Michigan interested in Dakota Prukop? (QB Transfer)
Per Chantal Jennings, Michigan is interested in Montana State QB Dakota Prukop, who will graduate this fall.
Jim Harbaugh and Michigan also showing interest in FCS transfer Dakota Prukop. He'll visit Oregon this weekend. Ducks are his No. 1.
— Chantel Jennings (@ChantelJennings) December 10, 2015
Commence "Is John O'Korn any good?" freak out if you are into that sort of thing.
December 10th, 2015 at 5:55 PM ^
Not sure what the 'And?' is about. Adams stats for Oregon this year:
240 Attempts, 155 Completions, 2446 yds, 25 TDs, 6 Ints.
Not saying this Prukop transistions that well to D1 but those are pretty good stats for Adams, especially considering he missed time due to injury.
December 10th, 2015 at 6:15 PM ^
OKay Vernon. They also play zero defense in the Pac 10.
December 10th, 2015 at 6:33 PM ^
These are the defenses that Oregon played in the Pac-12 and their defensive rank according to FEI:
1 - Washington
9 - Utah
30 - USC
47 - ASU
48 - WSU
60 - Stanford
72 - Colorado
86 - Cal
104 - Oregon St
For comparison's sake, below are the defenses that UM played in conference:
8 - NU
10 - OSU
15 - MSU
19 - PSU
55 - MN
76 - Maryland
107 - Indiana
123 - Rutgers
Add up the 9 teams Oregon played, and they average 50.77
Add up the 8 teams Michigan played, and they average 51.625
December 10th, 2015 at 6:59 PM ^
Any list that has fucking Washington as the best defense in the nation is a joke. Go back to your room child.
December 10th, 2015 at 7:37 PM ^
Seriously....name calling is lame as shit.
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December 10th, 2015 at 9:22 PM ^
You are clearly new here. You are flirting with Bolivia good sir.
December 10th, 2015 at 6:34 PM ^
December 10th, 2015 at 6:46 PM ^
Yeah. Olaf sort of got owned.
December 11th, 2015 at 9:47 AM ^
with comparison scores for Prukop/MSU (I'm skipping some games by teams MSU didn't play):
- Portland State 24, Washington State 17
- Portland State 59, Montana State 42
That one makes MSU's offense look pretty good--more the double the output of a good Leach offense.
- Arizona 77, Northern Arizona 13
- Northern Arizona 49, Montana State 41
OK, maybe that wasn't good competition.
- North Dakota 24, Wyoming 13
- North Dakota 44, Montana State 38
Wyoming might have been terrible this year but they'd beat any high school in the country.
- Oregon 61, Eastern Washington 42
- Eastern Washington 55, Montana State 50
Hmm.
- Arizona State 35, Cal Poly 21
- Montana State 45, Cal Poly 28
There are some awful teams at the bottom of their conference (Sacramento, Idaho State) but most of their schedule was made up of teams that held up decently against FBS competition, and they scored a bucketload of points on them.
This notion that FCS isn't real football needs to die. There are at least 20 Big Sky players in the NFL now. Vincent Jackson. Jared Allen. Julius Thomas.
December 10th, 2015 at 5:42 PM ^
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December 10th, 2015 at 6:05 PM ^
Grambling produced more talent than any other school other than ND. This was in the mid 70s and things have changed dramatically. However, even after the mega buck deals with conferences and cfb at the FBS level having really hurt FCS schools, there are and always will be certain h.s. stars that blossom into D1 level talent for the simple reason that projecting one's future strenth and speed has yet to be perected.
Although I was a small h.s. qb and 16 years old entering my Senior campaign, I was offered by a lot of W. Michigan colleges to try out for their team once I had been accepted. This was, of course, noting more than a Ltr of Interest that they send to all those they knew had talent but not enough to play at the MAC or BIG or even the FCS level. However, I opted to soldier for a few years and I was actually surprised at my growth - three inches and increased speed. We were still running the 100 yard dash back then, but I never broke the 10.5 mark. When I returned I took in a local track meet and afterwards my h.s. coach asked if I would like to race his sprinter. I ran a 10.1 which would have bettered the existing record when I was in school. So a blanket statement suggesting that FCS schools don't allow people to finish their natural growth, strength and speed cycles is off base. Not an opinion; FACTDecember 10th, 2015 at 8:01 PM ^
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December 11th, 2015 at 9:26 AM ^
too early for drugs, man.
December 10th, 2015 at 6:27 PM ^
December 12th, 2015 at 8:31 AM ^
You don't know what you're talking about.
December 10th, 2015 at 4:54 PM ^
December 10th, 2015 at 5:07 PM ^
and it does seem to work! And with how well a QB will be taught by him, they should be lining up and beating the door down to get here.
December 10th, 2015 at 5:27 PM ^
Michigan has a new coach and while he has roots (deep roots) with the historical and mythic past, he also is very much grounded in the real practical world of today - to win you have to start with talent. He can provide coaching, teaching and molding but he has to work from some talent base.
It maybe that some fear this will be a regular "thing" where Harbaugh will be chasing guys all over the country but consider this:
1. Russell Wilson is probably the one really successful example of the 1 year grad QB who panned out in a big way. Jake Rudock if he gets drafted and sticks with a team may be the second.
2. Harbaugh is about competition and performance. You can play and deliver you'll play more. No one is handed their position and role just because they are a junior or senior. This is probably an effect from his NFL days.
3. Harbaugh is under great pressure to produce and produce now so he is looking for ways to quickly improve his talent base. Anyone who saw the games know we need a lot of help at LB and other defensive positions but those guys are rarely available on this grad transfer market.
Why? Because if you are good you won't be transferring. There are three to four slots to fit you in on defense. If you are not that good, how many are ready to graduate and have an extra year? QB is the one position that has a surplus because for every starter there are potentially 5-6 extra guys who might just not be a good fit where they are currently but can actually play - so they are looking and available.
If there were really Lawrence Taylors, Pepper Johnsons or Harry Carsons who are potential grad transfers, Harbaugh would be all over them.
4. Predict that Harbaugh will always be willing to look but as his recruits start showing up and the classes fill out with his type of player, we won't see this as often.
December 10th, 2015 at 5:32 PM ^
There are way more examples than Rusell Wilson.
Just last year alone, both Vernon Adams and Golson @FSU did fine.
December 10th, 2015 at 4:55 PM ^
December 10th, 2015 at 4:55 PM ^
Based on name alone, I want him.
December 10th, 2015 at 4:56 PM ^
FWIW, Rivals is pretty confident that Harbaugh will take a grad transfer QB for next year.
December 10th, 2015 at 5:02 PM ^
There's not a clear cut starting QB on the roster. The more competition the better.
December 10th, 2015 at 5:03 PM ^
Have they mentioned grad transfer LB? Sam Webbe mentioned a few weeks ago that "you have to think" Michigan would have that on their grad transfer shopping list.
December 10th, 2015 at 5:52 PM ^
December 10th, 2015 at 6:27 PM ^
where he has a good chance of playing. A midwestern kid who's a starter in the MAC or Cincinnati could easily relish an opportunity to play here. Then there's the possibility of someone dealing with a coaching change like Blake Countess.
You're right that QBs are more likely to transfer.
December 10th, 2015 at 5:54 PM ^
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December 10th, 2015 at 5:07 PM ^
...just like they were almost certain we'd take a grad-transfer WR last year.
Rivals guys were dead on with regard to all the Harbaugh stuff, wayyyyy before anyone else was. They've definitely got that feather in their cap. But Webb is just much more accurate on the recruiting front IMO.
December 10th, 2015 at 4:56 PM ^
Need moar LBs
December 10th, 2015 at 4:59 PM ^
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December 10th, 2015 at 5:13 PM ^
he's a grad transfer 1 year guy. So unless the plan was to start viramontes at qb next year I don't think the two are related.
December 10th, 2015 at 6:31 PM ^
on the roster at any time. They had allocated Viramontes spot for a QB next year. Rather than fill it with an incoming freshman at this stage, they can take a grad transfer and reassess the numbers for 2017.
December 10th, 2015 at 5:00 PM ^
December 10th, 2015 at 5:05 PM ^
So you do give a fuck about QB?
December 10th, 2015 at 5:55 PM ^
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December 10th, 2015 at 5:12 PM ^
You should send Harbaugh an email. Set him straight.
December 10th, 2015 at 5:02 PM ^
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December 10th, 2015 at 5:20 PM ^
Then maybe we will have fresmen sensation like Peters, Gentry, or Malzone. Maybe Big Play Shane if he doesn't graduate and fly the coop. Going back to my earlier point I am more concerned with how Ohio and Indiana proved how unathletic the team is. The NFl scouts are quick to point that out as well.
December 10th, 2015 at 5:42 PM ^
That all comes down to recruiting. Hoke and company valued strength over speed, but in today's football, speed is an asset on top of strength. That is not a one year fix with grad transfers. It comes from recruiting from the base up and thats what Harbaugh is doing right now.
December 10th, 2015 at 6:38 PM ^
should only be concerned with plugging the biggest holes on the roster? Are they just wasting their time recruiting TEs and DBs too? Hoke's biggst failing as a recruiter was not taking care of QB depth. It cost him dearly. Harbaugh is not going to repeat that mistake.
December 10th, 2015 at 5:03 PM ^
December 10th, 2015 at 5:00 PM ^
Seems like he brings in a different skill set and I think this may be along the lines of the more bullets in the chamber the better.
Still right now, given Oregon's complete failure at QB recruiting and the opportunity open to him there, you have to figure he's going to be quacking it up in the future.
December 10th, 2015 at 5:38 PM ^
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December 10th, 2015 at 5:04 PM ^
Prukop says in this article that he wants to play in a "shotgun-style of offense."
http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/dakota-prukop-montana-s…