Michigan Football All-Hype Team

Fixture for what seemed like an eternity of Lloyd pressers:  "Doug Dutch had a tremendous spring."

if Willie Heston belongs on this list?

Hey, come on. I had that great pass knockdown in the Pig Skin Classic in 1995 against Virgina. If I hadn't knocked that pass down Mercury Hayes would not have been able to make that great catch to win the game.

I was really young at the time so my memory is not the best, but was Shazor the guy who forced the fumble in the Purdue game by just blowing up their receiver to lock up the win?

EDIT- Nevermind, I am assuming Dorien Bryant was the Purdue receiver.  Here is the link with the play occurring at the 7:00 minute mark. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNqHgW74LjA

Even with the nuclear winter that was our secondary in 2009 and 2010, I still consider Howard-Whitley as the lowest point I've witnessed. Maybe that tandem was one of the reasons Jim Hermann insisted on using a 10-12 yard cushion on every single play.

Thanks for your contribution.  Whatever system of logic you are using disregards the word "commit."  Hell, I love your logic though.  Don't forget about Jesus, Al Bundy, Air Bud and Jeffrey the butler from Fresh Prince.  I'm sure they all could have served the Michigan football team in some manner.

Mallett was the #1 QB in the country for Michigan fans and 49% of the country. Jimmy Clausen was the #1 QB in the country for ND fans and 51% of the country. Big Tex vs. The Golden Boy.

The hype was crazy, NATIONALLY. Henson's had equal hype nationally, but what really made it crazy was his local hype - that was unreal. Had Mallett been from Dexter or Adrian, he too would've had crazy local hype.

Another reason Mallett didn't as much was Clausen.

But in the end you might put Mallett as a 8.5 on the hype meter and he did NOTHING at Michigan. You put Henson as a 10 on the hype meter, but he actually won games, beat Ohio, and went to a bowl. It's definitely a valid discussion, and I'd lean towards Mallett being the biggest disappointment or overrated player when you go hype vs. production.

Someone like Mike Hart who clearly outperformed his star ranking and "hype" coming out of high school.

Or someone like Englemon who was a 2* safety that people thought would never do anything and was probably our most consistent starter in the secondary.

The only reason I kind of suggest Molk was because there are some (not me) that think he's the best center of all time here at Michigan. If that's the case, he didn't come in with that type of hype. I think he outperformed his hype, but I don't think that makes him underrated like it does Mike Hart.

But for the time he did play for us, he certainly lived up to the hype.  As a sophomore, he had a legit chance to challenge an already seasoned Tom Brady.  His junior year, despite missing 3 games, he threw for 2,146 yards, 18 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.  He also rushed for another 100 yards.

I agree with you that he could have been the best ever had he stayed.  But not living up to hype because of leaving early is much different than not living up to hype because of lack of results on the field. 

That's why it's odd to see his name listed with the others you have.