‘26 TX RB Javian Osborne (Notre Dame Verbal)

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According to the Michigan beat:

Loves Ann Arbor, loves coach Moore, loves the offense, basically loves all things Michigan, but they can’t give him an exact figure because they’re chasing bigger fish than ND.

No mention of Seider, J Love, Denbrock, or anything ND related, just…… a business decision
 

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According to the Michigan beat:

Loves Ann Arbor, loves coach Moore, loves the offense, basically loves all things Michigan, but they can’t give him an exact figure because they’re chasing bigger fish than ND.

No mention of Seider, J Love, Denbrock, or anything ND related, just…… a business decision
Doesn't exactly give me the warm and fuzzy long term.
 

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According to the Michigan beat:

Loves Ann Arbor, loves coach Moore, loves the offense, basically loves all things Michigan, but they can’t give him an exact figure because they’re chasing bigger fish than ND.

No mention of Seider, J Love, Denbrock, or anything ND related, just…… a business decision
our irish have a good shot at getting two of three RBs ranked in the top ten at some point recently so how can scUM beat writers say that the wolverines are going after bigger fish
 

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our irish have a good shot at getting two of three RBs ranked in the top ten at some point recently so how can scUM beat writers say that the wolverines are going after bigger fish
and Hitter is looking more like Ohio State or Tennessee. I doubt Osborne is pure NIL, but if he is and ND is offering more...GOOD
 

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His post also mentions ND hating him and talking to the Osborne family about it lol

EJ talking to the Osborne family about how much ND hates EJ? Or ND talking to the Osborne family about how much ND hates EJ? Either is hilarious to imagine but I really doubt Michigan's beat writer came up between ND and Osborne.
 

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Doesn't exactly give me the warm and fuzzy long term.
Literally just cope. Don’t read too much into it.

I mean how plausible is this lol:

“Sorry, top RB. We can’t commit a $$ figure to you while ND can…but that’s only because here at scUM, we’re chasing bigger “fish” than ND. And obviously you aren’t one of those for us. You are but a mere bluegill.”
 

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Literally just cope. Don’t read too much into it.

Agreed. “His visit here was perfect in every way but ND is throwing money at him” feels like exactly the kind of coping the UM beat is accustomed to dishing out.

Yeah, so believable that he doesn’t like anything about ND but the money 🙄
 

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His post also mentions ND hating him and talking to the Osborne family about it lol
I guess he doesn't realize that parents see through that stuff.

According to the Michigan beat:

Loves Ann Arbor, loves coach Moore, loves the offense, basically loves all things Michigan, but they can’t give him an exact figure because they’re chasing bigger fish than ND.

No mention of Seider, J Love, Denbrock, or anything ND related, just…… a business decision

 

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EJ talking to the Osborne family about how much ND hates EJ? Or ND talking to the Osborne family about how much ND hates EJ? Either is hilarious to imagine but I really doubt Michigan's beat writer came up between ND and Osborne.
EJ talking to the family about how much ND hates EJ.
Also started his post with "today was like saying goodbye to an old friend"....dude is just weird and annoying.
 

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Which explanation makes Michigan look worse?

1. Osborne favored ND for awhile and the recent visit to Michigan wasn't enough to close the gap.

2. Michigan has no clue how much NIL it can offer Osborne.

I don't think EJ is doing Michigan any favors with his excuse.
 

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According to the Michigan beat:

Loves Ann Arbor, loves coach Moore, loves the offense, basically loves all things Michigan, but they can’t give him an exact figure because they’re chasing bigger fish than ND.

No mention of Seider, J Love, Denbrock, or anything ND related, just…… a business decision
I, for one, am extremely anxious to see what big fish they reel-in with their duck-taped pole and Walmart 10 lb test line.
 

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In all seriousness. how come he dropped so far in the RB rankings?
 

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Which explanation makes Michigan look worse?

1. Osborne favored ND for awhile and the recent visit to Michigan wasn't enough to close the gap.

2. Michigan has no clue how much NIL it can offer Osborne.

I don't think EJ is doing Michigan any favors with his excuse.
Look at it from the recruits perspective. We have bigger fish so we don’t know what we can do for you? From a relationship standpoint that shouldn’t sit very well with the recruit. If there was any thought in circling back and thinking they have a chance with this guy, they probably lost it with that comment alone. If indeed that did happen.
 

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Because at their core recruiting rankings are part business strategy to enhance viewership.

If the top 50 prospects all sign early what is there to drive subscriptions & engagement during sites high volume months (November/December)?
Recruiting insiders are some of the most useless talking heads in all of sports. Listening to their "analysis" about how much a kid enjoyed a visit and what he did during said visit is about as inane as it gets. The Eric Thomas episode of Irish Illustrated started auto-playing for me when I was driving last week, and I honestly found myself amazed at how worthless and empty the insights were. Seems like a nice guy, so I'm not trying to flame him personally. Just kind of a bizarre cottage industry when you look at it objectively.
 

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In all seriousness. how come he dropped so far in the RB rankings?
Because a NON SEC committment is coming first and foremost. Recruiting is a business and they like to nake headlines and keep people invested.
 

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Recruiting insiders are some of the most useless talking heads in all of sports. Listening to their "analysis" about how much a kid enjoyed a visit and what he did during said visit is about as inane as it gets. The Eric Thomas episode of Irish Illustrated started auto-playing for me when I was driving last week, and I honestly found myself amazed at how worthless and empty the insights were. Seems like a nice guy, so I'm not trying to flame him personally. Just kind of a bizarre cottage industry when you look at it objectively.
There isn't a "Like" option available that is worthy of this post. The first and last sentence in particular are a triple thumbs up as far as I'm concerned.

About as spot on, hitting the nail on the head, slam dunk accurate as anyone can be about said subject.

Somewhere along the way, I think I realized this and cancelled my subscriptions because it really wasn't worth it anymore. Maybe it never was at all to begin with. I do think some of the guys out there currently vs previous years leave a lot to be desired from years ago. That's just my own view of it, though.

Obviously appreciate what guys share here and such, but I can't help but notice how many of you remark about how so many of these guys are giant tool ass clowns. Makes me feel like I'm doing the right thing.
 

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sorry, what drop? I’m seeing him at 90 in composite and he’s been bouncing between 55 and that the whole time

That type of small drop is usually in line with maybe a small drop, but mostly others hopping more than a proactive drop of Osborne
 

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sorry, what drop? I’m seeing him at 90 in composite and he’s been bouncing between 55 and that the whole time

That type of small drop is usually in line with maybe a small drop, but mostly others hopping more than a proactive drop of Osborne

They dropped him to the 15th best RB.
 
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