yes plz
Has anyone heard anything about Jake Ryan?
September 21st, 2010 at 10:44 AM | 
His name is Jacob William Ryan.
His name is Jacob William Ryan.
September 21st, 2010 at 10:47 AM |
Anthony Schlegel?
Anthony Schlegel?
I get what you're saying, but are you implying that Michigan has never had a "mean run-stuffer?" Sorry if I'm splitting hairs here, just really hate ohio state.
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September 21st, 2010 at 11:01 AM |
A fair point
A fair point
Schelgel was the first guy I could think of (bad memories of 2005) who was really tough against the run but who wasn't athletic enough to do much of anything else. I can't remember if Anderson, Morrison, Irons, etc. met that description or not. I didn't want to damn them with a half-assed compliment.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
September 21st, 2010 at 11:26 AM |
Ever heard of a guy named
Ever heard of a guy named
Ever heard of a guy named David Harris?
September 21st, 2010 at 11:29 AM |
David Harris
David Harris
Doesn't meet the un-athletic run-stuffer mold, IMO.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
September 21st, 2010 at 1:29 PM |
Hmmm......didn't see you use
Hmmm......didn't see you use
Hmmm......didn't see you use the word "un-athletic" in your OP. Now it shows up when I mention David Harris.
Seems to me you've arbitrarily applied a euphamism to hide exactly what I think you're hiding, and........who is to say Jake Ryan isn't athletic?
September 21st, 2010 at 1:43 PM |
huh?
huh?
In the post you replied to I said, "Schelgel was the first guy I could think of (bad memories of 2005) who was really tough against the run but who wasn't athletic enough to do much of anything else."
As far as Ryan's athleticism, I watched his high school highlights, and even in his highlights he looks kind of stiff. He also doesn't have great measurables. Don't get me wrong - I'm sure he's a hell of a lot more athletic than the average person, but as far as D-I linebackers go, I think most people can agree that he's not athletic.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
September 21st, 2010 at 1:44 PM |
Come on jg, is un-athletic
Come on jg, is un-athletic
Come on jg, is un-athletic really that far away from "not athletic enough" or whatever he actually put? Or are you just acting like that to hide the fact that you didn't read it carefully the first time?
And I don't think people are saying Jake Ryan is unathletic overall, clearly he's athletic enough for Big Ten football, but some LB's are very athletic, and some are more of the "dig your nose in and stop the run" type of LB's. Both are valuable, but I think many people thing Jake Ryan is more of the latter - a guy you can count on to stuff the run, but maybe not the best at dropping back and covering a receiver.
September 21st, 2010 at 12:30 PM |
Eric Brackins
Eric Brackins
Numbah 51.
From somewhere in Tennessee IIRC.
September 21st, 2010 at 1:58 PM |
I believe
I believe
it was Pigeon Forge, TN. I only remember that because it is so weird.
September 21st, 2010 at 8:28 PM |
Pidgeon Forge
Pidgeon Forge
Has GREAT barbeque.
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September 21st, 2010 at 10:45 AM |
I saw him in uniform.
I saw him in uniform.
That's as much as I've seen, he was on the sidelines for the UMass game. I'm sure he's redshirting. But I agree with you, perhaps contributing as a redshirt sophomore or junior. That would be ideal...
September 21st, 2010 at 10:46 AM |
I remember seeing him in
I remember seeing him in
I remember seeing him in warmups at the UConn game, as I was down in the North endzone, row 12. He looked a lot bigger than I expected, and I guess he seemed like he could hit pretty hard, but other than that I got nothin'.
Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.
September 21st, 2010 at 10:56 AM |
He's got some size
He's got some size
Looks the part of a run-stuffing MLB. When he got in on a few plays that I saw in the fall scrimmage, he reacted well enough and I thought he looked good. But that's based on admittedly very little data. I think Bell, Jones, Demens, Ezeh are in front of him now, hope he redshirts and comes on in a few years.
September 21st, 2010 at 10:48 AM |
I heard he's still going
I heard he's still going
I heard he's still going after Molly Ringwald.
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September 21st, 2010 at 11:26 AM |
man
man
beat me to it. you have to be quick to the draw to beat these mgobloggers to a joke; like doc holliday (not the marshall coach).
September 21st, 2010 at 12:36 PM |
She likes her some Jake Ryan
She likes her some Jake Ryan
She likes him.
September 21st, 2010 at 12:45 PM |
I love Lisa Turtle.
I love Lisa Turtle.
I love Lisa Turtle.
September 21st, 2010 at 5:18 PM |
Stupid, childish, immature, but I can't help it
Stupid, childish, immature, but I can't help it
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
September 21st, 2010 at 10:49 AM |
His smile is second to
His smile is second to
His smile is second to Denard's.
September 21st, 2010 at 10:50 AM |
Last I knew,
Last I knew,
he was working for the CIA.
Oh...wait. You said Jake Ryan, not Jack Ryan. Sorry.
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September 21st, 2010 at 10:54 AM |
I heard he likes peanut
I heard he likes peanut
I heard he likes peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but he doesn't drink milk so he washes it down with water. WTF! Who does that. Total weird beard.
or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
September 21st, 2010 at 11:16 AM |
HAHAA
HAHAA
I like this as a prefix for threads about lesser-discussed U-M players: "Has anyone heard anything about" --> HAHAA. There are a lot of hyped underclassmen buried in the netherregions of the depth chart that people may have heard practice snippets about, read an article about, etc.
Examples:
HAHAA Isaiah Bell
HAHAA Brandon Moore
HAHAA Dann O'Neill . . . oh, whoops (two "N"s, really?)
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September 21st, 2010 at 8:18 PM |
At least Brandon Moore was
At least Brandon Moore was
At least Brandon Moore was part of the "Is a cookie a snack or a sweet?" discussion. I don't think I've seen/heard anything about Bell and a few others.
September 21st, 2010 at 11:48 AM |
He's redshirting.
He's redshirting.
He's redshirting.
September 21st, 2010 at 11:53 AM |
Well...
Well...
I'll be damned.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
September 21st, 2010 at 11:56 AM |
I would have never guessed
I would have never guessed
I would have never guessed it....
September 21st, 2010 at 12:43 PM |
No real surprise he's
No real surprise he's
No real surprise he's redshirting, considering we have 2 senior LB's and a handful of other guys who have some experience, but I think Jake Ryan will be a good player, one of the overlooked guys in this past class.
September 21st, 2010 at 12:58 PM |
Bet
Bet
he grows into a DE watch
We will have our vengeance- Michigan football 2010
September 21st, 2010 at 1:03 PM |
He needs a lot more weight to
He needs a lot more weight to
He needs a lot more weight to play DE in our defense, and he has a lot more guys to fight to see playing time. Here's betting you're wrong.
September 21st, 2010 at 5:22 PM |
He will NOT be a DE. He will
He will NOT be a DE. He will
He will NOT be a DE. He will stay at lb.
September 21st, 2010 at 9:22 PM |
Next year he'll be the
Next year he'll be the
Next year he'll be the starting Fullback. You heard it here first.
MGoGTI
September 21st, 2010 at 4:50 PM |
Jake Ryan is going to be a
Jake Ryan is going to be a
Jake Ryan is going to be a solid linebacker at this level. The kid has a great work ethic and once he gets a nice year and a half under his belt with Barwis, he should be a monster. I'm expecting big things out of this kid. The star system does not matter, RR and company have done a great job with recruits I mean look at Omameh he was a 2* and now he's one of the best O-linemen we have and might be All Big Ten at some point. I trust that Jake Ryan will be flying around like an Urlacher, a Ted Johnson, or a Teddy Bruschi. The kid has game. Watching his film he has a great knack for finding the ball and wrapping up. He knows how to tackle which is OMG amazing. We will see him next year for sure.
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September 21st, 2010 at 5:09 PM |
I very much hope
I very much hope
that your assessment is based on some sort of insider knowledge or football expertise...What you're describing sounds great.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
September 21st, 2010 at 8:28 PM |
The thing is, Jake Ryan's
The thing is, Jake Ryan's
The thing is, Jake Ryan's rating wasn't that low. In Rivals' Ohio top 75 list, Ryan was ahead of 2 OSU commits, 3 Wisconsin commits, 3 MSU commits, a UCLA commit, and a ton of commits from other Big Ten schools plus Pitt and Cincinnati. He was actually ahead of 5 guys in our own class, from Ohio. For reference, Jake Ryan was the #34 player in Ohio, the #30 kid in Ohio was Jake's teammate, Scott McVey, who was an early Ohio State commit.
He was no 5-star, that's for sure, but if he merely lives up to his ranking he should be a solid contributor, at least. Here's to hoping he blows it away anyway.
He was born Feb. 27, 1992.
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