Cali Wolverine

January 18th, 2015 at 10:19 PM ^

Next thing you are going to tell me is there is no Santa Claus, Denard Robinson is really a running back (not a QB), Funchess is really a wide receiver (not a tight end) and Devin Gardner is a wide receiver (not a QB)! Also, can you please give us more insight on your in-depth discussions with Habaugh about where he is placing returning defensive players on the field? Or is your bat phone connected to Durkin?

Joined: 01/13/2013

MGoPoints: 21755

Don

January 18th, 2015 at 10:58 PM ^

Out of curiousity I took a quick swing through some rosters. You're right that most corners seem to be around 200 or under, but heavier ones are there.

Patriots Brandon Browner    CB    6-4    221

Dallas  Brandon Carr    CB    6-0    210

Saints  Stan Jean-Baptiste    CB    6-3    218

Saints  Keenan Lewis    CB    6-1    208

Colts   Vontae Davis CB    5-11    207

Ravens Jimmy Smith    CB   6-2    209

Seahawks Byron Maxwell    CB    6-1    207

Joined: 06/30/2008

MGoPoints: 148278

HANCOCK

January 18th, 2015 at 11:38 PM ^

Denard is a better RB.

I dont see what the difference bewteen Funchess at WR or TE. Like, his role reay didnt change that much except he blocked less (which was for the better).

 

Gardner shouldve been a WR all four years. We just didnt have a QB better than him.

 

I dont think he was trying to say he has some kind of inside source, just a guess based on the fact that more weight usually means a move to Safety 

Joined: 10/16/2012

MGoPoints: 1665

Deltroit3030

January 18th, 2015 at 8:06 PM ^

I agree not to do it... but the "creepy" thing is very overplayed. I think that's just an insult people use sometimes when they are against tweeting recruits. Of course, there probably is some over the line/creepy instance.. but the casual "come to ann arbor/go blue" posts aren't "creepy".

Again tho, I agree just don't tweet them at all.

Joined: 01/09/2014

MGoPoints: 638

HANCOCK

January 18th, 2015 at 11:50 PM ^

Ehh...saying "Go Blue!" or "Come to Ann Arbor" is pretty innocent. I dont think thats creepy or weird at all because I would probably say it to the kid in real life if I happened to see them. 

 

Saying something like "Commit to Michigan or I will rape your little sister" is more along the lines of creepy/weird.

 

I think there is a clear distinction there.

 

For what its worth, Im a 21 y/o with twitter and Ive never tweetered at a recruit. I just find the whole "creepy" thing to be overplayed. I dont tweet at them because I would find it to be a waste of time to type and send something to someone who probably isnt going to read it and I really just dont have the desire to do so anyway, but hey, if someone finds the need to tweet "#GoBlue" at a recruit, there is nothing wrong with that. Its probably annoying to an extent, but you can filter mentions from the public and from people you know pretty easily. It iss something that comes with the territory of being a D1 recruit and I would gladly be a D1 football recruit, even if it meant I got fanmail. And if the kid doesnt want those kinds of messeges he could just make his account private.

Joined: 10/16/2012

MGoPoints: 1665

HANCOCK

January 18th, 2015 at 11:41 PM ^

I dont support tweeting any recruits, but creepy really isnt the right word. Creepy is kind of over used now-a-days.

 

Tweeting a recruit is just obsessive (which we are anyway, but whateves..). Its also overstepping some boundaries and probably annoying for the recruit, but its not really that creepy to be honest

Joined: 10/16/2012

MGoPoints: 1665

M Go Dead

January 18th, 2015 at 10:35 PM ^

I can't believe 91% of people ages 18-34 are on facebook. Does that count if you have ever had a facebook account or just at the time of the survey? I used to be on but deleted my account several years ago.

I was a freshman at Michigan, living in East Quad when we first got facebook. I was the second person from my hometown on, crazy to think how that has changed.

Joined: 07/23/2013

MGoPoints: 3550