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March 4th, 2012 at 12:31 AM
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Laquon Treadwell: I have no favorites

The other day, Aquaman commented that Michigan fans should not assume Laquon Treadwell is in the bag. Rather, his recruitment will be a long, hard slog. Over at Eleven Warriors, they have an interview (LINK:) catching up with Laquon Treadwell. Here is how Laquon responded th their question about Michigan:

Some people say Michigan is the leader for you. Is that true and if not who is your leader or top schools right now?

That is not true about Michigan. I did like it up there but I have no favorites right now. I really liked all of the schools I visited already, but I still have a lot of schools to see before I narrow down my choices at all.

Of course, when you know you're talking to an Ohio blog, and are asked a leading question, it is easy to give the answer you know they want to hear. Regardless of where Treadwell ends up, it is clear that Michigan and Ohio will be duking it out for a number of recruits. We will win some (Kalis,) Ohio will win some (Dunn.) We will win others (Dymonte Thomas,) Ohio will win others (Armani Reeves.)

I'm absolutely thrilled that Michigan has done so well on the Offensive Line for both 2012 & 2013. The big uglies make a huge difference, and too often go unnoticed. But the recruiting battles are far from over, and getting in first or having a lead doesn't guarantee anything.

I will say, I really want to see Michigan stomp Ohio in head to head recruiting battles. Right now, I see the following as being critical direct competition for recruits:

  • WR  Laquon Treadwell
  • WR  Robert Foster
  • RB  Ty Isaac
  • LB  Ben Gedeon
  • CB  Kendall Fuller
  • CB  Vernon Hargreaves
  • S    Sua Cravens
  • DE  Joey Bosa
  • DT  Henry Poggi

If we get 4 - 5 of these guys, 2 - 3 go to Ohio, and 2 - 3 go elsewhere, that would be awesome, and would be what I'd consider a victory. Given Hoke & Mattison, and the offense we'll be running and the defense Mattison will be leading, I think that Isaac, Gedeon, Cravens, and Poggi would fit better at Michigan. But what do I know?

In the above list, while I would love all of them, I'd particularly like Gedeon, Cravens, Poggi, Isaac, and either of the two wide receivers. But it is clear that this is a battle, and neither Hoke nor Meyer will yield.

"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi

 

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March 4th, 2012 at 12:35 AM | SRK: (Score:5 Normal)
justingoblue
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I'm pretty sure I've liked all of them, so don't take this the wrong way...but if there was a record for posts in a week, you've broken it since you caught the flu.

Again, I've liked them; good content/analysis.

Go Blue!

March 4th, 2012 at 8:54 AM | Haven't really been on much this week, (Score:3 Normal)
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But you're saying he's out done wolverineinabag's handiwork from right before his son was born? If so, wow, that is an impressive amount of content to post!

"... never forget that Ohio is still a four-letter word."
-Bob Ufer

March 4th, 2012 at 8:56 AM | Not sure. (Score:2)
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I count...six? posts by SRK in the past week. When was wolverineinabag posting all this?

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March 4th, 2012 at 3:33 PM | Man, right before his kid was born (Score:2 Normal)
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Seemed every other post was his. Most were pretty good though. Not sure if six is a lot. During bowl week I've probably doubled that in open threads. (Though LSA2000 took the load off this year). But it has been a lot for him.

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

March 4th, 2012 at 12:37 AM | Laquon Treadwell (Score:5 Normal)
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So many parralels to the Jordan Diamond recruitment.

March 4th, 2012 at 12:40 AM | And yet, Diamond's decision (Score:5 Normal)
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And yet, Diamond's decision has absolutely no bearing on where Treadwell ends up. 

O-H-I-O: Because the "YMCA" wasn't gay enough.

March 4th, 2012 at 3:02 AM | Unless they're the same person. (Score:3 Funny)
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And the odds of that are only 1 out of 3.

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

March 4th, 2012 at 12:49 AM | Yes, but one critical difference (Score:1)
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Yes, this is similar to Diamond's recruitment. But there is one critical difference. We are so far out in front, with so many solid prospects, I think that even a higher caliber of recruit will need to fish or cut bait. When there isn't room for someone like Pocic, a four star recruit, it serves notice to other four stars. If you want to go to Michigan, you're playing with fire to string things out in your recruitment. There are other offers out there that Michigan will allow to commit TODAY.

In this particular case, if Foster commits, and Devon Allen, or Sebastien LaRue, the train has left the station, and Treadwell would be left out in the cold. I think some of the LB prospects are already contemplating that happening in the 2 - 3 openings available.

"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi

 

March 4th, 2012 at 2:37 AM | I'd say the difference is (Score:2 Normal)
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I'd say the difference is that  Diamond strung it out for an entire year. We're only one month into the current recruiting season. 

March 4th, 2012 at 12:50 AM | People were saying the same (Score:5 Normal)
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People were saying the same thing about LTT.

March 4th, 2012 at 9:20 AM | Which is why it is best when (Score:1)
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Which is why it is best when following recruiting to pay attention to what the do, not what they say.

March 4th, 2012 at 12:41 AM | Out of curiousity..... (Score:5 Normal)
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How many 11 Warriors posts can we expect from you per day?

All right Lemmings. Bring the heat.

March 4th, 2012 at 12:51 AM | No more 11W for me (Score:1)
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No more 11W posts for me. But as mentioned in another thread by another poster, Ohio is paying more attention to Michigan as a serious threat than they have for some time. That's a sign that they are realizing things have changed.

"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi

 

March 4th, 2012 at 3:03 AM | If you get to post 11W, (Score:2 Normal)
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I want to post about Kate Upton....

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

March 4th, 2012 at 3:23 AM | Please do, but I have requests (Score:0 Overrated)
March 4th, 2012 at 3:34 AM | I don't think posting pictures of Kate as a child or high school (Score:3 Normal)
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student would be appropiate. Or legal.

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

March 4th, 2012 at 3:41 AM | Umm, let me clarify (Score:1 Normal)
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Any underage pics should obviously be appropriate. And probably already be in in the public domain. You do raise an interesting question:  if a picture has previously been published, say, for instance, in a HS yearbook, or in a model book since she began modeling, I would assume that is both appropriate and legal, even though under 18. But I don't know.

Regardless, the rest of my requests, sans that one, are appropriate, and actually, more relevant.

"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi

 

March 4th, 2012 at 3:46 AM | I think this is one of those times... (Score:4 Normal)
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when you knew what you were going for but didn't express it very clearly. I don't think me or hart20 thought you were looking for anything innappropriate, but it was quite funny seeing that in the "extra bonus points" category.

Go Blue!

March 4th, 2012 at 4:04 AM | Yep, I knew that SRK wasn't looking for anything inappropriate (Score:4 Normal)
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but I saw an opportunity for some humor and I took the chance. Whether I was funny or not is a matter of opinion, I guess. But back to what SRK was saying, I'm guessing if it was in a yearbook it would appropiate, and even in a model book. I'm assuming model agencies have the legal aspects of photo shoots for models below 18 worked out. 

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

March 4th, 2012 at 4:07 AM | It was pretty funny, IMO. (Score:3 Normal)
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Especially given SRK's...reserved?...nature when it comes to explicit pictures and whatnot.

Go Blue!

March 4th, 2012 at 4:20 AM | No offense taken (Score:2 Normal)
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I hope I can laugh at myself. Once that's gone, isn't much left. But I just hear that CYA train roaring down the track. In these PC times, you almost can't be too careful, can you? Well, I'm off to bed. G'Night, maybe you'll find some good pics to post, although I won't check until after the Bball game.

"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi

 

March 4th, 2012 at 4:21 AM | All in good fun.... (Score:3 Normal)
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SRK, all in good fun.

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March 4th, 2012 at 4:29 AM | I most likely won't be posting any pictures. (Score:3 Normal)
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While it is nice to be able to look at pictures of half-naked girls and read about Michigan football at the same time, I've gotten a few too many dirty looks while the Kate Upton craze was happening and I was checking MGoBlog during class. Just as you and others like to be able to read MGoBlog in the office, I like to be able to read MGoBlog in class.

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

March 4th, 2012 at 4:25 AM | I'm not even sure I remember what started the stigma surrounding (Score:2 Normal)
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SRK? Was it when he created that thread asking for people to keep their avatars appropriate?

Anyways, to segment into something else. Have you ever thought of how most celebrities are only crazy hot because they use so much make up? I'd much rather meet a girl who didn't use a crazy ton of makeup than a lot of the models who look like a different person without it.

Just another late night, MGoBlog thought.

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

March 4th, 2012 at 4:30 AM | I wouldn't call it a stigma. (Score:5 Normal)
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I wouldn't call it a stigma. He made a post asking for a reduction in the amount of bewbz being posted on MGoBlog (this was very warranted at the time and needed to be said), but the way he worded it was worth laughing at, mostly because it sounded like his wife was reading it over his shoulder at the time.

I'd be happy with less fake tanning. I know a girl who was beautiful in high school (we were both class of 2008), and now her skin looks terrible because she's been tanning every four hours for the past eight years.

Go Blue!

March 4th, 2012 at 4:52 AM | Stigma has too much of a negative connotation. (Score:3 Normal)
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I'm not sure what to call it though. Would it be the SRK meme? 

Anyways, do you know when he made the post? I'm trying to figure out if I was around for that.

I agree with less fake tanning. There is absolutely nothing attractive about looking like an oompa loompa, although I guess that's more spray tanning. But even with the fake tanning, I've never found it attractive when it's done in the middle of winter, or summer for that matter. At least to me,  it sends out a sense of superficialness that I don't care for.

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

March 4th, 2012 at 5:16 AM | This was his second post on the topic: (Score:2)
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http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/metaot-epic-stupid-nsfw-post#comments

My mistake for posting the wrong thread. To make up, here is an insightful passage from my favorite song evar.

No D coordinator seems to have an answer
A Michigan Man so glad you didn't transfer
Under the lights my heart still races
Because of you I don't mind tripping over laces

Say you can't play QB in the NFL
Well I think you play QB pretty damn well
You could win the Heisman it's your senior year
If you cut your dreads I want a souvenir

Together so long can't stand to be apart
16 on the field number one in my heart
Without you it's gonna be hard
I wish you never had to leave because I love you Denard

Go Blue!

March 4th, 2012 at 4:59 AM | Judging by your join date, (Score:4 Normal)
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Judging by your join date, you were not around, at least in a posting sense. You might have lurked around the site for awhile before joining but it was in late 2010. Here's the link to the original post, though it's been locked and comments removed, but you can still read the original post. http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/please-avoid-nsfw-or-home-pics-posts

Blank.....Blank......You're not looking at the big picture here.

March 4th, 2012 at 6:15 AM | This is the correct post. (Score:3 Normal)
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This is the correct post. Mine was his follow up to the link here. I'm leaving my original post just because it's part of the saga.

Edit: I've always wondered where this quote came from:

If this feels like getting back to Michigan, it's the Michigan of your dreams, the Michigan you left back in Peoria when you shipped to Saigon. You've got one good picture of her and she's that pretty every day in an ugly place.

Is that original Brian, or is that a modified movie/book/song quote? I've been wondering since he first posted it. Whether it's him or not, the sentiment is beautiful.

Go Blue!

March 4th, 2012 at 9:18 PM | Interesting, thanks for the links, both of you. (Score:3 Normal)
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I definitely wasn't around then, I found this site the day Shane Morris committed. It's kinda cool going back and reading posts from people who aren't around anymore. 

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

March 4th, 2012 at 9:23 PM | I just went back and checked (Score:3 Normal)
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I just went back and checked on a thread I made a while back about the best comments ever and saw you didn't comment. Did you happen to see this? It might be more of what you're enjoying now.

http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/best-mgoblog-comments

Go Blue!

March 5th, 2012 at 7:19 PM | I think I remember reading it back when it (Score:3 Normal)
hart20
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was posted but I wasn't as interested in MGoBlog lore back then, considering that I was a relative newbie. I am getting a lot more enjoyment out of reading it now though.

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

March 4th, 2012 at 4:55 AM | I still maintain that his (Score:3 Normal)
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I still maintain that his wife wrote that thread word for word, and he was just the one to hit "save". I love SRK's posts most of the time, and that thread was a thing of beauty.

Blank.....Blank......You're not looking at the big picture here.

March 4th, 2012 at 4:51 AM | Makeup/Celebrities (Score:3 Normal)
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This is somewhat on the path of what you're saying (I think!?), if not at least an add-on to your thought.  The way we glorify celebrities baffles me; by glorify, I mean consider them the most "beautiful" people.  I've been saying it for years, and it may seem obvious to some but maybe not so to others: the most beautiful on this planet are not swimsuit models, or actresses, or porn-stars, or anything of the sort.  They're the everyday people in the streets we run across.  The ones who don't have to cake-on makeup to present themselves and are absolutely stunning and gorgeous regardless.  They can be girls you see at a bar, in class, or pass down the sidewalk.  But they aren't famous and nobody who's anybody knows who they are and they don't appear in US Weekly.  I could go on and expand upon this philospophy(?) but I won't.  Enough after-a-night-out-drinking, late-night-thought-expounding for me.

March 4th, 2012 at 4:57 AM | That exactly what I was saying, or trying to. (Score:2 Normal)
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When you spend thousands and thousands of dollars on  make-up, haircuts, and cosmetic procedures, it's hard not to look beautiful. But when you can walk around without any make-up or cosmetics, and still make people look, that's true beauty.

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

March 4th, 2012 at 4:58 AM | Agreed (Score:4 Normal)
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Must admit, when I first saw my wife (see:  avatar), I thought to myself, if this is what she looks like without makeup, I could live with that. Still true today. Of course, not every woman looks like that without makeup. I'm fortunate, in many ways.

"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi

 

March 4th, 2012 at 12:48 AM | Could Laquon Treadwell have an Anthony Standifer problem? (Score:0 Overrated)
March 4th, 2012 at 3:04 AM | I would think that Hoke and Co. would (Score:2)
hart20
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have learned from Standifer and checked to make sure Treadwell has the necessary pre-reqs.

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

March 4th, 2012 at 12:55 AM | Treadwell was very excited to (Score:0 Flamebait)
March 4th, 2012 at 12:55 AM | With Morris doing his best to (Score:3 Normal)
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With Morris doing his best to recruit other top players, it really surprises me that Michigan doesn't seem to lead for any WRs.

March 4th, 2012 at 10:24 AM | I also figured WR would be (Score:1)
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I also figured WR would be the easiest position for us to recruit.  I like really Dukes, but he was a life long Michigan lean, and it sounds like the Big House alone was almost enough to get him to commit. 

Going forward, I hope at least one highly ranked WR decides to team up with Shane and Jaron.

March 4th, 2012 at 1:03 AM | Cut the kid some slack (Score:2 Normal)
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What else could he say? "Oh BTW, my favorite is Michigan!?".

 If he chooses to come, we welcome him with open arms. If not, then wish him good luck. There are about 10 WR offers out there and I am sure the coaching staff will be happy to get any of them.

March 4th, 2012 at 1:08 AM | Let's change the name of this (Score:2 Normal)
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Let's change the name of this Blog to 11 Warriors Part Deux.Let's use the info Ace and Tremendous get and not use what 11 Warriors says.

"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."

March 4th, 2012 at 3:07 AM | I think MGoBlog is a better name. (Score:2)
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Plus, if you change the name to 11 Warriors Part Deux, Ohio fans might start visiting this site, and well, I don't want that.

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

March 4th, 2012 at 1:09 AM | If he wants to take his time, (Score:1)
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If he wants to take his time, then so be it.  But time waits for no man and neither does Brady Hoke.

"The goal, the expectation of this program is the Big Ten Championship"

March 4th, 2012 at 3:07 AM | Time waits for Chuck Norris. (Score:2)
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Time waits for Chuck Norris.

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

March 4th, 2012 at 10:35 AM | nice (Score:3 Normal)
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On the fifth night—possibly the sixth—a breeze arose.
It was cool and dewy.

March 4th, 2012 at 1:25 PM | Guess this is a good time to remind everyone of my signature (Score:1)
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That's right. Hoke > Chuck Norris

When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, he had three missed calls from Brady Hoke.

Chuck Norris wears Brady Hoke pajamas.

March 4th, 2012 at 1:17 AM | Is they're proof this (Score:1 Normal)
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Is they're proof this interview actually took place.

"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."

March 4th, 2012 at 1:21 AM | Gut feeling from experience (Score:2 Normal)
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when someone seems high on Michigan early but fails to commit and/or begins to draw out their recruitment, it doesn't bode well in the end

Guys like Jordan Diamond and Kris Frost ring a bell. I'm sure there's others that I've forgotten by now. I'm not expecting Treadwell to come to Michigan anymore

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