Wayne Morgan Speculation? FWIW...
Via 247 Sports:
A lot of guys are wearing hats out here in Oregon and most of the hats are of the school they're committed to. So what about the uncommitted guys?
Wayne Morgan has been rumored to be a silent commit to Michigan before and he didn't shy away from wearing a Michigan hat all morning here in Oregon.
Landon Collins out of Louisiana, a five-star candidate has been wearing an Alabama hat all day. His recruitment has been thought to be an Alabama-LSU battle.
....If you read into that sort of thing.
Not sure I buy it 100% but it's definitely interesting.
Wtf? Thought that was over.. Probably just wants to be fashionable. The block M looks pretty damn good.
I think it's over but he never really officially said anything, IIRC...or did he?
Whe would it be over? The only thing I remember him saying was that he decided to hold off on his announcement, which is consistent with the suspicions that he's a "silent commit".
I know that people were speculating that we wasn't going to pick Michigan, but I never remember anything being posted to substantiate that speculation.
then he said he wanted to wait, and the coaching staff parted ways with him.
but what was the source of that information? Was that a quote from Morgan, or was that the conclusion of board members after he decided to hold off on his announcement.
sites and fairly clear hints from Tom.
Pretty sure it was more than just hints - I think Tom flat out said that both sides parted ways
you should be forced to change your avatar!
Touche.. That made me laugh out loud. Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?!
The Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
last one in the dialogue section.
your homework assignment is to watch animal house so the next reference to a classic movie doesn't go over your head.
"Forget it, he's rolling."
Sorry, I slightly misquoted the dialogue which was simply "Germans?"
Commence Speculation about a possible commitment from Leo
That would be radt, Leo could plant ideas in Luke Fickell's brain while he was sleeping.
INCEPTION
Michigan State may be in the running for a run-clogging DT:
I think you ment artery clogged
J Dilla FTW.
Wayne, we would love to have you, but I just don't know if there's any room...
Well, if he's already committed to the coaches, albeit silently, then he'd be one of the people taking up room.
Every insider is adamant that we don't have a silent commit at the moment. He was at one point, but then decided he wasn't ready to announce.
all of these DB recruits. Awesome!
What are you thinking???? Did we not already endure enough of that the last couple of years!!!!!
It ain't ova, till its ova!
forgive my newbie status -- I know what a slient recruit is, but I dont know why. Why is it in anyone's interest to be slient ? what is the player or school getting out of it ?
Been reading that Kalis is or maybe a silent recruit...and I just dont get it.
it allows their teammates to get some exposure.
Also doesn't create strife when they take official visits to other places...
Silently committing also allows recruits to better coordinate their official announcement.
Many recruits like to hold off on the announcement until the Army/UA games or national signing day, even though they may have silently reserved their spots months before-hand.
Doing so has its perks, including virtually assuring an announcement broadcasted on national television.
Coaches also persuade recruits to stay silent as part of their own strategy. Example: 4 or 5* recruit keeping it silent so the coaches have less of an obstacle filling the class with depth and guys that would normally look away due to the spot being filled.
There are several reasons for a recruit to commit silently. To me, a commit doesn't commit until they sign. We've seen way too many flip floppers in recent years. Silent commits haven't worked out so well for us in the past..
In the case of Kalis, it's because Buckeye fans are soulless animals and would probably make his life a living hell were he to officially announce as a Michigan commit.
I know some people say that if Wilson does not commit to Michigan that Clark will recieve a scholarship for this year, but I was wondering why we wouldn't go after Morgan if Wilson did not commit here? He was a big target prior to Wilson's interest to Michigan and vice versa, so if it does not work out with Wilson then why not give more attention to Morgan? I would think this would be the path of recruitment for Morgan from Michigan. It just would seem to weird to end things with Morgan (according to some) and pick up a greyshirt commit from Clark when Coach Hoke was so high on Morgan.
I may be wrong, but it was my understanding that Wilson is a true safety while Morgan is more of a corner-style DB. If that's the case, I'm not sure Morgan slots in as the safety we need and therefore Clark would fill that void.
It looks like the coaches will only accept non-manball players to play CB. Everyone else above 6' 1'' and above 215 pounds please.
I really want wayne morgan in our class so hopefully he is a silent commit!
How recruits play games with school apparel etc. However I will support him displaying the M Hat so other uncommited kids take notice.
One theory was always that it was never "over" so much as shifted from silent commit back to uncommitted. The theory here was Morgan wanted to hold off on committing and was told that would invalidate his silent commit and lose his secured seat at the table. If that's true (and I don't know whether or not it is) he might still have hoped to come back into the fold when ready. Clark aside, if we miss out on Wilson he might still have that hope (as some people see him as a FS).
that there are no hard feelings. Didn't his coaches say the M coaches did all the right things in the process? Your reading seems to reflect what we've seen posted pretty accurately. Wayne's wavering and wanting to visit elsewhere led the M coaches to say they couldn't hold his spot, and their continuing to recruit DBs supposedly made Wayne feel uncomfortable. Certainly understandable on both sides. He obviously wasn't ready and the coaches had other options. Whatever happens for him, glad to hear he's still wearing the hat.
We can't have a 3-3-5 with all the LB we have. Mayve it's a 2-4-5, and that would explain only taking one DT and many of the DEs looking like LBs.
Brady Hoke is too good of a recruiter! So many great players and so few spots remaining. Imagine having Morgan and T. Rich at corner and Wilson flying around centerfield at FS and then with the D-Line class we have, I see a top 5 defense, even w/o Morgan.
He is so good he has a kid who (seemingly) will not be coming to Michigan wearing our gear at a national event. Now that's impressive
My huevos !
Well, I suppose that is that. I don't see a spot for him open that late. But I suppose this supports the theory that Hoke and Co. did not elbow Morgan out the door for a shot at Wilson. At least, this makes it sound like Morgan and his coaches don't think they were treated to shabbily.
He's going to be a Wolverine
-BKFinest
Recruits get free gear when they visit right? Maybe he just got a good hat from Michigan. Not to sound racist, but most of my black friends that played ball wore whatever hat went with their clothes and shoes. Didn't matter what team logo was on it.
Free Hat? But he killed all those babies..
/obscure joke most people won't get..
I believe he killed 23 babies to be exact
Never underestimate the power of a free hat...
/its not that obscure
Sorry double post. MGODRIOD issues ... grrr
Does choice of hat mean T. Richardson is a silent commit to Florida?
This is from the Penn State Rivals site. It's from an article from just three days ago:
Plus BWI is hearing Michigan is the reported leader for CB Wayne Morgan (5-11, 188) from Brooklyn, N.Y. and are in a battle with Penn State for the G&W Recruiting Report's all-Midwest FS Jarrod Wilson (6-2, 190) from Buchtel High School in Akron, Ohio.
For what it's worth.
Due to immense pressure and poor play out of fan-favorite Brandon Inge, it is now rumored that life-long Tiger fan and heart throb Tom Selleck will be joining the team.