Article on a guy we lost to Michigan

FalconAwesome · Post by **FalconAwesome** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:35 pm

http://www.freep.com/sports/umich/prepc ... 050203.htm

This guy seems like a good kid. It's too bad he wanted to be a wolverine.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:41 pm

Wow, he sounds like a GREAT kid. Damn that school up North.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:44 pm

At least he did not go back to high school for Bancroft High

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:46 pm

If we're going to lose a kid, I'd rather it be to a Michigan than another so-called "mid-major".

Tricky_Falcon · Post by **Tricky_Falcon** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:56 pm

I see your point but losing a kid is losing a kid.

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:58 pm

Tricky_Falcon wrote:I see youre point but losing a kid is losing a kid.

Yup, but that's the way the recruiting cookie crumbles. I'm willing to wager that the coaches could tell stories like this every year, probably a few stories like this each year, in fact. Kids get an offer, verbally commit, then start looking for a BBD.

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:05 pm

I would wager that the next time a kid turns down a Michigan offer to attend BG will be the first. The same goes for OSU, Oklahoma, USC, Miami(FL), etc.

We have proven in recent years that we can land kids with offers from the Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, Minnesota, WVU's, etc of the world, but I still think we're quite a ways away from landing kids that had offers at places like OSU or UM.

But Boy does he seem like the type of kid we'd love to have. If he's athletic enough to play FB for UM, you have to believe he could've been a terror as a MAC DE.

BG EV · Post by **BG EV** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:24 pm

Some of you probably do not remember Terry Malone - he was an assistant at BGSU for 10 years leaving in 1995. He was the O line coach and one year as offensive coordinator. Then he was at BC for a year before taking over O line at Michigan in 1997 and O Coordinator in 2002.

JoeFalcon · Post by **JoeFalcon** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:35 pm

"Damn it Malone!" -Blue Streak

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:43 pm

Wasn't Malone a head coach in the CFL so time too?

orangeandbrown · Post by **orangeandbrown** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 6:21 pm

hammb wrote:I would wager that the next time a kid turns down a Michigan offer to attend BG will be the first. The same goes for OSU, Oklahoma, USC, Miami(FL), etc.

We have proven in recent years that we can land kids with offers from the Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, Minnesota, WVU's, etc of the world, but I still think we're quite a ways away from landing kids that had offers at places like OSU or UM.

But Boy does he seem like the type of kid we'd love to have. If he's athletic enough to play FB for UM, you have to believe he could've been a terror as a MAC DE.

I agree, I doubt if we have ever gotten a kid that Michigan really wanted. Given the fog around recruiting, I have my doubts about the offers to some of the guys we do get from big schools--I always wonder what really happened and whether the offer didn't get pulled or something. They don't have to tell anyone.

ZuluWarrior · Post by **ZuluWarrior** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:56 pm

I just hate losing a TE to Michigan. I hope he doesn't burn us in next years game (lol).

Actually hate losing a kid like this! Sounds like a winner, the kind of guy you root for, even if he turned us down.