Committed. Reported by Sam Webb, and on Scout.
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Pay article.
Guess that answers the "why not Drake Johnson" thread....
Scholie?
Scholarship. I believe he was
Scholarship. I believe he was offered this morning and committed shortly thereafter.
Better not be no scholarship.
Better not be no scholarship. Big waste if so. Also would mean Goodbye: Bri'onte Dunn
Founder of the Devin to replace Denard movement
"Better not be no scholarship."
So you're saying it better be a scholarship?
I'm so confused....
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Double negative
I think the first statement is pretty clear - he is adamant that Drake be on scholarship ("better not be no" = double negative = positive. However, his second statement that it would be a big waste doesn't seem to jive with his first. I had to consult with my first grade English teacher on this one and, in her professional opinion (her opinion, not mine), the poster may have missed a lot of elementary English classes during his formative years. I'm not opining on the issue, I'm just reporting what I heard after consuling a professional.
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Ha. In all seriousness,
Ha. In all seriousness, though. A hello: Drake thread means Goodbye: Bri'onte. Kinda sucks.
Founder of the Devin to replace Denard movement
Pretty sure he was being completely serious
You sound like a freaking idiot with grammar like that. I highly doubt that anyone worthy of any respect has any respect for you if you regularly speak that way.
It looks like you've only made three posts...
Yet with this one and your pompous and misguided signature line, I think you're one strike away from an official declaration that I Don't Like You.
I compulsively downvote any usage of "lol".
well
this is outa the blue
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Have you seen our special
Have you seen our special teams? The coaches were fed up...lets try to get past the 35 next year!
ur post
Does nothing to change the out of blueness this particular commit gave me.
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well
this is outa the blue
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Isn't this a huge surprise?
Isn't this a huge surprise? I had the impression from all the discussion the other day that Michigan had not even made an offer to Johnson and was unlikely to.
Are we giving up on Dunn?
It's a Scholarship Offer
He is 133 yards away from the state rushing record. He has had a great senior year for Pioneer.
I'm guessing the ship has now sailed on Bri'onte Dunn.
I don't think Michigan is
I don't think Michigan is done recruiting Dunn.
With Shaw graduating and Cox not likely getting a fifth year, there is room for another running back. Especially since Michigan's coaches want to add a more physical element to the run game. Dunn and Johnson would be a great combination.
I doubt we take another RB.
I doubt we take another RB. If we take Payton, one of the OL, one of the DB's, there is only room for one more and Dunn said he isn't enrolling early so I don't know if we could take him. I feel like if we go after Dunn still, Drake won't come here as a RB, more of a special teams or slot player.
Whatcha gonna do, little brother?
Is it fair to say that not
Is it fair to say that not one person on this board have an idea of who the coaching staff is recruiting or who they are going to take?
"If you don't think you're a winner, you don't belong here." - Vince Lombardi -
That is a fair take
Sam also said he thinks they will still recruit Bri'onte.
I think if Bri'ote wants to enroll in Jan. then I think there is a high probability of him coming. If it drags out to signing day, I am less optimistic.
they offered him this morning
they offered him this morning and he took about 5 minutes before accepting
Have to be happy...
For a kid that seemingly wanted an offer pretty badly.
Well
If the Dunn ship has sailed, Michigan better get an elite RB next year. Ty Isaac???? V
Sam Webb just said
That he doesn't think it precludes them from recruiting Bri'onte Dunn, FWIW.
If they're not sure they're going to get another OL guy, they could take 2 backs. And there's nothing to say Drake's whole career will be at RB.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Hoke's signing day presser
Remember back on signing day when Hoke said he would like to take two backs in each class for that reason exactly. That backs are usually athletic enough to move elsewhere.
If I remember correctly...
If I remember correctly... Our last Heisman winner was recruited nationally as a running back.
Deep under cover in THE enemy's territory
Maybe not recruited as
But our last two (and I guess, by historical standards, all of them) played RB in High School.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
actually
we already have two backs in this class, Sione Houma.......
This
I think this is the right line of thought, given what Hoke has said in the past. Give the kid a shot at RB. But if he gets passed up, there are lots of other positions where that speed could make him a real asset.
Why couldn't we take another
Why couldn't we take another OL guy? 2 WR's, 1 OL and the last spot is a toss-up. At this point, I'd give us just as much of a shot at Dunn as Wright or Shaq Thompson.
Oh, we certainly COULD take another one
It's just not a live or die need, and it seems like a number of our top prospects might be leaning a little in different directions right now. If one of our top guys says he wants to come, we'll take him. It's just that we're not taking a second choice guy just to fill an OL slot at this point. But talent's talent.
I figure we're pretty solid to get 2 of our many options at WR, maybe Wright, and Dunn, OL guy, or whoever else to fill out the class. I'm just guessing there's more of a chance if Dunn wants to come there will be an open spot because none of the remaining big time O-line guys want to come across the Country to Michigan.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
I think adding another OL is
I think adding another OL is more important than another player in the secondary given our atrocious depth in the line right now. All I was saying is that if they do take 2 RB's (actually 3 with Houma), I think it's more likely Dunn would take up the Wright/Thompson spot and not an OL spot as I still think we have a good shot at Garnett (although he's far away) or possibly Diamond again (who's close by) and we're still in the mix for some other big-time prospects. At the end of the day, I just want moar stars!
AJ Williams dominated on the
AJ Williams dominated on the offensive line this year so some have speculated he could easily move there if he added weight. Of course he was offered as a TE but at his size already (6'6, 275), there's no way he keeps off the weight once he starts hitting the gym at Michigan.
well, then we need a TE then
That's another position that's very thin
Pharaoh Brown could move to
Pharaoh Brown could move to TE
I'd take those guys too
I'm in no way saying another O-lineman is a waste. We could use them. It's just with then numbers we have, it wouldn't be a tragedy. Just like if we don't get Wright (or almost anyone other than 0 receivers) it wouldn't be the end of the world. But we'd still take them, because they're good. I just get a sense from some of the recruiting posts that Diamond doesn't seem as likely, and guys like Garnett might be looking to stay west coast a little more, and someone like Wright might have stronger interest. It might be a race for those who want to say "yes". I just see receiver as the only position we might stretch and take a guy we don't really want for just having bodies, which we probably won't do on the line, or secondary.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Agreed, especially what you
Agreed, especially what you said about recruiting WR's. I guess I just thought that when you said "If they're not sure they're going to get another OL guy, they could take 2 backs" in your original post, I took it to mean that they'd only take Dunn in place of an OL recruit.
Sam Webb raved about AJ Williams on Sunday
After watching his last high school game, Sam Webb said AJ Williams has had an outstanding senior year and has developed into a great blocker. Further, he said he was close to 290 right now and his skills were so developed he could potentially see the field at Michigan at tackle "quickly". Apparently, he pancaked lots of guys during the game. If this is true, maybe the coaches now feel it's not the end of the world if we don't get another lineman?
I still think we go after Dunn hard. But, it's good to see a really good local player coming here. Johnson may surprise a heck of a lot of people.
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Nice Size
He's a nice sized back and to be able to break the state rushing record running behind a Pioneer O-Line is might impressive. I have a good feeling about this kid.
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Congrats to the kid. Good luck
Hello indeed
Raises a question: who do you think is the best Pioneer grad to play for Michigan? (Category 1: Ever; Category 2: A.B. (After Bo).
I'll guess Harbaugh.
I'll guess Jim Harbaugh. I don't really have a handle on other Pioneer grads. I rememer Keith Bostic in the early 80s.
Pioneer grad?
If I remember correctly I don't think harbaugh actually graduated from pioneer. I thought he moved during his time at pioneer. I could be wrong though.
Correct, believe Jack went to
Correct, believe Jack went to Standford for Jim's last two years in HS.
Wikipedia
I looked at Wikipedia before I posted. I saw that Harbaugh had attended both Palo Alto High and Pioneer. I had assumed that they had moved to Ann Arbor from Palo Alto, but you could be right that the move was in the other direction and that he finished in California.
There is a picture of Jim Harbaugh as a young kid on the field at Michigan horsing around with QB Rick Leach. Jim looked like he was in middle school. I guess that probably means you are right and that he graduated from Palo Alto.
Yes...
Harbaugh attended Tappan Middle School - my uncle was his teacher there.
Tim Anderson and Andy Moeller
Tim Anderson and Andy Moeller were PiHi grads who played early to mid 80s. They were good. Of course, I am biased. At the same time, we also had 2 walk-on twin brothers from PiHi who had quite a reputation on the team as tough SOBs. Bo loved them.
Jeremy Jackson
Let's also not foret that he is a former teammate of Fred Jackson's son Jeremy, and being right accross the street you have to assume Fred and Co. have had ample opportunity to evaluate him.
Jeremy Jackson went to Huron.
Jeremy Jackson went to Huron.
Maybe he was thinking
Ricardo Miller.
And I'm amazed this didn't start a "what would Fred Jackson say about his new back" thread.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
That's what I was thinking
That's what I was thinking after I posted that. I think we have several walk-ons from Pioneer so the overall point was still valid.
Drake
Can one of our recruiting gurus on this site post some info on this kid? I don't know much about him, other than that he obviously wants to be here, given the acceptance 5 minutes after the offer.
Scholarship or walk-on?
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