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July 6th, 2011 at 4:47 PM
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icefins26
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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.

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July 6th, 2011 at 4:49 PM
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Mr Mackey
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Wtf? Thought that was over..

Wtf? Thought that was over.. Probably just wants to be fashionable. The block M looks pretty damn good.

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July 6th, 2011 at 4:49 PM
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icefins26
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I think it's over but he

I think it's over but he never really officially said anything, IIRC...or did he?

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:01 PM
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AAB
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He was a silent commit

then he said he wanted to wait, and the coaching staff parted ways with him.  

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:09 PM
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AAB
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Premium

sites and fairly clear hints from Tom.  

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July 6th, 2011 at 6:27 PM
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Mr Mackey
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Pretty sure it was more than

Pretty sure it was more than just hints - I think Tom flat out said that both sides parted ways

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July 6th, 2011 at 4:58 PM
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OVER?

you should be forced to change your avatar!

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July 6th, 2011 at 6:25 PM
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Mr Mackey
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Touche.. That made me laugh

Touche.. That made me laugh out loud. Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?!

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July 6th, 2011 at 7:12 PM
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CalifExile
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The Germans bombed Pearl

The Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

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July 6th, 2011 at 11:09 PM
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andrewG
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last one in the dialogue

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.

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July 7th, 2011 at 12:48 PM
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CalifExile
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Your response should have been

"Forget it, he's rolling."

Sorry, I slightly misquoted the dialogue which was simply "Germans?"

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:07 PM
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Leo ..

Commence Speculation about a possible commitment from Leo

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:23 PM
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On a related note:

Michigan State may be in the running for a run-clogging DT:

 

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July 6th, 2011 at 8:52 PM
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I think you ment artery

I think you ment artery clogged

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July 7th, 2011 at 1:47 AM
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J Dilla FTW.  

J Dilla FTW.

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July 6th, 2011 at 4:50 PM
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Wayne, we would love to have

Wayne, we would love to have you, but I just don't know if there's any room...

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:10 PM
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AAB
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He's not a silent commit

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.  

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July 6th, 2011 at 4:50 PM
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Dude, must mean we are switching to a 3-3-5 since we are getting

all of these DB recruits. Awesome!

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July 6th, 2011 at 8:31 PM
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rmowen
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WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?????

What are you thinking????  Did we not already endure enough of that the last couple of years!!!!!

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July 6th, 2011 at 4:55 PM
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silent recruit

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. 

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July 6th, 2011 at 4:59 PM
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I know in some cases

it allows their teammates to get some exposure.  

 

Also doesn't create strife when they take official visits to other places...

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:57 PM
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Silently committing also

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. 

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July 6th, 2011 at 6:01 PM
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Coaches also persuade

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..

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:01 PM
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In the case of Kalis, it's

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.

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July 6th, 2011 at 4:59 PM
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I know some people say that

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.

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:12 PM
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I may be wrong, but it was my

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.

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:22 PM
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It looks like the coaches

It looks like the coaches will only accept non-manball players to play CB. Everyone else above 6' 1'' and above 215 pounds please.

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July 6th, 2011 at 4:59 PM
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I really want wayne morgan in

I really want wayne morgan in our class so hopefully he is a silent commit! 

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:00 PM
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Yes, its Amazing...

How recruits play games with school apparel etc.  However I will support him displaying the M Hat so other uncommited kids take notice.

 

 

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:01 PM
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One theory was always that it

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).

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:24 PM
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His wearing the hat at least confirms

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.

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:10 PM
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We can't have a 3-3-5 with

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.

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:15 PM
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Brady Hoke is too good of a

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.

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:21 PM
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He is so good he has a kid

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

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:21 PM
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Flaimbait

My huevos !

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:29 PM
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If you ask his coach he's

If you ask his coach he's saying he's still considering Michigan, and that he's announcing at the All American game. He told me that Wayne realizes the school that really wants him will wait for him, which basically contradicts the first statement. I wouldn't read too much into him wearing a Michigan hat.

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:32 PM
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Well, I suppose that is that.

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.

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July 6th, 2011 at 5:33 PM
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He's going to be a

He's going to be a Wolverine

-BKFinest

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July 6th, 2011 at 6:35 PM
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Mr Mackey
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Free hat? But he killed all

Free Hat? But he killed all those babies..

/obscure joke most people won't get..

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July 6th, 2011 at 7:05 PM
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I believe

I believe he killed 23 babies to be exact

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July 6th, 2011 at 7:08 PM
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Never underestimate the power

Never underestimate the power of a free hat...

 

/its not that obscure

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July 6th, 2011 at 9:48 PM
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This is from the Penn State

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.

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July 6th, 2011 at 9:53 PM
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I know this contradicts my last post but...

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.

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