Maty Mauk commits to Missouri

Devin Fuller come on down

Not overly devastating.. Devin Fuller or none?

Oh well. Sad to hear it, but not a surprise. Who would want to come in and be the footnote between Denard/Devin and Shane Morris?

Actually, with the temperature rising beneath Oregon's program, maybe (just matbe) we could muster up some Hokus-Pocus and pull a Roundtree on the Duck's QB. He was a target of ours (not that I know of any interest on his part). Longshot, but maybe Hoke can use some of that voodoo he do so well.

This is actually a good thing.

Michigan certainly doesn't NEED a QB in this class given the roster needs. Also, if Russell Bellomy redshirts, he is a de facto 2012 QB. So, I hope the corches fill out other spots.

Echoing the comments above, Mizzou's offense is a great fit for Mauk.   My guess is that he'll do well there.    I'd also be in favor of just tabling QB recruiting until the fall and seeing if someone moves up the charts or using that schollie on an extra DL/OL stud.

even though i wasnt a big fan of Mauk as a QB he wouldve made a good backup plan. Hopefully we can land Devin Fuller or a surprise QB later in the high school season

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Kiel rumored to be between Indiana and Missouri?  Obviously this changes things for him if Missouri was his top choice.  It sounded like Kiel has cut Alabama but now that this has happened, I bet Oklahoma is the favorite.

fuller or wait and see what the class looks like in November.  too many 5 stars and high 4 stars still on our board, would rather have one of them instead of a 3 start project

I thought GK was thinking about Mizoo too, no?  Wonder if it has any incremental impact on him and his decision.  Can't see Kiel going to IU.  I also amd starting to think Hoke is tempted to is starting to be tempted do the strange (break the QB a year pattern) and not take a QB this year if its not Kiel and then double up next year or the year after.   

I can't see Gunner Kiel being afraid of competition from Maty Mauk. No offense to Mauk, but Kiel could commit go Mizzou and turn Mauk into a career backup if he wanted to.

I'm still surprised that ND doesn't appear to be anywhere close to being on Kiel's list of finalists.   Given that he's an Indiana kid and that he's got a family history there, I would have thought that ND would have been in his top 5.    Given that Mizzou is one of his finalists, he doesn't appear to be adverse to playing in a spread.   

But he's got a pretty solid career as a HC under his belt. He was at Toledo for a decade, had just one losing season, with 9-, 10- and 11-win seasons. Mizzou had been more or less moribund since Dan Devine was HC from '58 to '70, and Pinkel's three double-digit win seasons at Mizzou are the first since Devine had 11 in 1960. Yes, Pinkel struggled some in Columbia during the first several years, with two embarrassing losses to Bowling Green along the way, and his less-than-sparkling personality led some disgruntled Mizzou fans to call him Gary Pickle. Since then, perhaps as a result of his Texas recruiting efforts, things have gotten significantly better. Given the fact that the recruiting base in Missouri is not significant, it's hardly a criticism of him that he's dipped down into Texas for recruits. OK has been doing that forever.

Both my parents and my sister were MIzzou grads, my grandfather was a longtime physics professor there, and I spent many summer days in Columbia when I was a kid, so I always root for Missouri. I hope Mauk does well in Pinkel's offense.

That's awesome news !

I'm beginning to feel that Shane is a basket, and we all know where the eggs are going...

Mauk visited today and then announced.  (Mizzo is really pulling in an outstanding class).

In something completely unrelated...

Per Josh at Rivals, Kalis is "thinking" about bringing the family to U of M this weekend. hmmmm.

Bellomy is the key factor.  Borges will get a chance this summer and fall to really see how talented he is and how quickly he picks up things.  I really like the kid, but if he doesn't pan out, we could have a bad scenario in a few years if DG doesn't get his medical redshirt.  We would have Morris as a redshirt Freshman, Bellomy and a true freshman.  I'm also guessing that the true freshman might be difficult to recruit, since not many kids want to follow a 5* star QB. 

If Bellomy doesn't look promising this fall, I bet they go after QB pretty hard in this class.

but a block M nonetheless

I have a bunch of friends that follow Mizzou recruiting closely and the strong rumblings there are that Kiel is going to IU.  Mizzou knows this and called Mauk to come on a visit and accepted his committment... time will tell I suppose...

Who needs QB anyway? By next year were going to have the top OL class in the nation, just pound the rock baby!

Can't we still pick off Austin Appelby from Purdue or another QB recruit from one of the lower tier B1G schools if we don't end up getting Kiel or Fuller?  I thought it was pretty standard for Michigan to make a few late offers to kids already thought committed to fill out areas of need.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.

I'd rather see us use the relatively few remaining scholarships on highly-rated players at other positions of need rather than signing a so-so QB who will probably never play much.  Yes, ideally we should have 4 scholarship QB's at all times.  But, if we have to make due next year with 3, I think it will be OK.  Still, the coaches have a few options:

1.  Wait and see if a better option at QB emerges this fall if a guy lower on the radar "blows up" and has an outstanding senior season.  Then, sign him.

2.  Try and snake oil a top QB away from another school.

3.  Look for a very promising QB prospect and offer him a preferred walk-on deal.  This would only make sense if he's a better player than Kennedy.

But, there's a lot of time between now and February 1st, so we'll see what happens.

I'd rather see us use the relatively few remaining scholarships on highly-rated players at other positions of need rather than signing a so-so QB who will probably never play much.  Yes, ideally we should have 4 scholarship QB's at all times.  But, if we have to make due next year with 3, I think it will be OK.  Still, the coaches have a few options:

1.  Wait and see if a better option at QB emerges this fall if a guy lower on the radar "blows up" and has an outstanding senior season.  Then, sign him.

2.  Try and snake oil a top QB away from another school.

3.  Look for a very promising QB prospect and offer him a preferred walk-on deal.  This would only make sense if he's a better player than Kennedy.

But, there's a lot of time between now and February 1st, so we'll see what happens.

I'd rather see us use the relatively few remaining scholarships on highly-rated players at other positions of need rather than signing a so-so QB who will probably never play much.  Yes, ideally we should have 4 scholarship QB's at all times.  But, if we have to make due next year with 3, I think it will be OK.  Still, the coaches have a few options:

1.  Wait and see if a better option at QB emerges this fall if a guy lower on the radar "blows up" and has an outstanding senior season.  Then, sign him.

2.  Try and snake oil a top QB away from another school.

3.  Look for a very promising QB prospect and offer him a preferred walk-on deal.  This would only make sense if he's a better player than Kennedy.

But, there's a lot of time between now and February 1st, so we'll see what happens.

alot of people have been talking about Keil.  I live in bloomington, and there's an article about him at least once a week.

Here is the biggest reason I think he's not going to Indiana.  His older brother plays here.  He's not that good, but even with a redshirt year of seperation, Gunner would be competing directly against his Dusty during Dusty's junior and senior year.  I just don't see this kid, who seems to be very tight with his brothers, coming to a school where he is going to steal the last two chances his older brother has to play on the D-1 level, and most likely ever again in his life.  How do you go to Christmas and see your family, including the guy you stole his two best years of his life from.

Ok, so this is a bit of an exaggeration, but in all seriousness, I just don't see it happening.  This kid can go anywhere in the country, why would he end up going to one of the worst schools in the BCS thats only 35 minutes away.  The last time IU had a GOOD quarterback was when they had Randel El, and he's about to retire from the NFL now.