February 14th, 2013 at 9:12 AM ^
I dont think they get the joke.
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/forum/recruiting/2013/02/lawrence-marshall-decommits
I think Hoke has changed the tide on the rivalry. Hell people in Ohio are starting to believe him. Never in a million years I would have thought that. Selling Michigan jerseys is a good start.
There are a couple of good users on Mgo, but for the most part it is filled with delusional people.
February 14th, 2013 at 9:30 AM ^
That is classic. Great find, thanks for sharing it.
February 14th, 2013 at 10:02 AM ^
There's no reason to hold a spot in reserve for a prospect outside of Rivals 250.
Except for the part about, well, the fact that he has a scholarship offer. You stay classy Ohio
February 13th, 2013 at 11:02 PM ^
February 13th, 2013 at 11:05 PM ^
February 13th, 2013 at 11:04 PM ^
I'm sure I'd be bitter too but taking it out on a kid you didn't know 24 hours ago on twitter is completely brainless...
He's a year away from signing...this shows his commitment to programs...it's a tough decision for 18 year old kids but I'm from the old school: Your word is everything. Don't 'commit' unless your done.
February 13th, 2013 at 11:32 PM ^
February 13th, 2013 at 11:05 PM ^
Just dont turn into Jordan Peyton.
February 13th, 2013 at 11:21 PM ^
February 13th, 2013 at 11:33 PM ^
February 14th, 2013 at 1:10 AM ^
Hood.
February 13th, 2013 at 11:38 PM ^
February 13th, 2013 at 11:39 PM ^
February 13th, 2013 at 11:58 PM ^
Awesome. But someone remind me - did we want him anyway? I was told we didn't but that may have changed now that we can have him again.
February 14th, 2013 at 12:51 AM ^
February 14th, 2013 at 7:40 AM ^
Always great to steal one from OSU, but just curious if the excitement is more about that or this kid's potential?
February 14th, 2013 at 7:43 AM ^
February 14th, 2013 at 9:23 AM ^
February 14th, 2013 at 9:56 AM ^
February 14th, 2013 at 8:03 AM ^
February 14th, 2013 at 8:37 AM ^
Serious question, does he have an offer from Michigan or is he still waiting for one?
February 14th, 2013 at 8:50 AM ^
February 14th, 2013 at 10:46 AM ^
Funny, I was on my phone when I posed that question....oh well.
February 14th, 2013 at 8:42 AM ^
I would throw a tweet out there to Tom VH or whoever would listen and announce that I committed to tsio or Notre Dame or whatever, just so that Michigan would take notice! that would be the best marketing of all time, especially before the star rankings come out! At the very least it would be mentioned on this board and get a couple hundred posts!
February 14th, 2013 at 8:45 AM ^
Based on the timing, I think it has to be assumed this had something to do with the turtle story and its subsequent denial. Either the story disturbed him, or once it was debunked, it ruined the school's mystique. The lesson to take from this is that telling stories about legendary coaches exposing their genitals to reptiles rarely--if ever--pays off when it comes to recruiting.
February 14th, 2013 at 8:53 AM ^
Not to sound negative, but do we really need this kid? Obviously you don't want to see top in state kids go to Ohio or State, but this is going to already be a strong year for us for DLine. We have already secured a commitment from Mone. We will most likely be in the top group of Mcdowell and Hand. I'd almost rather see us throw an offer out to Gelen Robinson. Rivals has already listed G Rob as a 4 star, while Marshall doesn't have a rating yet. I don't think we really have room in this class to take more than 3 D-lineman overall.
February 14th, 2013 at 9:01 AM ^
PROTIP: Always assume the coaches know more than you do. Particularly when they've absolutely seen these guys play/work more than you have.
February 14th, 2013 at 9:28 AM ^
PROTIP: I know everything, you should know that by now.
But seriously, Rivals had an article that Michigan stopped in to see Gelen and interest has increased between the two. PERSONALLY, I'd rather see us get him than Marshall because he can be a hybrid LB/DE.
February 14th, 2013 at 9:21 AM ^
February 14th, 2013 at 9:03 AM ^
for Webb to return to the fold.
February 14th, 2013 at 9:07 AM ^
February 14th, 2013 at 10:15 AM ^
Never heard of that school.
February 14th, 2013 at 9:38 AM ^
That makes me sad
February 14th, 2013 at 10:03 AM ^
February 14th, 2013 at 10:57 AM ^
I am yet again reminded to the genius of the Onion.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/factual-error-found-on-internet,102/
February 14th, 2013 at 11:10 AM ^
Rivals? They have 1 midwest analyst (had zero for about a year) and about 17 southeast analysts. They are biased in rankings.
247 has Marshall at #246 overall, #14 sde, #6 in the state of Michigan.
Looking at the kid, he is physically developed, very athletic. This is a kid Michigan definitely wants.
Losing Webb and Marshall to OSU sucked bad. Very glad they lost Marshall. Webb may be the top player in the state (i personally think he is #2, and VERY close to MdDowell for the #1 spot) so i hope Michigan can flip him. He may be the best prospect to come out of Cass Tech in recent years.
February 14th, 2013 at 12:22 PM ^
Sorry but I have to respond to your post....
We haven't lost any of the three just quite yet... and lets not forget, having guys commit to us prematurely only to lose them over the next 12 months... early committments are sometimes a disadvantage... look what happened with Conley... look what happened even with Ward.
Webb we probably won't get, but when it gets into next fall, they may want to stay close to home... the summer before I enrolled at Michigan, it wasn't real until the few days prior, when I was getting butterflies and cold feet.
February 15th, 2013 at 12:00 AM ^
I'm not going to be the ohio state guy that says we didn't want him because obviously we offered him a scholarship and meyer knows more than me but we did just have a pretty amazing haul of defensive ends the last two years so if one of them were to decommit i'm glad it was him. On the flip side I did read a bunch of post when he committed about how you didn't need/want him and even still some of the same now, my question is why wouldnt you want/need him when you have only taken 4 true defensive ends the last 2 years combined? 1 of which (strobel) looks more like a defensive tackle? Not being a wise guy or anything just an honest question
February 15th, 2013 at 12:50 AM ^
February 15th, 2013 at 8:35 AM ^
Delusional fans? Yeah we have some but you are right up there with us. And you can try to use the cheating coach or inelligble players twist if you want but we didn't pretend to win those game we won. Yeah that was 10 out of the last 12 and the future looks promising. Look I'm here for friendly debate and a different perspective not to take jabs at your team