2016 RB Kareem walker reaction
Looks like he enjoyed the visit, I wonder if he still made it up to Lansing
http://michigan.scout.com/story/1432221-walker-finds-comfort-in-ann-arb…
August 10th, 2014 at 7:25 PM ^
If we got him, we might have the best backfield ever in 2016.
August 10th, 2014 at 7:48 PM ^
Tryone Wheatley
Tim Biakabutuka
Ricky Powers
Jesse Johnson
Ed Davis
August 10th, 2014 at 7:49 PM ^
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August 10th, 2014 at 11:41 PM ^
But my favorite was Wheatley. In fact, he's my favorite Wolverine of all time. I'm a Giants fan too so I will always hate Dan Reeves with the hate of 1000 wars for setting his career back 5 years. They were a lot of fun to watch!
August 11th, 2014 at 5:59 AM ^
Tim B and I both love those vertical seams...
August 11th, 2014 at 9:48 AM ^
August 10th, 2014 at 8:02 PM ^
This Walker kid looks a Sammy Watkins type athlete with power. If they can get him and you have Peppers playing a third down back as a junior, holy crap. Then you have the whole stable of backs as seniors like Green and Smith. Wow dudes. They will be the best offense in the country once again with senior and junior offensive lineman and some damn good receivers/tight-ends. Hope the defense is right there with them.
August 10th, 2014 at 8:18 PM ^
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August 10th, 2014 at 8:43 PM ^
Watch the video stud man. He has the same stride, lateral cuts and break away speed. What do you know about a runners style and types of athletes anyway? Must be another know it all who doesn't know what he see's with his own eyes.
August 10th, 2014 at 9:19 PM ^
dont be a dick.
August 10th, 2014 at 8:34 PM ^
Hoke has made the comment that Nuss wants him at tailback.
August 10th, 2014 at 10:35 PM ^
August 10th, 2014 at 8:49 PM ^
So was the 1975 backfield of
QB Leach
FB Lytle
TB Bell
with Harlan Huckleby and Russell Davis on the bench
August 10th, 2014 at 9:49 PM ^
With Jim Smith at wingback.
The 1947 backfield with Bob Chappuis (AA), Bump Elliot (AA), Howard Yerges (All Big 10) and Jack Wiesenburger (with Kempthorn, Dworsky and Derricotte as backups; Pete Elliott was AA the next year but hardly saw the field in '47} may have set the standard.
August 10th, 2014 at 10:30 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 10:39 AM ^
That group was loaded with talent. And brought so many different styles to the table.
Still disappoints me to think of Jesse Johnson's wasted talent, but when you go by "house cat" its not going to end well.
August 11th, 2014 at 1:29 PM ^
It's hard to beat that 1993 collection of talent but 1989 (Tony Boles, Jarrod Bunch, Leroy Hoard) and 1997 (Chris Howard, Clarence Williams, Anthony Thomas plus future pro bowl LB Ian Gold) were also very impressive.
2006 has some impressive talent (Hart, Carlos Brown, Kevin Grady, Jerome Jackson, Brandon Minor) and may have challenged for the top spot with better luck / health and a more even distribution of carries.
August 11th, 2014 at 1:54 PM ^
1993 was quite impressive, and 1989 and 1997 weren't too shabby either. But I think I'd personally have to go with 1940: Tom Harmon, Tom Harmon, and, uh, Tom Harmon...
August 10th, 2014 at 10:04 PM ^
USC has had backfields several times in the last decade that are at least as talented on paper. We have a roster full of potential, not actual producers yet
August 10th, 2014 at 11:18 PM ^
Upvoted for reality.
We don't even have a 400 yard rusher on the roster now and suddenly we will have the best RB crew in UM history? (I remember this exact same comment about the 2015+ OL based on the 2012/2013 OL classes - manball, Alabama running game etc)
Let's wait until someone - anyone - gets 1000 yards. I like all these prospects but prospects are just that. Right now, Mike Hart alone in any of his 4 years is a better backfield than what we currently have on the roster + committed recruits based on production.
August 11th, 2014 at 8:50 AM ^
Spot on.
August 10th, 2014 at 7:44 PM ^
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August 10th, 2014 at 7:58 PM ^
Hopefully they can get him and a couple more NJ kids. There's a lot of talent there, and if that pipeline can get stronger it'll be awesome.
August 11th, 2014 at 8:55 AM ^
I'm curious to see the effects of Rutgers joining the Big 10 and its impact on percentage of highly touted NJ recruits choosing Big 10 schools. Top Jersey kids always had Penn State, but now it seems they'll be growing up with more of a B1G presence and be exposed more to schools like UM, MSU, OSU, etc.
August 11th, 2014 at 10:59 AM ^
I think you already see it, ND, PSU, Michigan and OSU have already been dipping in and getting the best players there. Obviously PSU and ND have been doing that for years, but I think it's open season in the "State of Rutgers".
August 10th, 2014 at 8:15 PM ^
“Not this fall,” he regarding future visits. “I’m just focused on the season. I haven’t really talked about going anywhere else. For now I’m just focused on the season.”
Walker would definitely be a nice get, and I am glad he enjoyed his time in Ann Arbor (chose a great time of the year to come here certainly), but I do have to say that I admire that he is focused on the present like this. Actually, I think Peppers did something similar and just focused on his game at that point in time and then made his decision later. If he does choose Michigan, I think we get just that much better and more focused a player then...sort of like Peppers. It's a nice thought indeed.
August 10th, 2014 at 9:13 PM ^
“Actually they were real humble,” the nation’s top running back said. “Both coaches said I’m not going talk negative about that team. Both teams said that.”
August 10th, 2014 at 9:29 PM ^
Looks like a college tailback right now, so you can imagine my suprise when I looked down to see that I was looking at Sophmore highlites. It would be fair to call this guy the real deal......
August 11th, 2014 at 8:57 AM ^
Hopefully you're right, and he picks Michigan and stars in Ann Arbor.
But many said the same things about Kevin Grady and even Derrick Green. It may be too soon to crown him.
That said, impressive highlights for anyone, let alone a sophomore!
August 11th, 2014 at 2:32 PM ^