David Dawson to camp at Florida

Submitted by O Fo Sho on

to visit FLORIDA!!!!!       ughhhhhhhhhhhh

[ED:BISB - Internet ASPLODE]

ItsaDamnGame

July 6th, 2012 at 4:04 PM ^

I Spring Break in Florida every Spring - I love it!  However, I wouldn't want to spend a week there in the heat of Summer.  Especially if its anything like our weather this week!  Oh yeah, who cares if the kid goes to their camp to learn from them and bring some extra knowledge home?  This doesn't bother me as much as the OP's picture does.

Frank Drebin

July 6th, 2012 at 4:13 PM ^

Now I know that there are crazy fans and blogs at every major school, but this is pretty ridiculous. He is going to Florida for Friday Night Lights. Deal with it. As of now, he is still committed. Other than Bosch, all of the other recruits are currently saying all of the right things about his committment, so I will go with that info until he says he is decommitting. I just think that this could be a big turnoff for recruits to see a bunch of grown ups (at least for the most part) all freaking out when internet rumors are running wild in regards to where they are going to school, or what visit they are planning to take. Everyone just needs to calm down before some stupid shit ends up being said and convinces him that UM really may not be the place for him. Hopefully the fans of this University don't help him make the decision that he should go somewhere else.

America

July 6th, 2012 at 4:23 PM ^

I've noticed in the last 2 years or so that a larger number of the freakout type fan has migrated over to this blog from whatever site they previously frequented (mlive, scout, etc.).  It is sad really that this thread will get above 200 replies.  I guess it makes sense with mgoblog becoming mainstream but it is still unfortunate.  The haloscan days were nice.  What is the most sad though, is that Dawson's weekend is undoubtedly ruined.  He is a 17 year old kid who was probably really excited about taking a trip to Oregon and competing in this camp.  Now he has to spend his time there debunking all of these fabricated "rumors" and I'm sure his phone has been blowing up with people asking him if he is going to decommit.

America

July 6th, 2012 at 5:02 PM ^

That makes a whole lot of sense actually.  I have been internally attributing much of the nonsense to a youth movement in the board.  That is, I have been operating under the assumption that most of the posters who come off as unreasonable and overly reactive are 12-15 year olds who stumbled upon this blog.  It would make sense though if rival posters make up a good portion of the unreasonable crowd.

America

July 6th, 2012 at 5:46 PM ^

That does prove as a decent indicator but not any sort of tell all.  I have been on this website basically every day since somewhere around 2006 and have 300 points or whatever which isn't very many.  That seems to be outside of the scope of what I am trying to get at though.  The problem isn't spotting dumbassery, that is easy.  I am interested in locating the source of the lower quality posting that has overtaken a portion of this website/board in the last 2 or 3 years.  There likely is not a definite answer or even a more correct answer, but it is something that has been of interest to me for some time now.

TheGhostofYost

July 6th, 2012 at 4:15 PM ^

I have never seen so many chicken little whiny bitches in my life.  We should have an automatic ban for people who incite this kind of discussion.

NOLA Wolverine

July 6th, 2012 at 4:17 PM ^

Guys, we're not Indiana (or, specific to the case of an OL decommiting, Michigan State). It's okay if someone who commited ends up decommiting at this point.  

kehnonymous

July 6th, 2012 at 4:20 PM ^

David Dawson; I hope you're not reading this because that'd mean you looked at this thread in the first place, but if you are - All of us look forward to seeing you in the maize in blue come 2013, but more importantly we wish the best for your future regardless.  So, pancake some D-Linemen this weekend and enjoy your high school senior year because it won't come around twice (unless you're OSU-bound)  And most importantly, ignore our collective freakouts over, essentially, nothing.

Have a great weekend. 

bluenectarine

July 6th, 2012 at 4:29 PM ^

much ado about nothing......a kid acting like a kid....trust me I had a kid go through this and he was changing his mind every minute and everytime some other kid told him about something...he changed again...In Dawson's case he also has his loss to deal with....

michfan6060

July 6th, 2012 at 4:25 PM ^

Some of you need to calm down if this kid doesn't want to be a part of Michigan then that's his loss. I think he's a great player and I want him, but he's not bigger than Michigan.

Champeen

July 6th, 2012 at 4:33 PM ^

Dawson just lost his father.  There is a ton going through his mind right now.  What he needs is a strong figure to stand by him/guide him right now, like his father was/would have been doing.  He is going through an extremely difficult time, and may not have the best direction right now.  He very well be filled with a lot of anger, and Michigan fans arent helping out a bit right now.  All fans will do right now is push him further away.

He needs support, not good riddance.  I hope Hoke has a chance to sit down with the kids and have a nice talk with him, even if he were going to de-commit.  Kids life in general is more important than what school he is going to attend.

I hope Michigan fans, and even a few recruits, give him support instead of pushing him away like he is the devil.  I know im asking for too much though.

chunkums

July 6th, 2012 at 4:55 PM ^

Mods, can we please lock this thread?  I'm kind of preemptively embarassed by just the potential of Dawson reading this type of stuff.

kehnonymous

July 6th, 2012 at 5:07 PM ^

^^^^^ Spot on. 

Remember that thing with a sizeable minority of Ohio State fans and Alex Anzalone+family?

Let's do the exact opposite of that.

wolverineswag

July 6th, 2012 at 5:19 PM ^

This is a 16 year old young man. To live and die by his every word is an absolute exercise in futility. If he comes to Michigan, he will thrive. If he doesn't, all the best, let's hope he reaches his potential elsewhere. 

Michigan is a special place, but it isn't the only place. Part of the specialty is that the people here are all-in. Just look at this website as evidence, I am unsure any school has a privately run blog that paralells the readership, awareness, and loyalty the boards here demonstrate.

My point is this, Michigan is Michigan because the people who buy in (commits, players, and fans alike) are not casual - they are lifers. However, to assume that a 16 year old (a child, in my opinion) is going to demonstrate this zeal ALL OF THE TIME is an unrealistic way to go about life. He has to live it first.

This is why I love the pre-signing camradarie - it is cultivating the lifer mindset before the commitments become contract.

P.S. who the hell doesn't enjoy a free trip to a warm weathered place?

Blazefire

July 6th, 2012 at 5:32 PM ^

Ask yourself if you'd bitch at someone you don't know because you heard from an unreliable source they might do something you don't like. If you think you might, GET THE HELL OFF TWITTER! You do not belong there. It will only lead to pain, discomfort and public derision.

Bloodoo

July 6th, 2012 at 5:45 PM ^

I heard he was coming on really strong with the whole Scientology thing, and she was worried about the impact on their daughter.

Whoops...wrong thread!

Never

July 6th, 2012 at 6:12 PM ^

Kyle Bosch: “Yeah, he’s been talking about de-committing and going to Florida, so I don’t know. It’s his decision, and if he wants to do that, good for him, you know? One guy doesn’t make a team."

Hmmm...

maizenbluedevil

July 6th, 2012 at 6:17 PM ^

Man this is out of control.

I like following recruiting - to an extent - but it just seems like things have crossed the line when it comes to following and reporting of recruiting.  

A lot of the people posting in this thread - presumably grown men - have truly embarrassed themselves today, obsessing over and reacting like this over RUMORS of a rising senior in high school POSSIBLY re-thinking his commitment to Michigan.

You guys are getting upset over the mood swings of a teenager.  That's the bottom line here.  Get a life.

And to the recruiting services - Seriously I hate you guys.  </cartman voice>  They sensationalize every single little thing to try and get subscriptions because they're complete whores.  At this point, I have zero respect for people that work in recruiting journalism.  (There are, of course, a few exceptions.)  The levels they stoop to represent a total lack of dignity on their part.  Then again they wouldn't be supplying it if their weren't demand.  And 200+ posts on a thread like this (to which I've just added another, which is why I generally avoid posting on threads like this) is evidence of that.  I dunno why I chose to post on this thread.  Probably because I feel kinda bad for this kid.  Like another poster above said, his weekend is probably ruined now because he's going to have to deal with a shitstorm that was basically contrived out of thin air by this shitbag Meinke.

To Meinke:  Shame on you.  You're an asshole.  

As others have said, Dawson is going through a lot.  Kid lost his father.  Just leave him alone, man, let him do his thing.  Whatever happens, happens, just cut this shit out, it's gotten out of hand.

Lionsfan

July 7th, 2012 at 9:42 AM ^

To Meinke: Shame on you. You're an asshole

You're an idiot. Kyle Meinke isn't a recruiting guy going after views, he's just the AA.com beat writer for UM Football. And when he tweeted the first stuff about Dawson, it was only a retweet of Steve Wiltfong at 247 sports who said:

and Meinke added that Michigan has an official no-visits policy

He said all that at 10:25 am, and 5 minutes later corrected himself saying:

So how about you learn all the facts before attacking anyone

Michiganguy19

July 6th, 2012 at 7:02 PM ^

We have a lot going for us...and it still isnt the perfect fit for everyone... I think Dawson is blue, and doubt that this is much more than a flirtation. 

But hey, if he does go, I think we will find another 4star to fill his spot. I thought you guys were all worked up about running out of schollies?

 

Relax, first world college football problems.

O Fo Sho

July 6th, 2012 at 7:31 PM ^

All of the hate towards me starting this thread. I'm labeled a troll, win an award for worst post of the year, even hurt the solid rep of vanilla ice. I started this thread when there was one tweet from 247, so there was very little info but clearly something to the story and I knew it would be of interest. Was it not...

There are 20 OT post per day that are a complete waste. Clearly it was limited on info...but it was early and we got a lot on this thru the day as it came.