2013 LB. Reuben Foster "Wants to visit Michigan"
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Following up on a Sam Webb report, 2013 commitment Henry Poggi tells me that five-star LB Reubon Foster "wants to visit Michigan". He says they've been talking a lot and that he thinks Foster is serious about taking a visit.
It's still a long-shot either way, but apparently it's worth at least speculating on in regards to a visit. Director of Player Personnel Chris Singletary was following him on twitter yesterday afternoon; this is only meaningful because Singletary is the guy who sets up and coordinates recruit visits.
I know this was touched on yesterday in another thread, but felt it was thread worthy with this update. This would be a HUGE GET for Michigan.
His Rivals Profile - Link
He's listed as a 5 star and the #6 player in the nation.
January 4th, 2013 at 4:09 PM ^
Comment of the day.
January 4th, 2013 at 11:44 AM ^
There are a lot players on the team right now that have kids. Well maybe not a lot, but there are definitely a few of them.
January 4th, 2013 at 11:47 AM ^
And two of them - J.T. Floyd and Fitzgerald Toussaint - have been suspended for doing illegal things this season.
January 4th, 2013 at 11:50 AM ^
Hawthorne also has a kid. Although I wouldn't support any generalization based on that.
January 5th, 2013 at 9:01 PM ^
Trent Richardson does too and he seems to have done just fine for himself.
January 7th, 2013 at 2:21 PM ^
He's doing terribly - he has to play for Cleveland!
January 4th, 2013 at 3:02 PM ^
January 4th, 2013 at 11:28 AM ^
I heard Clowney is thinking of transferring after some Michigan (helmet paint) rubbed off on him.
January 4th, 2013 at 12:38 PM ^
I heard Clowney now wishes he already had kids.
January 4th, 2013 at 1:25 PM ^
does have kids.....for breakfast. He thought Smith was a big meal.
January 4th, 2013 at 11:31 AM ^
January 4th, 2013 at 11:32 AM ^
leading up to signing day. Does anyone have a good handle how many more we can include in this class?
January 4th, 2013 at 11:55 AM ^
January 4th, 2013 at 11:33 AM ^
If you like that rumor, this guy has some others I'm sure you'd love to hear.
January 4th, 2013 at 1:17 PM ^
That's one pissed off cat.
January 4th, 2013 at 11:33 AM ^
January 4th, 2013 at 11:37 AM ^
I think it's a peculiar connection.
The Singletary part is more of an indicator to me than anything. At the very least, it's showing that Michigan is looking into his perceived interest to try to set up a visit. Obvious longshot is obvious, but even having the attention of the top players in the country is a win for the program, especially when it's so far outside their normal recruiting footprint.
January 4th, 2013 at 11:43 AM ^
We can debate moral victories and all that, but the amount of big-time players whom Coach Hoke and Co. have at least had a chance with has been really nice to see.
January 4th, 2013 at 12:21 PM ^
Yea, but when you go fishing you can tell all the stories you want if you don't get them in the boat.
January 4th, 2013 at 12:52 PM ^
Because these stories are factual and documented by 10+ websites as proof.
January 4th, 2013 at 4:13 PM ^
FWIW, I think that is Hoke on the left . . .
January 4th, 2013 at 11:45 AM ^
So you can follow who's following who on Twitter?
The more I learn about this technology, the creepier it gets.
January 4th, 2013 at 11:48 AM ^
Twitter is pretty much like everything else; it's a valuable resource if you use it correctly. Many do. Many don't.
January 4th, 2013 at 11:49 AM ^
There are a lot of creepy things about twitter. That, to me, is not one of them
January 4th, 2013 at 12:36 PM ^
Really no different than Facebook, if your friends with someone you can see who they are friends with.
January 4th, 2013 at 12:01 PM ^
If this were Northwestern or Vanderbilt having "interest" or landing a visit from a 5 star would be a win as far as perception. At Michigan it's not going to raise anyone's eyebrows. Out of the 26 five stars on Rivals I can count around 10 who at one point had us in a top group or visited.
January 4th, 2013 at 1:35 PM ^
Yes, but that's a victory. 2-3 years ago, very few of those guys were considering us or visiting us, and you can't get them to commit without first being on their radar. Being in the final group for these guys has no on-field benefit when they pick someone else, but it helps the image of the program and will probably convince other recruits to consider us as well, some of whom will pick Michigan.
January 4th, 2013 at 11:43 AM ^
This young man is ULTRA talented, but his recruitment is a circus right now.
January 4th, 2013 at 11:43 AM ^
This is awesome. Big difference between just being interested and visiting. Even if he doesnt commit, him visiting and talking about it is great for our recruiting.
January 4th, 2013 at 11:53 AM ^
I find it interesting he is visiting Washington, they seem like the odd man out in the group he has with medium interest.
January 4th, 2013 at 11:54 AM ^
Tosh Lupoi
January 4th, 2013 at 11:57 AM ^
Legalization.
January 4th, 2013 at 12:04 PM ^
“I like the atmosphere at Washington,” Foster said. “When I see the sunshine, pretty trees, and people having fun on yachts; it reminds me of Florida.”
January 4th, 2013 at 12:15 PM ^
Sunshine in Washington?
January 4th, 2013 at 12:28 PM ^
January 4th, 2013 at 12:38 PM ^
Well, I understand that there is indeed sunshine there; but to compare it to Florida seems a stretch. Anyway, I think it'd qualify as a shocker to have this kid come to UM.
Anyone know what his mom thinks about all of this?
January 4th, 2013 at 1:22 PM ^
Sunshine yes. Also 200 days of rain, and a shitload of snow. It's not like Florida here sorry. But yea, legalization makes it easier to stay inside
January 4th, 2013 at 2:30 PM ^
Shitload of snow in Seattle?
January 4th, 2013 at 4:42 PM ^
approximately 1 shit worth of snow
January 4th, 2013 at 12:30 PM ^
January 4th, 2013 at 12:06 PM ^
Colorado and Washington should totally put that at the forefront of their recruiting pitches.
I do seriously wonder if, in states where pot has been legalized, if some teams will change suspension policies related to marijuana use (I may be making a leap here in thinking that UW has such a policy or that CU even continues to field a football team).
January 4th, 2013 at 12:09 PM ^
Even though it's legal, it's still a substance that isn't allowed by the NCAA and athletes are still subject to random testing.
January 4th, 2013 at 12:31 PM ^
Is there not an age limit associated with the legalization of pot in CO and WA like there is with alcohol?
January 4th, 2013 at 12:53 PM ^
It's still a banned substance at the federal level.
January 4th, 2013 at 8:08 PM ^
Not to get political, but how aggressively is the Obama administration pursuing the enforcement where medical marijuana is legal or legalized? I guess legalized on the level of WA and CO has yet to be seen but as I recall, Obama told Holder to back off on places that were in compliance with local laws when medical marijuana laws were being passed left and right but then he backed off on that? Still a lot of things are legal that teams prohibit during the season.
January 6th, 2013 at 9:14 PM ^
I've read that Obama publicly stated that the federal government wouldn't pursue marijuana cases in states where it has been legalized but I've also read about cases where they have done so anyway. The real issue, though, is that schools aren't going to let their players do something that is illegal in the United States and neither is the NCAA.
January 4th, 2013 at 12:03 PM ^
January 4th, 2013 at 12:15 PM ^
Do you have any sense of whether or not the idea that Sebastian LaRue has interest in Michigan has any truth to it? I don't have a Twitter account, so I'm asking here.
January 4th, 2013 at 12:32 PM ^
LaRue said that Shane Morris told him that the coaches are still interested. Not sure if anything has changed, but that is how the LaRue interest in Michigan thing started.