Well, this guy thinks his family needs to get a brain, apparently.
I'll take Matt Falcon
I get nervous about bad injuries, or yeah, I'd be inclined to agree.
He clearly did not get a call from Harbaugh because he thought Moran was a moran. He also stated that Michigan was his leader, and if they got Harbaugh, they would jump in front by a lot. He just wasn;t called.
Whether or not Harbaugh recruited him, this is a huge coup for Illinois to keep the best player in the state from going elsewhere.
According to 247's Composite rankings, he's the #4 player in Illinois behind Josh King (offered by Michigan), Erik Swenson (committed to Michigan), and Sean Foster (who has a fairly unimpressive offer list).
I swear I saw him at #1 on one of the sites, but now that I look at it he's definitely not. Still a pretty good get by the Illini, though, even if I was a little bit lazy with my research.
It doesn't sound like Harbaugh recruiting him much. He was a target of the previous staff.
Is a commit coming?
Yeah I don't ever remember hearing that the new staff re-offered him or anything. Either way very nice pickup for Illinois. He seems like a good player
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"Well what the hell are we supposed to do, you Mo-ran?"
Animal House is such a classic, seriously it is no doubt the Ben Hur of our era....
That is "Stork" being portrayed by Douglas Kenny. Kenny wrote Animal House and was the primary screenwriter of Caddyshack. If that wasn't enough, he was also the co-founder of National Lampoon. Kenny died after the filming of Caddyshack when he fell / jumped from a cliff in Hawaii.
and Harbaugh didn't do shit. So he committed to Illinois. . . .
Besta luck, Moran.
Maybe Harbaugh had someone else in mind. Any thoughts on other options
Other options include:
- Rakeem Boyd
- Carlin Fils-Aime
- Matt Falcon
- Elijah Holyfield
- Kingston Davis
- Robert Washington
Those are all pretty good options.
Boyd will be visiting soon and would be a great addition to the class.
In additional to Illinois, per 247Sports, we had also offered as well as Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville, Northern Illinois and Syracuse. If the Crystal Ball predictions are any indication, most of the people submitting predictions had gone with Michigan, but even Steve Wiltfong and our own Ace have more recent updates / submissions which indicate Illinois, so between the bulk of the predictions from last summer and recently, something definitely changed.
Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville, Northern Illinois and Syracuse
Four start ranking, but not many top programs offered him.
March 14th, 2015 at 11:07 PM ^
I dont know Tevin Coleman's ranking out of HS but he seemed to do ok with an Indiana offer.
is visiting soon. Dude is a beast for a three star. JH has his eyes on other specific players, that's all. It's not like Illinois is going to keep him committed until signing day anyway.
Boyd is a few inches taller than Moran.
was looking to get him aboard quickly and I haven't seen that Harbaugh has offered at all. I think Michigan has several RB's in front of him.
Why any decent football player would commit to Illinois is just mind-boggling.
Agreed, I have a feeling he doesn't end up at Illinois.
The RIVALRY just got more serious!
There are a lot of other fish in the pond for Harbaugh and staff.
Greg Mattison told him that he would need to re-earn his offer from the new staff. Harbaugh never extended one, so Michigan wasn't an option.
thank you. do you think he was worth going after or is this a 'no big deal' type of commit?
I was close to posting my scouting report on him when the news came out about the new staff basically pulling the offer. I wasn't very impressed by him. He's not very shifty and he's not very fast. He's a decent talent but nothing to get worked up over.
Why don't you check out this OL Kid I've been watching in Cali the last year. He's blowing up out here on the camp circuit. The Opening in Redindo he owned everyone. Any way you can pass it along
Name: Cohl Cabral
CALIFORNIA RANK: #30 (overall)
NATIONAL RANK OL #20
Offers: Cal, Arizona St, Wash, Wash St, Oregon St
UTAH, Kansas, Vanderbilt,
I'm telling you this kid is gonna be a monster on the line and the offers are pouring in. He's shooting up the charts and Coach Harbaugh and Coach Drevino need to check this guy out!!!! Before its to late.
Everyone go to 24/7 and check him out!
Hi Cohl's mom - how's the weather in Cali these days?
I just asked to check him out. He's been killing it here in Cali. Just watch!!! I was just saying is there anyway we could get some inside info.
I'm not saying anything that's not out there. I'm a guy by the way Whos main interest is baseball.
Mr. T?
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March 14th, 2015 at 11:46 PM ^
Sorry... my bad, I feel so ashamed. Hi, Mr. Cabral - hope all is well in Cali.
March 15th, 2015 at 12:10 AM ^
Really think that? Seriously I've been here for a few years and u say that. You have issues dude
How many recruits per year are you actually impressed by?
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Lots.
Which 2015 signees impressed you last year, for point of reference?
There are different kinds of impressive. Sometimes I'm impressed by speed, sometimes I'm impressed by aggression, arm strength, size, etc. I'd say most of the recruits have SOMETHING impressive about them.
For example, I think Malzone is limited athletically, but he was in great command of Brother Rice's offense and seemed to know exactly where to go with the ball, how to get it there, his ball handling, etc.
March 14th, 2015 at 10:12 PM ^
More than Hoke's staff who offered anyone who looked Michigan's way. Hoke had ZERO ability to evaluate talenyz
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March 14th, 2015 at 11:13 PM ^
C'mon...
Hoke didn't work out, but the carpet bombing by many folks here is too much.
March 15th, 2015 at 12:10 AM ^
^ This.... Hoke could evaluate talent! Hoke and his staff just couldn't develop it.
As long as Beckman is their coach I'm not sure anyone should quake in their pants
Who?
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It's the guy who, at one time, was most likely to be our class of 2016 running back.
Thanks. I will now be our most likely to be our class of 2016 running back.
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Mike Jones!