Great Alabama getting into the mix...just what we need.
Wow, not a good time to visit Tuscaloosa. Lots of destruction and all the students are gone.
The Associated Press: No class, no football? Twister ravages 'Bama
I dont think he will commit soon. I could be wrong, but there is a tug of war for his services. Michigan is alive, Bama and us. this is a battle and not a foregone conclusion
Don't underestimate their ability to use that as a selling point somehow, playing on pity and adversity.
I feel a lot better about O'Brien than I did a couple of days ago. We're pretty far out front. Bama et al. will make a push, but IMO it will not be enough.
- Rivals"It was great," O'Brien said of the offer to Arkansas. "I was on a hot streak last week and Arkansas was one of the schools offering me. I feel honored to be offered by Arkansas, a big SEC program."
"The first thing is can I be comfortable there whether that is in the dorms, around the coaches or in the athletic facility since that's where I will spend most of my time," O'Brien said. "The other thing is the coaches."
O'Brien was able to visit a few colleges this spring including one SEC school.
"I went to Tennessee," O'Brien said of the school that was the first one to offer him a scholarship. "I went to a Junior Day at Michigan State and I also went to Michigan to visit with the coaches, but it wasn't a Junior Day or anything."
Michigan will press but O'Brien (early on in the process) indicated a desire to leave the state.
Alabama has the talent to compete for a NC.
Tennessee is re-building, and years from returning to (competing for) NC status.
O'Brien strikes me as strong willed and independent...if correct, then I believe he will choose Tennessee---early playing time, rich tradition, and an opportunity to be a part of something special while creating his own legacy.