OT: Evan Lisle to OSU
Decent pickup for the Bucks. But I like 4 out of the 5 Michigan linemen commits better.
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February 28th, 2012 at 8:02 PM ^
Were we hoping to get him? Not familiar with him at first glance . . . .
February 28th, 2012 at 8:04 PM ^
But I believe he had a Michigan offer. Having said that, I believe the M coaches like each of their guys better than Lisle.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:16 PM ^
like him better then?
j/w
February 28th, 2012 at 8:19 PM ^
Lisle is just a little ahead of Dawson to me right now, but it's not by a lot. I'd take either of them on my team.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:23 PM ^
Gotta lock up the instate talent though, keep the Cass Tech Pipeline.
{Plus I wanted to know the outsiders POV.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:26 PM ^
It is going to be important to keep that pipeline going. 2014 looks to be another good year for Cass, especially the LBs.
February 29th, 2012 at 7:22 AM ^
Yeah, could pull three LB from there, am I correct?
Also, Jayru Campbell looks to be a stud too, but I don't know if Michigan would look at him at QB. Have you heard anything on that front?
February 29th, 2012 at 11:26 AM ^
Is it me, or does Urban go after players AFTER Alabama does? Like he lets Saban does his scouting for him. Similar in his Fla. days, he'd give out scolies after they had one from 'Bama. Seems like most of the Ohio offers also have ‘Bama offers now. Sure, something true to “quality recruits sought by top schools”. Anyone else notice it as a trend?
February 28th, 2012 at 8:05 PM ^
He'll have to watch our Offensive Line maul his Ohio team for the next four year. I like our o-line commits a lot
February 28th, 2012 at 8:06 PM ^
NR to 24/7 & Scout, but ESPN watch list and Rivals 100 member (83 overall). Held a Michigan offer, but the coaches didn't recruit him very hard, probably figured he was not an option (or liked our guys better).
February 28th, 2012 at 8:08 PM ^
He's a 4 star to 247. (per Steve Wiltfong)
February 28th, 2012 at 8:07 PM ^
February 28th, 2012 at 8:13 PM ^
*upvote*
February 28th, 2012 at 8:07 PM ^
The ones who will be pissed about this are probably ND fans, I think they thought they had a decent shot with him.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:10 PM ^
For sure. They said that now that we had our five guys, they'd get Pocic, Lisle and McGovern.
This means MSU gets no one.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:40 PM ^
Five Guys isn't bad, but nothing I'd go out of my way for. Now In-N-Out on the other hand....
February 28th, 2012 at 9:04 PM ^
No doubt about it. I'm fortunate enough to live within a few miles of both In-n-Out and Five Guys, and let's just say I don't go to Five Guys all that often, even though it was founded by a Michigan grad.
February 28th, 2012 at 10:17 PM ^
The original Five Guys, back in the DC area, was pretty darn good. When you walked in the door, the sign told you where the potatoes for that day's french fries came from and everything. The burger patties were made by hand, and all of that.
That formula doesn't translate so well to mega-franchising. What was awfully good became pretty unimpressive in a hurry. How you expand from DC to SoCal in ten years, while maintaining quality, is beyond me.
In-n-Out is probably making a good decision by staying local to SoCal. Their quality (IMHO) is still pretty darn good. Give me the Double-Double, animal-style of course, any day of the week . . .
February 28th, 2012 at 10:38 PM ^
re: In-n-Out; it is a lot easier to make a good decision when all your stores are company owned and not franchised.
A good decision by them not to franchise, I agree, but big difference. That being said, I believe the founder of In-n-Out has recently passed away and left the company to his son and daughter who have been arguing about impending expansion. Stay tuned.
February 29th, 2012 at 1:27 AM ^
Ya, Five Guys just has not been as good as it was in DC when I was there. Maybe because Ann Arbor has a lot of good burgers that aren't franchises and it weened me off Five Guys, I no longer see it as I used to. Part of this though has been a goal to eat less fast food burgers and save my burger intake for bars and restaurants that I really like. Also, had a friend who grew up in Colorado and had both In and Out and Five Guys in DC and he said he like In and Out the best. Biggest regret about my visit to Cali was not getting In and Out....damnit.
February 29th, 2012 at 9:32 AM ^
In-n-outs are all over now. We have several in the Dallas/Ft Worth area. Within a square mile in Arlington we have an In-n-Out, Five Guys, Steak -N- Shake, and Smashburger. Wash it down with Krispy Kreme. First world problems.
February 28th, 2012 at 9:52 PM ^
February 28th, 2012 at 10:10 PM ^
I've never heard of these restuarants and I've lived in 4 different states.
February 28th, 2012 at 10:11 PM ^
February 29th, 2012 at 7:37 AM ^
The radiation they use to used to keep the burgers fresh gave them a distinct taste plus I could fill up for 3 bucks.
February 29th, 2012 at 3:17 PM ^
Hot 'n Now is the most platonic of all fast food restaurants. Ungodly cheap and almost not food, more cardboard painted with grease and salt.
Also, a budding entrepreneur in Midland, noting the success of Hot 'n Now, throughout Michigan, launched a knock-off called Sizzlin' Quick when I was in junior high. Hilarious.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:12 PM ^
From people I read, Pocic will probably end up at Illinois. Good for Illinois by the way.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:29 PM ^
Are these Illinois insiders or national analysts?
February 29th, 2012 at 5:26 AM ^
I think Pocic has a brother, Graham, that either recently graduated or is still at Illinois.
February 28th, 2012 at 9:11 PM ^
About time. There's a ton of talent in Illinois. If Beckman wants to rebuild the program, he needs to make a dent in-state this year.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:16 PM ^
ND being his dream school and all.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:20 PM ^
They (edit: they being MSU) will get Norman.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:08 PM ^
He's only the 83rd ranked player according to Rivals. Urban must be disapointed with that.....
/s
February 28th, 2012 at 8:08 PM ^
I like all five of our OL commits better. And all 8 of our other commits too.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:20 PM ^
I'd have to take Burrows
February 28th, 2012 at 9:14 PM ^
There's nobody on the roster like Jalin Marshall either. The real questions is, is there a commit to any other B1G team you'd take over anyone UM or OSU currently has?
February 28th, 2012 at 8:14 PM ^
February 29th, 2012 at 3:08 PM ^
February 28th, 2012 at 8:14 PM ^
There are enough highly rated offensive linemen in the midwest for both schools to get full classes and be happy. There's enough to not be mad about the commits at the other school either. Good for them. Urban Meyer is putting together a nice class. So is Hoke. That's the way it should be.
February 28th, 2012 at 9:30 PM ^
Completely agree! I want top 5 match ups again and I like our coaches more for developing this talent!
February 28th, 2012 at 8:15 PM ^
That the "Ohio" fans only recognize a player as talented if he was offered by Urb. Their lack of an offer to Michael McCray Jr baffles me.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:20 PM ^
I've been wondering if there was a reason for that as well. We UM backers have always suspected that OSU steers away from offering Michigan leans. Thusly, they never lose a recruiting battle to us. :-)
February 28th, 2012 at 8:26 PM ^
I don't think McCray is a Michigan lean though (pre-not getting offered). He's a Buckeye legacy. 11W thinks it's because he's not fast enough for what Meyer wants on D and/or the coaching staff feels good about the other LBs they've offered. It's still a bit...baffling.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:30 PM ^
Do you mean you don't think he leans blue now, or just that he didn't originally?
Or more to the point, do you think we are in the running now? I had gotten the feel that he could be coming our way, but everyone has an opinion on these things . . . .
February 28th, 2012 at 8:38 PM ^
I meant originally. I was about to edit to clarify that I meant pre not getting offered by Ohio State. As far as right now, I think we're in the driver's seat. Mike Farrell of Rivals tweeted this earlier today:
Mike Farrell @rivalsmike Yes I do @jlump22: @rivalsmike do you like Michigan's chances with LB Mike McCray
With him visiting on the 6th and announcing on the 8th as well as his friendships with Charlton and Dukes, I feel pretty good about our chances.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
I have about the same thoughts on him that you have listed. I don't want to count our chickens or anything, but I'd like to think we are strongly in the hunt for him.
In general, we have to expect certain players to be harder for us to swing, with OSU having the inside track. That being said, we can still poach some good talent from the state down south.
In fact, the occasional Heisman winner can even come our way . . . .
February 28th, 2012 at 10:38 PM ^
Well now there's this from McCray:
Mike J McCray II @MJM92013 S/O to @Dymonte1 one of the top players in Ohio
Mike J McCray II @MJM92013 S/O to @S_Morris12 one of the top QB's in the nation
February 28th, 2012 at 8:55 PM ^
I hope we get McCray and he never gets an Ohio offer. That way, he spends the next 4 years pissed at Meyer and has monster games against them.
Or I hope he commits to us, Ohio misses out on their other LB recruits, try to offer him, and he tells Urban to fuck off. That'd be cool too.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:36 PM ^
Is there any video other than the short Scouting Ohio tape? Trying to get a handle on how good McCray is.