Future Michigan Football Legends Criteria?

I'm still curious about the creation of truly "new" michigan football legends since every player that has the potential will be given one of these numbers correct? Since we just started this last year will Denard be the last number he wore on his own that could be become a legend?

contribution that is revered over time and not merely a set of achievements?

In essence, I think it boils down to a group of people deciding a player has made a momentous contribution to the reputation of UM football.

Here is the hard question: does/can Tom Brady achieve Legend status if his NFL career continues for 5 more illustrious years and he sets a bunch of records?

The #1 jersey needs a patch with ANTHONY CARTER'S name on it. He was a 3-time all-american. There are only 2 3-timers in school history. Other one is Oosterbaan.

And they need to get rid of the criteria of #1 going to the best WR. Give to the best player who shows leadership.

46 also needs to be a Legends number for Harry Newman. He won the Fairbanks Award his senior season which was the Heisman before the Heisman.

Ugh, the more I think about this, the worse it gets.

I will always remember Jordan Kovacs as #32, regardless of what Legends number he is given.

Basically, we have a cycle of preventing a player from becoming his own legend.

1. Player starts with a number

2. Player gets good

3. Player becomes great

4. Player is given someone else's number

5. Player does not have chance to earn his own "legend" status.

Unless they add names to numbers (and for godssake make the patch smaller and much more obscure).

Tom from AA hit it right on, the prevention of kids making a jersey number his own legend is my biggest concern with the system

Is it just me, or is this whole LEGENDS PATCH! thing more of a headache than it's worth?  

If I remember correctly, Brandon's goal with the "legends" program was to get the old numbers back in circulation not to look for opportunities to get more numbers into legend status. Because of this, a player will darn near have to walk on water to get there number legendified. That is after #1 and #2 are legendified.

the term legend implies a rare level that only a few people can achieve over time.  the person would have to stand the test of time.

the retired numbers qualify, likely heisman trophy winners as well.

the idea that kovacs (a great person and decent safety), would be a legend is hard to swallow.  hart was good and gained lots of yard but is he even a top 5, top 10 michigan rb of all time?  the little brother quote was legendary, though

woodson's legend continues to grow every year-- he seems like a legend. we all wanted brady benched for henson--nfl hall of fame-yes    michigan legend- i doubt it.

if there are more than 10 or 12 legends -the term would become meaningless.

Be careful, HELLE: only THE_KNOWLEDGE is allowed to look into the future.  All others who presume to do so are subject to severe temporal anomalies.  

In my opinion, the only two that deserve a patch who I've seen play are AC and  Woodson. I was born in the mid 70s but started going to games before I can remember. Carter was just a man among boys and gave Bo no choice but the throw the ball, and Woodson's Heisman season was the most incredible displays of football I have ever seen.

There have many great players during the nearly 40 years I've been on this planet, but these two are the only ones that I still marvel at (even more so than Desmond).

Facial hair should be the biggest criterion IMO

I think fans are making too big of a deal about new legends making a number for themselves.

1. Anyone offered a legends jersey can turn it down. They don't just hand you the jersey in front of everyone out of no where, and make you look like a jerk for turning it down. Hoke has discussions with the players behind closed doors. If someone wants to have their own number immortalized, I highly doubt we would ever hear that they turned down a legends jersey.

2. The players want a legends Jersey. Braylon asked for number 1, and Carr made him prove it on the field before giving it to him. It is an honor to wear these jerseys for the players. Why did Junior Hemmingway wear 21? I am sure he wanted to honor Desmond even before the legends patch came about.

3. As the long list above shows, we have a lot of legends with a wide variety of numbers. Even if the legends jerseys didn't exist, wearing number 2 in the secondary will always make us think Charles Woodson first and foremost. It doesn't matter how good the player turns out. Same goes for 77 and Jake Long, or 20 for Mike Hart. Maybe I was to young & naive, but seeing Michael Shaw run around the backfeild with the number 20 on, made me think he had some upside. Adding a legends patch just makes it official that we are recognizing the talents of this athlete to live up to the expectations of the legend(s) who wore that number before him.

You can't be considered "great," let alone "legendary" if you never beat Ohio State.