Ty Wheatley Jr is on campus
January 27th, 2015 at 5:17 PM ^
Cmon down Junior
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January 27th, 2015 at 6:25 PM ^
It is time to get all of the Michigan "legacy" recruits to play football where they belong. I hate seeing the son of a former Michigan star even think of playing elsewhere. When Michigan is truly doing things right, all of the legacies will want to go to Michigan above all other choices. I think Harbaugh is going a long way toward repairing all of the damage DB inflicted upon the program.
January 27th, 2015 at 6:39 PM ^
Come on. I'm for bashing DB as much as the next guy, but to say Harbaugh has to dig the program out of a hole DB put it in is ridiculous. Did he coach the team? Hoke and his incompetent coaching staff did way more damage to the football program than a former Athletic Director possibly could.
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January 27th, 2015 at 7:38 PM ^
It was his decision to hire an unqualified coach with a below .500 record.
January 27th, 2015 at 8:00 PM ^
the people who hired DB.
January 27th, 2015 at 8:19 PM ^
DB was a bad AD, sure, but no one would have predicted he would suck that mightily. i believe nearly everyone, including brian, thought he was a slam-dunk hire. but even once in a while a dunk ends in epic fail. that is DB: instead of the safe two-handed "game, blouses" dunk, he flamed out like a poorly conceived and overly elaborate attempt at a slam-dunk competition.
January 27th, 2015 at 10:45 PM ^
Yeah I don't see how you could go wrong hiring a guy who's only qualification was he played here before and ran Domino's pizza almost into the ground? I mean doesn't every Athletic Director have that background?
January 27th, 2015 at 9:02 PM ^
Maybe the blame should fall on the people who hired the person who hired DB. Or maybe... Just maybe... The blame should fall on the people who elected the people who hired the person who hired DB...
January 27th, 2015 at 10:02 PM ^
I think it goes all the way to POTUS and the american people.
January 27th, 2015 at 10:51 PM ^
Maybe we should quit playing the blame game and move forward. I find it interesting that Harbaugh praised Hoke, and didn't work to throw DB under the bus either. Those of you who have been involved in hiring and firing and changing direction know that while it's important to learn from the past, it also doesn't usually do much good to bitterly complain and whine about past mistakes. You learn and you move on.
January 27th, 2015 at 11:27 PM ^
We opened a new era with the hiring of Jim Harbaugh, I'd prefer to look forward, we all know what happened in the past
January 27th, 2015 at 8:18 PM ^
Yes but DB was in an impossible position. RR deserved to get axed
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January 27th, 2015 at 9:07 PM ^
So the AD deserves more blame for the current state of the program than the man who actually coached the team for the last 4 years? That seems like a stretch.
January 27th, 2015 at 8:52 PM ^
Indeed.
It would hurt a little for someone of Jr.'s ability to go elsewehere. It would hurt so much more for someone of Jr's legacy to go elsewhere. I would hate it. And as much as I would hate it, I would equally love it to see this legacy join the family.
January 27th, 2015 at 8:54 PM ^
It still grinds my gears to see the son of former UMMB player Paul Heuerman playing for OSU. Paul was Michigan team captain in 80-81, for chrissakes.
January 27th, 2015 at 10:04 PM ^
It goes both ways, Don. Mike McCray's dad was a captain at Ohio at the same position.
January 27th, 2015 at 5:18 PM ^
But there's not a Red Robin on campus.
January 27th, 2015 at 5:22 PM ^
You haven't been in Harbaugh's new office, have you...
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January 27th, 2015 at 6:52 PM ^
delivered to his office. . .
January 27th, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
... I'd weigh seven hundred pounds. But I'd be so happy.
January 27th, 2015 at 5:25 PM ^
Would be a good Michigan Dad and take him to Blimpy Burger or Mr. Spots.
January 27th, 2015 at 6:12 PM ^
Now that would be a nice scene at Mr. Spots...two generations of Wheatleys with steak hoagies, or perhaps the Philly Original. Maybe some cheese fries too. Great, now I am hungry too.
Sure, they deliver, but would they deliver all the way to Romulus from S. State?
January 27th, 2015 at 7:12 PM ^
It was all about the chili cheese fries...
And I'm sure they'd deliver: $5 for the sandwich, $50 (or more) for delivery.
January 27th, 2015 at 8:10 PM ^
... perhaps you should have considered that before you moved to Romulus.
January 27th, 2015 at 6:25 PM ^
back up? I was there for the demise, unfortunately.
January 27th, 2015 at 7:13 PM ^
Right next door to the Fleetwood. You'll need waders to get through the grease flowing down Ashley.
January 27th, 2015 at 8:57 PM ^
... shares a parking lot with Blimpy's. They occupy the space where Eastern Flame was (I have no idea how they stayed open as long as they did... always empty in there).
I have both Fleetwood and Blimpy's to choose from, depending upon whether I'm willing to wait 5 minutes or 45 minutes.
Bonus Blimpy Fact: They now accept credit cards.
January 27th, 2015 at 5:35 PM ^
Maybe they will have subs?
January 27th, 2015 at 5:19 PM ^
About damn time!! Ohhhhhboyyyyy
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January 27th, 2015 at 5:20 PM ^
Fuck yeah!
January 27th, 2015 at 5:20 PM ^
If we could end up with him and Clark and whomever else, I would be happy. If we could add Marshall, I would be thrilled.
January 27th, 2015 at 5:29 PM ^
I still have a good (based on nothing whatsoever) feeling that we get Roquan Smith. Seems like he had/has an excellent relationship with Durkin. The in-state pull might be a little too much to overcome, though. I still feel the best about him out of the elite recruits left on the board.
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January 27th, 2015 at 6:02 PM ^
I feel better about Smith than I do Clark.
January 27th, 2015 at 8:40 PM ^
I'm starting to experience Clark fatigue. His constant (seemingly) need for attention is wearing on me a little. He may not be a true "Team" player. I get that he is a HS kid going through an experience few do but why fiddle with the fans? If your decision truly is not going to be made till NSD then go silent untill then. At a minimum I hope he will let the coaches know so they can plan. That's not to say that he won't inform JH tomorrow on his decision. My feeling is that he loves the celebrity aspect of this to much and will pick CA.
January 27th, 2015 at 9:33 PM ^
"He may not be a true team player"
Nothing like predictive logic based on nothing. The whims of 18 year olds with potential for world class education at multiple schools (M, UNC, UCLA) and the kid's desire to make the right call for him does not call into question his abilities as a "team" player. Thus is an elite recruit with options. I would hope he sees M as his best one.
Attribution like that is ridiculous, wholly speculative and without merit.
January 27th, 2015 at 10:49 PM ^
First of all I used the word "may" in an obvious attempt to cut the kid some slack. Second of all it has been shown on multiple occasions in the sports world that individuals who seek a lot of personal attention have a tendency to overly pursue personal gains above the team. This is, in the words of Ace, flimsy evidence I agree but yet observable. Clark is displaying some early signs of this need for attention behavior via his Twitter account. But again, this is a new experience for the kid I admit. I'm not trying to denigrate the kid for Pete's sake. I'm merely trying to make a point based on observation. He seems to like attention and the lure of hot girls and a Hollywood atmosphere might be a bit much for AA to overcome. If this is the case I hope he at least lets the coaches know early.
January 27th, 2015 at 10:13 PM ^
Denigrating a recruit is, i thought, bad form around these pages. I hope the young man chooses what is best for him. BYO, STFU.
January 27th, 2015 at 5:24 PM ^
at DE or TE, I'll be happy with either. Hoping for DE
January 27th, 2015 at 5:26 PM ^
it would be weird to come home on break to another school's program.
January 27th, 2015 at 5:45 PM ^
Sr: "Welcome home, son. How is practice going at that other school?"
Jr: "Good. Not as difficult as I thought it would be."
Sr: "They're doing it wrong. No son of mine is going to be skating through football practice. You're coming back to Michigan where you belong."
January 27th, 2015 at 5:27 PM ^
If he is just half the player his dad was, he will still score 27 career TD's.
January 27th, 2015 at 5:31 PM ^
Which, if at DE, would likely bring us our second defensive Heisman.
January 27th, 2015 at 5:27 PM ^
"This is your decision son, but make the right one"
I think we've all heard something similar from dad before.
January 27th, 2015 at 5:31 PM ^
I heard "It's your decision son and that's why I'm going to make it for you because I know you'll just screw it up".
January 27th, 2015 at 5:35 PM ^
Just short of...."I brought you into this world and I can certainly take you out of it"
January 27th, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^
But the question really is..."Have you lost that lovin' feelin?"
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January 27th, 2015 at 6:45 PM ^
This is the one I get. It usually followed something like "I have been in your position before. Don't be an idiot and do this"
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January 27th, 2015 at 5:58 PM ^
He used to tell us all the time, "I don't care where you get your degrees from, as long as one is from Michigan."
January 27th, 2015 at 7:11 PM ^
Upvote for you and your Dad, mine (may he RIP) said the same thing to me when I was applying to colleges....