5 Star 2019 DE Zach Harrison Delays Decision Indefinitely
Introduction
For those who don't know, Harrison is a top 4 overall recruit on the 247 composite. Background info:
- 247 page
- The last MGoBoard update (July 11, 2018) I could google about him.
Summary
Here's a ink to the article.
- Same finalists. In addition to delaying indefinitely, he also confirms finalists are the good guys, OSU, and PSU.
- Original source. Article is derived from an interview with Clay Hall of WSYX-TV in Columbus on Monday.
Some Thoughts
- Not great for OSU; unknown for Michigan. This isn't necessarily good for Michigan, but at the very least, it's not great for Ohio State.The reason it's not necessarily good for Michigan is that it could mean Penn State has made some headway. In previous interviews, Penn State was seen as the 'compromise' school between him and his parents.
- Done with visits? There is no mention about whether he is making more visits; in the above-linked post, he said he's not, and to the best of my knowledge he wasn't at Michigan's BBQ.
- The Season, The Season, The Season. The longer this goes, I have to think the more important Michigan's performance this season becomes, and I wonder if guys like him and Dax Hill are sort of waiting to see how Michigan performs this year.
- I don't think he's trolling Michigan. In the first place, Michigan could finish its recruiting at DE and probably be fine, so there's not a huge benefit for another program to have Harrison do this. Second, in his last interview, Harrison pretty much said that he has finished with fact-finding, so I'm not sure that coaches can really expend a ton more resources on him even if they wanted to. Finally, he's not an attention-seeking guy; there are very few interviews with him out there. I think this is genuine introspection.
We just need to hold on here until the late rounds and hope to land a stunning knockout punch.
The knockout punch is winning the Big Ten. We do that and beat Osu, he’s ours.
We do that and getting Harrison would be the sprinkles & cherry on a VERY large sundae!
I really want that sundae. The toppings would be nice too though!
If Michigan does do all that then they might be looking at adding an incredible trio to the team (Harrison, Hill, Crouch) They call it the Georgia bump
I'm lactose intolerant. Harrison going to OSU would be like me eating the sundae.
Thoughts and prayers!!!
Why do you have so many accounts?
Are you talking to me? If so, because it’s fun and it drives you banana sandwich.
Hey, maybe you are DB Cooper!
;-)
He's created at least 3 new accounts in the last couple of days. This one is now basically the same as his previous MineralKing persona. Prob his true nature. He has an older account as well which I have a pretty good idea who it is but..
** If the powers that be would implement the show ( on mouse over ) who upvoted or downvoted feature it would go a long way towards identifying and removing trolls.
Here are the known troll accounts ( not including the recent ones or lesser used )
Mineral King (antagonist)
Joined: 01/24/2018
SkyPanther (upvote generator - though most of the posts are about guys UofM missed or have no chance)
Joined: 03/17/2018
It's Always Marcia (upvote support role)
Joined: 04/08/2018
MichiganFan1984 (new antagonist)
Joined: 04/18/2018
Other accounts (probably 80% of all accounts created in 2018)
Chief Wiggum in the case...
He left out the second gunman in the grassy knoll.
And what about Kilroy?
And the monster under the bed?
Heck, Sasquatch too.
Maybe Chupa Cobra can type now.
Lol. It’s actually unreal to me.
Your use of in vs. on gives you away. "Chief Wiggum in the case" and the "second gunman in the grassy knoll." Most people would have used "on" instead of "in" in both cases.
Good catch. He's replying to himself now. How sad.
Yeah, it's a head scratcher.
I guess some people will believe anything.
do you use different computers to reply to yourself?
and if you wonder wonder "why should I care?" it's because this individual has been trying to cause negative news about Brandon Peters and other players as well as make our fanbase look bad.
"Individual"?
If you read the JOK twitter feed, our real fans are doing a fine job themselves of making us look bad.
Don't get me wrong, I loathe trolls. But if someone bases their opinion of our entire fan base or the quality of a player based on one (or even several) blog commenter... frankly... I wouldn't want to associate with that moron anyway. Just a casual observation.
Revisit this thread
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/little-bird-scouting-report-michigan%27s-4-qbs-video
SkyPanther July 4th, 2018 at 4:02 PM
This is the clearest report on Brandon Peters/Dylan McCaffrey that I've heard. Nothing I've seen the last 2 months was this clear. Have you seen a report with this much clarity?
And it leads me again to this question: Where could this leave Brandon Peters? Will he transfer?
Mineral King July 4th, 2018 at 5:26 PM
Two months ago when I said BP would be gone after this year and DCaff would be a 3 year starter everyone acted like I was just talking shit.
Also SkyPanther = It's Always Marcia
SkyPanther July 4th, 2018 at 4:04 PM
Yep, I knew that. May 23, 6 whole weeks ago.
docblueburg July 4th, 2018 at 5:10 PM
One day ago is old news on here.
It's Always Marcia July 4th, 2018 at 5:14 PM
No, not really.
(Oops you forgot to log back into SkyPanther)
Then he tried to tie his account to Shea Patterson
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/it%27s-been-real-mgoblog
MichiganFan1984 July 24th, 2018 at 1:36 PM
Bye Shea. Jk....I think....
MichiganFan1984 July 24th, 2018 at 2:29 PM
I jokingly once said I thought MK was Shea Patterson. I really think there is little chance that it is. The tiny chance it is makes it so much more interesting though.
MichiganFan1984 July 24th, 2018 at 2:31 PM
I would agree with this statement. He/she has been one of the most mysterious posters I’ve ever seen on here.
I don't care if there are trolls but when their mission is to cause problems ( like posting all the negative stuff about Brandon Peters and transfer rumors ) then I will take the time to out them.
You really believe these things Aspyr?
I could enumerate everything that shows that the accounts are related but that would only help you create more troll accounts in the future. It could be more than one person but there is no doubt that the accounts were all created for the same reason. See the post above post by That.Guy that shows a quick mistake you made in grammar switching between accounts.
You need to get out more often.
Who fucking cares. You just wasted an entire page on trying to be the cool kid in class. Honestly, nobody gives a fuck if wd has 8 other accounts.
WD? Who's WD?
I wasted a page?
There's mix up galore going on here.
you must have meant that to Asypr.
PaulWall Joined: 12/19/2017
"between you, space coyote, and umbig, (and mineral king, Haha, but he left)"
Did he? and you really have been trying to tie this guy to WD which he obviously isn't - why is that?
methinks the paulwall doth protest too much
+1 for outstanding record keeping.
Jesus I read all of this useless shit and people on here lament the politics and the AWOL Brian? This perseverance on multiple accounts and having and using the time to track/prove it....man I wish I had so little to do.
To play along....TIMMAY is always jumping on WD hate. They must be the alter ego of one another. And yet I don’t really know or truly care. This place has sucked a bag of dicks for too long.
Agree
The longer this goes on the better it will be for Michigan. Hopefully he is just waiting as long as he can do he doesnt have to live in Columbus while being committed to Michigan
I hadn't considered that. Makes a ton of sense.
Could be a similar situation with Karlaftis in West Lafayette,
Maybe, probably. However if Michigan cards another 2017 season, Harrison likely won't be singing The Victors.
If true, this is the best possible hope for M.
The longer he delays, the greater chance he could come to M: Because that means less time living in Ohio, less time to be persecuted by Ohioans, less time for his parents to be pressured by neighbors in Ohio, etc., after committing to M.
As OP states, delay doesn't necessarily mean he's leaning to M--but delay's our best hope.
I'll take it.
Much better would be an announcement that he would decide after his season.
Harrison, like a lot of recruits, said he wanted to decide before his season started so he could focus on playing football. I'm hoping this delay soon extends into waiting until his season ends for the same stated reason.
While it's hard to know what this announcement means, there's no reason to delay if he wants to go to OSU.
"there's no reason to delay if he wants to go to OSU"
This.
If your going to commit to Michigan or Penn State and you live in Columbus why do it before the season and deal with all the local idiots for all of your senior year football season. We need to have a great year. Having Gary and Chase dominate would also help.
I feel like this is an underrated aspect for a lot of kids that live near/in a college town. Why deal with idiot fans any more than you have to. Hell I would just not announce, keep as a silent commit and show up at the college of choice if its not OSU.
Bradnon Johns in EL, committed to Michigan.
I played East Lansing in basketball, football, and baseball in high school. I can't imagine him dealing with that during a basketball season.
Michigan football and Columbus is the only remotely similar toxic environment.
It's not even close though. Have you been to Columbus? At least Lansing is in the state of Michigan and residents not associated with the University aren't overwhelmingly partisan towards MSU (per facebook like data as of 2014, EL zip codes were only partisan towards MSU by a ratio of less than 5:1 (between 15 and 20 percent of residents "liked" UM football). In Columbus area, it's OSU by a ratio of about 25:1, which is a huge difference. You have allies as an M fan in EL. There are enough fans there that it isn't cult-like. Not the case in Columbus. It's OSU or literally GTFO.
Plus, OSU football fans are even more toxic and "fanatical" than MSU basketball fans.
Chris Spielman and Kirk Herbstreit would attest to this.
Ohio fans will send angry hordes to your home if locals decide to “go against the grain.”
Yep. Even more, if I were a recruit ranked that highly, I wouldn't ever sign an LOI. Those really screw the player imo, plus depending on early enrollment you may still have to put up with local crap for a while before you leave. I would tell whichever team that I was coming, but I don't see a need for a kid this highly ranked to give the schools anything.
This is an impressive post. Thanks for not just posting the title and including something like "let's hope this is good news!". Well done OP.
Thanks a bunch! The idea is to create context and continuity to give some idea about the significance of what was posted.
Excellent post and great acknowledgement from those who recognize the difference. 11W simply states the facts which includes that Zach would be OSU's highest rated recruit in the Meyer era-- so it's a huge miss if they whiff, especially if the outcome is Michigan. Zach clearly has a good feeling for the Michigan culture and its people. You just hope the team shows what that means on the field this season.
Good stuff OP.
My completely biased take rife with assumption based on all previous public information and a complete lack of inside information:
Zach loves the coaches and players at Michigan. His family and his entire community hates Michigan. He does not want to go to UM at he moment and be looked like a joke by his family, peers and community ( because the media will have you believe that Harbaugh and Michigan are a joke that will never finish higher than third in the B1G East). He hopes and believes that the hype and buzz around this year’s Michigan football team proves to be legit. After Michigan demonstrates some dominance on the field, he will be committing to a powerhouse - haters can hate all they want.
Good luck to him wherever he decides to go, he will be a great one.
If Rashan and Chase have great seasons (hint: they will) and the defense is dynamic and dominant, he won't be able to resist the winged helmet. Go Blue, big fella.