ESPN: Michigan's X-Factor Video (Cam Gordon)

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July 7th, 2011 at 4:26 AM
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ESPN: Michigan's X-Factor Video (Cam Gordon)

Found this video on ESPN and thought people might find it interesting.  Brian Bennett believes Cam Gordon can become a playmaker at linebacker.  I hope he's right and the position switch will be beneficial to him and the team.  I always thought he would be a better linebacker than DB, especially with his ability to lay the wood.  Now he just needs to start wrapping up.

 

Granted, Bennett's not very well-spoked (should stick to writing) but an interesting segment nonetheless.  I personally love how he says he can "be a difference maker if he upgrades and elevates his game."  Srsly?  And I can be president if I'm elected.

 

ESPN.com won't let me embed, so here's the link: http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/28870/video-michigans-x-factor

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July 7th, 2011 at 4:41 AM | Can I have two minutes of my life back? (Score:1 Normal)
SanDiegoWolverine
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I'm willing to bet most posters here out put up 2 minute rant on youtube that would be much less boring, more informed, and better produced.  Yeah WWL!

T

July 7th, 2011 at 7:09 AM | ESPN.com won't let me (Score:3 Normal)
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ESPN.com won't let me embed

Maybe ESPN.com hates you.

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July 7th, 2011 at 7:20 AM | Thanks.  Couldn't find the (Score:1)
Lets_Go_Blue
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Thanks.  Couldn't find the embed link.  Can I ask where you found it?

Football is both an identity and a terminal illness. A rhythm and a chaos and an opiate for the mind all at once.

     -Johnny Danbury (umichedme.blogspot.com)

July 7th, 2011 at 7:49 AM | (No subject) (Score:5 Normal)
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July 7th, 2011 at 7:45 AM | I'll be interested to see how (Score:4 Normal)
Magnus
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I'll be interested to see how heavy Cam Gordon is by the fall.  I'm not sure he can start if he's only 210-ish lbs., but we'll see...

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July 7th, 2011 at 7:59 AM | I've read reports as of June (Score:2 Normal)
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I've read reports as of June that he is right around 220.  I hope he can be effective at ~225 as a linebacker in the Big Ten and the coaches obviously see something in him to make the believe he can succeed as a LB.  It would be refreshing to see a great season by our LB core for a change.

"They will meet a dastardly fate here for that! There isn't a Michigan Man who wouldn't like go out and scalp those Buckeyes right now."

July 7th, 2011 at 9:25 AM | Pic or it didn't happen. (Score:0 Offtopic)
July 7th, 2011 at 8:57 AM | What do you think (Score:2)
MichiganMan24
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that his optimal weight for playing linebacker would be? 220? 225?

July 7th, 2011 at 9:09 AM | If he's going to be playing (Score:4 Normal)
Magnus
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If he's going to be playing SAM, then I think he should get up to 230-235.  Playing at 220-225 might be okay this season because you don't want him just to get fat, but as his body matures, I think he should get heavier than that.  He's 6'3", so 220 isn't all that big.

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July 7th, 2011 at 7:55 AM | I think that video would have (Score:4 Normal)
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I think that video would have been upgraded by at >1000% if they had at least included some Cam Gordon highlights from last season.

Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.

July 7th, 2011 at 7:59 AM | Here you go. (Score:3 Normal)
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Here you go.

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July 7th, 2011 at 8:53 AM | That was an infuriating (Score:2)
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That was an infuriating play.

If you take away that 95-yarder, Rudolph averaged 8.6 yards a catch.

For comparison's sake, Kevin Koger - who's not a superstar - averaged 14.2 on the year, and that didn't include any long catches to skew the average.

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July 7th, 2011 at 10:04 AM | From watching Rudolph against (Score:2)
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From watching Rudolph against us, I just wasn't very impressesd.  He seemed like a big guy who could run kinda fast(for someone his size) in a straight line.  Yes it's a tough match-up, but he seemed over hyped for what he could do.

July 7th, 2011 at 3:05 PM | I hope we can (Score:1)
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get koger more involved this year, the kid is a stud. 

Looking for BTTYS Nike sb Michigan Dunk Highs size 14, hit me up. 

July 7th, 2011 at 10:02 AM | Well, he certainly looked (Score:5 Normal)
evenyoubrutus
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Well, he certainly looked more like a linebacker than a safety during that foot race.

Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.

July 7th, 2011 at 12:25 PM | There was no pressure on this (Score:0 Overrated)
July 7th, 2011 at 3:27 PM | No, he's not done covering (Score:3 Normal)
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No, he's not done covering linebackers, but at least he shouldn't be caught flat-footed as the last line of defense.  If he's covering a TE that deep on the field from his LB position, then he'll already be turned and in chase mode...and hopefully a better safety will be there to help him track the guy down.

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July 7th, 2011 at 2:12 PM | Kyle Rudolph can thank (Score:2)
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Kyle Rudolph can thank Michael Floyd for that touchdown.  Everyone on the field was focused on Floyd for that play.

July 7th, 2011 at 8:04 AM | I disagree. (Score:4 Normal)
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Watching that guy's endlessly twitching eyebrow was better than any football highlight reel.

Abort, Retry, Fail?

July 7th, 2011 at 8:03 AM | The only reason I watched (Score:1 Funny)
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The only reason I watched this is because I thought it would include highlight videos and at least get me pumped for the season.  I didn't know it was just going to be that guy sitting in his mom's basement talking to himself.

I've been called the songbird of my generation, by those who have heard me. THAT GOOD

July 7th, 2011 at 8:32 AM | Dude, you want to get pumped, (Score:4 Normal)
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Dude, you want to get pumped, check this out:

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July 7th, 2011 at 3:06 PM | cool clip (Score:1)
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but that has to be one of the most annoying song ever

Looking for BTTYS Nike sb Michigan Dunk Highs size 14, hit me up. 

July 7th, 2011 at 7:14 PM | It was a joke. I'm not a big (Score:2)
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It was a joke. I'm not a big fan of the genre or people who need a hype video to get pumped for the season. 

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July 7th, 2011 at 8:11 AM | I just kept waiting for that (Score:3 Funny)
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I just kept waiting for that guy to say Boom goes the dynamite at some point.

July 7th, 2011 at 9:08 AM | the background (Score:1)
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Maybe he could work on the background a bit?  Watching the lower half of a Montmoriilon poster on an otherwise blank wall is pretty distracting.  If you are going to put your home videos on espn.com make it look like you made at least a minimal effort.

July 7th, 2011 at 9:27 AM | This is Off Topic (Score:-1 Offtopic)
July 7th, 2011 at 9:55 AM | (Score:-1 Offtopic)
July 7th, 2011 at 12:01 PM | I realize that now (Score:0 Offtopic)
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July 7th, 2011 at 11:27 AM | The reincarnation of Shawn (Score:1)
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The reincarnation of Shawn Crable...?

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July 7th, 2011 at 1:37 PM | Van Bergen (Score:2)
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RVB agrees: http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/van-bergen-articlequotes

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