Michigan offers [greyshirt] DT Brady Pallante. Per Tremendous: very likely on the verge of adding a new commitment

What are you talking about? Prove to me Michael Ferns was offered a full scholarship. Prove to me his Twitter account is not an elaborate hoax. That's basically what you're asking right now.

No one hates on the SEC for this as long as the player knows it when he commits. It's when guys are forced into it that it's shady.

that the majority of the SEC took. 30 player at 2 schools, 32 for another...come on.

How about you provide us with one example of someone here actually doing that in a comparable situation?

Yes, it's worth pointing out that he is not being offered as a walk-on where he may never get a scholarship.  

He is being offered a firm 2015 scholarship.  He will count toward the 2015 scholarship limit.  The coaches clearly want him, but they have other 2014 priorities they have to address with limited scholarships for 2014.

I was about to say something similar.  I'm not sure that I've ever seen an MGoBlog thread so clearly distinguish the good posters on here (in my view) from the other ones.

Also, there seems to be a pretty strong positive correlation between grammatical skills and non-craziness/assholeness around here.

I don't care where you are on the planet, a solid 15% of people everywhere are assholes. It's unfortunate that it also applies to UM fans, but the evidence is irrefutable.

Thanks for posting this.

Honestly, if I were advising the kid I would strongly encourage him to commit.  It would secure a place at a great school, get him a ton of exposure for possible full scholarship offers, and put him in a place where no one would fault him if he decided to go elsewhere for a traditional scholarship (especially since there's so much time until Signing Day 2015).

to have guys who are willing to be primarily practice players content to bust their asses during the week without many opportunities to see the field on Saturdays.

I agree that someone who does things the right way every time is a player worth having. One thing people seem to consistently forget is that Mattison likes to shuttle guys in and out both on the line and in the LB corps, to keep them fresh. If Pallante can come in on 2nd or 3rd down for a play to give the starting DT the chance to catch his breath, that seems a worthwhile goal, and a reasonable scholarship to offer.

Sounds like Hoke if you just add the part about "hearing football." 

"I can hear football being played when Brady Pallante puts on the pads."

physicality. To use the new word on the block.

It's probably a similar situation to the safety in the 2012 class. If they miss on a lot of other d line guys or have extra space it may become a normal offer

We can has all of the Brady's

Away

(yep, seems to work just fine).

It had to be said twice.

suck

(testing response potential of new MGoBlog app)

signed 2-star DT Brandon Ivory, and unranked DT Anthony Orr. Too bad Nick wasted those scholarships; otherwise he might have won a national championship.

An EA NCAA reference?