Lakeyale13

December 20th, 2015 at 2:15 PM ^

The most recent "Crystal Ball" for the new TE offer was back to Mizzou.  That made me think we might have made some strides with Nauta.  What is an absolute fact, is that if you are a TE and want to be utilized like an NFL Playmaker, you go to Michigan over Georgia or Alabama.  Don't understand why you would consign yourself to blocking 90% of the time with an occaisional bone thrown your way over being a potential focus of an offense with the talent Nauta has.

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M-Dog

December 20th, 2015 at 2:22 PM ^

Yeah, you go to college to better yourself.  

Much as I like Michigan now, there were other places I would have rather gone that were closer or felt more comfortable or I was familiar with or I knew people there.  But I chose Michigan because it had the best program for what I wanted to do.  And it was good at the other stuff anyway.

For that same reason, Nauta would be crazy not to come to Michigan and play for Harbaugh if he has a chance.

He can always go get some graduate degree at Gerorgia when he's done at Michigan and done playing in the NFL if he's that into Georgia.  But for where he is now, he needs to go to Michigan.

 

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Lakeyale13

December 20th, 2015 at 3:46 PM ^

There are other great schools / options for him to go play TE, but Nauta didn't list Notre Dame, Stanford, or any other school that actually looks to make TE play a priority.  You are creating an argument that doesn't exist.  Nauta has listed 3 schools, and based on those 3 choices, Michigan is the clear choice if you are a TE and want to be an integral part of an offense.  Now there are many other factors that go into selecting a school, but those are factors outside of football.

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Quailman

December 20th, 2015 at 2:44 PM ^

Well, Chase Allen is from MO, so it would make sense that he may want to go to Mizzou now that he has an offer. I think it's wishful thinking to think that is a positive for UM re: Nauta. Georgia's new OC has at least used TEs in the past. And GA may not have had the TE talent in the past to use the position. They could use Nauta more. As great as Harbaugh has been with TEs, UM is not the only place you can succeed at the position, and there may be other things that make Nauta want to go to GA

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ChasingRabbits

December 20th, 2015 at 2:20 PM ^

Why was he ever committed to someone other than Georgia? If that is the only place he wants to go.. I see more changed at uga than fsu since then, and not in a good way and he decomitted before all those changes anyway. Agree with those that say if this is a biz decision it's UM every time and twice on Sunday's (pun intended) but this doesn't look like that type of decision. Our loss and his where Sunday's are concerned. We will both survive anyway.

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BlueMarrow

December 20th, 2015 at 2:20 PM ^

I think some of these kids honestly don't know, and some just like to string it out.

If he has not been swayed by now by the differences in the international reputation of the degree, and the utilization of the TE in the offense, among many other factors, he's probably just stringing it out.

Best of luck to him, either way. He's a unique talent.

Luckily, I'm not at all concerned about weakness at TE for MI.

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coldnjl

December 20th, 2015 at 2:25 PM ^

It could honestly be a head vs. heart decision. He could be stringing it along bc like most kids, it is the very first time in their life in which they had to make this type of decision...in reality, he will win either way...I just hope the NFL prep here exceeds his desire to stay close to home...

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M-Dog

December 20th, 2015 at 2:30 PM ^

The Harbaugh graphic alone should be enough to convince him to come to Michigan.  It's a thing of beauty and pure genius, whoever came up with it.

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LB

December 20th, 2015 at 2:41 PM ^

Picking a top 3,5,seventyleven means nauta thing to me, and doesn't really do a lot for the player. It only feeds the media.

Now, just to be clear. If I was 18 and destined to be a top pick, I'd be stirring things up on a weekly basis, with a top 25, a new top 25, a top 10, 5, etc. I'd wear every jersey under the sun and think of other ways to entertain myself.

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DT76

December 20th, 2015 at 2:42 PM ^

Honestly, nothing against Nauta but iIf one of the other tight end candidates wanted to commit today, I'd vote to take him and say so long to Nauta.

A bird in the hand...

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Lakeyale13

December 20th, 2015 at 3:00 PM ^

Got to be tough.  This is where you really do feel for the decison some of these kids have to make.  I cannot imagine truly loving a school and having family so close by, such as Georgia, but knowing the best place for me to go play is Michigan.  Not saying this is for sure the case, but certainly is plausible.

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East German Judge

December 20th, 2015 at 3:33 PM ^

I think HP may have it right. What is he waiting for at Ga? Using the same logic Sam Webb and others use, the longer it drags out the more of a chance that the teams other than the presumed leader have to talk him away. To be honest, he can't be blind to what an awesome year Jake Butt had.

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