5* CB Domani Jackson leaves Michigan out of final two

Would have been cool to land him, oh well. Normally I would hang around and commiserate, but I have a lot of reading to do, pertaining to the Big Ten Championship and possible CFP berth. Go Blue!!

42-27

Bye Felicia.

If he wasn’t convinced after being front row center for that game on Saturday, then there was nothing that could’ve convinced him anyway.

And that’s fine. It’s his choice and his life. He’s got to make those decisions for himself and do what’s best for him. Sucks that he won’t come here, but one man a program does not make. Michigan showed this weekend that it does not need elite shutdown corners to beat elite teams.

Domani will be fine without Michigan, and Michigan will be fine without him.

His loss.

His loss.

Ok cool hook em

Wish him luck; didn't think UM had much of a chance.  I think he'll stick at USC.

I've seen this story before. If Bama is knocking you better answer. They put guys in the league. 

Bummer.  I had maize and blue hopes, especially with the camaraderie and chemistry of this team.   Bama does not seem like such a great or fun place.  Would not be surprised if he ends up at  USC.   As others have noted, if the environment last Saturday did not do it for him, he was never coming here anyway.

Oh well.

His comments didn't seem like he wanted to be there, but you didn't want to look into them.

We can add Zeke Berry and there will be more fallout in other places we can capitalize on to round out the class.

The thing about Domani is he was a pure CB (Johnson might end up at S when its all said and done, I don't know if he has the hips for the Dax role...maybe).

But this can still be a great DB class.

Don't forget about Keon Sabb...if we add Berry and Sabb, and keep Johnson, Jones, Pollard and Dent. That's a DB class!

Johnson, Pollard at CB.

Jones at NB, with Berry as another possibility. 

Sabb and Berry at S, with Dent there as well.

Between Sam Webb and EJ Holland I have to say EJ was more right on about Domani. Sam kept posting articles that made it sound like we were in it. Holland said he wasn't changing his Bama pick. 

We can still get Keon Sabb and Zeke Berry is announcing this Friday. Both really good players.

Ok, dude, just don't tell me "academics" when you want to do a BBA and Ross is top 5 and Alabama is "uh.... Look at this NIL bag! That's some business right there!"

I've learned from years of rejections to not expect the big names much but enjoy the high effort Haskins who show up every once in a while.

Could he be trolling, or is this certain? I don’t have enough experience on recruiting commitments.

I don't hate on kids at all wanting to go where they want to school though. In this case, I feel for his dad. His dad, being a Michigan fan, experiencing one of the greatest Michigan games in our history, being on cloud nine after the game and having your son be like, yeah I'm not going here. What a punch to the dong.

With the way Sam had the 247 board set up, you’d have thought a commitment was imminent. I understand the man has to sell subscriptions but holy hell.

Shocked! Not. Wish the kid the best except for when he plays Michigan, if that ever happens. 

If you can't stand the cold, get out of the Mitten. ? Best of luck to him. 

It always seemed he wanted to be close to home.

It is so crazy to me that USC has been allowed to be bad for so long. As soon as the lights kick on the Cali kids swarm like moths to a street light. 
 

I think we’re entering a new era of CFB, but I think it won’t just be dominated by a few. 

But….”Dream School”…yadda…yadda…yadda

Next man up.

The next elite recruit where I see or hear Michigan is my dream school will be when I officially stop even paying attention to them. That is without a doubt the most consistent kiss of death when it comes to recruits who ultimately don’t end up here. He has a right to go where he wants to go or whatever and I don’t wish him anything but the best but the whole dream school is horseshit. If it was, you’d be one of the first ones committed. 

Too bad since the guy has tremendous upside.

The positive is simply the fact that the coaches (and the folks who follow recruiting) won’t invest further energy in his selection of UM.  Onward with a lot of other talented recruits who want the Michigan experience.

If that game made you eliminate UM as an option (and you were considering it beforehand), then my best guess is that you hate cold weather.  Even Matt Leinart, the Heisman-winning QB at USC in the Pete Carroll glory years, recognized it as the best environment he has ever seen in college football.  This is what goes for the big rivalry game in LA:

The weather, however, is very nice.  Very different priorities.  Tom Brady has had to play in some cold weather games in his career and I think he would say it was worth it.

This is no surprise.  Coaches gave it their best shot. Kid had a lot of opportunity to commit and the longer it dragged the less confident I became personally. I think this turns out to be Bama.  USC on the list for home town respect. Winning 1 game won’t change us to instant attraction like Bama.  Keep winning.  Beat Iowa.  Go to CFP.  Win.  Kids will come.  Stepping stones.  We can see the path upwards now.  

Look, if he left us out of his final two after this weekend, then he was never going to pick us.  Might as well let us move on to someone that wants to be here.