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Congrats on Winovich. I know OSU wanted him. Hokattison did a nice job.
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Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
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I'll let you ban hate speech when you let me define hate speech.
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I see a bit of a dead period for awhile in recruiting though Jamarco Jones OL will visit this month and decide at the end of the month. Not sure where M stands with him, Buckeyes are/were quite confident... Jonathan Hilliman is another that is going to visit later this month and could decide shortly thereafter, supposedly favoring the Buckeyes... He's always had a place on my recruiting board for lack of other options more than thinking M had a great chance at him, we'll find out where M stands after his unofficial visit at the end of June...
BBQ (mid July?) should get a lot of kids on campus, Artavis Scott & Adoree Jackson both want to make it to Ann Arbor this summer, which should help M a lot. Both probably will take officials in the fall too though some think Scott has potential to commit on his visit... KJ Williams is a plan B to Scott and M is slow playing him as Scott would fill up the WR class...
Da'Shawn Hand will probably be the most exciting recruitment to follow, he still plans to take his officials to places like M, Bama, etc. and make a late fall, winter decision after his officials...
Malik McDowell meanwhile wants to wrap-up his recruitment before school starts yet still wants to visit some schools in the south. His timeline helps M if he sticks to it, if his 'deadline' passes and wants to take officials, I'll start to worry about losing him...
Parker Westphal CB is another kid that wants to decide before his senior season, pretty shocked if he picked anywhere but M but stranger things happen when other programs roll out the red carpet for you...
Don't hear much about the other DB's on the recruiting board; Juju Smith, Kiy Hester & Montae Nicolson. The latter did mention M as his favorite at one point but backed off of that.Comment
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Sam Webb is, apparently, feeling good about Jones.
Is McDowell an M-ND battle? Has he shown any interest in the SEC? That latter would be my biggest concern, though ND is recruiting really well.
Hand, IMO, stays south.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.Comment
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McDowell is supposedly a when will he commit situation though there is always that fear that he takes a visit to place like Florida, Bama, etc and just falls in love... Any kid that goes to a Catholic HS, Domers feel is a lock so I don't care much what their insiders think on him unless they have real info that I'm not aware of...
Hand really likes M and their coaching staff, I really feel this is a battle of staying close to home (VT) or go to the school he grew up rooting for. More schools will join his top group but in the end, I think one of those two schools will be his destination...
M always seems to do well when a recruit is 'seriously' considering M & MSU and another elite school (say ND and/or Ohio). Those are Jones' top four but I don't have any info other than M is making up ground lately. He's not on my recruiting board but likely will be after he visits unofficially soon and if he says M has a chance...
Juju, Kiy Hester & Montae Nicolson... The former two look like guys that'll take their officials this fall and we'll find out where M stands then. Nicolson I don't hear much of anything on, which leads me to believe M is slow playing him and going after higher priority guys like Juju, Adoree, etc. for their 3rd and probably final DB in this class. They'll probably miss out on Nicolson if that is the case as he was planning a summer-to-fall decision.Comment
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On Hilliman, he's visiting OSU this weekend (and then, presumably M and others). He's not camping, though. The feeling amongst OSU insiders is that he probably needs to camp. That said, if he had a "camp offer" -- I'd think he'd camp.
Juju seems like he'll be west coast bound. Though, it actually works in both OSU and M's favor that he likes them both. Seeing both schools may justify some sort of visit. Until then, though...whatever.
Nicholson is an odd one. He was really highly regarded by more than one service, but neither OSU nor M seem to intent on pushing for him. The most reliable/conservative OSU insider said Nicholson would commit to UFM tonight if he asked for it. But OSU isn't going to reach for a safety and will only take Erick Smith + 1 other if it's the right 1 other. Apparently, Nicholson isn't it. Seems like M has reached roughly the same conclusion. My guess on Nicholson is that he commits to the first big-time program that OFFERs him. He probably knows he can pick anywhere in the B10 outside of OSU and M, so he has a safety net. If either OSU or M pushed, I think they'd get himDan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.Comment
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Oh, and on McDowell, that's what I thought. The only thing, like you said, that would concern me is if he starts to show interest in the SEC. But, as you suggested, kids with MSU on their list are generally staying north, which bodes well for M.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.Comment
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McDowell's timeline though is before school starts, this really helps M if he sticks to it as he won't get many chances to get to see the southern school he wants to see. Like I said, I'll only start to be worried if school starts, he hasn't decided and he's setting up officials to places like Bama, Florida, etc...
Agree on Juju likely staying out west. I kinda feel the same about Adoree but Adoree visited AA this spring, wants to this summer and will be there for the ND game. If he visits again this summer, it'll say a lot about his interest in M... M only has 1 DB committed and probably only takes 3 DB's but I'm under the assumption one of those will be Parker Westphal CB. Nicolson like I said is probably a fall-back option to Adoree...
M is recruiting another linebacker; Darrion Owens(?) WLB. Sounds like they'll take a 3rd if it's one they really like and there is room...
After the Hilliman situation gets resolved, I think we'll see M go harder after a guy like Kalen Ballage RB, who is M's ideal type of running back.Comment
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McDowell, "Michigan is the team to beat."Comment
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Mississippi State got two years bowl probation and a reduction in scholarships for recruiting violations today.Comment
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Well at least two bowls will be spared from those idiotic cowbells their fans carry ..."in order to lead America you must love America"Comment
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How about vacated victories? Did they vacate any victories? I want to see if we can get RichRod's UM record to .500.Comment
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Vacated victories don't erase the loss from the opposing team, do they?Comment
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No.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.Comment
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No. And even if it did, that loss wouldn't be erased from our memories. That was one patheticly bad loss..Originally posted by WM Wolverine View PostComment
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