Prepare for the Ken Wilkins announcement tomorrow

Submitted by jg2112 on
The premium scouting services are indicating, as we already knew, that LB Ken Wilkins will be announcing his decision tomorrow (Tuesday). It's worth mentioning the bad stuff so we're not disappointed tomorrow (again, I remind you, high school junior/senior recruiting, 8 months, and all that). However, Wilkins announced he would make up his mind tomorrow after he attended the BBQ. He made a visit to Pitt this past weekend. MGoBlog Recruiting Heuristic indicates we should be happy he announced he would make his decision known after attending the BBQ. However, it's just as likely he could have said that in a negative sense, as in, I've made up my mind to NOT come here. I think Michigan and Pitt are the finalists and Pitt got the last look. Pitt has two commitments, we have 12, right? I am optimistic. Let's see what happens tomorrow. GO BLUE.
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WolvinLA

June 8th, 2009 at 7:10 PM ^

This situation doesn't fit the heuristic perfectly. He said he would announce after our BBQ, yes, but it was after the Pitt visit. The heuristic usually refers to a guy who announces his announcement (huh?) after a visit, but before another one. Meaning: He had it down to Michigan and Pitt. He saw Michigan, then decided that after he sees Pitt, he'll announce. This really doesn't tell us anything. All he is saying is that once he visits his top 2, he'll announce.

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Ziff72

June 8th, 2009 at 8:47 PM ^

For the onslaught of .......he's not a 8 star recruit he sucks.........RR doesn't know the Big 10...........how's he going to play the slot at 6' 4"???

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brown

June 8th, 2009 at 9:31 PM ^

Uhh... I thought pretty much everyone decided that he's going to commit to Michigan. It's good to get some help for the defense. Hopefully brian will do a review of the defensive recruiting thus far sometime this week. That will be more interesting. I think we need a lot more help on that side of the ball.

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jg2112

June 8th, 2009 at 10:04 PM ^

But the only place I see news on Wilkins today is the Pittsburgh affiliate sites. Oh well, 50/50 chance. Good luck for tomorrow. I agree with you greatly about defensive recruiting. It seems the coaches are looking for 2 or 3 more CBs, and probably a couple of defensive tackles, in addition to Paskorz, Robinson and Kinard.

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BiaBiakabutuka21

June 8th, 2009 at 10:55 PM ^

Tom Beaver is confident and that is good enough for me. Also, I was reading on a Pitt message board that Wilkins' high school coach hates Pitt. One poster said he would shave his head for the first time in his life if Wilkins picks Pitt. Wilkins is a great fit for the quick and I am excited to have him on board. Really hope I don't have to look at this post tomorrow and feel like an ass.

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MaizeAndBlueWahoo

June 8th, 2009 at 11:14 PM ^

Thus another MGoRecruiting Heuristic: active pessimism on a partisan message board is a great indicator. I've been pretty sure about Wilkins to Michigan for a while now. I think we get good news tomorrow. And I don't care that he's a three-star - the guy's got more than 20 offers and maybe 25, who knows, and the only thing keeping OSU out of the game was test scores (which I doubt he's actually in danger of running afoul of, it's just, he doesn't have any yet) and not football skills. I think if he commits he might well be right up there with Marvin Robinson as far as defensive recruits go.

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