Juju Smith Cancels M Visit

However, if we win one or zero, I think we will miss out on many top recruits. A lot of times talented kids are going to want to play for a winner, on a top team that will go to BCS bowls. We are not one of these teams now and some kids may be drawing a conclusion that we will never be an elite time.

and the other scummy coaches who use rumors to sway kids away from Michigan will tell them Hoke will only have another year or two at Michigan. Last year the rumor was that Hoke was leaving to coach the NFL! I guess cheaters will always cheat!

ONE kid from California cancelling a visit?

Sooooo many other factors besides the MSU game likely to have caused this decision.

That's why we, and just about every other midwestern school out there, never get many California visits in the first place.

The decision as to where to commit is such a big one, I just don't see any recruit worth having making such a decision on the basis of a SINGLE game.

I'm pessimistic.  But even I don't think this means ANYTHING.  At all.

So, there there. Step off the ledge, back into the building, and have a cup of cocoa. Everything's going to be all right, man.

Michigan was in it early with Juju Smith, but things have been trending downward for a while now.

Stop worrying.  Obviously though, if the team keeps f-ing up on the field, I'd worry more about the 2014 and 2015 commits.

I kid you not.

Ju Ju wants to stay at home.  All the best to him.

I have not cancelled my visit to Michigan this weekend

He probably wants to go where he has a chance to catch a deep ball...

There is too much gnashing of teeth and pessimism lately.  We lost a game, and it was a very thorough butt-kicking.  It's time to move on.  When you look at our roster, though, it is clear that help is on the way.  Our OL is very young, and, to make matters even worse, we have interior linemen playing out of position.  Glasgow is a guard, not a center, and that bad snap may have been the most demoralizing play of the game.  Magnuson is a tackle, not a guard.  Then there is Bosch, a true freshman.  Next year, it is likely that either Kugler will be the starting center or Miller will have bulked up enough to handle a job that he otherwise is pretty good at (in another thread, someone suggested he had not been adequately coached, but his problems seem to be size and strength, not technique or play-calling).  We will have guards with experience (Kalis, Bosch, Glasgow, Bryant), and Magnuson can move back to tackle.  Things are likely to improve and to improve significantly.

You know the sales spiel coming from Dantonio, Urban and others.

"They were 10-2, then went 8-4, now 7-5, etc. They're going downhill.  Come play for us!"

It is what it is.

For those who want Hoke gone, you have a major weapon in Urban Meyer. He will surely run up the score if possible to impress BCS voters. 3 years of that and Hoke is done. For the anti-Hoke crowd, Meyer is your best friend right now.