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Better lock it up Ferns

Well that took a while. Obviously committed too early. Hopefully he takes his time next time around.

The problems is, other coaches play hard ball with recruits too. If we don't take commitments until a kid's senior year, there will be very few uncommitted prospects left. The ones that committed elsewhere will be pressured by the coach of the school they're committed to. Look at Bri'onte Dunn. Urbs flat out told him that if he didn't confirm his commitment he was yanking his scholarship offer. That will happen repeatedly if we wait until a kid is a senior and has most likely committed someplace else already.

I am fine with this, from both sides. Hoke took his commitment because he thought he was serious, now he is not, fine. This happens. It is so long until 2014 commitment day, I really can't worry about it in the least. And especially for a position like OL, where we are not so needy as to have to cry over Ward.

This strategy only makes sense if:

1. The coaches continue purusing - hard, all available commits for the 'said' position.
2. The coaches are up-front with the recruits they are pursuing by stating we need to protect ourselves.

Committed way to early, I wouldn't be suprised to see him decommit.

IMO, if a kid waffles this quickly over something so important, it makes me wonder how well he will stick to conditioning programs over the summer that coaches ask for. Another poster, I think Dizzo, has made a big deal lately about how much constant effort and desire to improve is in a player's development, and consistency of mind is a huge part of sticking with the program on a day-to-day basis.

This decommittal is a substantial red flag, IMO.

Oline is the position I am least worried about moving forward. The next recruit will step forward and take his spot.

Committing to the first school that comes calling is impulsive behavior that is as much of a red flag as decommitting when the second comes calling.

I would also be surprised if no other big time programs were showing interest before Michigan offered.

Yeah, he's still in his teens, but he will need to do most of the work necessary to make the starting lineup before he turns 20. Give me a kid who has a plan and sticks to it, like Ferns.

Lol

Dizzo is absolutely right, most of us wished he would've waited a bit

I am fine with this. We don't want him pulling a Conley on us and de-commit late in the recruiting process. UM was Conley and Wards only visit.

Join the club. I've got banned twice in the last six months for very subtle opinions that apparently ruffled their feathers. That website is good for recruiting info but not worth all the headaches IMO. They have given me a read only ban for the last five weeks before my membership expires apparently because I said Michigan wouldn't and historically hasn't put up with the Leon McQuay senior types. I deleted it within thirty seconds because I know how they are over there but still got banned because he said his father read my trash. His father must have been sitting on the board and f5'ing my posts. I'll never go back as long as Beaver is over there.