Okay, let me first just say that I am not on a jihad against Adidas. It's no secret that I'm not a fan of the UTL jerseys. In fact, I can't stand any of the apparel they have rolled out for that game. I think it's ugly and much of the t-shirts and such look cheaply made and the whole thing just looks like what it is, a giant cash grab. I don't like it. I do, however, own a Adidas Michigan Football t-shirt and a couple of sideline polos that I do like. I also have a ton of other Adidas polos that came from a family member that is sponsored by them. I like them and wear them all the time. So I don't have anything against them personally at all.
Before 1994, there were no huge contracts between apparel behemoths and college athletic departments. Head coaches at top programs might receive a bonus from Nike or whoever to tell their kids to wear their shoes. I think before this, Michigan already wore Nike shoes for the most part, but most of the rest of their stuff was Russell. That may be wrong. Either way, in 1994, Nike paid Michigan $1 million to become their equipment and apparel supplier. This is generally considered to be the beginning of what we have today where every school is linked with someone and has a contract.
Now on to this curse thing. Many of you are probably aware of the "Madden Curse". If not, basically it is/was considered a bad omen for a player to appear on the cover of the hugely popular EA Sports NFL console game because the following year that player would suffer a serious injury and miss a large part or all of that next season. It happened like 7 years in a row or something. In regards to Adidas, I was recently thinking about Michigan Football since our switch from Nike to them. It occurred to me that Notre Dame also experienced a very similar demise after they partnered with the three stripers. So I decided to look into this phenomenon to see if there is any correlation between a switch to Adidas and a decline in on field performance. A curse if you will.
Adidas is under contract with 70 colleges and Universities as their primary equipment and apparel provider. The full list can be found here. I will not be using all 70 of these schools in my study as many are small schools in lower divisions. My main focus is the BCS conference schools. That trims the list down to 15. I could not find what years Adidas became the provider for Indiana, NC State, or Northwestern so I threw them out leaving me with a dozen. Those 12 are: Arkansas (now back with Nike), Cincinnati, Kansas, Louisville, Michigan, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Texas A&M, UCLA, and Wisconsin.
To make a comparison, I looked at the seasons leading up to the switch to Adidas and the seasons after the switch. Obviously there are a million other factors that go into this (coaching changes, injuries, recruiting, etc.), but we're talking about curses here so whatever. Specifically, I looked at the 10 preceding seasons in terms of number of wins and bowl games (go to one or not) and then the years after the switch, up to 10 seasons. I say up to 10 since because some schools haven't been with Adidas for 10 seasons and other have been with them longer.
I'll spare you a chart for each individual school and instead provide you with the comprehensive list with each team's averages.
So, there you go. Is there a Adidas curse? No. Not unless you are in the top two in all time winning percentage anyway. Generally, each team has had more wins and has gone to more bowl games since switching over to Adidas. I, however, don't care about the other 11 teams in this chart and would like to see Michigan's numbers improve dramatically on the right side. I think Coach Hoke is on the right path to do so.
Michigan's current deal with Adidas (8 years, $60 million) expires after the 2015 season. I would like to go back to Nike at that point. Actually, I would prefer Under Armour, but that's another story. I think Adidas will offer a big contract to try and keep Michigan, but there is a lot more to all of this than dollar signs. I hope AD Dave Brandon keeps that in mind.
The biggest difference I have noticed in handling and talking to players about equipment is in the shoes. Players don't feel like the Adidas spikes give as much support and they don't feel as comfortable to them. I have read several reports of the Michigan players complaining about the uniforms and the shoes. IIRC, there was a team meeting recently in which DB was addressing the players and the whole team started chanting 'Nike, Nike, Nike'. There you have it. Keeping the players happy in their equipment is a small concession.
My Dad is the greatest Dad ever. I think most of us think that. I have met some people in my life that have told me that they never got along with their Dad and some that lost theirs very early in their lives. I truly feel sorry for these people as they missed out on an amazing person that we only get one of.
I have been very fortunate in having my Dad in my life and the role model he has been for me. I remember saying at his 60th birthday party when I was asked to say a few words that "if I grow up to be half the man that my Father is, I will be pleased because he has given me such a high level to shoot for." Or something close to that anyway. That remains to be true. Yes, my Dad achieved a great deal of success in his career and his pursuits, but it is who he is as a man that has always been his greatest feat in my eyes.
My Dad has taught me how to be a man. Not just that, but a man of high principles and integrity, of high moral character, of determination and perseverance, a respectful and honest man, and one who knows that right and wrong are not just what we're supposed to do or not do, but right and wrong. He didn't just teach me how to play golf, but how to respect the game and love it. He didn't just teach me the value of a dollar, but the value of earning one. He taught me how to do just about everything I know how to do and gave me the drive and the tools to do the things I know how to do best. He has been my teacher, mentor, leader, savior, defender, protector, provider, advocate, companion, and so much more. He's been my Dad and I couldn't have asked for a better one.
To this day, even though I'm an adult and 32 years old, my dad is still teaching me lessons and helping me out of trouble spots. He still is the one I turn to when things go wrong or I need advice or just want to talk about the game. He's always been there for me and he will always be my Dad no matter how old I get.
My Dad is the greatest Dad ever, and I am so grateful. I love you, Dad.
Note: This is the first in a series of posts that will preview each opponent of the upcoming football season. This is simply meant to be an overview of the team Michigan will be playing, not a game preview with predictions and things of the like. I will do that the week before each game. The offseason is slow and I thought this might break up the monotony a little bit.
As stated above, Bill Cubit's team struggled a bit in 2010, reaching the .500 mark overall and finishing third in the MAC West at 5-3. They did, however, finish the season strong winning three straight over Eastern Michigan, Kent State, and at Bowling Green, outscoring those three by a combined 134-40. MSU, ND, and Bowling Green were all common opponents between WMU and U-M last season so let's make some basic comparisons using those three games. Some raw numbers:
Both teams lose to Sparty. Western traveled to EL while Michigan played that game at home. Both teams are outgained by almost identical margins, struggle on third down, and lose the turnover battle. That'll lead to a loss almost every time. Getting outgained on the ground significantly usually spells disaster as well, even though WMU had quite a bit more yardage through the air than the Spartans did.
Both teams played Notre Dame in South Bend. This time Michigan wins late (as has been the custom against the Irish of late) but Western is blown out. Michigan was +3 in turnovers while Western was -3 and the Broncos simply couldn't run the football. There's your difference. That and Denard Robinson.
And finally, we see the data from the Bowling Green games. Both teams play host and both teams win. Michigan puts up insane numbers on the ground and on 3rd down, but gives up three times as many points as Western does.
Here are the averages for the three common opponents:
Michigan ran the ball much better and did a slightly better job at stopping the run. Western did a better job through the air on both sides of the ball, especially defensively (good God Michigan's secondary last year was AWFUL). Michigan converted their third downs at 38.5% and allowed their opponents to convert 34.1% of the time. Western picked up third down at a 31.4% clip and allowed 27.0% conversions. That's a +4.4% difference for each team, so call that a wash. M did slightly better on turnovers. The biggest difference is the total yardage, where you'll see the Wolverines were about +90 ypg and WMU was about -90 ypg. More yards + less turnovers = more points and more wins most of the time.
As I said, this is just a comparison through raw data and is far from comprehensive. I did not watch a single snap of any of Western's games last year, so I can't do much more than look at numbers anyway.
2010 Film
Since I didn't watch any of Western's games last year, I figured I'd better look at some YouTube clips and include them here. First up is the season opener at MSU.
Unfortunately, that's an MSU highlight so you don't get to see any of Western's successful plays, just their unsuccessful ones. That can be useful as well however. Michigan State ran the ball for nearly 300 yards in this game and in this clip you can see that a lot of those yards came in big chunks. Stretch, Power, and Zone plays all had success. There were cutback lanes available (some of them enormous) and WMU does a poor job at tackling and taking proper pursuit angles more than a few times. All of these things are good to know as a coach. Obviously you can't gameplan for missed tackles and poor angles, but you can gameplan for tendencies and personnel groups/formations.
Next up is some Notre Dame film.
For whatever reason, this clip is in fast motion and makes me feel like I'm watching a Charlie Chaplain movie, but whatever. Again, this is a Notre Dame highlight, but again you notice some of the same things. Poor one on one tackling from the safety on the long Floyd TD. The defense was undisciplined on the trick play at the 1:08 mark (the ball should have been thrown to the other WR that was all alone). Careless with the football. More bad tackling. More lack of discipline on the Zone Read keeper for the TD. Poor blitz pickup. Bad coverage read, pick. Blown coverage for a TD. Horrible pursuit angles on the long TD run at the 2:51 mark. Five more missed tackles on a 15 yard run. Wide open receiver on a five yard stop route on the goal line for a TD. QB holds the ball too long, strip sack, turnover. That was just my stream of consciousness as I watched the above clip. Obviously this is showing just the ND highlights which will cast a poor light on what Western is doing, but there is a lot bad stuff going on there. I'm sure they did plenty of other things well in that game, but there is plenty to exploit from what I'm seeing so far.
I didn't find any single game WMU highlights from last year, but I didn't spend too much time looking to be honest. I did find this video from what appears to be the athletic department highlighting the season in review.
It appears that there was some offensive success last year, especially through the air as several passing and receiving school records were broken. That's pretty impressive with a redshirt sophomore quarterback and it was his first year as the starter. He will be back and I'll get into him in more detail in a bit. Towards the end of the clip, they recap the five NFL players WMU has in the league. I'd forgotten that Greg Jennings went there.
Offense
It seems that Western uses multiple offensive sets, but are definitely most effective throwing the ball from a spread look. The team only ran for a little over 1500 yards and only averaged 3.9 ypc, so running the ball is not their forte. This may be the reason why they throw so much, but I suspect that they are just more geared toward the pass and don't want to run as much.
WMU returns 6 starters from last year's team including the QB, redshirt junior Alex Carder. The other returners are WR Jordan White, WR Robert Arnheim, TE Blake Hammond, U-M transfer RT Dann O'Neill, and G/T Anthony Parker. They also return four backs that started games last year, but I don't really consider any of them the incumbent, so none of them are included as a returning starter. It appears that the Broncos utilize a RB by committee approach. I will note that Tevin Drake is the leading rusher that averaged over 10 yards per carry last season on 40 carries.
Back to QB Alex Carder. The kid had a pretty impressive year last year and they are expecting a lot out of him this season. He threw the ball 458 times last year, completing 63.1% for 3,334 yards, 30 touchdowns and 12 picks. He also ran the ball 109 times (most on the team) for 226 yards and 6 rushing touchdowns (also led team). He's not the best runner in the world, but he does it enough to keep the defense honest and make you defend against it. His backup is redshirt sophomore Tyler VanTubbergen who threw all of 13 passes last year.
Carder's top receiver, Jordan White, will return for his 6th year of eligibility this fall. I don't know the specifics of how or why he got a 6th year, but the NCAA rarely awards these so I'm sure it's for a good reason. White caught 94 balls for 1,378 yards (14.7 avg) and 10 touchdowns a year ago. That yardage total is a WMU record. The broncos lose Juan Nunez and his 91 catches, 1,032 yards, and 10 touchdowns to graduation but do have 2009 All-MAC receiver Robert Arnheim back. For some reason, Arnheim did not enjoy the level of success he had in 2009 last year, but with Nunez gone I'm sure he's looking to return to form. Arnheim started 10 games in 2010, hauling in 23 balls for 235 yards and a touchdown. Ansel Ponder will also return and figures to be the number three option. He has 28 catches for 205 yards and two TD's a year ago.
The Tight End position doesn't get a lot of attention in the Bronco attack with no one registering double digit receptions last year, but they did collectively have five TD receptions. I'd hazard a guess that they are primarily used as play action targets on the goal line. Hammond is the most experienced returner with five starts last year and nine receptions for 113 yards and three TD's.
The offensive line will have to replace three starters departing from a year ago. Most Michigan fans will remember the name Dann O'Neill from his brief time in Ann Arbor. Dann started 10 games last year and will anchor the RT spot again this fall. The other returner is Guard Anthony Parker.
With a returning QB, things are always easier for an offense. Carder showed he can play last season and will no doubt be an improved player with another spring and summer under his belt as well as another fall camp coming up. The key for the offense is how well the offensive line performs with three new bodies in there. The offense as a whole would greatly benefit if a number one back emerged and they could run the ball a little bit. It seems to me that Drake needs to get more carries to see if that 10+ yards per carry is legit or not. Carder will benefit from having his favorite target back, but if someone doesn't emerge on the opposite side of White, then he may not have as big a year as he did last year. I'd expect teams to bracket him until someone else proves they can make a play on the other side. Arnheim is capable, but I'm not sure what the story is there.
Defense
The base defense for the Broncos is a 4-3. I haven't seen enough film to know what they like to do on the back end so I'm not going to speculate. Last year, the defense gave up 2,000 yards on the ground (nearly 170 per game) and 2,655 through the air. Those passing numbers aren't bad, but they need to do a better job stopping the run. Allowing 4.3 yards per rush isn't exactly forcing teams to go to air all that much.
The defense returns seven starters off last year's team including all four down lineman. Tackles Drew Nowak and Travonte Boles and Ends Paul Hazel and Woody Legrier combined for 12 sacks and 24.5 TFLs last year. Freddie Bishop also started six games a year ago and added four sacks and 6.5 TFLs himself. This unit figures to be better now that they are year older and should help with bringing down those opponents rushing numbers.
Only one Linebacker returns to start and that is Mitch Zajac. He started all 12 games, piling up 97 tackles, four TFLs, and a pair of sacks and will be a senior this season. Chris Prom figures to lock down one of the other two spots as he made a couple of starts at the end of last season. The last spot appears up for grabs.
The Bronco Secondary returns a couple of starters. Lewis Toler started all 12 games at CB last year as a freshman. He is expected to be their number one at CB this season. Toler made 59 tackles, picked off five balls, and broke up another nine. Pretty impressive numbers for a freshman. Senior FS Doug Wiggins is the other hold over from last year. He registered 55 stops and a couple of PBUs last season. Senior SS Keith Dixson is expected to man the other starting Safety spot. He only had 22 stops and one INT last year but reportedly had 14 tackles and two picks in the spring game, so expect him to be there. The other CB spot looks like a battle between redshirt freshmen Garrett Smith and Jon Henry.
Special Teams
Both specialist return for Bill Cubit's team in the form of senior Kicker John Potter and senior Punter Ben Armer. Potter hit on all 50 of his PATs last year and was 10-12 on FGs with a long of 42. Armer punted 57 times for a 41.1 yard average with 14 dropped inside the 20 and 10 50+ yarders.
2011 Spring Game
Western had their annual spring game on April 16th. You can find the game recap here. In summary, I'll stick to individual performances because who knows how they scored this thing and it doesn't matter anyway. Carder was 14-18 for 110 yards, one TD, and two picks. The other two QBs combined for 15-26 for 100 yards, one TD, and one INT.
Drake led all rushers with 94 yards on 12 carries and a TD. Sophomore Brian Fields added 13 carries for 50 yards.
Sophomore Antoin Scriven caught six balls for 31 yards and a TD, junior Eric Monette grabbed five passes for 34 yards, and Arnheim caught four for 60 yards and a TD. Apparently White did not play.
Kicking, Potter was 1-2 on FGs missing from 52 and hitting a 33 yarder.
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You can find much more detailed information on the players and coaches, as well as the 2010 season from the 2011 Post Spring Guide. I got a lot of info from this extremely detailed pdf and am very thankful for its use.
The uniforms for the night game against Notre Dame were unveiled earlier this evening and they were almost identical to the hideous monstrosities that I wrote about a few weeks ago and AD Dave Brandon laughed off as not what the players were wearing. Umm, yeah it pretty much was Dave. Ugly. As. Hell. I will admit that they looked slightly better on the players with their pads and everything, but I still hate them. Hate. I can't wait until this game is over now so I don't have to see these things ever again. I would implore all of you out there in Wolverine fandom to please, please, please not go and buy these things, but there have already been reports of the MDen website crashing because of too much traffic from people clamoring to buy it. SMH, people. SMH. Some pics from mgoblue.com.
I can't wait until the contract with Adidas is up. I know that the players unanimously want to go back to Nike and I absolutely agree with them that Nike's equipment and apparel is far and away better than Adidas'. I actually prefer Under Armour over either but I'd be happy with a move back to Nike at least. I am now looking forward to this game being over instead of being excited for it to come. The excitement of this game being the first night game in Michigan Stadium history should have been enough without having to resort to this obvious money grab marketing ploy. I'm disappointed. I need another recruiting fix to get my mind off of this...
It's been an excellent day for Michigan recruiting. The trend of commits coming in pairs continues, but not at the same position this time. The first one came as a surprise to most, if not all, outside of the coaching staff. Tom Strobel, a DE from Mentor High in Ohio, made his commitment public through a press release to several media outlets. Rivals profile. Tom is a four star to both Rivals and Scout, with the former ranking him as the #231 overall prospect in the country and the latter tabbing him as the 24th best DE in the land. Strobel committed to Michigan over some pretty impressive other offers from the likes of Ohio State, Nebraska, Pitt, MSU, Stanford, West Virginia, and Wisconsin among others.
In looking at his film, the first thing that jumps out at me is his balance and athleticism. He is able to change direction quickly and is athletic enough to stay with Quarterbacks and Running Backs spinning and juking to get away from him. He also shows decent speed for a kid his size running down a few plays from the back side. He has been categorized as a WDE, but I see him more as a SDE with the potential to bulk up and even slide inside to a three-tech down the road if that is what the coaches want him to do. Ultimately, I think he probably redshirts and stays at SDE.
I like this pickup and you certainly don't turn away a kid with the talent of Tom Strobel, but things are getting awfully tight at the DE position. It will be very interesting to see how this plays out with several top end kids at the position still very high on Michigan and at least three possibly four guys already committed at the position (the fourth would be Godin depending on if you see him as a DE or DT). At some point you have to be full at that spot and turn guys away, but if you hypothetically have Chris Wormley, Se'Von Pittman, Adolphus Washington, and Ifeadi Odenigbo all wanting to commit, what do you do? And then what happens if a guy like a Noah Spence decides on signing day he wants to come? These are wonderful problems to have, no doubt, but problems nonetheless.
I have been hearing some lately chime in with the opinion that some take towards the NFL Draft, namely take the best available player and don't worry so much about what your needs are. There is something to that, but you can't just blindly ignore blatant holes that must be filled on your football team. Otherwise, you end up with a million DE's and no one to play DT. With the poor numbers at DT recruiting the last few years, there is only going to be four guys (Campbell, Washington, Talbott, and Ash) to fill those two spots in 2012. Campbell has yet to prove he can play consistently, Washington is a former OG that is still learning the position, and Talbott and Ash are unknowns that weren't all that highly rated as recruits. I'm not saying those four guys aren't going to be great players, but it rarely turns out that way and injuries are too common to boot. I've rambled longer than I intended about this. I'm sure the coaches have gone through this scenario and have a plan in mind. They know what they are doing.
The second commit of the day came right on the heels of the first when California OT Erik Magnuson gave his pledge while on his unofficial visit. Magnuson is also a four star to both sites. Rivals thinks very highly of him, ranking him the #34 overall prospect at any position. Scout lists him as the #16 OT prospect nationally. Rivals profile. This is a very big pickup for the Wolverines as Magnuson is a very highly rated prospect at a position of great need. This is the type of kid that can be plugged in at left tackle in a couple of years and could potentially have several All Big Ten+ caliber seasons.
Erik had offers from everyone in the Pac-12 (still weird to type that) except USC, Boise St., Miami, and ND. Pretty solid offer sheet.
Some things I take away from Erik's film are his athleticism, footwork, and mean streak are all ideal in what you look for in your prototypical LT. He can pull and get to the second and third level in his run blocking. He looks to have very good technique in his pass pro for a high school kid. The mean streak may be his best asset though. That's something you can't teach. Either you have that kind of temperment and mentality or you don't and all the best OL have it. This kid has it too.
You would expect that as an incoming freshman Erik would take a redshirt year to get bigger and stronger, and that would be ideal, but Erik has expressed a desire to enroll early and there could be an opportunity for him to crack the two deep after a good spring showing. He seems to have the reputation as a hard worker so he might be one of the few that could pull that off. Either way, this kid shows every promise of being a very good one.
Going forward
As usual, I am working off the idea that this will be a class of 25. So, that means there are nine spots left. There MUST be two DT's included in there, even if you consider Godin a DT like I do. That leaves seven spots. The staff has said they want to take a QB in every class and I would think RB is probably the same deal. That leaves five. I'm thinking two more OL, a WR or two, and a true FS. The RB spot will probably be reserved for a homerun type kid like Dunn or Marshall. Otherwise I think they could use that scholarship on a FB like E.J. Fatu or Sione Houma.
Solid day today for the Maize and Blue. Two highly regarded commits at two positions of need. This coaching staff continues to knock it out of the park as shown by the initial ESPN team recruiting rankings that currently have the Wolverines at #6. And that was before the two guys today. Keep up the great work coaches and Go Blue.
Some things have changed lately, as they are wont to do, with regards to Michigan recruiting efforts so I will once again amend my projection for what this class will look like when all is said and done. This will not be as elaborate as the last update I did, i.e. I'm not going to reload film clips and a profile pic for players that were included in the last list. If you wish to see those, click the link. In other words, if there's no info next to the name, that player was included in my last projection. If there is info, he's new to this list.
I also should mention that I will not be doing a separate commitment post for Anthony Standifer as it's been too long for that to not be lame. I will say that I think he is going to be a very good player down the road at either the CB or FS position. Good ball skills and instincts and I really like his size, particularly if he were to stay at corner.
Players removed from the last list
QB Tyler O'Connor - Tyler has not been offered by Michigan at this point and he is rumored to be ready to decide between MSU and Northwestern quite soon, so he's out. RB Greg Garmon - Things have cooled with Garmon and I just don't feel like he's going to be joining this class. TE Ron Thompson - I know the coaches would like to be able to take another TE but the needs at other positions combined with the fact that their are top talents that you just don't turn away potentially joining the fold means that I don't think there's room for Thompson anymore. It's too bad because I like this kid and his game. He just waited too long to pull the trigger and unfortunately, I think he's going to be on the outside looking in. OT Paul Thurston - Paul is planning a summer decision so we may not have to wait too much longer to find out if I'm right or wrong for removing him at this point. He seemed to genuinely enjoy his visit to Ann Arbor but I'm just not feeling as confident in him as some of the other OL options. CB/S Wayne Morgan - This whole thing has been a little bizarre and we may never truly know what happened with this, but it seems like Wayne and Michigan are parting ways. Wayne was the silent commit mentioned recently and word is that he decided he wanted to wait until the Under Armour game to announce his decision and he wanted to take some official visits in the meantime. I certainly don't blame him for wanting to do either of those things, but if he truly wanted to be a part of this class he was going to have to go ahead and forgo both of those things. There will not be room for him to wait that long the way this class is going. Best of luck to each of these guys.
On to the List
*guys in bold are current commits
QB (1)
???????? - Okay lame, I know, but I really have no idea here. Gunner Kiel is supposed to decide in the next week or so and I still feel like he's going to Oklahoma. Alabama or Mizzou wouldn't surprise me either. I just don't feel like he's coming here. Mauk is going to Notre Dame. They aren't recruiting Bennie Coney anymore. Pike, Brewer, Rodrigues, and Kline have already committed elsewhere and I haven't heard a peep about Devin Fuller in forever. That's every QB Michigan has offered at this point. I know they will have some kids in for camp that they want to see before they offer but there is just no clear picture right now as to who this will end up being. Gun to my head, I'd say maybe someone like Brian Blackburn out of Detroit Crockett.
I'm not real sure about this one, probably 50-50 at best, but I think that Tresselgate may be just what Michigan needed to steal this guy away from the Bucks.
I'm not a huge fan of using a scholarship on a FB but this is kid is bull and there really is no FB on the team after next year. This is a very important position in the offense going forward and this would be a nice addition.
WR (1)
Aaron Burbridge
TE (2) Devin Funchess A.J. Williams
OL (5) Ben Braden Caleb Stacey
Jordan Diamond
Kyle Dodson Erik Magnuson
Carlsbad, CA (La Costa Canyon)
6'6" 275
This kid will be on campus on June 10th. Very big visit for the Wolverines. If he is sufficiently impressed, he could pull the trigger on his visit.
Defensive End (3) Mario Ojemudia Pharaoh Brown
Chris Wormley
Defensive Tackle (3) Matt Godin
Ondre Pipkins
Jaleel Johnson
Linebacker (4) Kaleb Ringer Royce Jenkins-Stone Joe Bolden James Ross
Cornerback (2) Terry Richardson Anthony Standifer
Safety (2) Allen Gant
Jarrod Wilson
So, there you have it. A full class of 25 as Coach Hoke has been telling us. With the spring evaluation period now over, don't expect much to happen anytime soon. Magnuson's visit on the 10th is very big, as I mentioned, and he could commit while on campus. Other than that, I don't see anything imminent. Wormley could drop at any time I suppose. I don't expect to do another of these until after the camp offers and reports come out so it'll probably be next month. Until then, stay tuned and Go Blue!
