Magnus

February 5th, 2012 at 5:32 PM ^

Agreed.  There are always a couple surprise offers in-state, though, I think.  Norfleet surprised some people, and so did Drake Johnson.  It will be interesting to see who the surprises are in 2013.

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Magnum P.I.

February 5th, 2012 at 1:14 PM ^

Any predictions, Magnus, on which guys will be Blue? Sounds like Jourdan Lewis is the only lock-ish type, in terms of mutual interest. Maybe Shallman, Edwards, and Dillard.

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dj89

February 5th, 2012 at 1:18 PM ^

Magnus - Always love your page.  It sounds as if you don't expect us to offer too many in-state players.  Any chance you will do a breakdown of players from OH, PA, IA & IL that are on our radar?  Not to apply too much pressure, but between now and Spring practice posts like yours are the only substantive discussions for those of us who need a steady diet of Michigan dialogue.  

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bronxblue

February 5th, 2012 at 1:20 PM ^

Nice post.  Interesting to see the breakdown.

It does seem like the state has a run of smallish RBs/slot receivers, which actually would have been more appealing to the last coaching staff than the current one.  So if no RB is coming from the state, where will the recruit(s) likely come from?

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Magnus

February 5th, 2012 at 1:35 PM ^

Well, I think a lot of states have a bunch of smallish RBs/slot receivers.  There are a lot of good football players in the country, but that's why you always hear "If only he were bigger..."  The key to football recruiting is finding guys who are both fast AND big.

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Magnus

February 5th, 2012 at 1:38 PM ^

I think there's going to need to be some attrition at the RB position for Edwards to get offered (Hayes to WR, a guy transferring, etc.).  We just took a guy who's somewhat like Edwards - Dennis Norfleet - and Fred Jackson basically said, "He's probably not an every-down back, but we'll throw him the ball and use him on special teams."  These coaches want at least one big back in this class, and Edwards obviously doesn't fit that description.

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coastal blue

February 5th, 2012 at 1:57 PM ^

Good post. 

On a sidenote, I wonder what Braylon will say if his brother doesn't get offered by Hoke and co. 

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mGrowOld

February 5th, 2012 at 1:59 PM ^

Have to say I certainly understand Carl Winslow's down vote. It angers me too when people like Magnus post free analysis using their own time and it's not up to my specifications. I have a good mind to go get my free analysis someplace else from now on. Maybe Touch The Banner has better content for Carl and my free viewing pleasure.

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PurpleStuff

February 5th, 2012 at 8:07 PM ^

I was just trying to turn this into a "Which Step-By-Step girl would you rather bone?" thread.  I would find that infinitely more interesting than the Super Bowl.

Correct answers:

1. Grown up Al (she be fine)

2. Suzanne Summers (two words: Thigh, Master)

3. The chick from My Two Dads (just to piss off Paul Reiser)

4. That stuck up wannabe model (not that hot and wouldn't work for it, and besides you live in fucking Wisconsin, stop acting like you are well-traveled and sophisticated when you are in reality almost as dumb as JT or that dude who lived in a van and beat the shit out of his wife in real life)

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Magnus

February 5th, 2012 at 2:22 PM ^

I think there's certainly a chance of that happening, although De La Salle doesn't have the players around Morris to help him look absolutely studly.  That might be a hurdle for him to have to overcome.

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Farnn

February 5th, 2012 at 2:32 PM ^

Wish there was a chance for Michigan to get Elmer back with ND replacing Kelly, but I get the impression it would take a PSU level scandal to cause him to switch. He seems like he'll go there no matter what.

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crjorgensen

February 5th, 2012 at 4:29 PM ^

Really nice analysis about all the kids for Michigan. Hoping we get Jourdan Lewis and keep that pipeline with Cass Tech cornerbacks. I am not from Michigan, but still always like to see where the top kids are going. I am from Indiana and there seems to be some decent kids in Indiana from the 2013 class. I actually am from Fort Wayne (the same hometown as where Jaylon Smith goes to school) so even though I am away at college right now I am hoping to make it to a Luers game sometime to see how good he really is. My brother says he seems to be the real deal and a must get. However, it is going to be tough to get Smith with his brother already at OSU. I haven't seen him play yet, but I am kind of surprised he is ranked so high on 247 just because of the competition he plays against. Luers is a 2A school so he is playing kids that aren't highly skilled. I actually had a lot of friends in high school that went to Luers and although they have produced some good talent (Deshaun Thomas in bball), they still don't always face the best competition. There conference does have some decent programs though such as 5A powerhouse Snider and 4A powerhouse Bishop Dwenger (Tyler Eifert and John Goodman went there) and then a team like South Side or North Side may be good once in awhile but overall the competition isn't that great, especially once they hit the playoffs and only face 2A schools. I just hope this recruiting cycle we hit Ohio hard again (losing out on Burrows and Marshall doesn't help this) but getting Thomas early on is huge and then we have to take advantage of Illinois. There are way too many talented kids in Illinois and the OL haul is so deep in Illinois. I was actually in Illinois over Thanksgiving visiting family and got to see the first half of the 5A Illinois state title game where Ty Issac was playing.  The kid is a beast and I am so high on him. Honestly, think he is the most important recruit in this class. He rushed for over 500 yards that game and he has such an explosive first step and hits the hole hard. Running back is such a big concern that we have to get him or Deveon Smith....preferably both.

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JohnCorbin

February 6th, 2012 at 12:34 AM ^

Respect for Dantonio?

I knew Dantonio was going to be a problem the moment he responded to Hart's little brother comment.  Buddy, you're a 50 year old man, talking back to a 22 year old student athlete.  Why don't you put on your big boy pants and understand you're an adult.

I'll always give credit where credit is due, and he's a decent coach.  He had a couple balls bounce his way a couple years back, and last year he did a pretty darn good job coaching that team, no lie.  As a coach, he does pretty well for himself.

But as a person?  Summer's Eve could offer him a contract to make him the posterboy for their douches, because Dantonio is a grade A douche.  I can not respect that man for how he conducts his business.

Saban, Pete Carroll, and Urban Meyer fall into the same category.  Amazing coaches, but I would never respect those snakes in the grass for how they conduct their business.

Pete Carroll reminds me a little bit of Dantonio, in the sense that they're hypocritical children.  Quick Ex:  Dantonio says it's important to build the program recruiting instate.  As soon as we start beating him, he claims to recruit nationally.  Ex:  Carroll used to run up the score on everybody when he was at USC.  Harbaugh is beating him by 4 touchdowns and goes for 2.  Carroll comes up to him after the game, "What's your deal?"  To which Harbaugh responded, "What's your deal?"  

I respect Brady Hoke for how he conducts his business.

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