'17 IA WR Oliver Martin (Michigan Verbal)

[NDShark]

Harbaugh takes his shirt off when throwing the pigskin around but leaves it on when he goes swimming.

You can't trust a fella like that.

It's also unclear from this picture where his hand is located, or heading towards. Watch ya kids!

 

[GBdomer]

If he chooses MI he'll have some competition with Donovan Peoples-Jones and Tariq Black. I still see him sticking to the hometown school.

I see him at Michigan

IMO committed to the staff this weekend and could announce at anytime or he waits till signing day to go public

He's been to Michigan so many times I think he went there for a reason this weekend over OSU

 

[dad4aa]

I see him at Michigan

IMO committed to the staff this weekend and could announce at anytime or he waits till signing day to go public

He's been to Michigan so many times I think he went there for a reason this weekend over OSU

I agree with this. Would be shocked to see him anywhere else (with the exception of staying in state).

 

[IrishFan12]

Nico Collins crystal balls going back to Michigan. Is Martin really going to Michigan being the 4th best WR of this Michigan class?

 

[BobbyMac]

Nico Collins crystal balls going back to Michigan. Is Martin really going to Michigan being the 4th best WR of this Michigan class?

5th best if Collins comes. Karma says Hawkins will be better than Black or Martin, well Catholic Karma says so.

If they can't land Martin (or flip Hawkins) if Collins signs with Michigan, they shot their load landing the other guys.

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[IrishFanForever23]

Harbaugh is closing strong. They're looking like they'll get Martin, Nico, and Aubrey Solomon.

 

[IrishFanForever23]

Looks to be a UM lock. Was sounding like he might visit ND yesterday on his way home from Ann Arbor, but that never happened.
Monday Notre Dame Recruiting Scoop

 

[calvegas04]

scUM it is

 

[IrishFanForever23]

scUM it is

https://mobile.twitter.com/SWiltfong247/status/826259790808616960
https://mobile.twitter.com/O_Martin3/status/826260314341642240

 

[BoredIrish]

https://mobile.twitter.com/SWiltfong247/status/826259790808616960
https://mobile.twitter.com/O_Martin3/status/826260314341642240

... that would be the definition of pool fouling.

 

[GBdomer]

never mind probably shouldn't say that

 

[BobbyMac]

This weasel is dead to me.

 

[fightingirish26]

gross

 

[irish o'phile]

A curse upon he and his family for generations to come.

Just kidding, good luck to Oliver Martin.

Say what you will, but Kelly would never jump in a pool with a recruit. The craziest thing he does is wear loud pants.

 

[BeatSC]

Put some money on it now.....Chris Finke our walk on will our perform this little one. We can light him up opening day 2018 and welcome him to the jungle. Then Kelly can bust into his most muscular pose while standing over him...

 

[phork]

A curse upon he and his family for generations to come.

Just kidding, good luck to Oliver Martin.

Say what you will, but Kelly would never jump in a pool with a recruit. The craziest thing he does is wear loud pants.

Or pose provocatively with cowboy boots at the Sun bowl.

 

[Irish#1]

You guys are to hard. Harbaugh has a new hobby. Synchronized swimming.

 

[arrowryan]

Congrats. You get to have a basketball player on your football jersey for the next 4 years.

 

[irishnd31]

Harbaugh is a douche canoe.

 

[TomHaverford]

5th best if Collins comes. Karma says Hawkins will be better than Black or Martin, well Catholic Karma says so.

If they can't land Martin (or flip Hawkins) if Collins signs with Michigan, they shot their load landing the other guys.

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If they get Nico Collins, I'd be shocked if Hawkins plays offense. He was being looked at as more of a safety by this staff when he was in high school. He only went to the prep school for 1 year because he failed to qualify out of high school.

And I honestly think Martin will wind up being better than Nico Collins. He's quicker in and out of his routes and he's faster. DPJ is just a freak athlete period, it'd be a surprise if he wasn't the best of the bunch. Tarik Black is a very good athlete for his size and everybody down at the Army Bowl kept saying how surprised they were he was getting separation from DB's at his size.

Biggest knock on Nico his senior year was he didn't get the separation, that while he had decent speed for his size- not slow by any means- he just lacks quickness and lacked getting separation in and out of his breaks and that he used his 6'5 frame and size to shield people from the ball.

I think Martin is going to be a heck of a player. Wouldn't be surprised at all to see him be the 2nd best WR in this class.

 

[woolybug25]

Blow it out your arse, Tom.

 

[GBdomer]

If they get Nico Collins, I'd be shocked if Hawkins plays offense. He was being looked at as more of a safety by this staff when he was in high school. He only went to the prep school for 1 year because he failed to qualify out of high school.

And I honestly think Martin will wind up being better than Nico Collins. He's quicker in and out of his routes and he's faster. DPJ is just a freak athlete period, it'd be a surprise if he wasn't the best of the bunch. Tarik Black is a very good athlete for his size and everybody down at the Army Bowl kept saying how surprised they were he was getting separation from DB's at his size.

Biggest knock on Nico his senior year was he didn't get the separation, that while he had decent speed for his size- not slow by any means- he just lacks quickness and lacked getting separation in and out of his breaks and that he used his 6'5 frame and size to shield people from the ball.

I think Martin is going to be a heck of a player. Wouldn't be surprised at all to see him be the 2nd best WR in this class.

for you wooly bear

 

[dublinirish]

How Michigan plucked Oliver Martin from Iowa City

sounds like pep hamilton swung the deal here for scum

 

[zelezo vlk]

How Michigan plucked Oliver Martin from Iowa City

sounds like pep hamilton swung the deal here for scum

Welp, good for him. I hope that Oliver does well and gets himself a good degree. My My view of Pep will always be tainted by his being awful in Indy.

 

[IrishLion]

I still can't believe they convinced 5 (4) receivers to join that offense, all in the same class.

Their second-leading receiver last year was a TE. Their 5th, 6th and 7th leading receivers were running backs or fullbacks. And that isn't because they have a lack of talent at WR.

 

[Irish#1]

Welp, good for him. I hope that Oliver does well and gets himself a good degree. My My view of Pep will always be tainted by his being awful in Indy.

Thanks for dredging up a painful memory.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Thanks for dredging up a painful memory.

Those 1 WR sets made for some high octane offense.

 

[Irish#1]

I still can't believe they convinced 5 (4) receivers to join that offense, all in the same class.

Their second-leading receiver last year was a TE. Their 5th, 6th and 7th leading receivers were running backs or fullbacks. And that isn't because they have a lack of talent at WR.

Silver tongued snake oil salesmen can sell anything. Urban Liar has made a career out of it and evidently Jimmy is pretty good at it as well.

 

[Wingman Ray]

Silver tongued snake oil salesmen can sell anything. Urban Liar has made a career out of it and evidently Jimmy is pretty good at it as well.

Sorry but I have to add Saban to that list. He is the king of that

 

[TomHaverford]

I still can't believe they convinced 5 (4) receivers to join that offense, all in the same class.

Their second-leading receiver last year was a TE. Their 5th, 6th and 7th leading receivers were running backs or fullbacks. And that isn't because they have a lack of talent at WR.

it's because they have a lack of talent at QB. Speight is very mediocre. Was propped up by Harbaugh and that system and that defense. I really think Michigan is going to struggle early on in 2017 with him having to shoulder more of the load after losing that entire defense.

By the way, Chesson was still hurt. He was not the same guy as he was in 2015, pretty obvious he wasn't 100% and lost a step a little bit.

As for the TE being the second-leading receiver- he was a pretty damn good one. He was the best TE that I've ever seen at Michigan. Not like Michigan has a ton of great TE's, but they've had some pretty good ones. I think Jake Butt was by far the best they've ever produced. I think he actually should've had more production. Actually feel like he was under-used and that points back to Speight. Speight has trouble throwing the intermediate passes over the middle of the field- usually where TE's can feast. Speight has one throw- the deep ball. That's it. If he's off on that the offense was screwed because he's so inaccurate throwing everything else.