Update on Yuri Wright
It was reported earlier by TomVH and Sam Webb, that Yuri Wright would not be visiting this weekend.
Our old friend Tim says that both Yuri and his coach say he will be here this weekend. To have both the coach and player say they still plan on attending this close to the actual date is well, weird. I'm not certain of what is going in with this recruitment, but nothing really adds up.
http://michigan.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1317435 (Behind a pay wall)
January 11th, 2012 at 4:23 PM ^
You can tell signing day is getting close.
January 11th, 2012 at 4:23 PM ^
so I could post the obligatory "ah, F*** it" Corso picture in response. Thanks for the update.
January 11th, 2012 at 4:24 PM ^
im so confused.
January 11th, 2012 at 4:24 PM ^
I hope those who were bagging on the kid show up and apologize. I was ashamed to read some of the comments on the last thread. It looked like bucknuts after they lost Kalis (well not quite, but still...).
January 11th, 2012 at 4:46 PM ^
How were people insulting him? All I saw were people vaguely saying he had potential character issues, and that he projects more to a safety, which we don't need at this point.
January 11th, 2012 at 4:27 PM ^
Well....yo' mom is a troll.....
January 11th, 2012 at 4:35 PM ^
Often reserved often for anyone bringing in anything even remotely looking political........
January 11th, 2012 at 5:47 PM ^
Redundant adverb is redundant.
January 14th, 2012 at 12:29 PM ^
January 12th, 2012 at 7:17 AM ^
Picture of Obama trying to figure out the economy would have been more accurate, wait thats right he is purposly trying to destroy the economy.
January 14th, 2012 at 12:31 PM ^
January 11th, 2012 at 4:25 PM ^
Corso is telling Wright "Ah fug it, go ahead and commit to Michigan Yuri"
January 11th, 2012 at 4:26 PM ^
Completly conjecture on my part -- Hoke said no thanks, his coach is coming along to convince Hoke/Mattison that Yuri is a good fit or explain any character issues that may have come up.
The kid is a 5* talent, sign him up!
January 11th, 2012 at 4:52 PM ^
that's not a crazy idea, but i don't think that kind of stuff happens in recruiting. a coach might make a real effort to sell an unknown talent, but not someone with the pub and track record of yuri wright. i think that if we told his coach that we didn't want him that they'd move on. that said, who the hell knows what's going on.
...buckle up.
January 11th, 2012 at 4:26 PM ^
I'm the only female I know who finds college football recruiting more interesting than "Jersey Shore." The drama......
January 11th, 2012 at 4:29 PM ^
Wuz up?
January 11th, 2012 at 4:36 PM ^
A few of the recruitniks on this site might start trying to track any airplane flights or other travel plans you have!!!!!!
January 11th, 2012 at 4:27 PM ^
Posts like these make me happy that I've stopped following recruiting very closely.
January 11th, 2012 at 4:32 PM ^
To stop like you but it's kind of like an addiction that I need to get my fix on.
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January 11th, 2012 at 9:18 PM ^
It's sorta like Christmas when you were a kid. You couldn't stop yourself from checking out the presents under the tree. You'd size them up trying to guess what would fit in that package or pick them up to feel the weight and of course the shake. Anything to get clues as to what's behind the paper.
January 11th, 2012 at 4:56 PM ^
Same. It's just not worth it to bother about potential until the kids have signed.
January 11th, 2012 at 6:54 PM ^
dood, if you stopped following recruiting so closely, why did you post a comment on the "Update on Yuri Wright," unless like you actually wanted to know the update. On a recruiting matter.
or are you like me. i don thave a problem. i dont have a problem. i dont have a pr... WAHHH? YURI WRIGHT ISNT COMING? GEE I HOPE REEVES KNOWS ROOF SUCKS AND BASICALLY GOT FIRED AT AUBURN!!!
January 11th, 2012 at 7:22 PM ^
I still follow recruiting, but this year haven't paid much attention to guys until they actually committed.
January 12th, 2012 at 2:12 AM ^
Agreed. I still refuse to read anything 2013 related unless it's a commitment, though this leadup to signing day is all we have footballwise now.
January 11th, 2012 at 4:27 PM ^
We need all the help at Corner that we can get. Can't have enough starters/depth
January 11th, 2012 at 4:28 PM ^
between him and reeves going back and forth I'm getting a headache. thank god Garnett doesn't play games
January 11th, 2012 at 4:31 PM ^
I'm not doubting Sam Webb and Tom, I would tend to side with their reports at this point. I'm just confused that both coach and player still say he's visiting. This reminds me of the week before the NFL draft, where you can't believe anything you hear.
January 11th, 2012 at 4:31 PM ^
Corso should be saying, "Awwwww fuck it".
Also, even though I am a Rivals member, they dropped the ball on this Yuri Wright thing. I would go with what TomVH / Sam say over them on this one for sure.
Tim was hinting as much that he might not visit earlier by saying "We have to go with what the coaches tell us, and that's what they're telling us" (quote inexact, but jest is there)
January 11th, 2012 at 4:36 PM ^
Who told Tom and Sam that Yuri wasn't visiting? I'd think it'd be the coach to tell them, but maybe Wright did? Hell, I'm drawing a blank.
January 11th, 2012 at 4:55 PM ^
I don't have Scout, and Tom said he will have the full story out tomorrow.
Safe to trust Tom in this situation and just trust that tomorrow we will know why. Also, that list on Rivals has Sam Grant as a maybe while TomVH has confirmed.
I will ALWAYS trust Tom with recruit visit info over the other sites, that is his specialty. ESPN still has a sucky format, and their rankings are a joke.
January 11th, 2012 at 4:32 PM ^
Why is it such a problem to let him come and visit? He is not taking someone else's spot on the visit. Hear him and his coach out. This school has someone we are interested in for next year and I am sure more down the line. What can it hurt?
January 11th, 2012 at 4:33 PM ^
This recruitment is starting to resemble a date with Kobe Bryant.
January 11th, 2012 at 4:39 PM ^
You can kick and scream all you want, but... *sigh* it's gonna happen.
January 11th, 2012 at 4:39 PM ^
the $5 million dollar diamond????
January 11th, 2012 at 4:38 PM ^
I don't know shit about recruiting, which pretty much qualifies me as an insider, but maybe both coach and player felt compelled to comment to address the possible innuendo circulating
January 11th, 2012 at 4:41 PM ^
whose recruitment seems like an up and down roller coaster or even a mini-soap opera. You don't know what's going to happen next. This year we've had both Dunn and Wright to drive the "idle speculation" meter to the top of the dial. Hopefully, Wright's situation will be settled before signing day. It's starting to give me a headache.
January 11th, 2012 at 4:59 PM ^
Wouldn't it be cool if Ace had something to add to this conversation?
January 11th, 2012 at 5:03 PM ^
It would be cool if YOU had something to add to the conversation...
January 11th, 2012 at 5:07 PM ^
Well, it would be "cool" if Yuri committed to MICHIGAN and then turned into Marlin Jackson.
January 11th, 2012 at 6:00 PM ^
Turned into Tito's brother?
January 11th, 2012 at 5:16 PM ^
It's clear you have no idea how difficult it is to gain the contacts and trust with these kids, especially with recruiting information becoming such a competitive market. It took Tom a long time to get to that level. Ace has done a great job in such a short time.
January 11th, 2012 at 6:05 PM ^
It took Tom a long time to get to that level.
No it didn't. All Tom did was Facebook stalk Anthony Fera and cold-call recruits' parents. If someone really wants to do this (which, why?) it's not hard.
January 11th, 2012 at 5:42 PM ^
Demand a refund.
January 11th, 2012 at 11:47 PM ^
Dam, straight, I want my money back from this place...
Um, how much did I pay to get in here again?
January 11th, 2012 at 6:31 PM ^
Woes let's all complain about something someone is giving us for free...Ace has been doing this for a short period of time, cut the guy some slack. Want tomvh? Go pay for him.
January 11th, 2012 at 5:09 PM ^
Damn free internet recruiting news. Damn free blogs that i'm forced to follow with their damn free reporters and updates to me. Damn Ace and the fact he's not TomV.
My needs have not been adequately met on this issue. Please see that I am quickly and professionally taken care of and that all my recruiting questions are answered promptly and free of charge.
January 11th, 2012 at 11:49 PM ^
Right!! I want my freedom back! /s
January 11th, 2012 at 5:11 PM ^
armani reeves just postponed his penn state visit this weekend..