A few minor recruiting notes
August 28th, 2011 at 2:39 PM ^
I cant believe the 1st game of the season is less than a week away .... Im just so excited like a kid at Christmas .. OK that is all
August 28th, 2011 at 10:18 PM ^
christmas is when my tickets arrive (i sing carols)...
the opener is new year's day.
August 28th, 2011 at 2:39 PM ^
August 28th, 2011 at 2:43 PM ^
By the end of the season T-Rich will be out of that #1 spot..... By all accounts he looked bad yesterday playing against Burbridge ....
August 28th, 2011 at 2:56 PM ^
And I think Burbridge will move up, from all account he sounded like a really good player, maybe the best on the field. Does anyone know how solid his MSU commitment is? I thought he was high on Michigan but told he couldn't commit til his grades were in order, is there any chance he switches if he gets qualified?
August 28th, 2011 at 3:03 PM ^
August 28th, 2011 at 3:54 PM ^
I have been a high school football coach for 25 years now. Fans do not always know the whole story. Kids can have injuries....tweeked ankle, sore shoulder, sore hamstring etc. that keep them from performing at their highest level. It is a long season and a player should not be judged on one game alone. You never know what other circumstances came into play. There have not been many games that I have coached where our entire roster of kids were healthy and played at their highest level.
I am not saying that I know anything about T Rich and his performance, but keep that in mind
August 28th, 2011 at 2:43 PM ^
college football!
August 28th, 2011 at 3:00 PM ^
Doesn't Danny O'Brien seem a little low at #10?
August 28th, 2011 at 3:18 PM ^
And Braden down at #12? I agree that this is a reasonable list of the better players in Michigan, but I think that the order that the players are ranked in is pretty far off. I anticpate Braden and O'Brien will show that they should be higher, and likely Godin will as well.
Not that I'm a shameless homer or anything . . . ;)
August 28th, 2011 at 3:39 PM ^
"Richardson is what he is. I've certainly seen shorter corners do big things. Height may be one of the more overrated aspects of evaluating corners-as in sometimes folks get locked in on it and completely disregard speed (the most important thing), hips, toughness, etc. That being said, we clearly overrated Richardson to begin with (my bad on that), but it's not like he has no chance. He's got a chance-and quite a good one."
August 28th, 2011 at 3:43 PM ^
of Redford Thurston was a beast in his first game. Michigan needs to take a look at this in-state kid. Offers from Northwestern and West Virginia.
August 28th, 2011 at 3:52 PM ^
August 28th, 2011 at 4:43 PM ^
In all fairness, he could just be a fan who thinks the kid would look great in a UM uniform. It's not like everyone here hasn't repeated him or herself on numerous occasions.
August 29th, 2011 at 7:37 AM ^
Eric Wilson should have been impressive..He was playing against an awful Edsel Ford team
August 28th, 2011 at 3:46 PM ^
August 28th, 2011 at 4:53 PM ^
Inspired by your negativity:
You might have been at the game, but your opinion means little to most. Let's leave the analysis to the paid professionals. Thanks for sharing.
August 28th, 2011 at 6:33 PM ^
I for one have no problem with someone who was at the game sharing their analysis, even if it's negative.
August 28th, 2011 at 6:53 PM ^
It's a message board, anyone can offer their opinion/analysis. If you only want analysis from paid professionals just ignore what anyone else says.
August 28th, 2011 at 8:44 PM ^
You give some great advice. Though he also has the right to his own opinion. Even if it's a contradiction of another members opinion.
August 28th, 2011 at 4:56 PM ^
I would really appreciate a little more in depth analysis on why T-rich supposedly had such a bad game....Burbridge had 3 catches for 54 yards and I heard at least one of those catches was when Cass was in a zone and T-rich wasn't even on him.....maybe Burbridge was beating him consistently but the ball just wasn't getting there? Just curious.....
Also it was funny how some MSU fans were discrediting Mario's incredible performance because the competition wasn't very good, however they are jizzing in their pants about Burbridge...they played against the same team.
August 28th, 2011 at 8:08 PM ^
Richardson wasn't locked up on Burbridge every play. What Burbridge did statistically had everything to do with Harrison spreading the ball around and really nothing to do with Richardson. The main point most people have on Richardson is that he is really small and to me wasn't that athletically gifted as say the TE from Harrison or Burbridge. Nothing stood out about him physically nor did he make plays.
Of course this is just high school football and a lot can change. Those poor Cass Tech kids were over matched by what might be the best team in the state. And, what might be the best Harrison team.
August 28th, 2011 at 6:17 PM ^
I was extremely impressed with Dennis Norfleet .. the kid is small, but tough, fast as hell, and can frickin put the moves on. He looked like a great back.