Happy Signing Day Posbang
some interesting items so far
Alabama got a DT out of Pennsylvania - hope it keeps them out of the Tyler Friday discussion
Antwaan Reed ends up at Western - I assume G5 schools have lower academic requirements than P5?
Ohio State missed out on #1 OT Carman (#9 overall) who went to Clemson
Ohio State QB commit Emory Jones flips to Florida
LOI's in for Michigan (16)
QB - Milton
RB - Turner, Haskins
FB/TE/HB - VanSumeran
TE - Schoonmaker, Muhammed
OL - Hayes, Mayfield
SDE - Hutchinson, Welschof, Upshaw
LB - McGrone
CB - Sims, Gem. Green
S - Ger. Green, Faustin
committed but not yet signed
Not signing today (3)
Doyle - waiting for a signing party with all his teammates
Reese - battling with Georgia for his services
Bell - can't sign until February because of his previously signed basketball NLI
so all done as far as known commits
December 20th, 2017 at 7:40 AM ^
Bang me early! And again in February. (At my age, that's all the banging I need.)
December 20th, 2017 at 10:53 AM ^
give me a couple of bangs on those days and I will be happy......
December 20th, 2017 at 7:39 AM ^
kind of doing my own signing day and accepting a job offer today... I got laid off/let go 2 months ago and I will be starting my new job on January 2nd... please pos bang me... but be gentle ;)
December 20th, 2017 at 7:40 AM ^
congrats
been there, done that - can definitely be a kick in the nuts when let go like that
December 20th, 2017 at 9:08 AM ^
4th time that i have been out of work since i moved back to Michigan in 2005... 3rd longest stint but no where as close to the 16 months that i was out of full time work in 2009/2010... that time i had to go back to cooking for about 6 or 7 months until i got a full time job...
December 20th, 2017 at 11:01 AM ^
Went thru that last year when my company I had worked for 20 years decided to sell to the competitor right after Christmas Break! Luckily the competitor hired me on and now I’ve never been happier in my working life!! I hope the same for you!!
December 22nd, 2017 at 12:31 AM ^
Penske?
December 20th, 2017 at 7:40 AM ^
Congrats on the new job.
December 20th, 2017 at 9:08 AM ^
you very much!!!
December 20th, 2017 at 7:43 AM ^
Glad you made it through the void! Congrats on the new job, now go kick its ass with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind!
December 20th, 2017 at 9:15 AM ^
was more stressful then i wanted it to be since it happened so close to the holidays... but i'm glad that it all worked out in the long run... just took a little longer than i wanted it to..
December 20th, 2017 at 9:47 AM ^
your fancy new job and we're all glad for you?
first round of drinks are on you.
and Merry Christmas.
December 20th, 2017 at 11:09 AM ^
love to... but i wasn't able to get back the salary i was making at my last job before they cut it saying that it would help company out...
note to everyone... if your company ever asks you to take a pay cut to help the company out just ask to be laid off instead... in my case took a pay cut, and then get let go and when you are looking for a job while collecting you have to accept any job that you're offered that is with in 70% of what you were getting paid at your last job... so i was stuck if i ever got offered a job that was paying entry level salary...
December 20th, 2017 at 7:48 AM ^
Attack your new opportunity with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.
December 20th, 2017 at 7:49 AM ^
CHristmas came five days early for you. Have a great remainder of the Holiday Season.
December 20th, 2017 at 9:16 AM ^
did and my birthday was monday so its been a pretty good week so far...
December 20th, 2017 at 9:30 AM ^
Merry Chistmas to you and your family. Big Win.
December 20th, 2017 at 9:15 AM ^
2018 will be all of our years!
December 20th, 2017 at 9:18 AM ^
Congratulations! Best of luck!
December 20th, 2017 at 9:37 AM ^
Merry Christmas!
December 20th, 2017 at 9:59 AM ^
Congratulations on your new job - and best wishes in the new year!!
December 20th, 2017 at 10:09 AM ^
coming your way!
December 20th, 2017 at 10:52 AM ^
Congrats!
December 20th, 2017 at 11:13 AM ^
Way to start out the new year with a bang!
December 20th, 2017 at 11:15 AM ^
Congrats man! Hate to hear of people getting laid off. My best to you and your new endeavor.
December 20th, 2017 at 7:40 AM ^
I don't know how I feel about this signing day. It's way too close to Christmas. I don't know if my tank of emotions will be restored by December 25.
December 20th, 2017 at 9:14 AM ^
you're always on E, Magnus
December 20th, 2017 at 11:17 AM ^
Magnus, could I be so bold as to request something of you? Would you mind giving a percentage on Otis ending up in this class? Thanks!
December 20th, 2017 at 11:19 AM ^
I would put it at about 49% right now.
December 20th, 2017 at 7:42 AM ^
Just commited to Michigan, go blue!
December 20th, 2017 at 7:58 AM ^
you seem to be plugged in somehow with this staff. I was wondering, with all the negativity from the fanbase about this class being bad -- how does the staff feel about this class? Do they know they've struck out on some big names? Is there bigger fish to fry in this class that we dont know about yet? Are they satisfied with this class?
The past two classes were great and the next one seems to be setting up to be great as well, I was just wondering what the feeling is like inside Fort Schembechler.
December 20th, 2017 at 9:12 AM ^
i don't know that the "fanbase" thinks the class is "bad." i think most of the fans that think that are the "michigan should have a top five class every year" types.
December 20th, 2017 at 9:43 AM ^
I should have worded that differently, this class is not bad by anyone's standards but those who expected Harbaugh to walk back into the NCAA and lock up the number 1 class every year.
But I could stand in Ann Abor and throw a rock in any direction and it would hit someone who is "dissapointed" with this class.
December 20th, 2017 at 10:11 AM ^
throw that rock.
POSBANG them instead.
December 20th, 2017 at 9:46 AM ^
Why shouldn't we? OSU does. Seriously, why shouldn't we be able to recruit at that level consistently, given the blue blood nature of the program and all the money we have to throw at it (and I don't mean throw at the recruits).
December 20th, 2017 at 9:49 AM ^
not that all of our ball players are phi beta kappa, but to get into schools like ohio and msu, you just need to be able to write your name and fog a mirror. there is a difference.
December 20th, 2017 at 10:23 AM ^
I thought it was cum on the mirror?
(That story stills rings as one of the best!)
December 20th, 2017 at 9:57 AM ^
Michigan
Ohio St
Penn St
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Florida St
Notre Dame
Texas
Oklahoma
USC
Teams who actually perform and deserve to be top 5 year in and year out
Alabama
Clemson
Oklahoma
Ohio State
You practically have 8 other blue bloods fighting for one spot, and I'm probably missing one. Plus the Ole Mi$$ of the world, whomever that may be this seaosn. Texas A&M will enter the ring with Jimbo. Big name coaching changes catapulting classes like Minnesota to levels they never have seen. Oregon, UCLA, Washington, all have eyes on breaking into the top 10.
We are a blue blood program who at the peak of our run was a consistent top 10 outfit. Rarely top 5. Only #1 once. Get some perspective. Especially when all our money to throw at recruiting isn't going to the recruits like $EC teams. If anything, all our money would give us the resources to find the diamond in the rough 3 stars, lowering our class rankings...
December 20th, 2017 at 10:03 AM ^
Clemson gets Top 5 classes every year? I thought they were in the low teens and it took Dabo years to get there.
December 20th, 2017 at 10:08 AM ^
I was saying they perform like a top 5, not that they get there. We aren't even on Clemsons level as a program currently, and people expect top 5 year in and year out? That is absurd, and I was using them to prove my point.
You may notice I didn't even include them in the "Teams who think they should be top 5 every year."
December 20th, 2017 at 10:18 AM ^
Clemson has had it going for five years or so, but was been a middling performer for decades prior, always finding their way to lose the big game.
As great as they've been lately, strange to see anyone think of them as deserving to be on a list of elite programs "year in and year out". Might be premature to put them there. Let's see how long they stick with Watson on to the NFL.
December 20th, 2017 at 10:34 AM ^
5 years is a forever for an 18 year old. Roughly half their football lives. And that isn't even the main point. 12 teams easily claim (not including Clemson) that they deserve to be a Top 5 recruiting program year in and year out. The math doesn't add up!
Top 5, Top 5, Top 10ish is a great three year stretch for us. Hell, we probably finish 8th/10th on that list of Blue Bloods in terms of performance the last 10 years.
December 20th, 2017 at 10:18 AM ^
Clemson has had it going for five years or so, but was been a middling performer for decades prior, always finding their way to lose the big game.
As great as they've been lately, strange to see anyone think of them as deserving to be on a list of elite programs "year in and year out". Might be premature to put them there. Let's see how long they stick with Watson on to the NFL.
December 20th, 2017 at 11:19 AM ^
This post has too much objectivity. LOL. Makes it hard to live in my delusion that every top recruit should come to us.
December 20th, 2017 at 7:43 AM ^
Here's hoping all the expected kids sign and for an unexpected Holiday Bonus or two. Bang away!
December 20th, 2017 at 7:45 AM ^
Progress
December 20th, 2017 at 8:12 AM ^
Wagner should stay one more year to mentor him.