Brady Pallante will be part of '14 Class, no Greyshirt

For giving your two cents. Perhaps preemptively your posts will keep people from freaking out about this development. We can hope anyway.

Oh....and good for the kid. That has got to be a pretty exciting thing for a high schooler to hear. 

i could agree IF he grows into a solid NT or 3DT and develops exceptional technique and instincts to offset his lack of natural ability.  theres always role players on teams, more so than stars, and every single guy has a role even if its just busting it on scout team to provide starters with best possible looks.  however UM should be recruiting 85 players they envision starting and making an impact ....ie if they do not envision potential of all league player at some point in 4-5 years, whats the point?  this team does not need any more ryan glasgows especially via scholarship...they can secure those types of guys just like they did with glasgow and likely could have done with pallente...as walkons.  im sure hes a nice kid and hard worker and will bust his butt to play his best and rep UM in respectful manner....but this team needs freaks on DL, not undersized walkon type DT's that hoke dreams of turning into rob renes 2.0....this kid has a ceiling and its likely in sight, they need beasts with pro type potential at DT and rush end.   weve all watched this DL this year....they need athletes to rush the passer and dominate 1on1s in run game.  championship teams usually roll out deep rotation of draft-caliber DL men - take a look at FSU's DL this year or any team down south.  this team is not talented enough or deep enough to offer schollies to hope and prayer projects like this kid....if they can bring in big athletic kids to win 1on1 matchups and alter games then several years from now hoke will have the luxury of extending scholarships to kids that wouldve walked on (or secure equally talented prospect via walk on).  his program is not humming and recruiting like bama or FSU and until they at least compete with MSU and OSU on regular basis, then they need to view all 85 scholarships as the precious commodities they truly are and award accordingly....they already got guys like hollowell and richardson and rawls and hayes, etc that likely will never offer the contributions necessary on champtionship caliber teams.  if league titles are the minimum goal with national title aspirations then this program needs as many genetic mistakes as possible...teach the insanely athletic kids to play with technique and heart.....increasing overall team athleticism and speed certainly improves chances of winning more than tyring to find "effort" and "technique" peoples champions and signing multiple low ceiling walkon types.  maybe they view this kid as part of the answer on the DL, maybe he solves part of the "we will rush 4" enigma, maybe they envision pallente as a multi-year starter and potential all league type player....maybe im completely wrong, but championship teams usually win bc they have more difference makers and pros on the field than the opponent, particularly at positions like DL where impact guys can just shred or at least completely alter an opponents gameplan  (sure they must execute to succeed as a whole - but consistently beating the guy across from you and winning majority of 1on1s is the idea) ....and considering the current roster does not include many pro prospects  (maybe the RS and true frosh end up becoming beasts, maybe not, but you need to go out regardless and recruit the next year as if they will all become busts - at least thats what championship teams do, they NEVER settle)  they would be better served bringing in as many quick twitch problems as possible rather than the 6'1" 270 lb marginallly athletic walkon "technician" types who are a dime a dozen.  good for this kid, congrats to him, this post is not directed at him, god bless him for snatching up an almost priceless scholarship opportunity....more directed at hoke and staff who needed all the help they could get when they offered him like 2 yrs ago and shockingly still need all the help they can get.  i hope he ends up being rob renes 2.0 but the chances are slim....ill root for him regardless of my thoughts but my thoughts remain that they have enough regular "guys" on this squad like ash and heitzman and beyer and glasgow, etc.....need more "freaks" that can win 1on1 matchups against OSU, not just "guys" that will play the correct technique and maintain scheme integrity without ever dominating  (other than the flashes of great "competing" and "physicalness" vs UMs OL in practice)

Of those guys, I think Will Johnson would be a good comparison. But honestly, I look at Pallante and see a slower Mike Martin. Martin's quickness off the ball has been unmatched by a Michigan defensive tackle in the time I've been watching the team, so that's a high bar to live up to, and Pallante isn't known for his speed. But his leverage, size, the way he moves, etc. remind me of Martin a lot. More of a plugger than a penetrator, whereas Martin could do both.

Renes is the guy I see, along with Jason Horn - they were around when Hoke was here before and had similar size to Pallante.  Renes even got drafted to the NFL despite limited size.

Comparing Pallante to bigger 4-star recruits like Martin and Johnson doesn't fit as well to me.  Poggi's profile reminds me of Johnson a little bit though.

Horn and Renes- these guys were the block-eating pluggers Hoke goes to bed dreaming about, and Pallante can be another one.

Nobody has said he's the next Mike Martin.

Damn it!

You're crazy.

What's really happening is that the entire UM football program is shutting down, with the assets being stripped and distributed among the rest of the conference.

The one part that's staying is Brandon, who is eagerly looking forward to leasing the stadium for Beyoncé concerts, tractor pulls, monster truck events, rodeos, motorcross, and re-enactments of the Hunger Games. The Wow Factor will be off the charts.

BiSB = Ace Williams?

For making me smile