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Hello: Jake Fisher

By Tim — July 18th, 2010 at 8:19 PM — 84 comments
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MI OL Jake Fisher has committed to Michigan. As he told Tom, this was basically a done deal as far back as a couple weeks ago:

"The last visit was just to make sure really. I basically already knew, but my dad didn't get to really see the campus (at Michigan), so I showed him around." "He really liked it as much as I did. The coaches are really awesome, and I just knew that's where I wanted to go."

And with that, let's skip to the...

INFORMATIVE PORTION

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GURU RATINGS

Scout Rivals ESPN
4*, #25 OT #6 Michigan 3*, 5.6, NR OT, #18 Michigan NR OT

Fisher is currently under-the-radar, not receiving a position ranking from Rivals, and no rating or ranking of any sort from ESPN. The main reason for that is his future position. He played tight end for Traverse City West last year, but is expected to fill out and become an offensive tackle in college.

High school tight end growing into a tackle. Is already strong, considering he still has room to fill out, and he uses that strength to drive and finish defenders. Sets up with a good base in pass protection and does well against the bull rush. Is a high effort, high intensity tough guy who looks to bury his man. Has a great frame, is a good athlete for his size, and really only needs to learn the position.

The Scout profile also lists "flexibility," "nasty streak," and "size" as his strengths (I imagine size doesn't include his weight, which is is only around 260 at this point), and only "technique" as a weakness. Local fluff:

Fisher plays tight end for TC West last year, but has grown from 6-4 to 6-7 and gained more than 60 pounds. He'll return to the end position for his senior year of high school, but will move to tackle at college.

Note that he's still playing a different position his senior year of high school than he will in college. That will keep his ranking low, as scouts won't have the opportunities to evaluate him. His coach notes that his speed has improved over the summer, allowing him to become a BCS-level prospect:

"Jake worked hard on his speed training," Wooer said. "I told the kids the proof is in the pudding. Here's a kid that went from playing at a MAC school in front of 20,000 to playing in front of 100,000 because of his efforts in the weight room."

Wooer also talked to the local paper about Fisher in May:

"He's an athlete," Wooer said. "In his highlight video we threw in some of his dunks on the basketball court. People like to see that. They don't want to see a guy that's 6-7, 300 pounds and can't move. They realize if he's an athlete, they can teach him how to play tackle and teach him how to get stronger in the weight room."

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That athleticism is so exceptional that, despite clocking in at over 260 pounds before his senior year of high school, Central Michigan is still looking at him as a tight end:

Most schools have looked at Fisher as an offensive tackle. But Central has expressed interest in keeping him at tight end while Western has considered putting him on the defensive line.

"That's kind of the dream to play tight end in college football," Fisher said. "(But) I would play anything. I just like football that much."

He's also motivated to show off a strong work ethic:

For Fisher, a motivating force has been following scouting reports on fellow recruits — such as Ogemaw Heights' Anthony Zettel.

"I look at their stats and try to compare myself to them," Fisher said. "I try to make sure I'm doing everything I can because they're working hard every day, but I'm working hard, too. I want to make sure I'm doing the same things, or even more."

Should Zettel ultimately choose the Wolverines, the pair will be able to compare each other side-by-side. With so little information on Fisher from sources other than his coach, we're left to sort through the tea leaves to pick apart his game. He has a good frame, and considering he's grown nearly three inches since October, there's a good chance he's still got more room to go. He's earned his BCS offers at camps, so the coaches (including Michigan's) had a chance to evaluate him in person.

OFFERS

Fisher started the year far under-the-radar, but has been impressive in just about every camp he's attended, and has built up a decent offer list for a mid-level prospect. He has offers from most MAC schools, along with Cincinnati and Sparty.

STATS

Typically, offensive linemen have no stats to speak of (at least at the high school level). However, since Fisher was a tight end and defensive end (and punter!) last year, he probably put up a little production. I couldn't find evidence of it though, so speak up if you come across it.

FAKE 40 TIME

Rivals pegs him at 5.17, and neither of the other sites have a time for him. He ran a 4.97-second time at Michigan's camp, impressive for a player his size. For now, I'll give it two FAKEs out of five. I imagine he won't be running times like that by the time he's the size of a college offensive lineman.

VIDEO

Junior highlights at TE and DE:

PREDICTION BASED ON FLIMSY EVIDENCE

Fisher, like Taylor Lewan before him, joins Michigan as a shoe-in to end up at the left tackle position. With Lewan just a couple classes ahead of him, he'll have time to develop at the position, as well. Switching from tight end won't be easy, as it will require a serious reshaping of his body, and learning a lot of new technique. After a redshirt year to take care of those factors, Fisher may be thrust into the action.

Taylor Lewan will be a redshirt junior coming off Fisher's redshirt year (as will Michael Schofield), and with no tackles in the recruiting class of 2010, a backup role right off the bat is possible. In fact, with the departure of Dann O'Neill from the class of 2008, and the eventual settling of Patrick Omameh and Kurt Wermers at guard and center, respectively, there are no tackles left from the class of 2008, either.

After playing a backup role for his first two years on the active roster, Fisher should be settled in at the position, and ready to perform at a high level in his junior and senior years. He has the prototypical frame, and as long as he puts in the hard work, he should be able to contend for All-Conference honors.

UPSHOT FOR THE REST OF THE CLASS

Weeeeee an offensive lineman! Fisher is the second of what should be several offensive linemen in this class, anywhere from 4-6. Michigan has been light on OL recruiting over the past few years (one in 2010, three in 2009, and four left on the roster from 2008), so this is looking like a serious makeup year.

At least one more tackle, and a couple more interior guys (in addition to center commit Jack Miller) are on the docket. The Wolverines have options like Anthony Zettel, Chris Bryant, Tony Posada, and several others, so they're in good shape to fill in where they need to.

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July 18th, 2010 at 8:58 PM
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Gotta love getting a OT with

Gotta love getting a OT with TE athleticisim.

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:33 PM
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Caveat

That's what we said about Adam Kraus.

Or at least I did.

A lot.

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:02 PM
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Kurt Wermers at Center?

Kurt Wermers at Center?

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:08 PM
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Yeah, I fucked that up.

Yeah, I fucked that up.

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July 20th, 2010 at 4:05 PM
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It's hard to be a Center and

It's hard to be a Center and the guild's best dragon mage at the same time.

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:02 PM
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Welcome Jake

What a nice way to end the weekend! We sure need these big guys in this class.

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:02 PM
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Welcome Mr. Fisher!!

Didn't Wermers transfer last year as well?

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:09 PM
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Indeed. I'll update when I

Indeed. I'll update when I have internet. I believe I meant for that to say Khoury.

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:03 PM
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God damn you guys are fast at

God damn you guys are fast at getting the Hello posts up!

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:08 PM
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this one

This one has probably been done for a week or more. Hopefully there are more coming soon.

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:28 PM
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For sure, but it still got

For sure, but it still got posted like 3 minutes after the announcement.  It shows the true dedication that the mods for this great site have.

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:05 PM
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Welcome Jake Fishah!

Welcome Jake Fishah!

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:06 PM
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Awesome

Welcome Jake Fisher!

Go Blue!

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:06 PM
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Yes... I love the O-line

Yes... I love the O-line commits. Especially the in-staters who Sparty think they have locked up.

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:09 PM
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Welcome Mr. Jake Fisher!

I  was really hoping for a committment from someone this week. Fisher is a good football  player. This is a good commit for RR and Michigan.

Go Blue Jake!

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:09 PM
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Six feet, seven inches tall and probably still growing

I look forward to the imminent death of the notion that RR only wants small offensive lineman. And I will piss on its grave.

Welcome, Mr. Fisher. Mr. Barwis will be waiting for you.

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:13 PM
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Dude is 260 and, based on

Dude is 260 and, based on those pictures, carrying what looks to be some baby fat. Not a small guy by any means, but I don't know how this proves this no-small-lineman theory. Give him a redshirt year and we'll see how he rounds out.

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:21 PM
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I don't know how this proves this no-small-lineman theory.

So you're saying that some kid who hasn't even started his senior season in high school, has never put on weight for an interior lineman's position before, and is 6-7 as a HS junior, doesn't indicate that the idea RR wants small linemen is hogwash?

Interesting reasoning there.

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July 18th, 2010 at 10:06 PM
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6-7 and 260 lbs. I could care

6-7 and 260 lbs. I could care less if he's 8 feet tall, if he doesn't have the mass to play OL then it's irrelevant. Either way, congrats on beating out MSU and CMU for an OL.

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July 18th, 2010 at 10:18 PM
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Part of the reason this kid's

Part of the reason this kid's only 260 is because he's grown 3 inches in the past year and it's tough for your mass to catch up to your height that quickly, and part of the reason is because he's only 17.  A lot of linemen who play at 300+ weren't there when they were HS juniors, and the ones who were that big were often kids who grew early. 

And it's not like this kid is 240, he's 260, and has 26 full months before he'll be asked to play even as a back-up.  That's plenty of time to put on 30+ lbs, and I wouldn't be surprised if he's 300 by then.

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July 18th, 2010 at 10:36 PM
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Because I wanted to verify my

Because I wanted to verify my claim that this kid really isn't small for an OT, I looked at the Rivals top OT ranking list. 

The #5 guy is 265, #11 is 258, #14 is 265, #19 is 263, #21 is 260, #23 is 264, #25 is 260, #28 is 260, #29 is 260, #30 is 245, etc.  This doesn't include all the kid who are in the 270's - within 15 lbs or so of where Jake Fisher is.

Bottom line, this is not small for an OT prospect. 

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July 18th, 2010 at 11:00 PM
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Facts don't mean much.......

to someone who made it clear that the only reason he logged on to MGoBlog this evening was to discredit Michigan's newest recruit.

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July 18th, 2010 at 11:46 PM
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discredit Michigan's newest recruit.

I don't mind some OSU troll coming here and talking smack from time to time, but it's remarkable how somebody can apparently believe that a high school junior who's grown three inches in a year will be unable to add 35-40 pounds by the time he's a redshirt freshman. I guess the concept of "growing" is a foreign one to him.

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July 19th, 2010 at 8:25 AM
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His first comment...

might have been acceptable if it was phrased in a different way.  It was fair to open that to discussion.  However, his second comment was typical troll-speak.  He gets an auto-neg from me from here on out.

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July 19th, 2010 at 11:56 AM
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I'm actually glad he said

I'm actually glad he said it.  Hopefully Jake is reading this and he'll learn early what kind of garbage he'll be tossing around at the end of November. 

Did you hear what he said Jake?  Prove him wrong on the field. 

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July 18th, 2010 at 10:34 PM
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Re Not a Blue Fan...

This is how I neg bang your completely pointless and irrelevant "analysis". Please, in future contribute something intelligent or stop trolling.

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July 18th, 2010 at 10:57 PM
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You probably should've sat

You probably should've sat this one out, champ.

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July 18th, 2010 at 11:03 PM
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Thank you!

"Either way, congrats on beating out MSU and CMU for an OL."

 

We're proud to have Jake.  Because if he was just large, fat and lazy he'd be playing for OSU.

So thank you!

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Not a YOU fan

why exactly are you on this site?

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July 18th, 2010 at 11:51 PM
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I think the overlooked part

I think the overlooked part of this post is that to everyone that's not locat, MSU = CMU

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So, I guess we should

So, I guess we should congradulate you for beating out Akron, Toledo, Ball State and MSU to land Tommy Brown, right?

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:24 PM
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yeah

people think that RR likes small OL.  It's not true.  RR wants OL who can move and is in shape.  If you're a big OL who can move, RR will take that player.

The mis-conception most likely stemmed from the fact that RR wants pretty much every OL to lose bad weights in his first year here.

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Part of the misconception

Part of the misconception might come from RR stating, following 2 disappointing Big Ten campaigns, that his OL needs to get bigger. Easily RR's most Millenesque statement to date IMO

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well the problem

is most of the OL are put on Gittleson's diet which to get bigger by any means(usually eating and lifting).  RR as well as Barwis wanted them to get rid of the bad weight and put on good weight.  When you get rid of bad weight, you tend to lose weight faster.  This is part of the reason why RR made that statement.

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of course, what was I

of course, what was I thinking! If it ain't Lloyds fault for 8-16 it is Gittleson's.

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:13 PM
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Crime Reporter
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Thank you for choosing Michigan

Welcome indeed. We are glad to have you aboard.

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:18 PM
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And he can punt!

And he can punt!

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July 18th, 2010 at 11:54 PM
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Just sayin...

How awkward would that press conference have been if the phone call went like this:

[On speaker phone]

Jake: Coach, I'm committing to Michigan!

RichRod: Hey Jake, how's it going?  Yeeeaaaahhh, about that scholarship offer... I'm gonna have to go ahead and get back to you on that one.

Crickets...

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:38 PM
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What a Happy O-Line Day!

Reading this after the Christian Pace write-up calls for Zambo-Twin Happiness:

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:49 PM
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Blue boy johnson
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They look happy, but I notice

They look happy, but I notice the gate behind the recliner, which can be put into place at the drop of a hat, immediately frustrating those cute happy little M-fans

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July 19th, 2010 at 10:09 AM
(Reply to #28) #42
Seth
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That's Kentucky

They're from Kentucky, and precariously close to the Ohio border. The fence isn't so much for keeping Zambo Babies in, as keeping out the minions of the nefarious and evil Bucky Brutus.

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:44 PM
#43
Thorin
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Old recruiting strategy: guys

Old recruiting strategy: guys named Brandon

New recruiting strategy: guys named Jake

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July 19th, 2010 at 10:16 AM
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Or

Or anyone named Robinson.

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July 18th, 2010 at 9:49 PM
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Awesome

Welcome, Jake Fisher! Man, it's going to be hard for me to type that for four or five years, with my last name being fischer. Ouch.

Anyhow, have fun and graduate your senior year, and then get to campus and listen to Barwis. He will mold you, fluffy.

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July 18th, 2010 at 10:09 PM
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i could not

I could not think of a better way to end a weekend. Welcome to the family Jake. May your nasty streak be strengthened, may your power pancake opposing defensive linemen. We are excited to have you on the team.

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July 18th, 2010 at 10:17 PM
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What's that I smell? I do

What's that I smell? I do believe it's a steaming pile of upside. I'm glad he's redshirting, now he'll be able to show Sparty what they missed out on five times instead of four.

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July 18th, 2010 at 10:25 PM
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Kind of confused...

So one of them from the sidelines?

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July 18th, 2010 at 10:27 PM
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DGDestroys
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I guess I didn't really think

I guess I didn't really think that one through... he'll just go all Michael Shaw on their graduate assistants' asses next year on his way out of the tunnel

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July 18th, 2010 at 10:18 PM
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It's interesting to see that

It's interesting to see that Scout has him rated as a 4-star recruit and the #6 player in Michigan at a position he has never played. I think this more than anything else makes me highly skeptical of their criteria for ranking players.

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July 18th, 2010 at 10:22 PM
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DGDestroys
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Scout tends to move people

Scout tends to move people more drastically after they have a good camp. For example, they saw Fisher twice and he hopped almost thirty spots up and grabbed an additional star. After they saw Dee Hart at the 7on7 they moved him up 16 spots, based solely on his performance there. I'm not saying he didn't deserve it, he most certainly did, I'm just saying they need a lot less to move their rankings around in comparison with rivals

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