Who's who of coaches visit West Bloomfield HS today.....where's Harbaugh?
Saban, Brian Kelly, Ryan Day, and Josh Gattis all stop in to see Donavan Edwards/Ron Bellamy today at West Bloomfield HS. I sure hope we don't let this one get away.
https://971theticket.radio.com/articles/west-bloomfield-rb-has-college-football-world-buzzing
January 17th, 2020 at 4:37 PM ^
Don't use it as a knock on JH. I think we are pretty good with him right now, and I don't think him going or not today would change anything either way.
January 17th, 2020 at 4:39 PM ^
It DOES matter, kids remember this stuff. Do not take the kid for granted otherwise we will soon see that he is a 'bama lead.
January 17th, 2020 at 4:50 PM ^
Lol are you pushing the logic that, if Bama ever leads, its because we took him for granted? Bama always leads dude.
January 17th, 2020 at 8:51 PM ^
For the rest of the cycle Saban can say he's their number one priority, Harbaugh can't. "First day after the dead period I flew across the country to see you and Harbaugh couldn't drive 30 minutes" - Saban
January 17th, 2020 at 4:50 PM ^
You having a bad day?
January 17th, 2020 at 5:06 PM ^
yeah, and he's going to remember it the day harbaugh goes and no one else does.
January 17th, 2020 at 5:25 PM ^
Edit.
January 17th, 2020 at 7:26 PM ^
Exactly. My first thought on seeing the title of OP was "Just STFU". After reading it my next thought was "Rather than getting lost in that scrum, Harbaugh is probably off impressing some other kid, making a bigger impression because he's the only guy there. And when he circles back to West Bloomfield he'll make a bigger impression because he gets their full attention."
January 17th, 2020 at 6:11 PM ^
I don't know why you're getting negged. This is exactly what the complaints are and what has happened in the past. They better not miss on him.
January 17th, 2020 at 8:41 PM ^
It's happened to everyone in the past.
You don't get every recruit. Michigan offers 300 prospects per class, and there's only room for 25-30.
Michigan didn't miss on Peoples-Jones, Makari Paige, Mazi Smith, etc.
January 17th, 2020 at 8:12 PM ^
I have to agree. Today is the first day after the dead period. Kids who get visits today are the top priorities for 2021. I get that Gattis was there, but when Saban, Day, and Harbaugh all tell him he’s their guy and top priority, the guy might remember who treated him as such.
January 17th, 2020 at 8:47 PM ^
You and the OP have something in common. Two thumbs up!
January 17th, 2020 at 9:01 PM ^
East German, your getting negged, but the people who are negging you must not have teenagers. 100% the kids of today are divas. They are keeping score from Instagram as to who liked their pics to what coaches attend their games.
Look at it from a business perspective. What could go wrong if JH shows up to the game? Nothing. What could go wrong if he doesn't? Potentially something. The kids of today are all about over the top attention. Sad, but that is reality.
January 17th, 2020 at 4:38 PM ^
Playing golf with Shea???
January 17th, 2020 at 4:38 PM ^
You know Josh Gattis works for Michigan, right?
January 17th, 2020 at 5:18 PM ^
i believe gattis works for michigan football in some capacity, so that's even better.
January 17th, 2020 at 5:28 PM ^
Does this Edwards guy play offense? Hmmm
January 17th, 2020 at 4:39 PM ^
Eh, I'd rather have Gattis there as he's a better recruiter. I guess if you want to point out the optics of it aren't great not having Harbaugh there also, but in the end I doubt it matters much.
January 17th, 2020 at 4:43 PM ^
Yes, clearly my point was the optics. These guys made the trek. I would think defensively that our head coach would drive the ~30 miles to mark his territory if you know what I mean.
CAM....Clearly I know how Gattis works for...even included his name in the post.
January 17th, 2020 at 5:16 PM ^
Marich has a detailed article ($$) up on 247 of all of the in-state prospects the michigan coaching staff will be visiting today. I'm sure they are all not traveling together.
January 17th, 2020 at 5:30 PM ^
January 17th, 2020 at 4:39 PM ^
This thread and question does not warrant a rational response.
January 17th, 2020 at 5:34 PM ^
I was gonna post “Where’s Harbaugh? He’s out doing your mom.” But I figured a more measured response was better. Not sure if I succeeded below but .... yea. I shoulda just ordered another beer and put my phone down
January 17th, 2020 at 8:45 PM ^
Ha, make there it’s a high octane pint
January 17th, 2020 at 4:40 PM ^
He has a sleepover with Bellamy tonight.
January 17th, 2020 at 4:43 PM ^
January 17, 2020 is now Peak Offseason.
That came early.
Do better OP.
January 17th, 2020 at 4:47 PM ^
I've visited this site for the past 10+ years and purposely don't post.....now i know why. The snarkiness is unbelievable. I thought the article was noteworthy.....
....guess not
I'll go back to creeping and let others take the arrows.
January 17th, 2020 at 4:51 PM ^
The article was worth posting. The unnecessary shot at Harbaugh, when our OC was there, is what is turning people to snark.
January 17th, 2020 at 4:54 PM ^
No you don't understand! He was just pointing out facts! He's a poor victim of the board!!!
January 17th, 2020 at 7:45 PM ^
Yep ?
January 17th, 2020 at 4:51 PM ^
Sure, the article is noteworthy...but our snarkiness isn't about the article.
It's about your added question of "Where's Harbaugh" and then insinuating that we are going to lose out on Edwards because Harbaugh isn't there this one day.
January 17th, 2020 at 4:56 PM ^
I mean...if you can't see how some people may take issue with "where's Harbaugh?" in the title I don't know what to say.
Also, for all of the "why didn't he make the drive", he can also make that drive at other times far easier than anyone else there. I don't honestly know how recruiting at the elite level works, but being in a room with 4-5 other coaches and jockeying for position vs. being able to stop by after a game or host for an unofficial within an hour of campus seems like a no-brainer.
I'm sure he'll go somewhere else than Michigan and everyone will rush to comment about how Michigan is awful and Harbaugh should be fired, but if you posted an article like this on any fan blog for any team wherein their HC didn't show up, you'd get the same response.
January 17th, 2020 at 5:48 PM ^
Yes, you're just a poor victim here. Please get down off that cross, it's unbecoming.
January 17th, 2020 at 4:44 PM ^
Oh for fuck's sake...Harbaugh not being here this ONE day isn't going to change anything. Also, they still had a representative there in Gattis. Chill the hell out on Harbaugh's recruiting
January 17th, 2020 at 4:49 PM ^
According to 247 Gattis (and Jaybaugh) are Donavan's primary recruiters? Plus A) His coach is Ron Bellamy, B) I'm sure he's had plenty of contact with Jim.
January 17th, 2020 at 4:51 PM ^
Has Donovan Edwards never visited Michigan before?
Those other coaches should be there because he's not in their backyard.
Harbaugh can drive there to see him anytime.
January 17th, 2020 at 4:51 PM ^
Harbaugh is currently shooting another commercial for a new laundry detergent after it was discovered the prior brand could not keep his khakis wrinkle-free after getting run over by the OSU train, over and over and over and over and over again.
January 17th, 2020 at 5:12 PM ^
I appreciate the humor +1
January 17th, 2020 at 6:26 PM ^
I appreciate the attempt at humor
January 17th, 2020 at 5:02 PM ^
People get worked up over nothing all the time online. This is not a big deal. Those coaches are from out of state and harbaugh is down the road. Not gonna worry about this, well ever.
January 17th, 2020 at 5:12 PM ^
Permanently residing in your head, rent-free
January 17th, 2020 at 5:14 PM ^
Harbaugh is visiting Giovanni El-Hadi and a bunch of other four-star OL in the state today, so Edwards will have holes to run through at Michigan. Shocking, but he can't visit every target on their board in one day, no matter how much people want him to grind like James Franklin or whatever.
January 17th, 2020 at 5:29 PM ^
Hey man, take your logic and reality elsewhere. Don’t you know this is the “panic section” of MGoFandom?
/s
January 17th, 2020 at 5:21 PM ^
Whats he's suppossed to make this kids bed at night, too? What a dumb thing to "Make Noises!!" About. I realize we're suppossed to hate everything about Michigan football right now, but maybe we can find something actually substantive to panic and run around screaming over?
January 17th, 2020 at 5:27 PM ^
No. Panic all the time.
— Maizen/Shawn/whatever his 15th account currently is
January 17th, 2020 at 5:46 PM ^
15th? Way to undersell it.
January 17th, 2020 at 5:26 PM ^
Maybe, just maybe ..... and hear me out .... Gattis is their primary recruiter and and the main person they’ve formed a relationship with, and because of that, Harbaugh is handling other recruits or handling other aspects of running a program, because him being there would have virtually no effect
January 17th, 2020 at 5:30 PM ^
Is he a better HS running back than Ty Wheatley, the best there ever was in Michigan?
January 17th, 2020 at 5:37 PM ^
This doesn’t exist
January 17th, 2020 at 6:38 PM ^
What’s crazy is Wheatley was not a top 5 running back in his class. If you look back at Lemmings rankings from the Tyrone was just outside of the top 5 running backs in his class.