I know last night some people had some early news and twitter posts on the happenings with Dee Hart. Anything new after today?
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Latest on Dee Hart?
July 16th, 2010 at 9:51 PM
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Latest on Dee Hart?
July 16th, 2010 at 9:57 PM | 
He had....
He had....
July 16th, 2010 at 10:01 PM |
Rule of Thumb...
Rule of Thumb...
With a recruit as highly touted and well-known as Dee Hart, and with an event as consequential as a campus visit, any information that is both reliable and noteworthy will be prominently displayed on the board (or at www.twitter.com/TomVH). You won't have to look hard.
Don't worry, we aren't holding back on you.
EDIT: And as I say that, Tom comes through with new information. The man is a force of nature.
July 16th, 2010 at 10:21 PM |
Scout Article
Scout Article
Was pretty inconclusive. He said they saw huge squirrels, he didn't reveal when he's gonna commit, he's considering FSU, Florida and Oregon now round out his top 5 with Michigan and Bama, and he liked that RR wants to use him like Noel Devine. Nothing earth shattering there, which is why we have TomVH.
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July 16th, 2010 at 10:29 PM |
No mention of Auburn?
No mention of Auburn?
July 16th, 2010 at 10:35 PM |
Um...if you don't think that
Um...if you don't think that
Um...if you don't think that article was revealing, you didn't read the whole thing.
July 16th, 2010 at 10:54 PM |
To expand:
To expand:
Sam Webb can feel it in his fingers and feel it in his gut.
July 16th, 2010 at 10:59 PM |
I mean I did. I just didn't
I mean I did. I just didn't
I mean I did. I just didn't let myself get my and the board's hopes up again if he decides to push his decision date back again, says he likes Auburn again, etc. I'd rather have something more concrete from Tom
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July 16th, 2010 at 11:06 PM |
Nothing definitively
Nothing definitively
concrete. But those scout updates left me feeling very good about the situation.
But you are right. Don't want to get ahead of ourselves.
July 17th, 2010 at 12:45 AM |
Heh!
Heh!
TomVH is like Scout's dad.
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
July 17th, 2010 at 9:27 AM |
lol
lol
nothing against tom, but clearly you're judging that off of this last article. (that you probably didn't read)
July 17th, 2010 at 1:30 PM |
Every time Tom posts or there
Every time Tom posts or there
Every time Tom posts or there is a post regarding Tom, he likes to say things like that. For a while it was that Tom was Rivals and Scout's worst nightmare or something along those lines. I have to agree with him because Tom is giving "premium" information to the mgoblog community.
Greetings from Bolivia.
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July 17th, 2010 at 2:05 PM |
Tom provides the MGoCommunity...
Tom provides the MGoCommunity...
...with a rather exceptional and time consuming service. I am comfortable recognizing it.
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
July 17th, 2010 at 10:01 AM |
Squirrels?
Squirrels?
What possible reason would there be in mentioning that he say large squirrels? Is this a plus??
In this world there are opinions that exist and then there is truth. My opinions happen to be true.
July 17th, 2010 at 10:12 AM |
Definitely
Definitely
The squirrels here in Florida are very small. He must like the fat ones.
Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness.
July 17th, 2010 at 7:48 PM |
Before bulking up our
Before bulking up our
Before bulking up our players, Barwis tested out his theory of muscle gain on the campus squirrels.
July 17th, 2010 at 11:54 AM |
I'd like
I'd like
to see "he saw huge squirrels" become the new "Sam Webb's got a gut feeling."
"Did Jake Fisher enjoy his Michigan visit?"
"Well, he's not ready to announce a commitment, but he saw huge squirrels in Ann Arbor."
July 16th, 2010 at 10:32 PM |
The Noel Devine card
The Noel Devine card
The Noel Devine card is pretty powerful. Any small and talented RB would have to wonder how cool it would be to be a Noel Devine type behind a Michigan OL. If I was in Hart's position, they would have my verbal already.
July 17th, 2010 at 6:59 AM |
Think Cullen
Think Cullen
Think Cullen Christian.
Just because you don't know, doesn't mean that the staff doesn't know, especially considering the state of Sam Webb's intestines right about now.
July 17th, 2010 at 6:46 PM |
You
You
are exactly right, JG. I would not be surprised at all if he gave a silent this trip to the staff or at least Ricardo.
July 16th, 2010 at 11:42 PM |
He's still a really good
He's still a really good
He's still a really good football player. That's all I have for now. I'll let you know if that changes.
July 17th, 2010 at 2:20 AM |
Creeper Update
Creeper Update
Fan on Ricardo Miller's wall:
Hey bro whats up with D? when is that decision coming?
Ricardo Miller:
Soon very soon it will b a treat to c wat happens
Im not much for creeping, but i had to pass along the possible good news. I am really hopeful that i will be seeing a Tom VH update/interview on Dee Hart. Followed shortly by his "Hello Demetrius Hart"
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July 17th, 2010 at 7:00 AM |
I really wish "fans" would
I really wish "fans" would
I really wish "fans" would leave these players alone. It's really intrusive and inappropriate.
July 17th, 2010 at 9:36 AM |
It's really up to the players
It's really up to the players
It's really up to the players if they wish to allow these "intrusive" fans to be "inappropriate." With Facebook you are given the option to deny friend requests and hide certain parts of your profile you don't want people to see.
Obviously these players don't mind if they allow fans to become friends with them or don't take the time to make certain parts of their profile hidden to the public.
Welllughhh. Yaknow.
July 17th, 2010 at 10:12 AM |
I understand everything you
I understand everything you
I understand everything you wrote.
And yet, I still have no idea how people think it's "appropriate" to send messages to 17-year-old kids, begging that they attend the school where they support the football team.
I know of fans of other teams that spend hours a day going onto recruits' social networking pages, writing disgraceful things about schools in order to try and deter them from committing to another school.
Frankly, it'd just be a better situation if we left these kids alone. If I were a top recruit and a senior in high school, I'd be creeped out beyond belief if some 38-year-old middle manager living in Alpena was sending me messages about my pending college choice.
July 17th, 2010 at 10:22 AM |
I guess it just depends who
I guess it just depends who
I guess it just depends who you are as a person.
Me personally, if many fans/ alumni from one particular school were posting on my wall about how much they want me to attend their university it would have some effect on me. Especially if they were fans from a school I was highly considering. Would wall posts from fans be a huge part in my deciding factor? No. The university as a whole academically, athletically, and staff personnel wise would be huge factors in my decision making process.
Michigan has a huge alumni/ fan base and I think we should use it to our advantage as long as it is not breaking recruiting violations.
Welllughhh. Yaknow.
July 17th, 2010 at 11:50 AM |
Here's a blanket statement
Here's a blanket statement
on whether it's ever appropriate for M alumni/fans to post on a recruit's Facebook profile:
No.
July 17th, 2010 at 8:06 PM |
I'm genuinely shocked that
I'm genuinely shocked that
I'm genuinely shocked that people would be negged for making the common-sense argument that we should leave these kids alone.
Yes, in theory, Facebook shouldn't pose any problems because they can control access. But they're teenagers. They're not as emotionally and intellectually mature as we are. They often don't understand that things posted on the internet are public, and that granting access to their pages can be potentially dangerous. (And this is a problem for teenagers in general, not just athletes.) Don't assume that they understand what they're doing.
July 17th, 2010 at 11:48 AM |
True but
True but
I see this particular instance a little differently in that the fan isn't pestering Dee, he's aasking Ricardo Miller, a current Michigan player. I think that context changes the appropriateness of the question quite a bit.
July 17th, 2010 at 7:01 AM |
I love Rush, and Muse.
I love Rush, and Muse.
I love Rush, and Muse.
He had a great time. He just sent me a text that he just landed. I'm sure he's exhausted, so I don't know if I'll talk to him tonight.
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