Jabrill Peppers video diary from his unofficial visit
I'm surprised no one has posted this yet. Jabrill apparently took a lot of video while on his trip to Michigan last summer and put together a diary of sorts to show why he committed. He's doing it in episodes. The first episode is 15 minutes long, so it's a good fix. It's pretty clear that he wanted to come here before he even stepped off the plane and those feelings were solidified more every step of the way.
(I don't have the patience to figure out the embedding again but here's the link. Somebody help me out.)
February 8th, 2014 at 2:15 AM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 2:32 AM ^
Man I really hope his attitude rubs off on the rest of the team.
February 8th, 2014 at 8:14 AM ^
Yup, I'd like to see this team play with a massive chip on their shoulders this season.
February 8th, 2014 at 2:53 AM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 3:01 AM ^
Can't wait for episode 2.
Was that his coach that tackled him at the end?
February 8th, 2014 at 3:18 AM ^
Wow. He will be a star, theres no doubt about it. He understands how great he is but he also knows that without hard work he won't reach his potential. But best beleive he will reach that potential.
February 8th, 2014 at 3:32 AM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 4:52 AM ^
My favorite part of this vlog was him talking about how you've got to earn everything in life and nobody cares what you did in highschool. How many top-5 overall recruits come into college talking about earning their way? Not many I would guess. As much as I would like to think of myself as a humble guy, if the entire world is telling you that you're the best, a 5-star, future all american, etc, I probably would get a really big ego. Crazy how mature this guy is for an 18 year old.
February 8th, 2014 at 5:04 AM ^
Some of them choose schools so they DON'T have to attend class...
February 8th, 2014 at 5:47 AM ^
This is a TAILORED documentary. While I hope and assume he'll do his best, this video is not EVIDENCE of our hope.
/uh, probs not important in the long run; still had to say it
February 8th, 2014 at 5:03 AM ^
That will bring a smile to all Michigan fans. Jabrill has a future in entertainment / music as well. Awesome!
February 8th, 2014 at 7:03 AM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 8:17 AM ^
I hope he's the Jabrill Peppers of football. Hopefully, even as a Freshman, his enthusiasm and drive for excellence, drives and lifts those around him. Only looking from the outside, but this team surely seems to need some drive and enthusiasm. That certain something, the "it", which can only come from the players themselves.
People tend to forget, or maybe not even know, that Charles Woodson wasn't just a one man show, he was a solid leader while at Michigan. Never a captain, nevertheless, Woodson organized and led summer workouts, runs up and down Veterans Park Hill we're legendary (or at least should be so). The 1997 Championship season was built upon the foundation laid down by Woodson and his fellow teammates during the summer of '97.
This then is the legacy Peppers will try to better during his student/athlete career at Michigan, and I wish him all the best in his endeavors both on and off the field.
February 8th, 2014 at 9:38 AM ^
I believe that this team is lacking, maybe desperately, a player to stand up and take control and demand great things from his teammates.
February 8th, 2014 at 10:14 AM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 10:47 AM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 11:37 AM ^
Definitely agree about last year. There was something off about that team that never really was resolved. I know they had upperclassmen like Lewan and Gardner that did interviews and stuff but whether they were/are good leaders in the locker room, I don't know.
February 8th, 2014 at 12:20 PM ^
Welcome Jabrill.
February 8th, 2014 at 7:22 AM ^
He has some serious swag. What I love about the video is that he doesn't say he wants to be Charles Woodson, he says he wants to be better than Charles Woodson. To me one of the biggest things with our program is how we constantly talk about the past. I think Jabrill understands the importance of the past, but also the future and how he can be that guy were talking about 20 years down the line. We need more players with that attitude.
February 8th, 2014 at 7:47 AM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 10:28 AM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 7:52 AM ^
I watched this part and smiled because perhaps even better than saying that perhaps is this - when Woodson was asked about how he felt about Peppers and this statement, Woodson said he loved the bravado. When you've got Charles Woodson encouraging you like that, surely the sky has to be the limit.
February 8th, 2014 at 7:45 AM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 8:04 AM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 8:48 AM ^
Recording in landscape. I keed, I keed.
February 8th, 2014 at 8:29 AM ^
I don't like guys being cocky before they play a down - but I feel that the team needs a guy like JP to get some attitude back. I feel that's been missing the last few years. That, and he seems like a really cool dude.
February 8th, 2014 at 11:06 AM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 11:39 AM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 12:48 PM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 12:49 PM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 8:52 AM ^
I wonder if the coaches knew he had VVS when they recruited him.
February 8th, 2014 at 8:55 AM ^
Jabrill is going to be special here. PLEASE, PLEASE Curt Mallory, for the love of God develop this kid and don't let his talents go to waste.
February 8th, 2014 at 9:29 AM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 9:30 AM ^
My favorite part was him showing the picture of CW on the All American wall and saying I'm coming for all your records. This kid is not lacking any confidence.
February 8th, 2014 at 9:49 AM ^
Love Jabrill and the fact he is coming here. Great chance to be a special player. I just wish everyone would let up on the expectations, particularly for his first year.
He'll probably play some nickel and *might* start later in the year. We'll see if they're ready to make him the return guy as a true freshman.
I know we're all weary of the rebuild, but Hoke recruits will generally be populating just the lower three of the five year span. Realistic expectations are 8-4 and perhaps one rivalry win, since all are on the road. We can expect more in 2015.
February 8th, 2014 at 10:13 AM ^
Wait until...whenever. That mantra is getting old, it's time for next year to be this year. 2015 may be better than 2014, but damn it, 2014 ought to be special in its own right. I've been a Hoke supporter since the day he was announced, perhaps even an apologist, but if all he / they can deliver is an 8-4 season, Hoke may as well hire a realtor right now. Simply put, 8-4 at this point is unacceptable.
February 8th, 2014 at 11:09 AM ^
Sorry, but just being tired of it doesn't make it go away. If it takes an hour to bake the cake, getting tired of waiting every ten minutes isn't going to change it.
This isn't a case of an organization telling a fanbase "next year" in perpetuity. The time frame was pretty clear to anyone willing to face the reality, and it hasn't changed. The depleted classes have moved up the ranks and hit the highest levels in 2013. It's no surprise we bottomed out there.
February 8th, 2014 at 11:35 AM ^
"This isn't a case of an organization telling a fanbase "next year" in perpetuity."
I'm going to take Hoke at his word. If on November 29th Michigan isn't playing to ensure a trip to Indianapolis, the season is a failure as is the HC. That is a lower standard than Hoke is telling us he holds himself to. Four seasons in, his team populated in very large part with his players, time to put up or shut up.
It doesn't actually matter what I think. If Michigan has another failure of a season, which 8-4 would be, then we'll look back at the class of 2014 as the good old days. Seven of the last eight seasons can best be described as mediocre and if 2014 is mediocre as well, I'm afraid it will become mediocre in perpetuity.
February 8th, 2014 at 9:58 AM ^
I was watching the video and my 2 year old daughter said, "who is that"? I said, "that is Jabrill Peppers, the next Michigan legend". She repeated, "Peppers!!!!!". I made her say "Go BLue".
I am gonna love him the next 3 years. I can't wait.
February 8th, 2014 at 10:30 AM ^
F.U.N. baby, Spongebob said it best
February 8th, 2014 at 10:35 AM ^
Looking forward to more michigan stadium and ft schembechler footage. Like this kids confidence. Please let the coaching regime get all these good players to a upper tier b1G level. I'm so tired of this team playing second fiddle to them needle dicks in ohio.
February 8th, 2014 at 10:39 AM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 10:42 AM ^
Awesome guy, works hard, has fun. I love him.
February 8th, 2014 at 11:31 AM ^
Man, those are fantastically bad.
February 8th, 2014 at 12:07 PM ^
But fantastic at the same time
February 8th, 2014 at 11:01 AM ^
February 8th, 2014 at 12:36 PM ^