national champs baby
Hello: Scott Sypniewski (long snapper)
June 6th, 2012 at 4:35 PM | 
OSU did it two years
OSU did it two years
June 6th, 2012 at 5:41 PM |
That may be true,
That may be true,
but my very brief (and highly questionable) research shows that full ride scholarships at Michigan for long snappers are about as common as Venus Transits---there's only been 6 of them given out since the 1600's and they seem to show up in pairs 8 years apart separated by much longer intervals of either 105 or 122 years. I'll go out on a limb and predict it won't happen again until 2117...
June 6th, 2012 at 4:30 PM |
I understand that this may be
I understand that this may be
I understand that this may be an important position, but its not like we will be begging random 'depth' players to join the class come February.....
This doesnt mean turning down a 'Mike Cox'
Instead it means not having room for an Alvin Bailey if Treadwell commits, etc...
June 6th, 2012 at 4:31 PM |
Hoke must have been waiting
Hoke must have been waiting
Hoke must have been waiting for Cravens' announcement to pull the trigger.
June 6th, 2012 at 4:31 PM |
Hmmmm
Hmmmm
No Rivals profile, and this is all there is on Scout-http://michigan.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=8&c=1&nid=6351239
Hail To The Victors!
June 6th, 2012 at 4:32 PM |
This kid better be the Denard
This kid better be the Denard
This kid better be the Denard of long snappers if this is true.
HEY! You there!
June 6th, 2012 at 4:39 PM |
You aint lying...
You aint lying...
I mean...congratulations to the kid, but...nevermind, this has to be a joke...
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June 6th, 2012 at 6:52 PM |
Judging by his recruiting so far...
Judging by his recruiting so far...
I think Brady Hoke usually jokes around about scholarship offers. Wait...what?
Go Blue!
June 6th, 2012 at 4:35 PM |
It's up on Scout
It's up on Scout
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=11&cfg=null&sFirstName=Scott&...
Sounds like it's the real deal, though not explicit that he's on scholarship.
"Mattison must break you. Jake Ryan is his tool."
June 6th, 2012 at 4:34 PM |
Meyer must have cooled on
Meyer must have cooled on
Meyer must have cooled on him. Or his offer wasn't commitable.
June 6th, 2012 at 4:35 PM |
The real question is can he
The real question is can he
The real question is can he handle our fake field goal play where he ends up catching the ball...
Boom, Glanda'd
"Tears are salty. Sweat is salty. One gets you pity, the other gets you results"
-Former Michigan soccer coach Steve Burns
June 6th, 2012 at 5:18 PM |
Glanda
Glanda
Glanda must be moving to WR.
June 6th, 2012 at 10:05 PM |
This is the best
This is the best
explanation so far..
June 6th, 2012 at 4:37 PM |
First and foremost
First and foremost
I'm happy for the kid. I can't imagine how exciting this is for him. However perplexed we all are at the decision, imagine how excited any of us would have been to play Michigan football and how excited this kid must be join Team 134.
That said...this is really perplexing.
Denard's 2010 was spent redefining what one man can do.
June 6th, 2012 at 4:39 PM |
this must
this must
Be what Sam Webb was referring to when he said we were in for a huge June
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June 6th, 2012 at 4:41 PM |
Good luck and welcome.
Good luck and welcome.
Good luck and welcome.
June 6th, 2012 at 4:45 PM |
I hope
I hope
I hope to NEVER hear your name from the announcers, unless you somehow catch the ball for a first down, then it's ok.
June 6th, 2012 at 4:45 PM |
ND long snappers
ND long snappers
Notre Dame will have 2 long snappers on scholarship this coming year. It happens. It would piss me off to if I was you guys because you only have like what 3 scholarships left now?
June 6th, 2012 at 4:50 PM |
I think this decision has
I think this decision has
I think this decision has left some of us shaking our heads, but 20 commits to the class was like wow, so I guess I will trust the coaches.
June 6th, 2012 at 4:48 PM |
After watching his highlight tape
After watching his highlight tape
Contrary to what I imagined, he does not actually poop gold after each snap, that seemed to me the only logical explanation.
June 6th, 2012 at 4:51 PM |
For General Consumption...
For General Consumption...
...there is a recruiting video for this kid.
There is also an article that I found from May that highlights the trend in offering scholarships at this position. It provides an abbreviated list of the 25 FBS programs that have offered scholarships to long snappers recently. It talks some about the Rubio camp - what I found interesting is that they've sort of put specs on the position, if you will, stating that a lot of schools want the 15-yard snap completed in 0.75 seconds or less. It's a little detail, but an important one in certain situations.
http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1368224
Welcome to Michigan, Scott!
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June 6th, 2012 at 4:52 PM |
This guy does it in .69 sec
This guy does it in .69 sec
This guy does it in .69 sec
June 6th, 2012 at 5:24 PM |
God bless this staff and the
God bless this staff and the
God bless this staff and the genius of Hoke. .69 folks!!!
I poop excellence
June 6th, 2012 at 4:50 PM |
My feelings on this depend
My feelings on this depend
My feelings on this depend entirely on whether he's on scholarship. The difference between a scholarship long snapper and a good walk-on long snapper has to be, what, one bad snap over their careers? That hardly seems worth a four-year scholarship.
Either way, I hope the kid has a great career at U-M (and that this is the last we hear of him).
June 6th, 2012 at 4:53 PM |
He just tweeted this...so
He just tweeted this...so
He just tweeted this...so unless there was some egregious error in communication, he is on full scholarship...
Scott Sypniewski @Sypniewski56 Commited to Michigan on full scholarship!!!
USING GRATUITOUS AMOUNTS OF CAPS LOCK SINCE APRIL 2011
June 6th, 2012 at 5:01 PM |
Don't get this at all.
Don't get this at all.
Don't get this at all.
June 6th, 2012 at 4:59 PM |
Ahem
Ahem
How dare you question the importance of a quality long-snapper! Harrumph!
June 6th, 2012 at 4:50 PM |
video of him snapping over
video of him snapping over
video of him snapping over and over.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlGwlZvEmEM&feature=related
June 6th, 2012 at 4:53 PM |
Thought we had a couple
Thought we had a couple
Thought we had a couple preferred walk on long snappers? I know MSU got one from us but I swore we had another or two. Very perplexing to say the least, I'm going to guess what we have at RB is all we're getting
June 6th, 2012 at 4:53 PM |
No offens to this kid, but he
No offens to this kid, but he
No offens to this kid, but he could be th greatest long snapper ever, and I still wouldn't feel it's worth a scholarship. You're only on the field for like 10 plays a game, and half of those are extra points. Plus, the difference between a great long snapper and an average one is unnoticeable.
June 6th, 2012 at 4:55 PM |
Well, as long as he makes a
Well, as long as he makes a
Well, as long as he makes a catch for a first down in a BCS game, I will be okay with this.
Avatar is a reference to this. Go Blue!
June 6th, 2012 at 5:00 PM |
All the scholarship talk is off base...
All the scholarship talk is off base...
look at the kids last name, he's clearly a long snapper and he's clearly going to play at the University of Michigan.
Sypniewski? That SCREAMS Michigan special teams player (and a DAMN good one!)
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
June 6th, 2012 at 4:59 PM |
5* !!!!!
5* !!!!!
Ranked as a 5* longsnapper and #14 in the nation on this site...
http://kohlskicking.com/recruiting/national-rating-system/snappers/2013
However, unranked in the top 100 on this site...
June 6th, 2012 at 5:01 PM |
5 stars and #14 , wow, the
5 stars and #14 , wow, the
5 stars and #14 , wow, the top 5 must be 6 stars
June 6th, 2012 at 5:01 PM |
Wow, people really do in
Wow, people really do in
Wow, people really do in depth evaluations of high school long snappers.
“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler
June 6th, 2012 at 5:01 PM |
Best class ever?
Best class ever?
We've got our 5* ladies and gents!
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
June 6th, 2012 at 5:30 PM |
Another 5* ranking
Another 5* ranking
on this site where he is the #2 LS in the nation...
June 7th, 2012 at 9:38 AM |
162?
162?
That site has 162 long snappers ranked?!?!? Oh, the humanity!
I'm hungry. Time to eat.
June 6th, 2012 at 4:59 PM |
I'll take Sypniewski over Miami's long snapper
I'll take Sypniewski over Miami's long snapper
June 6th, 2012 at 5:04 PM |
Or
Or
June 6th, 2012 at 5:06 PM |
Haha I'm sorry guys but this
Haha I'm sorry guys but this
Haha I'm sorry guys but this is just downright stupid. How hard can it be for one of our walkon snappers to do the same job just as good? It's snapping a damn ball, can't be that hard to perfect. We can say goodbye to a 4th WR or a SDE.
June 6th, 2012 at 5:13 PM |
well maybe if you'd of spent
well maybe if you'd of spent
well maybe if you'd of spent a little more time perfecting your long snapping skills and a little less time complaining about them, this would be you with the full ride scholarship.
“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler
June 6th, 2012 at 6:14 PM |
I agree. Hoke is doing an
I agree. Hoke is doing an
I agree. Hoke is doing an awful job, fire him now. He used a schollie on a long snapper. Bad bad man.
June 6th, 2012 at 6:17 PM |
How about you let the coaches do their thing
How about you let the coaches do their thing
and you do yours, whatever that may be. I have a LOT more faith in Hoke & Co to recruit those players we need in order to be successful than I do in you.
June 6th, 2012 at 5:06 PM |
NO ME GUSTA!
NO ME GUSTA!
NO ME GUSTA!
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June 6th, 2012 at 8:44 PM |
Tengo hambre.
Tengo hambre.
Quiero Snapper
EDIT Snapper is easily overcooked, but should never be overrated.: especially if it can launch a football between its legs 15 yds, while looking between said legs, in .69 seconds. Just sayin'.
L.S.A. '88
June 6th, 2012 at 5:06 PM |
/Scratches Head
/Scratches Head
I trust our coaches and that they know what they're doing. I'm happy for the young man. Congratulations, Scott.
"Mattison must break you. Jake Ryan is his tool."
June 6th, 2012 at 5:07 PM |
No Kate Upton? For shame.
No Kate Upton? For shame.
No Kate Upton? For shame.
June 6th, 2012 at 5:18 PM |
Every Michigan Man...
Every Michigan Man...
deserves some Kate Upton on their hello page regardless of position.
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June 6th, 2012 at 5:32 PM |
Good god...
Good god...
Good god...
OSU did it two years ago.
/Jim Tressel'd
“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.” - Woody