NSIAP: Garrett Taylor to Visit a Lot of Other Schools
I think the assumption was Taylor would be lining up other visits but I don't recall if we had confirmation. If so, feel free to delete mods.
I believe Taylor came down to UM v Stanford. Sounds like the pool will be much wider now including Urbz and Franklin unfortunately.
Speaking with Rivals.com this week, Taylor says he's planning to take visits elsewhere.
"It's a little shaky (at Michigan), I know people are bouncing ideas of whether coach Hoke is going to get fired at the end of the season or not," Taylor said. "I know Michigan's program isn't where people thought it would be or where coach Hoke wants it to be. We'll see how things go. Hopefully they can turn it around."
Taylor says he's "pretty sure" Penn State, Virginia Tech, Ohio State and "maybe" Tennessee will get official visits from him between now and signing day.
The 6-foot-1, 188-pound Taylor is presently ranked as Rivals' No. 48 overall player nationally.
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October 9th, 2014 at 6:55 PM ^
It will just a box of broken glass and razor blades for a while
October 9th, 2014 at 3:09 PM ^
Sigh
October 9th, 2014 at 3:11 PM ^
UM stands by him when he tears his ACL, and then he looks elsewhere. And I don't blame him one bit. Just hope he gives UM another chance if Brandon is fired.
October 9th, 2014 at 3:12 PM ^
the only "Hello" posts I'm looking forward to seeing anytime soon won't happen until we first say "Hello" to a new AD and then a new HC.
October 9th, 2014 at 4:29 PM ^
I'd take a Hello Newman post. Little Seinfeld clip or something to pass the time in AD/coach purgutory.
October 9th, 2014 at 6:46 PM ^
Post of the Day
October 9th, 2014 at 8:44 PM ^
just to upvote you. It's a shame I only have one.
October 9th, 2014 at 3:14 PM ^
I REALLY hope that Brandon is out for the new coach search. Getting rid of Hoke but having Brandon stay would be a Pyrrhic victory.
October 9th, 2014 at 3:20 PM ^
it will be a small vicotry with a huge negative impact
October 9th, 2014 at 3:23 PM ^
It would probably be even worse because it almost gaurentees the next three years with poor coaching. No qualified high level coach will come under Brandon so Brandon will hire a marginal guy like an NFL assistant with not much experience and that fucks the UM football program for a few more years. If Brandon is changed but Hoke stays another year, then that's only one more year of crap but a new AD could get a qualified coach.
October 9th, 2014 at 3:25 PM ^
I think that at this point, any victory would be considered a Pyrrhic Victory. The problem here is that we are not in a war. We are being subjected to a long period of rule by an impotent king. OSU and MSU need not do anything but watch as our program tears itself apart. The peasants should continue to revolt.
October 9th, 2014 at 10:37 PM ^
October 9th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^
DB must go first (immediately). I do trust Dr. Schlissel to make the right decision
October 9th, 2014 at 3:20 PM ^
October 9th, 2014 at 3:58 PM ^
October 9th, 2014 at 3:23 PM ^
until Brandon and Hoke are gone. They're both essentially dead men walking and the recruits can see that. I doubt we get any good news on this front until we get a new HC
October 9th, 2014 at 3:25 PM ^
October 9th, 2014 at 3:32 PM ^
Change won't matter now. You are not hiring your next coach today. Nuss has less legs than Hoke to stand on. "Hi I am an interim."
UM is in a very rare position where it became clear their coach was toast in week 1 of October. Usually coaches can go into recruits houses and say with a straight face into early November that they are going to stick around. So they only have to "hold onto" recruits for 2-3 weeks when the writing is on the wall ... and then depending on when the next coach is hired (i.e .first week in December vs third week in December) you have a limbo period of maybe 3-5 weeks for most schools. See Muschamp at Florida for how it usually works - he can continue to sell "we are going to get this turned around and win later this year and build from here." for the next 8 weeks. Even if ends up fired or it becomes clear he will be on Nov 10th.
Contrast to our situation where the limbo period is going to be 8-12 weeks, and most of that will happen when our peers are playing a lot of football games that recruits can go see, and compare and contrast.
Again it is almost unheard of to have a lame duck coach coaching in week 5.
October 9th, 2014 at 10:39 PM ^
October 9th, 2014 at 3:31 PM ^
We certainly HOPE they are "dead men walking".
Cause if either or both are still on board next year at this time we are truly and absolutely fucked.
October 9th, 2014 at 3:37 PM ^
There is no viable "shining star" coach coming here under DB and I hope the President understands this. None. You are talking a Cam Cameron hire if DB is retained.
Everyone said DB won't be affected until the stadium starts emptying. Well if what I predict for Indiana and Maryland comes true - the latter in mid November with a 3 win team, then DB should finally be friggin affected.
October 9th, 2014 at 3:49 PM ^
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October 9th, 2014 at 4:07 PM ^
Not really but I have to assume there is a game somewhere btw Maryland, NW, Indiana, and PSU where the other team's offense just plays like crap independent of what our defense does. There are always 2 games a year your offense just stinks even if you are a very good team - that's just football. The question is, will one of those games happen against Michigan. If so and it's one of those 4 opponents that would be the 3rd win.
Just going off probability there is 1 fight left in this carcass on the same night we play 1 of the 4 very mediocre Big 10 teams left on the schedule. On paper I dont see us winning another but sometimes paper is wrong. Plus we own some sort of rabbit's foot vs Northwestern so maybe magic will help us in that game.
October 9th, 2014 at 4:13 PM ^
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October 9th, 2014 at 5:48 PM ^
Amen, and I'll be at every game for every minute to support the team!
October 9th, 2014 at 3:29 PM ^
What's up with the "NSIAP: " thing? I assume the "N" is for "not." To me it always reads like "Fuck all of you: ."
October 9th, 2014 at 3:34 PM ^
I'm not sure if it has already been posted before, but the first rule of NSIAP is not to talk about NSIAP. So I won't.
October 9th, 2014 at 3:47 PM ^
That's how I understand it.
October 9th, 2014 at 3:32 PM ^
I am taking for granted that other than that, our entire recruiting class will come in late, and with another coaching staff.
Or it will come in late, and be horrible with this coaching staff.
Nothing should be a surprise at this point.
October 9th, 2014 at 3:41 PM ^
The terrible part in all of this is that for the time being, even if we get rid of Hoke, all we can do is sit back and watch. Having an interim coach won't make things any better, even if he raises the performance of the team. Whoever an interim coach is likely won't be retained by the next staff.
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October 9th, 2014 at 4:00 PM ^
Man I can't wait for basketball season.
October 9th, 2014 at 4:03 PM ^
Gotta wonder what Hoke is saying to recruits if he talks to them at all at this point. It's gotta be kind of humorous to act like he's going to be there next year.
Also, NSIAP = New Space International Architectural Practice? That's what the googles say.
October 9th, 2014 at 6:37 PM ^
October 9th, 2014 at 4:10 PM ^
Fire Dave Brandon.
October 9th, 2014 at 4:11 PM ^
Congrats everyone. Keep beating that "Fire the Coach!!!!!!!" drum.........
October 9th, 2014 at 4:17 PM ^
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October 9th, 2014 at 4:48 PM ^
October 9th, 2014 at 5:48 PM ^
YEAH! Fuck the fans! Being completely non-competitive in three games, a worse record than the previous season for likely the third consecutive year, and botched handling of a player injury and the ensuing media firestorm would have quietly slipped right by these kids if only it weren't for the goddamn fans and their bitching.
October 9th, 2014 at 7:49 PM ^
October 9th, 2014 at 4:15 PM ^
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October 9th, 2014 at 4:38 PM ^
Unfortunatey in these modern hyper-informational times this is all to be expected. Hoke is unlikely to be the coach next year and the kids all know it. This is why the next coaching hire has to be a home run. After Tressel was booted from tosu the program appeared rudderless and turmoil was all around. Then they hired Meyer and boom, all of a sudden they had a good class. If we land Jim, John, or Les, most will flock back and maybe some new recruits will give us a look.
October 9th, 2014 at 4:54 PM ^
October 9th, 2014 at 5:47 PM ^
Who are you referring to?
If you are referring to the kid, then your post is not cool.
October 10th, 2014 at 8:49 AM ^
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October 9th, 2014 at 6:26 PM ^
October 9th, 2014 at 8:12 PM ^
Considering how much will change for this team in the next couple of months, it probably isn't worth focusing on recruiting until then. If Hoke comes back, some kids will return and some will leave. If he's replaced, then who the heck knows.
October 9th, 2014 at 10:59 PM ^
October 10th, 2014 at 8:58 AM ^
Thank god it was going to be a small class to begin with. The next coach may be able to get by this.
October 10th, 2014 at 9:22 AM ^
What I worry about is getting a new coach in place very late in the recruiting cycle. This would likely be the case if we bring in an NFL guy, their seasons don't end until January even without the playoffs. Could be a completely lost recruiting class.
Transfers are more perilous IMO though. We can have a bad class, but if we lose 4 or 5 of our talented young players we are counting on going forward we cannot afford a lost recrutiing class.
We need a smotth and timely transition. What's the earliest we could have a new staff in place? If this gets botched we could be looking at a 4 or 5 year rebuilding process rather than just a 1 or 2 year one.