Carlo Kemp Appreciation Thread
A lot of people including some that write for this website were pretty discouraged that he was starting this year and thought it might be our undoing.
Just finished rewatching the game for roughly the hundredth time and he stood out as a guy that was resetting the LOS, refusing to stay blocked, and making plays against a very good offensive line on a rainy night where we needed to stop the run.
This is a guy who came in as a LB and has worked hard to transform his body to be an anchor, 3T, and NT as the team has needed him to. He was voted a captain and has been the cornerstone of an overachieving defense all year.
Carlo Kemp, Michigan Man.
October 28th, 2019 at 7:54 AM ^
Count me in for praising Carlo. He is a team-first player in a position that gets very little credit. His improvement year over year is apparent. Even within the season, he continues to raise the bar.
October 28th, 2019 at 9:15 AM ^
Yes and he is a very intelligent young man who is a great Michigan and a great ambassador....
October 28th, 2019 at 7:56 AM ^
Go Carlo!
Go Blue!
Find a good grad degree to get and petition for a 6th year of eligibility. We'd love to have you next year if the NFL doesn't grab you!
October 28th, 2019 at 8:06 AM ^
It wouldn't be for a 6th year, it would just be 5.
October 28th, 2019 at 8:21 AM ^
Yeah but we’ll take him for a 6th too!
October 28th, 2019 at 11:48 AM ^
I hope he comes back. You can't have too many quality D-Linemen!
October 28th, 2019 at 10:08 AM ^
He's definitely a mid rounds draft pick already. But I fully expect that he is also passing down his craft to the next men up.
October 28th, 2019 at 8:02 AM ^
I approve this message. He is playing at an All B1G level, and the kid is durable.
October 28th, 2019 at 8:22 AM ^
2 shout-outs for Carlo Kemp:
1) For being a good player and, as Pelini's Cat points out, exceeding expectations;
2) For contributing to Michigan's efforts, praise that should reach everyone on the team.
October 28th, 2019 at 8:28 AM ^
Carlo, we appreciate you.
October 28th, 2019 at 8:47 AM ^
On the latest mgopodcast Brian mentioned that Michigan was likely just being coy about this being Kemp's last year and that he would likely get a 5th. This would put Michigan in position to return every single contributor on the DL, while also washing the freshman off of Smith and Hinton.
October 28th, 2019 at 9:46 AM ^
Is Dwumfour eligible to return next season?
October 28th, 2019 at 11:09 AM ^
If true, our front 7 will be absolutely amazingly stunning and whatever other adjectives you would like to add to that.
October 28th, 2019 at 8:49 AM ^
Dude, Carlo is going to be our coach in 15 years.
(I can't find the video of Carlo doing the "Turkish Get-up" with the dumbell.)
October 28th, 2019 at 8:50 AM ^
I noticed him during the game, as well. He was knocking their OL back consistently!
October 28th, 2019 at 8:52 AM ^
Here, here.
I've been rooting for Carlo since that video of him calling Coach to tell him that he was committing to Michigan - and then Carlo tells his family that Coach isn't talking right now because he's doing cartwheels around the office.
Glad to have you here, Carlo. I hope things work out for the 5th year you deserve! If not, go crush them in the NFL!
October 28th, 2019 at 9:18 AM ^
He’s definitely improved. He deserves some credit.
October 28th, 2019 at 10:03 AM ^
So does the coaching staff and weight room dudes!
October 28th, 2019 at 11:14 AM ^
Agree. Early returns on Nua are tending in the right direction. Excited to see what he can do over the next few years both coaching & on the recruiting trail.
October 28th, 2019 at 9:20 AM ^
Kemp did good work in the interior Saturday night, as did Dwumfour. Together, those two caved in the interior OL, which accomplished several things:
- It kept the LB's clean so they could flow freely wherever the ball went (OL couldn't release to find a LB)
- It closed off any running lanes Book had to scramble up the middle, which is where he gets his ~7ypc average
- It removed any pocket safety space Book had to stay in the pocket and find WRs, so he had to flee wide - where his accuracy falls off a cliff
That defensive criminality ND experienced started with the DL - kudos to a job well done!
October 28th, 2019 at 9:29 AM ^
Great summary
Seth did a fantastic job in his Offense/Defense previews for ND. He (and Brian) called Book's inaccuracy and indecision when knocked off his block. And the small LB's who run screaming at the LOS - I noticed this exactly several times during the game (one time the ND backer was so anxious to get moving before an OL could engage that he ran straight to another LB's gap; on the long Charbonnet run you can see two LB's in the same spot). Seth also straight up said Michigan was a bad match up for ND.
Excellent work by this website
October 28th, 2019 at 9:44 AM ^
Being a Colorado man I love seeing him kick butt. Keep it up Carlo
October 28th, 2019 at 9:45 AM ^
Carlo is having a nice season and has been doing a lot of the heavy lifting for this team.
October 28th, 2019 at 9:47 AM ^
Hell yeah! CL deserves the love. He has been very good this season and is one of the reasons we have a top tier defense again.
October 28th, 2019 at 9:49 AM ^
Anyone remember Don Brown saying he would have traded Carlo for a couple of new footballs his freshman year? Great to see the hard work pay off.
October 28th, 2019 at 10:17 AM ^
Couldn't agree more. There was one game where Jeter played a lot next to him (maybe wisco?) that he didn't look good. I think he's looked good to very good all year other than that. Maybe all-conference honorable mention-level.
October 28th, 2019 at 10:18 AM ^
He has been a beast all season. I felt bad for him as it seemed like it was double and at times triple teamed early on this season, esp against Wisconsin. He has not only anchored this defense but has given it the ferocity and aggression it needs to win! That is a dude you want by you in any battle!
October 28th, 2019 at 10:23 AM ^
I never thought he had a shot at the NFL until this year. He has been consistently unblockable all season long against good competition.
He was blowing up Wisconsin all game, our LBs just couldn't finish plays until McGrone was brought in, a little too late.
Love this guy!
October 28th, 2019 at 10:41 AM ^
There was one specific play that I rewound and showed my son because Kemp shoved the OL in front of him about 4 yards into the backfield to disrupt the path of the RB. He got zero stats on the play and will be lucky to get anything beyond some nice UFR mention....but it was awesome and it was part of setting the tone for the game.
He is often "just a guy" on the DL but he has rarely made mistakes and is the sort of player every coach wants on his team. I really hope he comes back next year and is part of a more dominant DT rotation. He's having to play iron-man snaps right now and I think more depth next year might open up a little play-making from him.
October 28th, 2019 at 11:33 AM ^
Agree. Dude is an incredible athlete and an incredible person. He is the essence of a true Michigan Man.
October 28th, 2019 at 12:19 PM ^
Kemp has been a really pleasant surprise. Going from just a body to a plus player.
Tangentially, what is going on with Jeter? Is he even getting snaps?
October 28th, 2019 at 12:31 PM ^
Being selected as a captain tells you all we need to know about this finest young man.
Not only has he raised properly within the deep football lineage, but has a fine character, integrity, and intelligence to be a standard Michigan man.
I am very proud of him and have a feeling that even with or without a NFL career, he will be a part of Michigan football for a long time.
October 28th, 2019 at 7:20 PM ^
Worked his ass off to become a pretty damn good interior DLineman for sure.
Great ambassador for the football program as well as the university.