Marshall is a 4 star top 247 player on 247.com and Allen Trieu on Scout.com said he is going to be a 4 star top 300 player on their website.
Quit trying to downplay this loss.
LOL, if you are getting your hopes up about landing Hand you are going to be severely disappointed. Virginia Tech is his leader and even if he does go out of state you sure as hell aren't beating out Bama.
As for McDowell you better pray to God that you land him. Unfortunately for you guys he is going to be in Columbus this weekend.
The fact is that Michigan won't land any cornerbacks better than Damon Webb and any pass rushers better than Lawrence Marshall. Brady Hoke ain't ready for Urban warfare.
I really enjoy getting into these discussions with you Bucknuts .. but only when you do your homework. Try that Hoke aint ready for Urban whateva on a nikka with a GED.
This is what you need to know..
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Marshall .. I haven't heard a damn thing about him being a 4 star. I'm not saying he wont be .. but he has NO buzz right now. Zero. I'm not downplaying a damn thing either. We're in it on Hand (I'll address him in a minute) and McDowell (him too.) When you're focusing on those two .. and you're putting all of your resources into it .. a recruit like Marshall can wait. He's in our back yard. We've still got a year to show him the love. Lets be real here .. there's no loyalty from him to Ohio State. He can be flipped to UM faster than shyt. You know this. Just like I knew Gareon Conley would be flipped from us to you guys. Its the way it goes.
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Hand .. First off .. if you dont believe me, feel free to look it up yourself. Deshaun Hand's got a tie to Va. Tech because it's the home state. On top of that, him and Bud Foster are tight. What you fail to know is that the Michigan coaching staff as a whole are his favorite. He loves Hoke, Jerry Montgomery and he loves that fact that Greg Mattison can see him becoming the next Terrel Suggs. (Whom Mattison coached in Baltimore) On top of that .. another thing really helping Michigan's case is the education. Supposedly dude got like a 4.6 GPA

and wants to study chemical engineering. So that pretty much eliminates Bama. Also .. what do you mean we wont be able to beat out Bama? We've got 4-5 recruits in the 2013 class we beat Bama for .. (Shane Morris, Derrick Green, David Dawson, Henry Poggi, Logan Tuley-Tillman, and Kyle Bosch ... ALL 4 or 5 star guys) This is gonna be a Michigan-Va.Tech battle till he decides.. which I believe will be sooner rather than later. Dudes THAT serious about academics.
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McDowell .. no offense... but it doesn't matter WHERE he's gonna be this weekend. He's gonna be a Wolverine. If not, he'll go to Notre Dame. He's extremely big on academics also, and well .. we all know that's not Ohio's forte.
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Webb. Again .. do some research.. we're already in the drivers seat for a better CB in Parkker Westpaul. Higher ranked and higher ceiling .. but I will tell you this... dont you for a second think the Webb battle is over.

Michigan and possibly even LSU's gonna come calling with a lot to offer Damon.