EJ Levenberry Jr. possible de-commitment
Per Tremendous -
Add another name into the bag. Per a couple tweets by Mike Farrell at Rivals, it sounds like LB EJ Levenberry Jr. wants to re-open his recruitment. I don't think he's officially de-committed from FSU, but it sounds like he is having second thoughts for sure and plans to visit Michigan. We had a good rapport with EJ during his recruitment, so I may be able to get to the bottom of what's going on.
Well this should be interesting....
edit - Here's the link to Rivals regarding the situation.
http://michigan.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=338&tid=156707047&mid=156707047&sid=883&style=2
Right now I have to say my son made the right decision in choosing Jimbo
and FSU but that Michigan degree and Greg Mattison's relationship with
my son are hard to resist.
edit 2 -
And just like that #Michigan pulls out of the Levenberry race unless they lose a commit per levenberry's father
Deveon Smith is our every down back in this class. Thomas Rawls is also an every down back and will be a Soph.
Oh yeah, totally forgot about Rawls. He looks to be overachieving relative his modest recruiting profile.
So I guess this means that even if we strike out on both Treadwell and Green and don't bring in anyone to replace them, we'll be just fine. Wow. Life is good.
Well no immediate Levenberry commitment, so time for pictures of cats
If the offense is going to be similar to what we saw with Carr/Moeller - there were rarely more than 8 scholarship WRs on the roster. Right now, with the two '13 commitments, the '13 team will have 8 receivers, not counting Ricardo Miller or Devin Funchess (TE-WR tweeners, at least for now) or Norfleet (who could potentially be used in 4-wide sets). Because Jerald Robinson red-shirted he'll be only one year apart from Darboh and Chesson (assuming they both play).
Under normal circumstances, you take 2 WR a year and expect some degree of attrition. Unless you're running a 4 WR spread offense you don't need massive numbers at WR. Not when you're taking FBs, TEs, and investing heavy scholarships into the RB position.
I don't think WR is a huge need, but they obviously want Treadwell. If they can't land an elite WR they will pass. There is no need for numbers, only for elite talent. In that regard, WR is like most other positions - Michigan will take a high level recruit but doesn't NEED to add more bodies to provide depth...at this point in time.
Maybe I should have worded it better, AN ELITE WR IS OF GREAT NEED.
BPA? You might have to provide something to back that up. His rating have done nothing but slide since he was first ranked. He's good, but with the LBs we've got and the number of spots left, I have to question whether he's BPA material.
Yeah but we can't sign players in excess of the scholarship limit. IF the coaches have been leaving a spot open for Levenberry all this time while continuing to recruit Treadwell and Green, then there may be some attrition coming that hasn't been made public yet.
but you're thinking about it wrong.
Our latest projected class # is 25 players. We don't even have room for that right now. We need (I think) 4 more guys to leave the program to sign 25. So, when someone leaves, and then we say 'oh thats one more scholly', no its not. Thats one less player that needed to depart to even have room for our current commitments.
So for these "dream scenarios" of taking Green, LT, and Levenberry/Priest Willis/McQuay, we'd need 26 spots and for 5+ guys to leave the program.
Lots of chatter suddenly about EJ Levenberry. Great player/prospect, but no room at the inn at #Michigan and no official visit to Ann Arbor
We don't have commitments from either LT or Green. Hey I hope we land both, but how can you hold two spots when the kids haven't said they are coming? Do we take the chance of getting caught with our pants down and hold out schollys and possibly lose one or both, and also lose out on a top LB? Did they not say you better move quick to McQuay? Why not tell both the EJ is coming so you better pick your spot if you want it?
The coaches must like our chances. I think Treadwell is an absolute lock.
I think that Green and Treadwell are far from locks, and everyone else is a longshot (except of Mathis who is an enigma) so closing the door on EJL seems dubious.
Nevertheless, I have a feeling we havent heard the end of this.
EDIT: Mods have priority posting. I fail.
Green and Treadwell at this point. EJ is a great player, but the other 2 fill bigger needs.
Treadwell coming out and saying he wants to take more and more visits. Or maybe he has a gut feeling he's going to be booting Clark off the team?
Ugh this sucks. Dammit Levenberry why couldn't you just commit back in the spring when you were supposed to, and then we wouldn't be in this situation?
I want this kid badly, but I just don't think we'll have room for him unless we have some attrition during the year, which I'm not hoping for unless someone legitimately wants out. Other than that, the only way I see him committing is if either Treadwell and/or Green commit elsewhere, and then a spot opens up.
This does not suck. Michigan has choices and is in a good position.
Seems like FSU is really screwing it up.
Does he not feel like he's wanted anymore? His committment is relatively fresh.
It has been over 3 months now.
Ugh.
say that EJ and his parents aren't happy with the FSU coaches for reasons somewhat along the line of what you suggested.
Am I the only one who is starting to think that EJ's dad is one of those overzealous dad's who is a royal pain in the ass?
Can you give us hints, in pig latin? Or would the holier-than-thou Beaver and Balas take offense?
This.
I have pay access and there is a something about how EJ has a better relationship with a certain D coach up North than one down South.
Was that vague enough for the mods?
I heard his name is similar to Shgreg Shmattison.
August 1st, 2012 at 10:30 PM ^
Is it bad that I root for attrition because the prospect of getting another blue chip is so exciting?
Well, when you put it the way you did, it doesn't sound bad as much as it does dumb. I'm not calling you dumb, but losing a current player for some excitement isn't very smart for winning.
Now, if you said you hoped for current roster players who most likely weren't going to play to move on so that we could fill his roster spot with a highly touted prospect, then that's different. Maybe that's what you meant though, in which case it's not that bad.
I guess hoping for Michigan football players to leave is a bad thing, but you can be OK with guys who make a decision to find PT elsewhere.
This is new to us, having a full class of 5*s and 4*s by July, and having even more 5*s and 4*s lined up who want to join. We're not used to it.
We need guidance from the Master: What would Nick do?
Cut the longsnapper?
Start handing out the greyshirts.
That Nick create mysterious injuries and the likes and sends young men who have worked their entire lives for scholarships to Southwestern Alabama State Institute of Technology. I like how well coached his defense is, but that's about it.
Be careful, RDT's dad went to SWASIT.
we would call it here, Michigan State University.
That thought of this Nick
before this one when you asked what would Nick do?
but how's that long snapper scholie looking now
Not to also be a dick, but I didn't even think it looked good then, let alone now.
August 1st, 2012 at 11:00 PM ^
Can't we just stop with the LS whining?!
I was originally vehemently opposed to offering a long snapper a scholarship. I'll back off that a little now, but I am vehemently opposed to offering a long snapper a scholarship eight damn months before Signing Day.