Michigan Monday: Money Mayweather

Recruiting high school talent is an interesting process. Anything can sway a young man to love your program.  It could be a cookie cake or the state of the art workout area.  It could be one of your parents went to the school and won a Heisman Trophy or the business school fits your future needs after football.  It could even be a chance to talk to an undefeated boxer.  Yes, Grand Rapids raised Floyd Mayweather, Jr. spent time this weekend speaking to 5-star CB Joshua Dobson who was on an official visit to Ann Arbor.  I assume the conversation was on the phone or over Zoom.  Whatever it takes!  

4-Star edge Ifeanyi Emedobi was also in A2 this weekend and reports are Michigan made a big impression. Not sure if he spoke to any boxers but he did set his commitment announcement for Wednesday, which seems like a positive sign.

On a side note, Michigan insider Josh Henschke has left On3, we wish him well in his next role.

Most of the sporting world was focused on non-college football activity this weekend:

• Congrats to the Knicks for winning an NBA Title.  I was really surprised at the level of basketball that was played in this series.  

• Carolina won the Stanley Cup last night, congratulations to them! 

• The World Cup is under way and the US got a W on Friday night. 

• I tried to watch the UFC last night on the White House lawn, but it seemed to go on forever between fights, looks like I turned it off when the fights got good.  A funny part of the night was when Tyson Fury came out and nobody cheered and probably didn't know who he was.  He was probably in town recruiting for James Franklin at VA Tech. 😃

• It's US Open week for all the golf fans! 

Michigan Friday: Mara Moving On Up

We are getting close to the draft and the latest Yahoo Mock has Mara at #8 to Atlanta, that is the highest i've seen him projected.  Best of luck to all the Wolverines, all 3 should be taken high! 

• Texas Attorney General sent a letter to the Big 12 warning them that any action will warrant Texas Tech taking legal action.   What are we doing here?  

• Fort Wayne (Ind.) Northrop 2027 4-star EDGE Ifeanyi Emedobi is on his official visit to A2!

• 5-star CB Joshua Dobson has arrived in Ann Arbor for his official visit to A2!

• Coach Mac and the Seahawks got their Super Bowl rings

Michigan Thursday: Random Stuff

• The TT AD released a statement that basically read, its just an unfair situation without a right answer.  You know the right answer, you just don't want to do it.  It will be very interesting on what the Big 12 does at it seems to be ready to release its own penalty after meeting with all the AD's.

• We are still 2 weeks away from the NBA Draft and where Michigan's Big 3 will land.  

• Speaking of the NBA, the Knicks had a big comeback last night.  Yes, the comeback was pretty obvious as every NBA game has a run in it for the other team, but I would really like to watch a good game where both teams are playing well.  Is that too much to ask in the Finals?  Last night, the Spurs played great in the 1st half, terrible in the 2nd.  The Knicks just the opposite.  Also I don't know who the Spurs coach is but you can't play Wemby all those minutes, never seen a big man play so much. 

• Michigan QB commit Kamden Lopati took an official last week to Navy, his brother goes there.  Nothing to worry about. 

• Michigan continues to focus on DT and CB on the recruiting trail. 

Wolverine Wednesday: Texas Tech Problems Continues

Tech has a problem, they have paid or paying a large amount of money to a QB that shouldn't be playing college football.  He bet on a game he was playing in, the ultimate sin in team sports.  The NCAA suspended him and a  judge in Texas gave Sorsby and injunction so he could play. 

So now Georgia and Nebraska have come out and said they are cancelling all future contests against TT in any sport.  The NCAA is considering all avenues to have this judgement over turned, while TT is in summer conditioning to prepare for the season. 

Where is the Big 12 in this?  The Big Ten was sure in a hurry to punish Michigan, even before an NCAA ruling was final.  With Alabama Basketball playing a former NBA player and now TT signing a guy that has made thousands of bets on college football, watching film of other coaches signs doesn't seem so bad, does it?  College Football teams are paying their players $40M or more per year, guys are making $6M in the basketball transfer portal, and Indiana one of the worst football programs in the history of college football just won the National Championship.   

To quote, Vince Lombardi: "What the Hell is going on out there?"

• Yax is getting a work out with the Warriors, they are also interested in Mara at 11 

• 2027 PG Davion Thompson announce his decision on Thursday but Arkansas is expected to be his destination with Michigan in his final group.