Football visitors this week/weekend

Submitted by Magnus on

I get antsy when there's not much talk about football, so here goes:

In addition to having camps this weekend, Michigan is also putting together a pretty nice list of visitors this week(end). I feel like Michigan recruiting has been pretty slow since they went to Rome, but things seem to be picking back up at this point.

http://touch-the-banner.com/visitors-june-19-25-2017/

DrMantisToboggan

June 22nd, 2017 at 4:02 PM ^

Really like McGrone's film. He looks like a Don Brown LB.

 

I'm all in favor of us taking an LB from Florida named David Reese after Florida got an LB David Reese from Michigan.

 

Also, I think Dobbs is supposed to be on campus as well.

war-dawg69

June 22nd, 2017 at 7:44 PM ^

Good to hear Dobbs on campus. I think osu fans are to used to getting there way and still think there getting Dobbs and Rumler. I think there both in and just a matter of time. Add in both Browns and there's your o-line haul. I think numbers are going to be the only thing holding us from the #1 class in 2019 but it is going to be lights out. A little patience and Michigan will dominate again, that I am confident of.

711 Arbor

June 22nd, 2017 at 4:04 PM ^

was interesting.  Is there anyone still around the program from his playing days?  I remember, when he was the starter for 1 game, and then Mike Hart took a handoff.  

Elwood

June 22nd, 2017 at 4:26 PM ^

seem to have a definite style of OL target now: tall, athletic, and under-weight. It's nice to see more of an identity with Frey here.

LKLIII

June 22nd, 2017 at 4:39 PM ^

This identity of OL recruits makes sense to me.  I suppose some kids just have freakishly high metabolisms and can never gain weight.  But it seems to me that if given a choice of trying to get a kid to lose 50lbs of bad weight/then gain 40 lbs of good weight, versus getting a kid to just add 50 lbs of good weight, the second would be easier than the first, for two reasons:

  • The first one is a net 90lb swing.  I know that the change is simultaneous, and I'm no nutritionist, but it seems to be dropping 50lb then gaining 40lb. is just a lot harder/takes longer than just gaining the good weight.

 

  • It seems to me if a kid is too big/sloppy, then part of the dynamic involves a kid who just likes to indulge in junk/comfort food.  So trying to slim down a kid depends on self-control & possibly getting a handle on compulsive food eating issues, whereas it seems to me, convincing the slim kid to eat that extra few thousand calories of protein might not be as difficult. 

 

So bottom line is, it seems to me that statistically getting a kid to add good weight only would be an easier/more reliable pathway than it would be to get a kid to drop bad weight & then build him up again.  The only thing you're risking w/ the lean/athletic kid is the risk that he's either got a freakishly high metabolism or that his athleticism drops precipitously once he adds 40lbs-50lbs of muscle.

OwenGoBlue

June 22nd, 2017 at 4:52 PM ^

I think they just want big-framed, athletic guys, and 1-2 happen to be a little lighter this cycle depending on just how huge Mayfield is (something on here said he was up to 270?). If Wilson and Leatherwood were in this cycle the staff wouldn't be ignoring them.

Seems more like a continuation of what they've been trying to do along the OL more than a new Frey direction (all the better Frey has a track record with similar builds). It's not like recruiting big tall guys who need to add some weight is a new idea in tackle recruiting.

BakkerUSMC

June 22nd, 2017 at 4:46 PM ^

I don't mind the more agile lighter O-line prospects, but big Dan Faalele would be a sure thing against the giant D-linemen we seem to find 2-3 times per year. Seems like every now and then we find an immovable object, where the only counter is to find a bigger/stronger object. I'm pretty sure Faalele will be a monster after a few months with our staff and training

KungFury

June 22nd, 2017 at 6:02 PM ^

Giant athletic freak is not enough to cut it in a pro style system. Ask Greg Robinson. I'm not saying anything about Faalele or his skill or potential. But it doesn't matter if you're a literal giant who could jump out of a gym if guys can run around you in every single play. The kid has a lot of work to do just to pick up simple things that are muscle memory to most other division I tackles.

scanner blue

June 22nd, 2017 at 5:35 PM ^

the Big House both Friday and Saturday for the camps. I'm eating some Cape Cod Mesquite Kettle chips so I might put on 1/2 pound of good weight if anyone cares. Seriously though, most of you would be drooling over the display they had set up in the locker room for the QB and Skills camp last weekend -- about 30 game worn jerseys of the all time UM greats. Woodson, Hart, Long , Peppers, Lewan, Robinson, Butt, Funchess, Ryan, Rudock etc. In front of each jersey was a different Nike / Jumpman shoe . I'll try to get pix or a video for posting on Sunday.

 

war-dawg69

June 22nd, 2017 at 6:57 PM ^

Magnus I am confused, is Simon visiting again this weekend?. I hope so, we need to lock him down. Love sherwood who is way underated. Cain and Rumler would be nice to add to what is going to be a stellar 2019 class. Rumler is a beast and Cain is special and the plus is osu wants both bad.