Signing Day Central
MGoBrethren this is your one stop shop for all things Signing Day related. Are Lugard and Gatlin Bair coming’? Will we have some surprise flips? Alll schadenfruede from Ohio potentially losing another recruit to Miami, Jeremiah Smith, is welcome here.
December 20th, 2023 at 6:56 AM ^
Remember when this was HUGE?
December 20th, 2023 at 8:45 AM ^
Pepridge Farm remembers
December 20th, 2023 at 8:48 AM ^
Remember when the only info you got on incoming recruits was from a copy of Lindy's Sports Magazine?
December 20th, 2023 at 8:58 AM ^
Back when ESPN was respected, I remember they would have a preseason show with all their studio guys and some color commentators and they'd sit at a table covered in preseason magazines. I used to be glued to the TV for that type of stuff. Now, I just come here.
December 20th, 2023 at 9:09 AM ^
I remember when the only coverage for Michigan was very brief notations in the Ann Arbor News which only covered commitments of the very highest order, e.g. Ricky Leach's commitment was noted because there had been controversy as to the possibility of his going a pro baseball route out of high school. Signing day coverage was very sparse and didn't coverer all the signees. The coverage would pick up a little during fall camp, but again, it. was mostly about freshmen who were standing out. For the most part, you didn't care about freshman at all until they did something of note on the field itself. Good personal example: I'd never heard about Anthony Carter until the first punt I saw him return at the stadium. (I was pretty well sold on him after that...)
December 20th, 2023 at 9:53 AM ^
Username checks out. /respectyourelders
December 20th, 2023 at 10:17 AM ^
Username also checks out because of the reference to “the stadium.” Not the Big House. It’s just the stadium.
December 20th, 2023 at 3:24 PM ^
Logged in to upvote. It will always be Michigan Stadium to me. B** H***** will never come out of my mouth.
December 20th, 2023 at 6:30 PM ^
I believe the person who coined "The Big House" in reference to Michigan Stadium was Keith Jackson, since he's the first I heard say it. Now, look, you can say what you want, but I can't sit back and allow you besmirch the great Keith Jackson. The man is a living treasure...
December 20th, 2023 at 10:43 AM ^
In the 80's I lived in South Florida where the media coverage of the Miami Whoricanes was in-depth and year 'round. By comparison Michigan lived under a dome of silence. I contacted the Ann Arbor News to ask about the sparse coverage. I don't know who I spoke with but he treated me like I was a complete dolt. "Why would anyone be interested in recruiting news or rumors out of practice?"
Why indeed.
December 20th, 2023 at 9:15 AM ^
Remember when signing day was accompanied by mgoblog poster Maizen shitting on every recruit not being "elite" or worthy of an OSU offer?
That guy must be really miserable these past 3 years.
December 20th, 2023 at 9:35 AM ^
3*? 3*?
December 20th, 2023 at 9:18 AM ^
Back in the '80's I got an annual recruiting brochure from some guy named Joe Terranova. It was a folded brochure. Looked like he printed it standing in a Kinko's at 3am.
December 20th, 2023 at 9:19 AM ^
NIL Killed The High School Recruiting Star
December 20th, 2023 at 9:29 AM ^
Great title for an 80s pop song
December 20th, 2023 at 9:50 AM ^
Wasn't that the first video ever played on MTV?
December 20th, 2023 at 11:50 AM ^
MTV played videos? Crazy…
/s
December 20th, 2023 at 1:41 PM ^
WE CANT REWIND WE'VE GONE TOO FAR!!!
December 20th, 2023 at 12:52 PM ^
Meanwhile Joe Terranova has become a famous options trader who just hangs out on CNBC now
December 20th, 2023 at 9:44 AM ^
If my love was an ocean, Lindy'd have to take two planes to get across it...
December 20th, 2023 at 11:20 AM ^
street & smiths has entered the chat....
December 20th, 2023 at 9:31 AM ^
I remember when it was in February and me and a buddy that is a OSU fan would take off work and we would sit around and drink and watch ESPN coverage all day long. I miss those days.
December 20th, 2023 at 9:47 AM ^
You can still do one of those two things.
December 20th, 2023 at 4:12 PM ^
Why waste a good day drinking by including an OSU fan?
December 20th, 2023 at 1:07 PM ^
When I was a young teacher signing day was always movie day... before than I remember reading about Walker, henson, terrell et al in the fish bowl at angell hall... those were the days.
December 20th, 2023 at 3:09 PM ^
TWSS!
December 20th, 2023 at 3:12 PM ^
The legend Zach Ludwig officially signed.
December 20th, 2023 at 6:56 AM ^
Remember when this was in February?
December 20th, 2023 at 7:06 AM ^
You remember when you were with the Beatles? That was awesome.
December 20th, 2023 at 7:27 AM ^
Chris Farley, gone too soon
December 20th, 2023 at 9:11 AM ^
The Chris Farley Show was such a great segment on SNL. Personal favorite is having Martin Scorsese on and asking him about The Last Temptation of Christ.
”You remember in that one scene when Jesus goes into the temple and the money changers are there. And Jesus starts punching them out, starts dumping them over tables and he just loses it on this one guy?”
“Yeah, what about it, Chris?”
“Was that your idea?”
December 20th, 2023 at 9:28 AM ^
You’re right, they (only 3!?!?!? of them - travesty!) are gold but the one with Michigans own Jeff Daniels, when talking about his new movie:
”so you have a new movie coming out”
“yeah, the butchers wife with Demi Moore”
“Demi Moore…. You know shes married to Bruce Willis ….. did you ever see diehard?”
“yeah”
“Member when he had to cross all that broken glass with he is bare feet? That was awesome”
Then later in the episode they start talking about the terminator when a caller is the previous week’s caller, when Arnold was on. Actually me commenting on it, reminiscing on the skit, makes me feel like I’m playing the Farley role now
December 20th, 2023 at 9:30 AM ^
don’t get mushy on us. Stick to your role. You’re just breaking out of prison, and heading to Mexico, that’s it.
December 20th, 2023 at 10:18 AM ^
I’m currently on a beach Zihuatanejo, fixing my boat, waiting for Red to show up with the latest crootin news. They didn’t show it in the movie, but he’s a huge Michigan fan too
December 20th, 2023 at 12:09 PM ^
How can he be so obtuse?
December 20th, 2023 at 12:30 PM ^
Although I spent a month in the hole because of it, I’m glad I said it. One because he WAS being obtuse, and two I realized it was never getting better and the warden would never let me out from under his thumb - I had to plan my exit strategy. This ended up perfectly for me AND the warden.
December 20th, 2023 at 7:45 AM ^
They were once called the Clarences, I think:
December 20th, 2023 at 8:59 AM ^
If anyone hasn't seen SNL Best of Eddie Murphy, they are missing an hour of comedy gold!
December 20th, 2023 at 9:06 AM ^
Hot tub!
December 20th, 2023 at 10:23 AM ^
It's Gumby, damn it!
December 20th, 2023 at 12:11 PM ^
Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood will always be a classic, and you know it was good when even Mr. Rodgers gave his stamp of approval and thought it was funny.
Watch out for Mr. Landlord!!
December 20th, 2023 at 7:13 AM ^
Heck yeah. It was like a 2nd Christmas.
December 20th, 2023 at 7:14 AM ^
Why have 1 Signing Day when you can have 2?
December 20th, 2023 at 7:07 AM ^
Manuel Beigel is posted on above official 〽️🏈 site.
December 20th, 2023 at 7:31 AM ^
Anybody know if his name is pronounced beagle or bagel? Or something else?
December 20th, 2023 at 7:38 AM ^
For German "ie" & "ei" words, the 2nd letter is typically pronounced, so I think it's said "BUY-gle".