Jacob Smith Has Committed to Michigan
Three! Three J. Smiths in the class, ah ah ah!
COMMITTED 〽️〽️ @Hayesfawcett3 pic.twitter.com/pdwBVPDXwE
— Jacob Smith (@jjls_14) July 13, 2023
Plus two.
The highest rated J. Smith to commit so far, Jacob is the edge-playing twin brother of Jerod Smith; they are not related to linebacker commit Jaden Smith, nor wavering OSU WR commit Jeremiah Smith. Jacob was an important recruit for Notre Dame, but once Michigan had his brother turned around it seemed only a matter of time before the twin followed.
In that time Michigan grabbed fellow edges Devon Baxter, Dominic Nichols, and Elias Rudolph so there might be a playing time squeeze once they're all sorted out. Michigan technically has three positions to fill between Heavy (Mike Morris's job last year), Weakside (Okie, Upshaw, et al.), and OLB (Harrell), and only got Derrick Moore, Enow Etta and some fliers in the last two classes, so it's a load-up year. Nebraska was the main competition, with A&M, Wisconsin, and Kentucky hanging around.
Michigan hasn't had a J.Smith on the roster since 1970s WR Jim Smith. There was also an end named Jeffrey Smith in the late '50s and early '60s, and a John E. Smith who played a season here while stationed in Ann Arbor during WW2.
We'll have a full writeup on Jacob Smith that's about less important things than signing three J.Smiths in one class in the next week or so.
JS! JS! JS!
Bach's dead. Let it go.
As long as there are no John L. Smiths on the roster. Leave those for MSU.
Damn...beat me to it.
I didn't read the post, but the count reference is fantastic.
One JS! Two JSes!! Three JSes!!! Ah! Ah! Ah!
I thought the Count was throwing up a westside
Aaaaand I immediately thought of this...
I (bleeping) LOVE the Count.
I learned my numbers from him, but Count Von Count definitely has some issues.
Four!! HAHAHAHA!! Four Blue Edges!
All your J. Smiths are belong to us!
The aforementioned Jim Smith was a big, fast, and reliable receiver for Bo. He went on to a respectable career catching passes from Terry Bradshaw and winning 2 super bowls. Let's hope the three young pups fare so well.
Good dude.
I know this doesn't make me a good person.
I really want Jerod to wear #38 and Jacob to wear #83 just to make it really, really hard on whoever has to chart defensive line play when they're both starting.
You're a good person and yes, your post confirmed it.
No room on the roster for John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith, I guess.
And yes I will make this joke because while I know that's not the name, I was completely convinced as a young kid that that was how the song went.
Schmitt/Schmidt is just German for "Smith" anyways...so you were mostly correct as a child.
His name is my name too.
We missed out on a couple front 7 top targets. If that bums you out, here is a list of Michigan's front 7 recruits with their best ranking for a boost.
Jacob Smith 97
Jaden Smith 102
Jerod Smith 141
Mason Curtis 166
Devon Baxter 199
Elias Rudolph 219
Jeremiah Beasley 239
Cole Sullivan 256
Owen Wafle 342
Ted Hammond 366
Dominic Nichols 407
Manuel Beigel 559
Pretty, pretty good.
Manuel Beigel being that low is so comical.
I thought about adding Georgia and PSU wanted this Dude but figured I was being biased enough by cherry picking best ratings.
Jeffrey Smith went on to become a hall of fame high school football coach (and my math teacher). I was in the same class as his son, who was quite the high school football player. Sadly, he was an E. Smith and not another J. Smith.
https://lansingsportshalloffame.org/people/jeff-smith/
Coach Smith ran a version of Crisler’s Mad Magicians offense and taught Analysis. As a fan, it was frustrating to watch because I could never figure out who had the ball.
Did we get deeked here? There was an announcement that his decision was going to be postponed, then boom! I hope it’s the sign of a sense of humor, cause that’s funny if he deeked us.
I saw the same announcement and quite surprised that he'd committed.
I sure do like nice surprises.
I don’t think I’ve encountered the word, “deek” since the first Mighty Ducks movie.
Perhaps you’ve heard of the word ‘deke’?
I think deek is still playable
If past performance of J. Smith is a predictor of future results, then I am looking forward to having a platoon of J. Smiths on the 2024 roster.
Hey lead DE recruiter (Elston) I got a couple CBs I need you call.
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