UM Football Recruiting - by WM Wolverine

[WM Wolverine]

We'll have to wait and see how the DL situation shapes out after these two recent commits; it's possible M is done but I don't think they are...

Mathis is barely on my recruiting board; he's visiting every where and has a new leader after every visit. I think Wyatt Teller & Tashawn Bower (both DE's offered in the past month or two) are more likely and are more likely to stick with their 1st commitment than Mathis will with his 2nd.

[WM Wolverine]

Supposedly Mathis has a top 3 of Nebraska, M & Washington; named Nebraska his leader.

[Da Geezer]

Cravens is supposed to announce on June 6, but he was to take a Midwest trip (Neb and UM) first. Any news on that or is he a USC lock?

[lineygoblue]

According to Rivals chat last night, Cravens is a Trojan. They figured if they could get him on campus it might give M a shot, but it appears he will not even visit now.

[whodean]

Michigan misses out on five-star safety Su'a Cravens, but nets long-snapper Scott Sypniewski .???

[WM Wolverine]

Yup, they signed a long snapper.

[Rob F]

Yup, they signed a long snapper.

WOOHOO!!!!!!!

(not really complaining, though---very few Michigan fans ever felt we had much of a chance to sign him, especially after he recently cancelled a planned visit. I'm still pumped up over the commitments of Hurst and Poggi, anyway!)

[WM Wolverine]

He's a 5* long snapper.

[Rob F]

He's a 5* long snapper.

You're right, WM:

http://www.chrissailerkicking.com/player-profiles/1958/PlayerProfile.html

[paul daugherity]

He's from my hometown (Ottawa, IL). He goes to a small catholic high school (Marquette). This is the same town Aaron Shea is from, but a different high school. Very cool to see, from my perspective.

[Hannibal]

When was the last time that we recruited a long snapper with a 4-year scholarship?

[SeattleLionsFan]

George morales. He was part of th 08 Carr / Rodriguez class

[Rocky Bleier]

Do many schools offer full scholarships to long snappers? It's an important position, one that isn't appreciated until a failure at a critical time, but does it really warrant a full-ride?

[Da Geezer]

It is a teachable skill. I certainly would rather have spent a special teams scholarship on a punter or placekicker. Wonder if a snapper thinks of brunettes or blondes?

[SeattleLionsFan]

It's apparently becoming more common. I also would prefer to use it on another player but, just about every team in the NFL has a dedicated long snapper now.