Keisean Lucier-South: Michigan his "favorite school"

Submitted by Ghost of BCook… on

Trending well with KLS.  Per Mlive, per Rivals:

"I love the program," Lucier-South told Rivals.com's Adam Gorney this week. "It's my favorite school. The tradition there is insane. I've been watching them since I was a little kid. I can feel the vibe over there and that's why I chose them as my first official visit, too. I want to check it out. I really love Michigan right now."

Original rivals link is in the quote.  MLive link:  http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2014/08/5-star_deolb_keisean_lucier-so.html#incart_river

Big_H

August 5th, 2014 at 3:39 PM ^

Yeah, exactly what I was thinking. (Let's not jinx anything though LOL)

If we could get those guys you named this class would be excellent. Proabably a Top-15 class. I just hope we can fit all those guys in the class. Coaches are still thinking of another Linebacker (Bilal, Masina) and maybe even another Offensive Lineman.

aplatypus

August 5th, 2014 at 3:41 PM ^

but why do you read or reply to recruiting threads? You almost always post just to say how disinterested you are and try really hard to give the impression you don't care about recruiting or a particular recruit basically until they've committed. It's just confusing because you clearly care about recruiting even if you pretend to not get "excited" about a 5 star top priority player saying Michigan is his favorite school... again and even before he's been able to visit. 

Don

August 5th, 2014 at 4:45 PM ^

There's a vast difference between being very interested in recruiting—which I am—and getting all sweaty and celebratory over random comments by 17-year olds we're pursuing, which is the norm around here. It wasn't too long ago that more than a few were jubilantly putting Hand in a Michigan uniform based on early favorable comments he made about Michigan.

What comes to mind right away is all the high-fiving around here about "Professor Needs-a-Raise" because of comments that Hand himself made about the presentation Needs-a-Raise made to him. Plenty of people around here were convinced Hand was more or less in the bag because of it. Alabama engineering? LOL.... we've got Sports Management!

Fast forward a few weeks after that and people were ready to jump off ledges, fire Hoke, and roast Sam Webb on a spit for good measure.

Having KLS say nice things about us now is certainly a good thing, but if I had a fiver for every highly-ranked recruit over the last 20 years who has said nice things about U-M only to sign with another school on NSD, I could have nice dinner at the Chop House with dessert, brandy and a cigar afterwards.

If you want to subject yourself to the roller-coaster of putting a lot of stock in the words and emotions of teenagers who are trying to figure out where they want to go to school and play football 13 months from now, go ahead.

 

reshp1

August 5th, 2014 at 5:03 PM ^

You can't seriously tell me you clicked on this thread not knowing that it was going to be about. We have one of our top targets saying nice things about Michigan in no uncertain terms, it's ok to be excited and happy about it. If things go south later, I'll react accordingly, but there's enough negative nancying on this board without it spreading to the one area where Michigan has been overwhelmingly successful over the last 3-4 years.

Don

August 5th, 2014 at 6:16 PM ^

Where in the flying fuck did you get the idea that I didn't know what the thread was about?

As for "negative nancying" about recruiting, I've made plenty of comments since Hoke has arrived to the effect that his recruiting has been tremendous, which is what I believe.

Some of you don't know the goddamn difference between weather and climate. Looking at whether or not we get one recruit is weather. Looking at entire recruiting classes is climate. Guess which one is more important.

Sam1863

August 5th, 2014 at 6:17 PM ^

I upvoted Don grudgingly. While I want to disagree with him, I'd be foolish not to admit that he makes a fair point. His example of Hand is spot on. Kids fall in love with a program, or a coach, or a visit, and everything is hearts & flowers & songbirds. But like a lot of teenage love, the ardor can cool, or your head can get turned by another program. I have absolutely no doubt that KLS is completely sincere in his positive comments about UM. But to be blunt, until his name is on the LOI, it's not a given – and he hasn't even given a verbal yet. (Not that verbals are a lock, either – as proven by Damien Harris and George Campbell.) I choose to be guardedly optimistic about KLS. He's saying the right things, his recruitment is trending in the right direction, the signs are good … but let's hold off on the next “buckle up” thread for the time being.