October 14th, 2015 at 2:54 PM ^
That just means that ND will be getting another commit soon. Whether it be Williams or Walker. Seriously, something is in the water right now in South Bend.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:02 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 3:09 PM ^
All the recent tea leaves have pointed towards UM leading for Walker with OSU out of the picture.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:13 PM ^
I'd like to think of Chat Sports as more of toilet paper, not a tea leaf.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:20 PM ^
Agreed, but not from chat sports. Reliable recruiting sources have been saying there's a good chance we land Walker.
October 14th, 2015 at 2:54 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 2:56 PM ^
I want him on our sideline even more now!!
October 14th, 2015 at 2:56 PM ^
So I'm guessing Kareem told Meyer what he could do with his ultimatum then.
October 14th, 2015 at 2:59 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 3:03 PM ^
Yesterday's whole "Cancel all of your other official visits to other schools in the next 24 hours or we won't consider you committed anymore" thing.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:35 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 3:43 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 3:52 PM ^
... it's transparent, it's fair, and it's decisive. in the long run, it's what you need. I'm sure the way the OSU coaching staff phrased it is much more tactful than the way we represent it as an "ultimatum". Probably more like, "we understand you feel uncertainty. The RB position is critical for us and we think your our guy. But if you aren't committed 100%, we need to have a plan B because it is such a critical position for us. Think it over and lets chat tomorrow. Now excuse me, I need to eat some Domino's Pizza."
October 14th, 2015 at 4:16 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 4:16 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 5:46 PM ^
I think Beilein would strongly agree with that sentiment.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:02 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 4:25 PM ^
Yeah. Saw that and cringed a bit. Oh well?
October 14th, 2015 at 2:57 PM ^
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October 14th, 2015 at 2:58 PM ^
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October 14th, 2015 at 2:59 PM ^
So how good is this Antonio Williams kid? Any scout info?
October 14th, 2015 at 3:19 PM ^
He's a stud. I don't mind losing Walker and replacing him with this kid if it does happen. His highlights look like Nick Chubb 2.0.
Before the start of his senior season he already amassed 6,400 rushing yards and 69 TDs.
So far in his senior season he's 8 yards shy of 2,000 yards through 7 games with 26 TDs.
So career wise, 8,400 yards rushing and 95 TDs with more games left to play.
With an offer list consisting of: Bama, Auburn, tOSU, Wisky, Clemson, MSU, UGA, ND, PSU, Tenn among others.
Good get for you guys though if you do indeed land Walker. Glad you guys are "back" going to make "The Game" that much more exciting for years to come.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:19 PM ^
I think people are confused about the potential domino effect.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:46 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 4:07 PM ^
Congrats on your -67 mgo points.
That said, if both GA and WI are recruiting a rb I take notice. Outside of Bama who gets ALL of the running backs, I can't think of 2 programs who have a better eye for talent at the position.
This is not Fournette we are talking about so the difference between being rated #1 and #6 rb doesn't mean much so it will be interesting if they land at OSU v UM how the 2 careers play out.
p.s. I was looking at Damien Harris' early career at Bama and its not very inspiring considering the talent he has around him. Esp since elite rbs usually shine immediately.
October 14th, 2015 at 4:15 PM ^
Rival posters who are not obvious trolls should be cut extra slack. This is not the RCMB.
October 14th, 2015 at 7:53 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 4:18 PM ^
Williams play for a high school nearby. I believe his school is in the 1A division, which is the smallest here in NC. Just putting it out there...
October 14th, 2015 at 2:59 PM ^
...and here come the "I like Antonio's film better than Kareem's" from OSU fans.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:03 PM ^
Walker's committment wasn't committable.
October 14th, 2015 at 5:48 PM ^
Urbs just cooled on him.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:07 PM ^
Yeah, just like that podcast that was posted earlier. It's amazing how they sure sound like they can and do get whoever they want. Like the kids don't have a choice, they go there if OSU wants them. If they don't sign then they didn't want them in the first place.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:11 PM ^
We like to say that we "cooled off on" a prospect. OSU goes with the "non-commitable" bullshit. Bama just cuts them. Each their own.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:19 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 3:34 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 7:48 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 3:26 PM ^
Non-commitable offers are legit and tOSU does do that. They're more so insurance policies if they were to eventually lose out on a recruit and or have one decommitt then they have the offers out there to players who are waiting to hear if they can commit or not.
Obviously, Walker doesn't fall under this category nor does any big time prospect. Usually it'll be some underrated prospect, most likely from Ohio that's waiting to have a commitable offer and if tOSU strikes out with prospects higher on their board (as I'm sure other colleges do this as well) then they'll go ahead and let said recruit commit.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:35 PM ^
If you can't commit, then you don't have an offer.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:40 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 4:17 PM ^
Whatever they call it, he's probably right that every OSU "offer" you see ticked on Rivals does not mean an "offer" as you and I define the term. I don't see why he was negged.
October 15th, 2015 at 9:23 AM ^
Help me understand:
- OSU makes an offer to a recruit.
- Recruit makes a "verbal" commitment to OSU.
- OSU gives the scholarship to a different recruit.
- Recruit needs to find another place to play school.
How is an offer not "commitable" ??
October 14th, 2015 at 3:00 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 3:02 PM ^
What McGary said. Win the game.
Recruiting will take care of itself.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:05 PM ^
I think it goes something like this:
--Kareem Walker (OSU commit) visited Michigan last week, and there seems to be a decent chance that we flip him
--OSU was reported to be in contact with UW commit Antonio Williams after Walker's visit to UM
--Urbz was rumored to have given Walker an ultimatum (initially thought to be 24 hours, but MGoFish later backed off that timeline) to either cancel his remaining visits and reaffirm his commitment, or else.
--Williams decommits from UW.
A Michigan-colored-glasses reading of these events would be that Walker refused to reaffirm, OSU no longer considers him a commit, and has offered his spot to Williams, with Walker potentially flipping to Michigan in the near future.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:17 PM ^
Crushed it.
October 14th, 2015 at 7:46 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 5:33 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 3:07 PM ^
Kareem Walker, the number one ranked RB in the country and current Ohio State commit, took an official visit to Michigan last weekend. This, according to Michigan insiders, resulted in Urban giving the kid an ultimatum- either stop taking visits or consider your offer pulled. The ultimatum, according to Ohio State insiders and Walker's high school coach, was never given. After learning that Kareem was going to visit Michigan, Ohio State reached out again to Antonio Williams- a Wisconsin commit at the time. Williams is now visiting OSU this weekend and seems to be trending S&G, especially after decommitting from Wisconsin this afternoon. I would imagine Williams ends up in Columbus if Walker decommits. And Williams' decommittment certainly seems like a good thing for Michigan.
October 14th, 2015 at 3:08 PM ^
October 14th, 2015 at 3:36 PM ^