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2017 Recruiting: J'Marick Woods
Previously: Last year's profiles. Florence, AL – 6'3", 205 Scout4*, NR overall #31 SRivals3*, NR overall #45 S, #24 ALESPN4*, NR overall #22 S, #18 AL24/73*, #591 overall #46 S, #30 ALOther...
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This Week’s Obsession: Most Desired Breakout Player
You break out or I will. [Bryan Fuller]The Question:You get a magic wand to anoint any Michigan player an instant all-Big Ten, except an offensive tackle else we'd all just be naming backup OTs.Brian:...
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Basketball Recruiting Exists Too
Michigan's 2017 roster is set give or take an NBA declaration and/or Mo Bamba arriving on a cloud—with one exception discussed later in this post—so basketball recruiting efforts are now focused...
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Hey: JoeFour-star FL QB Joe Milton's commitment (Hello post here) has been followed by the usual post-pledge scouting reports. Scout:Milton also does a good job of transferring weight and stepping...
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Unverified Voracity Wants Stanford To Go Away
GO AWAYEarly signing react: meh? I'm generally opposed to moving up the football signing period because it does little other than accelerate decisions that could use some more time, but adding a 3-day...
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DJ Wilson Not Participating In 5v5 At Combine
[Marc-Gregor Campredon]This could be interpreted as a bad sign for Michigan's shot at getting DJ Wilson back: It appears D.J. Wilson will not be participating in 5x5 play at the NBA Draft Combine....
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The All-Beilein Teams: All-Senior
This was a good year for seniors. [Marc-Gregor Campredon]Previously: All-Bench, Bench Mob, All-FreshmanJohn Beilein has spent ten seasons in Ann Arbor. As of the most recent, he's the winningest coach...
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2017 Recruiting: Jaylen Kelly-Powell
Previously: Last year's profiles. J'Marick Woods. Detroit, MI – 6'0", 175 [Bill Rapai]Scout4*, #278 overall #25 SRivals3*, NR overall #34 S, #8 MIESPN4*, #262 overall #18 S, #6 MI24/74*, #156...
View ArticleMonday Recruitin' Takes A Walk
Small Town, Big Vibe, Big TenThree-star AZ QB Tyler Shough visited campus over the weekend. As you'd expect, the outlook is still quite good after he got one-on-one time with Jim Harbaugh. From...
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Good Unverified Voracity For People Who Like Bad Unverified Voracity
[Patrick Barron]All position switches are good news and bad news. Drake Harris is now a cornerback:Excited to start my next journey on the defensive side of the ball! Wide receiver ➡️ Cornerback —...
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The "Speed Is Overrated" Era Is, Mercifully, Over
The successes. [Patrick Barron]In his four-year tenure at Michigan, Brady Hoke accepted commitments from eight recruits who entered the program as wide receivers. With Drake Harris' move to cornerback,...
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2017 Recruiting: Ambry Thomas
Previously: Last year's profiles. S J'Marick Woods, S Jaylen Kelly-Powell. Detroit, MI – 6'0", 170 [Bryan Fuller]Scout4*, #56 overall #6 CBRivals4*, #146 overall #15 CB, #2 MIESPN4*, #186 overall...
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Basketbullets: Bamba To Texas, Simmons Withdraws, Wilson On Fringe
Pondering. [Marc-Gregor Campredon]The pipe dream is dead. Five-star center Mo Bamba committed to Texas via a post on The Players' Tribune:Everybody’s recruiting process is unique in some way, and mine...
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HAIL 2017
GET IN HIS BELLY*Annual preview book? Annual preview book. Note that last year we sold out(!!!). The Kickstarter is a guaranteed way to get in, and prices are lower unless you catch me in person at an...
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What Happened to Ohio State Basketball?
More like Mad Thatta [via 11W]For over a decade, Ohio State basketball was one of the most consistently successful programs in all of college basketball. Thad Matta has accomplished everything short of...
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This Week's Obsession: Wagner or Wilson?
Pick one. Not so easy, right? [Marc-Gregor Campredon]If you can only choose one, which player would you rather have back next year: Moe Wagner or DJ Wilson?Ace: The genesis of this question was a...
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Unverified Voracity Says Bye To Byes
[Eric Upchurch]Jim Hackett gets a job. He's now the CEO of Ford. It is deeply unfortunate that Toys R Us is private, otherwise my mutual fund that just buys Ford and shorts Toys R Us would be a...
View ArticleMonday Recruitin' Hopes For Sturdier Fence
Buckle UpIf you want to get ahead of the game, you may want to familiarize yourself with the above highlight reel. Four-star Grand Rapids Catholic Central OT Jalen Mayfield is set to announce his...
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2017 Recruiting: Benjamin St-Juste
Previously: Last year's profiles. S J'Marick Woods, S Jaylen Kelly-Powell, CB Ambry Thomas. Montreal, QC – 6'3" 188 Scout3*, NR overall #39 CBRivals4*, #229 overall #20 CBESPN3*, NR overall #84...
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Hello: Jalen Mayfield
Four-star Grand Rapids Catholic Central OT Jalen Mayfield announced his commitment to Michigan this evening, choosing the Wolverines over fellow finalists Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, and Nebraska....
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