Cass Tech vs Farmington Hills Harrison update

I think he is because he's has been tweeting stats and other nice plays.

I'm sure Tom is there since he moved to A2 this week.

Do you happen to have a link to Ace's twitter?

is he Mill's son?

That sucks. Burbridge seems like the real deal, too bad he couldn't gave his grades in order. I also really hope we can get Wright even if Richardson stays committed.

I was tweeting all game, and got a lot of good video from the press box -- although, unfortunately, I missed Funchess's TD catch because I was... tweeting. Dammit. Still, lots of good highlights, mostly from the FHH guys.

A few impressions, and I'll have a lot more on Monday after I cut highlights and go over the film:

• Burbridge was the best player out there. Physical, athletic, good hands (though he did fumble on a reverse and had to dive on it for a ~10 yard loss) -- he was a nightmare to guard. Not looking forward to Michigan playing against him if he sticks with his MSU commitment.
• Ojemudia also had a great game. He was constantly getting pressure, and never took a play off (which might've resulted in him cramping up later in the game -- he had to leave the field, but by that point the game was essentially over). I really like his motor and his ability to beat both single- and double-teams off the edge.
• Funchess didn't get too many opportunities on offense, but when he did he displayed nice hands, and from what I could tell he was running good routes and doing a good job getting open -- FHH just didn't need to throw that often, and when they did it was usually to Burbridge. His TD catch was really nice -- found a seam up the middle and plucked the ball out of the air, then showed solid speed in taking it the distance.
• Both RJS and Richardson were really quiet tonight. Because I was filming, it was tough to see what was wrong up front for Cass, but they were getting gashed up the middle on runs by FHH for a large part of the game, and it didn't seem like RJS was around the ball that much. Will have to look at the tape and see why that was the case. Richardson did have one really nice pass breakup against Burbridge in the end zone, and a few solid kickoff returns, but otherwise he didn't have a great game, either.
• One Cass player who really stood out was '13 CB/ATH Jourdan Lewis, who had a great diving interception on the goal line and was their best player on both sides of the ball (playing corner and wideout, though he was picked on a little by Burbridge, but it's tough to blame him there). He's got really nice size at 5'11", 170, and I'm guessing he'll pick up a lot of offers in the near future (right now, he's got a verbal offer from Toledo, and interest from Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State, and Tennessee, according to Rivals). I'd expect Michigan to extend a scholarship offer sooner or later.

Just a cramp, so don't worry about any lingering injury. He was back on the field playing corner and returning kicks later in the game, and looked just fine.

I had read prior to the game that Ojemudia was expected to play both RT on O, and DT.  Obviously good to hear he is tearing it up on D (I'm assuming)... have there been any comments regarding his contributions to the O?

Mostly just looking for reaffirmation of his sick athleticism... over, and over, and over again. :)

This play was nuts -- kid's name is Ja-Ru (or Jayru -- conflicting spellings depending on where you look) Campbell, he's a freshman who wasn't even listed on the roster in the program, he's absolutely huge for his age (looks about 6'3" and built), and he came in and led Cass to their best offensive drive all game before garbage time. He absolutely blasted someone, then absorbed a big hit from Funchess (playing linebacker), and left three guys in his wake. The Cass side of the field went nuts, even though they were down by more than 30 at the time. It was pretty awesome. He also threw a TD pass later, though I was heading down from the press box at the time and missed it.

its all about Ace now!

but we have gone our seperate ways, we all still follow him on twitter. i think Ace and Heiko have done a great job as replacements and will continue to be great.

Give the new guys some support instead. 

If he could be turned, he could become a powerful ally.  Can it be done?

You make some pretty bold and distant predictions based on a single game. I am sure RJS is rated as well as he is for a reason, don't let one game weigh too heavily. Also, all other comments were that Burbridge was pretty outstanding, I am sensing some bias in you review.

Good job, and you absolutely nailed it in terms of coaching they receive, nothwithstanding the fact coach is former UM player. Must be a natural teacher to be an effective coach. Does not matter what type of player you were.

Josh Helmoldt of Rivals took me to task for pointing out the obvious about Will Campbell when I made post about his H.S. tape. Said the kid was getting by on pure strength and size at h.s. level, and his first move on every snap was to stand up immediately and wherever he went to school, coaches would spend a long, long time breaking him of this terrible habit.

Knowing I'm from Muskegon, his response was "Of course you're right because he's not from the west side of the state." This was one of only many moronic responses to posts by their not-too-bright board monitors and coffee boy Anison.

You put together a very informative piece here, and the coaching in the DPSL is, without a doubt, why it took so damn many years before a team was able to actually win a state title, despite the fact no league in Michigan, with the possible exception of the Catholic League in the Greater Detroit area, has more athletic talent.  Good job.

Good job, and you absolutely nailed it in terms of coaching they receive, nothwithstanding the fact coach is former UM player. Must be a natural teacher to be an effective coach. Does not matter what type of player you were.

Josh Helmoldt of Rivals took me to task for pointing out the obvious about Will Campbell when I made post about his H.S. tape. Said the kid was getting by on pure strength and size at h.s. level, and his first move on every snap was to stand up immediately and wherever he went to school, coaches would spend a long, long time breaking him of this terrible habit.

Knowing I'm from Muskegon, his response was "Of course you're right because he's not from the west side of the state." This was one of only many moronic responses to posts by their not-too-bright board monitors and coffee boy Anison.

You put together a very informative piece here, and the coaching in the DPSL is, without a doubt, why it took so damn many years before a team was able to actually win a state title, despite the fact no league in Michigan, with the possible exception of the Catholic League in the Greater Detroit area, has more athletic talent.  Good job.

Is it necessary to call a HS kid a moron? He may have done something dumb but in general calling him a moron is a bit much, especially if he stays blue. This is the first game of the year, thats cut back the freak out mode about whether these guys will pan out at all.

Many people have pointed out that Cass Tech does does little with some of the great talent they have, but I think it's folly to call Richardson and RJS over-rated after one game.  I think you touched on a great point in the first point.  Harrison is probably the best team in the state.  In fact, they are ranked in the top 25 nationally for high school football.  They have a lot of good players everywhere, and will make a lot of teams look silly.  I'll take some of those measurables with the current D staff, who I think can get the technique part down for them.

I've seen a lot of copy/paste comments lately. Have I missed something?