Things Sam Webb Knew About Aubrey Solomon's Recruitment - Including an Apparent Recommitment at the Army Game

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It's free stuff and not an article but a board post.  Interesting stuff.  Also explains why he didn't do "gut feel".  If you feel Najee trolled UM (which Sam says is ridiculous), then this reads as if Aubrey trolled Bama...big time.

Full read here.

  • I heard while in San Antonio for the Army All American game that he re-committed to Jim Harbaugh AFTER aplogizing to him for the video snafu...
  • Aubrey told the other commits in Michigan's class that week that he was coming to Michigan and he was going to "shock the world"
  • Aubrey's coach called me the night of the Army game to say "Aubrey committed to Michigan. He's going Blue!"
  • His mom told me on the record she loved the coaches at Michigan. Aafter the interview I got the impression that she wasn't NEARLY as... impressed with another high profile coach.
  • I hear Mom was not at all pleased with the Georgia staff after that video came out. They were hurt with her by that.
  • Michigan was mom's #1 school by a wide margin.
  • Aubrey called up last week to ask Michigan for the #5 (no small shoes to fill there)
  • Talked to his coach Friday and again Monday and Tuesday this week. Every time he said it's Michigan.
  • I heard from a West Coast source yesterday that the Trojans contacted Lee County yesterday and said they needed an answer within an hour of that message being sent because they had another target n the hook (doesn't sound like a very confident approach to me)
  • I spoke to Bama Mag's John Garcia this morning and he said that none of his Tide sources have expressed confidence that Bama is getting him. They'd take him, but it was clear they weren't nearly as confident as they were with Najee.
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Dr. Venture

February 2nd, 2017 at 10:58 PM ^

What a wild recruitment. At what point did he say that Alabama led by a wide margin? Was that after the Army game? He certainly trolled Alabama big time if he had already secretly re-committed to Michigan.

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ColeIsCorky

February 2nd, 2017 at 11:03 PM ^

Probably doesn't need to be said, but the coach Mom hated was Saban. Sam in their Signing Day Extravaganza was pretty clear on that. If any of you want to spend an otherwise long boring day listening to a ton of recruit interviews, I highly suggest checking out WTKA's podcast page. I've listened to a lot of them, and they are all very interesting. My favorite I believe was Donovan Jeter. He clearly has the swag needed to reach his potential. And then Ambry Thomas recapped his intervention with the OSU kid at the Opening, which if you haven't heard the story... Well, it's are good one. Listen to it. Ambry Thomas - https://audioboom.com/posts/5558972-09-ambry-thomas-020117?t=0 Donovan Jeter - https://audioboom.com/posts/5558835-07-donovan-jeter-020117?t=0

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Rodriguesqe

February 2nd, 2017 at 11:15 PM ^

Welp, guessing this won't be well received, but not a good look for the kid. Don't care about the "F" Michigan thing, but trolling a school isn't a great look. Even if a school is so richly deserving of it like Bama is.

Leader and best != troll.

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Rodriguesqe

February 3rd, 2017 at 11:59 AM ^

No he doesn't. Trolling is saying or doing something you don't believe just to piss someone off.  Harbaugh intentionally pisses people off, but he seems to also believe in what he's doing.

Integrity isn't what it used to be. As in like even 5 years ago. Not specific to Aubrey,j just a general statement.

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The Maizer

February 2nd, 2017 at 11:39 PM ^

I'd say with recruiting now, you "find out when the world finds out" on NSD because before that it's all tentative. They "found out" before the world found out with Wilson, until the world found out something different. Can't blame Brown's wording here even if they had a silent commitment from Solomon.

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M-Dog

February 2nd, 2017 at 11:38 PM ^

Cesar said at SoS that he knew he was going to Michigan like eight months ago.  

I'll bet most of these kids that we were on pins and needles about were already committed weeks if not months ago.

We basically made up our own drama.

It must be fun for these kids to watch us make fools of ourselves.

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ElBictors

February 3rd, 2017 at 12:38 AM ^

Whether Harris or Aubrey or the other kids who said, "I knew all along ..." -- for the last time, it's the fans ...The recruitng Thing-obsessed trolling themselves. It is so bizarre, so weird, for adult fans of a college program to get upset with a kid and accuse them of self-promotion/trolling because they spent day and night really really hoping theyd choose their school, but didn't. 20% or so of the rationale for my picking MICHIGAN for college was because of the "love of my life" high school girlfriend I was no longer dating six weeks into Freshmen year.

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RobM_24

February 3rd, 2017 at 12:42 AM ^

What video was she upset about (regarding the Georgia staff)? I'm not seeing the connection between the "staff" and the F Michigan video, if that's the video being referenced.

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Wolfman

February 3rd, 2017 at 12:50 AM ^

in the world, but it could only be manned by a man of his confidence. I thought virtually any member of his staff, just by virtue of knowing what goes on behind these incredible decisions he makes and being right there in the thick of Michigan football, partially responsible for that product we see on the field, had to be a solid no. 2, but now I know Sam has the third best job in the world., How many of you could be trusted to hold all that knowledge in? Guess it makes it a lot easier realizing if you break confidentiality, someone else has the third best job. Great story. Program definitely moving ahead in all parts of the country. Every job has its drawbacks, but at this time of the year, whatever they are probably seem meaningless. 

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