Syracuse Commit Ifeatu Melifonwu ('17) Sticking with Commitment

Submitted by EastCoast Esq. on January 30th, 2017 at 5:24 PM

There was chatter that we might extend an offer to this kid. His older brother -- who was recruited by Don Brown -- also had a low rating and is now projected to go high in the draft.

Hearing 2017 Grafton (Mass.) S Ifeatu Melifonwu decided to stick with Syracuse pledge. Michigan may have been considering extending an offer pic.twitter.com/MNPJNwByrk
— Sam Webb (@SamWebb77) January 30, 2017

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reddogrjw

January 30th, 2017 at 5:55 PM ^

he can flip to Michigan tomorrow and there would not be anything he could do about it

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Mr Miggle

January 30th, 2017 at 6:01 PM ^

That opportunity has passed. They could have tried to stop him from visiting. Now, the most they can get is a public statement.. It's meaningless if Iffy was pressured to make it.

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lhglrkwg

January 30th, 2017 at 6:08 PM ^

I have a sneaking suspicion we're going to see this kids name on an All-ACC team in 3 or 4 years. Don Brown knows his stuff.

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mGrowOld

January 30th, 2017 at 6:23 PM ^

Well it didn't take long for my turdish prediction we wouldn't get all four as Sam predicted to come true.

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Elmer

January 30th, 2017 at 6:38 PM ^

You really need to stop being turdish. Turdishity is not a good look for you.

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Lionheart

January 30th, 2017 at 6:38 PM ^

Still may be true. If Michigan offers on Wednesday morning he may still flip. As posts above mention, Michigan may be holding out offer to be sure they have room and Iffy just wants to make sure he still has a place at Syracuse if that offer never comes.

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father fisch

January 30th, 2017 at 7:00 PM ^

And I would happily trade Iffy in return for Collins, Martin, Solomon, and Gay or Becton!

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Tyrone Biggums

January 30th, 2017 at 7:00 PM ^

Harbaugh's track record has proven that when it comes down to signing day he is ummm... "competitive" if you are a lower rated recruit. It is in Ifeatu's best interest to reaffirm his scholly commitment to Syracuse until everything shakes out on Wednesday.

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Michrider41

January 30th, 2017 at 7:10 PM ^

He liked Syracuse better or he wanted to stay closer to home or his mother wanted him to go there or..... it's a guessing game. No one on this board or the so called experts have any information to give an informed opinion.

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chatster

January 30th, 2017 at 10:02 PM ^

As others have suggested, it wouldn't be surprising if:

1. Ifeatu Melifonwu was told that the Michigan coaches like him very much, but that a Michigan offer couldn’t be made to him before Wednesday out of respect for those whose offers have been extended for a long time and who have said that they would not decide before Wednesday; AND that he would get the offer IF Michigan didn’t get a certain player who had promised to commit to the Wolverines, but who changes his mind on Wednesday.

2. He was told everything in the first point, AND he was willing to keep his options open, but Syracuse asked him to solidify his commitment today OR their offer might be withdrawn.

He doesn't seem like someone who would have pressured the Michigan coaches into extending an offer before they'd learned from their other prospects on Wednesday. Unless he were considering a career in broadcast journalism, or Syracuse told him that they also would let him play lacrosse, or he's a fan of more lake-effect snow than Ann Arbor ordinarily receives, choosing Syracuse over Michigan wouldn't make much sense IF he had received a Michigan offer.

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