December 24th, 2008 at 12:33 AM ^
If we are going with needs...hmmmm....
Denard Robinson
Big Will
Jelani Jenkins
Dre Kilpatrick (long shot I know)
Tana Patrick or Mingo
December 24th, 2008 at 2:14 AM ^
i'd go with...
1. Big Will
2. Jelani Jenkins
3. Dre Kilpatrick
4. Denard Robinson
5. Tajh Boyd (im more than happy with Forcier, he's gonna tear it apart but it'll definitely help to have some depth in qb)
December 24th, 2008 at 2:40 AM ^
I'm assuming this was just a wishlist? Because Jenkins and Kirkpatrick aren't even seriously considering Michigan anymore, and Patrick and Mingo are basically locks to their home-state SEC schools.
December 24th, 2008 at 12:34 AM ^
Is this if I could choose, or who do I think will be here?
December 24th, 2008 at 12:42 AM ^
and if it is more than five...by all means color outside the lines man... lol
December 24th, 2008 at 12:40 AM ^
Who do you think we'll get?
December 24th, 2008 at 12:43 AM ^
I'd be interested in hearing both sides from you. So fire away!
December 24th, 2008 at 1:04 AM ^
Well, Jelani Jenkins blew me off for 3 interviews, which annoyed me pretty bad, so I refuse to talk about him. I also, early on, saw this as he wasn't interested in Michigan either, maybe me just hating him, who knows.
Here's who I would choose though, I don't think we'll get these guys, but they're atleast getting mentioned:
- Tana Patrick is a man....seriously, he's a monster
- Barkevious Mingo.....see above (I really really think we need to add a stud LB in this class or the next, and it looks like it's going to be the next)
- Jayron Hosley...visiting Jan. 16th
- Sam Montgomery....visiting Jan. 9th
- Je'Ron Stokes....will visit, not sure when
Those are the kids I wish we could get, Je'Ron Stokes and Jayron Hosley are really the only possibilities, IMO, possibly Mingo, but I don't think so. He's visiting on the 9th.
The ones I think we'll get:
- Travante Stallworth....see my interview in Diaries (sorry had to plug it)
- Denard Robinson......I think once we get him on campus he'll be pretty excited
- Will Campbell.....directory?
- Dan Mason..??
Toss ups/Other possibilities:
- Alex Williams...DE
- Bennie Logan...DE
- Mike Edwards....DB
- Demontre Hurst...DB
- Mywan Jackson...DB (Do you think they're focusing on D?)
- Josh Hunter....DB
December 24th, 2008 at 1:13 AM ^
A remaining 5 of Campbell, Robinson, Stallworth, Hosley, and Mason that RR did a pretty good job recruiting. With Miller and Jackson onboard for 2010 I think they can hit the offensive recruiting and LB's hard and give us a pretty damn good team on the field on 2010.
December 24th, 2008 at 1:19 AM ^
SC OL Washington? I feel like he could be very useful
December 24th, 2008 at 1:21 AM ^
Yup, good call. He's on there too.
December 24th, 2008 at 2:13 AM ^
1. Russell Shepard.
2-5. Anyone, really.
December 24th, 2008 at 2:37 AM ^
Shepard has already mailed in his LOI to LSU.
December 24th, 2008 at 3:31 AM ^
Its a wish list, Other Brian loosen up...If you were around a group of guys and someone sparked a conversation with the guys about what woman would you love to spend the night with...and they say Halle Berry or (insert woman here)... you wouldn't be like... awwh man she's with that one dude...or awwh man she's married to so and so lol ...the only criteria for the post that was being posed was if you could see five recruits send their loi's to A2 who would it be?....
December 24th, 2008 at 3:52 AM ^
Actually the "critera" said "who do you think ends up in A2", which is completely different from "if you could see five recruits send their loi's to A2 who would it be?". That's not even apples and oranges, that's like apples and pencils.
December 24th, 2008 at 7:28 AM ^
and when he delves into the subject matter of the topic the very first line says.....here is my wishlist....henceforth, loosening the restrictions of where someone is going...just who would you like to see wearing the Block M.
December 24th, 2008 at 9:08 AM ^
apples and pencils. like it
December 24th, 2008 at 10:11 AM ^
I realize these are all long-shots, but if we can land even 1-2 of them, we're sitting pretty.
5. Ogami Ittō, aka Lone Wolf, at S. This taciturn 17th-century samurai is the safety that we've been waiting for. Opposing WRs will have to watch out for his famed zanbato strike, lest they end up decapitated. The baby cart he insists on pushing everywhere could be a problem, though.
4. Tim Riggins, Dillon TX, at FB/RB. A varsity starter for the past 6 years, no one in the history of the sport has scored more last second, down-by-5 TDs than Riggins. Could snatch the "all-time most soul-penetrating gaze" title from Braylon. Downsides: alcholism, syphillis.
3. The reanimated corpse of John Wayne Gacy at RB. For some reason, a rotting, child-raping zombie clown sends the opposition scurrying in the opposite direction. But it sounds like he has a natural home at OSU.
2. Visanthe Shiancoe's penis, ATH. Tremendous upside.
1. Galactus, the Shatterer of Worlds, at LT. Capable of consuming the world whole; would have been a natural under the Gittelson diet plan. High floor, high ceiling kinda guy, as demonstrated by his extermination of the Shi'ar Empire. Still not as good as Jake Long.
December 24th, 2008 at 1:04 PM ^
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December 24th, 2008 at 11:05 AM ^
Great post Dave!
December 24th, 2008 at 11:24 AM ^
Why no Eugene Smith? Wouldn't we rather have him than Robinson? I realize he has no scheduled visit, but we haven't really gotten a chance to talk to him since the decommit. It seems like we have some sort of shot.
If we got Smith, Stallworth, Hosley, Washington, Mingo, I'd be stoked.
It's probably more likely that Mason replaces Mingo.
December 24th, 2008 at 1:10 PM ^
I like Eugene Smith, but according to Rivals he runs a 4.8. He's more of a Tate than a Beaver, and I think we're looking for a Beaver type, scrambler.
I also think that Rich Rod might shy away from stealing away WVU commits. I think he's probably trying to cut his ties, and probably doesn't want to cause another reason for people to talk bad about him. (just my opinion)
December 24th, 2008 at 1:18 PM ^
I just say Smith because it seems uncertain as to whether Robinson will even be a QB. Also - I'm just hoping we can toss another viable option into the mix.
December 24th, 2008 at 1:39 PM ^
I hear ya. Ricardo has been working hard on quarterbacks for next year, I know that. He's going to let me know what goes on at the Army combine, and see if he can't get some of them to talk. If I'm a quarterback, and I have a kid like him, 6'3 200 lbs and really good, talking up Michigan, I'm atleast going to listen.
December 24th, 2008 at 1:25 PM ^
I think you're placing too much value on his 40 time. Unlike some guys who list a 4.3 but don't look very fast, Smith either runs a legit 4.8 or he's slow at sprinting but has good football speed. The kid isn't going to go 80 yards on every play, but he'd be just fine at running the ball. I don't think we need to worry about Smith's speed.
December 24th, 2008 at 1:28 PM ^
I meant that as more of he's a passer first, more like Tate is. I think RR is looking for a scrambler.
December 24th, 2008 at 1:31 PM ^
I heard John Navarre's little brother is available. I hear he's an excellent scrambler.
December 24th, 2008 at 12:58 PM ^
1. Big Will
2. Tana Patrick
3. Tajh Boyd or Eugene Smith
4. Sam Montgomery
5. Je'ron Stokes