Ondre Pipkins is upset with Josh Garnett
According to Ondre Pipkins Twitter, he's pretty upset with Josh Garnett this evening. He feels he was lied to, and that is pretty much a direct quote. Obviously we don't know what was said to Ondre, but we can guess he thought it meant Garnett was definitely blue.
https://twitter.com/#!/PeeWee9456
Note: I thought this deserved a thread of its own, because the Garnett thread was getting quite long.
January 26th, 2012 at 7:56 PM ^
January 26th, 2012 at 8:52 PM ^
this kid's attitude, Pipkins as well. Didn't let anyone down, of course. Neither did Garnett.
It's fine for Pipkins to be upset if certain things happened, they're young and it's between them. The board freakouts are silly. We've got a great class with a week to go, wish the kid well and move on
January 26th, 2012 at 7:37 PM ^
Webb said that Garnett told Ondre that he was coming to Michigan. That is where all that Kay Jeweler stuff came from.
January 26th, 2012 at 7:52 PM ^
Confirmed.
EDIT: It's confirmed, but only half of that statement is true.
January 26th, 2012 at 7:57 PM ^
Being cryptic and saying that Ondre's Kay Jewlers tweet was not about Garnett and thus about Diamond?
January 26th, 2012 at 7:51 PM ^
I guess I'm stupid or something, but I don't get what Kay has to do with Garnett.
January 26th, 2012 at 8:15 PM ^
Garnet is the birthstone for January. My uncle owned a jewelry shop, I hung out there as a kid.
January 26th, 2012 at 8:25 PM ^
Nice try...
January 26th, 2012 at 9:06 PM ^
January 26th, 2012 at 8:20 PM ^
Given: Magnuson and Garnett are friends
GIven: Every kiss begins with Kay
Given: Ondre Pipkins tweets about Kay Jewelers
Given: Magnuson and Pipkins are disappointed in Garnett for not choosing Michigan
Conclusion: Garnett has told our current commits how badly he wants to kiss them.
January 26th, 2012 at 7:38 PM ^
May be in order. And they could be going head to head. Best of luck to Josh, though. I wouldn't want to be on Peewee's bad side.
January 26th, 2012 at 7:41 PM ^
make between Michigan and Stanford, and academics were his primary decision criteria. Every time we compare favorably with an elite academic insitution like Stanford is fine with me.
I lived in Washington for many years, kids there grow up hoping to go to University of Washington, Berkeley, or Stanford. I am thrilled that Hoke & Co. -- together with our school's amazing academic reputation-- made it a very close call for a stellar recruit from the Northwest. Good luck, Josh.
January 26th, 2012 at 7:41 PM ^
Somebody gave the right to choose where they want to be
January 26th, 2012 at 7:45 PM ^
I guess he also has the right to tell Ondre and other commits he's going to Michigan.
January 26th, 2012 at 9:02 PM ^
January 26th, 2012 at 7:42 PM ^
when your banking all your hope in 18 year olds who are basking in an inordinate amount of attention.
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January 26th, 2012 at 7:43 PM ^
If he wants to play in front of 20,000 fans then that is his right. Soon enough without a Michigan Man coaching, Stanford will go back to being Stanford.
USC is coming off probation and other schools in the PAC 12 are rising quickly.
We need Diamond more than we needed Garnett. That will be the big loss if we can't get him.
January 26th, 2012 at 7:44 PM ^
So do we think Josh had a change of heart, or was he just saying he was going to Michigan for the hell of it?
January 26th, 2012 at 7:45 PM ^
Garnett is obviously a good kid with a bright future. But he definitely did play coy a little too much. I can understand why certain folks at Michigan maybe feel led on. But there's no crying in football. So let's just kick Stanford's ass next time.
January 26th, 2012 at 7:46 PM ^
January 26th, 2012 at 7:54 PM ^
January 26th, 2012 at 8:01 PM ^
It's possible that when Garnett told Ondre Pipkins he was going to commit he planned on doing so, but had a change of heart.
January 26th, 2012 at 8:03 PM ^
Maybe we'll see a 'Hello' post about Chris Muller soon?
January 26th, 2012 at 8:08 PM ^
First we loose to an SEC team in B-Ball and my wife totals our only car on the same day, and now Garnett goes all mascot without an s on the end. At least he didn't join the Fighting Irishes.
January 26th, 2012 at 8:16 PM ^
amirite?
January 26th, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
We're gonna need a bigger boat
January 26th, 2012 at 8:09 PM ^
Soomebody reassure me that all is well...
January 26th, 2012 at 8:12 PM ^
Stanford won't be going to the Rose Bowl anytime soon. With the emergence of USC from hell and Chip Kelly staying at Oregon, those two teams will pretty much own the Pac 12 in my opinion.
January 26th, 2012 at 8:21 PM ^
lashing out at Garnett? Yes, I wanted to log on and see a Hello: Josh Garnett, but there is no need to get upset with the kid himself. I understand why some other recruits would be upset, but we as fans need to move on and wish him the best of luck. Even without him we have one of (of not the) best OL class in the nation, plus a good shot of adding two more great prospects. Let's all just take a deep breath and see what Grant, Reeves, Kozan and Diamond do.
January 26th, 2012 at 8:21 PM ^
You guys are all so upset about a HS kid not coming to Michigan, I can only imagine how you react when something really bad happens to you.
Time to move on
January 26th, 2012 at 8:26 PM ^
He was either legitimately undecided last night OR he lied about the standings (because if we knew there would be noone watching him be all center-of-attention on espn). The need to have an official espn announcement date vs him having to push the date back because he's undecided makes me want to say that he knew ahead of time and didn't want to lose all the attention. Unfortunately, we'll never know the truth behind this. This situation, however, does bring up serious questions about the kids character.
January 26th, 2012 at 8:33 PM ^
showed lots of character. I believe it is hard to turn down the west coast when that is where you are from. Some of you guys take this stuff way too personally - HE IS 18! You are starting to sound like the idiots that chased Herbstreit out of OHIO - frankly the amount of recruiting stalking that takes place anymore is getting a little creepy.
January 26th, 2012 at 9:44 PM ^
People are starting to sound like the Buckeye fans that threatened violence and even death threats against Herbstreit? Stop blowing things way out of proportion, Hugh.
January 27th, 2012 at 1:45 AM ^
A) I haven't done a single bit of recruit stalking short of checking out the occasional message that gets posted here.
B) Pointing out that there is a large chance the kid was doing this for attention and that this could bring his character into question is not the same thing as wishing a torn acl on someone. Furthermore, if you thought there was a good chance that someone you knew was lying to you over something petty, well wouldn't you question their character?
C) It turns out he did lie.... so..... just wanted to point that out to ya.
January 26th, 2012 at 9:11 PM ^
Seriously? There's no reason whatsoever to question the kid's character. He was having fun with a once-in-many-lifetimes process. Not all "lies" are created equal, you know.
January 27th, 2012 at 1:47 AM ^
No, but they are all still lies. You are either a liar or you arent.
January 27th, 2012 at 2:37 AM ^
Let me ask you something. Have you ever farted and then denied it was you? Have you ever told a telemarketer that you weren't home? Have you told someone carrying a petition that you didn't have time when you could have spared a few minutes?
<br>By your standard, a "yes" to any of these questions would seem to make you a liar for life.
January 26th, 2012 at 8:27 PM ^
Best of luck to him. Now go and beat ND every year
January 26th, 2012 at 8:31 PM ^
January 26th, 2012 at 8:42 PM ^
January 26th, 2012 at 9:11 PM ^
Where in this thread have you seen people wishing him to tear his ACL? Or get a concussioin? People are disappointed and angry because of all the pro-UM stuff he's been saying, but nobody here is taking it personally. Pretty much every post has been "This sucks, but oh well. Good Luck at Stanford"
January 26th, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
Obsess much?
January 26th, 2012 at 8:47 PM ^
Only mature thing to do here is wish the kid good luck and move on. Remember the kid is 17-18 years old and has a twin sister who will be near him. Family comes first. Good for Garnett that he decided to be around his sister. Good luck Joshua, hopefully we'll see you in Pasedena.
January 26th, 2012 at 8:52 PM ^
He's only a 17 year old kid. He made an important decision and he won't be attending Michigan. It happens. We can wish him well and look forward to closing out our '12 class with players who want to be michigan men and having a great season next year
January 26th, 2012 at 8:52 PM ^
I believe thats how it went,,,,, quite sure it didnt go the recruit, the recruit, the recruit. Move on. We are pretty, we dont need to be told.
January 26th, 2012 at 8:54 PM ^
I think people should go through a couple of recruiting seasons before being allowed to post on mgoblog. This isn't the first time a recruit went somewhere else, it won't be the last.
I can't imagine ever faulting a kid for going to Stanford.
January 26th, 2012 at 9:01 PM ^
Hell, I think we might need a minor league / farm system around here. Demonstrate there that you can contribute and we'll pull you up to the big leagues.
January 26th, 2012 at 9:17 PM ^
Your an arrogant asshole, and your really on my nerves anymore. Stop being a dick were here to talk Michigan, and there were a "Minor League" you'd be the first to be called down.