TomVH: Quick Wayne Morgan Update
I spoke with one of New York DB Wayne Morgan's coaches today, and he told me that the Michigan visit really blew Wayne away. It put Michigan in his top three with Rutgers at the top and Michigan in second.
His coach said that Rutgers is still in first because of his comfort level and the fact that he's been there so much. He also said that it will take a lot to impress him more than Michigan did. Wayne also saw a great opportunity to get on the field early at Michigan which will help.
Morgan currently has offers from Alabama, Rutgers, Michigan, Miami, and Penn State to name a few.
is to get Morgan to AA for a long weekend and have a few guys show him around town? Lets do this!
Now we need Denard to take him to a few on campus parties (no alcohol of course) and get this deal done.
"Wayne" can we expect a decision?
It appears as though his interest in Rutgers is "wayne-ing"... I'm not proud of what I just did.
No brow but low brow.
his options?
But here's hoping that with a couple more visits he'll come to like Michigan Morgan Rutgers.
I'm sure if he gets another visit to AA, he'll just wake up one Morgan and decide to make it official.
Michigan gets Wayne Morgan...
I celebrate with Captain Morgan.
(win win)
I would have been like "meh" if you went w/ regular Captains. You took it up a level, +1.
It would be great to add a DB of his caliber to this upcoming draft class. Has he stated when he intends to make his final decision (just so we all know when to expect the Hoke Snake Oil treatment)?
From what I believe Tom has said before is he doesn't plan on making a decision any time soon. He wants to decided somewhere around signing day so expect a long recruitment with him.
The state of New York has been very kind to this football program. i.e. Marquise Walker, Mike Hart.
Good! Ever since Tom first wrote about this kid, I've been hoping to see this post. He's got a good size AND background to play safety. No need to convert him. If Mallory could lock him up, I think he's feeling pretty good about his group.
Rutgers? Rutgers? All the schools that he has scholarship offers from and he still favors Rutgers? Wow
Rutgers: The State University of America's Armpit
Hopefully Wayne realizes that the Big East sucks.
He's got some good offers from BCS programs, so I have a hard time believing that he'll go to Rutgers.
A lot of Michigan nation has NJ roots. So Magnus, feel free to rip on Schiano and the Big East. But keep our state out of it.
There are also a ton with NY roots who agree with Magnus about NJ.
Same goes for plenty of people with Delaware roots, and Connecticut roots, and Virginia roots, and Pennsylvania roots, and Massachusetts roots, and Rhode Island roots, and Maryland roots, and...
I can't believe we haven't brought up people with Ohio roots yet.
Issue 1: I would rather die a firey, painful death than be a part of something called "Michigan nation." Thankfully, this is not a thing.
Issue 2: You must realize that Jersey really, really sucks.
Yes, and a lot of those Michigan students from New Jersey were extremely annoying. New Jersey sucks.
We used to call the annoying students from NY, NJ, Boston, Cali, etc "Coasties". There are quite a few of them at Michigan.
Play nice...all those people from NY, NJ, CT, MA, MD, you know, the ones your are dissing, are keeping tuition affordable for all the perfect Michigan folks around here.
Easy there. Keep it classy.
I'm sure you're a fine person. I had a roommate who was from New Jersey. There are plenty of quality people from every state. But just like we all think Ohio sucks, many people think New Jersey is the same way. I've been there. I've met a lot of people from there. If somebody made a "Worst State Ever" T-shirt with the outline of New Jersey on it, I wouldn't object.
You really are not classy at all. Wow.
Why do you enjoy being such a hater? This isn't UM values.
You speak of all these NJ jerks from your day, but after reading this whole thread, I'd think about how you are portraying yourself.
drop a huge New Jersey in the bathroom.
You're taking offense because you're from Jersey. I would be defensive if people started hating on Michigan, too.
But, as Fat Bastard says, "Everybody likes their own brand."
Except he was talking about farts.
I have visited lots of states. I have met lots of people. Whether you think I'm classy or not, I do not like the state of New Jersey or (with a few exceptions) the people I have met from there.
You obviously disagree, and that's fine. But if you think I lack class because I dislike NJ, then I hope you find classless the people who hate the states of Ohio, West Virginia, etc. And I hope you don't own an Ohio "Worst State Ever" T-shirt, and I hope you rebuke anyone you see/know who wears one. Otherwise, you're just being a homer.
Like I said, I'm sure you're a fine person. Just because I hate Ohio State doesn't mean everybody at that school is a horrible person. But my hatred for the school still isn't diminished.
keep it to yourself. it's not your opinions, its the way you feel entitled to rip other people's home states that makes you sound like a jerk. no one cares.
Sorry, I didn't realize this was "Fahrenheit 451" and that opinions weren't allowed. Silly me.
You know not what you speak of. In fact "ignorant" comes to mind which is not generally the word one would associate with you.
The 10 mile radius around Newark is an armpit.
The rest of NJ is beautiful (outside of Camden, which is essentially Philly). And most of the people have nothing to do with nonsense you see on the show Jersey Shore.
Detroit is an armpit. Does that make Michigan an armpit? No.
Would I want to live there? Not my first choice, but certainly not my last. I know an extremely long list of good people from there.
The actual state of New Jersey, eh, maybe. But the people from New Jersey - different story. I've known a lot of people from New Jersey in my day - and they're all assholes, by and large. Even the friends I have from NJ, guys I love hanging out with, are still the assholes of the group, they just aren't assholes to me. My boss, who I get along with great, is from NJ, and he's an asshole.
Very rarely do you hear people desribe people from NJ as "genuinely good people."
You're right that Newark doesn't make the entirety of New Jersey suck. But your Detroit analogy is somewhat off the mark, because NJ is only slightly over 7,000 square miles. Michigan is over 56,000 square miles.
Regardless, I really wouldn't care too much if you insulted Michigan. The city of Detroit and the state have lost population, jobs are scarce, the economy is bad, etc. Michigan is my home state and I love it, but I'm not blind enough that I fail to realize it's a bit of a dump right now.
All that being said, I still like the people from Michigan more than the people I've met from New Jersey.
You can call me "ignorant" if you want. I'm not sure how someone having an opinion about a particular state makes them "ignorant" but it really doesn't bother me one way or the other. Different strokes for different folks.
I agree with those annoying students... however I can assure you that they aren't representative of that state.
... Columbus, Ohio disagrees with you
i think you guys are missing the joke. If you view the Northeast as an arm... NJ is squarely the armpit.
... it is the sphincter.
Armpit? I'm from Michigan and live out East... and let me tell you.... New Jersey is a great state... just as good as Michigan, and better in many ways (though worse in many others). In fact, the western portion reminds me alot of Michigan.
But I digress.... why anyone would want to go to Rutgers, over Michigan, is beyond me.
Have you seen Rutgers' football stadium? It's like a nice High School field. Not kidding. At all. No exageration.
I was raised in NYC, and would love to see a fellow new yorker back on the roster.
Agreed, I hate seeing none of the NYC recruits choose Michigan.
At first I thought the kid's name was "Quick Wayne Morgan" and I decided we had to have him.
I was later disappointed.
I'm sure Woodson wouldn't mind showing him whats up to be an NFL corner.
party on, wayne...
Anyone know where Morgan ranks on Scout? His offer list should at least have him as a solid 4 star.