TTB: Summer Camp Participants
Since it's Friday and we're clearly bored (hence the two "It's Friday so what are you doing?" threads), I thought I would inject a little football talk into the board.
Over the past couple weeks, I've tried to keep track of names of kids who are planning to visit Michigan for camp next week. I wrote up some info on the various prospects who have mentioned it, but it's not a comprehensive list, obviously. If you have names to add, let me know. And feel free to discuss, either here or over at TTB. With the 2013 recruiting class nearly completed, most of our interest probably lies in the 2014 kids.
"some info... but it's obviously not comprehensive."
Oversell.
F*** you.
an undersell
I wasn't, but now I am because you called me "bro."
He's not your bud, chief.
Not your chief, guy.
Not your 'guy,' dude.
Thanks for the list. What are your expectations/predictions for the camp? Any participants you are keeping an closer eye on?
I'm interested in seeing Caleb Day, Mike Barwick, James Hendren, and Gelen Robinson the most. I'm also interested to see if Kizer and/or Stewart comes away with an offer.
I don't really have any predictions, though. It's a little early to sort all these 2014 guys out...
I'm excited about Gelen Robinson too. He's an intriguing prospect, for sure. Partly because we sometimes have those conversations about how good so-and-so would be if he played football instead of basketball, or vice versa. This is almost like finding out.
I thought I read that GR3 and Gelen had very different builds and mindsets when on the field/court. So watching Gelen might not give much insight into how a top basketball player performs in football pads.
I don't think the coaches will offer both Kizer and Stewart. Kizer has the more impressive offer list (Nebraska, namely), so I think if the coaches really like him they'll offer him sooner rather than later.
IIRC the coaches are waiting on camp to evaluate Day to see if they want to offer him yes? If Fuller and McQuay go elsewhere (M not entirely out of the picture on either yet), he may be a very suitable contigency plan if he doesn't got tOSU.
Yeah, the coaches told him they would evaluate his chances of getting an offer after the camp.
Berkley Edwards and 2014 OL/DL Brian Allen are slated to attend per various 247 articles($).
Thanks!
Serious question from someone who has visited your site a few times but not a ton (maybe 5-10 times over the last couple of years): do you ever scout these kids at the actual camps? Or is 100% of your analysis based on tape that you review via the internet? Thanks.
I don't scout camps, per se. I have seen some kids play in person, either in games or at camps/tournaments that I happen to be attending.
About how many commits per year do you get to see in person?
It really depends on the year. Not a ton.
Sounds to me like you're getting paid too much to write your blog.
/s
It's just enough to make my Lambo payment.
Cheers to you for being able to make a living off that site, then
I don't make a living off it, but it does okay as a supplemental income...
You post more often than Brian does and you still have another job?
What job do you have that allows you to spend so much time covering Michigan recruiting? I just don't see that as humanly possible.
I'm just very efficient. And there are several people who post more than me.
is based upon 2nd hand accounts and youtube game highlights?.... shocking.
The only person here referring to me as an expert is you.
You got one heckuva fan base on here, Magnus. Would you be interested in just one more question about your certification in the field of recruiting expertise, and the accredited institution of higher learning in which you received certification?
I think it tells a lot about the type of info people prefer around here.
If you post on your blog that you texted a 4-star recruit and he texted back saying he loved Michigan and he plans on visiting, everyone will love you. If you text that same recruit after his visit and he tells you how much he loves Michigan and that Michigan is in his top-5, everyone will lov you.
However, if you use your knowledge of football to analyze our commits based on their tape and camp info and rank them on a scale of 1-100 so that we as a fanbase can have another piece of data by which to determine who in our class has the best chance of being the real stars, you're an asshole every time you rank a kid lower than 95 or predict he'll be anything less than All Big Ten.
I agree with you. I actually appreciate his honest opinions of recruits. It's easy to say everybody that comes to Michigan is gonna be a star, but it's probably not realistic.
The funny things is though, this thread is the stuff people usually eat up. Who will be camping? Who will be our next offers? Which 2014 guys will commit first? But because it's Magnus, it gets negged.
I know, and it's pretty much the same cast of characters every time. I don't dare to say there is anything wrong with a recruit anymore lest I be scolded repeatedly for days on end. Everybody should be a 5*!!
To be fair, I think the main reason it got negged by some people is that there was no Kate Upton pictures embedded in the post. Who knew one simple detail could make such a big difference?
Not to oversell myself, but I think there are a good number of people who appreciate the info I share. I don't know if they're the majority or not, but the dissenters are certainly vocal... However, I do appreciate the positive comments people make, like you and WolvinLA2.
No problem. Living in Florida the huge majority of my life, it's not easy to find Michigan fans. When I do run into them it always seems like instant brotherhood, so I'll listen to the opinions of anybody who loves UM. Your evaluations differ from the normal "He is an absolute beast" evaluations, which I think is extremely optimistic. Anyway, I enjoy both versions.
Bulls***. James Van Der Beek ain't from Florida.
How rude!! Who is James Van Der Beek? My name is DAWSON LEERY, and as you can see, I can be very emotional.
Now look, I don't know if even Mgnus considers himself an "expert," but if you think he's not qualified enough - don't read his analysis. But there are a lot of people on here who either don't have the time to watch everyone's youtube highlights or don't know enough about football to analyze a recruit video themselves and they appreciate any additional insight.
We LOOOVED TomVH, but he never saw these players in person (he lived in AZ) and I don't believe he ever even played football. Point is, if someone is willing to give their knowledgable insight into recruits abilities, you can either take it or leave it. Bitching about it, however, makes you look bad.
If this blog had a comment of the day, I would nominate you for it. Well said.
TomVH did/does a good job of staying impartial, at least in his public comments/writings.
If everyone's highlights represent their best plays (and why wouldn't they, really), doesn't comparing highlight tapes allow you to evaluate prospects on an apples to apples basis? The coaches put out a lot of offers based on game film alone as well. Believe it or not they are actually fairly representative of a player.
http://touchthebanner.blogspot.com/2012/06/attractive-michigan-girls-of-week_15.html
Bunny, generic, or Michigan...? I still can't decide....
In this group, I'd have to go with the Michigan, not based on the outfit, of course.