schreibee

August 15th, 2015 at 12:04 PM ^

Three of these posts appear within seconds!!! The Internet, man...sheesh.

Since you were first Shop Smart I'll comment here. Although I'll bet (for future instances) that the last, i.e. top most, gets more hits?

Anyway, good luck Dan! Hope you find the playing time you seek. We barely knew ye, it seems...

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LSAClassOf2000

August 15th, 2015 at 2:06 PM ^

One of the curses of having a blog such as this one is that a fair number of people have a need to be the first, while others simply relay the information as a public service, but either way we almost invariably get multiple posts on news such as this. Of course, the record unadjusted for quirks caused by traffic is thirteen and it was the Michael Ferns commitment back a few years ago. I think the Jabrill Peppers commitment might have been a close second.

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Victor Valiant

August 15th, 2015 at 12:06 PM ^

He was buried on the depth chart. Didn't seem to ever be flashing at practice because his name hasn't been mentioned since committing. I believe he's had some injuries that haven't helped either. Good luck to the young man.

Does anyone know if he got his degree? If not, I tend to question the wisdom of transferring from a great school that would give you a free prestigious degree to a smaller school for football when your future obviously isn't pro football.

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alum96

August 15th, 2015 at 12:38 PM ^

He was the 414th ranked player which is a very high 3 star.  Maybe in the context of why take 6 OL I guess but within a vacuum its the type of ranking that goes on to be a front line starter at plenty of schools.

But now half the OL class is gone.

Throw in guys like Ross Douglas, D'Mario Jones, Cstonte York, Reon Dawson, Jaron dukes an almost that entire bottom half of class are guys who are projecting to be duds or non contributors.  Unless Stribling or Hill make a serious impact its really nothing outside the "top 300" guys in the country in that class that are going to help.

Not many diamonds in the rough in 2013 class but according to Hoke he developed Mike Martin in his 1 year here so no worries.  Player developmen was never an issue.

 

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getsome

August 15th, 2015 at 1:20 PM ^

didnt hoke take samuelson rather than the 2 other (quite obviously more talented better prospects) OL recruits seriously considering m late in the cycle?  i think one of them might have picked ucla over michigan anyway but i know that 6'10" recruit named skipper liked michigan and absolutely wouldve signed yet hoke jumped at samuelson instead (skipper likely starting OT at arkansas this year).

what a blessing to finally have a winning coach with not only a proven eye for talent evaluation but also player development chops

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cGOBLUEm

August 15th, 2015 at 12:07 PM ^

Well, I suppose this opens up another scholarship for Michigan's large recruiting class.

I know that Samuelson hasn't really contributed, but does this have any serious impact on OL depth?

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Bo Knows

August 15th, 2015 at 12:09 PM ^

I remember his commitment. He said he was coming for the education, and knew how stiff the competition would be. I can understand how watching and not playing and grow frustrating. Best of luck to him.



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Mocha Cub

August 15th, 2015 at 12:18 PM ^

VERY classy parting message from Dan's facebook page: "With great sadness, I have decided that my time at the University of Michigan is done. The past couple years have been wonderful, and something that I will never forget. I am beyond blessed for them. As time has come and gone, I've thought about what is best for myself in regards to football and obtaining the goal of playing time. In reality, that wasn't going to happen at Michigan. I will be transferring to another school after doing much research and talking with my parents. This has been incredibly tough to make this decision. Many emotions have been running through my mind. I truly embrace the MANY relationships I formed over these past years and I will continue to do so. For the many families I have come to know and love; I would love to come and see you all. Please get ahold of me and we can set up a time. This by no means means goodbye. To my teammates; I love you all and you are my brothers. You are about to embark on a very awesome journey under this new coaching staff. Enjoy the success that will come with it! I will be watching. Thank you to everyone that has shown so much support and love to me during the whole process. I am loved. While it is hard to leave this chapter in my life, I'm also very excited and know that this is what God has planned for me. It is a leap of faith, not knowing what is ahead of me, but I am walking in the faith that I trust in. Thank you again to everyone that has supported me this far, I ask that you pray for whatever is ahead of me, and to let this be as easy as possible. Here we go!" Best of luck to the young man in all of his future endeavors...

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