Not so cryptic update from Tremendous re: Maurice Hurst Jr.?

Submitted by Randy Marsh on

We all appreciate the updates from Aqua over at his Tremendous blog, and he has an update on 2013 DL Maurice Hurst Jr. The following part sticks out:

 

"Anyways. Why am I posting this update? I talked with Maurice for a split second tonight, who said he plans on visiting in a couple weeks. I also talked to a current commitment and they informed me that Maurice plans to commit to Michigan when he makes that visit."

 

http://thisismichiganfootball.blogspot.com/2012/05/maurice-hurst-jr-upd…

Space Coyote

May 15th, 2012 at 11:16 PM ^

Needs to work on pad level a lot and initial punch.  Don't think he has developed great leg strength to this point, but none of those complaints are irregular for high school players.  Kid is a great athlete, and if he can develope those qualities at the college level he will be a great player.  His weight and what I see as "can develope more leg strength" indicate that he will easily reach 300 lbs in college.

Section 1

May 15th, 2012 at 11:40 PM ^

You may remember me from such players as...

Henry Hill.  Walk-on.  Consensus All-American.  The quickest lineman, perhaps, in Michigan football history.  "Unblockable," said Bo Schembechler.

pdgoblue25

May 16th, 2012 at 9:44 AM ^

Last time I saw him he was all coked out and paranoid.  Rumor is he went into witness protection. 

Unfortunately he forgot the 2 most important rules:  Never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.

Section 1

May 16th, 2012 at 10:43 AM ^

But for anybody who didn't get the joke (and for whom a cocaine arrest is not so funny)...

The quasi-fictional Henry Hill (who was based on another, real, Henry Hill):

 

Meanwhile OUR Henry Hill, from Detroit M.L. King, is one of the greatest figures ever in the storied history of Michigan football.  Maurice Hurst Jr. could do no better than to aim to be another Henry Hill.

Young John Beilein

May 15th, 2012 at 11:45 PM ^

Says something like his dad said "It's not exactly Bama or LSU" and this pissed him off.  Rightfully so.  FYI for almost any of these kids you can just type their name followed by "twitter" and if they have an account it will generally come up as the first result.  Sometimes the tweets can be a little tough to follow if you're not versed in the language.

Michigasling

May 16th, 2012 at 6:25 PM ^

Considering that Papa played for the Patriots and Junior grew up thereabouts, and that there are a couple of kids who currently play for the Patriots (pretty well, I hear) who also played for Michigan (and even graduated?), I think Papa may be playing his son.  With tweeting, it's all in the [missing] context.

a2_electricboogaloo

May 16th, 2012 at 12:42 AM ^

Seems to be a Michigan kind of guy already.  I like it.  I like it a lot.

And it's a damn good thing that Michigan isn't LSU or Alabama.  It's one of the best schools, not just in the nation, but in the world.  If you go here, and you do not get into the league, you can still get a first rate education.  That being said though, having Hoke, Mattison and Montgomery being DLine coaches, you will have as good of a shot as anywhere to make it to the NFL.

MichiganMan14

May 16th, 2012 at 1:12 AM ^

Michigan is as quality an offer there is. Hurst will look great in a winged helmet and I love the student athlete we would potentially get out of him. Him Poggi....Treadwell and Green would make this class complete. Mathis, Fuller would be awesome aswell. Cravens is already holding two fingers up singing "fight on". It will be interesting to see if we can really land Green...or will get left at the alter again. His speed is elite. Great compliment to big Wyatt and Smith! Is there another longshot mystery recruit out there? Surely with so much time left in the cycle there will be a recruit that gives a look that isn't considering us now. I would like to see us try and go after anzalone. Ship has likely sailed though.

StephenRKass

May 16th, 2012 at 1:38 AM ^

If his plan is to get into the NFL, I would want to go to a school that has a lot of guys in the league. Alabama and LSU both trump Michigan in this regard, at least currently.

Well, who has the most DL guys in the league? LSU has eight. Alabama, five. Michigan, five.

So, right now, Alabama and LSU are better choices.

The equalizer? Michigan has 3 DL coaches. (Montgomery, Mattison, & Hoke.) At least on the DL, I would want to be under those guys.

turd ferguson

May 16th, 2012 at 1:58 AM ^

That's a strange criterion.  Why should a prospect be concerned about how many DL guys made it to the NFL from the Carr, Rodriguez, or Mike Shula (Bama) years?  Those coaches are long gone, and it seems like the current coaching staff would have much more to do with a prospect's NFL prospects than some eternal feature of the university (weather or academics or something).

StephenRKass

May 16th, 2012 at 2:26 AM ^

My post was expressed poorly. There are several reasons you might want to attend LSU or Alabama.

  1. At LSU & Alabama, you had a better opportunity of competing for the MNC over the last ten years. (3 times for LSU, twice for Alabama.)
  2. At both, you had a better chance of winning the MNC. (Alabama twice, LSU twice.)
  3. At both, you had a better chance of playing in a BCS bowl (LSU 4 times, Alabama 3 times.)
  4. At both, there are significantly more players in the NFL currently than there are from Michigan.

In Michigan's favor:

  1. They are a team on the rise.
  2. They have incredible history.
  3. They have 3 DL coaches, increasing your odds of getting good DL coaching.
  4. The academics are better.

I believe that every recruit says that academics are important. But not every recruit really believes it.