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08:22 AM ET 07.24 | At least one Rich Rodriguez tradition remains at Michigan: the annual "Barbecue at the Big House" recruiting event. Only a few uncommitted high school seniors will attend, but they're notable. Richmond (Va.) Hermitage five-star running back Derrick Green, the No. 12 player in the nation according to Rivals.com, hopes to meet Brady Hoke for the first time after the two didn't connect on Green's previous trip to U-M. ... The main focus of the event will be on non-seniors, since U-M has yet to reel in a Class of 2014 commitment. Though they were well ahead of the curve in 2013, landing Shane Morris in May of his sophomore year of high school, they are not among the 23 schools that have already picked up a 2014 commit.

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July 24, 2012  08:42 AM ET

Even their bag men have B1G speed!

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July 24, 2012  08:59 AM ET
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2014. way too early

Exactly...don't they have TWO full HS football seasons to get through before they sign on the dotted line? Injuries, bad seasons, girlfriends, jjjeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

July 24, 2012  09:00 AM ET

Crazy how early talent gets evaluated and committments start these days. I wasn't a great HS athelete, but I was MUCH bigger, faster, better in my SR yr than I was my soph year.

How can you eval D-1 ability after watching sophomore FB?

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July 24, 2012  09:44 AM ET
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2014. way too early

Yeah I agree. Isn't the 2014 class still in the 9/10 grade?

July 24, 2012  09:53 AM ET
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Exactly...don't they have TWO full HS football seasons to get through before they sign on the dotted line? Injuries, bad seasons, girlfriends, jjjeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Girlfriends?? My HS coach didn't allow me to have any girlfriends, he said no "shimmy shammy". :-)

July 24, 2012  10:04 AM ET
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Yeah I agree. Isn't the 2014 class still in the 9/10 grade?

Actually OT, they will be juniors in HS this year. This is the year that everything begins to happen for kids going to college... SAT, ACT and the interest letters from schools start pouring in off the PSAT tests. Stands to reason that it would also be an active year for football recruiting.

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July 24, 2012  10:30 AM ET
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Or boyfriends. Have to include CA and TX, :-)

and the beaches of Florida.

July 24, 2012  10:44 AM ET
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Actually OT, they will be juniors in HS this year. This is the year that everything begins to happen for kids going to college... SAT, ACT and the interest letters from schools start pouring in off the PSAT tests. Stands to reason that it would also be an active year for football recruiting.

Good point. I guess it better than recruiting an 8/9 grader.

July 24, 2012  10:47 AM ET
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Girlfriends?? My HS coach didn't allow me to have any girlfriends, he said no "shimmy shammy". :-)

Shimmy in Cal, Shammy in Tex?

July 24, 2012  10:48 AM ET
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Good point. I guess it better than recruiting an 8/9 grader.

State Penn can learn from Kinnin & start recruiting 13 year olds

July 24, 2012  10:54 AM ET
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State Penn can learn from Kinnin & start recruiting 13 year olds

Didn't some team in the SEC, just a few days ago recruit an 7/8 grader??

July 24, 2012  10:57 AM ET
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Didn't some team in the SEC, just a few days ago recruit an 7/8 grader??

Les Miles Offers 7th Grader a Football Scholarship.

July 24, 2012  11:16 AM ET
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Or boyfriends. Have to include CA and TX, :-)

I just spit Diet Coke all over my monitor after reading that!!! CLASSIC!!!

 
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