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2014 Recruiting Thread (Updated 03.20.2013)

  • Xixor said...

    Hey Steve thanks for the reply, I do remember Hoke saying he likes RBs because they are usually very "multiple" with their skill sets and positions they can play so if a recruit does not work out at RB they can usually find another spot. I think former Michigan LB Ian Gold was originally recruited as a RB and turned out to be outstanding as a LB. Either way I would like to find Ballage on this team!

    I think that's the idea as well; I think he's the type of guy they would try to fit in and Ian Gold is actually a pretty solid comparison for Ballage. Incredibly athletic and versatile.

    Steve Lorenz

  • Steve you can make the call if this is acceptable or not, but I saw this on tDuffy.

    Drake Harris from TOS (talking to a Florida reporter):

    "I have been talking to the Michigan coaches a lot, I talk to Florida's coaches a lot too," said Harris. "Ohio State and Notre Dame and have been in more contact. Georgia and also Alabama have been putting some pressure on me as well. I talk to these coaches on a weekly basis, sometimes even every day."

    As strange as it may sound, Harris stated that while he may still be committed to Michigan State, he doesn't speak with the Spartans as much.

    "I am talking to schools other than Michigan State a lot more," said Harris. "It is a soft verbal right now. I am finishing basketball season before I make any decision on what I want to do, so I don't know."

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  • Woody04 said...

    Check George Campbell's twitter. Him ferns Harris and Berger all bonding nicely. saying they will have a dunk contest next time everybody is in Ann Arbor, hopefully soon!!

    It should be Ferns, Harris, Berger and he are bonding..... biggrin

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  • Ducksworth said...

    Steve you can make the call if this is acceptable or not, but I saw this on tDuffy.

    Drake Harris from TOS (talking to a Florida reporter):

    "I have been talking to the Michigan coaches a lot, I talk to Florida's coaches a lot too," said Harris. "Ohio State and Notre Dame and have been in more contact. Georgia and also Alabama have been putting some pressure on me as well. I talk to these coaches on a weekly basis, sometimes even every day."

    As strange as it may sound, Harris stated that while he may still be committed to Michigan State, he doesn't speak with the Spartans as much.

    "I am talking to schools other than Michigan State a lot more," said Harris. "It is a soft verbal right now. I am finishing basketball season before I make any decision on what I want to do, so I don't know."

    Wow. There is alot of telling information in these quotes - if this is all true. OSU and ND have been in more contact than ... who? UM? FL? GA was a competitor ... but AL ... daily? He does not speak to MSU coaches? No surprises, but telling in his football recruitment. So ... after basketball season we may see a decommitment?

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  • Ducksworth said...

    Steve you can make the call if this is acceptable or not, but I saw this on tDuffy.

    Drake Harris from TOS (talking to a Florida reporter):

    "I have been talking to the Michigan coaches a lot, I talk to Florida's coaches a lot too," said Harris. "Ohio State and Notre Dame and have been in more contact. Georgia and also Alabama have been putting some pressure on me as well. I talk to these coaches on a weekly basis, sometimes even every day."

    As strange as it may sound, Harris stated that while he may still be committed to Michigan State, he doesn't speak with the Spartans as much.

    "I am talking to schools other than Michigan State a lot more," said Harris. "It is a soft verbal right now. I am finishing basketball season before I make any decision on what I want to do, so I don't know."

    Does this mean we're in the lead if he never contacts their coaches. Harris said that the game last weekend vaulted us to the top with MSU, but did he just say that MSU was at the top too so that he wouldn't upset Sparty's fanbase.

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  • UMRSB said...

    Wow. There is alot of telling information in these quotes - if this is all true. OSU and ND have been in more contact than ... who? UM? FL?

    I think you may be interpreting this incorrectly. Think he is saying OSU has been increasing their contact hence "'more"

    Luger

  • Elijah Hood has had an ask.fm going for the past day or so, and...uh...I'm just gonna file this one under "people on the internet are weird"

    Q: If you were a cannibal, what flavor people would you eat and why?
    A: Wow this is a first hmmm I would eat Italian people hopefully they taste like Italian food this is weird as hell??

    inuyesta

  • So, everyone knows how the bucknuts find ludicrous excuses as to why one of their prized recruits goes elsewhere. It can't be that another school is liked more than OSU, that just doesn't add up. Well, this year we are recruiting Kyle Berger, who we all know plenty about at this point. Let's just say Berger's interest in Michigan is as legitimate as it seems and somewhere down the line (would be in the relatively near future) he commits. What excuse will the bucknuts use this time?

    Look no further. I present to you the 'Kyle Berger Excuse Thread' several months in advance. Now, more than ever, I want him to commit to Michigan.

    McMillan/Berger Tweets

    Some people may not find this as interesting as myself, however I am very intrigued. Most of us remember a week or so ago when highly regard

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  • Berger is right. A 20 is nothing to be bragging about.

    Jack Daniels

  • Mitch Again said...

    So, everyone knows how the bucknuts find ludicrous excuses as to why one of their prized recruits goes elsewhere. It can't be that another school is liked more than OSU, that just doesn't add up. Well, this year we are recruiting Kyle Berger, who we all know plenty about at this point. Let's just say Berger's interest in Michigan is as legitimate as it seems and somewhere down the line (would be in the relatively near future) he commits. What excuse will the bucknuts use this time?

    Look no further. I present to you the 'Kyle Berger Excuse Thread' several months in advance. Now, more than ever, I want him to commit to Michigan.

    I'm not convinced they will land any of their top LB targets, they all appear to have high interest in schools outside of OSU. . It sure will be interesting how this plays out and the bland justifications their fans try to provide if things don't fall in their favor.

    Luger

  • Mitch Again said...

    So, everyone knows how the bucknuts find ludicrous excuses as to why one of their prized recruits goes elsewhere. It can't be that another school is liked more than OSU, that just doesn't add up. Well, this year we are recruiting Kyle Berger, who we all know plenty about at this point. Let's just say Berger's interest in Michigan is as legitimate as it seems and somewhere down the line (would be in the relatively near future) he commits. What excuse will the bucknuts use this time?

    Look no further. I present to you the 'Kyle Berger Excuse Thread' several months in advance. Now, more than ever, I want him to commit to Michigan.

    The comment Dave Biddle made in that thread is incredibly unprofessional.

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  • MaizeandBlue21 said...

    The comment Dave Biddle made in that thread is incredibly unprofessional.

    Unprofessional people tend to say unprofessional things. Dave Biddle is no exception. It's incredible, however, how well he fits in there. They couldn't have dreamt up a better writer.

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  • Steve Lorenz said...

    They offered Denzel Ward and Andrew Williams within the last week as well.

    Artavis Scott as well I do believe

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  • Mitch Again said...

    So, everyone knows how the bucknuts find ludicrous excuses as to why one of their prized recruits goes elsewhere. It can't be that another school is liked more than OSU, that just doesn't add up. Well, this year we are recruiting Kyle Berger, who we all know plenty about at this point. Let's just say Berger's interest in Michigan is as legitimate as it seems and somewhere down the line (would be in the relatively near future) he commits. What excuse will the bucknuts use this time?

    Look no further. I present to you the 'Kyle Berger Excuse Thread' several months in advance. Now, more than ever, I want him to commit to Michigan.

    Lol at the person saying to check into how Berger is with classmates and his girlfriend. And to "put him under the microscope"

    roflmao

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  • Mitch Again said...

    So, everyone knows how the bucknuts find ludicrous excuses as to why one of their prized recruits goes elsewhere. It can't be that another school is liked more than OSU, that just doesn't add up. Well, this year we are recruiting Kyle Berger, who we all know plenty about at this point. Let's just say Berger's interest in Michigan is as legitimate as it seems and somewhere down the line (would be in the relatively near future) he commits. What excuse will the bucknuts use this time?

    Look no further. I present to you the 'Kyle Berger Excuse Thread' several months in advance. Now, more than ever, I want him to commit to Michigan.

    Haha, what a laugher of a thread. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, hahaha, classic.

    johnzo19

  • Just wondering if anyone knows what happened to the kid Mattison brought in his first class. He wasn't a scholarship kid but was extremely strong and impressed Mattison. I think he had some sort of promise of a scholarship down the road if he worked out. I have not heard anything about this kid since back then. Anyone have an idea what happened to him? I can't even remember his name now.

    Wadle123

  • Jack Daniels said...

    Berger is right. A 20 is nothing to be bragging about.

    To a kid in a prep school, or private school no... but in some areas graduating is something worth bragging about, much less taking & scoring on an ACT.

    thevictor_11

  • Luger said...

    I'm not convinced they will land any of their top LB targets, they all appear to have high interest in schools outside of OSU. . It sure will be interesting how this plays out and the bland justifications their fans try to provide if things don't fall in their favor.

    2012/2013 Ohio OL recruiting all over again for Ohio's 2014 LBs.

    This post was edited by msucantmakebcs on 3/9/2013 at 8:15 AM

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  • thevictor_11 said...

    To a kid in a prep school, or private school no... but in some areas graduating is something worth bragging about, much less taking & scoring on an ACT.

    Agree. If you grow up with gangs and vioence or your mother and father abuse as some examples, a 20 is great. Every person is different and has had different experiences in their life.

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  • Ducksworth said...

    Steve you can make the call if this is acceptable or not, but I saw this on tDuffy.

    Drake Harris from TOS (talking to a Florida reporter):

    "I have been talking to the Michigan coaches a lot, I talk to Florida's coaches a lot too," said Harris. "Ohio State and Notre Dame and have been in more contact. Georgia and also Alabama have been putting some pressure on me as well. I talk to these coaches on a weekly basis, sometimes even every day."

    As strange as it may sound, Harris stated that while he may still be committed to Michigan State, he doesn't speak with the Spartans as much.

    "I am talking to schools other than Michigan State a lot more," said Harris. "It is a soft verbal right now. I am finishing basketball season before I make any decision on what I want to do, so I don't know."

    I'd just say this regarding Harris; I stand by the quotes I wrote in the article after his visit last weekend.

    Steve Lorenz

  • Luger said...

    I'm not convinced they will land any of their top LB targets, they all appear to have high interest in schools outside of OSU. . It sure will be interesting how this plays out and the bland justifications their fans try to provide if things don't fall in their favor.

    I agree. They definitely have a good shot at a lot of their top targets at LB. But I don't think they're the locks OSU fans think they are.

    I think Berger could well end up at Michigan. Garrett could end up at Ole Miss or some other middle of the road SEC program. Macmillan could go to Alabama, Clemson, or Georgia. Booker is probably going to OSU, but he may outgrow LB.

    Of course, they could land all of their targets too. It's just not as certain as Buckeye fans want to think.

    michigandot

  • Wadle123 said...

    Just wondering if anyone knows what happened to the kid Mattison brought in his first class. He wasn't a scholarship kid but was extremely strong and impressed Mattison. I think he had some sort of promise of a scholarship down the road if he worked out. I have not heard anything about this kid since back then. Anyone have an idea what happened to him? I can't even remember his name now.

    He left UM within his first month. Pretty sure not just the team but the school too.

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  • Mitch Again said...

    So, everyone knows how the bucknuts find ludicrous excuses as to why one of their prized recruits goes elsewhere. It can't be that another school is liked more than OSU, that just doesn't add up. Well, this year we are recruiting Kyle Berger, who we all know plenty about at this point. Let's just say Berger's interest in Michigan is as legitimate as it seems and somewhere down the line (would be in the relatively near future) he commits. What excuse will the bucknuts use this time?

    Look no further. I present to you the 'Kyle Berger Excuse Thread' several months in advance. Now, more than ever, I want him to commit to Michigan.

    Can someone young tweet that tnread to berger. That would be amazing.

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  • kylebennett7127 said...

    Can someone young tweet that tnread to berger. That would be amazing.

    *amazingly stupid

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