Danny O'Brien still an option?
With TomVH's cryptic comment yesterday in the ESPN chat, does anyone wonder if Danny O could be back in play? Tom said that he couldnt really say much other than the person is committed to another school. I don't think he was referring to Reeves, so who is it? With all the shenanigans going on at Tennessee, I wouldnt mind seeing O'Brien back in the mix for UM. And yeah, I know we have a ton of DL talent coming in, but we lost Pharoah who was at one time considered a DL/TE commit.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:24 AM ^
I believe that Mack Brown and Chip Kelly have the same policy as well.
January 10th, 2012 at 8:27 PM ^
Burbridge? Dunn?
January 10th, 2012 at 8:28 PM ^
But from people I know at FHH, it may infact be Burbridge. There are rumblings that he hasn't been 100% comfortbale at MSU for a while now. Please take that with a grain of salt, but it comes from a pretty reliable source. Now do I think that Burbridge will end up at UM? In a word, no. But, I think he honestly wants to visit Michigan soon, because he may feel he made the wrong decision. I think the value of Shane Morris is really starting to sink in with him.
January 10th, 2012 at 8:40 PM ^
I don't believe you, sorry.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:35 PM ^
I don't believe he'll end up here, just commenting that someone I know that is always right, saying he may end up visiting. I don't claim to know anything, so there's really nothing to believe about my statement.
January 10th, 2012 at 11:16 PM ^
I really don't appreciate being called dishonest. I'm a very honest person, and my word means everything to me.
January 10th, 2012 at 8:28 PM ^
OL, ESPN 4 star, committed elsewhere. How about Issac Seumalo, Garnett's buddy. jg talked him into visiting, which is why jg is looking so good for us.
January 10th, 2012 at 8:33 PM ^
That would be awesome too, he's really good. He's one of the least talked about of the awesome group of West Coast OLs (probably because he's been an Oregon State commit since June) but he's certainly one of the best.
However, his Rivals profile shows that he's visiting USC this weekend. So again, if he's willing to be public about visiting SC, why would he need to be secretive about visiting us?
January 10th, 2012 at 8:39 PM ^
Thanks, I didnt see his visit to USC. I was make a semi-educated hopeful guess with Garnett and him in florida.
January 10th, 2012 at 8:29 PM ^
Woa! I bet it is Dunn! He would certainly want to keep that hush hush. (He is only 4star on ESPN)
January 10th, 2012 at 8:37 PM ^
Why would he want to visit again? He's been here twice in the span of two weeks, if he were going to commit here why wouldn't he have already done it?
January 10th, 2012 at 8:41 PM ^
Burbridge would also make sense considering he lives in Michigan. It would be very easy for him to take a secret visit one day, without even booking a flight.
Dunn could also be an option, especially if we're talking about a NSD switch. Michigan is a good fit for him, and he has every reason to keep the visit secret & wait until NSD, given OSU fan's reaction to Kalis switching. The location factor comes into play here, too.
Both of these guys are long shots, I know, just giving my two cents while we're talking about theories and rumors.
January 10th, 2012 at 8:42 PM ^
As I asked above, Doesn't OSU start class already and he is enrolled?
January 10th, 2012 at 9:05 PM ^
Actually I'm pretty sure Ohio starts up way after everyone else. That might be only for summer but I think their whole academic schedule is shifted later with some long breaks.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:11 PM ^
AS I stated above, there is no Dunn in the student directory. I dont think its him.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:53 PM ^
Unless you are saying you checked the UM student directory, doesn't that mean we have a chance with him if he isn't in OSU's student directory?
January 10th, 2012 at 10:02 PM ^
Regardless of what bluenyc meant, the OSU directory doesn't have Dunn in it.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:08 AM ^
My fault for not being clear. I checked to OSU directory and Dunn wasnt in there. I checked for Braxton Miller and the Borens. Miller wasnt in there but Borens were. So, maybe it some time of glitch, only certain members are in there.
I meant I dont think Dunn is the suprise vistor. Sorry, after reading my message, it was entirely clear.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:11 PM ^
They do not start late for Winter Quarter, just late starting in September and late getting out.
Here's the academic calandar, they started classes on the 3rd.
January 10th, 2012 at 11:32 PM ^
With Dunn. He's all ready enrolled at classes at Ohio. So no shot it's him...
January 10th, 2012 at 8:45 PM ^
Aaron Burbridge is not it. I can assure you that. It'd be great, but it's not him.
January 10th, 2012 at 8:50 PM ^
You do know that Devin Funchess could've lied to you in order to protect his friend, right?
January 10th, 2012 at 8:57 PM ^
It's possible I suppose, but I didn't flat out ask him about Burbridge or his commitment to MSU at all. I asked what it would be like to play against him the next four years after being such tight teammates and he gave out a pretty good answer to the question. He'd be pretty crafty to just make that up on the spot.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:34 PM ^
I just talked to him about the rumors and he told me that Burbridge isn't even considering Michigan and that he is locked into Michigan state. I believe him over anyone else right now.
January 10th, 2012 at 8:52 PM ^
you were right about Arnett.....
January 10th, 2012 at 8:54 PM ^
Ouch. But yeah, you're right. I was wrong about that.
January 10th, 2012 at 8:56 PM ^
that was a d comment by me.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:46 PM ^
It's ok. I shouldn't speak in absolutes after going 0-1 in such a public forum. It's deserved.
January 10th, 2012 at 11:30 PM ^
Only a Sith deals in absolutes
January 10th, 2012 at 8:54 PM ^
Russel Shell seems to be a likely candidate. I'm sure he likes Pitt, but the situation there might not be to his liking. ESPN 4 start, at a definite position of need for UM, and could be very interested in Michigan.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/120964/rushel-shell
January 10th, 2012 at 8:58 PM ^
Yeah, but I heard his parents were wearing Pitt shorts down at the Semper Fidelis Bowl and I think Chryst would be perfect for a RB.
January 11th, 2012 at 9:42 AM ^
Did his dad have a chubby ?
January 11th, 2012 at 9:42 AM ^
Since you were looking...Did his dad have a chubby ?
January 10th, 2012 at 9:00 PM ^
It's Rushel Shell, now he'll never visit!
January 10th, 2012 at 11:19 PM ^
Shell would be awesome. His video looks way better than Dunn. Doubt it will happen...but you never know.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:01 PM ^
January 10th, 2012 at 9:18 PM ^
Would also be awesome. He's the real deal, and he's an ND commit. I can understand why he'd want to keep it quiet.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:22 PM ^
Especially because he's already enrolled and starts classes in a week.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:04 PM ^
End speculation. It's Jay Paterno.
BOOM. Lock the thread.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:10 PM ^
Kenny Crawley, DJ Foster or Jodan Diamond.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:16 PM ^
Well, neither Foster nor Diamond are committed anywhere, and Crawley has made it rather public that he wants to look around.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:26 PM ^
It'd be so awesome if it was DGB.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:17 PM ^
Maybe it's somebody like 4* Center Evan Boehm... Didn't he decommit from Mizzou, And Commit back to them?
January 10th, 2012 at 9:32 PM ^
He did, but he was also on our radar. The rumor is about someone not on our radar.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:20 PM ^
Kind of OT, but I miss all of the old MGoRecruiting memes. Evaluating prospects along the lines of 'Sad Josh' or 'Nefarious Eduardo' would be nice. Also, the OMG SHIRTLESS scale of rating the excitement surrounding a recruit was a good thing while it lasted.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:25 PM ^
Wasn't there a rumor about a recruit from CA??
Maybe its only Shaq Thompson............. /s
January 10th, 2012 at 9:30 PM ^
Dee Hart? I heard was having problems with his leg over at Alabama. Maybe it's him.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:34 PM ^
Ondre Pipkins was tweeting about how Michigan is recruiting Danny again... and he doesn't seem to happy about it. Not sure how to post tweets but anyone who follows him can do it.
January 10th, 2012 at 9:41 PM ^
Looks like Ondre misunderstood a sam Webb tweet saying he HADN'T heard anything about Danny O