...talks about how UConn hasn't been in contact and how they're out. (HT: UMHoops)
Few quotes from this weekend's commits
February 20th, 2012 at 10:55 AM | 
Interested to see how our OLs
Interested to see how our OLs
February 20th, 2012 at 11:24 AM |
Measurable
Measurable
I think it had a measurable effect... Measured at least 8 commitments large. :-)
Go Blue!
February 20th, 2012 at 2:29 PM |
I agree. Maybe Hoke &
I agree. Maybe Hoke &
I agree. Maybe Hoke & Beilein are even now after McGary lived it up at the WMU game? More deals like this, please.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:56 AM |
Everyone knows the bathroom
Everyone knows the bathroom
Everyone knows the bathroom echo..
Its called a royale with cheese
February 20th, 2012 at 10:57 AM |
Laremy Tunsil
Laremy Tunsil
I see that we are 1 of 5 teams he is warm to and the only one not in the South. Any idea if we get him or is the door closed? Does he have a timeline? Any idea what this weekend does to his train of thought? What about Pocic? Do we take both if they both want to come?
February 20th, 2012 at 11:26 AM |
I doubt we'd have room to
I doubt we'd have room to
I doubt we'd have room to take both Tunsil and Pocic, but having them both want to Go Blue would be a nice problem for the coaches to sort out!
February 20th, 2012 at 11:30 AM |
Tunsil
Tunsil
Word is he's a heavy Florida lean. He's from there and grew up a gator fan.
I'm no expert, but I bet UM is done with OL unless they take a true center prospect.
If Pocic waits until the end of the process and UM has an open spot, they could take another obvs.
February 20th, 2012 at 12:10 PM |
He is a Florida lean, but
He is a Florida lean, but
He is a Florida lean, but there's definitely an interest in Michigan:
Derek Tyson @DerekTysonESPN
Tunsil on #Michigan: "I like Darrell Funk coaches the o-line. I watch Michigan games all the time and I just like the way their line plays."
I do think we have as good a shot as one can have for a kid out of Florida with no ties to the school and one who grew up as a fan of one of the in-state schools. I pretty much discounted our chances as quickly as I announced them, huh? I think we can get him on campus. It'll be tough battle to get him, but we'll see. We have a lot to offer.
Avatar is a reference to this. Go Blue!
February 20th, 2012 at 10:59 AM |
Bosch on Stanford:
Bosch on Stanford:
They were great but it came down to academics. Oh sweet last laugh.
A Journey of Father and Son
http://mysonsfirstbible.blogspot.com/2013/05/15-things-you-may-have-miss...
February 20th, 2012 at 4:08 PM |
I was just getting ready to
I was just getting ready to
I was just getting ready to comment on the same thing. Surprised it took this long. I suspect geography is the unstated factor really.
Whatever the case, good payback for Garnett.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:01 AM |
IPads?
IPads?
Did the strength coaches approve this? I thought lugging 30 lbs of books to class was part of their training.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:35 AM |
They will probably just stick
They will probably just stick
They will probably just stick a 45 lb plate in their backpack now.
"Wasn't that Michigan drive just great. That's like Patton riding into Berlin." ~Bob Ufer
February 20th, 2012 at 11:37 AM |
Back in my day we had to lug
Back in my day we had to lug
Back in my day we had to lug our books TO and FROM class, uphill, in a snowstorm!, with lightning!
/getoffmylawn
Blue is Faster
February 20th, 2012 at 12:10 PM |
With Live Wolverines running
With Live Wolverines running
With Live Wolverines running around campus.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:09 AM |
To think, the greatest
To think, the greatest
To think, the greatest weekend in memory for Michigan athletics started with Kyle Bosch's morning deuce...
February 20th, 2012 at 11:09 AM |
Acadmeics Baby!
Acadmeics Baby!
The second best reason to go to Michigan! The first . . . I'll just leave you to work that one out!
You have gotta' love this . . .
February 20th, 2012 at 11:14 AM |
Acadmeics, indeed!
Acadmeics, indeed!
Acadmeics, indeed!
February 20th, 2012 at 11:12 AM |
Coming down to academics...
Coming down to academics...
UM, Stanford, MSU. "One of these things is not like the others..." I see which one was thrown out first haha
Me fail English? That's unpossible!
February 20th, 2012 at 11:19 AM |
KB mans up
KB mans up
Credit to Kyle Busch for calling the coaches he was turning down.
Anyone know if that is standard operating procedure, or do most recruits simply let other coaches find out via the media like everybody else?
February 20th, 2012 at 11:27 AM |
Not unusual
Not unusual
I've read reports from many players calling a coach to commit, then calling the others to let them know. I think it's fairly standard, but stil a classy move.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:29 AM |
I've also noticed that,
I've also noticed that,
I've also noticed that, unlike Bosch, it seems that the calls usually go in the order I described: Call and commit ("lockign in" the decision.) Then calling the the coaches to give them the FYI.
I suppose when you call from the Crisler Center, the other coaches probably know they don't have a chance to talk the player out of the decision, not that they would necessarily try anyway.
February 20th, 2012 at 12:08 PM |
And credit to him for leaving
And credit to him for leaving
And credit to him for leaving NASCAR, we all know that was just a pipe dream.
February 20th, 2012 at 12:20 PM |
We're getting Kyle Busch?!
We're getting Kyle Busch?!
We're getting Kyle Busch now too?! Have to love that .44 40 speed!
February 20th, 2012 at 11:28 AM |
Academics! Ha! Eat it,
Academics! Ha! Eat it,
Academics! Ha! Eat it, Stanford!
Don't quote laws to us. We carry swords.
-Pompeius Magnus
February 20th, 2012 at 11:35 AM |
Where are all the 5 stars?
Where are all the 5 stars?
Where are all the 5 stars? All these 4 star committs are getting old...
/s
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is." -Vince Lombardi
February 20th, 2012 at 12:17 PM |
It's settled
It's settled
4-Star Mafia
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
February 20th, 2012 at 12:22 PM |
I think at the least Shane
I think at the least Shane
I think at the least Shane and Fox should will be 5 stars and we may have some more news this week.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:37 AM |
Fighting Illini fans must be
Fighting Illini fans must be
Fighting Illini fans must be pretty bummed to see such a good in-state class getting raided by so many other schools. It doesn't appear that Bosch or LTT had ANY interest in the University of Illinois at all. And it's only going to continue by the Zooks of it. I mean, by the looks of it. Damned Freudian typos.
February 20th, 2012 at 12:02 PM |
They...
They...
They have a chance with Pocic and he's better than they historically get...although he may end up somewhere else, too!
I agree, would suck to be an Illini fan right now.
Intensity is a lot of guys that run fast.
February 20th, 2012 at 12:12 PM |
They're probably used to it.
They're probably used to it.
They're probably used to it.
Avatar is a reference to this. Go Blue!
February 20th, 2012 at 11:43 AM |
Great comments, great
Great comments, great
Great comments, great recruits, and it is NO SURPRISE to me that Don and Softball are on here talking about Dantonio. Those two simply cannot let that school or that coach out of their heads. YUCK..
February 20th, 2012 at 11:47 AM |
These are the kinds of times
These are the kinds of times
These are the kinds of times that separate us from the Alabamas of the college football world. Saban can keep his 4 and 5-stars that will jump ship after 3 years. I'll take the high-character kids who come here to prepare for life after football, but also win us some Rose Bowls, and maybe a NC on the side.
My guess is the word "NFL" never comes out of Hoke's mouth on a recruiting visit. He clearly does his homework on the type of guys he recruits.
Brady Hoke: Kicking Ass And Signing Names On The Recruiting Trail
February 20th, 2012 at 1:31 PM |
Didn't really think about
Didn't really think about
Didn't really think about this until I came across your post, but doesn't it make sense for kids to hold no loyalty to Saban when they know that he'd drop them like a bad habbit after just one injury or a poor season?
I agree and am glad M focuses on moreso on character, family, tradition, etc. than the promise of mega millions at the next level.
February 20th, 2012 at 12:04 PM |
Have you guys noticed...
Have you guys noticed...
that after this weekend all in-state recruits that Michigan offered have committed?
Only target missed was Elmer to ND...pretty good haul no matter how you dice it!
February 20th, 2012 at 12:05 PM |
MD
MD
MD's weekend must have sucked! To get that call on a Saturday, and then hear the just tidelwave of future Wolverines committing. These are the creme of the crop in the Midwest, and unless MD plans to "recruit nationally" I don't see him being pleased.
February 20th, 2012 at 12:09 PM |
RE: KB
RE: KB
Quote overheard from Hoke this weekend:
"Dr. Jones. Dantonio, again we see there is nothing you can possess which I cannot take away."
"Do not disturb my circles."
February 20th, 2012 at 12:14 PM |
This is my favorite quote
This is my favorite quote
This is my favorite quote from the weekend:
From LT-T
"It feels so great. Honestly I just came to a realization that these other places were great opportunities, but Michigan is where I belong," he said. "I told my mom and called my dad, and then I called Coach (Darrell) Funk and Coach (Brady) Hoke. Coach Hoke's wife was yelling when I told them."
February 20th, 2012 at 2:44 PM |
I'd like to take some credit
I'd like to take some credit
I'd like to take some credit for Bosch's schoolmates putting subliminal messages into his head. My buddies nephew is a classmate of Kyle's. We gave explicit intructions that he is to wear Michigan gear until Kyle commits to the Wolverines. Our plan worked flawlessly.
"the Spirit of Michigan...is based on a deathless loyalty to Michigan and all her ways....and a conviction that nowhere is there a better university, in any way, than this Michigan of ours" - Fielding Yost
February 20th, 2012 at 3:01 PM |
too long; did read.
too long; did read.
too long; did read.
This is home...
February 20th, 2012 at 4:21 PM |
Michigan
Michigan
the home of verbose recruits.
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
February 20th, 2012 at 4:52 PM |
It took 8 Michigan 4 star recruits exactly
It took 8 Michigan 4 star recruits exactly
1 month to finish teaching Dantonio the lesson in Michigan recruiting Hecklinki was so rudely prevented from completing.
February 20th, 2012 at 5:01 PM |
Did Kyle Bosch's tale of a bathroom visit
Did Kyle Bosch's tale of a bathroom visit
reinforce the legend of Hoke's golden (aka rainbow) poop? Just asking.
Interested to see how our OLs fare in the summer camp circuits...