Rivals Headline Re Derrick Green (Good)

I disagree....thought it was hilarious

I mean, Shane Morris tweets about Glee all the time.

might disagree with you

I guess that explains what this is, but I've always found it especially annoying and seizure-inducing, too, without being funny enough to justify.

They aren't mutually exclusive. I enjoy sports AND glee. Why only have one or the other?

You do know the guy on the right is a 2009 Michigan alum right?

created the show, and even I've never seen an episode.

for this audience while admitting you recognized it. 

in particular overused that much.  

However, I cannot stand incredibly short gifs like this.  I have to watch it 12-15 times just to figure out what is going on.  Then, after I read the words, I stare at everyone's mouths to see if anyone is actually saying "come at us bro".  But of course, the gif loops too quickly and I can't quite be sure.  Then I get frustrated and keep watching to try to figure out what is going on....and then I just realized I spent 15 minutes trying to decipher a gif.

Sorry if I offended the .gif community.

as the two concepts joined in my brain. Shutting down and waiting ten seconds before I reboot.

Weird. I always thought it was the other way around.

Apparently the guy who created the format declared that it was pronounced "jif" but the vast majority of the nerd community immediately ignored him. Near as I can tell, pronouncing the hard g is almost universal.

As a mom, this is my favorite Kate Upton jiff.

So funny!

You can't have one without the other.

I'm pretty sure he meant something like this

Always creamy. Always. Nobody wants a chunky Kate Upton (except the walruses).

Nice cans.  Of Jiff.

That is the common prediction but Hoke told Shallman that he will get a shot at RB. Until, Hoke switches him to FB or DE, I am counting him as a RB recruit.

Regardless of what people here predict or think he would be suited for, the coaches and Shallman are in agreement that he's a running back. So there's that.

Common prediction? By whom? Not a single person I consider reputable has predicted Shallman plays running back. Some have insisted RB while others have predicted DE, but no one other than random internet guy has said anything about fullback.

I seriously have no idea how I missed that.  Epic fail.  I blame Monday, but really, I blame my inability to read, apparently.

Starting to get excited about MANBALL.

What about Drake Johnson? Why isn't he being mentioned more in the backfield mix?

Army or Under Armour? 

Since we are getting so close to those games, I'm wondering if he doesn't pick a hat on national TV.

a candidate to enroll early?

If some of these other others (oline, McQuay - sp?) want to commit, do you think the coaches hold a scholarship for Green all the way until NSD?

.....dary

Only one reasonable response here.

Kelly Baraka :(

Damn, I forgot about the linebacker flow:

but...

You joined 27 minutes ago and this is your first post? Color me skeptical.

^^^Mr. Mario's second new account in one day?

I hate my cynical nature, but you constantly have recruits that do not have Ole Miss on their radar at all, and then all of a sudden as they get close to decision time . . . up pops Ole Miss. 

The longer a recruit takes to make a decision, the greater the odds of Ole Miss sneaking in and "influencing" that decison at the 11th hour.  Yeah, they have pretty girls and the Grove, but they had them in February too.

It may just be nothing, but I am so jaded by CFB, and the SEC in particular, that I can't see the Rorschach test in other more benign ways. 

I don't know why.  These kids have offers from USC, Alabama, Florida, and other similar schools.  Those schools have already been eliminated or are about equal in the pursuit of these players.  We're not in any worse of a situation in regard to these specific recruits (although our recruiting class might not be as good overall).

I wouldn't say it makes me sad, it just makes me wonder why Vanderbilt and Ole Miss are so great.

Just makes me sad that Standifer couldn't keep it together because Treadwell would be blue right now if we had him.

not in possession of all the variables.

It does seem like a random mix, it isn't like these potential recruits are choosing between three very similar schools.  If anything, they're just have a smorgasboard of random schools they seem to throw out.  One private high quality acdemic school from the west coast with a good football program, a terrible public academic school with a mediocre team, a good private school in the south with a bad program, a par academic school from the East Coast with an average program.  It all just seems so arbitrary.

~Herm

The former Michigan commit plays for Ole Miss and is a former h.s. teammate of Treadwell.  I imagine that's part of the Treadwell-0le Miss connection, anyway. 

As for Vanderbilt, it's a good school and in a warmer climate than Michigan.  Their coach is sort of a rising star, too. 

because they are SEC schools with playing time available and ESPN loooveees the ESS EE SEE....in reality they will just become the punching bag for almost every school in the league minus UK.

From a pure numbers standpoint:

Ole Miss's top wide receiver: 60 catches, 948 yards, 10 touchdowns
Ole Miss's top running back: 828 yards, 6 touchdowns

Michigan's top wide receiver: 40 catches, 684 yards, 2 touchdowns
Michigan's top running back: 514 yards, 5 touchdowns

It's not like Michigan is really lighting the world on fire offensively.  And whether we like it or not, the SEC is a superior conference.  Also, the weather's nicer, Treadwell has a former teammate at Ole Miss, etc.

Dont forget Robert Nkemdiche, while not a M target the #1 player is considering Ole Miss and Georgia.  Momma wants him to go to Ole Miss to play with his brother but its probably a 70/30 shot that Georgia ends up with him.

But it don't hoit!!

we don't usually see an example like this where it's so close to signing day and both players are down to a few schools, I think in this situation it helps quite a bit, especially since the 2 positions are so reliant on each other

You're right - in most examples, guys who say they want to play together end up choosing different schools for a variety of reasons. 

However, this situation isn't typical.  These are two guys who have their favorites narrowed down pretty far, with one school in common, and that one school is the leader for both kids late in the process. 

It's one thing to say in April that you want to play in college with your buddy.  It's another to talk to your buddy, realize you're both favoring the same school in December, and decide that that's enough to push it over the edge. 

Well, Green=Montee Ball= WIN! Can't complain about Montee Ball!

Magnus, thank you for that insight.  I, and many other posters I would assume, really appreciate your insight and analysis with respect to specific players.  I try to follow as much as I can, but I just don't have the time to be able to follow all of the different recruits.  It's great to have a (informed) poster who can shed some light and make comparisons on specific players.

TL; DR -- Thanks

With the OL Green would be running behind, Ball comparisons are more than welcome.

he may very well be, but hoke needs to be able to land those julio jones/trent richardson types of skill players. he's shown the ability to land elite defensive guys, but as far as offensive skill players, outside of morris, he doesn't have anyone. i know, recruit stars aren't everything, but you still need to land some of those guys. fortunately, it looks like michigan has the inside lane to green's commitment.