Space Coyote

April 16th, 2014 at 8:40 AM ^

Site is blocked at work. But that's good, because it decreases productivity! You should be ashamed! SHAME!

\don't mention I'm wasting time on a blog right now

\\really don't mention that I also have a football blog that I want people to waste time at work reading

\\\also don't mention that I'm reading it on my phone

Magnus

April 16th, 2014 at 9:41 AM ^

Yeah, it was not a productive class. It surprised me a little bit because everyone says that wide receiver is an easier position to scout than something like offensive line because the athleticism is one of the biggest things that matters. Of course, it's possible that Michigan just coincidentally went after a bad bunch. A few of those guys had attitude issues (Babb, Simas, etc.).

It's also a little bit interesting to consider what would have happened if Erik Campbell had stuck around to tutor Clemons and Babb. Perhaps the same result would have occurred, but all those guys were recruiting by Lloyd Carr and eventually thrust into Rich Rodriguez's offense. Clemons, for one, tried to play through the coaching change but didn't like that Rodriguez tried to make him into a slot receiver. In an alternate universe where Carr remains the coach and Ryan Mallett sticks around, Clemons might have been a featured 1,000 yard receiver by his junior year.

Magnus

April 16th, 2014 at 4:49 PM ^

I agree with that. With what Michigan had coming back (Arrington, Mathews, Manningham, etc.) and the addition of Hemingway and Clemons (not sure about Babb), Michigan probably would have been set up pretty well for the future with their two- and three-receiver sets.

ilah17

April 16th, 2014 at 5:26 PM ^

I love these posts. Thanks for creating and sharing them! I was so disappointed when Clemons left. Hard to believe how long ago 2007 was.