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Favorite player that never lived up to expectations

 

After getting a little excited with the whole Derrick Green hoopla I decided to watch some old hype videos and remembered one of my favorite players that never quite lived up to my expectations…Brandon Minor.  I’m sure some will remember some key fumbles.  But, I recall being very excited about his bruising style and runs as a freshman backing up Hart(?).  And, when his turn finally came I was really excited about the year(s) he was going to have.  If memory serves me correct his junior and senior years were plagued by nagging injuries (and Rich Rod), but I still remember some big powerful runs and laying the wood to defenders.  It’s a shame there are no highlight videos of him out there because he put his head down and had quite a few nice collisions.  Who is your favorite Michigan player that never quite lived up to your expectations?  

 

EDIT: More along of the lines of who you're disappointed with based on what you say in their early days at UM versus based on their recruiting hype.

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January 27th, 2013 at 11:53 AM | Tate (Score:5 Normal)
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Tate

 

 

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January 27th, 2013 at 11:53 AM | the antonio bass era (Score:5 Normal)
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was antonio bass going to be the first denard?  i was expecting an era based on the hype.  unfortunately, injury prevented us from ever finding out.

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January 27th, 2013 at 11:54 AM | I have 2 favorites that never lived up to expectations... (Score:5 Normal)
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Antonio Bass was said to be on another level athletically and those outside of practice never really got to see it.  The other, even though he played well, didn't play enough to live up to his pre-Michigan expectations was Drew Henson.  The guy probably had more physical tools than any QB I can remember at Michigan and he didn't even start for an entire season because of injury and leaving early.

What ya gonna do when HOKEamania runs wild on you???

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January 27th, 2013 at 2:23 PM | Bass wasn't really a QB in (Score:3 Normal)
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Bass wasn't really a QB in Carr's system.  He was more of a Percy Harvin type WR/RB/QB hybrid.  

(EDIT: never mind, I see you were saying that about Henson.)

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January 27th, 2013 at 4:45 PM | seconded on Drew Henson. When (Score:2)
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seconded on Drew Henson. When I was a little kid I found it incredible that such a highly touted athlete could live so close by to me. I always asked my parents to drive by Brighton High School just so I could see if he was practicing or out on the field. Rooted for him in all his endeavors. What could have been.

Life and Loss with Michigan Basketball

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January 27th, 2013 at 11:54 AM | Ricardo Miller (Score:3 Normal)
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hands down!

http://semichigansports.com

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January 27th, 2013 at 11:55 AM | Definitely Kevin Grady. I saw (Score:5 Normal)
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Definitely Kevin Grady. I saw too much of him in high school and could only see him doing great things at Michigan. Oh well.

Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:55 PM | Crazy coincidence, I saw way (Score:3 Normal)
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Crazy coincidence, I saw way too much of him at Skeeps.

(Not that crazy considering everyone who went to Skeeps in those days can share my story)

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January 27th, 2013 at 3:03 PM | West side... (Score:2)
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represent.

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January 27th, 2013 at 11:57 AM | Basketball, Jerod Ward. (Score:5 Normal)
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Basketball, Jerod Ward.

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:07 PM | Yep (Score:2 Normal)
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He had so much hype but injuries kept him from seeing his true potential.

"[The University of Michigan] was, in short, the testing ground for all my prejudices, my beliefs and my ignorance, and it helped to lay out the boundaries of my life."--Arthur Miller

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:36 PM | Thats a good one. #1 player (Score:4 Normal)
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Thats a good one. #1 player in the nation out of Mississippi I believe. Damn knee injuries

I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?

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January 27th, 2013 at 5:05 PM | One recruiting analyst said (Score:2 Normal)
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"He scores like we breath."

He must have had asthma.

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

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January 27th, 2013 at 11:57 AM | Sam McGuffie. (Score:5 Normal)
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Sam McGuffie.

If you're not living for something then you're dying for nothing.

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:30 PM | Agreed, this is right when I (Score:3 Normal)
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Agreed, this is right when I started watching recruiting and I think I watched his highlight clip about 1000 times

Jake Ryan will be All B1G this year.

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:30 PM | Agreed, this is right when I (Score:0 Redundant)
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Agreed, this is right when I started watching recruiting and I think I watched his highlight clip about 1000 times

Jake Ryan will be All B1G this year.

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:34 PM | Agreed, this is right when I (Score:0 Redundant)
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Agreed, this is right when I started watching recruiting and I think I watched his highlight clip about 1000 times

Jake Ryan will be All B1G this year.

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:41 PM | 3,00 times (Score:5 Normal)
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Even.

...confidence is the stain they can't wipe off...

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January 27th, 2013 at 11:59 AM | This thread is depressing... (Score:5 Normal)
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This thread is depressing...

Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:00 PM | Forcier. I thought he'd be (Score:5 Normal)
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Forcier. I thought he'd be special.

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:22 PM | he did turn out to be (Score:3 Normal)
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he did turn out to be special, but not how you think

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:24 PM | David is MGoObes? (Score:2)
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http://semichigansports.com

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:42 PM | That's an impressive rack, (Score:5 Normal)
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That's an impressive rack, Yak Attack

I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:02 PM | Mallet (Score:4 Normal)
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I know he transferred but damn I was excited about him. Also, Grady and I remember being really excited about Tony Posada...I REALLY missed the boat on that one!

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:07 PM | Kevin Grady,  He would bowl (Score:2 Normal)
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Kevin Grady,  He would bowl over people in his HS tapes and then show up and according to sources, not put the work ethic into it, thinking he would do the same.  It was a huge dissapointment.  Forcier at least gave us some great memories before the breakdown.  Kid was magical when he wanted to be, and I will never have any hate for him.  I apprectaed what he did for us the time that he was here, but yes, he could have done so much more. McGuffie had a target on his head from the onset, so he was getting far too many concussuins and didnt want to move to a DB position, which I think he would have done well in. 

Ever notice how everytime ND upgrades their stadium, it still looks like the Big House?  The 2015 artist rendering is no different...Go Blue

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:07 PM | Sam McGuffie (Score:2 Normal)
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He seemed like a good kid who had the misfortune of coming to UM when we were on the way down. His upright running style made him vulnerable to big hits, and he didn't have the opportunity to display the ability in space that he displayed in HS.


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January 27th, 2013 at 12:08 PM | Pierre Woods (Score:2 Normal)
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He still contributed but never to the level I had hoped.

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:15 PM | Weird one (Score:5 Normal)
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Woods actually had on-field success, finishing 2nd on the team in tackles as a sophomore while leading the team with 7 sacks and 14 TFL, all on a Big Ten title team.  Then Coach Carr stopped putting him on the field the next two years and kids from Glenville stopped considering Michigan.

Not sure we've ever learned what put him in the doghouse or why he couldn't ever get out.

It is spelled HOKEAMANIA.  Our coach is an ass-kicking American citizen, not one of the Beatles, for Christ's sake!

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January 27th, 2013 at 5:26 PM | This is a rumor, and (Score:1)
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This is a rumor, and obviously I want it known that it's a rumor....but I recall hearing the reason that Woods didn't see the field much his last 2 years had something to do with him possibly injuring Matt Gutierrez sometime during the summer of 04. 

Which brings me to my disappointment which was in fact Matt Gutierrez, he was supposed to be the guy that was in the system for a few years and would be able to take the offense to the next level, not that Henne didn't do that but Gutierrez certainly would have been a nice bridge to Henne.

Blank.....Blank......You're not looking at the big picture here.

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:25 PM | Although Sean Crable and (Score:2 Normal)
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I agree with Woods, and although Sean Crable and Prescott Burgess were contributors as well, I always saw them as future NFL first rounders with some of their high school hype

3-3-5 til the day I die y'all

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:13 PM | Justin Turner. We needed (Score:5 Normal)
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Justin Turner. We needed corners BAD and he was supposed to be incredible coming out of high school. Ouch.

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January 27th, 2013 at 2:16 PM | It's incredible how he was a (Score:2 Normal)
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It's incredible how he was a 5 star and our top rated recruit in that class, and now 4 years later he's a mere 2 star and going to play for Hawaii. Bummer

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January 27th, 2013 at 4:43 PM | need corners bad or need bad corners? (Score:1)
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i think there were reasons he ended up in AA and never saw cbus

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:14 PM | Kelly Baraka (Score:5 Normal)
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January 27th, 2013 at 12:14 PM | I can think of many. (Score:2 Normal)
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Football?

Justin Fargas (OK, he did live up to the billing but elsewhere)

Antonio Bass

Kevin Grady

Tate Forcier

Will Campbell

 

Basketball

Jerod Ward

Jamal Crawford (left too early)

Kevin Gaines (what a disaster)

Robert Traylor

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:19 PM | Don't forget (Score:5 Normal)
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Max Martin. Wasn't he supposed to be the stud RB recruit the year we brought in Hart?

"60 percent of the time.....it works every time."

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:27 PM | Yes! Great call with Max (Score:0 Overrated)
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Yes! Great call with Max Martin. Didn't he set the Alabama state rushing record when he left high school? Anyway, I think we know why the SEC let him go elsewhere.

3-3-5 til the day I die y'all

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:49 PM | He came back to the SEC (Score:2)
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Martin transferred from Michigan to Bama, but got booted off the team before he could even sit out a year as a transfer.  He then (it looks like) failed to get academically eligible at Alabama A&M. 

It looks like being a knucklehead had more to do with his problems/production than any lack of ability.

It is spelled HOKEAMANIA.  Our coach is an ass-kicking American citizen, not one of the Beatles, for Christ's sake!

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:28 PM | Kevin Gaines (Score:1)
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Gaines has turned his life around, BTW, and is now playing for a team in Australia's equivalent of a D-league:



http://m.lvsun.com/news/2012/apr/09/kevin-gaines-las-vegas-michigan-hous...

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:14 PM | If Junior Hemingway had (Score:1 Normal)
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If Junior Hemingway had consistent QB play and was able to avoid injuries....a TE with WR speed....

ATTN NBA Dads and Siblings: Have brothers / sons on the hoops come-up? 

Michigan = NBA Family U

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:15 PM | Charles Woodson...I thought (Score:5 Normal)
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Charles Woodson...I thought he'd be a Senator by now and have successfully started a billion dollar company.  Slacker.

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:15 PM | McGuffey (Score:-1 Normal)
ryanlove12
Joined: 01/12/2013
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Been said, but this was beyond letdown. There ate more, but this was the worst to me

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:18 PM | Yeah (Score:2 Normal)
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his books SUCK!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Holmes_McGuffey

http://semichigansports.com

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:16 PM | James Whitley (Score:5 Normal)
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All things considered, he had a solid career at Michigan, but the hype surrounding him when he came in was that he would be the next shut down corner after Woodson. Suffice to say, he never approached that level of performance. I think the other disappointment that immeditately pops out when measuring on-field performance vs recruiting hype is Will Campbell.

"60 percent of the time.....it works every time."

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:16 PM | Tate for obvious (Score:5 Normal)
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Tate for obvious reasons.

 

There are two specifically due to injury:

Brandon Minor was an animal his junior year, only to be devastated by injury.

Tae Odoms provided solid production, but his injury at the start of the coaching transition really hurt his impact his senior year.

For today, goodbye. For tomorrow, good luck. And forever, Go Blue.

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:17 PM | Kevin Grady and somewhat Campbell (Score:2 Normal)
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Keving Grady by far, though, and I guess some of that had to do with the fact that he was living in Hart's shadow for so long.  Most recently, though, it has to be Will Campbell.

2013 will be the year.

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:20 PM | A little different response (Score:5 Normal)
Tom .NTT.
Joined: 09/04/2011
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A little different response but Denards senior year. I thought it was going to be ridiculous with the whole second year with Borges deal and Borges learning to use him better. Whelp :(

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:59 PM | Came here to say the same (Score:2)
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Came here to say the same thing.

Denard's easily in my top 5 favorite players and his expectations were to win the B1G Championship his senior year - and maybe the Heisman.

Sure it was a perfect storm of dat schedule, the fusion cuisene not really working out, and of course the injury - but he still covers those two criteria.

sparksofattraction.com

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:20 PM | Fargas (Score:1)
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I watched him play in high school and he was incredible. I thought he was going to be a great one at Michigan.

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January 27th, 2013 at 12:26 PM | Didn't he transfer to USC and (Score:1)
Doctor Wolverine
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Didn't he transfer to USC and end up in the NFL? He just didn't do it here in AA.

Doctor Wolverine

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