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Its never a waste of time for coaches to pursue top end talent, no matter where things "may" stand... This is their job... They have to pursue every avenue of guys that are showing interest... No matter how big or small it may seem, it would be a disservice to not do their due diligence in trying to land that kid... You only sign about 5% of the kids you offer and the coaching staff had been hitting more than missing... There are enough hours in a day for them to look at guys like Su's and Kendall and then still look at Hand and Peppers... The coaches are not stupid.... They get how the process works... Donovan Warren-like situations always keep a small glimmer of hope when I "follow" a kids recruitment, but Ronald Johnson-like situations always keep the "fear" in me... Its a fun game to follow but need to stay as level headed as the guys getting paid for and that have jobs that depend on these kids.

i know more then steve,todd,clint,sam webb,tomvh and brady hoke all put together. if michigan gets any of those four players i will do whatever you want. ill never post another message on 247, ill post naked pics on twitter, etc... whatever you want you name it!

Those are my thoughts

Not to knock any of those guys, because they do a great job. But, they do have an interest in being pollyannas. Steve, Todd, and Clint do a much better job of being objective than some of the Bucknuts writers, but I don't think they are gonna come out and say "You guys should just give up on Cravens, already" even if we should just give up on Cravens, already.

Pessimism doesn't keep the readers coming back.

Some really really minor updates I found:

According to Tremendous Leon McQuay has us in his top 5.

And Zach Bradshaw is thinking about taking another visit to Michigan (http://southcarolina.247sports.com/Article/ATH-Zach-Bradshaw-still-has-the-Gamecocks-high-on-his-list-74705). I think we were recruiting him as a receiver earlier, but he says that they like him as more of an H-Back or linebacker. I wonder if they talk to him a lot because as far as we know we're full at those positions...

Toomer was the#1 recruit in the country and wss from Concord De La Salle in the Bay Area. He was a longer shot than Cravens or Larue. Getting Toomer helped put us on the map with other Bay Area recruits, including Guttierez and Brady, when they saw the success Toomer had going East. It also started a relationship with the country's top program at the time, De La Salle. Even when we don't get them we are building relationships and we are building the M brand in recruits eyes.

even if you miss on these kids you're building relationships with coaches and future targets..

UGA?? Don't see him leaving SEC/ACC..

Question: Should the Michigan coaches recruit Johnny Stanton (rising 2013 QB from California)?

If the coaches showed interest in Shane Cockerille of Gilman in 2013, I don't see why not. Like Cockerille, Stanton also plays safety on defense. Stanton is seen as a mix between Jake Locker and Tim Tebow.

^ That's what I was thinking.

I like the notion of taking Kizer (and Stewart if he develops well as an underclassman) in 2014. And then taking Campbell who has supposedly already started sculpting his body.

Careful there, Mr. #BdubsTrivia.

yupppp Kizer 14 and Campbell 15 would make me vvvv happy