Michigan Recruiting 2014

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WebFire
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Aug 9, 2012 9:42pm
Michigan gets its first 2014 commit in OH LB Michael Ferns (6'3", 235).

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LB Michael Ferns (OH)
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killer_ewok
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Aug 10, 2012 1:09pm
The kid from St. Clairsville?
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WebFire
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Aug 10, 2012 1:10pm
Yes.
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Aug 10, 2012 1:12pm
killer_ewok;1244040 wrote:The kid from St. Clairsville?
Yup.

I would have taken him in a second. Ohio State is going after top national guys at LB in 2014, so i'm not sure if there was mutual interest or even any interest from both POV.
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Aug 10, 2012 1:13pm
OneBuckeye;1244048 wrote:Yup.

I would have taken him in a second. Ohio State is going after top national guys at LB in 2014, so i'm not sure if there was mutual interest or even any interest from both POV.
Likely 4* in OH isn't something OSU should not be interested in.
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Aug 10, 2012 1:18pm
OSU offered him. That's why I was fairly surprised.
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Aug 10, 2012 1:20pm
killer_ewok;1244053 wrote:OSU offered him. That's why I was fairly surprised.
Yeah, but you never know if it's a commitable one or not.
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Aug 10, 2012 1:27pm
Dante Booker
Cliffton Garret
Reakwon McMillan

Davonte Jones

Those are OSU's top targets. The top 3 they are going after pretty hard. Never really heard much news from the Fearn's camp. He may have never even considered OSU. I still hate it when tSUN gets an Ohio recruit.
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Aug 10, 2012 1:31pm
From what I know, ferns was a die hard OSU fan. Maybe the offer wasn't commitable, whatever what means. He has offers from all over the country though. Very smart kid, so academics will be a factor in his final decision. It's still early so It could change. His top 3 were Michigan, notre Dame, and penn state. Obviously not penn state now. I'd rather see him go anywhere besides um and notre dame
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ksig489
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Aug 11, 2012 12:20am
I love how every time an Ohio kid commits to Michigan people get on here and say "OSU wasn't interested in him anyway". That is such a joke.
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Aug 11, 2012 10:37am
ksig489;1244551 wrote:I love how every time an Ohio kid commits to Michigan people get on here and say "OSU wasn't interested in him anyway". That is such a joke.

Lol I completely agree. I hate Ohio state and Michigan but its funny reading everytime an Ohio kid commits to Michigan.
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Aug 11, 2012 12:30pm
ksig489;1244551 wrote:I love how every time an Ohio kid commits to Michigan people get on here and say "OSU wasn't interested in him anyway". That is such a joke.
Its a habit from the Rich Rod years.
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Aug 11, 2012 1:06pm
superman;1244677 wrote:Its a habit from the Rich Rod years.
Haha. It was true then!
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vball10set
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Aug 12, 2012 6:08pm
WebFire;1244050 wrote:Likely 4* in OH isn't something OSU should not be interested in.
That's for Coach Meyer to decide ;)
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vball10set
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Aug 12, 2012 6:10pm
ksig489;1244551 wrote:I love how every time an Ohio kid commits to Michigan people get on here and say "OSU wasn't interested in him anyway". That is such a joke.
Who on here said that? You have it in quotation marks, so please copy the post where this is said.
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Aug 12, 2012 6:27pm
Ferns was never coming to OSU. After his visit, he was quoted as saying he doesn't want to live in a "big city" like Columbus. Wanted more of a college town feel. I doubt OSU had much contact with him after his visit, as he made it apparent he would not be going to Columbus.

And as already stated, OSU is after some bigger fish at the LB position in 2014. Wouldn't be surprised if they get the three mentioned by OB.
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Aug 12, 2012 9:25pm
dat dude;1245455 wrote:Ferns was never coming to OSU. After his visit, he was quoted as saying he doesn't want to live in a "big city" like Columbus. Wanted more of a college town feel. I doubt OSU had much contact with him after his visit, as he made it apparent he would not be going to Columbus.

And as already stated, OSU is after some bigger fish at the LB position in 2014. Wouldn't be surprised if they get the three mentioned by OB.
So those bigger fish are all going to be 5* and all commit to OSU? Interesting.
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ksig489
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Aug 12, 2012 11:42pm
vball10set;1245443 wrote:Who on here said that? You have it in quotation marks, so please copy the post where this is said.
Not this time specifically, but it has been said in past threads quite often.

I'm sorry that you take internet threads so technically that you have to have people give you 100% perfect quotes and complete proof of every word said on every thread.

What I was talking about happens a lot...feel free to go back and look, I'm not going to hold your hand through it. It may be beyond your abilities anyway as you appear to be part of the crowd that can't even spell a 4 letter word without help. (And since you will want an explanation for that..."O-H" and someone else has to finish the spelling for you "I-O".)

Speaking of which...I love how OSU fans get mad when Hoke calls them "Ohio"...but the cheer that they spell out clearly matches what Brady calls them.

Idiots.
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Aug 12, 2012 11:57pm
ksig489;1245648 wrote:Not this time specifically, but it has been said in past threads quite often.

I'm sorry that you take internet threads so technically that you have to have people give you 100% perfect quotes and complete proof of every word said on every thread.

What I was talking about happens a lot...feel free to go back and look, I'm not going to hold your hand through it. It may be beyond your abilities anyway as you appear to be part of the crowd that can't even spell a 4 letter word without help. (And since you will want an explanation for that..."O-H" and someone else has to finish the spelling for you "I-O".)

Speaking of which...I love how OSU fans get mad when Hoke calls them "Ohio"...but the cheer that they spell out clearly matches what Brady calls them.

Idiots.

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Aug 13, 2012 12:19am
WebFire;1245556 wrote:So those bigger fish are all going to be 5* and all commit to OSU? Interesting.
I'm not comparing the two coaches at all, but alot of the Meyer talk is exactly what was said about RichRod. An exciting, high scoring offense.. A recruiting philosophy that would be national, rather than focusing on the state. That really, really burnt RichRod. Not saying Meyer is Rod and vise versa, but it all sounds familiar.
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Aug 13, 2012 8:46am
Trueblue23;1245658 wrote:I'm not comparing the two coaches at all, but alot of the Meyer talk is exactly what was said about RichRod. An exciting, high scoring offense.. A recruiting philosophy that would be national, rather than focusing on the state. That really, really burnt RichRod. Not saying Meyer is Rod and vise versa, but it all sounds familiar.
I hear what you are saying, but there are much bigger differences between the 2. UM will have success at Ohio State.
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Aug 13, 2012 9:32am
Trueblue23;1245658 wrote:I'm not comparing the two coaches at all, but alot of the Meyer talk is exactly what was said about RichRod. An exciting, high scoring offense.. A recruiting philosophy that would be national, rather than focusing on the state. That really, really burnt RichRod. Not saying Meyer is Rod and vise versa, but it all sounds familiar.
WebFire;1245718 wrote:I hear what you are saying, but there are much bigger differences between the 2. UM will have success at Ohio State.
I agree. The differences start on defense. Urban is still a defense first guy, where Richrod had the 3-3-5... I was never impressed by RR's coaching staff's either, something you usually wouldn't say about scUM.
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Aug 13, 2012 9:39am
OneBuckeye;1245739 wrote:I agree. The differences start on defense. Urban is still a defense first guy, where Richrod had the 3-3-5... I was never impressed by RR's coaching staff's either, something you usually wouldn't say about scUM.
The defense, the staff, the support of the school in general. Like RRod or not, he did not have the support from the school or the fans to be successful there.
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Aug 13, 2012 9:45am
ksig489;1245648 wrote: Idiots.
oh, the irony :rolleyes:
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Aug 13, 2012 9:48am
WebFire;1245556 wrote:So those bigger fish are all going to be 5* and all commit to OSU? Interesting.
In from Ferns' area, and to be honest everybody was suprised when these offers started pouring in. The interest in him is based off of his potential with the size and speed he possesses. If you watch his highlight films, they aren't going to blow your mind. Also, St. C doesn't really play tough competition. The only team regularly worth a crap in the buckeye 8 is ferry (besides st c), and their ooc is usually compromised of average or slightly above average d5 or d6 teams.

With that said, I don't know that they mean bigger fish by meaning 5* recruits, but maybe bigger fish by more of a player you know has some skill instead of potential.