From The Opening Twitter account:
S/O and congrats to Pickerington North (Ohio) TE Jake Butt (@bigjakeyB_1), who was invited to the 2012 #THEOPENING today #GoBlue #Team134
Butt is the sixth Michigan commit be invited. (Morris, Butt, McCray, Lewis, Dawson, Charlton)
Congrats to Jake!
There will be more committs
BFD - this is good for the
BFD - this is good for the kids’ self-esteem -not so good for their skill development. The Opening, Sparq training, elite camps ... this is more the ground work for the future commercialization of these athletes.
Has any coach endorsed this "training"? No. It's money. Connections will be made. Business is what business does. This isn't the only example of this but Nike is perhaps the most affluent. If that makes this a BFD then BFD.
I support these athletes. I'm happy for Jake. The Opening... I don't think it means much in the end. The sleds weigh about the same throughout the country. Give me some football... not Combine Jr.
That said ... I might go and check it out (not that there is much for the public) if I can get out of lawn care duties. Life is full of hypocrisy.
Nice to hear. Jake deserves
Nice to hear. Jake deserves more attention than he's been getting from the recruiting services. Underrated#
i hate twitter...
... but i believe it is #Underrated. Could be totally wrong.
Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else.
#Internetafflictions
#twitterdyslexia
L.S.A. '88
#twitterlysdexia
#twitterlysdexia
Well played
Sir.
L.S.A. '88
Congrats to big Jake. Great
Congrats to big Jake. Great to be so well represented at this big event.
If I say a duck can pull a truck, shut up and hook the sucka up!
Clicked the link to the
Clicked the link to the opening twitter account and saw Ross Douglas add a hash tag about Breneman saying #weare. Is that a PSU thing? And if so did they not steal it from Marshall?
"Michigan Defense" is dominating everything, in every aspect of life. That's a rough definition.
-Craig Roh 10/29/2011
Yep
"We are... Penn State" has been their thing for a while.
No
I'm pretty sure Penn State stole it from Farmer's Insurance...
For my privacy, my new username is "non-Oriental non-Andrew"
Marshall stole it from Penn
Marshall stole it from Penn State.
Gotcha. I've never actually
Gotcha. I've never actually heard it from either in real life so in my mind it's more of a Matthew McConaughy thing.
"Michigan Defense" is dominating everything, in every aspect of life. That's a rough definition.
-Craig Roh 10/29/2011
or...
didnt we are marshall have something to do with the plane crash in the 70s. or was that just from the movie. not saying it predated psu but it might have a more sentimental emotion for marshall than it does the nittany lions.
Origins of the "We Are..."
From this article, the "We are Penn State" came before Marshall's version.
Marshall University unofficial sports historian and radio broadcaster Woody Woodrum said, "I remember them starting the cheer in the late eighties at Fairfield Stadium. I don't remember what the thing was that really got it going."
"I had heard that cheer before at Penn State when I was up there back in the late seventies and early eighties, we are Penn State: “We are, Penn State.”
So, late seventies for PSU, and late eighties for Marshall.
link:
http://archives.huntingtonnews.net/local/070104-spencer-wam2.html
"It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing."
"The world is given to me only once..."
So...
What are the odds that Jake has (a) heard of Shakey Jake, and (b) would consent to Shakey Jake as a nickname?
I support this.
I support this.
+1
Thats awesome wish he could be introduced
JB Class of '06
Shakey
at best.
L.S.A. '88
The Opening 2011
Does anyone know who/how many commits of ours went to the Opening last year?
Not sure
Not sure, the only one I remember for sure is Magnuson.
But TomVH just tweeted this:
Michigan's 2013 class: 20 commits, 16 four-stars, 11 ESPN150's, 7 Under Armour All Americans, 6 invites to The Opening
Practice makes perfect. Unless you're the Buckeyes. Then you have to cheat.
IIRC
Ross, Richardson, and Magnuson might have been the only ones.
EDIT: And Ojemudia and Standifer
Twitter // Recruiting Work// Email
I'm not too familiar with the twitters...
So was #Team134 written by The Opening? If so, awesome.
Yes
It was
Practice makes perfect. Unless you're the Buckeyes. Then you have to cheat.
yeah they wrote it but they
yeah they wrote it but they were not the first ones to write it. most of the commits use it
I know commits/UM/we use it,
I know commits/UM/we use it, but I didn't know it was catching on with those not affiliated with the university. It's a revolution.
What exactly is "the Opening"
What exactly is "the Opening" anyways?
#wonderingwhateveryoneistalkingaboutandfeelingleftout
When you get to be my age,
When you get to be my age, this is how you feel every day. Just lower your eyes and shake your head at anything you don't understand, it works wonders to prevent nutjobs and imbeciles from annoying you.
~Herm
Stop the uniform changes! Contact Dave Brandon 734-764-9416.
Herm is that you in that
Herm is that you in that picture?
Herm isnt this way past your
Herm isnt this way past your bed time?
"to make a complete evaluation off video w/o seeing guys in-person - I don't believe that at all." - Josh Helmholdt
Septuagenarians
Rockin' MGoBlog!Kkudoas to you fine Sir. I also think we should all consider ending each post with a name signature.
-Tim
L.S.A. '88
And with that seal of
And with that seal of approval Herm has succeeded where Chet failed so many times before.
"Michigan Defense" is dominating everything, in every aspect of life. That's a rough definition.
-Craig Roh 10/29/2011
Herm
Is in a class all by himself
I have a Fandom Endurance III merit badge
Herm
is the only UM grad from '61? Damn, I'm even more impressed by his credentials now.
L.S.A. '88
all star game
It's a new all star game - very select company - big honor to be invited. Not so different from the Army Game or the Under Armour . . . .
"Underwear Wearing Basement Dweller"
Not a game
It's more of a combine/camp.
And by 'more of', you me "it
And by 'more of', you me "exactly is" a combine/camp.
And also a way to pimp Oregon and Nike.
How many people get invited
How many people get invited to this camp? I know it is selective, but it would be good to understand the barometer for what 6 invites to this camp means.
150
I think I read it was 150.
It
should be called The Wolverines!!!
really offtopic. i dont have
really offtopic. i dont have enough points to make a thread but i was fantasizing what our team is going to look like down the road in lets say in like 2015 and i got really excited. did i leave anyone out?
QB- morris
RB- deveon smith
3DRB- norfleet
FB- shallman
WR- Treadwell
WR- Darboh
WR- Chesson
TE/WR- Funchess
TE- Butt
H-back- hill
blocking tight end- williams
LT- Kalis
LG- Fox
C- Kugler
RG- Dawson
RT- Bosch
WDE/OLB- ojemudia
WDE- Charlton
SDE- Strobel
SDE/3TECH- Poggi
3TECH- Wormley
NT- Pipkins
SAM- mccray
MIKE- bolden
WILL- ross
field corner- lewis
Boundary corner- conley
nickelback- terry richardson
free safety- jarrod wilson
strong safety- dymonte thomas
Including guys in a future
Including guys in a future depth chart that haven't even committed? Emo is that you?
the only one i included was
the only one i included was treadwell.... and i think that we all agree that we are the outright favorite for him.
While true I don't think he's
While true I don't think he's a mortal lock as of yet.
yeah obviously. this is just
yeah obviously. this is just a hypothetical thing. i was fantasizing about what our team could look like in a couple years.
Yeah.
The rest of the 2013 and all the 2014 commits, but don't worry, that will soon be provided by THE_KNOWLEDGE, THE_IGNORANCE and The Party Room (or as I like to call them: THE_GOOD, THE_BAD and the ugly.)
L.S.A. '88
I'm not sure if "the ugly" or
I'm not sure if "the ugly" or "the weird" is more appropriate for The Party Room.
I always wonder why Magnuson
I always wonder why Magnuson never make these mock teams. I'd say he starts at right tackle as a reshirt sophomore.
Drake Johnson
Sorry man not dissing your list but I just have a great feeling about Drake, highly underrated with tins of speed and athleticism didn't attend many camps so went unnoticed, I just really believe he is the sleeper of last years class and will be a stud
#Go Blue !!!!!
Kalis is a G/RT. He won't
Kalis is a G/RT. He won't play LT, ever, even if there's a fire
"Dream Big, Work Hard"
There will be more committs that will make the Opening.. Congrats kid, Its a Big Fucking Deal
Go Blue