Jhonathon Williams to Notre Dame

I don't trust any Jon with an H in his name.

and you are correct. I didn't mean for my post to appear to be sniping at the OP; I'm just grumpy about football lately and was annoyed by the content. Still... Jhon? Really? It's just impractical - everyone must spell that kid's name wrong.

but boo fucking who....U-M needs guys that don't give a shit about that and have an attitude of getting after it. Not fearful guys of what the offense might or might not do. Worry about your own side of the ball, if a recruit has a fearful attitude, take that crap elsewhere, I don't want to root for guys like that anyway.

When a kid who is as familiar with Michigan's program as MM is and whose parents want him to come to Michigan still cannot bring himself to commit, I suspect that he's looking for reasons not to come here. When you're looking for reasons not to make a decision, you're generally gonna find them, regardless whether it's college choice or anything else in life.

But I would agree that the downturn in our season can't be helping things.

Sadly, a sizeable portion of the UM fanbase, not to mention the tool AD, have given Michigan the reputation of an unstable program where coaches don't get enough time to do their jobs.

 If Brady Hoke has proven anything, it's that he is a wonderful recruiter when he is given the full resources of an elite program.  David Brandon botched the RR era by making it obvious that he wasn't going to be retained past year three, but keeping him the entire season, which fucked up RR's last class and Hoke's first.  

Brandon needs to stop being a loose cannon and somehow stop giving the impression that he is a poobah who wants to throw his weight around and meddle in playcalling.  

It is the AD's job to make a lot of money for the program, and Brandon has proven that he is an expert at making money.  But it is also the AD's job to protect the flagship program, which is obviously football, John Beilein's success notwithstanding.

If David Brandon continues to undermine the football team by combining meddling with a gross lack of understanding of modren football, he should be fired.

So why do you think they don't play above the MasonDixon line? Do you think mr Tom Brady is better prepared to play in New England than if he went to SDSU? My answer is obviously Yes. I lived 12 years there and I can tell you if you haven't been exposed to cold and snow in your life such as native sons and daughters, most would rather have 6 teeth pulled than live/travel in these here parts. I would postulate it applies to attending and playing college football games as well. A thinking man could see ahead of the herd and realize you might be living and playing there if your talent and body is of that caliber.