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15 months ago

MrWoodson said...
I follow recruiting ad nauseum and not just on this site. Norfleet has been discussed and debated extensively. He is not someone people wouldn't have guessed because he is so out of left field. He's a highly rated player from the State of Michigan. The reason no one thought of him is because he's not really a WR (at best, he's a slot) and he wasn't committed to an SEC school or even a school in the South. He was committed to Cincy, which last time I checked is in Ohio.
Let's just drop this, because somehow people are confusing what I'm saying as disappointment. It's not. It's confusion. And that's because the clues were very misleading. It's no big deal. I'll live. It just threw me at first.

I agree, the rumors from the analysts and others were misleading...but they seem to always play that game.
Norfleet would have been on the radar if RichRod hadn't been fired...he is a perfect ninja slot type. As it was, Hoke went another direction. I don't think he will be used as a pure RB much, but as a slot, situational guy, not to mention a kick returner, he could be an ideal fit.
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hayesr8 said...
That's what UM needs...... another slot receiver.

FYI,^^^ this guy's a Sparty...anybody got the ban hammer handy?
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He was never on our radar before now. We started recruiting him this week. I'm not sure what you're saying.

I don't know what this means. Go back 6-8 months in the Michigan thread on tBB and to other sites like MGoBlog. Norfleet has been discussed extensively.
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neoavatara said...
I agree, the rumors from the analysts and others were misleading...but they seem to always play that game.
Norfleet would have been on the radar if RichRod hadn't been fired...he is a perfect ninja slot type. As it was, Hoke went another direction. I don't think he will be used as a pure RB much, but as a slot, situational guy, not to mention a kick returner, he could be an ideal fit.

What rumors? I never saw any Sam Webb tweet about a 4* WR from an SEC school. Tom VH floating JaQuay Williams' name out there (in what context, I don't know) and immediately deleted the post right afterward.
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I don't know what this means. Go back 6-8 months in the Michigan thread on tBB and to other sites like MGoBlog. Norfleet has been discussed extensively.

Pretty sure he means UM's coaches. There was never a peep of UM being in touch with Norfleet at all.
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EF_Wolverine said...
FYI,^^^ this guy's a Sparty...anybody got the ban hammer handy?

Agreed. Ban this moron.
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Norfleet is a good player but Cmon..... how does he fit this class??? its a desprate move in the final hour.
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I was always a little confused as to why we never pursued him earlier. I remember watching film on him in the summer and thinking "wow, that kid is fast". I was expecting him to get an offer mid to late summer. I'm just glad he's with the good guys now.
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EF_Wolverine said...
What rumors? I never saw any Sam Webb tweet about a 4* WR from an SEC school. Tom VH floating JaQuay Williams' name out there (in what context, I don't know) and immediately deleted the post right afterward.

There was nothing specific. The rumors were rampant, analysts were vague...I am not blaming anyone, that is the way recruiting always works. Actually, if you go back and really look at the hints...Norfleet meets their criteria.
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But hoke doesnt steal recruits who gave a verbal elsewhere we were told......hmmm.......
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buckeye9595 said...
But hoke doesnt steal recruits who gave a verbal elsewhere we were told......hmmm.......

Cincinnati took one of ours. We took one of theirs.
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buckeye9595 said...
But hoke doesnt steal recruits who gave a verbal elsewhere we were told......hmmm.......

No you weren't. Go to bed, son.
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buckeye9595 said...
But hoke doesnt steal recruits who gave a verbal elsewhere we were told......hmmm.......

That is idiotic...that was never said. If that were the case, we wouldn't have tried recruiting Dunn. Now, go away.
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EF_Wolverine said...
Pretty sure he means UM's coaches. There was never a peep of UM being in touch with Norfleet at all.

Well, I don't spend much time in recruiting meetings with the coaching staff so I can't tell you who they discuss. But I'm pretty sure they just didn't hear of Norfleet in the past week.
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There was nothing specific. The rumors were rampant, analysts were vague...I am not blaming anyone, that is the way recruiting always works. Actually, if you go back and really look at the hints...Norfleet meets their criteria.

Meets the criteria perfectly. (They were extremely vague so thats not hard to do)
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MrWoodson said...
Well, I don't spend much time in recruiting meetings with the coaching staff so I can't tell you who they discuss. But I'm pretty sure they just didn't hear of Norfleet in the past week.

That's the point. The coaches knew about Norfleet a long time ago, and never pursued him until now.
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Norfleet is a good player but Cmon..... how does he fit this class??? its a desprate move in the final hour.

There's a really good chance he'll start as a freshman as our return man. And when a guy runs a 4.34 if you give him the ball in space anything can happen. With Michigan's weak receiving corp next year it will be nice to have a legitimate homerun threat other than Denard.
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buckeye9595 said...
I thought hoke didnt recruit kids who verbaled elsewhere.....hmmm.....
#stopwhining
#hypocrite
#shoeonotherfoot

Drunk on a Tuesday night? Typical.
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I thought um was running a pro style offense??? 5'7 slot receiver??? Start being honest with yourself. He didn't fit what um was doing in September...he doesn't fit today. Bump those recruiting rankings .
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There's a really good chance he'll start as a freshman as our return man. And when a guy runs a 4.34 if you give him the ball in space anything can happen. With Michigan's weak receiving corp next year it will be nice to have a legitimate homerun threat other than Denard.

I see your point. But doesn't it resemble Vincent smith a little?? And smith doesn't return kicks.
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I thought um was running a pro style offense??? 5'7 slot receiver??? Start being honest with yourself. He didn't fit what um was doing in September...he doesn't fit today. Bump those recruiting rankings .

Yeah that's why MSU recruited him for over a year, right?
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I thought um was running a pro style offense??? 5'7 slot receiver??? Start being honest with yourself. He didn't fit what um was doing in September...he doesn't fit today. Bump those recruiting rankings .

but he's a rb, punt return man and kick off return man....not a slot receiver (he could play that if wanted though).Think of a Darren Sproles type of guy.
Have you watched his highlight film? If you have and aren't excited then I feel bad for you and you probably shouldn't follow recruiting.
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EF_Wolverine said...
Yeah that's why MSU recruited him for over a year, right?

Msu bowed out after kings came to camp and norfleet worked out at the same position. You don't really believe he chose UC over MSU? The kid practically begged for a bama offer and didn't get it. He was offered by Tenn. When he snowed for camp they ignored him and pushed for Alden hill.
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I see your point. But doesn't it resemble Vincent smith a little?? And smith doesn't return kicks.

Size wise maybe. Smith ran a 4.62, Norfleet runs a 4.34. Norfleet returns kicks, Smith doesn't. Norfleet can be a slot receiver, Smith can't. The way I see it is Norfleet is way faster and can do more. I'll take it. And Michigan will probably end up going after Berkley Edwards next year as well as Ty Isaac. Having a scatback and then a more physical running back is fairly normal. I suspect if Norfleet were 5'10" fewer people would question Norfleet committing. I know about the other needs, but there were no good options out there.
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Msu bowed out after kings came to camp and norfleet worked out at the same position. You don't really believe he chose UC over MSU? The kid practically begged for a bama offer and didn't get it. He was offered by Tenn. When he snowed for camp they ignored him and pushed for Alden hill.

Isn't Kings ranked lower than Norfleet?
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