Michigan Offers Ross Douglas
Fuck Yeah!
It would be interesting to hear how the coaching staff is handling these offers at this point in the game from the "commitability" point of view. Like could Ross Douglass and Leon McQuary III commit today and end the process (to an extent, no more commits without decommits or attrition)? Or is only one spot designated for a DB out of the last two, and it's a race between the two? Or does one of the guys get "priority" over the field like we've assumed LaQuon Treadwell does?
After Fun with the Law Monday, I'm thinking attrition is in play. If Hoke has reason to believe that the Home Invasion charge will not be pled down, that's a felony and automatic removal from the team. Stepping beyond that, Monday showed us the odds of a team making it a year without some kind of attrition.
the big ten/ncaa mentioned some accomodations to stretch the max number of freshmen scholarships in one year to absorb these psu orphans, an make up for in with less scholarships the following year.
It is not like he was actually on PSU's roster, he is a de-commit just like anyone else that may de-commits from a school and should be looked at that way. It does not matter if it “excites” you or not, we are trying to fill out a solid recruiting class. Not a well thought out statement.
Just got off the phone with Michigan and got re offered #blessed
Sorry my previous post was based on there was no past relationship or interest entered both parties. And we just offered him because he was a 4* DB.
Was your previous thought that Michigan only offered him so we could say, "Suck it PSU! That's what you get!" As opposed to, you know, offering him because he's good at football?
Yeah and if work could not block twitter, I would have had access to said tweet. I didn't get this info from twitter, either. It was via Helmholdt of Rivals.
Can we ever have a discussion where we avoid every little fucking nit that is possible?
"WELLLLL... YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID RE-OFFERED" says the guy eating doritos on his sofa.
According to at least one of your scores, so are your comments.
I am not up to par on this "blogging" like most of you are, I read something and respond before I think it through. And as I find out more facts, I look back at previous comments I have made and shake my head. I have 20 "points" what do you expect. A friend of mine here in Bagram said something and referred to Mgoblog, so I figured since I made this account way back when I would actually use it and give me something to do in down time. Next time I will try to make a valid comment so I don't upset the masses.
Him and Dymonte Thomas played a lot of 7 on 7 this summer and have become pretty good friends, there's a good chance that this is going to end well for the good guys.
No offense but we've heard that statement before with many a recent prospect and havent exactly had the greatest success rate.
I believe you have the context of my comment completely wrong as nowhere did I mention that I was unhappy with our current COMMITS. (notice the emphasis on commited prospect)
I was alluding to the fact that PROSPECTS such as Garnett, Issac, EJ Levenberry, lots of the Good Counsel (MD) kids have all been good "friends" with a commit of ours and that we should look out for a package deal which never happened for various reasons.
Just in case anyone is still lurking around here I'd just like to drop off a "boo-ya" and an "I told you so".
That is all.
He's a low four star on most sites, three star to Scout.
http://247sports.com/Player/Ross-Douglas-11718
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=5028704
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Ross-Douglas-101087
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/127797/ross-douglas
Not meant at all as a "this guy isn't very good" statement, I was just trying to info-dump so people could get an idea of what the recruiting services think right now.
Personally, I'm a fan of the re-offer. If we were recruiting him before he committed to Penn State, I don't care what any site says about him...the coaches know their business.
Any information out there about his performance at The Opening? How does he stack up against our other 2013 CBs?
He was at the UTL game according to 247. He also visited Tennessee for a game last year, and has been on an unofficial recently to Nebraska. So it seems to be coming down to us, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, and Nebraska.
247 Sports lists his interest in Michigan as "Warmer", with everyone else listed as "Cool."
Hmmm . . . That just changed. When the profile list post above came out, he was listed as "cool" for all of the schools listed, including UM.
a 4.41 40-yard time in school and 4.5 at the New York combine. A 4.09 shuttle time!! A 33.2 vertical leap. He is very aggressive from the film that is put out. Finsihed top 3 at combine with score of 107.07.
His reviews from The Opening were few and mediocre at best. One of the few specific mentions I could find of him was talking about how he got outrun for a TD by TE porspect OJ Howard.
He had a nice review from the NFL NSPD 7 on 7 tournament, including this line:
"Douglas was a pass breakup machine on Saturday. He’s quick, changes direction well, and has a good nose for the football." (247, Wiltfong)
OJ Howard is a freak athlete. If he can play as well on Saturdays as he does in camp settings (a huuuuuge "if" in my eyes), he will be one of the best TE prospects of the last decade.
Most of his stats are from the RB position. His build is similar to that of Fitz coming out of high school. Maybe he has some potential there in the future. Of course, I'm really bored at work right now and still delirious from being sick this weekend, so... yeah....
Hello: Ross Douglas, per Bill Greene on Twitter
Douglas commits to Michigan per bill Greene twitter!!!
The writing has been on the wall regarding Fuller and McQuay Jr. for awhile now...we clearly wanted another DB and it looked as if we were going to go 0 for 2.
Douglas got reoffered and took advantage...good for him, good for us. I'm happy he's found a home.