Friday Night Lights Roadtrip: Inkster @ Southgate

You tell us that DG went 14/19 passing, but those highlights shows at least 11 incompletions. Something isn't adding up.

I guess that the "Explosions in the Sky" are the official band for MGoHighlightReel.

Solid choice. You might dig "God is an Astronaut".

Gardner has the highest upside of any of our QB's, but I hope we can redshirt him next season, regardless if he enrolls early. His timing didn't look too good on this film, and it sure seemed like he had more than five incompletions. That being said, I can't wait to see him at Michigan.

He still shot-puts those short throws. Looks like his mechanics have regressed some, which is probably to be expected after not working with coach smith in months. Kid is enormous, though and has some serious, serious potential. watching him do that option-read, pull the ball and blast through the line was awesome. Will take him a while to adjust to not being the hugest and best athlete on the field I would think. He fumbled too...grrrr.

Dreams: DG getting seasoned after a redshirt year and a couple years as a backup/partial contributer, then stepping in to start as a redshirt Junior following Tate's Heisman winning senior year ...yes please!!

I'm not quite sure how the stats work out. I think the actual case is Paul fucked up in the counting.

He does not use his lower body enough when he throws, but that can be taught. His size and fluidity really sticks out, and I think he could be a good player with some technical coaching at the next level. A redshirt year would really help him.

he will be great for us in 2012 or 2013. but, if richrod starts another freshmen (like some fans want him to do) i will go completely insane. 3 freshmen quarterbacks in 3 years is not good. besides, i think tate is something special, and he might be our next hiesmen winner

Upon further review, 11/19 is the correct stat. Updated in the post.

for Southgate. He must be 5'5" and 160 lbs playing DT. At least that's what it looked like vs Gardner.

Oh, I think Gardner looked like crap. It's obviously well known about his technique. This game was one that you need to file away and compare a few years down.

Just a little something. At the end you put they'll make the state playoffs and I think you meant championship or maybe it is described differently in Mich as it is here in Ohio.

Looks good. Still, hopefully he'll redshirt next year. No need to start another true freshman.

I feel a little under impressed given all the hype. I hope he does red shirt.

He definitely shows a decent amount of promise, especially in his ability to run. There shouldn't be much of a discussion about whether he redshirts next yr though. He is raw enough where it might take a full two years before he is ready to see the field.

Tim, have you seen Robert Bolden in your travels? Was wondering your impressions of what we're getting. Thanks!

Devins center may just be the worst of all time. I dont think i saw one clean snap for the duration of that highlight reel.

Devin will be a good player at Michigan. He needs to sit out a year and get seasoned. I'd like to see how well he plays when he has good players on the field with him. His technique needs honing. He throws the deep ball really well. In the clip there were no deep throws. I have seen his arm make the deep throw. I think he has a high ceiling. He will have to get stronger, he is thin for his height. His legs need more muscles.

Man, you guys amaze me every week w/ this video. It is the highest quality video, bar none, that I've ever seen of a high school game. A lot of the other stuff out there is such low quality it looks like Tecmo Bowl in comparison to this. Well done!!

This may be in the works already, but there's a ton of footage of DG from this year. Has anyone thought of burning a DVD of it all and sending it to Devin's parents? Parents love that kind of stuff, and it'd be a nice gesture from the Michigan football fan community. (Or they might find it disturbing that a bunch of older dudes have been following Devin around in the MGoCreeperVan collecting video footage. Hahaha, j/k!)

Barring injuries, he will certainly redshirt, but he could really pressure Tate the following year.

Tate needs to improve next year. He will, but how much? Another tough season could be enough to knock him out of the starting job.

The wildcard in this is Denard, who is set to improve as well. It's possible he will end up ahead of Tate a year from now. I just don't like Tate's running ability -- he's more of a spread quarterback than a spread-option quarterback.

Hey Tim,

as a longtime reader of this blog, I've got to say that the DG and the Austin White content really is something special. With all the hype and star-rankings and all that BS that I no longer pay attention to, great footage like this is what tells me the most about a recruit. I really like that you put all touches, not just highlights, on the video so that we can get a complete look at a recruit. Thanks for going out there and sharing this with us. I love the videos and keep 'em coming.

Greg

I saw the same thing that caup and others did; by my tally he was 11/22. If some were 2-pt conversions that don't count toward stats (why would that be?) then 11/19 makes sense.

This is why you have to look at lots and lots of film to evaluate HS kids. I haven't seen any other DG highlights, but based solely on this game, the notion held by some that he's going to march right in as a freshman next year and challenge Tate for the starter's job seems a bit far-fetched to me. He's got plenty of work to do, which is what a redshirt is for. The thing that people need to keep in mind is that in each HS game he plays he's very likely the most physically talented, and perhaps even the biggest, athlete on the field. Many of the Southgate kids looked like midgets trying to take him down. Ain't going to be like that at UM.

I'll agree with the statements that he's a raw talent, absolutely. I saw a couple throws that were incompletions here, but would've been picks in college. That said, he seems to have a good feel, and he often looks like he's moving faster than the rest of the game. That's a good sign of things to come. He's gonna be special. Hope he gets his 5th star on Rivals.

Ultimately I feel he is redshirting next year so then he will be a redshirt freshman when Tate is a junior and Devin will have some years to be the starter. The guy is one of the best athletes I have ever seen and his potential is through the roof.