UM Football Recruiting - by WM Wolverine

[iam416]

Early playing time!

[Jamie H]

I have issues with lying to players. I don't have issues with pointing out obvious flaws in another program. For example, if the program has a coach that just up and quit on his last team for no good reason, well, that might be something that the kid should think about.

[Hannibal]

I have issues with lying to players. I don't have issues with pointing out obvious flaws in another program.

Yeah same here. A lot of people were pissed that programs were negatively recruiting against RichRod but a lot of it was true, so we didn't have a right to be pissed off.

[Jamie H]

Exactly. The way to beat negative recruiting is to not load the opposition's gun with ammunition.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Wow, so some here have no problem will negative recruiting and don't mind having thug players who deal drugs or beat their girlfriends. Selling memorabilia is where the line is drawn. Because it's immoral.

This is intensely hypocritical because I can't recall a time this board wasn't pissed at negative recruiting of one kind or another. From the "inaccurate rumors" that Carr had health issues and wanted to retire (which turned out to be true) to those being used against Rich Rod.

Honestly, it doesn't matter how often Rich Rod or even Lloyd makes it clear they think Tressel's a good guy, Michigan fans know better. They have deeper insights.

[Jamie H]

Huh? The person wanting thugs in his program was Talent, and the two coaches most linked to criminal players in the B1G right now are Dantonio and Meyer.

I've never heard a single Michigan fan saying they want "thug" players.

[UMStan White]

DSL, I can't think of anything more inane or self flaggilation than some douchebag who posts over 1,000 times to an internet board to a group of people who recognize you for the stupid asshole you are.

[hack]

I'm with Hannibal on this one. The Meyer Medical Report should be updated in Ann Arbor on a regular basis and disseminated strategically via people for whom there is plausible deniability. And the strategy should be to continue to point out the thuggishness down there. Dredge up stuff like Stonum's recruitment next year; make it a narrative for recruits.

[Rocky Bleier]

U-M players tell Ondre Pipkins they were actually taught how to play football this season:

http://michigan.scout.com/2/1134074.html#.TtWfp4FMVxE.twitter

[WM Wolverine]

Some names left on the recruiting board;

RB: Bri'onte Dunn & Wes Brown
OL: Jordan Diamond & Joshua Garnett
TE: Pharaoh Brown & Taylor McNamara
CB: Yuri Wright
WR: Stefon Diggs, Jordan Payton & Amara Darboh

M will take 2 WR's and they only have 5 scholarships left; that means they can only fill 3 spots among RB, OL, TE & CB...

I'm pretty high on Wes Brown RB (4*), getting him would help with Stefon Diggs WR (5*) too. One issue with him is he's a Canes fan and doesn't seem fazed by upcoming sanctions. He seems likely to be a Cane but M is clearly #2 though it could be a distant #2 unless Countess & Diggs can recruit him... Countess has had better luck recruiting his former teammate, Stefon Diggs. M is clearly in his top group but M has tons of competition for the 5-star...

Jordan Payton (4*) seemed destined to be a Wolverine before his trip to South Bend. He came away putting ND right up there with the Wolverines. Competition is thought to be a M vs ND race but some believe there is a chance he stays close to home and ends up at Cal... I'm not one of the Payton detractors, he's very talented and skilled. He's not a freak of an athlete like Diggs but he's got terrific hands, plenty athletic and pretty polished as a receiver...

Recent recruiting trip was huge for M for Joshua Garnett (I'll call him a 4.5*), M is in his top 2 and the main competition is Stanford... In other OL news, Kyle Kalis OL deservingly was moved upto a 5* at rivals. He'll be ready to play as a true freshman and probably will be in the 2-deep sometime in '12... Jordan Diamond OL (4*) once thought to be a lock to the Wolverines is looking pretty closely at other situations; OSU, Wisky, ND, Auburn, etc. In the next week or two, Diamond is expected to name a top 3 or 4...

Yuri Wright CB (5*) still holds that his top two are M & Rutgers. Its good to see another team hasn't joined the competition for him, he held M as a childhood favorite... He's in the process of taking his official visits this month and next...

It'll be interesting to see if Taylor McNamara TE (4*) ends up taking his last official visit to M. That'll tell a lot about the Pharaoh Brown TE (4*) situation.

[WM Wolverine]

FWIW I expect this will be a top 3 or 4 recruiting class, the 27+ commits will help its ranking relative to some programs who'll only take 18-22 kids but it'll be a terrific haul even if the finish isn't as hoped.

[iam416]

Re Wright, I think OSU may get involved a bit, but it won't have an effect.

[WM Wolverine]

After his officials, I expect some new competition for Wright.

[Paul L]

WM- appreciate the updates (as always). Do you have a gut feel for who the remaining five commitments will be?

[Hannibal]

FWIW, rivals just dropped Jordan Diamond out of their top 250.