Leon Mcquay deciding tomorrow
Just popped up on my twitter feed that Leon McQuay III will be announcing his college decision tomorrow.
I know Michigan was just replaced in his top 3 by Florida State. But, since we have been following his recruitment so closely I thought some would like to know.
Do we have room for him, Green, and Treadwell?
I hate to say it, but neither of those guys are locks. I hope we finish out the class with some skill on offense but Mcquay is a rare talent.
He wasn't ready to decide last week, but now after the Green visit, he is....maybe he is taking the leap now that he has a second chance to commit before Green (doubtful though)
Him committing to UM crossed my mind when I saw him announcing tomorrow.
This is interesting.
And telling.
Interesting that his father said we got replaced b/c L3 wanted to take his time with his recruitment and wasn't ready to decide, and now decides tomorrow...
Agreed. It’s just going down too strange. There is always hope, but I just have the feeling we are out. (Truly believe coaches wanted his commitment and after he wouldn’t give it, they just moved on. Too bad, I really like him.)
I don't think it's certain that Michigan has given up on him. They told Leon that "we might not have a spot for you after this weekend," but that of course isn't the case. While he apparently dropped Michigan from consideration, he also said he was going to announce in November not long ago. Until some more concrete information leaks about as to the current circumstances, I think we're still in play.
Then again, I'm also in the camp that really wants him to be one of the last two guys, so I only see positive theories.
His father had a somewhat disconcerting response in the comment section of the Detroit News article about Leon. Granted, he was upset about something negative a poster had said, but he responded with something to the effect of Michigan should feel lucky they're in the top three with the NFL powerhouses they've turned down.
While this isn't necessarily a negative, we'd obviously hope he sees that we offer more than those other schools, and should be not just in the top three, but the best choice for Leon.
Here's hoping this circles around back to us.
Don’t get me wrong, I think he would be a fantastic addition to our class. The thought of M3 and Dymonte locking down the two S positions for 2-3 years makes me giddy. Maybe I just have my “Garnett-shield” up to avoid a let down, but I am very uneasy with this commitment coming right after what just went down.
Interesting news considering he dropped us from his top 3 because he wasnt ready to make a commitment... maybe after dropping us it made him realize he wanted to be a part of this class
...I'm at all concerned about this is that "someone else we're recruiting hard" might not feel the pressure to announce anytime soon. And I'm impatient....
I think we're out of it. Us ending our recruitment of him essentially left him with one school left he wanted to attend (Vandy), and I think this is just the after-effect of that. Good luck to him.
Treadwell, Green, and Mcquay? Possible?
Guns, butter and lower taxes are all also possible.
And equally unlikely.
Duplicate please delete
Vanderbilt has been the constant through all this talk and changing of top 3. He has 2 former HS teammates playing at Vandy right now.
Once Michigan came off the board, I didn't see any of the other schools he had on his list as real options. I never bought USC as a realistic option as they already had 2 safeties in the fold, and just took their 18th (and theoretically final) commit yesterday. FSU came out of nowhere so I doubt he would commit there now.
Kind of funny how his reason for dropping Michigan this past weekend was that he was not ready to decide now.
...dare I say, is telling.
This would make it pretty awkward for Green if McQuay swooped in and commited and we're still holding one spot for Treadwell.
Maybe McQuay "dropped" us out of his top 3 to make sure Green wouldn't be pressured to commit this weekend. McQuay then realized he like UM the best and decided to commit tomorrow.
Boom, book it./PARTYROOM'D
Good luck to him at Vandy.
Wish him the best of luck at Vandy.
You joined yesterday...to make this post today?
Why? What motivates something like this? Why was THIS thought the one you couldn't hold back....and how did you know you'd need to make it yesterday?
I am Leon McQuay III.
I guess that could make sense... maybe.
USC is "full" and we are "full" at DB. Vandy is neither of those things and has been at or near the top of his list all along.
Vandy would have to be the heavy favorite here.
He also had Florida State in his top three. IMO that is where he is going, if he does in fact announce tomorrow.
choice of FSU over Vandy. Granted, he would be one of the best players in the past decade to go to Vandy (initial rankings), but highly unlikely.
Gotta admit, his sideburns rock.
...according to Mike Farrell
You think he's trying to keep the announcement quiet in order to keep Green off his tracks (so Green won't take the last spot?).
His father also denied the announcement per Barton Simmons at 247 Sports as well.
According to Tremendous (the blog site, not just the person), there was a 60% chance that Green would commit yesterday, which then turned into a 100% chance ("60=100" tweet). So... yeah. Guy is gunning for page clicks. He is the detroit free press of recruiting.
Don't be a jack ass. They were obviously being sarcastic...
The "60=100" thing was obviously a joke (one that you missed).
I love how people on here complain about Tremendous when they pay $0 to get the same information that Rivals/Scout provides. And the Tremendous guys are actually personably/funny too.
I don't need a bunch of bullshit info from guys like Tremendous / Sarah Hughes / etc. that are just ASKING for page clicks to their twitters / websites.
I have a subscription to ESPN and RIvals, and I love MGoBlog. You don't see Brian out there on the twitters / this site reporting "breaking" news that is just a bunch of crap / half-baked thoughts. That shit doesn't go on with Rivals or ESPN, either (and I'm sure it's the same way at Scout and 247).
Essentially our media has moved into a "first to report" mantra instead of an "accuracy of report" mindset. It frustrates the hell out of me.
I like your posts. You are a stright shooter. I like that.
1. If you don't want Tremendous' take on something, don't acknowledge it and just ignore it.
2. You're acting like Tremendous is Ace Williams or something.....if you took the time to read his blog, you'd see he's pretty damn good at what he does and he's providing it for free. He has a good track record.
3. Brian is not a recruiting analyst.....so I don't know why you're comparing him to Tremendous. And Brian has reported "inside info" from anonymous (at least to us) sources before. You must not read this blog enough if you've never seen any.
4. Comparing sites that require a fee to view their info to ones that don't is apples to oranges. If ESPN or Rivals is wrong, they could lose members and thus $. Tremendous, at worst, loses some clicks. But people will still read his analysis because it's freaking free. Pay-sites have much more incentive to absolutely make sure that what they say is 100% correct, because if they don't, they're out of a job. Tremendous is afforded the luxury of being able to say how he feels at all times with minimal consequences.
247sports messed up and ran an article about Green committing to us. It seems like our very own BISB got in on the twitter action. Not only is he a mod on MGBLOG, but apparently he is trying to mod the entire internets.
Dan @JoshuaHenschke 247Sports reply ---> "@jcshurburtt: these things happen."
JC Shurburtt @rineer07 @JoshuaHenschke Dan, these things do happen. We are sorry. Be an adult and stop acting like we slapped your mom.
@jcshurburtt @JoshuaHenschke. JC, it's your "credibility" not mine!~ I'm not Derrick Green (@BrOoKyLn_boii27), No need to apologize to me!
@rineer07 @JoshuaHenschke @BrOoKyLn_boii27 My credibility is just fine but make sure you drag as many folks into your rant as possible.
@jcshurburtt @JoshuaHenschke @BrOoKyLn_boii27 my "Rant"? Saying "don't apologize to me, apologize to the athlete" is a rant? Whatever bro!
@rineer07 @JoshuaHenschke @BrOoKyLn_boii27 Fans have no business tweeting at prospects ever.
@jcshurburtt @rineer07 @JoshuaHenschke Okay, everyone put the Twitter down and count to 10. Don't make me turn this internet around.
Auburn Dave @jcshurburtt @rineer07 @JoshuaHenschke @BrOoKyLn_boii27 Millions of tweeters, ban the prospects then. Only a few hundred of them.
[ED:BISB - removed my name]
What's up with all of this drama between recruiting analysts lately? What a bunch of girls.
What you have to understand about the majority of recruiting analysts is that they are ex-jock/fratboys. They relate to the athletes, they were friends with athletes in college, and they desperately wanted a job in sports. They have the ego to go with the ex-jock/fratboy attitude, so they get into huge tiffs about minute things, and carry grudges that are hard to break. They form their cliques (Scout/Rivals), they have vocal falling-outs (Rivals/247), and hate it when a new guy comes on the block (their vocal distaste for Sarah Hughes, Tremendous, and others; heck, they even hated on TomVH while he was here).
...fans have no business ever tweeting to recruits...but it's ok for guys who work on the internet to....even if they're sending false stuff out there....