Monday, October 15, 2012

Michigan Monday: David Dawson Exits Stage Left

When Michigan landed most of it's 2013 class this summer the biggest fear for most Michigan fans was; "it's really early and we could have some de-commits before signing day".  Well that fear became reality on Sunday, when David Dawson decided to de-commit from the Wolverines. 

 Here is a tweet from David: 
Would like to wish the university of Michigan the best of luck ..nothing against anybody associated with that program  — David Dawson (@D3_FutureLegend) October 14, 2012

One of the things that is difficult for 18 year old recruits to handle when they commit early is the loss of other recruiting trips.  Brady Hoke has a rule that says if you take another visit to a different school, you are not committed to the Wolverines.  David and CB Gareon Conely have been the two recruits who have taken issue with that rule in the 2013 class and have wanted to visit other schools.  Since David has broken "trump" don't be surprised if Conely is next. 

Is it 100% over between David and Michigan?  Maybe.  Here are my thoughts, David wants to visit Florida, Alabama and LSU during the season.   Don't forget that David attends Cass Tech coached by a former Wolverine in David Wilcher and still has teammate Jourdan Lewis coming to Michigan as well.  David lost his father this summer in a tragic auto accident.  I'm wondering if being close to family will be big decision factor for him.  "Big Will" did the same thing, he de-committed took visits and finally decided on Michigan.   Update:  It seems the parting of the ways between David and Michigan were mutual.   I assume the Michigan coaches were tired of hearing about Florida on and off for awhile.   It seems David's recruitment to Michigan is dead for now.

Update #2:  Mgoblog reports that insiders have been saying that David had been calling Florida for awhile now asking to set up a visit.  Florida wasn't that interested since he was committed to Michigan and even one of the Florida coaches might have tipped off the Wolverine coaches.  If this is true, that is a class move by the Florida coaches and the reason why the Michigan coaches weren't interested in keeping David in the class. 

As of now, Michigan will move on and look to add other offensive lineman to this class.  There were plenty of guys looking at Michigan before they filled up this summer.  Many have committed to other schools.   More to come. 


State of the Big Ten

Michigan, Iowa and two teams that can't make the championship game are the only un-defeated teams in league play.

Iowa upset an MSU team at home:  Sparty Stock is going down quickly.

Purdue hype - Nope:  Purdue will never have a better chance to win their division.  They are 0-2 in the Big Ten and Wisconsin fans can now re-confirm their reservations to Indy. 

OSU wins but gives up 49 points to IU:   It seems the Buckeyes have some issues on defense.   A win is a win but giving up 49 to one worst teams in the Big Ten is not good. 

Northwestern is quietly bowl eligible:  6-1 and 2-1 in the Big Ten.  Their next 4 weeks are home for Nebraska and Iowa on the road to Ann Arbor and East Lansing.

The Big Ten didn't have any teams in the first BCS poll.   AP: OSU #7, Michigan #23.  Coaches: Michigan #25.

Do you think OSU is kicking themselves for not taking their bowl ban last year for that match up in the Gator Bowl?

BHB Big Ten Power Rankings

  1. OSU
  2. Michigan
  3. Northwestern
  4. Nebraska
  5. Wisconsin

1 comment:

Lionman said...

Hate to see any recruit leave, but there's plenty more out there...some kids just live for today, and it's obvious that David doesn't feel comfortable @ BLUE anymore. Hoke is building a great team for the future, too bad he won't be part of it. Oh well, c'mon Derrick Green!!!!