Football Tryouts Scheduled Jan. 23rd
Real dead time on the board lately, nobody posted this yet, so I figured I would. Title says it all, unfortunately, I'm not eligible to tryout. I would imagine that this year's session will be highly attended, because, Harbaugh. Hell, I would be there for sure if I was still a student! Here's to finding some diamonds in the rough!
The other reason for posting: Has anybody on the board ever experienced Michigan's football try outs (I'd like to know what this entails) and, if so, how is life as a walk-on member of the team?
http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011216aaa.html
EDIT: Forgot to post link to mgoblue!
January 13th, 2016 at 10:58 AM ^
We need Jordan Kovaks 2.
January 13th, 2016 at 11:21 AM ^
Doesn't a Glasgow play safety?
January 13th, 2016 at 11:23 AM ^
Yeah, either that or Jordan Kovacs 2.
January 13th, 2016 at 12:37 PM ^
I'm fine with any Kovacs but Ernie. That guy wasn't funny at all.
January 13th, 2016 at 12:45 PM ^
I know you are joking. Erie Kovacs was quite talented.
January 13th, 2016 at 2:47 PM ^
Different strokes--was he talented? Sure, why not. I just don't think his brand of humor was funny. Call me crazy. I don't like the Beatles either.
January 13th, 2016 at 11:55 AM ^
Or Kovox, as Matt Millen used to say.
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January 14th, 2016 at 1:41 PM ^
I'm thinking about trying out, but I'm only a two star with with FCS offers and chose U of M for the academics.
Any chance that I make it?
January 13th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^
Do I have to bring my own pads, or just show up?
January 13th, 2016 at 11:05 AM ^
JH will be sure to notice.
January 13th, 2016 at 11:49 AM ^
He's named Sione!
January 13th, 2016 at 12:14 PM ^
who knew the PRK dictator was a michigan football fan? learn something new every day.
January 13th, 2016 at 12:56 PM ^
Kim Jung Secretariat had to be...relieved of his position. Pity.
January 13th, 2016 at 11:17 AM ^
walk-ons = test of agility, speed, strength. You wouldn't even put on pads until a month into making the team
January 13th, 2016 at 11:45 AM ^
I would imagine the most important walk on tests involve leg strength and accuracy
January 13th, 2016 at 11:50 AM ^
But I like to get the balls out right away.
January 13th, 2016 at 11:51 AM ^
it's not a Magic Mike tryout!
January 13th, 2016 at 12:13 PM ^
Feats of strength?
What is this, Festivus?
January 13th, 2016 at 1:16 PM ^
Also steak eating, milk drinking, and jack hammering tests.
January 13th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^
Can anyone go to this?
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January 13th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^
Have to be a Michigan student.
January 13th, 2016 at 11:13 AM ^
Currently? I graduated in 2000, that's gotta be close enough, right?
January 13th, 2016 at 12:03 PM ^
If they were actually inviting students to try out for scholarships......That would send 80% of this board off the ledge
January 13th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^
I don't even play football and I'll be trying out because Harbaugh.
January 13th, 2016 at 11:00 AM ^
Got to Oosterbaan at 5am, footballed for a while, few days later got called back. 3 of us made it on :) Thrown right into the fire. Yelled at a lot. They usually didn't wash my clothes :(
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January 13th, 2016 at 11:48 AM ^
Heyo. Year?
Did this in 2008. Spotted an ad in the Daily(?) while reading it during a shift at work. A small classified ad - seriously the size of a business card - said that football tryouts would be held at a certain time later that day, with a direction to call a number to register. Put down the paper, stared out the window for a moment. Picked the paper back up - I wasn't hallucinating. Picked up the phone before I could think about it again. Told my supervisor I needed to end my shift early and she let me go.
Went home to pick up my cleats. As I walked out, roommate was sitting on the couch studying:
- "Where are you going in cleats?"
- "You won't believe me."
Shut the door and off I went to Schembechler.
Shirts off, weighed us. Dressed us in practice jerseys. Agility/athleticism testing. Broke off into groups. I practiced with the backs. Fred Jackson was our coach during this time. Skill drills - primary evaluative criteria was foot speed. Ball skill drills happened next, where they'd hit you with a bag when you went up to catch a ball. Then brought us into a passing skeleton where I caught a wheel route that caused Calvin McGee to go apoplectic for several reasons.
40 yard dash timing was next. I remember I ran a 5.1. The exchange between me and a grad assistant who I've always wanted to be able to identify:
- "6.1!"
- "6.1? That's gotta be wrong."
- "I meant 5.1. But that's slow too."
- "I ran 4.7 in high school."
- "Not my fault you got fat."
We ended with sprints. About 3/4ths of the kids didn't quit and I was one of them.
Came home from class the next day to find that day's edition of the Michigan Daily on my bed. My roommate put a sticky note on it with an arrow pointing to an action shot of me. He wrote "THOSE WHO STAY" on the note. I keep that note in a drawer in my office now. When work gets tough I look at it.
January 13th, 2016 at 11:54 AM ^
it too cool!! Congrats dude - that is some story to share with your kids.
January 13th, 2016 at 12:05 PM ^
5.1 isn't slow if you are 6'6", 330 lbs & can dead lift a Buick.
January 13th, 2016 at 12:16 PM ^
Congrats on a great experience.
January 13th, 2016 at 12:21 PM ^
Post the pic!
January 13th, 2016 at 12:25 PM ^
I did it in Hoke's first year. In my first meeting with Coach Jackson in the following weeks he told me, while eating potato chips WITH a chaw in, to "get my pants up off my ass".
That was Peak Fred Jackson
January 13th, 2016 at 1:06 PM ^
Are you sure it was Coach Hoke's first year? I don't really remember there being an open tryout during coach Hoke's first year. I do think there might have been one in winter 2012, but in my mind thats Coach Hoke's 2nd year (I don't mean to be a jerk, I'm just curious if I know you)
January 13th, 2016 at 6:36 PM ^
Yeah sorry about the semantics. January of 2012, so before his second season but just after the Sugar Bowl
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January 13th, 2016 at 12:30 PM ^
That was fun to read that. I think you should wear your cleats to your office job....well...you know why.
January 13th, 2016 at 1:37 PM ^
Great story.
Did you get any perks. training table, team apparel?
Is it as rough on scout team as depicted in the movie Rudy?
Are the scholarship players cool with the try out guys?
January 13th, 2016 at 7:30 PM ^
Academic Center and swag didn't come right away, they wanted to make sure you stuck - but they came eventually.
Scholarship guys were trill ass dudes. Seriously, first day everyone came up, introduced themselves, were very cool. I specifically remember Denard, Taylor Lewan, Ray Taylor, Devin, Q Washington as dudes that went out of their way to talk to us that first week, make us feel a part of everything.
January 13th, 2016 at 11:00 AM ^
Didn't RR one year say if anyone beat Martavious Odoms or Denard they'd automatically be on the team?
Harbaugh should set up an obstacle challenge with Milk chugging, baseball crow hop throwing, etc.
January 13th, 2016 at 11:03 AM ^
could Harbaugh be the one to complete the gallon challenge?
January 13th, 2016 at 11:01 AM ^
Don't bother if you don't have an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.
January 13th, 2016 at 11:06 AM ^
One nice thing about being in your 40s, you rarely get called on to prove your manhood. Thank the Lord. Have fun boys, I will happily sit this one out.
January 13th, 2016 at 11:11 AM ^
Obviously you don't live in Los Angeles.
January 13th, 2016 at 11:18 AM ^
Or downriver. Or any place with a lot of poors.
January 13th, 2016 at 11:19 AM ^
lol Im from Downriver and I live in LA.
January 13th, 2016 at 11:22 AM ^
From bad to worse
January 13th, 2016 at 11:37 AM ^
Where I live we have zero poor people. We have good jobs available. Housing is expensive to keep the riff raff out. It is boring though. Tranquil, if you will.
January 13th, 2016 at 12:25 PM ^
New Zealand?
January 13th, 2016 at 12:50 PM ^
Trump Tower?
January 13th, 2016 at 1:04 PM ^
Stop asking. I am not inviting you people
January 13th, 2016 at 1:21 PM ^
definitely Trump Tower then
January 13th, 2016 at 2:01 PM ^
7000 people in my town, we don't even have a bar.