RedfordUofMfan

July 7th, 2011 at 11:21 AM ^

Mauk visited today and then announced.  (Mizzo is really pulling in an outstanding class).

In something completely unrelated...

Per Josh at Rivals, Kalis is "thinking" about bringing the family to U of M this weekend. hmmmm.

Elmer

July 7th, 2011 at 11:39 AM ^

Bellomy is the key factor.  Borges will get a chance this summer and fall to really see how talented he is and how quickly he picks up things.  I really like the kid, but if he doesn't pan out, we could have a bad scenario in a few years if DG doesn't get his medical redshirt.  We would have Morris as a redshirt Freshman, Bellomy and a true freshman.  I'm also guessing that the true freshman might be difficult to recruit, since not many kids want to follow a 5* star QB. 

If Bellomy doesn't look promising this fall, I bet they go after QB pretty hard in this class.

ISUWolverineFan21

July 7th, 2011 at 11:57 AM ^

I have a bunch of friends that follow Mizzou recruiting closely and the strong rumblings there are that Kiel is going to IU.  Mizzou knows this and called Mauk to come on a visit and accepted his committment... time will tell I suppose...

Mr Mxyzptlk

July 7th, 2011 at 12:27 PM ^

Can't we still pick off Austin Appelby from Purdue or another QB recruit from one of the lower tier B1G schools if we don't end up getting Kiel or Fuller?  I thought it was pretty standard for Michigan to make a few late offers to kids already thought committed to fill out areas of need.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.

True Blue Grit

July 7th, 2011 at 3:31 PM ^

I'd rather see us use the relatively few remaining scholarships on highly-rated players at other positions of need rather than signing a so-so QB who will probably never play much.  Yes, ideally we should have 4 scholarship QB's at all times.  But, if we have to make due next year with 3, I think it will be OK.  Still, the coaches have a few options:

1.  Wait and see if a better option at QB emerges this fall if a guy lower on the radar "blows up" and has an outstanding senior season.  Then, sign him.

2.  Try and snake oil a top QB away from another school.

3.  Look for a very promising QB prospect and offer him a preferred walk-on deal.  This would only make sense if he's a better player than Kennedy.

But, there's a lot of time between now and February 1st, so we'll see what happens.

Magnus

July 7th, 2011 at 8:03 PM ^

What are positions of need?  Offensive line, defensive tackle, and...?  We've got safeties and linebackers and cornerbacks and defensive ends and tight ends and running backs and wide receivers (numbers-wise, anyway).

We have the same 85-scholarship limit as everyone else in the country.  I get the feeling that a lot of fans think any position is a position of "need" as long as it doesn't go three-deep with All-Americans.  I just think it's silly when people are like "We need to offer Norfleet so we can have an EIGHTH tailback" and then they don't want to spend an extra scholarship on a fourth quarterback, which just so happens to be the most difficult position in the entire sport. (I'm not saying you're one of those people.)

Great, so we'll have five running backs sitting on the bench every game...and only two quarterbacks as backups before you get to Nick Sheridan-esque walk-ons.

True Blue Grit

July 7th, 2011 at 3:31 PM ^

I'd rather see us use the relatively few remaining scholarships on highly-rated players at other positions of need rather than signing a so-so QB who will probably never play much.  Yes, ideally we should have 4 scholarship QB's at all times.  But, if we have to make due next year with 3, I think it will be OK.  Still, the coaches have a few options:

1.  Wait and see if a better option at QB emerges this fall if a guy lower on the radar "blows up" and has an outstanding senior season.  Then, sign him.

2.  Try and snake oil a top QB away from another school.

3.  Look for a very promising QB prospect and offer him a preferred walk-on deal.  This would only make sense if he's a better player than Kennedy.

But, there's a lot of time between now and February 1st, so we'll see what happens.

True Blue Grit

July 7th, 2011 at 3:32 PM ^

I'd rather see us use the relatively few remaining scholarships on highly-rated players at other positions of need rather than signing a so-so QB who will probably never play much.  Yes, ideally we should have 4 scholarship QB's at all times.  But, if we have to make due next year with 3, I think it will be OK.  Still, the coaches have a few options:

1.  Wait and see if a better option at QB emerges this fall if a guy lower on the radar "blows up" and has an outstanding senior season.  Then, sign him.

2.  Try and snake oil a top QB away from another school.

3.  Look for a very promising QB prospect and offer him a preferred walk-on deal.  This would only make sense if he's a better player than Kennedy.

But, there's a lot of time between now and February 1st, so we'll see what happens.

IncrediblySTIFF

July 7th, 2011 at 7:10 PM ^

alot of people have been talking about Keil.  I live in bloomington, and there's an article about him at least once a week.

Here is the biggest reason I think he's not going to Indiana.  His older brother plays here.  He's not that good, but even with a redshirt year of seperation, Gunner would be competing directly against his Dusty during Dusty's junior and senior year.  I just don't see this kid, who seems to be very tight with his brothers, coming to a school where he is going to steal the last two chances his older brother has to play on the D-1 level, and most likely ever again in his life.  How do you go to Christmas and see your family, including the guy you stole his two best years of his life from.

Ok, so this is a bit of an exaggeration, but in all seriousness, I just don't see it happening.  This kid can go anywhere in the country, why would he end up going to one of the worst schools in the BCS thats only 35 minutes away.  The last time IU had a GOOD quarterback was when they had Randel El, and he's about to retire from the NFL now.