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[wolverine304]

I ****ing hate it!



Anyway, is it 6pm yet?

 

[thewolverines24]

I've got it. What are you wanting to read?

 

[wolverine304]

Nothing really. I just keep on seeing things on facebook and twitter, and they all have been insider.

A couple ondre pipkins things. A recruiting out of state one.

 

[thewolverines24]

Here's TomVH's interview with him:

Meet Ondre Pipkins
By Tom VanHaaren

WolverineNation will be running a daily series leading up to signing day with all of Michigan's commitments. It will be a Q&A to give the readers a look at each individual player.

Here

 

[thewolverines24]

Another Pipkins article:

Sibling rivalry pushed DT commit
Ondre Pipkins took cues from athletic older brothers, blossomed into top prospect
By Chantel Jennings
WolverineNation
Archive

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Home for Ondre Pipkins (Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill) has been everywhere.

Michigan. Atlanta. St. Louis. Back to Michigan. Kansas City.

Ondre Pipkins
Courtesy Pipkins FamilyU.S. Army All-American Ondre Pipkins is eager to get started in Ann Arbor.
It has been four moves and even more school transfers. And somehow, through the shuffle, the 2012 defensive tackle commit found himself rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Even though he was born in Michigan, he was never a big Michigan or Michigan State fan. His hometown of Saginaw was split between the schools, with star players at each university (Mateen Cleeves, Charles Rogers, Lamarr Woodley, Jerome Jackson).

Pipkins always loved sports. He was the youngest of four boys. And despite the fact he was almost as big as his older brothers, they always gave him "small" nicknames -- Pee Wee, Lil' Pip, Big Baby.

"Ondre is the baby. It didn't matter how big he was, he was going to get baby nicknames," said Demarius Pipkins, one of Ondre's older brothers. "As he got older, it stuck."

Pipkins' older brothers were three-sport athletes and pushed Ondre into sports early. In Saginaw, basketball and football were king, and Ondre would watch as his older brothers played at the park.

When Ondre was 6, the family moved to Atlanta. There, his older brothers excelled in sports, and Ondre felt the pressure to become a strong athlete.

"I was the young one and everyone kept saying, 'I can't wait until you grow up so we can see what you do,' " Ondre said. "My brothers kind of laid that path for me."

But, because of weight restrictions in Atlanta's pee wee football league, Ondre was never allowed to play. Ondre watched his brothers and played with them in the backyard and was often the ball boy or water boy on whichever sports team his brothers were playing on.

"He went through a lot," Demarius said. "Kids aren't always nice, and he was always so much bigger than the other kids. But he embraced it, realized he was going to be a big guy, took it and ran with it."

So Ondre took himself to the basketball court, where there was no weight restriction, where he could live up to the hype of his older brothers.

He finally played organized football once his family moved to St. Louis, when he was in seventh grade.

But his real growth as a football player came when he returned to his home state at the beginning of high school. He said Rochester Hills, Mich., was his favorite place to live because of the friends he made and the football team on which he played.

"It was really the first place where they really developed my technique," Pipkins said. "I met Don Clemons (defensive assistant for the Detroit Lions), and he taught me so much about football, but life too, and being consistent, having a good work ethic."

Pipkins began seriously considering himself a college football prospect. His high school coach said he could see Pipkins playing on Saturdays and then Sundays if he kept a steady work ethic.

Pipkins is proud to note that he took a few snaps as a running back on the Rochester Hills freshman football team. As a 6-foot-2, 320-pound running back, he instilled fear into opponents when he took handoffs from his quarterback, who was nearly half his size.

And in the middle of his 10th grade year, Ondre moved to Kansas City with his mother, when her job was transferred. His coach at Park Hill High School continued to push Ondre to work harder. But a little extra boost came from former Michigan defensive end/linebacker Lamarr Woodley

The two had met in Saginaw a few times, when Pipkins got a phone call from Woodley one summer morning at 7.

"You're asleep?" Woodley yelled into the phone. "I thought you wanted to be No. 1 in the country, not No. 1 in the state. You better get up and work out. What are you doing sleeping right now?"

Woodley hung up. Pipkins got the message: If he wanted to be the best, he had to work like the best.

Does he wake up at 7 a.m. now? Pipkins wouldn't say it was quite that early, though he said he does have early mornings.

"I want to have an attitude like him," Pipkins said of Woodley. "He's always hungry. He's never satisfied. He believes no one is better than him, because no one works harder than him."

And now, Pipkins will make another move in June, to Ann Arbor, to play for Woodley's alma mater. With all the moves, Ondre feels more prepared than most other incoming freshmen. To him, it's almost more comfortable moving every few years, because that's what he's accustomed to.

"All over is my home," Pipkins said. "But there's something really, really nice about coming back to Michigan. I'll be able to go see my family on the weekends. I can't wait for that. I'll represent my cities, my school, my family."

 

[thewolverines24]

I'm not seeing the out of state recruiting article.

 

[wolverine304]

So I might have tweeted tomvh to stop with the insider crap, and he told me to unfollow him haha. Didn't think he would be so sensative.


Thanks again

 

[TheVictors]

That's funny ..I tweeted him a while back and told him not to become another Mel Kiper/ESPN sellout. He replied saying he'd try not to!

 

[wolverine304]

I replied that I was just frusterated with all the insider. He said they had a free trial and it was only 3 dollars. I told him I refuse to give espn more money.

Still waiting for my reply back..

 

[lostleader]

I hope he has a great career. With Woodley pushing him, the sky is the limit.

Plus if he stays dedicated, he will be a great leader. Out spoken and determined, hope he pushes his teammates.

 

[wheels002]

The kid has the ability to be a great player. he seems to be very athletic for his size with great instincts. Some people who have watched him play say he will look great for a play then disappear for 2. You know Hoke and Mattison wont let him take plays off. I asked him a question as to why he chose U of M and he said it was because of the staff here. He wouldnt be here if it wasnt for them.

 

[wolverine304]

Yeah he seems to love michigan, and hate osu even more.

But I don't think he's rooming with stone

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

So I might have tweeted tomvh to stop with the insider crap, and he told me to unfollow him haha. Didn't think he would be so sensative.


Thanks again

I'm guessing you're "@Cup_Of_Joe304" lol

 

[wolverine304]

That's a possibility..

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

That's a possibility..

Now I know your real name (Joszef Keller) Mwahahaha (evil laugh)

 

[wolverine304]

You really think Joszef is my name

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

You really think Joszef is my name

that's what your twitter says, and considering "Joszef" has Fitz Toussaint as one of their favorite athletes on facebook....I'm saying it's a good possibility.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Also consider you said "So I might have tweeted tomvh to stop with the insider crap, and he told me to unfollow him haha."

and @cup_ofJoe305 tweeted:

"@Cup_Of_Joe304 Joszef Keller
@TomVH stop tweeting espn insider crap
21 hours ago"

Then @TomVH tweeted: "@Cup_Of_Joe304 I'll make it easy for you and make it so you're not following me. That way you don't have to put up with me."

I'm going with yes, yes that it you.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Your internet anonymity is gone lol

 

[deathroh]

Facebook and Twitter do track down each person that signs up to make sure they use their real name. Nice work, M&B.