UM Football Recruiting - by WM Wolverine

[Detroit Dan]

Woo Hoo!

[WM Wolverine]

Jonathan Jones LB trending towards the Domers.

[Wellington_beefhouser]

Solid pick up for M. It's hard to see Connor Murphy going anywhere else. With J Jones moving out of the fold, full court press on Mbem-Bosse.

[Wellington_beefhouser]

Also, regarding attrition, I'm wondering if the loss of Durkin has had an affect on some of the decommits.

[WM Wolverine]

M 3rd at 247 with 21 commitments, barely ahead of about 7 programs who could jump them with one recruit...

How they finish?

Hopefully Rashan Gary, Michael Dwumfour, Allen, Lavert Hill, Khaleke Hudson, Eddie McDoom, Quinn Nordin, Pie Young and a decommitment from at least Nate Johnson.

[WM Wolverine]

I sees Hudson (SS/LB) and Simmons (LB/SS) as potential if not likely linebackers, Bosse is a longshot till I hear what he has to say after his official visit. I actually like Hudson more than Jones but I'm not an expert analyst that watches these kids at camps.

[WM Wolverine]

Jordan Elliott would be a big loss, I think his Texas friends have convinced him to rebuild the Longhorns who will have a much needed, outstanding finish. Dwumfour will likely take his spot...

[Paul L]

Great news re: Long, and thanks for the updates, WM!

[WM Wolverine]

Connor Murphy, Donald Stewart probably aren't far behind the group that M is a leader for...

We'll see what Asiasa and Tagaloa say after their official visit this upcoming weekend...

Victor Viramontes is still a possibility.

[WM Wolverine]

Simmons isn't set to visit Ann Arbor yet, M was trying to get him here this weekend but sounds like he'll take his scheduled visit to Nebraska... M will get another chance to get him to visit the week after but he's currently set to official to Clemson.

[Rocky Bleier]

Seems the Swenson thing was about as bad as you could imagine. Out of the blue. Took him and his family by surprise. And HARBAUGH!!!! wouldn't even talk to him.

How quickly they forget:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2012/02/ohio-state-urban-meyer-recruiting-big-ten-mark-dantonio-wisconsin/1#.VqGARVL53gl

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football-news/4641043-jamel-dean-ohio-state-medically-cleared-high-school-coach-reacts-buckeyes-urban-meyer-big-ten-football

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/sports/college/big-ten-coaches-blast-urban-meyers-recruiting-tact/nL3pL/

[WM Wolverine]

The rest the B1G wants to compete against Luke Fickell and Lloyd Carr, not Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer at their programs.

[iam416]

Lol. That's sort of my point having listened to unfounded sanctimonious bullshit for years.

Fortunately UFM hasn't had to conduct a purge. He assesses talent well from the get go. Seems like it might be JH's SOP. Look at this year -- JH is cutting people left and right; UFM is trying to figure out if they have room to take Sam Bruce...a top 100 national player!

FTR, I didn't like the Dean thing at all. He may have been injured. I dunno. But it was pretty clearly roster management to me. That's the one kid UFM fairly clearly hosed. He's told a couple others to look elsewhere, but in September, not January -- George Hill this year in the summer.

[hack]

How recruits are allegedly handled is merely one aspect of running a clean/dirty program. Sanctimony will continue, and will be justified.

[iam416]

And congrats on Long, though it seemed a foregone conclusion.