Leon McQuay tweeted he was at Michigan's practice today. Let's hope that helps him make a decision for the maize and blue.
will be michigan's highest pick in a while
LM3 at practice
December 27th, 2012 at 10:33 PM
#1
LM3 at practice
December 27th, 2012 at 10:39 PM | 
So was
So was
December 27th, 2012 at 10:41 PM |
Can he play CB on the 1st too?
Can he play CB on the 1st too?
Just kidding of course. Hope he goes Blue soon.
"You owe it to every man, woman, and child in the State of Michigan to beat the Buckeyes and silence their fans! Now go out there and make it happen!"
- Bo Schembechler (Result: U-M 22 OSU 0)
December 27th, 2012 at 10:55 PM |
Sadly, none of the insiders think
Sadly, none of the insiders think
That he'll end up at Michigan so I wouldn't get your hopes up.
Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.
December 27th, 2012 at 11:10 PM |
Well we all know what happens
Well we all know what happens
Well we all know what happens when the Insiders think a guy WILL go blue, so maybe that's a good thing...
“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler
December 27th, 2012 at 11:15 PM |
No shit. I just want to see
No shit. I just want to see
No shit. I just want to see ONE of those "hats on the table" selections that ends with a recruit picking Michigan ... and actually enrolling & playing at Michigan.
December 27th, 2012 at 11:22 PM |
Denard Robinson
Denard Robinson
Denard Robinson
Doctor Wolverine
December 27th, 2012 at 11:50 PM |
Okay..Okay..... Name another
Okay..Okay..... Name another
Okay..Okay..... Name another player.
December 27th, 2012 at 11:53 PM |
Will Campbell.
Will Campbell.
Will Campbell.
For today, goodbye. For tomorrow, good luck. And forever, Go Blue.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:06 AM |
Jarrod Wilson
Jarrod Wilson
Jarrod Wilson
Eating is murder.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:15 AM |
Demar Dorsey. Didn't
Demar Dorsey. Didn't
Demar Dorsey. Didn't actually get on campus, but he did pick the hat.
If you need drugs to be a good writer, you're not a good writer.
-Rod Serling
December 28th, 2012 at 1:54 AM |
So, then, uhh ... not Demar
So, then, uhh ... not Demar
So, then, uhh ... not Demar Dorsey at all.
BEAT OHIO
December 28th, 2012 at 9:47 AM |
He said, "I just want to see
He said, "I just want to see
He said, "I just want to see ONE of those "hats on the table" selections that ends with a recruit picking Michigan."
Obviously he didn't pan out, BUT he did pick the hat.
“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler
December 28th, 2012 at 5:27 PM |
You missed the
You missed the
"... and actually enrolling & playing at Michigan" part of his comment.
"After all was said and done, there was nothing left to do."
December 28th, 2012 at 10:30 AM |
flwolverine = robmorren2? I
flwolverine = robmorren2? I
flwolverine = robmorren2? I think so.
Yes I got him a gift. He had a kidney stone. You piss a rock through your pecker, you deserve more than just a pat on the fucking back.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:09 AM |
Henne, Mallett, Grady, Watson
Henne, Mallett, Grady, Watson
.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:26 AM |
Well, I was talking about
Well, I was talking about
Well, I was talking about this year .... but thanks for the names nonetheless. So Jarrod Wilson & Denard are our two most recent "hat on table" selections? Thats a large time gap considering how many we seem to be involved with. I'm not saying anything bad about our recruiting, I'd just like to win some of those. It seems like all of the selections on TV are LSU, Bama, or Auburn lately.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:44 AM |
There are fewer hat
There are fewer hat
There are fewer hat ceremonies when moar recruits are committing early.
Hail To the Victors...In Ohio
December 28th, 2012 at 1:03 AM |
I do agree with that. Shane
I do agree with that. Shane
I do agree with that. Shane Morris could have waited until whichever All-American game to pick the UM hat. In the end its all the same, and I get that. I am not saying that we don't get great recruits. It just seems like once we get down to the elite recruits at table time in the All-American games, they are all picking SEC schools, Cal, FSU, etc ... It'd be great to get one of those recruits to be the icing on this class. LMIII, Treadwell, Green ... whoever.
December 28th, 2012 at 1:57 PM |
There's a reason that people
There's a reason that people
There's a reason that people who have a tough time deciding tend to pick the south; it's warmer there. If you feel like you've got a lot of options that are roughly equivalent, and nothing is really standing out to you, you're probably going to go way down the list in terms of deciding factors. If you get down to weather, Cal and FSU's winters have a hell of a lot more women in bikinis than Ann Arbor.
December 28th, 2012 at 1:01 AM |
Branden Smith
Branden Smith
Branden Smith at the army bowl
Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through
December 28th, 2012 at 12:51 AM |
Be careful what you wish for.
Be careful what you wish for.
Be careful what you wish for. Cullen Christian used a "hat ceremony", and kept everyone waiting for 2 weeks
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
December 28th, 2012 at 2:22 PM |
Sam McGuffie as well
Sam McGuffie as well
Still wondering what could have been. Too bad he had to play as a freshman.
December 28th, 2012 at 1:04 AM |
Seriously. I'm sick of 5
Seriously. I'm sick of 5
Seriously. I'm sick of 5 stars committing in August. Science has shown if they commit in Jan or later they're scientifically a better player.
December 28th, 2012 at 2:11 AM |
All I'm saying is there are
All I'm saying is there are
All I'm saying is there are lots of players that wait until All-American games to announce. It would be great to get one of those key, late additions ... and all the suspense and excitement that goes along with the hat selection. I think it was Cal. who had a nice run of hat selections last year, and I was thinking how awesome their fans must have felt. I realize that we have lots of players, who are already committed, playing in those All-American games. I also realize that a player is the same quality whether he commits in August or January. I think Hoke has been an amazing recruiter thus far. All I'm asking for is a shot at that excitement that comes with a huge pickup late in the recruiting season. Don't hate me for wanting some frosting on the cake fellas! lol
December 28th, 2012 at 9:42 AM |
TP
TP
Wasn't TacoPants the last 6* to announce on international TV he'd attend Michigan?
December 28th, 2012 at 10:26 AM |
Yeah, it would have been
Yeah, it would have been
Yeah, it would have been great to be a Cal fan.
2012 Scout team rankings
Michigan 4th
Cal 34th
Yes I got him a gift. He had a kidney stone. You piss a rock through your pecker, you deserve more than just a pat on the fucking back.
December 28th, 2012 at 2:32 PM |
Touche ... I didn't say I
Touche ... I didn't say I
Touche ... I didn't say I wanted to trade recruiting classes with anyone ... I just want 1 of those big 4*/5* additions towards the end of the race. I'd rather have that than scrambling around at the end trying to fill holes. It's not a necessity or anything, just a luxury that would be nice to have. I think the Garnetts & Reeves of the world just left me a little bitter. I wants em all.
December 28th, 2012 at 10:58 AM |
Cal had a nice run at the
Cal had a nice run at the
Cal had a nice run at the Army game, and then lost all those players when Tosh Lupoi went to Washington. So no, it wouldn't have been awesome to be a Cal fan this past January/February.
December 28th, 2012 at 2:28 PM |
Good point, I just remember
Good point, I just remember
Good point, I just remember being at the gym & checking in on.the TV whenever there was a selection ... and for awhile it was Cal, Cal, Cal ... I thought I was in the twilight zone. I knew Cal had some decent classes in the past, but they were cleaning up on that day. All for naught though as you said.
December 28th, 2012 at 2:42 AM |
One day soon enough it will
One day soon enough it will
One day soon enough it will be standard for elite players to hold a press conference when they announce the list of official visits they plan to take.
Polonium 210 is the new dilithium.
December 27th, 2012 at 11:29 PM |
so called "insiders"
so called "insiders"
so called "insiders" generally know just as much about where a kid plans to go as we do. they just happen to get paid for displaying their opinion about it.
It's been a lot. Its been a roller coaster that for some reason seemed like it would never get good. But you know what? We kept fighting. It's like that old saying goes, "Those Who Stay Will Be Champions." -David Molk
December 28th, 2012 at 10:42 AM |
Really?
Really?
That sounds like a good gig...where do I sign up?
The Team, The Team, The Team
December 27th, 2012 at 11:03 PM |
2015 ATH George Campbell also
2015 ATH George Campbell also
2015 ATH George Campbell also made it to a practice. Good to have a bowl game in a talent-rich state like Florida.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:49 AM |
Yeah - after years of playing
Yeah - after years of playing
Yeah - after years of playing in the Idaho Potato Bowl, it's nice to see Michigan playing a bowl in a talent-rich state.
Outside of the years we weren't in a bowl - has Michigan ever played a bowl in a non-talent-rich state?
December 28th, 2012 at 1:01 AM |
You be the judge...
You be the judge...
Bowl games
Michigan has played in 41 bowl games in its history, compiling a record of 20–21. Before missing a bowl game in 2008, Michigan had made a bowl game 33 years in a row, the second longest streak (as of end of 2011 season) in college football history.[84] From 1918 to 1945, the Big Ten Conference did not allow its teams to participate in bowls. From 1946 to 1974, only a conference champion, or a surrogate representative, was allowed to attend a bowl, the Rose Bowl, and no team could go two years in a row, with one exception.
| Date | Bowl | W/L | Opponent | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1902 | Rose Bowl | W | Stanford | 49 | 0 |
| January 1, 1948 | Rose Bowl | W | USC | 49 | 0 |
| January 1, 1951 | Rose Bowl | W | Cal | 14 | 6 |
| January 1, 1965 | Rose Bowl | W | Oregon State | 34 | 7 |
| January 1, 1970 | Rose Bowl | L | USC | 3 | 10 |
| January 1, 1972 | Rose Bowl | L | Stanford | 12 | 13 |
| January 1, 1976 | Orange Bowl | L | Oklahoma | 6 | 14 |
| January 1, 1977 | Rose Bowl | L | USC | 6 | 14 |
| January 2, 1978 | Rose Bowl | L | Washington | 20 | 27 |
| January 1, 1979 | Rose Bowl | L | USC | 10 | 17 |
| December 28, 1979 | Gator Bowl | L | North Carolina | 15 | 17 |
| January 1, 1981 | Rose Bowl | W | Washington | 23 | 6 |
| December 31, 1981 | Bluebonnet Bowl | W | UCLA | 33 | 14 |
| January 1, 1983 | Rose Bowl | L | UCLA | 14 | 24 |
| January 2, 1984 | Sugar Bowl | L | Auburn | 7 | 9 |
| December 21, 1984 | Holiday Bowl | L | BYU | 17 | 24 |
| January 1, 1986 | Fiesta Bowl | W | Nebraska | 27 | 23 |
| January 1, 1987 | Rose Bowl | L | Arizona State | 15 | 22 |
| January 2, 1988 | Hall of Fame Bowl | W | Alabama | 28 | 24 |
| January 2, 1989 | Rose Bowl | W | USC | 22 | 14 |
| January 1, 1990 | Rose Bowl | L | USC | 10 | 17 |
| January 1, 1991 | Gator Bowl | W | Mississippi | 35 | 3 |
| January 1, 1992 | Rose Bowl | L | Washington | 14 | 34 |
| January 1, 1993 | Rose Bowl | W | Washington | 38 | 31 |
| January 1, 1994 | Hall of Fame Bowl | W | North Carolina State | 42 | 7 |
| December 30, 1994 | Holiday Bowl | W | Colorado State | 24 | 14 |
| December 28, 1995 | Alamo Bowl | L | Texas A&M | 20 | 22 |
| January 1, 1997 | Outback Bowl | L | Alabama | 14 | 17 |
| January 1, 1998 | Rose Bowl | W | Washington State | 21 | 16 |
| January 1, 1999 | Citrus Bowl | W | Arkansas | 45 | 31 |
| January 1, 2000 | Orange Bowl | W | Alabama | 35 | 34 |
| January 1, 2001 | Citrus Bowl | W | Auburn | 31 | 28 |
| January 1, 2002 | Citrus Bowl | L | Tennessee | 17 | 45 |
| January 1, 2003 | Outback Bowl | W | Florida | 38 | 30 |
| January 1, 2004 | Rose Bowl | L | USC | 14 | 28 |
| January 1, 2005 | Rose Bowl | L | Texas | 37 | 38 |
| December 28, 2005 | Alamo Bowl | L | Nebraska | 28 | 32 |
| January 1, 2007 | Rose Bowl | L | USC | 18 | 32 |
| January 1, 2008 | Capital One Bowl | W | Florida | 41 | 35 |
| January 1, 2011 | Gator Bowl | L | Mississippi State | 14 | 52 |
| January 3, 2012 | Sugar Bowl | W | Virginia Tech | 23 | 20 |
| Total | 41 bowl games | 20–21 | 940 | 831 |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_football
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December 28th, 2012 at 1:15 AM |
Once.
Once.
Fiesta Bowl in '86. Arizona isn't bad by any means, but it's no recruiting hotbed. Besides that, they've played twice in Louisiana, 3 times in Texas and the rest in Cali and Florida. Those states are the top 4 in the country for talent.
December 28th, 2012 at 1:10 AM |
jai eugene
jai eugene
picked Michigan in the hat ceremony, then changed his mind.
December 28th, 2012 at 10:39 AM |
Mike Jones
Mike Jones
Mike Jones
If you see someone in an airport with Michigan logos on luggage and they are wearing a pilot uniform come say hello.
December 28th, 2012 at 1:13 AM |
But where was LM2 ... that's
But where was LM2 ... that's
But where was LM2 ... that's the guy we need to convince (apparently). lol
December 28th, 2012 at 2:22 AM |
I love this prevailing
I love this prevailing
I love this prevailing assumption that playing a second-tier bowl game in Florida (or anywhere else) gives Michigan a substantial recruiting bump in that area. It's nonsense. How many blue-chip recruits will lean toward Michigan because they played a game in Tampa? None.
December 28th, 2012 at 2:30 AM |
My spin would be that if you
My spin would be that if you
My spin would be that if you have to play in a crappy bowl...might as well let it be in Florida because of recruits that can visit etc.
December 28th, 2012 at 6:39 AM |
Why would you consider this
Why would you consider this
Why would you consider this bowl crappy? We've gotten an excellent draw in SC; they'll be a great test of where we stand. IMO, it's the teams that make the bowl game, not the name, location, date, sponsor, etc. of the bowl itself.
By your logic, would the Orange Bowl be non-crappy? How would you rate the Chick-Fil-A Bowl? The Rose Bowl?
December 28th, 2012 at 7:54 AM |
All of them.
All of them.
All of them.
December 28th, 2012 at 7:48 AM |
How many bowl practices are
How many bowl practices are
How many bowl practices are these kids typically going to? Kids in Florida could go check out a dozen teams in Florida bowl practices, same for kids in Texas.
And are these practices open to anyone or does a recruit have to get an invite? How does this align with the "dead period"?
December 28th, 2012 at 7:58 AM |
Correct me if I'm wrong but
Correct me if I'm wrong but
Correct me if I'm wrong but from what I understand, as long as the practice is open to the public they are allowed to attend. No private sessions.
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Go Blue!
December 28th, 2012 at 2:44 PM |
They can go, but the coaches
They can go, but the coaches
They can go, but the coaches can't talk to them because it is supposed to be a "dead period"
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
December 28th, 2012 at 9:27 AM |
I remember Brandon Smith
I remember Brandon Smith
I remember Brandon Smith choosing UM..Big Will was not going anywhere but UM so his wasnt any surprise..I dont care how we get them just that we get them..we have missed out on some big oppurtunity..the Josh Garnett and Armani Reeves announcements would have been big to get..however we have an amazing class and if we hit on one of DG or LM3 i think its the cherry on top..we are solid as we stand tho
December 28th, 2012 at 10:24 AM |
Sam Webb reiterated this morning that it's unlikely that LM3
Sam Webb reiterated this morning that it's unlikely that LM3
is going to come here. He didn't elaborate with specifics on-air, but said there are recent developments that led him to that view.
I also noticed on another site that supposedly Derrick Green is now saying he's interested in Miami of Florida. If he really is interested in that ongoing tire fire down in Coral Gables, it's just another sign to me that he's not coming here.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:58 PM |
If you're going to use Sam
If you're going to use Sam
If you're going to use Sam Webb as a source, then at least make it clear that he believes we have increased our lead for Derrick Green in the past few days. His belief was that we were his leader by a mile but now he has bumped that lead up to two miles.
December 28th, 2012 at 1:34 PM |
make it clear he believes we have increased our lead for Green
make it clear he believes we have increased our lead for Green
Fair enough; he didn't make any reference to Green this morning during the portion I caught on the radio, which is why I didn't comment on his views about Green. You're obviously more up to date on that than I am.
I assume based on what you say that Sam would dismiss the talk of Green being newly interested in Miami. I just saw on another site that Farrell is now alleging that Green is interested in FSU, but most everybody around here thinks that Farrell generally doesn't know what he's talking about.
I think Sam is the best UM football recruiting analyst around, but I don't always share his optimistic view of things.
2014 recruit Vincent Jackson. Michigan is practicing at his HS.
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