Khalid Kareem Decision June 24

Because that might be a recruiting tactic to explore.

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Not saying what he will or won't do but we have like 80 rb commits at the moment and are still recruiting more.

Hes not going to MSU - they are taking too many top D guys

Hes not going to MSU - they are taking too many top D guys

That guy's an idiot.

Was coming to say just that. 

Convinced him to pull the trigger early?

Decommits re-committing to the same school is an exception and not the rule. It has happened before but is rare.

Look at all our decommits from last season, not one recommitted.

closer to home. He had mentioned that he wanted to take a trip down south this summer if I recall correctly. If so, announcing now is not in Bama's favor.

Michigan insiders are saying it will probably be Michigan.

Nothing wrong with going back to your first girlfriend to see if there was any spark left.  

Including Alabama, Tennessee, and Penn St (and several other B1G schools). However, I'm reading some of the same things you are through the grape vine (don't have any accounts), and apparently, he may not have made the visit to MSU yesterday as initially reported (this is coming from both the Michigan and MSU side of things). But then Wiltfong has an article up discussing the visit, so I dunno what's going on there.

So, we'll see I guess.

I actually think Kareem has more upside as an interior player, either a 3T or a 5T SDE. If Michigan's going back to the Under front, I think that would be an optimal fit for him.

This was my initial reaction to his film when he first committed to MSU:

It's still a bit early, but Kareem has finished his JR year, so I think it's fair to give him an evaluation. His first step is inconsistent right now, shows flashes of it being really good and flashes of being average. But this is a high school kid, and that's the difference between high school and college: in high school you can be inconsistent with footwork and technique and get away with it, college you basically have to bring it every down. The important thing as far as projecting an upside is that the first step is there from a potential stand point.

He's and interesting prospect as far as skills and body composition. He'll need to continue growing but his body is currently on track as far as where he needs to be, which alleviates a lot of injury concerns from having to grow so quickly and makes you more confident he can handle the size. He's a better short area player than pure athlete. Because of this, he'd make a very interesting 3-Technique if he can manage the size. As a DT prospect, his first step and arm length can be very difficult to handle on the inside. You can utilize him in quite a few ways with splitting doubles at the point of attack and on line stunts and the like. Not sure he'll ever be a 300 lb player, but I think he has a body that can manage at 280+ if need be and if MSU wants to go that route.

His first step potential means he can stick on the edge as a DE at the next level, but I don't think he'll be the type of player that out-athletes a lot of OTs to get to the QB, as in he won't have a great speed rush. He'll have to be a more of a technician from a DE standpoint, stout against the run, really improve his hand play, and get strong enough to utilize a bull rush/inside move combination. Most of his flashes as far as first step currently come from a nice inside lateral step, which will be improved once he learns how to split defenders with his hands and get his body a bit smaller (turning shoulders so OL can't get square on you). Again, his length is currently difficult for high school offenses to handle, he really holds down the edge well and tracks back inside with his wing span and he's already strong enough to play that at the high school level consistently. At DE, I think it'll be interesting how they bring him along, because I don't see him as a true pass rush specialist to bring in fresh on 3rd and long (I've thought this was a natural role for a lot of the raw DEs MSU has previously brought in), so they may use him a bit in a different sort of role with more inside moves, and things of that nature (things that MSU likes to utilize in their 3-3-5 package).

I think his upside and floor depend a bit where MSU wants to play him. His ceiling is pretty high regardless because of his length, but I think his upside is a bit higher at DT and his floor a bit higher at DE. To use a phrase that isn't meant to be utter for non-white players, I think at DE he'll be more of a "lunch pail" player. Very strong against the run, has potential to use his hands to keep clean, hold down the edge, and can technique his way to the QB by using his hands and continuing to fight to the QB (he's a good enough athlete to do that sort of thing and can get on blockers quick enough with a first step where improved technique can become very dangerous on the edge). My guess is that he stays at DE, I think his floor is pretty high there and the difference in ceiling isn't worth the move inside, but let's see how his body develops before sticking with one position or not. He'll certainly start outside, or at least should (his body is quite a ways away from being a DT).

One thing that stuck out to me on film - and this is a bit easier at a school like FHH - but he does a great job playing his assignment and doing his job and not straying from it. I love seeing that personally as a guy that coaches. On the read option he stays square before working back outside, on the jet sweep he gets up field and holds the point of attack instead of making the flashy play. Well coached in that regard and that's a good sign that he takes coaching well.