Interesting Interaction between Isaiah Todd and Josh Christopher on Isaiah Todd's Most Recent Instagram Post
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7t2M20B2oA/
Not sure how to embed images on posts, so I'll explain the best I can. Isaiah Todd just posted a picture on Instagram with a half McDonalds M, half block M in the background after receiving an invite to the McDonalds All American game (which seems to be a good sign about him coming to AA). Josh Christopher commented on the picture saying "Congrats brother see you there," which could be referencing either the McDonalds game or Michigan. Christopher then commented "See I got one too, but the way my recruitment is set up ?." Todd then responded to him saying "just come one already" (which presumably is a typo and meant "come on"). Not entirely sure what that Christopher comment was saying, but it appears that he may have also received a similar graphic and Todd is trying to get him to commit?
Not entirely sure, but I thought it was a noteworthy interaction
January 24th, 2020 at 7:05 PM ^
It's happening plane from LA to AA.
January 24th, 2020 at 7:10 PM ^
I’m with you. And where is Thad these days? Radio?
January 24th, 2020 at 7:06 PM ^
DO IT JOSHUA
January 24th, 2020 at 11:35 PM ^
Cut his fucking head off!
January 24th, 2020 at 7:13 PM ^
See I got a checking and savings...but all of my moneys in the savings...
January 24th, 2020 at 8:59 PM ^
I love kevin Hart
January 24th, 2020 at 7:26 PM ^
A team with DDJ Christopher Livers Todd Dickenson with Franz, Zeb/Brooks and Johns coming off the bench makes me giddy
January 24th, 2020 at 9:28 PM ^
Haven't you been keeping up with the blog? Apparently we'd rather have John Beilein marching us along to a .500 conference record with a lineup of overachieving MAC level recruits. Kentucky has only been to four Final Fours in 10 years, despite having all those blue chips -- and that shows how coaching is more important than recruiting. Duke couldn't even win with Zion. Therefore (Spike Albrecht + Coach B) > (Zion + Coach K). Juwan needs to focus more on unlocking the beast within Austin Davis and less time chasing these 5* pipe dreams.
January 24th, 2020 at 9:36 PM ^
That’s some straw man you’ve built there
January 25th, 2020 at 12:33 AM ^
These are all arguments I had with other posters after the loss to Penn State. I'm sick of people going at Juwan's "coaching ability" when he's working with mostly MAC talent. After next year he'll have brought the two best recruiting classes to ever come to Michigan. Recruiting is king in college basketball. Who cares what Beilein would've squeezed 3 more wins out of this mediocre roster. Juwan is getting it done where it matters.
January 25th, 2020 at 9:07 AM ^
The team has 'MAC talent' because all of the 'NBA talent' Beilein had last year left on him. This team looks a lot different with Iggy and Poole still around. Not entirely Beilein's fault that he recruited and developed too well, but I guess the narrative now is going to be that Beilein was underachiever now or something
January 25th, 2020 at 12:30 PM ^
How many MAC teams has Gonzaga lost to?
January 25th, 2020 at 12:28 PM ^
If Yaklich was still here there'd at least be some defense being played.
January 24th, 2020 at 11:40 PM ^
With those math and logic skills, RobM_24, Sparty would've been proud to call you an alum.
January 24th, 2020 at 7:26 PM ^
A team with DDJ Christopher Livers Todd Dickenson with Franz, Zeb/Brooks and Johns coming off the bench makes me giddy
So giddy I double post
January 25th, 2020 at 12:38 AM ^
I gotta tell you, it took me way too long to figure out why you didn’t include Isaiah Todd in your lineup and who Todd Dickinson and Christopher Livers were
January 25th, 2020 at 8:36 AM ^
Commas are your friend
January 25th, 2020 at 12:53 PM ^
And Terrance Williams. Going to be hard spreading minutes around
January 24th, 2020 at 7:28 PM ^
Can you be my personal Twitter interpreter?
January 25th, 2020 at 7:35 AM ^
Nevermind - - -
January 24th, 2020 at 7:34 PM ^
What I find interesting about this is that I always assumed the graphics department is making these images for the UM social media properties, but smart of them to make them for the commits to share. Give them a bunch of cool content. And that kind of explains some of the comments from insiders and that video guy. Sounds like M has some graphic designers doing basic stuff but these other schools are making a lot more videos, presumably for snapchat, IG, tiktok, etc.
It's ridiculous that this stuff moves the needle these days (shakesfistatcloud) but since it does, seems like a content arms race.
January 24th, 2020 at 7:46 PM ^
Yeah, I'm sure our photoshop and snapchat skills are why we can't keep up with OSU and Bama in football.
Bags of $, online classes, a greater focus on football and less on academics, women, cars, etc won't do the trick....it's the spiffy gif you get to post on instagram when you commit that tips the scales. LOL
Howard is crushing it in recruiting because he's open to channels that Beilein wasn't. Is he bagging, I don't know...but he's definitely willing to talk to AAU coaches that Beilein avoided like the plague. Not to mention he has that new coach smell, Fab 5 and NBA history, and is really likeable, especially given the story he can share about his background and the man he became. The recent basketball scandals and FBI investigations have also scared off some of the baggers in basketball, leaving a temporary opening for a more level recruiting field...which will evaporate in a year or 2 after nothing happens.
But, hell, maybe we need to hire a couple more illustrator designers and we'll start getting more 5* football players.
January 24th, 2020 at 10:41 PM ^
I highly doubt Howard is doing anything against the rules. However, I DO believe he is leveraging his NBA cred and connections to the hilt. These kids all want to get to the NBA and Howard is a great asset in helping them get there.
January 24th, 2020 at 7:47 PM ^
I don’t know if you are right or wrong, OP, but I appreciate you trying to explain for us dumdums of the group out here in cyberland.
January 24th, 2020 at 8:00 PM ^
The “way my recruiting is set-up” aka I would love to join you in A2, but I’m being told to join my bro at ASU.
January 24th, 2020 at 8:17 PM ^
Can we not do these types of posts?
January 24th, 2020 at 8:26 PM ^
But the title is so far above the last few I think it deserves to stay on that alone
January 24th, 2020 at 9:38 PM ^
fair. +1 OP
January 25th, 2020 at 8:46 AM ^
Completely agree. I usually don’t follow players on social media, and while this interaction likely means little, it is interesting and informative so I appreciate the post. And yes, the title is far better than 99% of the others on here.
January 24th, 2020 at 8:30 PM ^
But are they going to have Charles Mathews baby?
January 24th, 2020 at 9:59 PM ^
Also noticed that when Christopher posted his Michigan jersey picture during his visit, Shareef O'Neal commented ...
"My guys Big L and J Howard a deadly combo"
Now that O'Neal is transferring, that's even more interesting.
January 24th, 2020 at 10:34 PM ^
Based on talent level of course Shareef would be a good addition too, but this numbers game just doesn’t seem possible. Aside from firm handshaking Davis, that would still require running out Nunez, Castleton, and/or maybe even Brooks or Johns, this isn’t possible. Granted if Jace wasn’t coach’s son and had a higher ranked brother we want, most would be underwhelmed with him being a scholarship recruit, but that’s how it works. With Christopher trending our way and hopefully Todd stays too that leaves us with this for next year:
DDJ
Zeb
Brooks
Nunez
Bajema
Christopher
Williams
Jace
Wagner
Livers
Johns
Todd
Castleton
Dickenson
Davis
That is 15 players on a 13 scholarship limit. Granted, Davis isn’t guaranteed another year but at this rate I’d take him over Castleton as a backup 5. Even if Davis is given a form handshake, one more has to go to even get Christopher.
January 24th, 2020 at 11:23 PM ^
Shaq's got a little money. Maybe he can pay his son's way :)
January 24th, 2020 at 11:52 PM ^
So does our alumni coach...sometimes things gotta play hard
January 25th, 2020 at 12:46 AM ^
I expect Jace to walk-on. The recruiting doesn't make sense otherwise, unless Juwan knows mass attrition is on the way. Why else would he still be chasing Christopher and Brown? Those definitely aren't guys you recruit as fallback options in case Todd goes overseas. There's going to be room somehow, and if a few recruits fall through and a scholarship is there, then Jace will get it. I don't see a situation where Juwan doesn't take Christopher and/or Brown bc the scholarship needed is taken by his own son. And he can always award him one down the line when the numbers work.
January 25th, 2020 at 7:40 AM ^
Just who is this Dickenson fella?
Do you need a MGBlog spellerator?
Hunter Dickinson is the committed recruit's name.
January 24th, 2020 at 10:41 PM ^
I thought it was pretty interesting, only for the fact that he doesn’t seem to do this under other players post. He always makes it a point to do this with Todd. May be nothing but it definitely caught my eye scrolling down the timeline.
January 24th, 2020 at 10:43 PM ^
I know people get all in a huff over social media analysis like this, but I actually think this is relatively interesting. Seems like there is definitely some behind-the-scenes talks between Todd & Christopher.
January 24th, 2020 at 11:40 PM ^
It’s the age of social media. This is how kids communicate nowadays. Interactions like these are important
January 24th, 2020 at 10:55 PM ^
The year is 2031. The University of McDonalds has won 10 straight NCAA Championships and it all started because Isaiah Todd flipped from Michigan to McDonalds and Josh Christopher joined him
On a serious note this is the most promising thing Ive seen about Todd planning on keeping his commitment.
Hopefully when Todd and Christopher watch this current team they don't see a team struggling, they see a team that needs their scoring.
January 25th, 2020 at 2:47 AM ^
Warde Manuel: “Just pay your kid’s 100k tuition and I’ll make it up to you when we do your contract.”
Juwan Howard: “OK.”
Problem solved.
January 25th, 2020 at 7:59 AM ^
Creepy.
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