Thread for Weekend Commitments, Transfers, Rumors
December 9th, 2017 at 12:47 PM ^
Valenti is acting like these guys are castoff, 5th years that their team doesn't want. This is a unique situation and Harbaugh is attempting to take full advantage of it.
December 9th, 2017 at 11:29 AM ^
Kevin Sherrer, LB coach for Georgia is reportedly headed to Tennessee to be DC. I wonder if this will help us keep Otis Reese?
December 9th, 2017 at 11:43 AM ^
probably doesnt hurt but they are in the playoffs, hes from there and visited a ton. I think our only hope is they pick up a commitment from someone high on their board as others have mentioned.
I really really hope he sticks. Barrett can be plan B if Reese leaves.
December 9th, 2017 at 11:44 AM ^
I wonder if recruiting Barrett tells us all we need to know about the coaches thoughts on being able to keep Reese.
December 9th, 2017 at 12:02 PM ^
Isn't Barrett more of a Safety/Viper/RB a la Peppers and Hudson?
December 9th, 2017 at 6:55 PM ^
You mean like Reese?
December 9th, 2017 at 12:27 PM ^
He's being recruited as a RB who could move somewhere else. Tells us nothing about Reese, imo. The recruitment of Jamien Sherwood might however. He's planning to visit next weekend and would likely be a viper like Reese, although he could play safety.
December 9th, 2017 at 4:54 PM ^
We've heard UGA only wants to take one more LB in this class. Reese is supposed to be their 2nd choice and this guy their 1st.
https://georgia.247sports.com/Bolt/Georgia-Bulldogs-recruiting-trending…
December 9th, 2017 at 5:12 PM ^
I hope they only consider Otis a LB! I mean he can play LB or safety so hopefully everything works out for us and he stays in the fold.
December 9th, 2017 at 1:19 PM ^
Yeah he probably wouldn’t be going there to play for Kirby Smart and UGA. Remember all those TEs we lost because Jay Harbaugh moved to the RBs last year? I can’t stand stupid ass posts.
December 9th, 2017 at 1:56 PM ^
Sometimes position coaches, or primary recruiters play a critical role in bringing recruits in. Derrick Henry said Jeremy Pruitt recruited him to Bama and was the reason he chose Bama.If OSU was honest to Mike Weber about the RB coach leaving then he might have stuck with MICH. I'm not saying it absolutely will have an impact on Reese, but at the moment he is committed to us and it could help keep him blue.
December 9th, 2017 at 2:21 PM ^
Jesus fucking Christ did you really just go there? Anyone else think we still have a chance to get Weber? You think he’s coming?
December 9th, 2017 at 2:34 PM ^
Calm down there buddy. You may want to put the booze down and take a nap. Of course Weber isn't coming. Just an example of the importance of a position coach recruiting a player. I simply posed the question out of curiosity. Stop being a dick.
December 9th, 2017 at 3:09 PM ^
Being a dick is kind of ghostofhoke's schtick. He's our resident sort-of-a-dick.
December 9th, 2017 at 11:59 AM ^
Where are the Hellos?
December 9th, 2017 at 12:11 PM ^
gorgeous!
December 9th, 2017 at 1:47 PM ^
darkness, my old friend.
December 9th, 2017 at 4:06 PM ^
Sam mentioned something earlier today about the fireworks will probably be tomorrow.
December 9th, 2017 at 12:27 PM ^
Over on Twitter Angelique from 247 shows a pic of Shea, Donetay and Van at Mich/UCLA BB GAME.
December 9th, 2017 at 1:10 PM ^
done deal*
December 9th, 2017 at 5:36 PM ^
but the shouting
December 9th, 2017 at 12:28 PM ^
Now none of the recruits will want to come here!
/s
December 9th, 2017 at 1:09 PM ^
Rumor: Lavar Ball is at Crisler, meeting with Shea Patterson. Shea will announce he will be homeschooled by Lavar, and play Basketball in Europe, and inked Louis Vitton Endorsement deal.
December 9th, 2017 at 1:28 PM ^
what about the shitty shoes?
December 9th, 2017 at 3:26 PM ^
thought it would be China for sure
December 9th, 2017 at 1:26 PM ^
I much prefer seeing the headlines rather than having to dig through this thread while watching the game.
December 9th, 2017 at 1:38 PM ^
I got a hot take, again take it for what it’s worth, but Pep in not leaving Michigan and Jay Harbaugh may be relieved of his duties as RB coach and moved to a different position. Word is Harbaugh got a lot of pressure for letting Wheatley go, and replacing him with his son. Pep will also have a bigger role with the offense. I hate posting this stuff because of potential backlash, but what the hell.
December 9th, 2017 at 1:58 PM ^
Ain't worth a thing
December 9th, 2017 at 1:59 PM ^
An extended role for Pep make me nervous. Can't be sure what was the root of our offensive problem this year. But Pep's first year here as passing coordinator we saw major Speight regression, couldn't get the QB depth chart right, and installed a passing spread we are terrible at.
December 9th, 2017 at 8:53 PM ^
We don't know how Peters looked in practice; maybe he did look unsure.
As well, Speight did come back from a pretty notable injury. Passing looked okay prior to our best (freshman!?) receiver getting injured (well, except for the Speight arm punting to guys part...that could have been better.)
OTOH, by the end of the year the line and running game looked better (not great but better), Peters development as a QB, not bad. The services seemed to be talking up McCaffrey but who knows...
Pep might have been the problem but he wasn't at Stanford...
December 9th, 2017 at 2:37 PM ^
I'm very curious. iI Harbaugh cares about it, it's certainly not from the media or message boards.
Wheatley's departure was somewhat expected. We knew he wanted to be an OC from the time he arrived. It was hard to see the path for him to do that here.
December 9th, 2017 at 4:06 PM ^
So it seemed like the heat was coming internally.. Wheatley was really good at recruiting at inner city schools. We all knew that though. From what I was told there was not much of a fight to keep him and he replaced him with someone who didn’t seem to be qualified for the position. I mean I guess I could understand other coaches not being happy. Imagine if you have been working at a job for years, and your boss turns around and hires his son who is fresh out of college. I mean you can’t really say anything, but people talk.
December 9th, 2017 at 4:42 PM ^
Nobody got let go to hire Jay, especially Wheatley. He left of his own accord with Jay already on the staff. Jay was moved to accommodate other moves.
In any event, Jay’s position groups have done very well since he has been here. RBs were better this year than last year. Pass blocking from RBs has been weak the past two years aside from Smith being on the field. If only RB was our weakest position this year....
There is no pressure on Harbaugh except from talking heads in the press who know nothing or jabronis on message boards. Warde will not meddle in Jim’s affairs - that is beyond his capabilities and expertise.
December 9th, 2017 at 5:28 PM ^
You had me at "jabronis on messge boards"
Brian should make that into a shirt.
December 9th, 2017 at 7:16 PM ^
Your reading way too much into what I wrote..Didn’t say he was let go, there was just no real fight to keep him. I never mentioned the pressure was coming from Warde either. What I was referring too where the other coaches and staff. Like I said, if your boss makes a move that few people agree with, no one will confront him, but employees will talk. That’s basically what went on. Like I said, take it for what it’s worth.
December 9th, 2017 at 5:04 PM ^
Obviously Jay was already there and he didn't really get a promotion. He just moved from TEs to RBs. From the outside looking in, the move seems like an upgrade. Not that Frey is necessarily a better coach than Wheatley, but that another OL coach was more valuable for this team.
Obviously having a coach's son on the staff can lead to some questions, but this doesn't look like a case of Harbaugh showing favoritism. More like he didn't think Wheatley was indispensible.
December 9th, 2017 at 7:18 PM ^
Agreed.. that’s a better way of putting it. He didn’t really fight to keep him.
December 9th, 2017 at 7:19 PM ^
Agreed.. that’s a better way of putting it. He didn’t really fight to keep him.
December 9th, 2017 at 5:19 PM ^
place. He was under qualified, but I was willing to cut Harbaugh a little slack. That little tradeoff was well worth getting him here. Why the skepticism about Jay now? Our TEs were arguably the most improved position group on offense while he had them. Running back play improved this season. I understand he had help from a GA. So did Pep with the WRs.
At this point, expecting Harbaugh to fire or demote Jay seems completely unrealistic. I wouldn't be shocked to see him get hired away. He might like an opportunity to prove himself somewhere else.
December 9th, 2017 at 4:40 PM ^
What possible justification is there for giving Pep more of a role with the offense? Our passing offense was a lot worse this year under his coordination, last year his Cleveland Browns offense was terrible, he was fired from the Colts the year before, and during his two year stint as OC at Stanford, Al Borges coordinated better offenses (without the benefit of a NFL QB). Pep's prior stint as an OC was for a dreadful Howard team that never broke .500, and got worse each year. I also have not heard anything about him as a plus recruiter. I understand the consternation about Jay as a RB coach, (even though the RBs as a group outperformed Pep's groups, and Jay is a plus recruiter). But shuffling Jay around doesn't seem tied to Pep in any way.
One other point: from Speight's interviews, it seemed like Pep expected him to seek a transfer (or at least was not surprised), while the news completely caught Harbaugh off-guard. Why didn't Pep clue Harbaugh in on the possibility ahead of time?
December 9th, 2017 at 1:46 PM ^
Pending transcript approval
My Name Is Earl
@TheBossman102
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1h
Ole Miss transfer Deontay Anderson has committed to the University of Michigan. Just waiting on transcripts to go thru admissions to make it official. #GoBlue
December 9th, 2017 at 1:55 PM ^
I’m more excited about this than the QB, but I’ll take all.
December 9th, 2017 at 5:39 PM ^
We'll take them all, however, if we had Patterson this year, I think worst case is we'd have been 10-2.
December 9th, 2017 at 2:34 PM ^
Do Ole Miss credits count at Michigan? :)
December 9th, 2017 at 4:11 PM ^
MSU #81
Alabama #110
Nebraska #124
Ole miss #154
CMU #210
Eastern #221-300
December 9th, 2017 at 5:00 PM ^
MSU is a ranked higher than Alabama?
that is outrageous
December 9th, 2017 at 5:18 PM ^
How long will it take for the transcript to be approved and your name to be changed to Earl afterwards?
December 9th, 2017 at 1:47 PM ^
Fuck this thread. I love my hello posts.
December 9th, 2017 at 1:48 PM ^
It’s not a substitute for the Hello threads - it’s meant to capture any information / comments that the community wants to share leading up to the commitment posts
December 9th, 2017 at 3:41 PM ^
They’ll be happening tomorrow