Things I was told last night re: Ole Miss trio
I was told last night that Shea and Anderson will announce their commitments before they leave today, and that both are going to enroll in January. John Falk was at the hoops game and was giving all the recruits a tour of the locker room. One of the parents (not sure who) said they have never seen anything like the red carpet Michigan rolls out.
I asked about VJ as well. Was told that they did not have a great read on VJ like they did the other two. Also VJ had some friends and family visiting him from his Saint Mary's days, he was yucking it up with Bigs 2.0, and I thought he was having a great time and would be coming as well. I did talk directly to him and wished him well, I have not seen him since 2015 and he has grown and bulked up, he told me that his dad had Megatron visit the dolphins practice a few times this year, and that his father still keeps in touch with CJ as well as many other lions players and coaches. He also said he misses being in the D, and he was not sure if he was going to go on any more visits, but did admit many schools reaching out. One other thing that did happen during the game: Nico, DPJ, and Black rolled in late all together and I must admit they looked like 3 NFL players, also looked like great friends.
Lastly, in regards to Barrett and Patterson (OL). I did not see much of them, I think Barrett arrived late and was doing pictures and some catching up. Patterson I never saw, but I think he was with the coaches and at Schem Hall. All the attention was on Casear and the group of guys he was running around with that included Shea and others.
The vibe at Crisler and around lunch and dinner was awesome. They may all commit (5), but the coaches have been told for a fact that Anderson and Shea are in and enrolling early.
One last thing. The coaches, on JH orders are being very careful with the Ole Miss kids. When in doubt refer to compliance, and this may have something to do with why Shea and Anderson have not made it offical yet. Not saying that for sure, but they are all being extra careful. Yesterday, I saw 3x the coaches and staff huddle up to talk about something in regards to the recruits etc.
December 10th, 2017 at 10:31 AM ^
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December 10th, 2017 at 10:46 AM ^
Actually I believe Sean Patterson was working for LSU and Arizona prior to Ole Miss in offensive quality control so getting an associate recruiting position from there is not far-fetched at all.
December 10th, 2017 at 10:51 AM ^
December 10th, 2017 at 11:05 AM ^
Did you look up his brothers qualifications before you posted this uninformed, from the hip drivel? I suggest you do so.
December 10th, 2017 at 11:05 AM ^
Did you look up his brothers qualifications before you posted this uninformed, from the hip drivel? I suggest you do so.
December 10th, 2017 at 11:30 AM ^
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December 10th, 2017 at 1:01 PM ^
and then there is the monumental failure which is easily rebutted by any thinking individual with an internet connection.
December 10th, 2017 at 1:25 PM ^
December 10th, 2017 at 2:14 PM ^
"simply assumed a guy who had to have a stud QB for a brother to get a second tier SEC school’s analyst job probably wasn’t the most qualified candidate out there. You’d think if he had decent qualifications, he would’ve been able to get an analyst job pretty much anywhere and wouldn’t need his brother to be the #1 QB to get one."
He was qualified. You didn't know what you were talking about and now you still want to take shots at the guy?
December 10th, 2017 at 3:54 PM ^
even if he could get jobs elsewhere? That could be a good thing for Shea. He quit his job at LSU to join him at Ole Miss. He wasn't an analyst, btw. It was more of an entry level position for aspiring young coaches.
December 10th, 2017 at 11:58 AM ^
If Patterson (or any of these guys) gets in trouble at a later date for payments they took from Ole Miss boosters or something, then it's going to look bad for Ole Miss for a long time, and only perhaps briefly for Michigan. I don't think the world is going to turn on Michigan for something like that.
I hope you're right and I admit to being... less than impartial here, but although ultimately there would be little fallout to this scenario, Michigan is held to a different standard because it's a big name school with a polarizing head coach who attracts a lot of lazy headline-writing. Which is why us stretching for twenty minutes past NCAA regulations gets about as much ink as they seriously heinous shit that Baylor pulled with both Art Briles and Dave Bliss.
December 10th, 2017 at 12:03 PM ^
December 10th, 2017 at 3:41 PM ^
Really? I thought immediate eligibility is the only NCAA decision that is in question. Isn't processing the paperwork for a transfer an automatic, clerical procedure?
December 10th, 2017 at 5:09 PM ^
but they just completed a 2 year investigation into Ole Miss. If there were allegations or infractions related to these players, they would be deemed ineligible and would not approve the tranfer.
December 10th, 2017 at 12:40 PM ^
if any of these guys took illegal inducements to attend Miss, wouldn't that make them ineligible to play in the ncaa. i believe there is a level of risk here for potential forfeiture of games at UM should info come out on these guys later. they did all attend Miss afterall. ask yourselves if it was for the historical program, outstanding coaching...or some other reason.
December 10th, 2017 at 8:57 AM ^
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December 10th, 2017 at 9:37 AM ^
I'm interpreting the department's caution when dealing with the (ex)Ole Miss kids as correctly recognizing that they're bringing their talent and a big old NCAA magnifying glass with them.
Nothing more. Nothing less.
The "huddle" I'm sure was just a reminder that if they multiply commit, there will be outside pressure to scrutinize by our many, many, SEC and B1G "friends," so we need to do this strictly by the book and even avoid appearances of impropriety.
Perfectly warranted.
December 10th, 2017 at 9:57 AM ^
December 10th, 2017 at 10:22 AM ^
We should be okay as long as we do not provide cream cheese for their bagels. In fact, to be safe, would not even provide bagels.
December 10th, 2017 at 12:17 PM ^
Beyond "how it looks", our compliance department needs to be careful there are no entanglements that could carry over.
As we saw ourselves during the Fab Five era, a lot of these bagmen types are not doing it for the glory of the school, they are doing it for themselves. They want to get their hooks in kids for a payout later in the future when they go pro.
They are not boosters for a school, they are boosters for themselves.
Even if the NCAA is done with Ole Miss, our compliance has no choice but to do its own due diligence.
December 10th, 2017 at 12:26 PM ^
December 10th, 2017 at 12:34 PM ^
Nothing is stopping "boosters" from keeping their hooks in kids after they transfer for their own benefit for a later payout when they turn pro.
Michigan will want to have a confidence level that there are no entanglements that could still carry over when they come here.
They are clean of infractions . . . and they stay that way.
December 10th, 2017 at 12:34 PM ^
Nothing is stopping "boosters" from keeping their hooks in kids after they transfer for their own benefit for a later payout when they turn pro.
Michigan will want to have a confidence level that there are no entanglements that could still carry over when they come here.
They are clean of infractions . . . and they stay that way.
December 10th, 2017 at 9:44 AM ^
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December 10th, 2017 at 10:12 AM ^
that would have been a stronger argument for Michigan.
December 10th, 2017 at 10:44 AM ^
December 10th, 2017 at 6:30 PM ^
I remember seeing Tarp, The Judge and ET at the "Hop n Mad" (Hop In @ Main & Madison back in the day) getting into some sort of fancy SUV and all wearing full length fur coats as if they were Clyde Cool & Earl The Pearl rolling into Cobo in the early 70's! (Where the whole crowd dressed like Superfly when the Knicks came in!)
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December 10th, 2017 at 10:17 AM ^
Why come off that way? Dude was asking a question, he's allowed to have an opinion. Did the dingo eat your baby last night?
December 10th, 2017 at 10:59 AM ^
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December 10th, 2017 at 1:36 PM ^
what the he!! are you talking about?
December 10th, 2017 at 8:12 AM ^
December 10th, 2017 at 8:22 AM ^
So you're saying you doubt Michigan hasn't recruited a player who's taken SEC money.
That might be the case, but there's a big difference between recruiting a kid who's quietly taken money from an SEC school on one hand, and recruiting a kid from a program that's just been busted in a high-profile sort of way by the NCAA on the other.
December 10th, 2017 at 9:05 AM ^