two college sports.

'2012' post above is correct though, they have been very strong as of late with their predictions and nailed Garnett, Reeves and Kozan...

Let's hope their right about Diamond! Damn we need him!...

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January 30th, 2012 at 12:12 PM | Times are a changing... (Score:2)
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with TomVH, I think they hired insider sources.

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January 30th, 2012 at 11:50 AM | Thanks for the link to (Score:-1 Flamebait)
January 30th, 2012 at 11:54 AM | Glen Rice? (Score:2 Normal)
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Glen Rice?

January 30th, 2012 at 11:53 AM | SI is investigating already :) (Score:1)
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Poor Urban riding dirty out of the gate. What an idiot! Not only at limit, but with sanctions.

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January 30th, 2012 at 12:00 PM | ESPN has something this year (Score:1)
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ESPN has something this year that they didn't last year. That something is TomVH. Between him and TremendousUM these guys seem to be the best around. We are all truly lucky to have them following Michigan recruiting.
My apologies to Ace. I forgot to mention you too. Great job

January 30th, 2012 at 12:02 PM | Kind of off topic but when is (Score:1)
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Kind of off topic but when is UM's junior day? Hearing alot about OSU's junior day.

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January 30th, 2012 at 1:01 PM | Off the roller coaster (Score:2)
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Henceforth, I will invoke Coach Wooden's wise counsel to avoid emotional highs and lows and remain at an even keel about this recruitin' business. Getting my hopes up based on other folks' educated guesses about what an 18-year-old kid will do is about as useful as putting a milk bucket under a bull. 

January 30th, 2012 at 1:03 PM | 2 weeks ago, with all the (Score:1)
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2 weeks ago, with all the prospects in consideration, I had the worst feeling about Diamond.  

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day. 

January 30th, 2012 at 1:10 PM | Wayne Morgan (Score:1)
khowe834
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I wonder with Reeves out of the running now if it brings Wayne Morgan back into the picture..?? I couldn't remember if we wanted him as a corner of safety

January 30th, 2012 at 1:16 PM | We needed a guy that has (Score:1)
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We needed a guy that has potential to start.  Wayne Morgan was highly over rated and proved to be something different than what people thought.  I would much rather bank the scholly and work toward a good DB class next year.  They are off to a good start.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day. 

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