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OL Marcus Hall (The Bird Man of Ann Arbor)

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Illinois will be his leader next week, Miami the following week, and Tennessee the week after.

With his history of different "leaders" in each update over the recruiting season, it's not hard to see he is having a little fun watching people squirm with each and every word he tells a reporter.
 
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blufftonbuck;1379689; said:
I wish the kid well where ever he goes as he seems like a good kid and a great OLineman.

Being named a 'slight leader' after you pull out all stops for a kid when he visits is not exactly a ringing endorsement.
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The biggest problem is he already took his visit to OSU, to me all this means when Marcus hits the south on his recruiting swing those teams will trash Michigan more. I still think he'll end up a buckeye. We'll know more after the Miami trip. If Michigan's still his leader after Miami then we're in trouble.
 
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Scout.com: North Recruiting Notebook

Cleveland (Ohio) Glenville five-star offensive tackle Marcus Hall is the highest rated prospect in the Midwest yet to make his commitment. Hall took his official visit to Michigan this past weekend and now has the Wolverines at the top of his list.

"Michigan is my leader right now," Hall told GoBlueWolverine.com's Andre Barthwell, "I had a good time this weekend. The visit was real nice. I really didn't expect it to be that nice. It was so organized and I was very comfortable with everyone. Michigan having a (3-9) season does not bother me. That just means they need players and I could play early."

Ohio State, Miami and Tennessee are the other schools on Hall's list. He takes his official visit to Miami on the 23rd of this month and Tennessee on the 30th.
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there are two reasons why I always thought Michigan had some kind of realistic shot with Hall, and those are;

1) His perception of the Depth Charts. Michigan actually took more OL in the 2008 class then Ohio State did, however, the Michigan OL class wasn't as widely recognized or nearly as highly regarded as the Ohio State OL class was. I don't think Hall is scared of competition, not what I am suggesting at all, but the only really "big name" recruit that Michigan signed at OL was Dann O'Neill, whereas Ohio State signed Mike Adams, JB Shugarts, and Mike Brewster. Ohio State also got a transfer of a highly regarded OL in Justin Boren, which means if Hall were to redshirt in '09, as a RS FR in '10 he'd have to compete with a RS Soph. Justin Boren for a possible OL position at one of the guard spots.

2) Playing Time. I think at Michigan he might be able to play as a true freshman. Not necessarily start, but he would most likely play early. Did you see our OL in 2008? Almost all of the OL that we took in our 2008 recruiting class needed to put on weight and add strength, which is why none of them played despite having awful upperclassmen start like Tim McAvoy and Dave Moosman. That probably won't be the case for Marcus Hall. Hall already looks like a man at only 18 years old, and my guess is he could probably start at RG for Michigan from day one.


I still think ultimately he winds up at Ohio State, but those two primary reasons are why I always thought Michigan would have a shot. Him declaring Michigan as his leader right before he's set to go on officials to Miami and Tennessee actually probably helps Ohio State. Instead of those Southern schools trashing Ohio State to him, they are going to be trashing Michigan to him.
 
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mvg21;1379905; said:
there are two reasons why I always thought Michigan had some kind of realistic shot with Hall, and those are;

1) His perception of the Depth Charts. Michigan actually took more OL in the 2008 class then Ohio State did, however, the Michigan OL class wasn't as widely recognized or nearly as highly regarded as the Ohio State OL class was. I don't think Hall is scared of competition, not what I am suggesting at all, but the only really "big name" recruit that Michigan signed at OL was Dann O'Neill, whereas Ohio State signed Mike Adams, JB Shugarts, and Mike Brewster. Ohio State also got a transfer of a highly regarded OL in Justin Boren, which means if Hall were to redshirt in '09, as a RS FR in '10 he'd have to compete with a RS Soph. Justin Boren for a possible OL position at one of the guard spots.

2) Playing Time. I think at Michigan he might be able to play as a true freshman. Not necessarily start, but he would most likely play early. Did you see our OL in 2008? Almost all of the OL that we took in our 2008 recruiting class needed to put on weight and add strength, which is why none of them played despite having awful upperclassmen start like Tim McAvoy and Dave Moosman. That probably won't be the case for Marcus Hall. Hall already looks like a man at only 18 years old, and my guess is he could probably start at RG for Michigan from day one.


I still think ultimately he winds up at Ohio State, but those two primary reasons are why I always thought Michigan would have a shot. Him declaring Michigan as his leader right before he's set to go on officials to Miami and Tennessee actually probably helps Ohio State. Instead of those Southern schools trashing Ohio State to him, they are going to be trashing Michigan to him.
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Good points. In 2010 Boren will be a senior (while Hall would be a sophmore or a RS freshmman), so I don't think he'll have much influence in Marcus Hall's decision.
 
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mvg21;1379905; said:
1) His perception of the Depth Charts. Michigan actually took more OL in the 2008 class then Ohio State did, however, the Michigan OL class wasn't as widely recognized or nearly as highly regarded as the Ohio State OL class was. I don't think Hall is scared of competition, not what I am suggesting at all, but the only really "big name" recruit that Michigan signed at OL was Dann O'Neill, whereas Ohio State signed Mike Adams, JB Shugarts, and Mike Brewster. Ohio State also got a transfer of a highly regarded OL in Justin Boren, which means if Hall were to redshirt in '09, as a RS FR in '10 he'd have to compete with a RS Soph. Justin Boren for a possible OL position at one of the guard spots.
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I'm pretty sure that a kid who's making the biggest decision of his life will have done his homework on the depth charts at schools...
 
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