Derrick Green [Open] Thread
Today is the day. In about 4 hours from now at 4PM EST, Hermitage RB Derrick Green will announce his decision. Finalists include Michigan, Tennessee, and Auburn.
Story from newspaper that will cover the announcement live: http://bit.ly/VoJlH6
Mod edit: Changed the name of the thread to discourage the otherwise inevitable onslaught of board posts. Unless Green or someone close to the situation confirms his choice before the announcement, there doesn't need to be another thread posted. If someone wants to start an announcement open thread sometime close to 4:00, go for it. JGB.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:32 PM ^
It says, "Dymonte Thomas pre-announces Green to U-M."
So even if some information got leaked, it apparently wasn't directly from Green himself. Maybe Dymonte got ahead of himself...
January 26th, 2013 at 2:37 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 2:40 PM ^
Scout realizing they shouldn't ruin an 18 year old's big moment...shouldn't happen ever to be honest.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:44 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 2:11 PM ^
There's no indication whatsoever on Scout of any mutual interest between Arkansas and Green, but that info might be pretty old. If nothing else, the big meathead could stress how his system is built around a feature back running behind a huge OL.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:13 PM ^
scout has announced he's going to michigan?!?!
January 26th, 2013 at 2:27 PM ^
This is what it says on the picture caption for Scout's "announcement,"
"Dymonte Thomas pre-announces Green to U-M"
January 26th, 2013 at 2:15 PM ^
That's not cool if that is real. Atleast let the kid announce.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:22 PM ^
Or if it isn't.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:22 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 2:26 PM ^
Is this a joke? Talk about paranoia... Green would not do that after all of the coaches and recruits he has spent time with.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:27 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 2:29 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 2:28 PM ^
CAUTION: BASELESS SPECULATION
If anyone's curious how Auburn and Tennessee fans are feeling about this announcement, Auburn fans seem kind of confident, but quite a few of them seem to be conceding.. to UT?
http://auburn.247sports.com/Board/42/D-Green-to-Auburn-very-likely-1617…
Meanwhile, at the UT Boards, they also seem a little less than fully confident, with more seeming to think he's leaning towards Michigan than Auburn (lots of these posts won't be visible unless you're a 24/7 VIP or whatever it's called)..
http://tennessee.247sports.com/Board/114/who-will-green-choose-16175503…
Just trying to kill time 'til 4. Green, Go Blue.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:47 PM ^
It's not like his dad needs a church...so I can't see Auburn being the choice.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:28 PM ^
I would have gladly waited a couple hours to not undercut the kid's moment. What a crock.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:34 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 3:02 PM ^
It said on there that Dymonte Thomas "pre-announced" it. FWIW
EDIT: Wow, was I slow on the draw. Call me the anti-Scout.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:39 PM ^
And i hope the jerks on this site don't think it's funny and start posting fake announcements around 4pm. Have some class today people we're all waiting in anticipation, don't make it more annoying then it needs to be by being jerks.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:40 PM ^
A good sign of things to come?
January 26th, 2013 at 3:04 PM ^
Hence why it was taken down. Please stop posting stuff like this. It will only feed the trolls and add to the schadenfraude for rivals if Green doesn't commit.
January 26th, 2013 at 3:10 PM ^
Who cares?
Stop filtering everything you do through the paradigm of, "How can our rivals use this against us?" It's embarrassing.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:40 PM ^
#GreenGoBlue
January 26th, 2013 at 2:44 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 3:01 PM ^
Miles to Michigan.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:42 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 2:42 PM ^
Shane Morris is shilling hard on Twitter. Including a Blockhams image. Also he tweets every ten minutes or so, is that what the kids do these days?
January 26th, 2013 at 2:48 PM ^
Kid has talent but needs to work harder - not that I know a shxt about him.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:49 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 2:59 PM ^
Not familiar with British currency I take it?
He is saying that Shane Morris is being a shill, as in a promoter. When you're "shilling" a product, you're advertising or pushing it.
January 26th, 2013 at 3:06 PM ^
Thank you for bringing me off the ledge. I knew the British part, but never heard it as a verb.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:43 PM ^
I am so full of anticipation
January 26th, 2013 at 2:45 PM ^
you think of if I tweet at DG he could move it up to 3:45?
January 26th, 2013 at 2:45 PM ^
someone should banish the idiot that posted the Hello: post that was removed
January 26th, 2013 at 2:57 PM ^
All he did was post a hello post in response to a recruiting site declaring a commitment. That is scouts error...bad form yes, but probably a little much for banishment
January 26th, 2013 at 2:46 PM ^
What was up with that "Hello Derrick Green?" thread?
January 26th, 2013 at 2:48 PM ^
Scout briefly had a page up saying Green committed to U of M. That page is now down for whatever reason. The "hello" post here was taken down because one it is premature and two it is messed up to ruin this kids moment.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:47 PM ^
SOMEONE TELL SIXZERO TO STOP JINXING THIS.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:47 PM ^
My apologies to anyone offended by the "Hello" thread. I saw the article on Scout, went to post it in this thread and read:
"Unless Green or someone close to the situation confirms his choice before the announcement, there doesn't need to be another thread posted."
I figured Scout would be reputable enough to fall into that category. Luckily, Scout has taken their pre-mature article down, and Green will get to make his announcement at 4:00 as planned. Hopefully he goes blue.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:49 PM ^
Dymonte sounds like he's close to this, but I was thinking more along the lines of his dad or him. Like you say, Scout took the story down and it's probably for the best.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:52 PM ^
Yeah, I honestly wasn't trying to fuck anything up. Just saw the article, clicked on this thread to post it because I thought it was relevant, and when I read your mod edit in the original post I thought that was the situation I was in. I'm glad scout took it down, glad the "Hello" post was taken down, and am looking forward to his announcement.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:51 PM ^
Did you hear it come from Green himself? You've been here long enough to know that wasnt cool
January 26th, 2013 at 2:53 PM ^
Wasn't that big of a deal. Let's let it go and stop complaining about it.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:54 PM ^
We are more offended by your double post.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:48 PM ^
And a double post. I'm on fire today.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:49 PM ^
FWIW here's the link to the live stream of his announcement:
January 26th, 2013 at 3:02 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 2:52 PM ^
Whatever he decides, best of luck to him.