Your a 5 star defensive end and have been recruited non-stop for at least 2 years. You picked your school on signing day but your mom didn't agree and hasn't signed your letter of intent to the school you picked.
So now what happens?
First let us try to clear up a couple of rumors. Per Sam Webb at Scouts:
- MM's mom did not throw Malik out of the house the night before signing day.
- Mom also did not throw Mark Dantonio out of her house, when he met with the family.
Now What?
I guess the recruiting process continues. Here is what his dad had to say: "I know he is open to taking some unofficials to Florida State and Ohio State," Greg McDowell, Malik's father, told Rivals.com's Josh Helmholdt. "We plan on doing some unofficials and see if he and his mom can resolve this. It's possible she'll be open to Michigan State as well, so we'll have to see."
Greg McDowell also told Rivals.com that the Wolverines are not out of the running for his son at this point.
So it doesn't look great for Malik to head up to MSU unless Malik's mother has a big change of heart. It seems OSU and FSU now have a window to try to pull Malik in late. So why not Michigan?
Malik feels there is a big social difference between East Lansing and Ann Arbor. He has visited Ann Arbor many times but one example visit was the night of the ND game when many of the players just headed back to their dorms or apartments and didn't go out to parties. During the BBQ the students weren't even on campus. So Malik is looking for a good time and I think his mom wants just the opposite. Michigan may still be on the list but I think they are #4. The only chance Michigan has to gain his signed LOI is to pull him back to campus for maybe the Wisconsin or MSU basketball game and hang out with a couple football players. The trip to Ann Arbor doesn't seem like a top priority at this point.
I think FSU is too far from home, which lives that team in Columbus. Which is really too bad.
- Michigan has offered 2015 LB Josh Barajas and 2015 RB Ronald Jones II
- Michigan has another tough road game tonight in Columbus, 9:00 PM ESPN
- Crawford, Kinnel and Runyan all are committed to Michigan for the 2015 class, rated 4 stars from Scouts and on their top 300 list.
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ironically.... fiesta frog (who publishes an annual ranking of party colleges) ranks MM's final four as follows:
MSU #52
ohio #25
U of M #17
FSU #1
If MM's looking for a party, fsu should work for him.
If momma doesn't want him partying too much, she should be happier in state.
MM is the new Alex Kozan, remember how long that drama played out?
I'd pull the offer and recruit someone who wants to be here
Ellen hit the nail on the head. Actually the position should have been offered to some other player quite some time ago. This stuff with him and his family won't stop with a "final" decision. It will continue through his collegiate career and, if he makes it, into the pros. He is NOT worth the headache.
I hope Damien Harris enjoyed being ohio's guest last night, watching Michigan hand it to ohio, in their own gym....
i thought it was an ugly a win as we've had all year, i thought we played poorly most of the game... but a road win in conference is golden, beating ohio in their house is just that much sweeter!
I've known a number of parents that have sent their son or daughter to college and had to go to the school to get them usually after receiving a semester or two of failing grades. Not because their child didn't have the potential to do well, because they did do well in high school, but because they got caught up with the party life.
The pattern continued when they sent them to other schools and they ended up completing a trade program while staying at home. I have gotten to the point where I have learned to trust the parents intuition regarding the propensive nature of their child.
Whether it's MM or any other student, no parent worth their salt will want to knowingly send their child to a high risk environment when they know the child is low in self-discipline and self-restraint. However, somewhere along the line, parents are going to have to let go and pray for the best.
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