Prince Holloway to commit after visit
According to scouts, Prince Holloway will commit to Michigan after his visit to the university. Must be one of the silent commits we have had for awhile. Great pick-up in my mind. Should contribute nicely as a slot ninja.
December 25th, 2010 at 11:55 AM ^
Nice, glad to get a WR. Hope we can still get a wide-out though.
December 25th, 2010 at 11:59 AM ^
Holloway is a slot WR all the way. With the few schollies we have left, slot WR should be the last thing we should be even considering. We still need another OL, DT, LB, S, and outside WR. I really would prefer to get a true outside WR (Lucien or Flowers) instead of another slot. I thought Justice Hayes was our slot WR for the recruiting class? No offense to Holloway, but we have other needs that need to be addressed.
December 25th, 2010 at 12:01 PM ^
But prepare to be blasted by the rest of the board. That's what happened the last time he said he was going to commit
December 25th, 2010 at 1:17 PM ^
Hayes maybe a RB now?
December 25th, 2010 at 1:26 PM ^
only if RR is canned, and Dee goes elsewhere..
I personally think he may be a little small to pan out as a solid back, but of course people like mike hart disagree w/ me, just a personal opinion though
December 25th, 2010 at 4:40 PM ^
I don't even think we will take his commit unless some of the other commitments bail.
December 25th, 2010 at 12:01 PM ^
..But I don't think he is one of the silent commits. It doesn't sound very silent for him to say "I will commit." Maybe Tom can verify/deny this
December 25th, 2010 at 12:02 PM ^
Let's wait and see if he gets his test scores up, otherwise, it looks like he won't qualify. The article said that he just retook his ACT on Dec. 4, so the results probably aren't back yet. If all comes back good it looks like he'll be a descent pickup, a little small but he must be pretty athletic.
December 25th, 2010 at 12:04 PM ^
Hooray. Another slot receiver.
December 25th, 2010 at 12:06 PM ^
Holloway has wanted to commit for a while.. I think the coaches finally gave him the go-ahead there. Frey visited him recently.
December 25th, 2010 at 12:10 PM ^
is he the one that is Crawfords cousin? IF so, this may keep him here. If not, I am sorry.
IN addition, he could also see time at corner. A position that you can never have too many bodies. Remember a year ago when we thought we had too many?
December 25th, 2010 at 12:15 PM ^
I agree, being Dallas's cousin can help. I think an issue is that we have some possible pure DB's still out there, if he can be flexible great.
December 25th, 2010 at 12:21 PM ^
I guess I don't see why recruiting this guy makes any sense? We have plenty of slot receivers.
And even if he could play corner, wouldn't it make more sense to find a true corner instead of trying to shoehorn someone into that position?
December 25th, 2010 at 1:16 PM ^
in high school a athlete of his caliber probably played both sides of the ball..they get projected at the next level by recruiting services etc..Just because he is being projected as a slot wr, doesnt mean he has never played any time at CB.
I mean im sure the coaching staff wants the same positions in this class some of us want, but they also cant strong arm anybody into a committment. Im not excited about this news, since I would love to see them land Ronnie Lott and Warren Sapp to close out this class also but Im not disappointed either. I still think with as good as Roundtree & Co is, this offense doesnt have that explosive playmaker from any WR (slot specific) position yet. Im talking turning a 2 yard route into a 30+ yard play (ie: Darius Reynaud, Jock Saunders, Tavon Austin, Percy & Florida crew). We still havent seen the slot motioned into the backfield for hand offs yet. So maybe he can? IDK.. Kind of confusing on this board with "we should recruit kids that want to come to UM", and this kid obviously does but he isnt what we want
December 25th, 2010 at 1:26 PM ^
Isn't Justice Hayes exactly what you just mentioned. A guy who is explosive and can motion into the backfield to play RB from the slot position. Sounds to me like he is that guy to the tee.
December 25th, 2010 at 5:44 PM ^
We can't take everyone who wants to come to UM. Scholarships are at a premium.
It just doesn't make sense that we're taking someone who doesn't "project better" at corner. If that was Holloway's best position, recruiting sites would be considering him for that.
December 25th, 2010 at 12:24 PM ^
Well this will be interesting if he is waiting till jan 15.. Hopefully RR will still be here, or he prob won't be coming to michigan. And if his grades are in line.. hopefully
December 25th, 2010 at 12:33 PM ^
December 25th, 2010 at 12:44 PM ^
We can always use players with good hands.
December 25th, 2010 at 12:49 PM ^
I don't understand this unless he can play DT
December 25th, 2010 at 1:31 PM ^
I don't understand everyones thought that we need another DT in this class? I thought it was clear the coaches viewed Chris Rock as a DT at the next level. That's one freshmen to develop behind senior Mike Martin, sophomore Quinton Washington, and redshirt freshmen Richard Ash and the big Talbott kid. Something I am missing here? Unless of corse we bring in a 4-3 guy in which case it would be nice to have more depth. But also if we move to the 4-3 I would assume RVB moves back inside, or is this way off base?
December 25th, 2010 at 4:38 PM ^
Rock is too small to play NT and would project more as a SDE in the current 3-3-5 alignment
December 25th, 2010 at 10:26 PM ^
Are you satisfied with that little depth? You probably shouldn't be. We're losing Greg Banks, Renaldo Sagesse, and Adam Patterson (and we'll lose Martin and Van Bergen next year), and so far this class we're replacing those three with . . . Chris Rock.
December 26th, 2010 at 11:20 AM ^
i was hoping he was being sarcastic
December 25th, 2010 at 12:53 PM ^
December 25th, 2010 at 1:07 PM ^
Should work our real nice against Wisconsin and OSU.
At least he will decommit when Harbaugh gets the job, and we begin recruiting real football players again. Good bye Dickrod!!
December 25th, 2010 at 1:16 PM ^
You caught me in the negging you and commenting trap, but only because I wanted to ask, is this really fun for you or something?
I mean, what is not happening in your life where this is solid entertainment?
December 25th, 2010 at 1:29 PM ^
i'll bet anything bellblue is 4'5"
December 25th, 2010 at 1:34 PM ^
Haha, you're on a roll. That's the second post in a row I've +1'd you on.
December 25th, 2010 at 1:39 PM ^
Let's set the over/under at 4'8"
I'll take the under.
December 25th, 2010 at 4:20 PM ^
Damn bud, trolling on Christmas. I am going to +1 you out of sympathy. May next year be more kind to you.
December 25th, 2010 at 1:19 PM ^
Can someone go over the rules for (BellBlue) he seems to be really green!
December 25th, 2010 at 1:57 PM ^
I have no idea whether Prince Holloway can be a credible threat at the next level. But Rodriguez has taken two guys for the slot in each of his two most recent recruiting classes so it should not, perhaps, be a surprise that he's doing so again.
As for "positions of need" well, sure, on the face of it slot isn't a priority. On the other hand I think RichRod has some idea of what he's doing, not least on the offensive side of the ball.
Personally I'd still like to sign a QB since we're only a couple of injuries away from that becoming a super-high risk position.
But perhaps we should all wait until Holloway actually commits? Then again, where would be the fun in that?
Still, if he becomes a Wolverine then good luck to him.
December 25th, 2010 at 3:02 PM ^
I'm not sure I understand the " were just a few injuries away from QB being a super high-risk position" argument. I can't think of a school in the country that isn't "a few injuries away from being screwed" at QB. Hell, most NFL teams are one injury away from being screwed. I'd like to see a QB in this class as much as the next guy, but I don't think it's a big deal if we don't get one this year. It's probably pretty hard to get quality guys to come here when they look at our depth chart.
December 27th, 2010 at 2:23 PM ^
Agree on it possibly playing a factor with QB's. Denard still has two years. Forcier, a solid back up, has two more years and then you've a stud recruit in Gardner who has 3 and if the medical redshirt comes through, 4 years.
December 25th, 2010 at 4:43 PM ^
a team has 5 QBs every team is a few injuries away from having issues. If that happens, not much you can do about that.
December 25th, 2010 at 2:00 PM ^
December 25th, 2010 at 3:09 PM ^
Get out of Dodge!
December 25th, 2010 at 2:23 PM ^
Given the abundance of receivers RR has recruited, how could it be that we still don't have a burner? That's on him. Man cannot live by ninjas alone.
December 25th, 2010 at 3:06 PM ^
my name is Ja'ron Stokes, Daryl Stonum, DJ Williamson, Martavious Odoms.
December 25th, 2010 at 3:44 PM ^
Dude, "burner" doesn't just mean "runs fast." I wasn't aware that any of the players you name has turned into a consistently scary wide-out. Two of the four you mention hardly even see the field. Odoms is a slot. Stonum has had some impressive moments, and maybe he'll become The Guy during his final year. Maybe Hemingway will become faster and healthier.
So far, though, we haven't fielded the next Edwards, Manningham, or Terrell. No consistent home-run hitters. We've fielded many talented but inconsistent ninjas and possession-receivers. Seems odd, given that M is (or was) Wideout U.
December 25th, 2010 at 4:14 PM ^
Well considering Roundtree is one big game away, i believe 118 yards from being michigans 4th ever soph WR to have 1000 yards in a season, id say he is up there.
The only other 3 are Des howard, braylon, and streets
December 25th, 2010 at 5:04 PM ^
Could be. Hopefully. But players get judged, in the end, on how they do in the Big Games against the best teams. Our receivers didn't exactly burn up the field against Wisky and OSU.
December 25th, 2010 at 10:34 PM ^
Stonum did whatever he wanted to do in the 2nd half against Wiscy. And no, those were not prevent D's. He was also wide open on several go routes in the first half, but DR missed. And that happened frequently - DR's touch improved dramatically over the season, but deep balls were a problem all year.
<br>If you thought any top flight WR's were going to appear under Threet/Sheridan in '08, you need to think about that again. True freshman Tate did well enough, but he was a true freshman with a poor OL.
December 25th, 2010 at 9:48 PM ^
We haven't found any once in a generation WR's?!!!!!!!11! UNACCEPTABLE
December 25th, 2010 at 2:25 PM ^
The halftime shows are going to be awesome!
December 25th, 2010 at 2:38 PM ^
Wow, next everyone will start complaining that we have too many DB's commiting. I think our coaching staff is smart enough to know who they should and shouldn't extend an offer to. Let them do their job.
December 25th, 2010 at 2:54 PM ^
...anyone who wants to commit to play for Michigan better make up their mind very soon.
December 25th, 2010 at 5:56 PM ^
It will be excellent to have a Prince to go with the Countess. The MSM will have a lot of fun with it. Hopefully, they will get distracted from their usual, lazy "RR hot seat" columns and sensationalist, anti-UM headlines.