Monday Recruitin' Fights Over Pie
Mitchell Deciding Soon, Will Be Back For BBQ
Four-star NJ WR Ahmir Mitchell visited Ohio State for their Friday Night Lights camp and Michigan on Saturday. Buckeye insiders on both Rivals (Marc Givler) and Scout (Bill Greene) sounded the commitment alarm Saturday afternoon, expecting Mitchell to wind up in Michigan's class as soon as... well, Saturday, and while it didn't happen that quickly things still look very good. Mitchell told The Wolverine's Tim Sullivan the two rivals are running even atop his list ($):
"I love Ohio State; it is a great place," he said. "Them and Michigan are neck-and-neck at one. I am going to compare [the two visits] and sit down with my mom. These two visits are mainly mom visits. I already have a good (feel) for both of them, so after I sit down with my mom afterwards that is what's going to be the big difference-maker between the two."
That said, Michigan looks to have the edge. Mitchell has already set a return trip. He wants to make a decision in August after talking things over with his mom, who accompanied him on both visits. Ohio State is rumored to have a couple receivers—Donnie Corley and Binjimen Victor—above Mitchell on their board with limited spots remaining. Unless the Buckeyes make a serious late push, which still might not be enough to overcome the Jersey-to-Michigan draw, Mitchell should wind up in the class relatively soon.
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Michigan Vies For Pie
I was on vacation in late June when Michigan offered three-star FL WR Keyshawn "Pie" Young and I don't believe his offer was noted here, so allow me to correct the oversight: Michigan offered PIE YOUNG. As a considerable bonus, Young told Scout's Corey Bender the Wolverines have vaulted into his top two:
"As of right now, (Alabama is) on top and it's between them and Michigan," Young said. "Official (visits) will be when the season starts and I'm still planning that out. I can't wait to visit both"
Young's offer list could easily be confused for that of a top-100 prospect. He plans to take officials, so his decision could come down to which program has room for him; Michigan's spots are dwindling while Bama has one receiver committed and multiple four-stars showing high interest.
Detroit King Targets: Renewed Interest?
Soup Campbell watches Donnie Corley at SMSB. [Rapai]
Multiple reports over the last couple weeks have confirmed Detroit King four-stars Lavert Hill and Donnie Corley will be at the BBQ in the Big House on August 2nd. A couple new reports today have added some intrigue. First, 247's Steve Wiltfong relayed word from a source to "watch out for Michigan" in Hill's recruitment ($). Wiltfong appears to put a lot of stock in this source; he added a Crystal Ball pick for Michigan this morning.
Mentioned in the same Wiltfong article and a board post($) by The Wolverine's Brandon Brown is the potential that Corley not only visits for the BBQ, but also may swing by Ann Arbor this Wednesday to see the academic side of the school. Michigan has significant ground to make up on Michigan State, but if Corley visits twice in a little more than a week, it's a great sign that he'll at least give the Wolverines a shot to do so.
More Visit Developments
Four-star AL ILB Erroll Thompson was supposed to visit for the BBQ, but that looks to be in serious question after he tweeted that he'll make his commitment on Friday. The Crystal Ball heavily favors Mississippi State; unless Thompson is willing to commit without seeing M's campus first, that should be the pick.
The focus at defensive tackle has been almost entirely on Rashan Gary (understandable), but Michigan is also in on a couple four-star Texas tackles, including Chris Daniels, who told 247's Steve Lorenz he'll be on campus August 12th ($). Daniels lived in Michigan growing up and camped twice in Ann Arbor when Hoke was in charge; the interest here looks pretty serious.
Houston (TX) Alief Elsik teammates four-star ILB Dontavious Jackson and three-star S Chris Brown will officially visit Michigan for the Ohio State game, per Lorenz. Michigan is firmly in the mix for both, which probably isn't the case when it comes to top-50 GA ATH Mecole Hardman, who Lorenz reports will also take an official for that game.
Etc.
Commit Brandon Peters will participate in the Semper Fi All-American Game.
Michigan made the top five for five-star 2017 dual-threat QB Tate Martell.
Michigan is one of the ten schools currently standing out to five-star 2017 NY OT Isaiah Wilson.
Binjimen Victor really sounds like he should be a Wolverine along with his teammate Alixender Valiant.
I want Binjimen Victor to be a Wolverine so I can one day hear the announcer say "Victor scrambles out of the rush, slings one toward the endzone, aaaaaaaaaaand Victor hauls it in. TOUCHDOWN MICHIGAN! VICTOR TO VICTOR!"
A fan can dream.
with OSU as his second choice. But you'd rsther hsve him, because he understands the rivalry? I recommend following Brandon's advice.
I don't know about Valiant, but we did offer Daevon Vigilant...
I remember hearing on a Michigan broadcast, many years ago, "...and what a fantastic play by Rogers and Hammerstein!"
It seems like Corley always has MSU, OSU and Tennessee listed in no particular order depending on which recruiting site he's talking to. Maybe since now of them can step up from the pack, Michigan can steal this once?
Sounds like a few pieces will fall into place soon.
Thanks. You made us all feel old.
You're mean.
Soup Campbell gazes longingly in the direction of Donnie Corley at SMSB
Exactly what I thought. Rein in that wandering eye of yours, Soup. These kids are too young for you.
We talked about Pie Young in the comments on June 30. Someone even put up a great Simpsons graphic as well.
http://mgoblog.com/content/tuesday-recruitin-vacation#comment-3234581
More like approximately 3.14159265359.
Can anyone shed some light on why we seem to be prioritizing Mitchell over Corley and OSU has the opposite on their board? Schematic fit?
Do any of our resident football minds have an opinion on the matter?
I think we're actually trying to take two more WRs (in addition to Hawkins). Mitchell and Stewart were the two we were trying to get with Hawkins, but I think Stewart is leaning towards Stanford (his dream school). Therefore, we are prioritizing Mitchell, and instead of Stewart, we are looking at Corley, Pie Young, etc.
sure, possibly, and this is a guess, that Corley has long been considered a MSU lean....
I have seen quite a bit of Mitchell and really like what he offers. Very high on him. However, i have not seen much of Corely at all. I also would not mind an opinion on Mitchell vs Corley from someone that has seen quite a bit of both (strengths/weaknesses/differences)
Ill have to research Corely this weekend IF i have time :(
After having watched the tapes on both, I think that they're both A- grade recruits of comparable overall skill. I think their skillsets are pretty different, however. Mitchell's athleticism is a notch above Corley's, especially when it comes to vertical speed. I think that Corley's top end speed could be a limitation for him. Both receivers are tall, but Mitchell is a little taller, has a much more highly developed body, and just seems "rangier" overall. I think both receivers run comparable routes. The biggest difference reflected on the tape is in Corley's hands, which are a couple notches above Mitchell's. Corley looks very fluid in catching the ball to me, but Mitchell does a lot of arm freakouts and sometimes catches with the body.
I think Mitchell has the higher ceiling. I do not see Donnie Corley as a potential All American, and I think Mitchell could be someday. But I also see Mitchell's floor as being much lower than Corley's.
If we're taking two, I'd love to have both. If we could only have one, I'd prefer adding athleticism and exposiveness at the position so Mitchell would be my preference on this team. I also don't think I'd mind if we ended up with Mitchell and Young as opposed to Mitchell and Corley just because Young also looks very explosive and powerful.
Thanks. I think Michtell has a few inches on Corley and a heavier frame of the two. On very little basis, he was my preference. But if they are tight its tough to imagine that we are closing the door on an in state Top 100 kid from a school thats putting out a lot of talent. Would be nice to get another foot in the door and mend some fences with King staff.
This roundup was my first view of Pie Young's film. Where does he stack up? My amateur review...very impressive for a three star (probably why he has big offers). Very fast, deadly with the ball and made some very impressive catches over the top & in traffic.
You realize it is a 2 way street right?
Corley has been cool to UM for a long time. So you don't have as much of a "decision" as you are making it sound to be. Mitchell is basically OSU v UM battle and OSU has some higher priorities apparently so UM has a good chance. Corley is OSU v MSU v TN with UM basically on the outside looking in.
So part of "prioritizing" is going after who wants you to go after them. Doesnt mean you dont try for both but butting your head against a wall repeatedly surely gets old after a while. For all we know Corley could be #1 on the UM board but his interest has been lukewarm. Or he could be #3 or #5 - we'll never know.
If the scouting analysis above is accurate there is some danger in taking a guy whose hands are not the best but he is the "better" athlete. You roll the dice - he could be better or much worse. Ability to catch is sort of a big deal when it comes to WR no matter what your top end speed. That was the issue with George Campbell - freak athlete ... main issue was the dropsies. So yes his ceiling was uber high but that sort of guy can be a total bust at WR if he never fixes his hands.
It is a lot like guys who fall in love with measurables on a QB but his accuracy and decision making lack but you say "well his ceiling is super high if he can only fix those things." UM fans should be familiar with that...
I don't think you were comparing Campbell to Mitchell, but Mitchell's hands are much, much better than Campbell's. Mitchell is not anywhere near the project that Campbell will be.
No I was not. I think Campbell fell 50+ spots his senior year as his issues became more clear. But I'd take a sure handed receiver who is a 7 on athleticism over a 9 who has a lot of drops. People tend to fall in love with measurables - even NFL people, over guys who can just play.
I say this as a guy dying for UM to have a speed Wr.
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I think one of Corley's big issues with Michigan is that it took so long for him to get an offer. And then it didn't help that we were recruiting some other guys harder.
I don't really see Corley as a slot guy. He's more of a flanker, IMO.
Corley is a player. I would rather get him than Ahmir Mitchell. I do still like Mitchell, but Corley runs pretty good routes, has really good hands, etc. Corley is a "sure thing" in the sense that he can play at this level and succeed, IMO. Mitchell is a guy who might end up being too big to play WR and end up as a tweener like Ricardo Miller, or maybe he'll grow into an outside linebacker.
I prioritized my junior year girlfriend over Mila Kunis.
Did she give you your nickname?
It may seem that way because we seem to be out ahead with Mithchell, while we have been trying to make up ground on the Corley recruitment.
No. He already refuted that yesterday. Peters is solidly Michigan.
So what's the brown square emoji? a Brownie?
square hamburger patty for the bbq
jk. On iphone you can choose the brown hand thumbs up. I guess that renders on pc or other devices as a thumbs up then a brown square. funny
thatsracistkid.gif
Taters are gonna tate!
/I'll see myself out
I like pie BTW, recruiting pie and now apparently humble pie too.
It really has nothing to do with Michigan, but looks like an M and is the symbol for the Greek M.
It's readily available on most phones as an emoji (if you have an iPhone, it's in the last group) and has been taken up by recruits to represent Michigan. It's not official or anything.
http://www.iemoji.com/view/emoji/406/symbols/part-alternation-mark
Mu, above. I hold an advanced science degree and also studied ancient greek formally for four years. Next please.
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