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Guys take it to the UM/MSU thread. I put my 2 cents in there.

Congrats to Se’von.

Putting words in my mouth I see. I didn't put the rumors out there Rocky, if you want to take issue with those rumors cuss out Bill Greene, TomVH.

I'm just saying you are a douche bag. You talk on 247 like your the smartest, know the most about football, above everyone else. The same thing you guys chirp UM fans for. I just like to point out that you are a douche bag.

Actually, I chirp UM fans for giving me shit about Plaxico Burress when I'm in a supermarket buying a month's supply of pizza rolls. i.e. there's a time and a place for everything. The recruitment of Se'Von Pittman no longer concerns you. Both sides can agree on that, so just leave the thread.

I don't really care about TomVH and all say about this kid. UM fans, go hug your father instead of trying to take a dump in this thread (outside of the couple posters with actual insight).

WHERE DOES HE PROJECT? Is he DE or an OLB?

Freshman Contributor? Or should we expect him to redshirt? How does he fit in the depth chart? What's his pass rush ability like?

His pass rush ability is elite. Probably projects as a DE but could be an OLB because of his athleticism. I don't know about your depth chart, so I couldn't spear about the other factors.

... I didn't, genius. I was trying to interject some light-hearted-ness bc I personally don't call out UM fans for their football banter. I only get on the morons who don't get that "there's a time and a place for everything."

Recruitment concerned you until he committed somewhere else. There is no relation to this young man and the UM football program anymore. If you want to talk about Michigan's recruitment of rush ends, there are other places for that.

I love college football and spend a fair amount of my free time reading about it/watching. I'd say I have a pretty fair knowledge of the game, but NO WHERE do I claim that I know the most about football, nor do I say that I'm above everyone else. I purposefully seek out other big college football fans and like to have in depth discussions about the x's and o's, projections, etc.

I try to have fun with it. I've talked to ND, Nebraksa, tOSU, Ga Tech, Miami(Fl) and Auburn fans on here and have had zero problems with those fanbases. Hell, I really enjoy talking to 80% of the UM posters on here.

Putting words in your mouth? How about you making general conjectures about me? I don't flame anywhere NEAR what some of my fellow MSU posters do, I try to moderate fairly on my board and I enjoy talking about college football at a reasonably high level. What, out of all that, makes me a douche? When have I gone on proclaiming myself as an awesome football poster, or that other posters are dumb?

He's a 4-3 DE, but there's some speculation that MSU is really going to move to a 3-4.

I honestly thought we weren't going to do it, but now that I look at the 2011 and 2012 class thus far, I see

DE: Hoover/Clemons/Knox

NT: White/Reynolds/Ramondo

DE: Gholston/Heath

OLB: Norman/Tai Jones

ILB: Bullough/Hammock

ILB: LT/Gardiner

OLB: Denicos Allen/Ed Davis

Pittman could be a 3-4 rush specialist at OLB, or he could put on 25-30 pounds and be a monster DE. I'm very excited about this kid playing at MSU. Truly seems like a "can't miss" prospect.

Hey guys, I have some facts from someone who actually spoke to Pitman a couple weeks ago. So first I am gonna say this. I love this kid, he is a great kid and an awesome athlete. I was so disappointed when I heard that Michigan asked him to hold off a couple weeks ago. I feel he is a top 10 maybe top 5 guy at his position in the Nation. He is going to be a stud some day in my opinion. Now to the FACTS. He was asked to hold off by Michigan and it was an academic reason. No it wasn't GPA or SAT or ACT test scores. The problem is that the state of Ohio has a three part test the students have to take to graduate. I am not exactly sure how the test works but I believe that there is a Math/Science, History/Geography and a English/Grammar test that they have to take. I am not sure how it is scored, but I do know that he has passed two of the three tests already. Now, you can only take these test so many times a year. But here is the kicker. The third test that he failed he totally bombed. From what I am being told is that if the test was an A B C D F grading scale then he would have scored an F-. I am not sure what subject it is but the kid only got a few questions correct and has a LONG way to go to pass this test. So, that and the fact that Michigan is in on so many good D-lineman is why they asked him to hold off for awhile. Not to mention, David Brandon will not go through another Demar Dorsey type situation EVER again under his watch. Like I said earlier, I really like this kid and hope he can pass the test even if he chose to be a Spartan. Guys, I am sorry I can't tell my source but I can tell you he is a High School coach in Ohio and like I said he did talk to the kid himself. One more thing, nice pick up Spartans, and I hope between the two of us we can raid the state of Ohio of all the good talent! Go Blue!

Post is accurate.

Kid will get to retake the test 3-4 times during his senior year though.

Wait, how'd he graduate then? It's a requirement...

Found it.
You have to pass all of these following requirements:

* Pass four of the five tests and have missed passing the fifth test by no more than 10 scale score points;
* Have had a 97 percent attendance rate each of the last four years and must not have had an expulsion in the last four years;
* Have a grade point average of 2.5 out of 4.0 in the subject area missed and have completed the curriculum requirement in the subject area missed;
* Have participated in any intervention programs offered by the school and must have had a 97 percent attendance rate in any program offered outside the normal school day or year, including those offered by someone other than the school;
* Obtain letters of recommendation from each teacher in the subject area not yet passed and the high school principal.

It's not exactly easy to pass without the OGT.