Ty Isaac may decommit and is taking ND visit [Debunked]
Per SI.com Isaac is taking a visit to ND this weekend. He may flip to ND since Kiffin is, well...Kiffin.
[EDIT] That Dave Miller is full of shit man! Chingao!
Mod edit: Update to the article says Isaac denies the report. Added to the title accordingly. JGB.
January 22nd, 2013 at 2:56 PM ^
Jeez. I thought we were his runner up. This is why you recruit to til' the bell...DGreen better be ours...
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:02 PM ^
Michigan's coaches have been in contact. It was always down to USC, Notre Dame, and Michigan, and I don't think Michigan was a clear #2.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:10 PM ^
He didn't look very explosive to me in the All-American game that he played in (I can't remember which one it was). I don't mean to dog the kid, but I was surprised at how unimpressive he was.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:14 PM ^
It hasn't really changed. The offensive line in the UA game was terrible. None of those running backs looked good except Kamara, and Isaac's not the kind of kid who can create a ton of yards on broken plays (like Kamara is). It's hard to be explosive when Robert Nkemdiche and Co. are blowing up the offensive line every play.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:04 PM ^
This is surprising. Although I did see that Tarean Folston is still taking visits.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:58 PM ^
Alford (ND) had a chat with him after his visit to Auburn and Folston reupped his pledge to ND. That being said, Feb 6th is a long way away.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:01 PM ^
I'd rather USC than ND- but if we get Green I'm not sure it matters too much in the scheme of UM recruiting.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:06 PM ^
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January 22nd, 2013 at 3:40 PM ^
My default: Do not let Notre Dame have nice things.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:46 PM ^
Agreed! That was my rationale too- although we also play ND two more times- although I don't imagine he'd be too huge a factor as an undercalssman at that point. I hate USC too- but unless its OSU anyone beats ND for me- so I always like to see them lose out on a top recruit.
Although, watching USC recruits flee is quite entertaining- although they still have an absurd class...
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:59 PM ^
With the Rose Bowl we'd be more likely to play USC in any given year than the Irish.
January 22nd, 2013 at 4:05 PM ^
January 22nd, 2013 at 5:16 PM ^
It does for recruiting. There is a lot of overlap of players ND and UM recruit. While losing one doesn't hurt, Isaac and Jaylon Smith may be the two biggest recruits coming out of the midwest this year and it would suck to continue to lose out on the perceived best players (and ones that we recruit heavily) to a rival. More kids going to ND or Ohio hurts the UM recruiting pool and may put a bug in the ear of other recruits from those high schools.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:01 PM ^
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January 22nd, 2013 at 3:08 PM ^
How does ND's depth chart look for 2013 and beyond? Will we be likely to see him on the field by 2014?
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:31 PM ^
They're rebuilding at RB so they might have room for 3 in this class. Next year they'll have basically 4 running backs without Isaac. 1 returning junior who's likely to be the starter, a bowling ball rs freshman, and 2 true freshmen. They have another junior rb, but he's played exclusively on special teams, or at corner back for 2 years. I don't think he'll push the 2 starters but he could be in the 2 deep next year, and in 2014.
January 22nd, 2013 at 4:04 PM ^
Looking at Amir Carlisle (USC Transfer), George Atkinson and probably Greg Bryant.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:09 PM ^
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January 22nd, 2013 at 4:16 PM ^
Isn't the third or fourth time this particular rumor has come out over the past several months. I feel like you can almost time it with the phases of the moon as in: it's a full moon, commence Ty Isaac decommitment rumor.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:11 PM ^
If Isaac takes the field against us (Im calling it now) he will have 23 yards rushing. We will have the best LB core in the country by then. WORD.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:16 PM ^
I'm holding you to this prediction.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:12 PM ^
If I'm Michigan, I'm trying to sell him on the idea of being a wide receiver right now. The guy has the body of a wide receiver, runs like a wide receiver, and probably has more of an NFL future there than at running back. He supposedly has pretty good hands, too.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:17 PM ^
Yeah...um...I don't think that would work.
"Hey, guy who thinks he's awesome at running back. I know you're headed to NFL factory USC or you're thinking about joining national championship runners-up as a running back, but hey, why don't you switch positions and come play for us?"
January 22nd, 2013 at 11:24 PM ^
turd gonna turd.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:19 PM ^
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:22 PM ^
I heard that Brian Kelly is alledgedly creating all kinds of smart, beautiful, and giving (if you know what I mean) imaginary girls and allegedly promising their services (if you know what I mean) to recruits. The NCAA is allegedly unsure about how to deal with it since the girls are, you know, imaginary.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:38 PM ^
Unfortunately however Kelly's plan fell apart when all the imaginary girls.....died.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:23 PM ^
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:32 PM ^
Well that would certainly be a kick in the nuts. Maybe when he said he knew where he was going, he meant Auburn and everybody just assumed he was talking about UM. If he does in fact choose AU, then he is really looking for a reason to not go to UM. But it seems very strange. Recruiting is about relationships, and I have a hard time believing one in home visit could make up all that ground for a new coach.
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:34 PM ^
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:36 PM ^
The Auburn thing wouldn't make sense. He has said that he wants to play in a pro-style offense and play early. Not only does Gus Malzahn run a non-pro system, but Auburn returns a 1,000-yard rusher in Tre Mason.
January 22nd, 2013 at 4:02 PM ^
(Oh, come on, you can't say that about every recruit...but you can with just about every recruit that goes to Auburn)
January 22nd, 2013 at 4:24 PM ^
When Dunn stayed committed to Ohio even after Meyer came in and began to change things to a spread-based offense. I hate to be the skeptic, but I think the allure of the SEC and playing with the Big Boys in the South will drive Green away from Michigan and towards Auburn.
I really hope I'm wrong, but I've got the same nagging feeling with Green as I had with Suter/Parise over the summer during NHL free agency. Common sense said one or both players would have been a perfect fit with the Wings, and everyone and their mother speculated that the Wings would get at least one of them (Suter). What happened? Wings were essentially left at the altar empty handed with no viable contingency plan.
I have not had a good feeling about the Green recruitment for its entire duration, and I've already prepared myself for a disappointing announcement on Saturday.
January 22nd, 2013 at 4:33 PM ^
January 22nd, 2013 at 5:00 PM ^
Auburn has hired a new RB coach from the NFL ranks in recent weeks. No way to know if this means anything to DG.
http://www.collegeandmagnolia.com/2013/1/3/3832748/auburn-football-coaching-hires-rich-bisaccia
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:45 PM ^
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:53 PM ^
They've won too many head-to-head recruiting battles against Michigan in the last several years for me to ever take it for granted that Michigan will beat them for any given recruit.
January 22nd, 2013 at 4:03 PM ^
It depends on how much Malzahn offered to Derrick Green last Friday night. Given what we know about Auburn (Cam Newton) and what the ESPN story linked today, we know there's a great chance Malzahn offered cars / cash / jobs to Green and his family.
January 22nd, 2013 at 4:04 PM ^
But your post is about a post that says another poster says something? And the original poster is in the know how?
If one of these recruiting guys says something, one can still be sceptical, but at least there's some possible merit to it. But don't we at least need someone other than "I signed up for an account" to say something?
January 22nd, 2013 at 4:21 PM ^
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January 22nd, 2013 at 3:50 PM ^
PA Baller-it?
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:45 PM ^
January 22nd, 2013 at 4:14 PM ^
I don't know... I think top tier Big 10 program should be a plus over SEC middling program / doormat (except for rare occassions).
January 22nd, 2013 at 5:52 PM ^
Yes, the rare occasion when they win the National Championship and have a Heisman trophy winner... Three years ago.
January 22nd, 2013 at 4:02 PM ^
the kid was coming here and frankly won't beleive it until he sends in his LOI.
January 22nd, 2013 at 4:22 PM ^
You can't blame auto-correct for that one!