Jabrill Peppers video: Calm down, people.
In the wake of the current meltdown on the board about Peppers taking officials via his Twitter, I would just like to post this link to a video posted just yesterday featuring the young man.
Quotes from the video:
"I know one of my dreams is to run back a punt against Ohio State."
"I want to bring a national championship to Michigan."
"It's hard to say no to Michigan. That degree. If all else fails, then you got that degree."
"When people say Michigan, I want them to say Jabrill Peppers THEN Charles Woodson."
November 26th, 2013 at 3:02 PM ^
KEEP PANICKING PEOPLE
November 26th, 2013 at 4:17 PM ^
Someone can make this an individual thread if they want but Dan Dierdorf (likely a good friend of DB) just said that he is 100% sure Brady Hoke is Michigan's coach next year.
With that said, I don't think we have to worry about Jabrill taking that visit or even decommitting very seriously.
November 26th, 2013 at 4:46 PM ^
November 26th, 2013 at 4:59 PM ^
This video, which is sadly without an embed code so you have to go to BR to see it, probably would fall under the narrow list of exceptions regarding Bleacher Report. There is very little that BR could do to screw this up. If it were part of a larger feature which drew a conclusion about a totally different story than the one they wrote - which is more typical - that might be different.
November 26th, 2013 at 3:03 PM ^
Abort, Abort! Danger Will Robinson! Danger!
November 26th, 2013 at 6:16 PM ^
Screw Will, give me Denard! (no GERG please)
November 26th, 2013 at 3:04 PM ^
November 26th, 2013 at 3:05 PM ^
Didn't you hear? This is irrational panic and anger day on MgoBlog. I'll fax you a copy of the memo.
November 26th, 2013 at 3:07 PM ^
a voice mail? I'm going to be sailing on Lake St. Clair
November 26th, 2013 at 3:41 PM ^
Hit me up on my Beeper right when you send it, so I can grab the facsimile before the ink dries.
November 26th, 2013 at 3:06 PM ^
Isnt it Michigans policy that commits who continue the recruiting process after giving their word are NO LONGER Michigan recruits?...Way to Kick the dog when hes down!
Very dissapointing
November 26th, 2013 at 3:18 PM ^
For the 807th time, yes.
November 26th, 2013 at 6:51 PM ^
That is the rule for 3 stars and below.
November 26th, 2013 at 8:50 PM ^
November 27th, 2013 at 11:07 PM ^
They are no longer considered commitments; that does not mean they are no longer being recruited and it doesn't mean they can't recommit.
There's been at least one situation in the past where a player took his outside visits on the sly and damaged the relationship to the point that he was no longer recruited. That doesn't seem in play at all here.
November 26th, 2013 at 3:07 PM ^
From 24/7 According to Juwan Bushel Beatty (his teammate, for those who don't know) and his HS coaches don't know anything about this. Take it FWIW. It's hard to judge much from 140 characters, and until he does an interview or something saying otherwise, I think we should just all assume he'll stay committed. Not that the MGoBoard would ever do that
Edit: Ferns says that the official visit thing is legit, but he think he'll stay with us.
/Recommence panic.
November 26th, 2013 at 3:08 PM ^
A lot of kids take visits just to take visits.
November 26th, 2013 at 3:10 PM ^
Yeah because that always works out for Michigan so well...............
November 26th, 2013 at 3:10 PM ^
Very true, but no Michigan commit has done that since Hoke has come here.
November 26th, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
The whole issue of reserving space for a guy is probably moot here, because I doubt there is anyone left available who Michigan would offer a scholarship to if Peppers decommitted...Of course it's true that Peppers could end up somewhere else. This is cold comfort, but nobody's on board until he signs an LOI, and even then guys transfer, so you can't even cling too tighly then.
If you love someone, set them free, is what I suppose I'm saying...
November 26th, 2013 at 6:22 PM ^
But then is Hoke's policy moot then? The second he takes a visit before NSD I want Hoke to pull his offer. Otherwise Hoke is full of hot air, which he just might be regardless.
November 26th, 2013 at 6:27 PM ^
How do people still not get this.
He doesn't pull any offers.
He just no longer considers them a commitment to the team.
They can talk to the coaches, and if they want to be let in the class, then they can. The only times Hoke pulls any offers is when a player goes behind the backs of the coaches (doesn't tell them their intention to visit other schools), and even then they can get back in their good graces a la Dawson.
November 27th, 2013 at 8:08 PM ^
So the policy is pretty much as useless as the NCAA rulebook?
November 27th, 2013 at 11:11 PM ^
You can't be committed and also be looking around; it's one or the other.
If you look around and want to recommit, you can try. There's no guarantee the scholarship hasn't been given to someone else in the meantime, though. (Peppers probably doesn't have to worry much about that, but others would.)
If you've ever had a girlfriend the concept shouldn't be hard to grasp.
November 28th, 2013 at 12:39 AM ^
He's a Notre Dame fan, obviously he has a very hard time understanding a lot of things. That's just too much to think about for him!
November 26th, 2013 at 8:51 PM ^
November 26th, 2013 at 3:40 PM ^
Kids don't decide to take visits just to take visits in the middle of November.
November 26th, 2013 at 3:05 PM ^
Im spotting dimes, I dont know what the hell is going on?!?!??!
November 26th, 2013 at 3:07 PM ^
Just watched that one last night, eh? Me too.
November 26th, 2013 at 3:06 PM ^
I think we need to shut down MGoBlog forums until next season. Too many annoying fair-weather uninformed fans posting....
November 26th, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
million
November 26th, 2013 at 3:27 PM ^
I agree there are many fair-weather fans. It's much easier to cheer for a team that is good. But if you look at many of the "negative" posts, many of the posters have been here for a long time. I've been a UM fan since my childhood and will continue to support my team. We are not fair-weather fans. It's just that many of us allow our passion to get in the way of rational thought sometimes. I know I'm guilty. I've been very spoiled by UM (I remember the one year we went .500 for the first time in forever and people were jumping off cliffs) and this season, the last decade, has really raised my apathy, hell sadness, to unhealthy levels. Think I'll take your advice and just take myself away from the forums for awhile.
BTW, UM swimmers are ranked #1! Yay, non-revenue sports!!!
November 26th, 2013 at 4:08 PM ^
I grew up a Mets fan so I have a very thick skin when it comes to losing. :P
November 26th, 2013 at 3:10 PM ^
I will remain nervous.
November 26th, 2013 at 3:11 PM ^
Prior to the "official visits" tweet, Peppers retweeted a tweet about a Bama recruit who took official visits to Ole Miss, Notre Dame, and UCLA, but was still solid with Bama...
November 26th, 2013 at 3:13 PM ^
Not sure why that is a good thing. Maybe he sees all this big time recruits going to Bama and is thinking that he should join them?
November 26th, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
... is that he's sending the message that people shouldn't make a big deal out of him taking these official visits. That he will still be solid on M despite checking out other schools.
November 26th, 2013 at 3:22 PM ^
That makes me feel a lot better now that he is talking about a bama recruit staying solid to bama
November 26th, 2013 at 3:13 PM ^
... to take his "visits" tweet in that context. I don't think he's going anywhere. Things are bad now but he's remained solid through most of the tumult this year.
November 26th, 2013 at 3:16 PM ^
Regardless, I'm sure he's well aware of Hoke's visit policy and that this would mean he no longer a "commit".
November 26th, 2013 at 3:14 PM ^
17 year olds have been known to change their mind before.
November 26th, 2013 at 3:21 PM ^
November 26th, 2013 at 3:21 PM ^
calm down and read TVH's twitter
November 26th, 2013 at 3:23 PM ^
What did he say?????????????
November 26th, 2013 at 3:22 PM ^
PEPPERS STATEMENT THROUGH TOMVH
"I am still 100% committed to the University of Michigan and that is the place where I want to go to college."
"With the rumors about Coach Hoke possibly not being there I need to make sure that I have options and have seen other places."
- Peppers "For the sake of my future I need to make sure I have other options. No need to look into it any further. Go Blue and beat TDS." - Peppers
November 26th, 2013 at 3:26 PM ^
"With the rumors about Coach Hoke possibly not being there I need to make sure that I have options and have seen other places."
This can be squashed with one phone call from Dave Brandon promising that Hoke will still be the coach for a long time.
November 26th, 2013 at 3:27 PM ^
What rumors???
November 26th, 2013 at 3:41 PM ^
negative recruiting, obviously
November 26th, 2013 at 7:10 PM ^
one site is reporting that John Harbaugh is being 'recruited' by UM. Won't happen. If we're in this place next year, I'll believe it. The same article talks about USC and Texas talking to him as well.
November 26th, 2013 at 10:48 PM ^