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Hello: Shawn Conway
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GBW is reporting Michigan has commit #3, and per Jim Stefani's Twitter feed, it's instate sleeper WR Shawn Conway.
Informative update coming later. Discuss amongst yourselves in the meantime, while you take a look at his highlight.
February 20th, 2010 at 8:31 PM | 
How dare you remove my
How dare you remove my
February 20th, 2010 at 8:32 PM |
Big. Slow. I don't get it.
Big. Slow. I don't get it.
Big. Slow. I don't get it.
February 20th, 2010 at 8:37 PM |
possibly a tight end?
possibly a tight end?
possibly a tight end?
February 20th, 2010 at 8:43 PM |
Future tight end maybe? He
Future tight end maybe? He
Future tight end maybe? He seems to have freakin' outstanding hands.
February 21st, 2010 at 12:55 PM |
I agree on the "hands".
I agree on the "hands".
That kid made numerous leaping or stretching catches. I can't believe that people are actually upset with this commit. IME, he looks as good as, if not better than, any of the WR's we signed in the 2010 class.
Just goes to show that beauty (or fondness for a recruit) is, indeed, in the eye of the beholder.
Welcome aboard, Mr. Conway!
We ARE Michigan....COME GET SOME!!!
February 20th, 2010 at 8:45 PM |
You're probably going to get
You're probably going to get
You're probably going to get negged for that, but yeah. I don't get it either. Trust the coaches I guess.
I'm starting to wonder, though, how good a lot of these "super sleeper" types really are. If this guy ends up with three stars, would he have gotten the same evaluation if he'd committed to West Virginia? With the number of sleepers we're taking it's a question worth asking.
Galileo was also chastised.
February 20th, 2010 at 10:07 PM |
WR Sleeper Syndrome (WRSS)
WR Sleeper Syndrome (WRSS)
From the last couple of recruiting years we all know that RR suffers the Slot/WR addiction. This is very similar to the affliction that Matt M suffered from on Draft Day with the Lions.
By this time last year he had already bagged 3 WR. He has not signed any offensive players since White in July, and no WR sleepers since April.
Give RR a break here guys, he has gone 10 months with out a WRSS relapse. He needs our support at times like these so he doesn't go on another Slot/WR signing binge.
February 20th, 2010 at 10:38 PM |
again with the recruiting
again with the recruiting
again with the recruiting thing, as in i know all about it, etc.
i also makes some vague ultimatum about michigan needing 8 wins to satisfy my limp, sad, tiny, bent penis
February 20th, 2010 at 11:36 PM |
MichMike86
MichMike86
Your a Jerk
I routinely +1 myself in memory of em0, may he RIP
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February 20th, 2010 at 11:56 PM |
My a jerk?
My a jerk?
My a jerk?
February 20th, 2010 at 11:59 PM |
MichMike86
MichMike86
February 20th, 2010 at 9:03 PM |
Since we have a small class,
Since we have a small class,
Since we have a small class, I do not get it either. There is A.J. Jordan and De'Anthony Arnett, who look like better WR prospects, and Ray Hamilton, who looks like a better TE than him.
Got to trust the coaches, but still confusing on why they took him.
February 20th, 2010 at 9:20 PM |
It may sound ridiculous, but.........
It may sound ridiculous, but.........
This kid will be better than Arnett and Jordan in college, IMO.
February 20th, 2010 at 9:22 PM |
Your right
Your right
Thats ridiculous
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February 20th, 2010 at 9:27 PM |
He looks pretty damn good for
He looks pretty damn good for
He looks pretty damn good for his second year of football.
February 20th, 2010 at 9:33 PM |
Its not his second year of
Its not his second year of
Its not his second year of football
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February 20th, 2010 at 9:44 PM |
My mistake
My mistake
These highlights were from his first year of high school football. As a Junior.
February 20th, 2010 at 9:48 PM |
It was his first year playing
It was his first year playing
It was his first year playing Varsity football, not football in general.
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February 20th, 2010 at 11:49 PM |
yass
eah
yass
eah
yass
eah
February 20th, 2010 at 9:39 PM |
Even actual coaches don't
Even actual coaches don't
Even actual coaches don't pass judgment like that based on a highlight video. You're just some dude on the internet. Don't expect anyone to take that seriously.
Galileo was also chastised.
February 20th, 2010 at 9:46 PM |
I apologize.
I apologize.
I wasn't aware of the new "no opinions/predictions" policy.
February 20th, 2010 at 10:36 PM |
(No subject)
(No subject)
Oh I'm sorry I didn't know there's a policy against mocking dumb predictions. See what I did there?
Galileo was also chastised.
February 20th, 2010 at 10:40 PM |
i will also insult this
i will also insult this
i will also insult this person and again claim to know more about recruiting then persons that are paid to do so and therefore insult a 17 year old that could pound my acne-ridden face through a cinder block if he choose to do so.
February 20th, 2010 at 8:34 PM |
So he's the one that's not a
So he's the one that's not a
So he's the one that's not a 5'9 white kid, right? And by that I mean he's the one who occasionally gets caught from behind by 5'9 white kids
February 20th, 2010 at 8:37 PM |
Highlights
Highlights
Great height, below average speed, good hands. Mid-star sort.
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February 20th, 2010 at 8:37 PM |
Why are we already taking on
Why are we already taking on
Why are we already taking on super sleepers when we only have room for a small class?
February 20th, 2010 at 8:45 PM |
Given the coaching staff's
Given the coaching staff's
Given the coaching staff's track record with sleepers thus far (Vincent Smith, Patrick Omameh), I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt on a kid they thought was worth locking up this early.
February 20th, 2010 at 8:55 PM |
Let's bring up 2 examples of
Let's bring up 2 examples of
Let's bring up 2 examples of success when it's too early to cite examples of failure and call it an argument! Also, Vincent Smith was on the borderline of being a 4 star to Rivals and Omameh had an OSU offer.
Galileo was also chastised.
February 20th, 2010 at 9:20 PM |
Omameh
Omameh
had an offer from osu a week before signing day. This kid may end up having nice offers later, but for now he is a sleeper. At this point in Omameh's career he was a major sleeper prospect.
February 20th, 2010 at 9:33 PM |
Once Omameh grew a ton his
Once Omameh grew a ton his
Once Omameh grew a ton his senior year, he blew up and both the biggest regional powers offered him. That growth was something people didn't foresee during is junior year, so I don't really know what you're doing with that. My point is not: this kid sucks or we shouldn't have offered this kid. I don't have the football knowledge or the information at hand to say that.
Galileo was also chastised.
February 20th, 2010 at 10:03 PM |
...and yet that's pretty much
...and yet that's pretty much
...and yet that's pretty much exactly what you're saying.
February 20th, 2010 at 10:28 PM |
No, while acknowledging the
No, while acknowledging the
No, while acknowledging the limitations of my knowledge I'm saying I don't get it.
Galileo was also chastised.
February 20th, 2010 at 10:39 PM |
And I'm saying the staff has
And I'm saying the staff has
And I'm saying the staff has much more information than you, a much better track record than you, and a much better idea what they're looking for in a prospect.
If this kid was worth a February offer to them, that's far more valuable knowledge to me than Guy On Internet (who admits he doesn't know what he's talking about) saying that it's likely this kid doesn't pan out.
February 20th, 2010 at 10:47 PM |
Trusting the coaches is fine,
Trusting the coaches is fine,
Trusting the coaches is fine, but it's not an evaluative method. Why are you blogging if you think that's the extent of available insight for commoners like us?
Galileo was also chastised.
February 20th, 2010 at 10:55 PM |
There is no basis on which to
There is no basis on which to
There is no basis on which to make an evaluative method, aside from a 4-minute highlight video.
It's not that the recruiting sites don't like this kid, it's that they haven't heard of him. I know that's not the most ringing endorsement of the kid, but it's true.
Peopel who have seen the kid play (Michigan's coaches, local newspaper writers, Jim stefani) think he's a good talent.
I'm not trying to say let's start printing the nameplate for his Heisman, I'm just saying that we shouldn't pre-emptively peg him as a non-contributor, either (and I know that's not what you're trying to do, but you rush to defend those who do so on the basis of very little evidence).
February 21st, 2010 at 12:31 AM |
I agree with every point here
I agree with every point here
I agree with every point here pretty much... how did we get here haha? Well, I'll just add that I'm not perplexed so much because of his lack of offers or where he stands re: rankings as because this class' expected size is small and we got 4 outside WRs in the last class.
Galileo was also chastised.
February 20th, 2010 at 10:45 PM |
something about how the
something about how the
something about how the coaching staff can't recruit as well as i can. who knows, it was dumb i apologize for even being here.
February 21st, 2010 at 12:18 AM |
Let's not forget
Let's not forget
the past two years we haven't had a ton of scholarship players, we've been playing too many freshman/sophomore/walkons, and we've gone through two years playing a freshman quarterback in a quarterback intensive system. No coach is going to have startling success with those conditions. You make it sound like Coach Rod has been here for five years. And as for why you should trust "their" judgment, Coach Rod was averaging over 9 wins a year at WVU his last 6 years there. He's a proven coach, this isn't his first rodeo. No one likes the way things have started, but the kind of rhetoric you are putting out should at least wait until year three is in the books, not year two.
You have to play this game like somebody just hit your mother with a two-by-four. ~Dan Birdwell
February 20th, 2010 at 8:57 PM |
Especially if he's a wide
Especially if he's a wide
Especially if he's a wide receiver.
Galileo was also chastised.
February 20th, 2010 at 8:39 PM |
i'm very impressed w/ his film
i'm very impressed w/ his film
obviously he isnt the fasted dude in the world but his ball skills and size can't be challenged. I'd say TE maybe...looks pretty physical. Either way I think it's sort of risky...but I trust the judgment of coaches.
February 20th, 2010 at 8:44 PM |
6'3 185
6'3 185
doesnt translate to TE. he looks like a tough gritty kid but putting on 60 pounds to be a TE is not a good idea for his speed issue
Hook 'em Horns
February 20th, 2010 at 8:52 PM |
yeah maybe not..
yeah maybe not..
but I wouldnt be surprised if that number is a little low...koger was about 225 coming out of hs and I'd assume this guy could be around 200-210. I think the TE in RR's offense is more like a flex hybrid type WR/TE...either way I still say the kid has big ten skills w/ MAC speed
February 20th, 2010 at 10:57 PM |
hes probably 190-195 i agree he seems bigger than 185
hes probably 190-195 i agree he seems bigger than 185
ya hes got b10 skills for sure. catching the ball with his hands is a great habit to have.
Hook 'em Horns
February 20th, 2010 at 8:39 PM |
doesnt seem to have elite speed at all
doesnt seem to have elite speed at all
looks like hes got great hands tho. doesnt use his body to catch the ball, always a plus. also goes up and plucks the ball out of the air. really his best skill. looks like calvin johnson when going up to get the ball. the film doesnt exactly show him running any routes(other than the one deep in) so u cant really evaluate him there. could have deceptive speed.
Hook 'em Horns
February 21st, 2010 at 1:00 AM |
^^ Em0 ^^
^^ Em0 ^^
This has to be the Em0 guy.
February 20th, 2010 at 8:40 PM |
Stefani has more on
Stefani has more on
Stefani has more on him:
http://jimstefani.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/michigan-receives-verbal-from...
February 20th, 2010 at 8:50 PM |
Quote from the article:
"On
Quote from the article:
"On
Quote from the article:
"On the football field, however, he is an unknown commodity and the definition of a sleeper. This is primarily because the 6-4 split end/defensive back has only played in 2 varsity football games in his first two years of high school, due to a transfer at the end of his freshman year from Cass Tech in Detroit to Seaholm in Birmingham to be closer to his family and first cousin/teammate Richaud Pack (a top-tier hoops recruit). That all said, when the curtain finally does come down on Conway’s HS football career in the fall of 2010, he could wind up being one of the best players in the county, not to mention the state, certain to earn offers to play at the next level."
He's also mentioned as running like a gazelle.
February 20th, 2010 at 8:42 PM |
He plays BBall for The
He plays BBall for The
He plays BBall for The Family. I wonder if there is a Brundidge connection here.
February 20th, 2010 at 8:45 PM |
Looks solid to me
Looks solid to me
I'm not sure why the posters below are so down on him. He looks like a solid fit at outside receiver.
How many more receivers can we take, though?
February 20th, 2010 at 8:45 PM |
I don't get it either
I don't get it either
I don't get it either..sleepers this early with a small 2011 class? With a possbile bowl berth and comeback season coming up we could be back on track with attracting 5 and 4 start blue chippers! Does anyone know why we schedule Junior day in February? Terrible weather to attract southern recruits. Maybe I just don't and it has to be this early. Someone please educate me.
How dare you remove my post!
... Who is this dude?