Illinois OL Jordan Diamond just tweeted that his decision will likely come sooner than expected. I sent him a text to see how soon was soon. He said:
Yeah, my decision will come sooner but I'm still evaluating schools. It will probably be the first game of our season.
Jordan plans on visiting every school that he's already visited to do his final evaluation. Previously he had said that he wanted to take his official visits and take his time throughout the season.
We are still leading
Hopefully it's good news. I
Hopefully it's good news. I have to imagine with as crazy as recruiting has gotten these days, that more kids will opt to decide early just so they can enjoy their senior year.
Very telling...
Any
Very telling...
Any ideas/thoughts on why he decided to move up the date? I would assume it's because he's at least becoming comfortable with the idea of committing to a particular school.
I'd say
I'd say Banner, Magnuson, Thurston, Dodson, Callahan, and Keenan are why he's moving his date up. When the music stops 4 of them probably won't have chairs.
Other schools
Tom or others. What other schools has he been looking at recently? Has he been taking visits, and what level of competition are we facing for him right now?
Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through
Top 5 of (in no order)
Top 5 of (in no order) Michigan, Ohio St., Auburn, Iowa and Wisconsin.
For a while he's been a
For a while he's been a commit that I've most wanted to sign. And until we get commits from other highl rated OTs, he'll stay up there on my list.
Agreed
OL is the biggest need an getting an elite LT prospect would be tremendous.
It really sucks
that Jake Fisher went to the ducks...
Hide ya kids, hide ya wife.
Classy.
Classy.
or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
I have a feeling you will
I have a feeling you will feel differently about Fisher in a couple of years. I would not be surprised to see him on an All-America team in the future.
Man..
I really wanted to see D. Hart in the Maize and Blue..but the problem I could have foreseen was that everyone in Michigan already associates Hart with the gutsiest running back who also happens to be the schools alltime leading rusher. Big shoes to fill.. same last name wouldnt help.
On the fifth night—possibly the sixth—a breeze arose.
It was cool and dewy.
We might have 2 or 3 more
We might have 2 or 3 more years of Lewan, but he might get hurt, and there's the RT position to think about. Lots and lots of eggs in the Schofield and Lewan baskets right now, and Schofield hasn't played a meaningful snap. We whiffed badly in the 2010 class and we got two guys in 2011 who are projected to move inside to guard (Bryant and Posada). But both of them now will probably have to stay at tackle, so we could have another Steve Schilling situation. We're dangerously thin at that spot until the class of 2012 has had a year of practice and weight training. If we have a couple of injuries, we're looking at an apocalypse equal to the Great QB Apocalypse of 2008 and the Great CB Apocalypse of 2010.
I know no one likes to rely
I know no one likes to rely on walk-ons, but in 2009, 2010, and 2011 we brought in an OT walk-on each year. They are all big, strong guys who will be getting a lot of reps due to the lack of depth. I'm not saying that all three of them should see the field, but it's very possible that whoever emerges as the best player in that group is good enough to be the guy to back up Lewan and Schofield should something happen to one of them.
Erik Gunderson has received a
Erik Gunderson has received a fair amount of hype for a walk-on, and I liked what I saw out of him during the spring. I would not be surprised to see him get some run late in games this fall or against some of the weaker teams on the schedule.
Yeah, he's the oldest of that
Yeah, he's the oldest of that group, and he certainly has the size (6'8" 298lbs from last fall's measurements). Even more than this year, I think it will be interesting who our third OT is once Huyge's gone in 2012 betweem Gunderson and the RS frosh Posada and Bryant. It will be nice if he could cement that back-up spot and let one or both of them play OG.
That just means we lost a lot of really good players.
Thanks, DB.
"After all was said and done, there was nothing left to do."
Leilon Willingham from Mullen
Leilon Willingham from Mullen HS in Colorado got expelled from the school. I'm not sure if his scholarship from USF has been rescinded yet.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
Not sure why this is news is in this thread
I don't think that this is right, given the fact that Willingham just started summer school at UCF (which is where he signed).
Someone's feeling a commit
Someone's feeling a commit crunch.
I feel the same way about Diamond
as I do about T-Rich. Both very impressive offer list, ex-teammates on the Wolverines, will be shocked if either ends up in a differnt uni........
It's a beautiful feeling.
Hail To The Victors!
I agree. Signing Diamond is a
I agree. Signing Diamond is a very valuable coal for this class.
Hoke is turning out to be
Hoke is turning out to be quite a gem collector.
"[T]here were a lot of people predicting glorious heights for Rich; mostly the same people who are predicting doom and gloom [for Hoke]. Excuse me if I doubt their prognostication skills." -- M-Wolverine
He may be a bit rough, but
He may be a bit rough, but with some Hoke polish he will be fine.
Semper Fidelis
What are you talking about?
What are you talking about? He is cleary that ideal, ideal cut.
I think Hoke went to Jared...
There are many facets to
There are many facets to Diamond's game
The class may be wrapped up by the ND game.
Well done Coach Hoke and thanks Tom for the update
"Look up, get up, and don't ever give up"
i heard he is
screech's cousin. or mike D, i can't remember which.
that's a fact...Dustin
that's a fact...Dustin Diamond just tweeted an hour ago that his cousin Jordan was going to commit to Blue....
twitter name
whats dustin diamonds twitter name
@itwasajoke
@itwasajoke
@Screech_Powers
@Screech_Powers
"[T]here were a lot of people predicting glorious heights for Rich; mostly the same people who are predicting doom and gloom [for Hoke]. Excuse me if I doubt their prognostication skills." -- M-Wolverine
Aren't they brothers?
Screech and Mike D.
Third generation Michigan alum
this is beyond huge
We need Jordan Diamond!!
GO BLUE!
GO BLUE Diamond!
GO BLUE Diamond!
“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be champions.” - Bo
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Agreed
Ha, nice.
Ha, nice.
“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be champions.” - Bo
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I'm the KING OF THE
I'm the KING OF THE WORLD...............
Lets not count are chickens
Lets not count are chickens before they hatch, nevertheless Brady Hoke is doing an amazing job!!!
THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS
Hey
Just because he's getting all of the recruits he wants, and just because most of them are highly rated, and just because most of them had MSU offers, that doesn't mean he's winning the recruiting battle.
/RCMB'd
That's right. Because MSU
That's right. Because MSU recruits nationally now. Never mind that all 4 of their commits are from Michigan and Ohio and they have a combined 0 offers from UM, ND and OSU...
National champions recruit nationally you know
Duh, it is right in the name itself
Other recruits
We have already recieved verbal commits from two top 150 atheletes at Cas-Tech and Harrison and they each have a teammate from their highschool in the top 150 with U of M on their list. Chances are looking good that we could have about 7-8 top 150 atheletes for next fall! Lets keep the cycle going. Hoke takes a great approach towards recruiting. GO BLUE! The future is looking good!
Want OL
Triple D's, Diamond, Dodson, & Denman PLEASE!!!
"A word to the wise isn't necesarry, it's the stupid ones that need advice." - George Carlin
We agree
All right Lemmings. Bring the heat.
That just wasted 5 minutes of
That just wasted 5 minutes of my day.
SDSU
I had a friend out in cali that told me Hoke was a monster recruiter at SDSU. Basically getting in on guys that SDSU had no business getting on campus. I thought he was just blowing smoke up my ass, but I'm actually starting to believe this guy has a real knack for recruiting. Even if we don't land all of these prospects, be in on this many, this early is pretty awesome.
"A flute with no holes is not a flute. A donut with no hole is a danish"
There is no way you turn
There is no way you turn around a program as bad as sdsu that quickly without some recruiting chops. I noticed that some highly recruited guys in my area (OC/LA) were mentioning sdsu, which was pretty surprising to me as well.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
This is startnig to feel creepy
with all the early commits... is this what it's like recruiting at Texas where you have your whole class filled before you snap a ball in fall practice and you get to sit back and eat giant steaks shaped like your state? If so, then sign me up for a Upper Pennisula Flat Iron, medium rare.
"So I come out of Ohio Stadium after we beat the Buckeyes, and right there on the hood of my friend's car, some one took a dump, in the shape of an 'O'. no shit. Oh, sorry, bad pun."
Time..
to invest in an amazing thing
On the fifth night—possibly the sixth—a breeze arose.
It was cool and dewy.
We are still leading for securing his services?
If so, WOOT!!
GMAT score =800 = Defensive POTY