tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post3696756201679745898..comments2024-03-28T20:09:43.455-04:00Comments on Touch the Banner: Josh Metellus, WolverineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-4431735752155526532015-06-18T20:59:01.088-04:002015-06-18T20:59:01.088-04:00Just my opinions as a well-established program out...Just my opinions as a well-established program outsider, but I think there are a few reasons for it:<br /><br />1. Harbaugh is very confident in his ability to win with players who fit his program. He'd love to get a 5-star kid who is ready tomorrow, but if there's a high character 3-star with the 'raw material' to be molded, he'll take him. <br /><br />2. Harbaugh doesn't want to be recruiting dozens of kids during the season, he'd rather focus on the team he has.<br /><br />3. Harbaugh wants to get results from the satellite camps, so that they gain prestige and become an even bigger deal in years to come. Also, he wants to validate the investment in time and resources it took to organize and run the camps.<br /><br />I DON'T think it has much to do with building connections. The whole notion of pipelines and the idea that a kid will care that some other kid who lives 100 miles away (or even 15 miles away) went to Michigan one time strikes me as exaggerated at best. You could run through recruits from Florida, California, Texas, etc over the years and it didn't mean that more followed.<br /><br />Michigan is already "on the map" everywhere, to a degree. To take that to the next level they need to win (more) games.Lanknowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-61161718373030554122015-06-18T16:44:40.803-04:002015-06-18T16:44:40.803-04:00Great question and thought...Great question and thought...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-70108561138803611672015-06-18T16:15:13.648-04:002015-06-18T16:15:13.648-04:00I am still puzzled why he is offering all these lo...I am still puzzled why he is offering all these lower rated players. I understand his eye for talent, but I if there are more long range, strategic reasons. Is he doing this to try to establish connections in SEC territory that will yield more blue chip players later on? Is he trying to build trust with some of the high school coaches and simply trying to get Michigan on the map down there? I ask because he is certainly capable of bringing in higher rated players.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-18642612995189724862015-06-18T15:02:16.016-04:002015-06-18T15:02:16.016-04:00You're thinking of Gil. Metellus' top off...You're thinking of Gil. Metellus' top offer was from Georgia Southern.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-27931561153347042622015-06-18T14:25:52.950-04:002015-06-18T14:25:52.950-04:00Not seeing anything to get excited about but trust...Not seeing anything to get excited about but trusting the coaches. It does seem a little bit like they want to get recruiting out of the way by August so that they can focus on football. First come first serve policy...we'll see how it plays out.Lanknowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-60867846835921488572015-06-18T13:18:35.051-04:002015-06-18T13:18:35.051-04:00He has an offer from University of Miami (Ohio)
M...He has an offer from University of Miami (Ohio)<br /><br />Maybe you're thinking of his teammate, who just decommitted from the University of Miami (Florida) while on a visit to Michigan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-82286251648004734052015-06-18T07:27:40.035-04:002015-06-18T07:27:40.035-04:00Going through the vid on all of this batch of Harb...Going through the vid on all of this batch of Harbaugh defensive recruits, Metellus, Johnson, Richardson and I'm going to include Chris Evans, because I really like him as a CB, are all real good tacklers: Enis also tackles pretty well. I think our tackling improves significantly the second these kids hit campus, before our coaching staff even gets them out on the field. <br /><br />It's been quite a while since I though we were a good tackling team.Roanmanhttp://justthinking.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-48985678459368160922015-06-18T00:59:25.771-04:002015-06-18T00:59:25.771-04:00that's what i thought, too. he's a decent ...that's what i thought, too. he's a decent player but his HS teammates are better. Let's reel them in!suduri xusaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514381713516547280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-40970740106067047752015-06-18T00:42:17.814-04:002015-06-18T00:42:17.814-04:00One in the hand leads to three from the bush? Sor...One in the hand leads to three from the bush? Sorry. I'll be quiet.NMUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-27177412157304925172015-06-18T00:25:49.551-04:002015-06-18T00:25:49.551-04:00I don't think UM offered him out of pity at al...I don't think UM offered him out of pity at all. Guy is a very good player. Didn't he have a U of Miami offer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-22814296786252951352015-06-17T21:22:35.615-04:002015-06-17T21:22:35.615-04:00Good pick up, limited upside but strategically pla...Good pick up, limited upside but strategically played to land the bigger fish. I like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-45392621801930022042015-06-17T19:39:02.757-04:002015-06-17T19:39:02.757-04:00"The first thing that jumps out about Metellu..."The first thing that jumps out about Metellus is that he brings everything he has when he comes up to tackle. He's a solid tackler and can patrol the middle"-TTB <br /><br />Great analysis TTB couldn't agree with you more about this prospect!! <br /><br />Check out his other highlight on hudl called "NO EXCUSES" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com