February 3rd, 2024 at 6:00 PM ^
Clear awhile ago he was never coming here.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:14 PM ^
If he actually someday plays for the Ducks, he might show up at Michigan Stadium once.
February 3rd, 2024 at 7:14 PM ^
Really? He was getting crystal balled to Michigan in December and that was before we won it all. I'm also about 90% positive he was tweeting celebrating the Michigan championship too (although he deleted those now lol)
Jay Harbaugh was his main recruiter. Jay also found Loveland in Idaho. I imagine losing Harbaugh and Jay lost us this battle.
It's silly to act like this recruiting battle was over "a while ago" as if we never had a chance.
February 3rd, 2024 at 9:25 PM ^
I think he's referring to the past few weeks when he says "a while ago". Also, he's going on his Mormon mission, it's kind of like celebrating a verbal commit from a high school sophomore. I mean, will Phil Knight still be alive in 2027? How much did they fork over for this commit?
February 3rd, 2024 at 10:46 PM ^
Yeah at one point he was 100% crystal balled to us. But yeah hiring all of these low level guys are going to kill recruiting. I got negged like crazy yesterday having the audacity to suggest that the adults have left. But watching what is happening on the BB court gives me pause to say, we might need to bring in a few guys that have some chops in the area of recruiting and credibility out on the trail.
February 4th, 2024 at 7:18 AM ^
I might suggest that it would be helpful to hire someone who has experience running a program. Seems a little short on that at the moment. We know our head coach can call plays......
February 3rd, 2024 at 7:43 PM ^
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:01 PM ^
Not worried about a guy who won't play a down of football for 2 more years
February 4th, 2024 at 12:45 AM ^
And then he’ll put in one year at Oregon to collect his NIL before transferring.
He’ll be great on our 2027 team after his transfer.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:02 PM ^
Fire Warde.
In all seriousness I’m not surprised considering we lost our coach and staff is barely filled out I can’t blame him. Plus he won’t join campus till like 2026, I am not worried about a kid who has two years till he joins campus and then probably another to get back into game shape from his mission.
February 3rd, 2024 at 7:43 PM ^
The only 5 star Michigan was close to getting before the coaching change
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:03 PM ^
Never say never.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:05 PM ^
Maybe he sticks with Oregon, maybe he doesn't. Two years is a long time.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:08 PM ^
Yawn. He decommitted once and won’t play for anyone for two years.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:46 PM ^
I like this response. I don’t care about stars or recruits. The coaches will recruit well or they won’t. The ratings will be high or they won’t. Nothing anyone says on these boards makes a difference in this area. The guys who want to be here will come here. If they don’t, I’ll get over it. With NIL, maybe complainers can throw some cash there instead of complaining. Otherwise, there’s nothing else you can do.
February 3rd, 2024 at 10:23 PM ^
Great idea. If everyone on this board who complained about our recruiting would give $5 to the nil collectives, we would recruit every single person who is interested in money alone to this university. Then you all can pat yourselves on the back.
February 3rd, 2024 at 10:48 PM ^
No, that’s not how our collective works… Our NIL collective goes for current players, not recruits. And Warde said explicitly that nothing’s changing…
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:08 PM ^
LOL! I have no idea why Michigan fans were so geeked about this guy. If he was going straight to CFB, then I'd have been on the bandwagon, too. But Oregon gets a guy who won't play football or even get to train for two entire years. He likely won't see the field his first year and then maybe he'll contribute or start. Or much more probably transfer again.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:42 PM ^
Agreed that his commitment today doesn’t mean much but kid may be the fastest football player in the country. Unbelievable track athlete with legit WR skills
February 3rd, 2024 at 7:15 PM ^
For his sake, I hope he keeps up with his training while on his mission. Hopefully it’s somewhere that has good facilities
February 3rd, 2024 at 7:38 PM ^
well it takes fast, strong, smart players to win. they had this kid as number 1 receiver target for a reason. having a unique prospect on the hook to play in 3 yrs is preferable to this alternative.
michigan doesnt get a chance at many 4.3 type skill players - sure, they end up with talented athletes regardless but world class speed never hurts.
when they can capitalize like they did with roman wilson, its helpful to do so. guys like like can make a big impact, clearly
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:09 PM ^
Rearrange the letters in his name and you get Baiting Lair. Gross.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:11 PM ^
He never wanted to come here. Too far from home.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:15 PM ^
Not because of Bair, not because of doom and gloom...I'm a still in the glow of our national championship guy..but even I have to say, let's pick up on the WR recruiting..we lost alot and I do like the guys we have but we need some big fish at the position.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:16 PM ^
Meh. Good luck to the kid in 2026.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:16 PM ^
Meh. Good luck to the kid in 2026.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:19 PM ^
Who knows what college football will look like two years from now.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:19 PM ^
With the current offense, it should never be a surprise when a top QB or receiver chooses another school over Michigan. The surprise should come when one chooses Michigan. Sam even hinted this week that the offense was one of the factors McCarthy considered while making his draft decision, which wouldn’t be surprising. One of the things I’m most interested to see is whether the offensive philosophy changes at all with Moore as HC.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:31 PM ^
I'm optimistic with Harbaugh leaving, Campbell becoming OC, and Casula coming in that we'll see some more modern concepts. However, with Moore as HC I still imagine we'll be a run first team
February 3rd, 2024 at 10:26 PM ^
Yeah cause that BOA stuff sucked.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:19 PM ^
Have we gotten any commitment since NC?
Weird shit.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:28 PM ^
We haven't really had coaches. And we still don't. Nobody likes to hear it but the time we're taking has taken away opportunities. Maybe it won't matter maybe it will
But kids commit to coaches and we've only had one for a week
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:27 PM ^
No huway
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:29 PM ^
Michigan leading early for a 5* and not finishing.
Name a more iconic duo.
February 3rd, 2024 at 7:21 PM ^
Warde and juwan
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:30 PM ^
It's sort of crazy he's committed for 2026, which is basically a lifetime in CFB.
Ah well, UM will figure something out. Seemed he wasn't in the cards once Harbaugh and co. left.
February 3rd, 2024 at 6:51 PM ^
He's been doing the recruiting hokey-pokey for long enough that I lost interest.
February 3rd, 2024 at 7:02 PM ^
What is even the point of committing to a school right now? It's like taking a commitment from a high school sophomore.
February 3rd, 2024 at 7:07 PM ^
Hey can’t play a single down for the next two years. At least half of this roster is going to be gone by the time he could even set foot on campus.
Not going to fret over something like this.
February 3rd, 2024 at 7:08 PM ^
Meh. He’ll do his mission, then we’ll steal him like we did Gentry.
February 3rd, 2024 at 7:26 PM ^
He won't play for 2 years.
February 3rd, 2024 at 8:47 PM ^
Could transfer before unpacking his bags in Oregon
February 3rd, 2024 at 7:29 PM ^
Bummer. Maybe not surprising given the coaching departures -- wasn't Jay his primary? -- or the chatter of the past few weeks, but still disappointing because of how good he looks. You know he's a 5-star to 247sports, sixth-highest rated receiver and 27th overall. Sure the two-year delay would have been less than ideal, but I'd celebrate a prospect like that any day. When was the last time we that good of a WR prospect? I don't think Peoples-Jones or Tarik Black were that high.
I see people downplaying the need for top-notch WRs, but think about the contributions of some of our greats at that position. Braylon Edwards, Anthony Carter, Desmond Howard, David Terrell. No guarantee Bair will be that good, but he's that level of a prospect.
February 3rd, 2024 at 10:09 PM ^
I think Braylon was a very middling 3 star recruit back in the day. Definitely not in the top 25 receivers in his class. Obviously he probably had the best career at Michigan overall, but definitely wasn’t a 5 star.
February 3rd, 2024 at 8:19 PM ^
unfortunate, but not a surprise really.
Moore does offer some continuity, but losing Harbaugh and son and Minter and Herbert means its a different staff than the one he met on his visits. As much as we hope Moore does well, we won't know for sure until games are played on the field.
Good player, but he ain't playing for two years.
February 3rd, 2024 at 8:28 PM ^
Nothing matters here for another ~1-1.5 years anyways folks
February 3rd, 2024 at 9:11 PM ^
Not surprised.
February 3rd, 2024 at 10:00 PM ^
He won’t end up playing for Oregon.
February 3rd, 2024 at 10:56 PM ^
SHOCKING..... said no one.