October 28th, 2018 at 9:45 PM ^
Trevor Keegan now becomes a very important target for us.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:34 PM ^
Now becomes an even more important target
October 28th, 2018 at 9:46 PM ^
He was just waiting for the start of a winning streak, who can blame him?
On a more serious note, Sam Webb went to visit him and even after that he sounded none too convinced that he'd be committing to Michigan so why are you acting like this is a surprise. Oh, because concern trolling is you bag? Carry on then.
October 28th, 2018 at 9:51 PM ^
Who is acting surprised. Sam Webb was also convinced he was visiting for the PSU game so the timing of this is somewhat unexpected. But I guess yelling at posters who deliver pertinent news is your bag. Carry on then.
October 28th, 2018 at 9:56 PM ^
didn't he just visit for the Wisconsin game?
October 28th, 2018 at 10:01 PM ^
No that was Keegan.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:15 PM ^
I don't really care one way or the other, but wouldn't calling something an "enigma" indicate surprise?
October 28th, 2018 at 10:29 PM ^
Gonna have to agree to disagree then. You certainly seemed to feign surprise. I knew you weren't actually surprised... concern trolling and whatnot.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:42 PM ^
Actually, in following Sam's posts and his comments on radio regarding this, he never said that Benhart would visit for PSU. He did say that a visit would be telling as to Benhart's feeling as it related to distance, which was a major issue for his mom.
So while this news is disappointing it was always stated by those "in the know," including Sam, that NEB was in the driver's seat in this recruitment.
October 28th, 2018 at 9:46 PM ^
Gotta believe that both Keegan AND Ike are now the utmost priority
October 28th, 2018 at 10:03 PM ^
Good player. Bummer. I like him better than Keegan. Moving on.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:05 PM ^
Michigan was looking to land one more OL prospect as far as i know - Benhart, Keegan or Ike.
Michigan still has a very good chance at landing one of them...the OL class is good right now - if they land one of those two remaining targets, i'd call it a very good group
as some posters have mentioned, the additional 3 hours was a big deal for his mom.. turning a 7 hour trip to a 10 hour trip...
can't fight geography
October 28th, 2018 at 10:41 PM ^
Fuck elon musk! If only he spent his time on the hyperloop vs. those electric hot wheels cars, this distance thing would be immaterial!
October 28th, 2018 at 11:18 PM ^
So ultimately it was about the mom.
Why not plan ahead and buy cheap airline tickets, and go to a few less games . .it's often cheaper than driving that long with gas and mileage cost.
October 29th, 2018 at 12:20 AM ^
I'm guessing she doesn't want to go to less games.
October 29th, 2018 at 8:46 AM ^
If it's one person going.....maybe. If it's a family there's a multiplication factor that makes driving cheaper.
October 28th, 2018 at 11:42 PM ^
META:
MGOBLOG MODS AND EMPLOYEES:
The ads within posts need to fucking stop. I get that you need to make revunue, but having to scroll past a fucking advertisement in order to complete reading someone's thought is well outside the realm of normal ad placement in 2018. This is the only board that I have ever seen this shit in.
I know that you have acknowledged the problem and you've said you're working on it. But that was about 6 weeks ago. An update would be appreciated to let us know what progress has been made to prevent this absolutely maddening glitch from occurring in the near future.
October 29th, 2018 at 7:18 AM ^
AFAIC they can put ads in every comment if it they help keep the MGoBlog content free.
Consider: Wouldn't it be fun to see medication ads embedded in concern-trolling posts and comments?
October 29th, 2018 at 8:16 AM ^
So you want everyone else to work for you for nothing? You sound like a communist.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:10 PM ^
this one follows most of the crystal balls
October 28th, 2018 at 10:12 PM ^
It was pretty clear from his interviews with Sam we weren't going to get him. Getting Keegan now is hugely important.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:17 PM ^
Hi Shawn!
October 28th, 2018 at 11:53 PM ^
Shawn Smell Fartin
October 28th, 2018 at 10:19 PM ^
Balls.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:23 PM ^
Is ‘horizontal maize’ your next name when this one gets negged into Bolivian?
October 28th, 2018 at 10:31 PM ^
saw that coming
October 28th, 2018 at 10:50 PM ^
This was a "get him back on campus and who knows" situation.
Might of been able to pull even or ahead if he'd gone to the PSU game which, should be a big recruiting game.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:53 PM ^
He probably has a clearer path to the field at Nebraska if not a starting guarantee. Plus I'm sure Frost sold him on being part of a group that would turn Nebraska around. Oh well.
October 28th, 2018 at 11:33 PM ^
Yep...makes sense. I’m pretty sure we would all do the exact same thing.
October 28th, 2018 at 11:03 PM ^
Hard to believe.
October 28th, 2018 at 11:22 PM ^
Never underestimate corn my friend. Corn.
October 28th, 2018 at 11:53 PM ^
young men all across the country are addicted to cornography
October 29th, 2018 at 1:22 AM ^
Our main concern is paying Brown and Warrner more money. I’m dead serious you can double both there salaries today and no one would blink a eye.
October 29th, 2018 at 3:23 AM ^
I remember a Sam Webb interview where his parents where they were most impressed with Michigan winning at Wisconsin but described the drive from their home to Nebraska as 3 hours shorter than the drive to Michigan. I think that pretty much sealed it.
October 29th, 2018 at 8:59 AM ^
Won't he be surprised to learn that Nebraksa isn't an actual school.
October 29th, 2018 at 11:47 AM ^
This is where "star gazing" get annoying. Your only definition of "success" is getting 5*/4*? While that really looks nice on the internet and paper. I am far more interested is who the coaches pick and bring in and the play on the field.
Look, there is usually 4-7 5* OT every recruiting year (2019 - 7; 2018 - 4; 2017 - 6 according to 247), very few teams are going to have "success" based upon your opinion.
I'll bank on Warinner's coaching and eye for talent since "star gazing" is such a small window to shoot for.
It would be interesting to breakdown the number of OL drafted over the past 10 years and how many of them are actually 5*. Wisconsin alone busts the whole "OH GOD we didn't get a 5* or high 4*, everybody PANIC NOW!!!!!" meme that gets very tiring to read over and over again.
Don Brown and Ed Warinner are coaches, they are very good at what they do. They will not get every kid they call upon, but I will trust them that they will select kids who have the potential / talent to succeed.
A quick look at our depth chart by class easily shows that for the first time since the Carr era, we are stacking the pipeline with kids. This helps in the development and process of turning a HS talent into a college level O Lineman.
October 29th, 2018 at 12:07 PM ^
" I am far more interested is who the coaches pick and bring in and the play on the field. "
The coaches usually pick those 5* players. The coaches prioritize those 5* players. The coaches settle for those lower ranked players because they struck out on the 5* players.
If the coaches CHOOSE a 3* over a 5* - then I agree that I'm more interested in the coaches opinion than recruiting services... but in general, that is not what is happening.
October 29th, 2018 at 12:22 PM ^
"It would be interesting to breakdown the number of OL drafted over the past 10 years and how many of them are actually 5*. "
For all players, not just OL - 2014 recruiting class vs. 2018 draft:
5-star: 57.6% drafted
4-star: 23.6% drafted
3-star: 6.9% drafted
2-star: 1.1% drafted
2013 recruiting class vs. 2017 draft:
5-star: 65.7% drafted
4-star: 23% drafted
3-star: 5% drafted
2-star: 1.4% drafted
October 29th, 2018 at 12:43 PM ^
For the 2018 draft, rounds 1-3:
Mason Cole - 4* (almost 5*)
Quinton Nelson - 4* (almost 5*)
Braden Smith - 4* (almost 5*)
Isaiah Wynn - 4* (almost 5*)
Frank Ragnow - 4*
Billy Price - 4* (DT)
Mike McGlinchey - 4*
Martinas Rankin - 4*
Connor Williams - 3*
Kolton Miller - 3*
Brian O'Neill - 3* (TE)
Geron Christian - 3*
Orlando Brown - 3*
Joseph Noteboom - 3* (SDE)
Chukwuma Okorafor - 3*
Alex Cappa - NR
Will Hernandez - NR
Brandon Parker - NR
Austin Corbett - NR
October 29th, 2018 at 1:33 PM ^
I spent a few years in Nebraska one night!