2014 Recruiting: Brandon Watson
Previously: Last year's profiles. Elkton, MD – 5'11" 185 [Bryan Fuller]Scout3*, NR overall #41 CBRivals3*, NR overall #60 CB, #20 MDESPN3*, NR overall #52 CB, #22 MD24/73*, NR overall #64 CB, #20...
View ArticleMichigan Offers Jalen Bates
Name: Jalen BatesPosition: Defensive EndHt/Wt: 6'5" / 235 lbs.Location: Kaplan – Kaplan, LA (2015)Offers: Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Michigan, Texas TechRating: N/ARanking: N/AFILMThe...
View ArticleMailbag: Funk As Gibson, Opt-In Student Tickets, Bag Man Rehash
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A BAD TIMEBrian:You asked today “how Borges is Nuss?” I think equally appropriate is “how Gibson is Funk?” It seems to me that their respective backgrounds, personal ties to the HC...
View ArticleThursday Recruitin' Postpones Decision
Hayes Gets Wisconsin Offer, Postpones DecisionMichigan looked to be sitting pretty with 2016 Orchard Lake St. Mary's LB Daelin Hayes last week when he announced his intention to make an April 27th...
View ArticleWeekend Deathmatch: Dawkins Versus MAAR Versus Everybody
Michigan is bringing in not one but two basketball recruits this weekend as they seek to fill the holes NBA attrition has wrought on the roster. Michigan now has two slots open and possibly a third...
View ArticleStudent Ticket Sales Aren't Going So Well
If you aren't already, get used to this, and I wouldn't blame the students.In news that will come as a shock to many, charging students $295 for a home schedule in which the best game is against Penn...
View ArticleHoops Hello: Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman
Possesses excellent dunkface (via PennLive)First reported by Sam Webb and confirmed by multiple sources, 2014 Allentown (PA) Central Catholic G Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman committed to Michigan while...
View ArticleMonday Recruitin' Is For Kids
Brian is out of town until tomorrow and I'm desperately trying to finish up my HTTV obligations before taking some much-needed time off, so posting will be light today. Big Ten Recruiting,...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Drops Mic On Foot
I suppose that it is in fact internally consistent that you would be dumb enough to say the things you are saying and also dumb enough to keep saying things. NCAA president Mark Emmert has escaped his...
View ArticleChad Lindsay To OSU
A much-needed boost to Michigan's offensive line is apparently headed to the worst possible place:Alabama transfer Chad Lindsay is expected to sign with Ohio State, per source. Buckeyes get new center...
View ArticleYou'll Figure It Out, I'm Sure
I missed a lawsuit. This is how it's going for the NCAA these days: I managed to overlook a new lawsuit they're facing. Drumroll:Former University of Minnesota football player Kendall Gregory-McGhee is...
View ArticleHokepoints: Go-To Receivers
GlanzmanMore fun with stats! CFBStats helpfully grabs every play off the NCAA's box scores and turns lines like "Devin Gardner pass complete to Jeremy Gallon for 14 yards" into downloadable data on...
View ArticleSeason Ticket Sales: Solutions
There are no more opponents to watch, and the Twitterverse is a sad, scary place these days. As such, I am a man without a column. Anyone with ideas should tell me what to write about. In the meantime,...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Ponders JMFJ
Familiar music. Michigan replay promo, 1983. Via Wolverine Historian, of course. Also: the 1983 Washington State game.JMFJ. Jack Johnson is a fascinating NHL player, because stats hate him. There's a...
View ArticleThursday Recruitin' Finds Another Funchess
This is my last post of the week, and I'll be taking next week off to do anything that doesn't involve sitting in front of a laptop. I just wanted to thank everyone for reading along through football...
View ArticleMitch McGary To NBA
Exit. [Fuller]Well, dammit. McGary's out the door and in the end there wasn't even a decision to make:The Michigan sophomore who turned down a prime opportunity to enter last year's NBA draft and paid...
View ArticleWell: What Now?
ludicrous photo illustration of Donnal via the Blade.I'm trying as hard as I can to not go on a rage bender, so let's just move on to the implications for next year's basketball team. They are not...
View Article2015 Running Back Prospect Ty’Son Williams
Name: Ty’Son WilliamsPosition: Running BackHt/Wt: 5'11" / 200 lbs.Location: Crestwood – Sumter, SC (2015)Offers: Georgia, Appalachian State, Clemson, Duke, Georgia Tech, Michigan, North Carolina, NC...
View ArticleMichigan Offers Jauan Williams
Name: Jauan WilliamsPosition: Offensive TackleHt/Wt: 6’6" / 263 lbs.Location: Archbishop Carroll – Washington, DC (2016)Offers: Florida, Maryland, Ohio State, Clemson, Florida State, Illinois, Iowa,...
View ArticleMonday Recruitin' Diversifies
Hello. Ace is on vacation, so I take over recruitin' for the week.Let's start with basketball, because things are happening(!)Huff and Dawkins will decide within a monthThe departure of Mitch McGary...
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