Shane Morris looks like he may be working his recruiting magic once again.
TomVH just retweeted this from Vernon Hargreaves
Tom VanHaaren @TomVH
CB Vernon Hargreaves RT @VHargreaves24 Thanks to @S_Morris12I got back in contact with Michigan Hopefully I can get up for a visit soon
I believe it's pretty unlikely that he comes to play at Michigan, but with USC (his presumed leader) tight on DB spots, it is not impossible.
Here was the pick-me-up I
presumably USC can only take
presumably USC can only take one of VH / McQuay, so that is at least good news.
"to make a complete evaluation off video w/o seeing guys in-person - I don't believe that at all." - Josh Helmholdt
Hmmmn. In this scenario, I
Hmmmn. In this scenario, I don't mind taking the leftovers.
Priest Willis is also has USC
Priest Willis is also has USC in his top 2, so it might makes things even better for us.
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
USC is more than the presumed
USC is more than the presumed leader, he actually tweeted recently - within the last week or so - that USC is his leader.
They are going to have a
They are going to have a small class this year, and they likely have one spot open, and they lead for several top defensive backs. I'd be surprised if a defensive back spot is open when he makes his decison
USING GRATUITOUS AMOUNTS OF CAPS LOCK SINCE APRIL 2011
He, and his Dad, supposedly really enjoyed his ND visit.
His Ohio visit was really just a courtesy visit and he wasn't really blown away by it.
Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.
How many more recruits can
How many more recruits can USC take?? We have 2 more to make 24..Anyone know where to find this stuff online
Go Blue
3 spots
USC has 3 spots left. They have 15 commitments and 18 spots.
"I tried to but a pencil in the light socket but it was too wide and didn't fit so I used a paperclip."-Terrelle Pryor, Future Rhodes Scholar
Not sure if serious
Rivals, Scout, ESPN, 247...
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
serious as dantonio's asprin regiment
Where on the sites does it say how many scholarships they have availible.. I can count recruits, i think..But, I am not going to count 85 names on each team to see how many available.. Plus a lot of teams have scholly losses such as Ohio and USC.... But no shitting, I am serious
Go Blue
What's an asprin regiment?
What's an asprin regiment?
1000 Tablets
Commanded by a colonel.
Magnus
the first name in Internet grammar security. Being attacked by bad spelling, poor grammar, and malopropisms? Just call Magnus and he will be there anytime, anywhere with a douchey response.
Could it be!
Remember when Ronald Johnson went to USC and we got Donovan Warren. Could USC be giving us another gift?
Coach Hoke says "Hi"!
Not really sure we need to
Not really sure we need to concern ourselves with signing another DB. All I'm really concerned with at this point is Treadwell. It'd be nice to get Green as well but we can always pick up an elite back in next years class.
This guy is a 5* to all four
This guy is a 5* to all four recruiting services IIRC. That's no player to scoff at.
"It would be a travesty, it would be ridiculous to all of a sudden come back and get the feeling back, get the health back, feel good again and then all of a sudden go throw some other colors on my shirt and go coach."
Agreed. You don't turn down
Agreed. You don't turn down the #1 CB across all 4 sites.
We need Treadwell or another
We need Treadwell or another very good to great receiver. The last open spot is really for "best guy we can get, regardless of position". Vernon really seems to fit that bill if he's actually interested.
Agreed, he would be a great get.
But it sounds like Treadwell and Green are more coveted at thinner positions, based on current commits.
L.S.A. '88
I wholeheartedly agree with
I wholeheartedly agree with Treadwell, we need a blue chip wide receiver to make this a great class. However, I don't really believe we are that weak with running backs (we already have two 4-star backs in this class, and with this offensive line, I'm fairly certain that I could run for at least 500 yards). The last spot could, in my opinion, go to any of the highly touted players we are currently recruiting hard—McQuay, Green, Hargreaves, Baily and Fuller. And if a guy like Hargreaves wants to commit and we have a spot, I don't know many coaches who would turn him away.
USING GRATUITOUS AMOUNTS OF CAPS LOCK SINCE APRIL 2011
Nice to think about...
I'd be surprised if he doesn't eventually sign with one of those Florida schools. Its still early on in the recruiting game, though! We've been spoiled by all these early commits! Personally, I'd love to get more help on the d-line.
I'd love to get another 3-tech DL.
But there doesn't seem to be anyone left on the board. Also, Hoke's love for the "flexible" running back seems to point to Green or another Norfleet type, IMHO.
L.S.A. '88
Green is anything but a flexible running back.
He's a downhill runner who shouldn't be expected to catch anything out of the backfield. He excels between the tackles, not running downfield.
Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.
You are aware that he is a
You are aware that he is a bulldozer that runs somewhere between a 4.3-4.4 40, right? Is that not flexible enough to be a downhill runner? I would guess that's why Rivals has him as the #1 RB in this class. I'm not saying he IS the best, but I don't think Rivals has him there for his goal line/short yardage situational ability.
Campaign manager--Hoke 2012.
I'm very aware of that fact. I'm also aware
that his hands are not suited to catching out of the backfield, as stated over and over again by analysts explaining his rather dismal performances in camp settings. I also think that you misunderstood me, as I said that his talents are suited to running downhill, between the tackles. His ranking as top running back is also universally derided as being excessive. He's a very good running back, just not the best. Evidently our coaches thought so as well, as evidenced by their primary pursuit of Isaac in lieu of Green.
Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.
I did misunderstand you about
I did misunderstand you about the downhill part. I may be offtopic again here even though I didn't start on the topic of Derrick Green, but what analysts said those things? I did say I didn't necessarily believe he's the best, but Rivals does. As far as his pass catching ability, Tremendous disagrees with you, giving him a 5, and I remember talk of Isaac AND Green for months on here.
Campaign manager--Hoke 2012.
Has he been timed at any of
Has he been timed at any of the major camps in 40? He looks fast, but not "4.3-4.4" fast.
4.6 at the opening. I don't
4.6 at the opening. I don't think he has been any faster than that if he has been electronically timed at other camps. Still not bad for a 230 lb RB.
Except for the other thing. That hurts the most. But the lack of respect hurts the second most.
I think July 29 might make a
I think July 29 might make a nice date for a visit. BBQ it up.
Denard has spent the offseason working really hard and smiling at people.
Simple Math.
A2 + BBQ + LQ = HELLO.
L.S.A. '88
Love Hoke, but the Stribling
Love Hoke, but the Stribling offer is really starting to take it's toll.
Big Cat
Second that
I don't understand accepting that commitment at all we should have kept a couple of spots open for possible five star talent. Given our class we have that luxury.
Seriously, when will Hoke
Seriously, when will Hoke learn to consult our blog before making such brash moves?
Thanks for the info on Stribling guys. I was under the impression he was good or something.
Nope, terrible
Burn the boats and fold the program.
Bo' Money Bo' Problems
Please, no more death penalty
Please, no more death penalty talk.
what?
Seriously? Now we can equate stars to work ethic? Man.. next thing you know the star rating will reflect on GPA potential
On the fifth night—possibly the sixth—a breeze arose.
It was cool and dewy.
Please stop
It's annoying how many peple think recruiting is like it is in video games. 5 stars does not equal success. Stribling came up to Michigan on his own dime and earned his own offer. The coaches were smart enough to get on him before his recruiting blew up. There are many instances of them doing that since they got here. Pipkins, Clark, Conley, Laquon's teeammate from last year who ended up not signing with us, etc... Do you know how Dymonte's recruiting would be right now if he hadn't have commited so early? This staff is smart enough to know that the talent you have is almost always better than the talent you could have in recruiting. Plus, you can never have enough DB's they tend to offer more flexibilty in terms of positions and what defense's you want to run.
I am become Tim Hardaway Jr. Destroyer of Worlds
Enough DB's
Yeah, you get enough db's and you could go back to Richrod's famed 3-3-5.
Okay, tell you what
If the class turns out to be EXACTLY 24 people, AND if Treadwell, Green, and Hargreaves (who was off our radar until yesterday) ALL try to commit, and we have NO decommits from this current class, AND if it turns out Stribling is a one-legged midget who is so terrible at football that he can barely tie his shoe, then maybe, MAYBE you'll have a point.
But to say "the Stribling offer is really starting to take it's toll" at this point is beyond asinine.
Shan-o-mac doin work still!!!
Shan-o-mac doin work still!!! HA!L
Please, no Shane-O-mac. I
Please, no Shane-O-mac. I don't wanna get him confused with this:
"Tears are salty. Sweat is salty. One gets you pity, the other gets you results"
-Former Michigan soccer coach Steve Burns
If he visits
Let Hoke and Mattison do there their thing and we'll get him
We have
We have to get over this whole "why did we give stribling a scholarship" thing. Hoke saw him play in front of his eyes for two days, which means he must be the real deal. And this Hargreaves thing is a long long shot, I would not like to see us get rid of stribling to only "hope" that Hargreaves comes here. Hoke knows what he is doing. GO Blue! And go green and treadwell
Please never write
"go green" again on this board.
"I promise you we would have walked to the University of Michigan." - Brady Hoke
long snapper or 5 star DB
long snapper or 5 star DB ..........?
long snapper anyday! jokes aside in Hoke I trust, but real damn hard to on this one
Ls
Now that one I will never understand, LS don't need scholarships at all IMO.
You guys act like we can just
You guys act like we can just have our pick of the remaining 5-star and top 4-star talent... if only we had the spots. That's simply not the case. Treadwell may be a lean, but I would consider every one of those other guys long shots.
Plus, let's say we are able to fill the last two spots with two of Treadwell, McQuay, Green, Hargraeves, Bailey, Fuller, etc... are you going to complain that we have a crappy class because we took a LS??
LS
I don't agree we have a crappy class because we got an LS, though I do think we have a better chance with most of those guys then what you think. I do not think any LS is worth a scholarship offer, the most they do is give you a better chance at not turning the ball over with a good snap. Now with any of those other guys they can get us points. LS do not deserve any scholarship but that's just my opinion
"the most they do is give you
"the most they do is give you a better chance at not turning the ball over with a good snap."
If you think that's the most a long snapper does, then forgive me if I don't value your opinion.
Here was the pick-me-up I needed after that awful Tigers game.
Keep the Hoke magic rolling.
-- Hot ice!