The Blue Board

Yeah it was titled as such for the Oregon site. Since there is no UM site.... yet.

Thanks Scout...I saw Efe Scott-Emuakpor...is he still in play for Michigan?

Haha yeah, he's a pretty new name for Oregon fans. I was surprised at the comments he offered regarding Oregon.

We have about 5 phantom post. Can we get a mod to clean those up?

A little birdy tells me to keep an eye on Bri'onte Dunn. Since the changes at Ohio State his commitment has loosened to a degree, according to this source. I'm not saying anything concrete except keep an eye.

Justin Hopkins with the Cryptic post....let this be true!!!!

Some visitor updates for this weekend:

Darius Powe said he could not make flights work and won't be at UM this weekend. Will re-schedule.

Jordan Payton confirms he's coming.

Zach Banner confirms he's coming. Banner also said he doesn't think Garnett is coming and will wait until after his season to visit. The two are very close so he's a pretty good source on it.

This is all from this morning per each recruit, minus the Garnett nugget.

What happens when both Garmon and Dunn both want to commit?

This weekend I think will be the indicator, IMO. Some sites are reporting he's now re-thinking the visit and may not come. If he doesn't show up, I think he's closing the door and we move on, or don't take a RB if the staff is comfortable with next year being Fitz, Smith, Rawls, Hopkins, and Hayes.

I'm hoping the recent development with Powe change... If Justin is right about Dunn, Garmon and O'Brien (depending on who you ask) are also possibly in play, and Payton is open-minded towards an early decision. The last few spots in the class could be gone around this time next week...

I've read elsewhere that Powe has a late game on Friday, so his flight from Cali would've been tricky. He would have to catch a very early flight on Saturday to make it in by early afternoon. At that point, you've most likely missed all the normal things that happen during an official visit, and the coaches are in game-prep mode. Once the game ends, you're not going to go sit down with the coaches at midnight, so you essentially lose the entire day.

I'm curious when Payton, Banner, and Magnuson are flying in, maybe taking a Red-eye or something?

I didn't see this before, but looks like ESPN has launched (or is launching) their Michigan site, "WolverineNation". TomVH, Rothstein, and Chantelle Jennings are all tweeting links to new articles (some hidden behind Insider) and telling people to following @WolverineNation..