Spring Rosters Hooray!
The Spring Rosters are out, hooray, hooray, the spring rosters are out, hooray! Let's totally overanalyze them and make outrageous statements! (Note: Outrageous statements are outrageous. Truly truly truly outrageous)
Early Enrollees With #s:
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (High School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Joe Bolden | LB | 6'3 | 230 | Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain) |
| 49 | Kaleb Ringer | LB | 6'1 | 225 | Clayton, Ohio (Northmont) |
| 22 | Jarrod Wilson | S | 6'2 | 190 | Akron, Ohio (Akron Buchtel) |
Jarrod Wilson shares a number with Michigan's last competent free safety (until last year?). This totally means: He will be Jamar Adams except fast like Ty Law.
Dudes who changed positions (you know some of these already):
| No. | Name | Old Pos | New Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Jibreel Black | DE | DT |
| 93 | Chris Eddins | DE | TE |
| 94 | Jordan Paskorz | LB | TE |
| 97 | Brennen Beyer | LB | DE |
This totally means: Jibreel Black isn't Brandon Graham, or maybe he is but it's what we'd do if we had Brandon Graham today. Brennan Beyer is Craig Roh. Craig Roh Woodley!
Dudes who changed numbers:
| Name | Old # | New # | Pos | Ht. | Wt. | Elig. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Bellomy | 3 | 8 | QB | 6'3 | 189 | RS FR |
| Paul Gyarmati | 59 | 99 | LB | 6'1 | 216 | RS SR |
This totally means: Russell Bellomy is like Drew Henson PLUS ONE! Or...I dunno. Here's previous multi-year QBs to wear #8: Nick Sheridan, Jim Breaugh, and a guy who went to school with my brother.
Others guys who didn't return (class is what they would have been this year)
| No. | Name | Pos. | Class | Hgt. | Wgt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Alex Schwab | DT | SR 5th | 6'1 | 241 |
| 28 | Matthew Cavanaugh | S | SR 5th | 5'10 | 190 |
| 35 | Jordan Barpal | WR | SR 5th | 5'10 | 166 |
| 93 | Kris Pauloski | PK | RS JR | 6'3 | 204 |
| 32 | O'Neil Swanson | RB | RS JR | 5'10 | 162 |
| 96 | Jeremy Ross | PK | RS SO | 5'5 | 150 |
| 13 | Ben Fry | QB | SO | 5'10 | 178 |
This totally means: Gibbons YOU PUT IT THRU THE UPRIGHTS BRUNETTES!
Walk-ons you never heard of before:
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Elig. | Hometown (High School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Alex Swieca | QB | 6'1 | 210 | RS FR | New York, N.Y. (The Frisch School) |
| 27 | Jonathan Keizer | WR | 6'5 | 205 | RS FR | Portage, MI (Portage Northern) |
This totally means: Portage gets another shot. Hi Cat!
Baquer Sayed appears on the roster this year as well. For some reason he was on my old 2011 roster but didn't make it into the Bentley Records. Speaking of Bentley Records, WEIGHT GAIN 2012...oh. Nevermind, they haven't changed anything.
Here's Incredibly Svelt Miguel Cabrera instead.
March 19th, 2012 at 10:46 PM ^
How can we make wild predictions without updated weight gains/losses?
March 19th, 2012 at 10:49 PM ^
______________ (name of player) just [LOST | GAINED] (circle one) _____ pounds! He's going to be a totaly [BEAST | STUD MUFFIN] (circle one) !!!
Add exclamations as needed. Repeat.
March 19th, 2012 at 10:53 PM ^
It's a good thing we obsess over football players' weights. If we did this with female athletes we might destroy some lives. haha
March 19th, 2012 at 10:53 PM ^
He still has a face.
March 19th, 2012 at 11:12 PM ^
March 19th, 2012 at 11:13 PM ^
he took catching lesson from Luis Salazar.
but sersiously, he's lucky to still have his both his eyes.
March 19th, 2012 at 11:42 PM ^
Svelte and bloody
March 19th, 2012 at 10:55 PM ^
Anyone want to take a shot?
March 19th, 2012 at 10:59 PM ^
Most of the other kids stopped watching after Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Inhumanoids, not Seth though!
I did hear that the music is contagious, however.
March 19th, 2012 at 11:07 PM ^
I don't think I've ever seen "horray" spelled that way.
March 20th, 2012 at 12:09 PM ^
le doh.
Did this too quickly while writing huge Museday. This is the word I screw up all the time, and this is at least the 2nd time i've had to be called out for it.
March 19th, 2012 at 11:08 PM ^
March 19th, 2012 at 11:09 PM ^
5'5" and 150#???? DAMN, I am so sorry to see him go! I mean really, without sarcasm.
March 19th, 2012 at 11:10 PM ^
I think he changed his as well, might want to check it out.
March 19th, 2012 at 11:26 PM ^
Spring Roster still has him wearing #26. But not sure if he was wearing something different at practice.
March 19th, 2012 at 11:29 PM ^
I was told awhile ago he was changing his number.
March 20th, 2012 at 12:21 AM ^
He wore #26 at Saturday's practice.
He changed it .. I think to Odoms' old number.
Oh well, I could be wrong here .. sorry if I am.
It would appear that Bellomy got to #8 first.
That doesn't seem relevant, since Odoms was #9.
March 19th, 2012 at 11:11 PM ^
Horray, Jem and/or League of Legends reference!
March 19th, 2012 at 11:26 PM ^
Glamour and glitter! Fashoin and Fame!
March 19th, 2012 at 11:27 PM ^
Feel good story about Alex Swieca: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-11-22/news/30431027_1_football-tea…
Dude never even played HS football!
So he's basically the dream of every one of us un-athletic types who imagines themselves getting into shape, and scraping their way onto the team after neglecting to try out in high school? Awesome.
March 19th, 2012 at 11:37 PM ^
That I had dirty thoughts about the lead signer of the Misfits?
March 20th, 2012 at 12:17 AM ^
Gyarmati was wearing #99 last year. Did you mean he changed to 59 from 99 or was this a mid-season thing last year?
I think it was a mid-season switch. My last update for last year's roster was sometime in early November I think. I try to catch every iteration to see if they're fuddling with a certain number.
...well worth the read
I could be wrong, but I think Bellomy switched from #3 to #8 last season, too. I don't think any of these jersey numbers have been updated except for the newcomers.
Numbers in the 90s are eligible, so no, Paskorz (#94) and Eddins (#93) won't have to change numbers. But they might do it anyway.
March 20th, 2012 at 10:13 AM ^
Kinda liked the idea of Shallman wearing that in the backfield... Ah well.
Somethin' about the numbers game that really gets exciting, turning the page into a new season of football.
March 20th, 2012 at 10:12 AM ^
Shallman could still get #49 and wear it on offense. Hold tight to that dream.
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