Hello Again: David Dawson

Submitted by Wolverine15 on

Per Shane Morris and Ross Douglas. Great to have him back. This is why you don't trash on recruits who decommitt.


S/O to @D3_FutureLegend (David Dawson) on recommitting to The University of Michigan Wolverines! #Team134 #GoBlueForever!!

 

S/o to my bro @D3_FutureLegend recommitted to Michigan!#GoBlue

 
Edit: Now several other commits and Tom VH have confirmed.

biakabutuka ex…

December 15th, 2012 at 1:57 PM ^

Good detective work, which means he should be between #7 and #12 on the list I linked to.

So 5 out of the 28 4-5 stars are going to one team and Hoke's in serious talks with another 4 star.

 

EDIT: my bad, the list is just OTs. There are 43 4+ star OTs and OGs and we could end up with more than the entire Big 12 and 2 or 3 more than the next best team.

Wolverine Convert

December 15th, 2012 at 1:33 PM ^

If Hoke could flip Reschke this class would be even more incredible. In the future, Hoke would only have to give the legendary finger point and the recruits would come running!

Go Blue!

 

San Diego Mick

December 15th, 2012 at 1:36 PM ^

I was extremely bummed when he de-committed. So glad he decided his initial decision was a good one afterall.

Our O-Line is going to be so deep that it's possible that if these latest 2 classes develop as well as we think they can, our 2nd stringers would be a great starting 5 for some other team.

This will be great for in-team competition and dealing with injuries.

Also great news about Delano Hill, I really liked his film, seems like a real ball hawk, welcome to the M Family guys and Go Blue!!!

LSAClassOf2000

December 15th, 2012 at 1:47 PM ^

With Dawson  coming to Ann Arbor, the average OL recruit for the 2013 class is 6'5", 295 pounds with some growing yet to do perhaps. Yes, this road shall have a smooth, even grade for our RBs.

 

Jeff09

December 15th, 2012 at 2:10 PM ^

This is awesome.  Hopefully for now we can set aside all the 'Hoke's policy is stupid' talk for awhile.  His policy appears to be both flexible (in that he hasn't been shutting doors on guys really, and allows for fluid situations to fully develop) and effective (in that we lost one recruit in this class who blew up in the rankings over time out of a very large, very early to commit class).  To me at least, it's completely clear that this staff is full of world class recruiters and knows exactly what it's doing.

ohio

December 15th, 2012 at 2:43 PM ^

Watching Arizona get their 3-3-5 shredded against Nevada makes me so much more content with Hoke as coach. Despite his lack of notoreity prior to getting this hire (and despite a couple really dumb decision in the 2nd half against ohio, and not trying Devin against Neb after Bellomy started 0-10(!) in the division deciding game), it's pretty clear he has shortened the curve back towards prominence and his recruiting prowess simply cannot be argued with at this point. I honestly do not think that Notre Dame is 'better' than Team 133, or Ohio. Nebraska actually sucks and that stings. Brady has Michigan right about where they need to be and it makes me very excited.

Bodogblog

December 15th, 2012 at 5:37 PM ^

So happy to see Dawson back in the fold, it really seems like the best decision.  With so many people close around, home is family and family is home son!  And I've always been very impressed with his film.

Hill is just a great add.  Top player in our backyard, from Detroit, so glad he stayed home and not to a division rival.

Outstanding work Hoke & Co., congratulations to Dawson and Hill!

StephenRKass

December 15th, 2012 at 5:55 PM ^

The line is so critical, both on offense and defense. These unsung heros are what make and break the rest of the team. Dawson is a critical piece in the OL recruiting class. This class and last year's will make a huge difference. 

I think in the final analysis, the biggest problem with Toussaint and the other running backs this year was not their own ability (or lack thereof,) nor was it playcalling by Borges. The biggest problem was the subpar play of the offensive line. If you read "between the lines" of Hoke's comments, the redshirt freshmen linemen could probably compete for playing time right now, but it isn't worth burning a year of eligibility.

One of the best things about the re-commitment of Dawson, and the 2012 & 2013 classes, is that Michigan can be extremely, extremely selective in who they recruit on the OL in 2014 & following. We already have Denzel Ward, who has a huge upside, even if he is raw. With Ward, there are really only three more spots in 2014, and we already have a big jump there.

It also bodes well for the future that Ohio is struggling with their line recruiting. Of course, they could sign quite a few in the next couple months, but it is unlikely.