Question regarding early enrollees
Does an early enrollee for football have to be enrolled for Winter semester ? Or can they start class in Spring semester ? The main reason I ask is regarding Najee Harris. School starts on the 4th. So if he is not enrolled in Michigan by then are we out of it ?
Some of the early enrollees (CMH, Black) are already in the directory.
Alabama does not start till the 11th, so the more time he is not in either directory (he is not in theirs or ours yet) does that make them more likely ?
Hopefully someone can answer the EE question. Either way, another thread on the top recruit can't hurt !
January 1st, 2017 at 6:22 AM ^
January 1st, 2017 at 8:25 AM ^
It's allowed, but he would have missed spring practices, which occur during the winter semester. He would still need to graduate early, but would be sitting at home for four months. Players do sometimes start classes in the summer semester. They aren't considered EEs as they aren't graduating early. They are just getting a little head start.
As someone said below (and has been said on every EE thread) , the deadline to enroll is the drop/add date, about two weeks after classes start. That's always been the rule for all students, not just for football players.
January 1st, 2017 at 2:10 PM ^
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January 1st, 2017 at 12:45 PM ^
Yes, at which point they would be enrolled for the winter semester. The point is if they want to be doing football activities at Michigan, they'll need to be a student--no matter if they enroll January 1 or January 19.
January 1st, 2017 at 5:07 AM ^
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January 1st, 2017 at 7:17 AM ^
Is that we'll know tomorrow, one way or another, whether Harris is coming here. Either his name will appear in the directory, or an announcement will be made, or something will leak out. If none of that hsppens, with only 2 days before classes starting, you'd have to assume his ship has sailed for Michigsn.
January 1st, 2017 at 9:35 AM ^
The idea that NH would wait until after classes start to arrive on campus is far-fetched. The drop/add deadline doesn't matter. Why would he do that? Anyone who is motivated enough to graduate early is going to show up on time. If he's not in Ann Arbor the end of this week, he's not coming.
January 1st, 2017 at 9:46 AM ^
Agree.
January 1st, 2017 at 10:43 AM ^
To semi-disagree with myself, when I wrote the above I was not aware of his commitment to play in the US Army All-American game in San Antonio next Saturday, as noted by ReadYourGuard, below.
So if he and Michigan were planning this, it seems likely that everyone would agree that it's a bad idea to show up in Ann Arbor and then immediately turn around and leave for three days. Better to arrive after the game.
Technically, my "by the end of this week" statement still stands, just barely!
January 1st, 2017 at 10:47 AM ^
Yeah I didn't know that either. That to me is plausible, that he'd be delayed a week for the game. The saga continues......
January 1st, 2017 at 10:49 AM ^
The players don't just show up for the AA game on Jan 7. They spend the week there practicing.
Missing the first day or two of classes is not a big deal. I'm sure players have gone this route before.
January 1st, 2017 at 9:45 AM ^
My thoughts too. The fact that nobody has heard anything, nothing this close to the end makes me lean towards him sticking with Bama.
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January 1st, 2017 at 8:41 AM ^
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The last day to register for classes is actually the drop/add deadline, 1/24. So he has some time, even though classes start on 1/4.
http://ro.umich.edu/calendar/wn17deadlines.php
January 1st, 2017 at 8:47 AM ^
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January 1st, 2017 at 11:00 AM ^
The US Army game is Saturday the 7th -- players are expected to arrive earlier in the week. Harris is still on the roster for the West team. So you're right, he's busy this week.
If he is coming to Ann Arbor, he will arrive next Sunday?
January 1st, 2017 at 11:00 AM ^
Practices are usually run from Mon-Thurs.
January 1st, 2017 at 10:14 AM ^
January 1st, 2017 at 9:17 AM ^
Because I am definitely the type to miss my first few classes.
January 1st, 2017 at 10:24 AM ^
...to run behind an OL that's still a work in progress, while the school he's still committed to churns out great running games every year?
Since 2013, Alabama has had seven OL drafted; Michigan has had 3. Of course Harbaugh isn't responsible for this, but it's going to take time to rectify. I don't have any doubt that it will get done, but Alabama has the machine going now—Harris doesn't have to wait for an OL to develop that can open holes with any kind of consistency, especially against tough competition.
If Harris decommits from Alabama to us in spite of this unfortunate fact, it will be biggest recruiting coup in several years IMHO.
January 1st, 2017 at 10:40 AM ^
conceivably come into AA and get a lot of carries at UM - not so much at Bama - will have to wait for the other backs to move on. That said - Harris sounds like the type of humble young man who is all about the team and would be happy either way.
January 1st, 2017 at 1:43 PM ^
at the same time, sometimes it's about how these guys bond with other recruits and what they want to accomplish together.
Regardless, I imagine he'll be successful wherever he goes, which we all hope is AA, but if not, I look forward to seeing him in future playoffs.
January 1st, 2017 at 12:08 PM ^
If he did decide recently, I think most ot the U was shut down last week, hence no update to directory.
Oddball: Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
January 1st, 2017 at 9:38 AM ^
If he watched the Orange Bowl, he's not coming here. Unless he wants to play O-Line too.
January 1st, 2017 at 9:52 AM ^
does that mean Ohio State's entire class is about to decommit?
January 1st, 2017 at 10:46 AM ^
January 1st, 2017 at 12:04 PM ^
It should.
January 1st, 2017 at 9:54 AM ^
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January 1st, 2017 at 12:03 PM ^
Fuck 2016.
2017 will be so much better. Nobody will die and we'll never lose anything we really wanted to win.
January 1st, 2017 at 12:28 PM ^
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January 1st, 2017 at 11:52 AM ^
It means the kid has told him where he's going. He's not making guesses based on his intuition or "reading the tea leaves".
January 1st, 2017 at 1:11 PM ^
Let's hope not. After missing on Leatherwood and Wilson, we need some top OL. That's a huge need and he's our best option left at this point. We might even have to reach for a sleeper just to get bodies. Hope we don't regret passing on Aaron Banks.
January 1st, 2017 at 1:22 PM ^
The thing is that we're looking for sure tackles. Aaron Banks is regarded by many as a guard because he doesn't have very good foot speed.
We have plenty of guards, so that's not the concern.
January 1st, 2017 at 3:19 PM ^
Hmmm I guess I haven't paid enough attention to recruiting this cycle because it looks like we already have 4 tackles committed.
January 1st, 2017 at 3:42 PM ^
Recruiting websites often list players at whatever position the players want to be listed at. That's why you see so many players listed as "tackles" when they can't possibly all play that position. Patrick Kugler was rated as an OG by Rivals and ESPN, even though Michigan was targeting him as a center and he has mostly been a backup center in his career. Kyle Kalis was an OT on recruiting sites, but he didn't play a snap at offensive tackle in five years.
January 1st, 2017 at 3:52 PM ^
Right. Out of Herbert, Honigford, Steuber, and Hall, who projects as OT or OG?
January 1st, 2017 at 4:18 PM ^
There are some who think all of those guys are interior guys. I think Stueber is a RT and Herbert is a LT. I used to think that Hall could be a LT, but with the way he filled out over the last year, I think he'll end up at OG. There's been some talk that Honigford will be a center.
So it's kind of a crap shoot. But nobody is a surefire LT type, IMO.