Michigan Might Have Stopped Recruiting Yuri Wright Over His Tweets

All, College Football, High School Sports, Recruiting, Twitter Ty Duffy January 19th. 2012, 11:15am

High school kids, especially high school kids seeking a Division I scholarship to play football, should probably lay off the Twitter. Michigan abruptly stopped recruiting Don Bosco Prep (see: awesome New Yorker piece) star Yuri Wright, Rivals’ No. 85 overall, No. 3 cornerback out of New Jersey. His tweets, featuring some graphic racial and sexual content, seem like a plausible impetus for that decision.

Here’s a sampling from Chat Sports.

I’m not sure what would turn me off more recruiting this kid, Wright being dumb enough to put this online or being dumb enough to think girls have “organisms?” The nefarious twitter hacker strikes again?

Wright took visits to Notre Dame and Colorado in December. He’s scheduled to visit Rutgers tomorrow. He also has Georgia in his top five. One would think this might make the Irish squeamish as well.

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56 Responses to “Michigan Might Have Stopped Recruiting Yuri Wright Over His Tweets”

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Jason McIntyre Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Irish are desperate for secondary help next year. Kelly will still pursue is my guess.
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Vic Colfari Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:19 AM
He was interested in Michigan? How on earth could he have passed a class at such a fine institution?
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Ty Duffy Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:21 AM
Really, really glad I was 20 before Facebook came out and in my mid-20s before twitter.
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starkweather Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Ha! I was gonna say the same thing about Notre Dame, TBL, but in a more snarky manner. What teacher is talking to high school boys about squirting and female ‘organims’ by the way?
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Kelly will still pursue is my guess.
Agreed that Coach Hoke holds student athletes to a higher standard than Coach Kelly.
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KingGrizz Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
I always hope my girl has an organism
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Jason McIntyre Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
What teacher is talking to high school boys about squirting and female ‘organims’ by the way?
science?
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Tim Thomas's Bagels Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
What teacher is talking to high school boys about squirting and female ‘organims’ by the way?
I guess sex ed is more than Fuzzy Bunny videos these days
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payaso Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
Wolverines got torched by Braxton Miller of all people. They probably should’ve kept the offer.
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HuskerDawg Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
When Michigan is getting smoked by Alabama and their fans ponder if they have the athletes to beat teams like Bama (and Michigan State, apparently….ZING!!) I will remember this post.
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starkweather Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Is it just because I went to Catholic school that I didn’t learn about squirting in HS science classes?
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Ty Duffy Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:26 AM
Is it just because I went to Catholic school that I didn’t learn about squirting in HS science classes?
He goes to Catholic School
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Rusty Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:26 AM
Agreed that Coach Hoke holds student athletes to a higher standard than Coach Kelly.
Lowest bar ever.
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Tim Thomas's Bagels Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Is it just because I went to Catholic school that I didn’t learn about squirting in HS science classes?
what, the jesuits didn’t teach you about the g-spot in AP bio? pssh
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Ty Duffy Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Agreed that Coach Hoke holds student athletes to a higher standard than Coach Kelly.
See: Stonum vs. Michael Floyd
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VladimirCrouton Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Remember when Michigan had the best recruiting class ever and was laughing at OSU’s? Well Rivals and Scout would like a word. Come to OSU Yuri!
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Vic Colfari Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:28 AM
the jesuits didn’t teach you about the g-spot in AP bio?
I believe the “g-spot” is properly covered in mythology courses.
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ATL_Badger Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:29 AM
believe the “g-spot” is properly covered in mythology courses.
you’re doing it wrong.
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starkweather Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Oh, yeah. He does go to Catholic school, doesn’t he?
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VladimirCrouton Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
See: Stonum vs. Michael Floyd
If Stonum was as talent as Floyd he would be still on the team. Didn’t Stonum get arrested/cited like 4 or 5 times before he was kicked off?
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ATL_Badger Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:31 AM
Is he the only black person named Yuri? Has to be.
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Ty Duffy Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:31 AM
Ha! I was gonna say the same thing about Notre Dame, TBL, but in a more snarky manner. What teacher is talking to high school boys about squirting and female ‘organims’ by the way?
My Catholic School bio teacher dropped TWSS jokes like there was no tomorrow, told kid who drew a penis on board the only reason he draws penises was because he’d never seen a vagina. Was WAY TOO EMPHATIC about length being irrelevant. No squirting though.
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HuskerDawg Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:32 AM
Remember when Michigan had the best recruiting class ever and was laughing at OSU’s? Well Rivals and Scout would like a word. Come to OSU Yuri!
Michigan’s class is awesome, though. They should have a killer OL in 2014. However, if there is one truth in college football, it’s that the second year bump in recruiting is enormous for new coaches at known commodities. Look at Muschamp, Hoke, Weis, Brian Kelly, Bill Callahan, etc… The second year is where they almost always have their huge class. Unless you’re Saban or Meyer and you always have a killer class.
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MP III Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:32 AM
I guess sex ed is more than Fuzzy Bunny videos these days
he probably noticed fur where there was no fur before.
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starkweather Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:32 AM
ATL is right, Vic. The male g-spot is in the ass, so you are probably doing it wrong
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José Ovechkin Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:33 AM
(and Michigan State, apparently….ZING!!)
Says the Georgia fan.
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SouvenirCity Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:33 AM
Yuri? This man no sound like Yuri! Sure, he treat women like object but he not know how to show them good time. No mention of pills. No vodka. No club. Where is good time? No no no. This man not Yuri. This man false Yuri! He give Yuri everywhere bad name. Soon, KGB show up at this Yuri door. When you tweet thing like this, it gulag for you.
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ATL_Badger Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:33 AM
can always count on you, stark.
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SouvenirCity Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:35 AM
He was smart enough to protect his timeline but stupid enough to grant follow requests to the wrong people. Seems like a real rocket surgeon.
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The Wayne Fontes Safari Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:35 AM
If Stonum was as talent as Floyd he would be still on the team.
No he wouldn’t.
Didn’t Stonum get arrested/cited like 4 or 5 times before he was kicked off?
Pretty sure just once under Hoke.
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HuskerDawg Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:35 AM
Says the Georgia fan.
Does that change the fact that MICH is winless in the last 4?
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starkweather Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:36 AM
I got your back, buddy. G- spots are not mythical. I didnt have a fancy teacher at Don Bosco to teach me, though, I had to figure that shit out myself on the internet
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sousedbergin Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Fail to see this as amateur athletics if kids have to censor themselves as if they’re a corporate spokesman.
This kid was flunked before he could even be tutored in communications.
Fuck these puritan pukes.
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spencer096 Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:37 AM
no, no yuri…you sit down and sip vodka, i handle this.
who you think you are michigan? you think you so mighty and high because helmet wing…well you are not. your coach look like sergei’s wife who cut down tree for the money. we not impressed by beating technological college of virginia…beat good team and then maybe we will make the conversation.
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Ben80123 Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:41 AM
Really, really glad I was 20 before Facebook came out and in my mid-20s before twitter.
This times infinity.
I thank God every day I got out of college right as Facebook exploded and right before smartphones.
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scripty Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:43 AM
Is he the only black person named Yuri? Has to be.
It’s pronounced Jerry, actually.
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sousedbergin Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:44 AM
Really, really glad I was 20 before Facebook came out and in my mid-20s before twitter.
On the flip side I think I would have slept with 15% more women if Facebook was huge in college.
/At a steep price of having to change my name to ever be gainfully employed
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Breesus Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:46 AM
He’s the kind of person who probably wanted to go to Michigan because he actually believes that the Fab Five revolutioned college basketball.
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ms621 Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:47 AM
He’s the kind of person who probably wanted to go to Michigan because he actually believes that the Fab Five revolutioned college basketball.
Considering he was probably born in 1993, he probably doesn’t know who the Fab Five were.
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Dougb0001 Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:49 AM
did Floyd do something other than drink underage? (not a real crime anyway) I dont recall
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MP Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:50 AM
did Floyd do something other than drink underage? (not a real crime anyway) I dont recall
Arrested for DUI (real crime)
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Dougb0001 Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:53 AM
yup…thats a real crime thanks
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VladimirCrouton Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:53 AM
Michigan’s class is awesome, though.
Agree. Sick LB’s. Oh and if Stonum was as talented as Floyd he would’ve gotten off. Don’t kid yourself.
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cleet Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:55 AM
I guess sex ed is more than Fuzzy Bunny videos these days
he probably noticed fur where there was no fur before.
The came the wedding night…
class: ewwwwwwwwwwwwww!
Ms. Hoover: She’s faking it.
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ms621 Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:56 AM
The came the wedding night…
class: ewwwwwwwwwwwwww!
Ms. Hoover: She’s faking it.
I always seem to forget how good the Simpsons used to be.
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:58 AM
*Krabappel
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VladimirCrouton Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:58 AM
I always seem to forget how good the Simpsons used to be.
It’s a shame. I watched some South Park and Chappelle last night. I always forget how amazing Chappelle was. I’ve never anticipated and laughed harder for any comedy than Chappelle. HBO needs to offer Dave like 75 million to come back.
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Breesus Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 11:59 AM
Considering he was probably born in 1993, he probably doesn’t know who the Fab Five were.
He’s seen the documentary.
If he actually lived back then, he’d know that they really didn’t revolutionize basketball like Jalen Rose claims.
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MP III Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 12:00 PM
always seem to forget how good the Simpsons used to be.
90-98 was about as good as TV gets.
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MP III Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 12:01 PM
always seem to forget how good the Simpsons used to be.
its easy to forget when the last 10 years has largely been horrid unwatchable shit.
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ms621 Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 12:04 PM
its easy to forget when the last 10 years has largely been horrid unwatchable shit.
About the only Simpsons moment of the last 10 years that I found funny, was the episode where Bart draws the Angry Homer cartoon for a startup internet company, which is featured alongside another internet cartoon they have called “Lou Rawls, Secret Agent”.
“You’lllll never fiiiiind, that microfiiilm of mine”
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 12:06 PM
About the only Simpsons moment of the last 10 years that I found funny, was the episode where Bart draws the Angry Homer cartoon for a startup internet company, which is featured alongside another internet cartoon they have called “Lou Rawls, Secret Agent”.
“You’lllll never fiiiiind, that microfiiilm of mine”
The Eternal Sunshine episode was really really good too.
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arkbadger Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 12:14 PM
If he actually lived back then, he’d know that they really didn’t revolutionize basketball like Jalen Rose claims.
shit, if it wasn’t for the Fab 5 everyone would be wearing camel toe shorts and white knee socks still, don’t you know?
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Alec Hugh Schtittties Says:
January 19th, 2012 at 1:50 PM
Has anyone heard De’Anthony struggle to complete a sentence? It’s painful yet he’s somehow academically eligible at Oregon. I am sure Yuri would be a fit at Oregon. They need good corners too.
Arizona State, another fine academic institution, would gladly take him.
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Jason McIntyre Says:
January 20th, 2012 at 9:12 AM
Update:
Yuri Wright has been expelled from Don Bosco high school over what he’s said on twitter.
http://www.northjersey.com/sports/hs_sports/Don_Bosco_football_star_gets_expelled_over_sex_posts_on_Twitter.html
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Chelsea Chris Says:
January 20th, 2012 at 9:13 AM
An insider who does a daily “recruiting roundup” on a local Ann Arbor radio station said that Michigan cooled on this guy before the holidays…long before any of these tweets. That all of these reports linking the tweets to Michigan stopping their pursuit are completely false.