The OFFICIAL MICHIGAN TEAM 137 THREAD: WHO'S GOT IT BETTER THAN US? NOBODY!!!
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don't think anybody here follows rivals
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they'll always get top talent we aren't finishing this class weaker
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247Sports National Analyst Ryan Bartow got the party started, and after securing some intel on his situation earlier this morning, I am putting in my 247Sports Crystal Ball to Michigan for Winter Garden (FL) West Orange three-star wide receiver Eddie McDoom.
Eddie McDoom West Orange
Where will Eddie McDoom commit to?
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44%
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31%
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19%
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6%
Putting in the Crystal Ball in this race is not the surprise after McDoom, who decommitted from Oregon on Sunday, gave Bartow a pretty easy-to-digest quote:
"I want to see how the players are," he said. "If I go up there and like it I'm going to pull the trigger."
Thoughts: We reported on Monday morning that Jedd Fisch saw Nate Johnson and Dylan Crawford. Michigan obviously wants to hang onto both players and add McDoom, which we expect will happen during his official visit this weekend.
After digging on this situation, something clicked: I really think Michigan pulled a fast one on Oregon in this situation. The Wolverines have been enamored with McDoom since they evaluated his senior film, resulting in the scholarship offer.
McDoom committed to Oregon on his official visit to Eugene last month. Meanwhile, Michigan has been planning on hosting McDoom for an official visit in January the entire time (this was mis-reported on my end as we had him in December originally). Oregon has a no-visit policy. Michigan gets a commitment from Dylan Crawford after the original McDoom commitment fully pushed him out of the class. With Crawford in the fold, Michigan continues to push for McDoom, who decides he still wants to visit.
Oregon pushes McDoom into decommitting because of their no-visit policy and now Michigan looks gold for both McDoom and Crawford, as the Ducks don't appear to be able to make a run at Crawford after essentially rebuffing him earlier in the process.
I'm confident this situation played out in a vein similar to this, if not exactly, and it should result in the Wolverines adding another explosive playmaker.
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Michigan's upcoming official visit weekend will bring them one of the best groups of prospects of the season, and a group of players the Wolverines would love to add to their 2016 haul if possible. Momentum is on the Wolverines' side as they have one of the top overall classes in the country and have a real shot at catching LSU and Ohio State for the top overall class in the country.
Fuller Makes It In
The biggest visitor of the weekend by our estimation is Westwood (NJ) Old Tappan Top100 athlete Jordan Fuller, who has long been one of the Wolverines' top targets under Jim Harbaugh. Fuller, who projects to safety at the next level, has also been told by the coaching staff he could get a chance to play on both sides of the ball in Ann Arbor.
It will be Fuller's first visit to Ann Arbor since March, as Michigan looks to catch Ohio State for his eventual signature. Michigan coaches saw Fuller last week and will see him again at least once this week before he gets to campus on Friday.
Cali Duo Heads In
Concord (CA) De La Salle teammates Boss Tagaloa and Devin Asiasi will head to Ann Arbor for the first time of the recruiting cycle as the Wolverines look to continue to build the momentum it looks like they have in both recruitments.
Despite the fact that we expect Michigan to receive a commitment from tight end Chase Allen, the staff would still like to add Asiasi and are currently recruiting him as a tight end. His blocking ability and good hands have him high on the coaches' list at the position, but he's also a potentially dominant player on the defensive side of the ball as well. He's a player the staff believes is too good to turn down.
Tagaloa is someone we could see filling either a defensive line or offensive line void. We've had him projected as a jumbo athlete for the staff for months, and that hasn't changed.
UCLA and Washington are considered contenders for both prospects, and it's conceivable that the pair signs with the same program.
Playmakers
Two names to keep an eye on while on campus are wide receivers Donald Stewart (Paramus, NJ/Catholic) and Eddie McDoom (Winter Garden, FL/West Orange).
Michigan is the 247Sports Crystal Ball leader for McDoom after a Sunday decommitment from Oregon, while it's a two team race between the Wolverines and Stanford for Stewart.
At this point, we believe both would be takes for the Wolverines, and especially McDoom, who is someone heavily coveted by the staff. With explosive playmaker types like Nate Johnson, Dylan Crawford, Ahmir Mitchell and Brad Hawkins committed among others, the Wolverines are on the verge of drastically increasing the athleticism at the skill positions in one cycle.
Defensive targets
Defensive targets Connor Murphy (DE), Joshua Uche (DE/LB) and Elysee Mbem-Bosse (LB) are all going to make their first appearance on Michigan's campus this upcoming weekend.
Connor Murphy Brophy College Preparatory
Where will Connor Murphy commit to?
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43%
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Murphy's visit to Ann Arbor is much-awaited, as he's been a target of the coaching staff for over a year now. The Wolverines are the 247Sports Crystal Ball favorite and with a strong relationship with Jim Harbaugh and his family, it's easy to see why. USC and Oregon remain the biggest competition, but both have undertaken heavy changes on their defensive staff and will hurt more than Michigan's change at DC because of the aforementioned connection to Harbaugh.
The Wolverines are battling Florida and Auburn for Uche's signature, as he is officially Don Brown's first recruit in Ann Arbor. An explosive edge-athlete, Uche projects at defensive end from our standpoint, but could be a stand up rush linebacker depending on how the class finishes out. Brown has made him a top priority since his hiring. Many believe Florida leads.
Mbem-Bosse is the wild card for the Wolverines. With Dontavious Jackson looking more and more like a longshot for the staff, they appear to be picking up their pursuit of the Ellenwood (GA) Cedar Grove middle linebacker, who would fill a need as a thumper in the middle for Don Brown and the Michigan defense. His recruitment has been a little odd, with a pair of commitment dates that were delayed, and it's believed that NC State may actually be his leader. Michigan will see him later this week before he heads into town.
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Greg Jackson isn't going to the Bengals they hired the old Dolphins DC for DB coach
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Michigan, along with the Players Tribune, are combining to host what's being called a "Signing of the Stars" event at Hill Auditorium on National Signing Day on February 3rd.
The event, which is reportedly going to be "invitation only", will be an event to celebrate the signing of Michigan's 2016 class, which looks to be one of the best in the country for the cycle as the coaches are looking to finish strong.
The event is also expected to host some "special guests". The possibilities based on the connections Jim Harbaugh has made publicly since his hiring are many, and we do not have any confirmed names at this time.
Also, the event will be used to raise money for the ChadTough Foundation, started by the family of Jason and Tammi Carr in honor of their son Chad, who passed away in November from Diffuse Instrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). The ChadTough Foundation is raising money and awareness for DIPG.
Wolverine247 will have more on the event as we continue to gather information.
Word is there is gonna be some serious star power there Hargawd the genius
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The nation's No. 1 recruit Rashan Gary returns to Michigan this coming weekend. (Photo: Isaiah Hole, 247Sports)
The likely number on signing day is probably 28, but Jim Harbaugh and his staff can take this thing to 30 if they want with early enrollees, players leaving early etc. factored in.
Michigan is sitting on 23 commits right now, the nation’s No. 2 recruiting class according to 247Sports. For various reasons, we’re expecting a little attrition still with the current group and a lot more excitement down the stretch.
Who could Michigan finish with?
Three commits could happen this week in linebacker Khaleke Hudson, Top100 cornerback David Long and tight end Chase Allen.
The nation’s No. 1 recruit Rashan Gary returns to Ann Arbor this weekend for an unofficial. The 247Sports Crystal Ball continues to favor the Wolverines for the five-star defensive lineman who would bring a much-needed pass rushing presence to the Maize and Blue.
Top100 cornerback Lavert Hill is a prospect I still have ending up in the Michigan class.
The Wolverines would like to flip two from Penn State in defensive tackle Michael Dwumfour and kicker Quinn Nordin. Sources continue to indicate Nordin ends up at Michigan and optimism is high around folks partial to the Michigan program that Dwumfour makes his way into the fold as well.
I have my 247Sports Crystal Ball forcast in favor of Michigan for Gary’s Paramus (N.J.) Catholic teammate Donald Stewart heading into his weekend official. 247Sports national insider Ryan Bartow likes Michigan for recent Oregon commit Eddie McDoom. Michigan leads on the Crystal Ball for Miami (Fla.) Central's Keyshawn Young.
Top100 athlete Jordan Fuller is a top target as Michigan aims to make a move on Ohio State during his official this weekend. Two more defensive ends in play are Top247 recruit Connor Murphy and Joshua Uche, both also visiting this weekend.
Michigan is also a contender for the two blue-chippers out of Concord De La Salle in defensive tackle Boss Tagaloa and jumbo-athlete Devin Asiasi.
I have a 247Sports Crystal Ball forecast in for Michigan for Top247 linebacker Jonathan Jones.
Offers are still going out to guys like four-star safety/receiver Isaiah Simmons.
Long story short, there is a lot of room for Michigan to play with leading up to the Feb. 3 National Signing Day.
It’s also a class that still has a shot to finish No. 1
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Erick Swenson is another kid that could end up elsewhere
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Initial reaction on the Michigan side is that there's no major reason for concern regarding Michael Onwenu's presumed official visit to Michigan State this weekend.
Michael Onwenu
DT | 6-3 | 360
Cass Technical (Detroit, MI)
Class of 16
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Natl 109 Pos 4 State1
Hard Commit 6/2/2015
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Obviously Michigan wants Onwenu to stay on board as he's one of the centerpieces of the Wolverines' class.
I'll continue to dig on this if I hear any more, but initial reaction is that Michigan should be fine here.
Michael Onwenu
DT | 6-3 | 360
Cass Technical (Detroit, MI)
Class of 16
247Sports Composite
0.9459
Natl 109 Pos 4 State1
Hard Commit 6/2/2015
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Obviously Michigan wants Onwenu to stay on board as he's one of the centerpieces of the Wolverines' class.
I'll continue to dig on this if I hear any more, but initial reaction is that Michigan should be fine here.
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This is just my opinion and dont take it personal...but...i dont think theres a need to post every 247 article, formatting icons, images, bullets and all. You can post small pieces of them, maybe put them inside a quote box, maybe include several in a post, i dunno. But most pages in the thread are just posts of 247 articles it seems.
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This is just my opinion and dont take it personal...but...i dont think theres a need to post every 247 article, formatting icons, images, bullets and all. You can post small pieces of them, maybe put them inside a quote box, maybe include several in a post, i dunno. But most pages in the thread are just posts of 247 articles it seems.
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Normally I wouldn't but its recruiting season plus this staff is damn near impossible to keep up with just wanna keep the brehs updated
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So Harbaugh is forcing committed players out at the last minute to make room for newer, higher ranked players????
What a scumbag.
arent you that fakkit that used to have the joey bosa avi...
i forgot who
edit: kingpin?