Michigan offers 2018 WR Will Mallory
I guess this is somewhat board-worthy:
Michigan offered 2018 wide receiver Will Mallory a few days ago, and he's the son of former Michigan linebacker Mike Mallory. Mike is now an assistant for the Jaguars, and his brother Curt was our secondary coach for the last few years. I haven't found any highlights for Mallory, but he's listed at 6'5", 200 lbs. and caught at least a few touchdowns for Jacksonville (FL) Providence last season.
I'm assuming that none of the services have started doling out stars to these kids. Where do you think he'll shake out?
I haven't seen any highlights of him. I've searched but can't find any, so I really have no idea. If he's 6'5" and 200 lbs. already, he could very well be a TE or DE by the time he graduates in three years.
I really don't know. Michigan offered four 2018 kids and a 2019 kid before Mallory. He might have come to Michigan's attention earlier because of those connections, but there's no way you or I can have a clue whether he deserves it without having seen him play. He's got good size and a good bloodline, so those are two pretty good starting points.
Well considering Bama just offered, I doubt it was just because of family connections.
I think recruiting kids in the 8th grade is crazy!!! I think teams should atleast let the kid play a couple of years of High school before considering them.
Well, Mallory is at the end of his freshman year. But Michigan did offer a 2019 kid, too.
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Thanks.
Why?
We can complain all we want, but Harbaugh is smart enough to see that other teams are getting a copetitive advantage by offering kids early. As we all know, Harbaugh loves to compete. The days of Michigan always being the program that maskes being behind the times as "tradition" are over.
I want a traditional game day experience but a cutting-edge coaching staff. I have a feeling that's exactly what we're getting.
Harbaugh is ahead of the curve in a lot of aspects. As evidenced by the "NFL QB shortage" piece and thread, there may be a backlash coming in which talented QB's would rather play in a pro style offense instead of a spread offense. Harbaugh is already basing a lot of his recruiting pitch on education and preparing kids for the NFL.
I think Harbaugh's approach to recruiting may be the best of any method that doesn't include a "bagman." If he wants to offer a 2018 guy in 2015, great. I will trust his judgment.
Exactly. It might feel wrong to be offering 8th and 9th graders, but that's the direction the game is going. You either go with the flow, or you get left behind. A lot of the big-time programs are coming in with early offers (USC, Alabama, LSU, etc.), meaning those players, parents, coaches, etc. start developing strong relationships for three or four years. Michigan has no chance with, say, a Florida prospect they recruit for 1.5 years while Florida State has been recruiting him for 4 years.
Until/unless the rule is changed (saying, for example, "No contact until sophomore year"), you have to do what you have to do.
I just tweeted about this, but Akron is all over the state of Michigan today. They've offered three 2019 quarterbacks within the state of Michigan. Why? Probably because they know they won't have a shot against other programs (including superior CMU, WMU, etc. schools) unless they start sending good vibes early.
You understand where I was going with this.
You understand where I was going with this.
High schoolers are really young these days.
Depending on what time of the year this kid was born in 2000, we're now possibly talking about recruits that were not yet born when I graduated from Michigan. I now feel that I've potentially crossed some sort of invisible line, or come to some strange milestone of age. Not sure what to think of that now.
What's really unsettling is when you realize you're now older than virtually all of the people you thought were "old" when you were a kid. Like teachers, neighbors, relatives... it was a shock to realize this year that I'm now older than Bob Ufer was when he passed away.
It goes by really quickly. Make your time count, kids.
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That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age.
You forgot one of the best Mallorys of all - Bill Mallory. Mallory took over from Bo at Miami (NTM), then moved on to Colorado, and lost to MSU in 1987 (I think) as IU's coach to send Sparty to the Rose Bowl. Mallory's speech to Perles's Spartans after the game was one of the classiest things I've seen in Big Ten football.
Bill and Bo remained close over the years, so Grandpa adds to the legacy element here.
with a victory over Michigan —1987—in the last 48 years.
I can't believe Gerry DiNardo never beat Michigan. That guy seems like a genius.
Was a great LB in the 80's. Hopefully, his son is just as good as him.
I was at Michigan with Mike and Doug Mallory. Not the most gifted athletes, but both were as tough as anyone who has ever played on the team.
I weighed 98 pounds my freshman year in high school.
I think I was about 105. And maybe 5'3.
I was 5'11 140 as a freshman in high school and thought I'd eventually be 6'5. Yup, I'm still 5'11 and it's...been a few years. I'd take this kid on size alone. It's not out of the question to think he could become a 6'8 tight end by the time he graduates. I remember Purdue having Kyle Ingraham, a 6'9 receiver a few years back. I'd settle for that level of production for sure.