Emil Ekiyor on the verge of decommitting
October 25th, 2017 at 3:31 PM ^
I think his official is for the OSU game. This weekend the plan was to come on his own dime with his family. I would think that Sam would have mentioned that today if there was an update there from this weekend.
October 25th, 2017 at 5:07 PM ^
If that is the case, let's hope it doesn't get treated like Addison's allegedly was.
October 25th, 2017 at 1:25 PM ^
I don't blame him for one second. Bama churns out monsters on its OL and sends them in the first round of the draft every year for the last decade. Their OL lays waste to anyone and everyone in it's path. Our OL struggles to block hapless Purdue and Cincinnatti teams. Our OL has been anywhere from an unmitigated disaster to meh for nearly a decade.
If I'm a completely unbiased OL recruit, and I thought I had a future in the NFL, I'd go to Bama over almost any other school in a heartbeat.
October 25th, 2017 at 1:25 PM ^
October 25th, 2017 at 1:27 PM ^
CROOTIN!!!
October 25th, 2017 at 1:35 PM ^
October 25th, 2017 at 1:43 PM ^
Maybe so but we are probably going to lose Reese to Georgia as well.
October 25th, 2017 at 1:55 PM ^
... Counterstrike at work? If not, then i am not buying.
October 25th, 2017 at 6:16 PM ^
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October 25th, 2017 at 1:39 PM ^
why don't we put Hurst, Mone and Gary in at RG, RT and right side TE on goal line situations ? I think with zone blocking they could move the line of scrimmage at least 1 yard. Then give the ball to the Panda. Touchdown Michigan !
Go Blue!
October 25th, 2017 at 1:46 PM ^
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October 25th, 2017 at 1:52 PM ^
Honigford, Stueber, Hall, and Filiaga were all tackles in high school.
Where is this narrative that we have all these guards behind Onwenu and Bredeson coming from again?
October 25th, 2017 at 2:35 PM ^
Pretty much all good high shcool OL play tackle in high school. the depth chart by class has a lot of those guys in the OG pipeline rather than OT pipeline.
October 25th, 2017 at 1:53 PM ^
This is misleading. Did you actually listen to the Recruiting Roundup this morning?
Sam said that Emil is visiting campus this weekend for the Rutgers game with his whole family. He also said that the Michigan coaching staff is now pursuing other interior OL options "so they won't be left holding the bag" but that Emil still has a spot in the class.
Sam closed by saying that Emil has had a committable offer on the table from 'Bama for a while now, so there must be a reason he hasn't accepted it. There was no point in the Roundup where it seemed like Sam was trying to say Emil will definitelty stick with his Michigan committment, but there was also no point where Sam infered that Emil is on the verge of decommitting either. I got the sense that the visit this weekend is important and that Sam doesn't know what Emil is going to do because Emil hasn't decided yet.
October 25th, 2017 at 1:53 PM ^
It's not misleading if you read what he posted on his premium board.
October 25th, 2017 at 2:03 PM ^
Did he post something entirely different from what he said this morning on his radio show? Because that would be odd.
And if that's really the case, don't point to the Recruiting Roundup as evidence that Emil is on the verge of decommitting. Because that is NOT what Sam said on the air this morning.
October 25th, 2017 at 2:15 PM ^
I don't know how to answer that without giving away what he said, but let's just say he was a lot more blunt about the situation and his Bama sources think this is done.
October 25th, 2017 at 2:19 PM ^
So visiting campus for the game this weekend, with his whole family in tow, plus Sam's comments this morning that Emil is currently committed but it will be a fight to the finish to keep him in the class... you're just ignoring all of that?
It sounds like you're reading too much into one board post, and should probably change the title of this thread to something else.
October 25th, 2017 at 2:32 PM ^
No, Sam's post addressed all that. I'm operating with more information than you and I didn't just post this on a whim. You should probably sit this one out.
October 25th, 2017 at 2:54 PM ^
Fine. But using "Per the recruiting roundup from Sam this morning" when his Recruiting Roundup didn't actually support the claim you're making seems pretty disingenuous to me. Most people who read that and heard the Roundup are going to think you're just trying to stir up more negativity on the board and it takes credibility away from whatever else you have to say.
October 25th, 2017 at 2:33 PM ^
delete
October 25th, 2017 at 2:56 PM ^
so what? Until signing day none of this makes any difference. A commit isn't really binding. Yes, it's a bummer to lose him if he goes, but it sounds like the staff is working on backups.
October 25th, 2017 at 5:13 PM ^
There is an early signing period this year so we'll know a lot more soon.
October 25th, 2017 at 1:55 PM ^
I listened to his recruiting roundup this morning and I didn't hear anything that would lead me to believe that Emil is on the verge of decommitting. Sam simply stated that Alabama is a threat (which surprises no one) and that Emil visited Alabama this past weekend.
Emil is also slated to visit Michigan this weekend.
So...unless Sam has posted something different than what I heard this morning, I didn't really hear anything different than what we've been hearing on Emil...
October 25th, 2017 at 3:12 PM ^
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October 25th, 2017 at 2:07 PM ^
I believe this is a very tough time for Emil. I think his heart truly wants to stay committed to Michigan and play with his long time friend Cameron McGrone, who's also from Indiana.
Though his mind is telling him that Alabama might be the best place to go for more success in college football and a better path to the NFL.
October 25th, 2017 at 2:21 PM ^
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October 25th, 2017 at 2:41 PM ^
October 25th, 2017 at 4:40 PM ^
Just Like Isiah Wilson Told the coaches he was coming, right?
This is something bama coaches are telling him to say to fuck us, likely.
October 25th, 2017 at 8:00 PM ^
October 25th, 2017 at 3:08 PM ^
Who was moved to OL early in the year and was considered a high ceiling OL guy by many when we signed him.
Also Ja'Raymond Hall...
The cupboards aren't bare.
October 25th, 2017 at 10:52 PM ^
Wish '16 had some tackle bodies in it.
October 25th, 2017 at 3:16 PM ^
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October 25th, 2017 at 3:27 PM ^
If we excel at nothing else, at least we got the whole endocannibalism thing down.
October 25th, 2017 at 3:39 PM ^
Can someone not named Maizen at least confirm that the Scout's board post is as negative as he makes it out to be? His podcast was most definitely not that bleak, and nothing as far as his visit schedule has changed as of the podcast (will be visiting on his own dime with the family for the Rutgers game and official for OSU game).
This isn't even a complete call-out on Maizen, but, well, he tends to spin things with very negative tones at times...
And for all things holy, PLEASE DO NOT TWEET AT EMIL. Whoever was doing that last year nearly cost the commitment of Aubrey Solomon. We thought Aubrey was toast, and he ended up at Michigan. DO NOT TWEET AT RECRUITS ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE BAD THINGS
October 25th, 2017 at 3:41 PM ^
October 25th, 2017 at 3:47 PM ^
Did anyone tell him we might be good in 2020?
October 25th, 2017 at 4:23 PM ^
October 25th, 2017 at 5:05 PM ^
I wouldn't want to play with this offensive line either right now. No offense to them on their characters and the tough life they live as UM student athletes but this offensive line has been getting it's ass kicked for a decade. This offense doesn't stand a chance against a quality opponent. I see kids for Ohio who are just ripped up from lifting weights and then I see Michigan players and it's like they are starved. Guys like Kyle Kalis and Ben Braden should've been monsters last year for how long they were in school and in that weight program but they weren't. They were candy asses against the big boys. Maybe something is wrong with the weight program? If you cant play with swagger and kick peoples ass by physically dominating them and getting in their head, then you aren't playing the game right. You need bad boys on the o-line who are going to pancake defenders and walk over the top of them for mouthing off. The University of Michigan offensive line are a bunch of candy asses. Plain and simple. Sorry boys but you play like pussies.
October 25th, 2017 at 5:20 PM ^
January is going to be an interesting month because this year the early signing period from December 20-22 will change it up a bit. There will be some spots taken officially and that may lead to less musical chairs, especially if a 3 star player wants to sign to take a spot he might have gotten screwed on in the past. That means some of the higher ranked players may have to make a solid decision sooner or might want to anyway. Little bit of chess match for players and coaches. Can't wait.
October 25th, 2017 at 5:33 PM ^
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October 25th, 2017 at 6:01 PM ^
Don't worry, 2050 is our year.
October 25th, 2017 at 6:14 PM ^
When someone pays me $10M a year to worry about it then I'll worry about it. Otherwise, I'll let the guy who makes $10M a year worry about it.
October 25th, 2017 at 6:55 PM ^