A few minor recruiting notes (Dunn edition)

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The coaches are reportedly visiting Armani Reeves (via Penn State 247 twitter) and they are trying to get an official set up. Sam Webb talked about it this morning.... And Brionte Dunn is taking an official to Michigan next weekend according to Bill Greene at scout.com.

maizenblue1971

December 11th, 2011 at 7:59 PM ^

How many early enrollees do we have?

How soon do they have to enroll, does anyone know the timeline they have, going thru admissions, signing up for classes, etc.?

If we can get 2 top recruits is great....to nab them away from our rivals is even better!

You mean a recruit met the great U. Meyer and didn't immediately bow down at his shrine and sign/recommit?  The sky isn't falling?

 

 

AMazinBlue

December 11th, 2011 at 8:04 PM ^

that Dunn's visit to Ohio wasn't anything special and if I read the cryptic parts right, he was not impressed when he left.

We have a shot, especially if he does an OV.  Brady still hasn't sat down with him and once he does, it's all over but the early enrolling.

denardogasm

December 11th, 2011 at 10:45 PM ^

If I were in Dunn's inner circle I would advise him to just make a decision already.  He wanted to be an EE, and he's had a ton of exposure to both schools.  It's a tough decisions but he's not going to gather any more information or get to know anyone better.  He knows what's up.  He's just afraid to pull the trigger.  Waiting til signing day would be a waste of time just to waffle around some more.

kevin holt

December 11th, 2011 at 11:38 PM ^

he isn't necessarily being wishy-washy, though it certainly seems like it at times. There's speculation that he's trying to avoid the backlash from Ohioans that he is bound to receive. Kyle Kalis had it happen when he switched to Blue. His inner circle might want to avoid that as long as possible. Especially if he EEs, in which case he can get out of Dodge, OH, and enroll just after an announcement.

However, the longer it goes on, the longer it seems like he just doesn't know. I would rather he tell Ohio (with a middle finger held high) that he's going Blue and they can say what they want. Then I would know he's willing to go through some BS for us. Ohio be crazy, though, man... so it might even be a case of keeping him safe, in extreme circumstances.

Greatlakes10

December 11th, 2011 at 8:37 PM ^

Bri'onte Dunn had a good time and all the current commits were working him pretty hard. Dunn was telling people he's going to work on getting Kalis to flip over to the Bucks, obviously a good sign. A couple of the commits I spoke to all said they think Bri'onte will stay with OSU. Dunn is supposed to visit Michigan next week. let's see if that happens. If he does, I won't be as confident as these players

 

Ohio fans are confident too

expatriate

December 11th, 2011 at 8:42 PM ^

With Michigan having Fitz for a few more years and his replacement possibly already in the system with Rawls, I don't get the constant preoccupation with Dunn.  I would love to have any recruit of his calibur, don't get me wrong, but it seems to me that I would rather have a great o-lineman or especially some great DBs or DLmen,  

I am more excited about Wright/Reeves because of need down the line than I am about Dunn.  Also, I am a bit tired of the Dunn drama, him going one way or the other.  I worry whether he is just playing everyone to build the drama, though I know it must be tough for a kid to make this kind of decision with all this attention.

coldnjl

December 11th, 2011 at 8:59 PM ^

I like Dunn, but for me, it would be a painful loss for Ohio if we switch him. If we lose out, not as big a deal. That is why I care, I want additional flaming knives darting into the side of Ohio's tatoo laden skin. 

However, the Schutt recruitment makes me feel we should have taken him. You  can never have too many big DT, and to see him going to them sucks

85Lee

December 11th, 2011 at 9:04 PM ^

that it is not the end of the world whether or not we get this guy.  In his defense he has been pretty low profile and keeping it close to the vest.  I think that blogs and media are making more noise about him than he is.  I remember recruiting prior and he seemed to love the attention and would do things to encourage it.  I do not get that vibe as much with Dunn.  Regaurdless he has a very difficult decision to make and I know either way this board wiil handle it with class.  Hope he goes Blue

expatriate

December 11th, 2011 at 11:06 PM ^

I am just saying that we should all be equally excited about other prospective recruits.  These things tend to take on a life of their own when the recruit can't quite decide.  It would be awesome if Michigan could grab Dunn, but people have been pumping it up to be the end-all-be-all of Michigan's recruiting efforts.  In the grand scheme of things it isn't as huge as its being made out to be.  In the short run yes it is incredibly important.

85Lee

December 11th, 2011 at 8:55 PM ^

Dunn's commitment goes a long way as far as setting the tone for how Hoke will recruit Ohio.  He is not going to be shut out like we were while Tress was there.  He does not care whos coaching or how big of a recruit it is it will not be a forgone conclusion that they will go to tsio.

elaydin

December 11th, 2011 at 9:12 PM ^

I keep reading this on mgoblog, but it's somewhat revisionist history.  Yes, RR didn't have much success against Tressel, but LC got a lot of star recruits against Tressel.

Manningham, Crable, Burgess and "he who must not be named" come to mind.

Even RR got JT Turner, which was a big deal at the time.

Looking back at past classes, it seems like there was about 1 big recruit per year from Ohio.  It'll be interesting to see if this continues versus Urban Meyer.

donk_destroyer

December 11th, 2011 at 9:15 PM ^

i think he ran into a buzzsaw with hoke and mattison. we are already too deep into ohio for him to stop the train. we win the sugar bowl and lock up a top 3 class and steal brionte right out of his hands and watch out....he knows we got the best d coordinator and recruiter hes ever had. if he thinks he steps into tht job and its gonna be title town time...forget it. hes gonna be begging for hokes mercy next november. book it