Signing day.....
We've had pretty boring signing days over the past several years. We pretty much knew 95% of our classes going in with maybe 1 or 2 decisions to wait for. During the Carr years we were involved in lots of signing day "hat ceremonies" and almost never won (we frequently lost in battles such as us, FSU, Miami (YTM), and LSU.... one of these things is not like the others.... and we all knew we were only in the running to give the kid's list a little class).
It strikes me this year will be radically different. Lots of new names on the radar with only a month to consider or reconsider their decisions. I suspect that signing day and the few days prior will be to recruiting what the final week of 2014 was to coaching and hopefully just as successful. Buckle Up! Harbaugh!
January 9th, 2015 at 11:43 AM ^
Opinion posts with no information.
January 9th, 2015 at 11:46 AM ^
we can just turn this post into: 5* Iman Marshall to visit M on the 19th. Hopefully Jabrill can show him a good time.
January 9th, 2015 at 11:49 AM ^
That's some day, that Signing Day.
January 9th, 2015 at 12:57 PM ^
deal?
January 9th, 2015 at 5:48 PM ^
January 9th, 2015 at 12:50 PM ^
That's freakin' mesmerizing!
January 9th, 2015 at 3:07 PM ^
Can't. Look. Away.
January 9th, 2015 at 7:11 PM ^
Did you see that on reddit today?
I wasted at least 5 min after I saw it on the front page
January 9th, 2015 at 12:36 PM ^
"commence discussion" in nature. Nothing really wrong with that, and you control your own mouse.
January 9th, 2015 at 11:48 AM ^
Iman Marshall to visit the 19th! Good start to get him on campus. Per Tom VH:
Jan 16th- FSU
Jan 19- U of M
Jan 23- LSU
Jan 30- Oregon
January 9th, 2015 at 12:34 PM ^
I would rather be last on his visit list and we could take him to Red Robin to close the deal with the "Bottomless Fries", it worked with Tyrone.
January 9th, 2015 at 11:49 AM ^
I'm pretty sure Roquan Smith is making a signing day decision between us, Georgia and two others. Read that somewhere. He's visiting next week. Most people say he won't leave the South but he cancelled a visit to LSU in order to clear his schedule for M fwiw.
January 9th, 2015 at 11:51 AM ^
Jabrill and Iman in the same secondary, along with Lewis...wow...that could be a dynamite trio.
January 9th, 2015 at 11:50 AM ^
I was hoping he would be part of the Jan. 16 big time recruiting weekend, but it's still awesome to get him on campus. You never know what can happen on an official visit.
January 9th, 2015 at 11:51 AM ^
It should be an interesting 3 weeks; but i think we should be prepared to see a good amount of our class filled up with 3* guys that fit the system.
January 9th, 2015 at 12:03 PM ^
hmmm well the staff has been telling recruits there are six spots left and I'd bet a dollar two of those six commits will be Chris Clark and Tyrone Wheatley Jr. They are pretty highly rated.
January 9th, 2015 at 12:31 PM ^
If they only take six then Harbaugh is banking atleast four and i agree Clark is likely but i don't see Wheatley coming.
January 9th, 2015 at 1:33 PM ^
January 9th, 2015 at 3:34 PM ^
Have we accounted for the Glasgows and Kerridge getting scholarships? Recruits have been telling Sam Webb that the staff is saying there are six open spots. I think that's better evidence than any of our projections that are made with limited info concerning attrition, walk-ons, medicals, etc.
January 9th, 2015 at 12:41 PM ^
Last I checked, this JJ guy was a two star:
http://sports.yahoo.com/wisconsin/football/recruiting/player-JJ-Watt-54719
and he has become a monster in NFL.
January 9th, 2015 at 11:55 AM ^
That would be a huge get if Harbaugh and company can reel him in. I would think Harbaugh, Mattison, Durkin, and Jackson will be all over this for the next few weeks. Would love to see Mora take an NFL gig and open it back up for KLS!
January 9th, 2015 at 11:58 AM ^
And to think our new coaching staff has yet to make any in-home visits or host recruits in Ann Arbor...
January 9th, 2015 at 12:01 PM ^
It is definitely a different feel. Instead of the "I hope we hang on to all the verbal commits" vibe, it is much more of a "who we gonna get" thing. Even if we miss on most of the high-profile targets, it will still be fascinating to see play out.
January 9th, 2015 at 12:10 PM ^
Nooobody
January 9th, 2015 at 1:00 PM ^
and then someone else actually says the "noobody" part.
January 9th, 2015 at 12:03 PM ^
I do think Harbaugh will reel in 1-2 blue chip guys that we wouldn't have been in play for otherwise, but its still important to remember that he's been at a big time disadvantage. Anyone would have trouble putting together a great recruiting class with only a month to go before signing day. I wouldn't be surprised if the class rounds out with quite a few guys who aren't necessarily "top" guys, but they'll be great fits for what Harbaugh wants to do with his system.
Now 2016, that's where things can really take off. Especially if he has a big turnaround next season.
January 9th, 2015 at 12:04 PM ^
Tom VH tweeted that 4* DT Kendrick Norton had Michigan in top 5, thanks to DJ Durkin.
January 9th, 2015 at 12:24 PM ^
I think they'll be able to fill the class, one way or the other. It'd be nice to get Clark back on board. Other than him, I'm not sure any of the previous commits will find their way back into the class, maybe Weber. I also think it's possible they get a coulple of 4*/5* guys due to the swag/prominence of the coaches. They seem to have a lot of momentum right now so it'd be nice to capitalize on it.
January 9th, 2015 at 2:25 PM ^
I'm sure our recuiting class will improve between now and signing day, but I hope we keep our expectations in check. It's unlikely that Harbaugh will be able to flip prospects who haven't had much contact with Michigan and have been heavily recruited by other schools for months, if not years. He may be able to flip a few who are leaning toward other schools but have had Michigan on their radar.
January 9th, 2015 at 6:17 PM ^
Siz-ucks.