Michael Onewnu still taking visits
Looks like Michael Onewnu is still taking visits despite committing.
Definitely unsettling but maybe not so bad:
"I'll still be going on my visits," Onwenu said, adding that he'll be visiting some schools "down south" over the summer but not sure where he intends to visit yet.
As uneasy as that might make Wolverines fans feel, Onwenu made sure to add that he doesn't "have anyone in second right now," referring to Michigan being the only school he has intentions of attending after his upcoming senior year.
http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/-1341155592547866056/aft…;
These days I don't think 'commited' carries the same weight that it used to. So, you basically have to assume that recruits are going to take visits and roll with it. At the end of the day, winning solves this...either they will decide to honour the commitment or someone else is going to jump at the opportunity to take their spot should they flip. OTOH, lose games that you are not supposed to and expect to lose recruits too.
These days I don't think 'commited' carries the same weight that it used to. So, you basically have to assume that recruits are going to take visits and roll with it. At the end of the day, winning solves this...either they will decide to honour the commitment or someone else is going to jump at the opportunity to take their spot should they flip. OTOH, lose games that you are not supposed to and expect to lose recruits too.
LOL...welcome to recruiting in 2015 folks as this is the norm. Just sit back and let things play out. Every school goes through this every year and Michigan wont be an exception either.
I'm not too sure this is any different from 1985, or 95 or 05.
Kids taking visits to other schools after committing really isn't anything new.
I'll just wait until signing day, it's less stressful that way.
to recruit other quality players to Michigan.
It's like getting engaged to be married, then telling your betrothed that you still plan on dating to contiue checking out the field.
Folks who get married (generally) plan to do so for much longer than 4 years. This isn't as big of a commitment, so I'll allow the high schoolers (still too young to be thinking about getting married) the room to look around at other options. No big story here...yet.
If your potential future spouse is fine with you checking out the field while being engaged, the question should be why not commit?
Exactly. The engagement metaphor doesn't work. While engagements (like recruiting commitments) aren't binding in any legal sense, reneging on them or "shopping around" impose high social costs due to commonly held social mores and expectations as well as moral/religious codes. No such expectations or codes exist in recruiting, at least with regard to committments.
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Sounds like hes taking some vacations to me. I agree that I would be way more concerned if this was months after he commited.
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I'd personally rather that no one sign the NLI on principle - the grant-in-aid being signed by NSD is more than sufficient, but point taken all the same.
As a general note to the conversation though, I suppose I don't understand what the apprehension would be about kids who are committed still taking and enjoying visits. This is a potentially life-altering decision they are making and commit or not, there's no reason not to do your due diligence.
If Harbaugh is fine with it, I'm fine with it.
In Harbaugh We Trust
And how the hell do you know he isn't fine with it?
It's clear that you're not OK with it. That doesn't suddently mean Harbaugh isn't OK with it. So please, inform me or show me some proof that Harbaugh isn't fine with it... cause your "promise" means literally nothing.
Why? I'm fine with him getting free stuff from other schools while still remaining commited to Michigan.
aware but not fully aware?
Well, then I'm going to read about other high school offensive linemen on the internet!
It has been a long day!
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It has been a long day!
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I feel that the word "committing" should not be used for a recruit until the LOI is signed. Until then, recruits are merely "pledging" (or some other similar word) to a school.
One of the definitions of the word "commitment" is actually "something pledged."
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Harbaugh.
Reserves his spot
wants a placeholder
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I agree this will happen every year.
Fact remains, not every kid will do this, so fans will be happier about some than they are with others. Not every kid is going to waver or take other visits, so although we can accept that that will happen, we don't have to be happy about it. I think Onwenu should just decommit and take his visits and recommit once he's done. I also think Harbaugh should assume that's the case until he hears otherwise.
All "commitment" is in the context of recruiting is a verbal agreement. It's literally just the kid saying publically "yeah I'm committed to school xx". It signals the kids intention to accept the scholarship offer at that time, but it doesn't actually mean anything beyond reserving his spot in the class. Verbal agreements aren't binding in this case.
That was a nice stipulation with Hoke, but in the end who cares?
If he doesn't come then he doesn't come, best of luck.
If I was being courted at that age I'd take as many officials as I could just for the experience, whether I was settled 100% on my destination or not.
Just know that the door swings both ways, son. You can visit with others, and Michigan can recruit others that play the same position(s) as you.
In other news, I'm going on a date this weekend. I'm sure my fiance is cool with it.
All this argues for an early signing period of course. That's a real commitment, and should be enforced on both sides unless coaches leave or other events that have been talked about around here many times intervene.
That said, a commitment, though not enforceable, does tend to result in an LOI being signed. Sure there are exceptions but I bet the % of commitments who actually show up to a school is very high.
Sorry, double post.
The day I decommitted from following recruiting was a great day!!