Recruiting mailbag questions for Monday
Hey guys,
Hit me up with your questions for next Monday's mailbag.
There were some good questions remaining in last week's, so I may answer a couple of those still. I am keeping track of all questions asked in each of these so I'll keep picking out the best ones, even if they're from past board posts.
- Steve
September 15th, 2016 at 9:47 PM ^
Does Coach Drevno has HC aspirations in the near future?
September 15th, 2016 at 10:03 PM ^
I'd venture that FISCH does, as the next Florida HC
September 15th, 2016 at 10:09 PM ^
....or maybe maryland coach.
September 15th, 2016 at 10:32 PM ^
fisch, most valuable assistant in cfb
September 15th, 2016 at 9:47 PM ^
Steve: seems to be a lot of flux in our OL recruiting - where do we now stand on the elite Tackle recruits for 2017?
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September 16th, 2016 at 12:20 AM ^
My household sponges seem to accumulate an awful lot of buildup and grime in what seems like a relatively short period of use. Is there anything I can do to combat this?
September 16th, 2016 at 12:36 AM ^
Tell them to get a job, then kick em out of your basement... damn sponges
September 16th, 2016 at 1:42 AM ^
...you find another sponge.
- from Brandon's Lasting Lessons
September 16th, 2016 at 4:06 AM ^
Make sure you wring them out after every use.
September 16th, 2016 at 4:10 AM ^
I just booted him out a cpl years ago and life has never been better around here either.
September 16th, 2016 at 7:52 AM ^
I would explain to your wife the need to rotate the usage of them when doing dishes. moss don't grow on a rolling stone.
September 16th, 2016 at 3:59 AM ^
Too much Flux not enough Capacitors
September 15th, 2016 at 9:51 PM ^
Which linebackers and corners do you see us getting? Do you see us getting Drew Singleton? What is with the new offers at CB?
September 16th, 2016 at 1:44 PM ^
With Drew tearing his ACL - do you see Michigan continuing to pursue him?
I hate to think an injury would "scare" off UM, but we've kinda been down this road before (Matt Falcon).
September 15th, 2016 at 9:53 PM ^
What do you make of the recent offers of lesser-rated CBs in the last week or so? At this point optimism seems low on Darnay Holmes. Does it have any bearing on where we stand with any other CB targets like Ambry Thomas?
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September 15th, 2016 at 9:56 PM ^
Add-on:
Is the offer to the CB who's Tarik Black's teammate for that reason or are they legitimately high on him?
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September 15th, 2016 at 10:01 PM ^
Pretty sure I read Holmes said we're a lock to make his top 3
September 15th, 2016 at 10:39 PM ^
He did say that but it was a few months ago. Since then we seem to be trending down for him for whatever reason. And I think even at that time UCLA was considered the team to beat.
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September 15th, 2016 at 10:43 PM ^
This topic interests me also. Holmes has always seemed like a bit of a long shot. Concerns on Ambry or St Juste?
September 16th, 2016 at 7:42 AM ^
Ah I forgot about St Juste, too.
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September 15th, 2016 at 9:54 PM ^
Why are there so many decommitments lately? I know most were from 2018 class. Is Jim reevaluating them or are we on a limited scholarship count ?
Thank you in advanced
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September 15th, 2016 at 9:56 PM ^
I missed it. Where will I find the answers to the questions? Thanks
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September 15th, 2016 at 10:18 PM ^
answers will be on the front page in a couple days
September 16th, 2016 at 2:19 AM ^
for recruiting mailbag.
September 16th, 2016 at 9:47 AM ^
That works well. I had already read Steve's previous article but the search got me to it quickly.
September 15th, 2016 at 9:56 PM ^
What percentage of the prospects that we are going after have eaten a booger?
September 15th, 2016 at 9:59 PM ^
DT's...who are we recruiting hardest? What 4/5 star out there is coming? Great chance for immediate PT
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September 15th, 2016 at 10:01 PM ^
Extension to this great question, any chance Solomon ends up back in the fold?
September 16th, 2016 at 1:15 AM ^
but I would say 0% chance.
September 15th, 2016 at 10:01 PM ^
Have Thomas and DPJ hinted at when they might make their decision.
September 15th, 2016 at 10:10 PM ^
Updates on DPJ, Martin and Collins
September 15th, 2016 at 10:15 PM ^
Please!
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September 15th, 2016 at 10:12 PM ^
Why does Sparty struggle to put together higher-ranked classes despite their run of success, and what is their ceiling another 1-2 years down the road when Harbaugh has fully re-established the winning tradition here?
September 15th, 2016 at 10:52 PM ^
Because they don't have a National fan base and their ceiling got exposed by the 38-0 spanking they took from Bama.
And that juggernaut Furman just lost to the Citadel but played them about as close as they played Sparty.
September 16th, 2016 at 1:58 AM ^
It was week 1 and I guarantee they have been prepping for ND since Tuesday of kickoff week.
September 15th, 2016 at 10:13 PM ^
Has Michigan changed it's recruiting strategy at all with the change from Partridge to Bush? Is Biff Poggi playing an active role in recruiting evaluation? (you know, asking that last question for a friend...in the media).
September 15th, 2016 at 10:39 PM ^
I saw the offer to a cornerback who plays with Tarik Black as well. He wasn't rated very high. My question is why aren't we offering Donovan Johnson from Cass Tech? He's ranked higher, he has speed as evidenced in THE OPEN where he almost won the fastest player, He REALLY wants to go to Michigan, He's teammates with two players that we highly covet in Kelly-Powell and Peoples-Jones (package deal)., Did I mention he was invited to THE OPEN and the other wasn't, which says something about what others think about him. Why are we offering a kid ranked around 1500 to sway Black when Johnson could help bring in truly elite players that we definitely want more.
September 16th, 2016 at 8:00 AM ^
I would guess the answer to that question is that Harbaugh values his own talent evaluation more than the opinion of the scouting services. Crazy, I know.
September 16th, 2016 at 11:14 AM ^
I don't know who this CB teammate it you're referring to, but just because one guy went to the opening and another didn't doesn't mean a ton, really. It means Donovan Johnson either went to camps this other guy didn't or shows better in a camp setting. Considering Johnson is small and fast, I wouldn't be surprised if it's the latter. How big is this other recruit? I read somewhere that size was a reason for not offering Donovan Johnson. EDIT: just looked him up and Brandon Sebastian is 6'1". So that may play a role here. Lastly, keep in mind that recruits in places like CT are often overlooked.
Terry Richardson was an All American recruit and Stribling/Clark were not. So let's also not take the recruiting stuff as gospel either.
September 16th, 2016 at 7:05 PM ^
Yeah, recruits in Detroit are overlooked too. Then they go to Sparty, Penn State and Iowa and torch us for 3-4 years.
September 15th, 2016 at 11:37 PM ^
What exactly does Biff Poggi do? What is his role on the staff?
September 15th, 2016 at 10:14 PM ^
Any good crootin stories you can share (with names redacted obviously)? Boosters? Money?
September 15th, 2016 at 10:29 PM ^
Nice try, ncaa, you have to actually go to Mississippi to do for investigation.
September 16th, 2016 at 6:08 AM ^
I meant from other schools. Obviously I didn't want Steve to incriminate Michigan but I'm sure he's heard of a good "Ole Miss is giving me blank" story or ten
September 15th, 2016 at 10:18 PM ^
How soon do you think Michigan will pull a #1 class in?
September 15th, 2016 at 10:19 PM ^
Most realistic DT possibilites for 17 and 18
September 15th, 2016 at 10:21 PM ^
If we have the kind of season most of us are hoping for, do you see us recruiting on the same level as OSU and Bama next seasons? If not, what would it take for M to have a no. 1 class?
September 15th, 2016 at 10:28 PM ^
How many wide receivers would we reasonably take this class? What is the max?
September 15th, 2016 at 10:40 PM ^
4 is the max
September 15th, 2016 at 10:29 PM ^
What's the dirtiest program? Any good crootin' stories?
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