Cornerback, and still Penn State commit Armani Reeves will visit Michigan officially this weekend. I don't know whether he's spoke with the new head coach yet, but Michigan has a great chance now, and he's clearly the guy UM wants at corner.
If Penn State had hired a well known college coach, or even just kept Tom Bradley on the staff, I think they'd have a decent shot at keeping Reeves. Bradley was the DC for 10 years and had a good relationship with Reeves, so his resignation might be why Reeves is visiting so promptly.
Monday, 9 January 2012
Yuri Wright Update
Three recent events that are directly or indirectly involved with the recruitment of Yuri Wright:
1) Big rumor circulates about Wright potentially announcing at the recent Army game. If he did announce during the game, it would have been for Notre Dame, there's little doubt about that. Even though he did not announce, the fact that the rumor was circulated in the first place says that his interest in Notre Dame is probably quite high.
2) E.J Shumate announces for Notre Dame. Shumate is a safety prospect, and the current teammate of Yuri at Don Bosco Prep. It might not have a huge effect on Wright, but it's certainly not going to hurt ND's chances.
3) CB Ronald Darby decommits from Notre Dame. With Darby in the class, the Irish had the #1 and #4 CBs in the class, and despite Wright's own lofty status, that's something that has no doubt crossed his mind if he was eying early playing time. With Darby now out the way, it makes ND look more attractive to Wright.
So yeah, Wright to ND looks in the cards, especially since Michigan is apparently going after Armani Reeves with more effort.
Right now it looks like UM wants 1 OL, 1 CB, 1 TE, and then the last spot will depend on the fate of Darryl Stonum.
1) Big rumor circulates about Wright potentially announcing at the recent Army game. If he did announce during the game, it would have been for Notre Dame, there's little doubt about that. Even though he did not announce, the fact that the rumor was circulated in the first place says that his interest in Notre Dame is probably quite high.
2) E.J Shumate announces for Notre Dame. Shumate is a safety prospect, and the current teammate of Yuri at Don Bosco Prep. It might not have a huge effect on Wright, but it's certainly not going to hurt ND's chances.
3) CB Ronald Darby decommits from Notre Dame. With Darby in the class, the Irish had the #1 and #4 CBs in the class, and despite Wright's own lofty status, that's something that has no doubt crossed his mind if he was eying early playing time. With Darby now out the way, it makes ND look more attractive to Wright.
So yeah, Wright to ND looks in the cards, especially since Michigan is apparently going after Armani Reeves with more effort.
Right now it looks like UM wants 1 OL, 1 CB, 1 TE, and then the last spot will depend on the fate of Darryl Stonum.
Sunday, 8 January 2012
Army game thoughts + 2013 update
The Army All American game took place yesterday afternoon, in front of a record crowd of over 38,000 people. Michigan had five commitments and one target (Wright) playing in the game, and all of them did ok, but the real standouts for me were Erik Magnuson and Kyle Kalis. Magnuson missed a couple blocks, but overall looked pretty good, and Kalis was solid throughout, more than holding his own against Ondre Pipkins.
The footage I saw of Yuri Wright wasn't that good. He was giving receivers a hefty cushion (was he told to?), and the opposing team took advantage by completing several short routes against him. He also missed a key tackle on a screen pass that allowed the running back to gain an extra 10-15 yards. Got beat for easy TD by Dorial Green-Beckham too, but the #1 WR in the class made a bad drop. People have said before that he's a raw corner, so I guess he just needs time in a college program to get coached up.
To see footage of all UM commits in the Army All American game, check out MGoVideo!
In other news, 2013 OL Logan Tuley-Tillman will be on campus today, taking in the UM-UW basketball game. This isn't the first time he's been on campus, and apparently Michigan is at the top of Logan's top five, which also includes Alabama, Ohio State, Arkansas and South Carolina.
Tuley-Tillman is the #38 recruit in the nation according to 247Sports' early 2013 rankings, and having already lost out on Steven Elmer (#10 overall), landing Logan would be a great way to bounce back and start off the 2013 OL class!
The footage I saw of Yuri Wright wasn't that good. He was giving receivers a hefty cushion (was he told to?), and the opposing team took advantage by completing several short routes against him. He also missed a key tackle on a screen pass that allowed the running back to gain an extra 10-15 yards. Got beat for easy TD by Dorial Green-Beckham too, but the #1 WR in the class made a bad drop. People have said before that he's a raw corner, so I guess he just needs time in a college program to get coached up.
To see footage of all UM commits in the Army All American game, check out MGoVideo!
In other news, 2013 OL Logan Tuley-Tillman will be on campus today, taking in the UM-UW basketball game. This isn't the first time he's been on campus, and apparently Michigan is at the top of Logan's top five, which also includes Alabama, Ohio State, Arkansas and South Carolina.
Tuley-Tillman is the #38 recruit in the nation according to 247Sports' early 2013 rankings, and having already lost out on Steven Elmer (#10 overall), landing Logan would be a great way to bounce back and start off the 2013 OL class!
Saturday, 7 January 2012
Reeves Decision
With Penn St's new coach officially named, Michigan's focus switches to Armani Reeves, who has long been awaiting the news. If Reeves gets on well with the new head coach and his staff, then there's a decent chance he sticks with Penn St.
However if things aren't all good, Reeves will certainly take another look at Michigan, probably by taking an official visit.
So now we just need to wait until Reeves gets a chance to speak with O'Brien.
In other news, the Army All American game is on today and Michigan has five commits there, as well as one target prospect in Yuri Wright. Tune in to that, hopefully it will be more of a contest than the UA game on Thursday.
However if things aren't all good, Reeves will certainly take another look at Michigan, probably by taking an official visit.
So now we just need to wait until Reeves gets a chance to speak with O'Brien.
In other news, the Army All American game is on today and Michigan has five commits there, as well as one target prospect in Yuri Wright. Tune in to that, hopefully it will be more of a contest than the UA game on Thursday.
Thursday, 5 January 2012
UA Game tonight
The Under Armor All American game is on tonight at 7:30 ET, so make sure you check it out on ESPN. Michigan commitments Terry Richardson and Joe Bolden have drawn in strong praise all week, so it'll be interesting to see them on the field.
Josh Garnett will also be playing, although offensive lineman tend to look bad in these games as they lack experience playing as a group.
Definitely worth watching!
Josh Garnett will also be playing, although offensive lineman tend to look bad in these games as they lack experience playing as a group.
Definitely worth watching!
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Arnett gets full release
The season is done, and its definitely one to remember. But now its time to move onto recruiting as Michigan hopes to close out the 2012 class with some big time prospects.
One guy that is definitely a big time player is DeAnthony Arnett, who is now free to transfer anywhere in the state of Michigan after Tennessee finally caved into media pressure and a common sense of decency. Arnett will likely decide between Michigan and Michigan St, so we'll just have to see how things progress.
UPDATE: He's gone to MSU, big pickup for them. They were favorites to land him because of the UM coaching staff that originally recruited him have since....moved on. Whereas Dantonio and Co are still there.
One guy that is definitely a big time player is DeAnthony Arnett, who is now free to transfer anywhere in the state of Michigan after Tennessee finally caved into media pressure and a common sense of decency. Arnett will likely decide between Michigan and Michigan St, so we'll just have to see how things progress.
UPDATE: He's gone to MSU, big pickup for them. They were favorites to land him because of the UM coaching staff that originally recruited him have since....moved on. Whereas Dantonio and Co are still there.
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Ohh so sweet
Did we play well on offense? No. Did we play well on defense? Not really (what happened on 3rd and 4th downs?). Did we play well on special teams? Hell yeah!
Gibbons is the obvious hero, making three vital field goals including the game winner which sent me into a cheering frenzy that has probably woken my neighbors at 5:00 am. Honorable mentions to Junior Hemingway who made two huge TD grabs, and also delivered an emotional speech afterwards.
Virginia Tech will moan about the catch that apparently never was; personally I wasn't sure it was a catch, but I did think that was harsh to overturn once ruled a catch. Even Hoke said he thought it was a catch. The Hokies played well on both sides of the ball, especially with their passing attack. Logan Thomas looked really good all game; even that interception he through was unlucky - it was an outrageous play by the true freshman, Frank Clark. On defense, they stifled Michigan's running game and forced UM into 3rd and long situations. So hats off to VT,
A year ago we got spanked by Mississippi State, so to now be crowned Sugar Bowl champions is incredible. Michigan will finish as a top 10 team with a BCS bowl win....don't cry Sparty, although apparently your tears taste like sugar!
What a great way for the senior class to go out, beating Ohio and then winning the Sugar Bowl. Incredible.
Extra: The Allstate president being a UM alumni was quite funny, isn't he meant to act neutral in those situations? Still, just shows you where a UM degree can take you...
Gibbons is the obvious hero, making three vital field goals including the game winner which sent me into a cheering frenzy that has probably woken my neighbors at 5:00 am. Honorable mentions to Junior Hemingway who made two huge TD grabs, and also delivered an emotional speech afterwards.
Virginia Tech will moan about the catch that apparently never was; personally I wasn't sure it was a catch, but I did think that was harsh to overturn once ruled a catch. Even Hoke said he thought it was a catch. The Hokies played well on both sides of the ball, especially with their passing attack. Logan Thomas looked really good all game; even that interception he through was unlucky - it was an outrageous play by the true freshman, Frank Clark. On defense, they stifled Michigan's running game and forced UM into 3rd and long situations. So hats off to VT,
A year ago we got spanked by Mississippi State, so to now be crowned Sugar Bowl champions is incredible. Michigan will finish as a top 10 team with a BCS bowl win....don't cry Sparty, although apparently your tears taste like sugar!
What a great way for the senior class to go out, beating Ohio and then winning the Sugar Bowl. Incredible.
Extra: The Allstate president being a UM alumni was quite funny, isn't he meant to act neutral in those situations? Still, just shows you where a UM degree can take you...
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