Laquon Treadwell eliminates Michigan
Down to Ole Miss, Oklahoma & Oklahoma State. Not unexpected but still disappointing he didn't make it to Michigan for an official visit for a final shot to change his mind.
Josh Helmholdt @JoshHelmholdt
#Sooners meet expectations for 5star WR Laquon Treadwell, who has trimmed his list to three schools http://bit.ly/UqOuJl
Josh Helmholdt @JoshHelmholdt
5star WR Laquon Treadwell has taken officials to #OU and #OleMiss. Now has 1 scheduled to #OKState http://bit.ly/UqOuJl
December 16th, 2012 at 7:16 PM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 4:18 PM ^
So we done at WR ? seems to look that way to me..any other outlooks ?
December 16th, 2012 at 4:21 PM ^
Man that sucks, but maybe the staff will take a look at Eldrigde Massington.
December 16th, 2012 at 4:29 PM ^
While that would be awesome, he is basically Alabama's to lose with UCLA and ASU not far behind. It's hard to sway elite WR's halfway through December. Marquez North would be another WR to hope for, but he will most likely end up at Clemson or North Carolina.
December 16th, 2012 at 4:22 PM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 4:23 PM ^
Is it safe to say that academics did not much play much of a role in his recruitment? Yes, just as college athletics should be... having recruits pick their "universities" based on everything but academics. What a sham. If they want to "get paid" and don't want to be in the classroom with real students, don't make them. But to keep up with this facade of the "student-athlete" in revenue sports (at least, it might be a worse situation for non-revenue sports) is just a goddamn shame.
~Herm
December 16th, 2012 at 4:25 PM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 4:34 PM ^
You see, the kids these days, they listen to the rap music, which gives them the brain damage. With the hippin' and the hoppin' and the bippin' and the boppin', they don't know what the jazz is all about. Y'see, jazz is like Jello pudding...
December 16th, 2012 at 5:07 PM ^
Leaving Treadwell out of this, it's safe to say that many good HS athletes are average students, some even less. If they are making a college choice based on academics, I can see why they may not want to choose UM or Cal or whoever. I'm not going to question someone for turning down a school they couldn't dream of getting admitted to except for athletics in favor of one they might have.
December 16th, 2012 at 4:26 PM ^
stinks to lose such a talented guy, but i'm not entirely surprised. high school decision-making is often based on what is happening at the moment, and our struggles in the passing game this year probably made LT think there were better places for him.
December 16th, 2012 at 4:28 PM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 4:29 PM ^
Just last weekend LaQuon said Michigan is still among his final four schools despite the rumors saying otherwise. He also said, "I still contact Coach Heck and I saw Coach Hoke speak at the banquet. We said a few words and he said hello to my mom, so everything is still the same." Apparently, that's no longer the case. I'm disappointed, but good luck to the kid.
December 16th, 2012 at 4:29 PM ^
This is me reading way too much into a 17 year old kids twitter, just for the funsies:
This report comes out saying he won't visit, and he's eliminated us.
He tweets 5 hours ago that he will visit us.
His most recent tweet is saying that he's going to wear number #1 next year in college, and he's going to be announcing soon.
That seems innocent enough, but he doesn't wear #1 in high school. Now it's possible he just wants to wear #1 in college, but considering how big of a deal #1 is at Michigan, there could be some connection there.
Now I know you're all saying, "But MichiganMan2424, if this is true, why would he come out and say he's eliminated Michigan? Also, you're an idiot for reading this much into a kid's twitter."
Well the second part is true, but regardless.
We all know WRs can be huge divas. While Treadwell hasn't done anything wrong in his recruiting process, he hasn't helped himself with that diva tag. And what would be more diva then at your announcement, pulling out a Michigan hat of a team you said you eliminated and committing there?
Now I'm not saying I expect this, but in the short time I've followed recruiting, if any prospect were to do this, it'd be Treadwell.
December 16th, 2012 at 4:44 PM ^
At the beginning of the month, there were reports that he was considering Ole Miss to the point where he tweeted, per SBNation, "Oxford: Moncreif, Cooley, Treadwell SEC !! #2013 Special Year ..."
So, there's that as well.. He was also asked to retweet a response if Ole Miss was his top choice and he did. The more you read about how his recruitment has gone, the more you scratch your head ,I think.
If the visit mentioned on Twitter actually happens, then Michigan is still likely a consideration if nothing else. We may be eliminated from his top three, but if he visits as he claims he will, we're not eliminated per se, although our chances may not be great. Regardless of where he ends up, he'll do well and I wish him well.
December 16th, 2012 at 4:30 PM ^
Not feeling the love from Laquon Treadwell.....
December 16th, 2012 at 4:32 PM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 4:37 PM ^
Borges is credited with being one of the recruiters for Shane Morris and Da'Mario Jones
http://rivals.yahoo.com/michigan/football/recruiting/commitments/2013
December 16th, 2012 at 4:49 PM ^
I seem to remember that Borges visited Brionte Dunn just before Meyer got him to reaffirm his OSU pledge.
December 16th, 2012 at 4:53 PM ^
So maybe we don't want Al on the recruiting trail? :)
December 16th, 2012 at 5:03 PM ^
Many people don't want Al at all... but I want to see him actually run his offense with his players before I throw him under the bus... Meyer had the balls to give Dunn the ultimatum, otherwise I think that Dunn would have visited Michigan and committed on that visit.
December 16th, 2012 at 5:40 PM ^
that Shane was coming to Michigan regardless of who recruited him
December 16th, 2012 at 5:45 PM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 5:20 PM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 4:34 PM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 5:01 PM ^
I think we do need a receiver with Treadwell's skill set, but life will go on without him. We will have an easier time attracting elite receivers once they see a QB who can accurately throw the ball. We didn't have one of those since Henne graduated, hopefully Gardner will become one next year.
December 16th, 2012 at 4:40 PM ^
Consider the possibility that M soured on Treadwell, rather than vice-versa. After all, the kid did say M's coaches hadn't been in touch with him recently. Could be there's just something they don't like about him.
December 16th, 2012 at 4:51 PM ^
Hoke and Company don't seem like the types to coddle and placate to a recruit. WR's are histroically "divas" and especially elite talent types. I'm sure other schools are much better as ass-kissing, which probably sounds great to an 18 year old.
December 17th, 2012 at 9:52 AM ^
probably has nothing to do with it. I'm sure they do their fair share of that. If they didn't we wouldn't have the class thet we have. We are taking about 17-18 yr old kids...........that wanttheir ass kissed and want to be coddled. Some more than others
December 16th, 2012 at 4:41 PM ^
Besta luck to ya.
December 16th, 2012 at 4:50 PM ^
He's gone because we're the only ones not paying him
December 16th, 2012 at 4:53 PM ^
Sam Webb and others have been saying for months that LT wants to play in a spread offense, and that he's got family in the Oklahoma region. For some people, though, facts don't matter. A certain portion of all fanbases simply refuses to believe that any highly-rated recruit doesn't really want to attend their school.
December 16th, 2012 at 4:57 PM ^
Sorry... I meant to give a positive review, but this stupid voting system ain't what it once was.
December 16th, 2012 at 9:53 PM ^
But, but Don. We run a spread offense and our school is based in Oklahoma isnt it?
December 16th, 2012 at 4:58 PM ^
I'm here for the meltdown.
December 16th, 2012 at 5:01 PM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 5:11 PM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 5:16 PM ^
Totally agree.
I will say, though, that Alabama has elite talent on the offensive side; those RBs will be in the NFL soon enough. ND is playing because apparently South Bend residents didn't feel their souls were that valuable and traded them in.
December 16th, 2012 at 5:31 PM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 10:14 PM ^
To be fair, Jones was a key part of the Crimson Tide's 2010 title. And ND could definitely use guys like Tate and Floyd; what held them back was a poor defense. Having both a dynamic offense and defense is better than just half of the equation.
December 17th, 2012 at 10:09 AM ^
was to be our most heralded recruit two years ago. And would probably be a starter in 90% of CFB teams
December 16th, 2012 at 5:43 PM ^
I don't know what his star rankings were but that Amari Cooper kid seems pretty elite. Also Julio Jones was. And I don't think you should be making your point with ND, as they seem way overmatched and completely misplaced in the championship game. When I've watched them their offense this season has looked like total dogshit, not exactly what I think our coaches are striving for here...
But I do agree with your other point. Not everyone is going to come here, and it's not just because we're the only clean program around. It's just the way it goes, and we shouldn't assume some kid is lining his pockets just because he doesn't commit to the good guys.
December 16th, 2012 at 7:27 PM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 9:30 PM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 5:06 PM ^
You have to go all the way back to a Chad Henne led offense for the last time we had a WR friendly offense. Our offense is supposedly changing in the future, but any 2013 elite WR has not seen much evidence on the field. Add in the fact that Hoke and Staff seem to have a better rapport with linemen and linebackers, and I'm not surprised we are mainly landing 3* receivers. Hoke seems to mention almost weekly how the play of the offensive and defensive lines are the most important part of the team, which I'm sure plays well with diva WRs.
December 17th, 2012 at 10:10 AM ^
Hoke is a trenches guy for sure, but the real reason why he is going after so many linemen is because he inherited atrocious line depth on both sides of the ball, and recruits see the potential for early playing time. Going forward I expect that Hoke will continue to recruit well in the trenches but he won't be grabbing so many linemen in each class.
December 16th, 2012 at 5:13 PM ^
Definitely one of the longest, weirdest, requirements I can remember. This is a giant facepalm of a decision on his part.
December 16th, 2012 at 10:00 PM ^
December 16th, 2012 at 5:14 PM ^
Not surprising. A bit weird with the change in attitude toward UM, but that happens. It does make me wonder where the impact offensive players will be coming from in the future, but offensive stars can pop up from unexpected places. I will reiterate my earlier concern that this staff seems able to recruit in the trenches and the defensive side quite well, but outside of Morris I've not seen a truly dynamic offensive player be recruited on that side of the ball.
No bitterness toward the kid; he made a decision that benefits him, and I'd do the same. Still a little surprised, though, when you hear kids talk about academics and the college experience and then pick schools that are a clear step below other schools recruiting them. But then again, I'm sure he'll find a good fit wherever he winds up.
December 16th, 2012 at 5:28 PM ^
People worried about skill position players should look at Ryan Lindley and Ronnie Hillman. Two players who weren't recruited very highly that put up monster numbers in the Borges offense. If we can land Green to go along with Gardner/Morris, things should be just fine. Defense wins championships. You don't have to put up big numbers if the other team can't score. I think we will be just fine.