Jeez. I thought we were his
Michigan's coaches have been
Michigan's coaches have been in contact. It was always down to USC, Notre Dame, and Michigan, and I don't think Michigan was a clear #2.
What's your take on him now?
He didn't look very explosive to me in the All-American game that he played in (I can't remember which one it was). I don't mean to dog the kid, but I was surprised at how unimpressive he was.
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It hasn't really changed.
It hasn't really changed. The offensive line in the UA game was terrible. None of those running backs looked good except Kamara, and Isaac's not the kind of kid who can create a ton of yards on broken plays (like Kamara is). It's hard to be explosive when Robert Nkemdiche and Co. are blowing up the offensive line every play.
Considering they have 2 top RBs committed
This is surprising. Although I did see that Tarean Folston is still taking visits.
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Alford (ND) had a chat with
Alford (ND) had a chat with him after his visit to Auburn and Folston reupped his pledge to ND. That being said, Feb 6th is a long way away.
I'd rather USC than ND- but
I'd rather USC than ND- but if we get Green I'm not sure it matters too much in the scheme of UM recruiting.
Ive heard this a lot
And I'm curious about it. I get that we often recruit similar players, but now that we won't be playing Notre Dame for a while after next year, does it really matter?
I couldn't really care whether Notre Dame or USC gets a good recruit if we don't, because Notre Dame has dropped off my relevance radar.
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Don't we play them two more
Don't we play them two more times before the hiatus?
My default: Do not let Notre
My default: Do not let Notre Dame have nice things.
Agreed! That was my
Agreed! That was my rationale too- although we also play ND two more times- although I don't imagine he'd be too huge a factor as an undercalssman at that point. I hate USC too- but unless its OSU anyone beats ND for me- so I always like to see them lose out on a top recruit.
Although, watching USC recruits flee is quite entertaining- although they still have an absurd class...
Funny thing is, when ND drops off the schedule
With the Rose Bowl we'd be more likely to play USC in any given year than the Irish.
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Eh, not with Kiffin at the
Eh, not with Kiffin at the helm
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It does for recruiting. There
It does for recruiting. There is a lot of overlap of players ND and UM recruit. While losing one doesn't hurt, Isaac and Jaylon Smith may be the two biggest recruits coming out of the midwest this year and it would suck to continue to lose out on the perceived best players (and ones that we recruit heavily) to a rival. More kids going to ND or Ohio hurts the UM recruiting pool and may put a bug in the ear of other recruits from those high schools.
Well, now we know where that
Well, now we know where that car offer came from
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You can never have too many backs
Maybe it won't just be Notre Dame. Signing day ain't here yet. I'd take all 3.
Hey I can dream can't I?
How does ND's depth chart
How does ND's depth chart look for 2013 and beyond? Will we be likely to see him on the field by 2014?
They're rebuilding at RB so
They're rebuilding at RB so they might have room for 3 in this class. Next year they'll have basically 4 running backs without Isaac. 1 returning junior who's likely to be the starter, a bowling ball rs freshman, and 2 true freshmen. They have another junior rb, but he's played exclusively on special teams, or at corner back for 2 years. I don't think he'll push the 2 starters but he could be in the 2 deep next year, and in 2014.
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Looking at Amir Carlisle (USC
Looking at Amir Carlisle (USC Transfer), George Atkinson and probably Greg Bryant.
So like any other
So like any other high-profile ND commit, where will he transfer to in 30 months?
Ty tweets its false.
Ty tweeted that this is false and sources should be checked.
Jim
Isn't the third or fourth
Isn't the third or fourth time this particular rumor has come out over the past several months. I feel like you can almost time it with the phases of the moon as in: it's a full moon, commence Ty Isaac decommitment rumor.
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If Isaac takes the field
If Isaac takes the field against us (Im calling it now) he will have 23 yards rushing. We will have the best LB core in the country by then. WORD.
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I'm holding you to this
I'm holding you to this prediction.
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If I'm Michigan, I'm trying
If I'm Michigan, I'm trying to sell him on the idea of being a wide receiver right now. The guy has the body of a wide receiver, runs like a wide receiver, and probably has more of an NFL future there than at running back. He supposedly has pretty good hands, too.
Yeah...um...I don't think
Yeah...um...I don't think that would work.
"Hey, guy who thinks he's awesome at running back. I know you're headed to NFL factory USC or you're thinking about joining national championship runners-up as a running back, but hey, why don't you switch positions and come play for us?"
turd gonna turd.
turd gonna turd.
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Lennay targeted notre dame
Lennay targeted notre dame and USC players so clearly he must come to Michigan so he is not hoaxed.
I heard that Brian Kelly is
I heard that Brian Kelly is alledgedly creating all kinds of smart, beautiful, and giving (if you know what I mean) imaginary girls and allegedly promising their services (if you know what I mean) to recruits. The NCAA is allegedly unsure about how to deal with it since the girls are, you know, imaginary.
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Unfortunately however Kelly's
Unfortunately however Kelly's plan fell apart when all the imaginary girls.....died.
Take this FWIW but an Auburn
Take this FWIW but an Auburn commit, Jeremy Johnson, thinks Green is going to choose Auburn. Mike Farrell says its closer than expected also.
Well that would certainly be
Well that would certainly be a kick in the nuts. Maybe when he said he knew where he was going, he meant Auburn and everybody just assumed he was talking about UM. If he does in fact choose AU, then he is really looking for a reason to not go to UM. But it seems very strange. Recruiting is about relationships, and I have a hard time believing one in home visit could make up all that ground for a new coach.
26 UM commits thinks he going to M
26 to 1 man
The Auburn thing wouldn't
The Auburn thing wouldn't make sense. He has said that he wants to play in a pro-style offense and play early. Not only does Gus Malzahn run a non-pro system, but Auburn returns a 1,000-yard rusher in Tre Mason.
But would it make dollars and cents?
(Oh, come on, you can't say that about every recruit...but you can with just about every recruit that goes to Auburn)
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It didn't make sense last year
When Dunn stayed committed to Ohio even after Meyer came in and began to change things to a spread-based offense. I hate to be the skeptic, but I think the allure of the SEC and playing with the Big Boys in the South will drive Green away from Michigan and towards Auburn.
I really hope I'm wrong, but I've got the same nagging feeling with Green as I had with Suter/Parise over the summer during NHL free agency. Common sense said one or both players would have been a perfect fit with the Wings, and everyone and their mother speculated that the Wings would get at least one of them (Suter). What happened? Wings were essentially left at the altar empty handed with no viable contingency plan.
I have not had a good feeling about the Green recruitment for its entire duration, and I've already prepared myself for a disappointing announcement on Saturday.
"60 percent of the time.....it works every time."
Yep, and I think Tenn
has a real shot by touting the immediate playing time and close to home route.
Emotional decisions by 18 yr olds give Aub and Tenn a puncher's chance against UM, especially as our image is "solid and stable" and these 2 are "new and exciting".
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FWIW
Auburn has hired a new RB coach from the NFL ranks in recent weeks. No way to know if this means anything to DG.
http://www.collegeandmagnolia.com/2013/1/3/3832748/auburn-football-coaching-hires-rich-bisaccia
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Yeah, it was hard for me to
Yeah, it was hard for me to believe that too. But even with all the turmoil involving the coaches, we only had a slight lead over AU and Tennessee. Another poster mentioned that the pay walled Rivals board had a post saying how Green was going to shock the world and pick Auburn. I certainly hope he choose us as we are the best fit, on the field and in the classroom, for him.
Auburn
They've won too many head-to-head recruiting battles against Michigan in the last several years for me to ever take it for granted that Michigan will beat them for any given recruit.
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It depends on how much
It depends on how much Malzahn offered to Derrick Green last Friday night. Given what we know about Auburn (Cam Newton) and what the ESPN story linked today, we know there's a great chance Malzahn offered cars / cash / jobs to Green and his family.
It could happen, wouldn't be the first time
But your post is about a post that says another poster says something? And the original poster is in the know how?
If one of these recruiting guys says something, one can still be sceptical, but at least there's some possible merit to it. But don't we at least need someone other than "I signed up for an account" to say something?
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Only reason I couldn't
Only reason I couldn't authenticate the source is because I don't subscribe to any of the pay sites. I know Wiltfong has a post about Green, and I'm curious about what Rivals has to say, also.
FWIW
I'm reporting that Green will commit to Michigan. So we'll see.
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PA Baller-it?
PA Baller-it?
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I don't know what Auburn can
I don't know what Auburn can offer Green that we can't, aside from playing in the SEC. Which....uhh....ugh....you know what, that's a pretty damn good plus-side to Auburn. Let's just get to 4pm Saturday so we can get this overwith.
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I don't know... I think top
I don't know... I think top tier Big 10 program should be a plus over SEC middling program / doormat (except for rare occassions).
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Yes, the rare occasion when
Yes, the rare occasion when they win the National Championship and have a Heisman trophy winner... Three years ago.
Wouldn't shock me at all. I've never thoguht
the kid was coming here and frankly won't beleive it until he sends in his LOI.
You can't blame auto-correct
You can't blame auto-correct for that one!
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Jeez. I thought we were his runner up. This is why you recruit to til' the bell...DGreen better be ours...