Watkins' Coach - Miami & Michigan Are Top 2
It seems as though Michigan has replaced Clemson in Sammy Watkins' top 2. I'm pretty surprised, I was always under the impression that Clemson was on top rather than Miami, but it is definitely good to hear that M has a legit shot according to his coach. It certainly doesn't hurt that Dallas Crawford is probably in his ear, and according to Tom VH & Sam we have a very good chance with Dallas, and therefore it seems we have a decent shot with Sammy as well.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=5684927
October 14th, 2010 at 5:11 PM ^
October 14th, 2010 at 5:45 PM ^
From what I read on Rivals (I know, I know!) it seems as though we are the leader with Crawford and he would come here without Watkins. It is Watkins who has a strong desire to play with Crawford.
It sounds like there is a good chance they end up at different schools.
October 14th, 2010 at 6:05 PM ^
Ok, so if Crawford would come here without Watkins, and Watkins has a strong desire to play with Crawford (and Michigan is in Watkins top 2).... then doesn't it sound like they have a good chance to end up at the same school?
October 14th, 2010 at 9:06 PM ^
I re-read my post and saw how poorly written it was.
I was not saying that we do not have a good shot to land both, I was just saying that I think there is an equal chance that we get Crawford but not Watkins.
October 14th, 2010 at 11:26 PM ^
October 15th, 2010 at 7:38 AM ^
Who the hell is Tyrell Prior?
/s
October 14th, 2010 at 5:13 PM ^
These guys would be huge gets. A 4 star WR and, more importantly, a 4 star CB. You know what you need to do, RR:
October 14th, 2010 at 5:26 PM ^
I wish I could give you more points. Best photoshop picture since the Lloyd Brady ones.
October 14th, 2010 at 6:32 PM ^
Not to deny him any credit, but that pic has been around since the '08 signing day.
October 14th, 2010 at 8:06 PM ^
October 14th, 2010 at 10:37 PM ^
I give him a small amount of credit for digging that image up. I just give more credit to whomever made it up.
October 15th, 2010 at 9:45 AM ^
I hear you. I was just giving you a hard time. I actually appreciate being informed when photoshops are recycled rather than being a true original.
October 14th, 2010 at 6:33 PM ^
rated a four star?? I know he is a 3 star on rivals and i think espn, i don't know about scout??
October 14th, 2010 at 9:12 PM ^
3* on scout too, but actually he is a 4* on ESPN - 142nd overall. Unfortunately I tend to trust scout and rivals more than ESPN because they have historically been hugely biased towards the south (they have a TV deal with the SEC right?)
October 15th, 2010 at 7:17 AM ^
for a few months though.... 5*!
October 15th, 2010 at 9:40 AM ^
I could see him ending up a 4* on both Rivals and Scout before it's all said and done.
On Rivals, he's the #24 CB (#22 is the last 4* - Jonathan Aiken).
On Scout, he's the #32 CB (#26 is the last 4* - Mikeatavius Jones [what a name!]).
October 14th, 2010 at 5:13 PM ^
the chicken and the steak.. thank you.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:14 PM ^
lobster* and the steak
October 14th, 2010 at 5:14 PM ^
lobster* and the steak
October 14th, 2010 at 6:18 PM ^
SURF
TURF
October 14th, 2010 at 10:44 PM ^
We'll take both, thank you very much!
October 14th, 2010 at 5:18 PM ^
October 14th, 2010 at 5:17 PM ^
October 14th, 2010 at 5:42 PM ^
boiled over hard, and your finest jelly beans...raw
October 14th, 2010 at 5:20 PM ^
But where in that article do you see that UM is in Watkins' top 2?
October 14th, 2010 at 5:25 PM ^
the 3rd post down, under the "FOLLOW ESPNU RECRUITING ON TWITTER" area
October 14th, 2010 at 5:25 PM ^
"Miami is his top school, then I would say Michigan and West Virginia," Readhead said. "It sounds like Michigan is pretty close."
October 14th, 2010 at 11:16 PM ^
This quote is with respect to Crawford, not Watkins, which is actual a less-rosy picture than what we were previously led to believe (M lean).
With respect to Watkins, the article doesn't say we're in a top two with Miami, and in fact suggests Clemson, Miami, Alabama, WVU and Michigan are all "in the mix" with Florida as a dark horse. The only thing saying we're in a top 2 for Watkins is the author's tweet which links to his article, but it doesn't mesh with his article at all.
I think people are misreading this article a little.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:23 PM ^
and because of that, i like our chances to bring them both blue!
October 14th, 2010 at 5:24 PM ^
"Miami is his top school, then I would say Michigan and West Virginia," Readhead said. "It sounds like Michigan is pretty close."
October 14th, 2010 at 5:24 PM ^
Who is Roderick Jenkins?
October 14th, 2010 at 5:34 PM ^
They also happen to be very talented football players as well
October 14th, 2010 at 5:37 PM ^
This is a case where Miami's Dade/Broward clique may work in Michigan's favor. It's a long way from Ft Meyers to Dade County. Hopefully, someone gets in their ear about how it worked out at Miami for others from that side of the state, like Florida Mr Football winner and State Champion QB Robert Marve.
October 14th, 2010 at 6:06 PM ^
Wants to be blue. I can taste it. Watkins...don't know. I think we have to play well for him to buy into it.
October 14th, 2010 at 7:43 PM ^
They got trounced by their in-state rival a lot worse than we did...
October 14th, 2010 at 6:52 PM ^
October 14th, 2010 at 7:16 PM ^
Yes please.
October 14th, 2010 at 8:22 PM ^
That is all.
October 14th, 2010 at 10:31 PM ^
I'm not sure if I'm reading this wrong, but it looks to me like the coach is saying that Michigan is second to Miami for Crawford. All he says for Watkins is that Florida is a sleeper. This article doesn't tell us anything new. If anything, it tells us that Miam is a slight favorite for Crawford, who we thought was leaning towards Michigan.
October 14th, 2010 at 11:39 PM ^
And get back to winning games.....Iowa....PSU....Illini.....Purdue and the recruits will come
October 15th, 2010 at 12:27 AM ^
October 15th, 2010 at 1:00 AM ^
I looked for the quote and found it:
"WR Sammy Watkins has two leaders and one is not MIA. It's Michigan & Clemson and he visits Ann Arbor this weekend"
No one in the thread seems to have caught that tiny detail of the battle being Michigan vs. Clemson rather than Michigan vs. Miami. Otherwise, I am missing something.
October 15th, 2010 at 2:01 AM ^
that Jamie Newberg, the author, has tweeted one thing (the quote that you cite, that it's down to Clemson and Michigan for Watkins) and then in his article has quotes that say nothing to support his tweet. Rather, there are general statements that Watkins loved Clemson's camp, and that up to 5 other schools are also involved, including Florida making a serious push.
And again, the Crawford info (that Miami leads and Michigan is a close second) seems counter to what most others have heard, which is that Crawford is a Michigan lean, if only slightly.
in sum, either he's terrible at putting his information into sentences, or Mr. Newberg might be a little unrealiable with respect to some of his statements.
October 15th, 2010 at 7:34 AM ^
• Lake City (Fla.) Columbia ESPNU 150 member Timmy Jernigan is scheduled to make an official visit to Michigan. Also visiting Ann Arbor is Charlotte (N.C.) Kell tight end Drew Owens.