Recruiting Targets Off the Board
The past week has seen several of our recruiting targets go off the board to other teams, some have already been documented (i.e. Dodson), while others have not. A brief recap:
MD DE Michael Moore commits to UVA.
CA WR Malik Gilmore commits to Oregon State, speculation that he still may take visits.
GA DT Jonathan Taylor commits to UGA.
GA DE James Deloach commits to UGA.
FL CB Brian Poole commits to Florida.
OH OL Kyle Dodson commits to Wisconsin.
MO OL Evan Boehm commits to Missouri.
Nothing too ground-breaking, but just a few more options no longer available that have been asked about to varying degrees. Boehm and Dodson seemed to be of the most interest and most frequently asked about. The others seemed more like longshots.
frankly i don't think that any of these guys ever strongly considered michigan. i assume the staff knew that and didn't invest heavily in their recruitment, with the possible exception of dodson.
Agree, except for Dodson.
see nobody cares. Nice hat, what are you trying to look like - a secret agent?
I thought we had a legitimate shot at malik gilmore..guess not
If he committed to Oregon State, chances are it was us who wasn't interested, not him. I'm not saying it's impossible, but Michigan doesn't get legitimately spurned by Oregon State unless there are some extenuating circumstances.
Gilmore is still taking visits. It's not ever for him yet.
I never thought we would get Michael Moore. He wears that stupid Sparty hat all the time.
Dang I was really hoping Boehm would take a close look at us.
Agreed. He has absolutely destroyed the competition in every camp highlight video I've seen of him.
Scout had him listed as having high interest in us for a while and then he dropped to medium. Might be we didn't persue him as hard as he thought we should have.
More likely Scout just isn't that sharp when it comes to that stuff.
Well there is always that possibility.
Not off the board just yet, but still in the grades/no offer limbo with Aaron Burbridge? Hadnt heard his name in a while
I would compare him to Thomas Rawls last year. We liked him, and he liked us. He had some things to sort out, but once he did, we were able to all get on the same page. Maybe it is just wishful thinking on my part, but I like to think that if he can get his stuff together, we'll make a serious go at him, and he might be receptive to the idea of rejoining his buddies.
If that's the case, and 's very possible that it is, I'm sure the coaches are staying in close contact with him and he knows very well where he stands with us. He has two teammates headed to Ann Arbor and a top QB coming in the year after him. I think Burbridge knows that UM will get a top WR one way or another this year, and if he wants it to be him, he'll get his shit together as fast as he can.
Are we going after any true centers? I really wanted Boehm.
We are in good shape at center with Khoury set for 2012 followed by Pace or Miller, plus Mealer and Barnum have practiced the position.