Well that's enough thread starting from me today. Here's Sam Webb's tweet:
#FoxSportsNext's @GregBiggins reports #Michigan informed Corona, CA OL, Cameron Hunt today that they're now done OL recruiting for 2013.
Derrick Green come on down!
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Well that's enough thread starting from me today. Here's Sam Webb's tweet:
#FoxSportsNext's @GregBiggins reports #Michigan informed Corona, CA OL, Cameron Hunt today that they're now done OL recruiting for 2013.
Derrick Green come on down!
Grayshirt
would love to have him! You guys cleaned up on offensive lineman again this year. We could use a few.
cool - I hope u guys whiff on him
Wish you not good luck.
Seriously, I laughed for 5 minutes at this!! What a way of politely saying FU!! Thanks Gssumcat.
come onnnn...that's not...
Oh, who am I kidding. That's fucking hysterical.
Yeah cause you guys keep recruiting sick d linemen something Michigan needs to do.
Whatever happened to Hunt last weekend? I thought he was here to visit us but ended his visit at the Michigan/Ohio bball game in Columbus? Maybe thats why he's no longer being recruited. I think 6 OL is more than enough anyway. Bring on Green and Smythe!
The way I understand it, he took his official to OSU immediately after his official to Michigan. Which is to say, not on the weekend. Unorthodox, but not prohibited?
And I doubt that had anything to do with him no longer being recruited.
Tunsil must be a silent commit. Obviously.
I have been reading this website forever. I really enjoy it for the most part. How exactly was my comment trolling. I simply paid you guys a compliment (said you were cleaning up on offensive lineman) and said that I wish we could get Hunt.
Your comment was fine in my opinion. There're some guys who go through and over-react on recruiting threads and neg every remark they don't agree with. Looks like you ran across one of them.
That is just drive by moderating. Some folks will just neg things to neg them. Don't worry because those voted points dont mean anything as of now.
Don't be a jerk and you'll be fine.
Someone's panties must be too tight. I thought it was a decent comment.
Yeah, you're fine. I hate to say 'accept the downvotes that come with being an OSU fan and alum' but it is what it is. That's the blessing and curse of the up/down vote system - genuine trolls will be rightly negbombed into oblivion but genuinely good posters from OSU/MSU etc (of which we have several) catch some undeserved flak as well by a zealous minority.
Have an upvote on me! (And a sincere wish that you go 0-12 next season :) )
I agree that I bring it upon myself for venturing in to enemy territory. If you go to elevenwarriors you seem the same thing, some very thoughtful Michigan fans get totally crucified for no reason. I like the 0-12 part, I wish the same for you guys. That is what I love so much about the rivalry. It really comes down to respect, the bottom line is I respect Michigan. I respect the tradition, the academics, I respect the fight.
I guess this is where we differ.
While I respect your thoughtful response and personal enjoyment of the rivalry I cannot respect Ohio over the past decade (see: Tressel era, Gee era, Smith era) because of the rampant cheating, the blatant obfuscation and the tacit acceptance of your fanbase of those approaches.
I might respect your place in the fight if you did it without the outright dishonesty and hubris. I doubt I'll ever come to respect Ohio in the rivalry. Instead, the actions of Tressel, Gee, Smith and your fanbase have caused to intensify my dislike but mostly to confirm my disrespect for your university, your administration, your fanbase and your team.
People don't neg you here because you're a bad guy. They don't neg you because your ideas are ridiculous. They neg you because when they see Buckeye they default to feelings of disdain and disrespect.
I can understand the feelings on Tressel, Gee, Smith. I agree with 99% of them. Wouldn't mind seeing Gee and Smith gone. However, I believe that Woody loved Bo and Bo loved Woody. Bottom line is you have two power house programs with histories that include greatness and scars. The fab 5 happened, so what., It happens. NO ONE IS IMMUNE!! These are 18 year old kids fergodsakes. Michigan is much better than that. I look at the whole picture, the long history. OSU is the school of Jesse Owens. Michigan is the school of Gerald Ford. It is bigger than one, coach, athletic director, or president.
Most Michigan fans respect Woody. As for Tressel, he didn't respect The Game because he cheated, and it was much more than just Tattoo-gate. The Fab 5 is a good point, but I don't see Steve Fisher being celebrated as a hero in Michigan.
With his response, our friend from Ohio continues the trend of the Buckeye fan to turn the blind eye to the abuses of the past ten years. The difference between Ohio and Michigan is that the cheating isn't an issue to Ohio fans on any level.
I will finish with this on the topic because I am sure the last thing you guys want on this board is a Buckeye fan talking about Tressel. Tressel screwed so many people but most importantly he screwed the 95 kids on the team that are good kids that go to class and follow the rules. He screwed the entire 2012 team that had 0 players from the tat-gate scandal from being bowl eligible. I have zero love for Jim Tressel and maybe I should have pointed out that it is painful to carry the stigma of his actions as an alumnus. I certainly don't condone what he did, what he did was wrong. My original point was simply that I respect Michigan at a Macro level. I do not see Michigan as one man, one player, one president. I see them as a corporation (basically that is what these two schools are if you think about it). At a corporation there are good people and there are shitty people. The last 10 years for OSU has had many of the latter. I just ask that you look at the Macro level. If you never respect OSU that is fine, but I think it makes the rivlary better. Trust me I still hate you guys, I was born in Dayton and my teenage years were in the 90"s. Don't want to come across as too friendly =-).
You have posted many things that I feel the very same way about regarding this rivalry. You are the Bizzaro to my Superman. I hate hate HATE Ohio, but I do respect them for being half of the best rivalry in college sports. I think Tressel did your program right in some ways, but the wrong he did to the program far exceed the good he accomplished. I've read all of Bo's books and he has very good things to say about Woody.
I appreciate the love your fans have for your team, school and program because its the same intensity Michigan fans have for ours. I think the disrespect you're experiencing nowadays is due to the arrogance (yes, a Michigan fan is calling you arrogant) of the fan base with Tressel perched a top a pedestal that they "owned" Michigan. Now we learn just how that happened, at least for a few years, and we still see the arrogance comparable to Lance Armstrong prior to just a few days ago. THAT's what I can't stand.
Unlike a number of others, I do hope that Ohio is undefeated up until The Game. I think that a loss in the last weekend of November will sting more that way, and it means that The Game is relevant in the B1G Championship picture and a possible BCS berth, or a *gasp* playoff berth.
But at the end of the day, I think we can all agree on one thing...thank God we're not ND fans.
OSAlum, this board LOVES Buckeyes that have an endless supply of compliments for Michigan. You will get more Brownie points than any one of us for saying the same things that we do. My question is: Are you one of those that goes back to 11 Warriors and says, "Hey guys, you'll never believe what these idiots are saying on MGoBlog.......blah blah"? You're doing great so far.
Nope, but I have seen those posts over there. I rarely ever post on elevenwarriors, I read it mostly for recruiting info. I read both sites primarily for recruiting and for some game day analysis. Let me just say I hate when you guys are about to "buckle up". I think it is coming again soon with Derrick Green which is going to be a HUGE get! I have always liked this site because it has more diverse information and some nice OT stuff. I also enjoy talking with the enemy maybe more than a bunch of people who all agree with each other. No bullshit from me.
You simply cannot be anything other than a troll. Not ever has there been any such thing as a buckeye with a thoughtful, measured, well reasoned comment. Unmask yourself, RDT/WIAB!
Yup. If this guy is a real Ohio fan, then I am Manti Te'o's girlfriend.
You are probably Te'o's girffriend. Not only am I a graduate. I met my wife at OSU. My in-laws are both OSU grads and my mom works at OSU (Department of Speech and Hearing). But to be fair, if my daughter ever got accepted to Michigan, I would be thrilled. It is the better academic school (OSU is not as bad academically as some of you guys make it out to be though!!)
I think we go pretty easy on Ohio academics. We usually reserve that ammo for Sparty.
This is the face of Ohio academics...it's like shooting fish in a barrel.
My wife is still a Patriots fan to this day, just because the Big Kat played one year of Pro ball their. He is dumb as a box of rocks. I am about his same age and played football at a rival high school when he was at Westerville South. Rumors were that he was a raging alcoholic in high school, probably burned up a few brain cells. Hey, Krenzel majored in Molecular Genetics =-)
Love how the OSU grad misuses "their" while defending OSU academics. You can't make this shit up...
Holy shit, I can't believe I did that. I must have been typing really fast. Thin air here in Denver. Enjoy the mistake!
Or you've just been smoking too much of that weed you got at the tattoo shop..
/sorry4beingadouchebag
Also, I should point out that I earned a C, in English 101 at OSU. That is basically 10th grade English. I was a Math Major and work at Northrup Grumman outside of Denver, so I think it all worked out.
Does he drive a tractor trailer too? Just sayin...
First thing I thought when I read OSAlum's posts was "Hey, RDT got a new IP address!"
No you don't have to be an OSU fan to get a "trolling" tag for a very non trolling post. I have had far more innocuous posts get the same tag.
Man, you are fine. The conversation looked to me like:
OSU fan: "Man, there is one way where we are relativly mediocre in recruiting, and I'd sure like a piece of that success"
UM fan: "Just like we lack the D-Linemen you hoard!!!"
UMDouche: "NEGATORY HA HA OSWHOO??? FAN?"
Man, you are fine. The conversation looked to me like:
OSU fan: "Man, there is one way where we are relativly mediocre in recruiting, and I'd sure like a piece of that success"
UM fan: "Just like we lack the D-Linemen you hoard!!!"
UMDouche: "NEGATORY HA HA OSWHOO??? FAN?"
...
Please stop saying "suckeyes" it's classless.
I wouldn't go as far as calling it classless but if you must you can use "hairless nuts".
I'm pretty sure that's my cousin and I'm not sure why it matters what an OSU alum calls themselves. He graduated from OSU but has a Michigan man cave. I figure if you endure 4 years at OSU you get a pass on this kind of thing.
I'd say you're fine Ohio fan considering you've been reading long enough and know how things work around here. This blog is a reflection of the intelligent side of our fan base, for the most part, and it seems like you are a level headed enough Ohio fan to realize that. And probably the fact the both major programs at Michigan appear to be all the way back so being a dick wouldn't really make any sense any more. We definitely are not falling off the map like Auburn anytime soon, so enjoy!
I really enjoy 90% of the posters on here. This is my go to blog for Michigan material. I am an alumnus so I am more level headed than most OSU fans that have never set foot on campus. A couple quick points to illustrate how fair I am. I would trade Burke for either OSU point guard in a minute. I think you guys have the most complete basketball team in the BIG. I knew from the second Hoke got hired (being an Ohio guy for recruiting purposes) and his enormous love for Michigan, that the rivalry was 100% back. His recruiting has done nothing but make believe that we are in the midst of another 10 year war. This guy gets it! Look foward to friendly banter.
RollDamnTide
You're way off. WolverineInABag.
Nope, wardamneagle would be correct.
They automatically become reasonable, level headed, normal human beings?
I'm not buying what you are selling.
My sister is an OSU grad and she is barely making minimum wage. That should be good fuel for this board. She majored in a degree that doesn't pay well. I believe the type of degree may be more important than the school itself. Although, if I were to be completely honest, the Michigan fans that live in Ohio tend to be the lower educated, never stepped foot in Ann Arbor types. The ones that I have met at Michigan away games that are graduates of U of M are nothing short of great people.
I don't trust anyone from a rival team who compliments my team; it seems like what I would do if I wanted to create a pretend login for this site...
Actually, I wonder how many people have multiple logins to this site... I would like to create 7 or 8 other logins so I could always posbang my self and negbang my enemies... but I am too lazy...
a lot of posting. also, couldn't do it from the phone... rdt
Hey I can compliment Michigan and still hate them. No rivalry without mutual respect. Deep down that is what it is all about. Two powerhouses. Also, my daughter is 7 months old, if you had a daugther you wouldn't think the stripping thing is funny.
stripping is just a joke... or a profession that she will have to enter if she can't pass high school...
I liked what saw from the Under Armour practice videos.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ANYMORE
I laughed out loud at this one
i thought 6 was enough anyway. anymore and you're almost guaranteeing one of them will transfer in the next 1-2 years.
Yep, very glad they stopped here. 6 is a great haul of big uglies and there's always next year to continue building depth. Besides if this staff has proven nothing else, it's that they can recruit O-line.
A monster D-line to match it. Go Blue!
What's wrong with Poggi, Hurst, Charlton, Godin, Wormley, Pipkins, Strobel, Heitzman, Beyer, Clark and Henry? Many of those guys are beasts/highly regarded and they're being coached by the best D-line triumverate in college football.
The Junior in High School is always more exciting than the Freshman on our roster that just spent the season redshirting (no matter how highly they were rated).
That is true, there is always more hype for what you dont have
"The grass is always greener on the other side," as some people say. Or as Manti Te'o says, "the fake on-line dying-of-leukemia California girlfriend is always hotter than the real one in South Bend."
Year over year the defense is markedly improved from the Rodriguez years and the last of the RichRod era recruits are ending their careers at Michigan (BWC etc) while the new recruits slot in.
I imagine over the past two years (with legacy recruits) Mattison/Hoke/Montgomery have coached em up a little.
They can get to 28, that is about it. With two spots remaining, they feel good about both Green and the TE from Texas, Durham Smythe.
If they don't get all of the above two, some random 5* player may just show up at Metro Airport for an official to Michigan.
Where are you getting this info about Smythe?
From everything I have heard he is leaning towards Stanford. I know anything is possible because he visits on the 25th, but he is set to take a visit to ND on 2/1 as well.
You sure that visit to ND is REAL?
He's been saying a lot of positive things about us on Twitter recently. I've heard the same about Stanford though so we should tamp down expectations until his visit.
I didn't know about the twitter stuff until now. I know that Notre Dame offer came really late (maybe last week) so they might be playing catch up.
He said Hoke wanted to play basketball against him.
Glad to have broad participation... hope you are the real deal... and if you are, welcome.
RDT was exposed was one of the best days on this blog. Maybe RDT is really Manti Te'o.
I'm an idiot. He was exposed? I thought he just quit because of some inflammatory remarks?
I'm going to search the site now.
Sounds good. Let me know how that turns out for you.
RDT is Manti Te'o's girlfriend.
Wolverine in a Bag was Te'o's girlfriend.
Bullshit. It's drive-by juvenile assholism.
Moderating is a much-needed activity carried out by adults in the room.
Wait... There are adults here?
Best of luck to Mr. Hunt in all his future endeavors. Would have been a nice addition, but still ecstatic about this class of O-linemen. Maybe the coaches have a good feeling about Smythe, who could potentially wind up on the O-line. Or maybe there's a highly rated WR, that wants to join this class.
Maybe I'm just being positive here, but if the coaches are willing to not recruit a kid that had a good shot at committed to Michigan then they must have the other spots locked up - or as locked up as they can be.
This is strange that Michigan has him on a visit weekend and then less than a week later say they are done recruiting O-linemen. It says to me that they now feel better about a couple other players they have a greater need for.
Do you think it might have anything to do with Samuelson's commitment? Maybe the coaches think 6 OL, after last year's 4 excellent recruits, are enough for this year.
But if they don't fill a spot, they just don't have a player. I think having more offensive lineman is better than not having a player at all.
It probably has more to do with the fact that another guard just committed to Michigan.
Let My Cameron Go.
/oldschool'd
out of the Hunt.
You forgot:
*Puts on sunglasses*
with Chip bolting Oregon, are there any WR that we may have a chance to flip in the coming weeks? by all accounts the coaches have given up the search for another WR in this class, but I would love to get a big time playmaker.
I'm glad someone else is willing to say this, Hoke's skill position recruting to this point is average at best, besides Morris and possibly Green, what other top talent has he landed at the skill position. Need game changers, big play threats
Right. Finally, someone has mentioned that he'd like to see game-breaking WRs and he's concerned about Hoke's recruiting of skill position players. I've been wondering when this point would first appear on this blog, and I think it finally happened thanks to Webber's Pimp in this thread.
Sorry to be an ass, but this comment is driving me a little crazy. If you throw away the 2011 class as one lost to the coaching transition, Hoke has had two classes. Across them, he has landed a five-star QB and very likely will land a five-star RB. He finished as the runner up for two other five-star RBs (Ty Isaac & Brionte Dunn). Despite having an offense that in no way shows recruits how the passing game will look in the coming years, he's landed a four-star WR in Amara Darboh and several others on the 3/4 star border (Dukes, Chesson, etc.).
I'd love to get a Treadwell type receiver, too, but you can't always get everything you want in one or two recruiting classes.
I'm glad someone else is willing to say this, Hoke's skill position recruting to this point is average at best, besides Morris and possibly Green, what other top talent has he landed at the skill position. Need game changers, big play threats
Larue aka elcalle
I wouldn't be terribly upset with Green and another quality guy at any skill position
If we are done pursuing lineman, then who are we going after to fill the final two spots?
1. Derrick Green (Of Course)
2. .........?
I know we must be going after more than two as well, because you don't want to not fill all available spots.
Derrick Green is one, but Michigan has also been in contact with Ty Isaac, who will likely end up somewhere other than USC. I don't think they'll get/take both, though.
Michigan is also supposedly looking at taking another linebacker, although no new offers have been extended to 2013 guys in the last couple weeks.
I haven't been following Isaac since he committed to USC. Is he looking around?
Yep. Notre Dame, Ole Miss, and Michigan have all been mentioned as possibilities, although Notre Dame seems to be the strongest possibility.
I know Cameron Hunt was going to be a little tougher to get, since he had more suitors...
...but I would have preferred Hunt. He's smaller right now, but a better athlete than Samuelson.
How Henry Poggi is doing with his recruiting of Reuben Foster...