New Jabrill Peppers USA Today blog post. On Hand and Fournette: "I'm bringing both of them"
Jabrill Peppers added a blog entry. Amongst some other things he talked about recruiting. Specifically, him recruiting Da'Shawn Hand and Leonard Fournette.
I talk to Leonard Fournette and DaShawn Hand a lot about coming to Michigan.
First, with Leonard I'm trying to stress to him the importance of us having Derrick Green. Derrick is one of the best young running backs in the country and with him taking reps along with Leonard they could be the best 1-2 punch in the country.
The best part is that it would preserve him more because he's not gonna have to take on the whole load by himself. He'll get a blow and we won't lose productivity on the field. Getting those breaks will allow him to have a longer career than most running backs.
It's a win-win. Plus Leonard really understands how big a Michigan degree would be for him so I feel good about him.
Then with DaShawn, I always tell him that we can make each other better. We can really feed off of each other because we're both playing on defense. We'll put the clamps on the receivers and he'll pressure the quarterback. It's the perfect compliment with both of us on the field at the same time.
They're both really cool dudes and really serious about their academics first. That's what I love about them. They're obviously really talented and whatever they decide to do they've got a fan in me, but hopefully they'll come join Team 135 and we can all start our legacies together and bring Michigan back where I know it's supposed to be.
Do I think I can bring them with me? Well, I'm a really confident person so I feel pretty good about it. Definitely about DaShawn because of our relationship and the type of defense that we run. Leonard will be a little tougher, but they call me the commissioner so I'm gonna put it out there right here on my blog: I'm bringing both of them.
I'm really starting to like this kid
I was getting goosebumps reading the post, thanks for sharing
The Phil avatar makes me smile
Yup, beat me to it as well.
Haha, can't help but laugh, since I highly doubt we'll get both Fournette and Hand, but the kid has a ton of confidence. I love it!
Right now I'd be happy with just DaShawn Hand.
Obviously getting both would be Tremendous, but I'm less worried about the OMG NEED of Leonard Fournette because of Derrick Green and Deveon Smith. As long as Fournette goes anywhere besides Alabama, I can live with that.
or OSU
I love his confidence.
How long until he asks out Kate Upton?
He will let us know in a future blog post...
He's already dating Kate Upton, it's just that he wanted her to keep it on the down low because Leo Fournette thinks he's got a shot and he doesn't want to crush his dreams until he's signed a LOI.
Thought about both Fournette and Hand being a part of this class.. I need to sit down now.
I love the confidence, but I think Spike has a better chance of bagging Kate Upton.
I really don't get the defeatist attitude on here. I don't consider myself an overly optimistic guy, but Fournette seems like the anti-Westphal (or Treadwell, et al). He's been an SEC lean forever, and has yet to pull the trigger. I think he's looking for a reason not to go to LSU. I also see us having a huge upside for top tier talent. Judging by recruiting, we will be a top 3-5 team in talent when he is an upperclassmen. We still have to produce on the field, but Michigan is a far more lucrative place to play than it has been in a long time.
Saying that we have no chance with Fournette and that the coaches should stop recruiting him would be defeatist. Simply saying that the chances of getting him out of the south are very slim is something that virtually every recruiting analyst says about Fournette, including Sam Webb, one of the most intrinsically optimistic guys I've ever known. I think it's unlikely he'll get out of the south, but that doesn't mean that I think Hoke & Co. should stop recruiting him. If we can get him up here for an official visit, anything is theoretically possible, regardless of the odds.
And our opinions—whether "defeatist" or realist or loony—don't matter to the coaches or players anyhow, thank god.
>I think he's looking for a reason not to go to LSU.
Like Laquon Treadwell was looking for a reason to not go to UM? I know it is different, but there is no risk in seeing if he likes it here.
i'm pretty sure spike already bagged her... he's just a humble guy and doesn't like to brag.
A Michigan Man doesn't Kiss and Tell
Better tell that to Glen Rice
Better tell that to Glen Rice
The word you're looking for is neither bagged, nor brag. Begged. He begged her.
...one
the damn uniforms to look like whatever he wants!
No recruit is better than the best uniform in sports. The Commissioner would agree.
Wait, arguably the best three players in the country coming to Michigan? I will not allow myself to believe this. That way I can avoid disappointment if it doesn't happen, and be shocked and overjoyed if it does.
I love Peppers' attitude, and he'll need that swag if he's going to have any chance of winning the Heisman as a true freshman.
Give him the #1 jersey. Braylon will understand....OK, maybe not.
Give him the Number 2 Jersey.
No.
If he pulls this off, give him ALL the Legends jerseys. He can wear them in any order he wishes.
A month.
And then another month.
Followed by...yet another month.
Let's just consider maybe making it an open-ended thingie...
This kid hasnt even took a snap and I already absolutley love him
Loving the swagger. Loving the confidence. Getting Fournette on campus would be big, as we all know anything can happen once a kid gets in front of Hoke and the rest of the staff. However, I still will not get my hopes up about either Fournette or Hand until NSD comes and both of their names on inked on a dotted line and sent into Schembechler Hall. And as far as I'm concerned, Fournette is a lock to Alabama or LSU until he specifically comes out and says otherwise.
If we just got one of these guys, I'd be happy. And even if we got neither of them, we'll still have reeled in a pretty darn good class. Top-10 anyway. I have no problem with Jabrill Peppers, the #2 recruit in America, being our class headliner.
One would be great, Two is better, but we already are off to a great start.
I'm not saying you're wrong to keep your hopes in check, but he has come out and specifically said that he has no leader and all the talk about him being a lock to one of the SEC schools is just that...talk that never came from him.
Again, I'm not saying that means he's coming here or isn't going to end up in the south, but you said "until he specifically comes out and says otherwise" so I just thought I'd let you in on that.
But I don't believe he'll be allowed to participate in recruting once he hits campus other than hosting players when they come to visit.
If he plays as well as we are expecting him too, he won't even have to do recruiting, his ability will do the recruiting for us.
sharp kid