[George Campbell decommits]
This is a rumor on another site (I have no access to premium content). Mods, please delete if I'm out of line, I don't want to violate the site rules and I really agree with Brian's thoughts on how we need to treat commits / recruits / kids.
With that said, rumor is that a big 2015 commit is waivering. We may need to brace ourselves for a decommit. Hopefully, Michigan fans will keep their collective cool and not lose their shit.
Edit: My info is from a free board. As a reminder, here is the MGoBlog policy on paywalled content:
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Mod edit: Title and added the below links. JGB.
Per everyone, apparently.
http://michigan.247sports.com/Board/59424/2015-Recruiting-Thread-Updated-07242013-10234740/225
Also some of the recruiting guys on Twitter, linked below.
December 17th, 2013 at 10:46 PM ^
I don't understand the point of these kids commiting early if they can just change their mind (i.e. their verbal "commitment" really means nothing at all). Kids are "commiting" earlier and earlier and they're just changing their minds more frequently. I'd really like to see an end put to this non-sense and either have some kind of a punishment for breaking a commitment or not allowing one until signing day.
December 17th, 2013 at 10:46 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 10:52 PM ^
It is people like you posting stuff like this about the coaches....FIRE EVERYBODY _ WE LOST A GAME that kids read on social media and they start to think that Michigan is a tire fire so they decommit. Most have no idea about how a simple pass route works yet post crap. That is what it is too - crap.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:12 PM ^
Think before you start venting is all I'm saying! It goes a long way.
December 18th, 2013 at 12:34 AM ^
Yes, because potential recruits--high-level recruits particularly--care a lot more about what some random "fans" say on 1 of 10 websites than they do about the actual play-calling on the field.
If I was Campbell or any other 5-star recruit with a legit chance to go in the first round of the NFL draft, the offensive play-calling and success of the program absolutely matters. It matters to him for the same reason that college rankings matter to us. The higher ranked the school/program, the better chance there is that the first job offer out of school will be a sought-after, lucrative offer.
Hoke can do whatever he wants with his coordinators while he's the coach; it's his program. But I really hope he starts to take notice that the play on the field is having an impact on his recruiting successes. In Year 4, he can't sell "Come be part of the renaissance of Michigan football." If it's not happening by Y4, there's a chance it never happens under Hoke.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:23 PM ^
I mean. Did you watch this year? Michigan WAS a tire fire on offense, and we went 7-5 because of it. I'm not saying fire Hoke or anyone else, but Borges is just awful man. He lost us at least two games this year, and that could have been the difference between losing and keeping this kid. Ask yourself this: would you rather play for Al Borges, or any one of another truly gifted OCs? Because Campbell has his pick.
I've been pretty positive around here, and FIRE BORGES isn't exactly an outlier opinion, so not sure what you're getting so exercised about, like this is somehow my fault.
December 18th, 2013 at 8:48 AM ^
I want more negs for this comment.
December 17th, 2013 at 10:47 PM ^
Yet another example of why verbal commits are dumb. They should move the date for written LOI up to fall, when every other high school senior is deciding where to go to school, and stop reporting verbal commits. Obviously you can't stop a kid from saying "I'm going here" but maybe we would stop talking about it (lol), and it would make signing day less of a way-too-late formality.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:03 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 10:49 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 10:50 PM ^
Best of luck to him, whatever he decides. Hopefully he winds up in the Maize and Blue.
December 17th, 2013 at 10:51 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 10:52 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 10:58 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 10:59 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 11:06 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 11:06 PM ^
This is the problem that comes with early commits, gives these 17 year olds a lot of time to re-evaluate their very early decision.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:12 PM ^
You my friend are a troll
December 17th, 2013 at 11:19 PM ^
December 18th, 2013 at 12:37 AM ^
I actually clicked on this link to check a high school junior's twitter background. Might be time for me to forget about recruiting for awhile and just get pumped for the bowl game against K State. Yes, I'm judging myself.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:22 PM ^
It is still up. Maybe you need to refresh twitter?
December 17th, 2013 at 11:25 PM ^
December 18th, 2013 at 12:02 AM ^
Sorry for this, but this is what I was seeing
December 22nd, 2013 at 7:47 PM ^
Maybe I shouldn't be surprised, but are people really stalking 17 yo high school kids' twitter accounts? Seems creepy to me.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:17 PM ^
Why are you trying so hard to Troll?
December 17th, 2013 at 11:21 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 11:24 PM ^
I followed the link and it's still there. Unless my internet see's the ghost of internet past, your post is untrue.
December 18th, 2013 at 12:05 AM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 11:32 PM ^
December 18th, 2013 at 2:47 AM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 11:07 PM ^
This is disappointing, but not shocking. Campbell was seen by many as a possible decommit almost from the time he committed. I'm hopeful he'll be back but we're fine either way.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:12 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 11:19 PM ^
His twitter page has michigan backround, not really sure what your seeing
December 17th, 2013 at 11:23 PM ^
/s
December 18th, 2013 at 9:08 AM ^
solid post but didn't need the /s
December 18th, 2013 at 12:13 AM ^
December 18th, 2013 at 12:17 AM ^
No, he's just trying to convince everyone we did. For some reason.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:08 PM ^
We'll live..GO BLUE
December 17th, 2013 at 11:11 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 11:17 PM ^
Damien Harris gone in 5....4....3....2
December 17th, 2013 at 11:19 PM ^
Can someone tell me if I'm supposed to be outraged or not?
December 17th, 2013 at 11:19 PM ^
Just the other day in another thread I said "Michigan should probably be on alert with Campbell being in the backyard of an awakening juggernaut" only to be scoffed at by Mangus, lmao.
This was basically my point, though. Like I told dude, you would have to be naive to think that he wouldn't be re-evaluating things being from so far away with other programs flourishing around him (combined w/ the season we had). Wasn't about FSU in particular.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:20 PM ^
rats...
December 17th, 2013 at 11:28 PM ^
cumong mang.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:28 PM ^