Richard Ash 300#'s??

Submitted by Smitty D on
Richard Ash is a big kid. We had him at 275, but he's actually about 305 now. It will be interesting when he gets with Mike [Barwis], how he's going to change his body. He's not a bad looking kid right now - he's a good looking kid - it's exciting. Hopefully he can be a dominating presence by the time he's done. Ummm Holy crap 300 pounds? I thought this kid was 260. Sounds like a future NT not 3 Tech tackle to me.
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joeyb

February 8th, 2010 at 3:24 PM ^

First of all, please write out pounds next time. I read your title as "Richard Ash 300 numbers?" Second, if you are going to copy and paste something from another site, always provide a link and put it in a block or quotes or something so that it is clear that you are quoting someone. I know you provided it after someone asked for it, but it is bad form to not do so in the first place.

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Zone Left

February 8th, 2010 at 4:24 PM ^

# sign after a number indicates lbs, link and relevant text below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign Usage in North America The mainstream use in the U.S. as follows: when it precedes a number, it is read as "number", as in "a #2 pencil" (spoken aloud as: "a number two pencil"); however, when it follows a number it is read as "pounds" referring to the unit of weight, as in "5# of sugar" (spoken aloud as "five pounds of sugar"). The first form is more widely used by the general population while the second form is more specifically used in the food service and grocery/produce industries, or other fields where units of pounds (as weight) need to be hand-written frequently or repetitively.

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joeyb

February 8th, 2010 at 6:44 PM ^

Is it that hard to write "pounds" or "lbs"? "lbs" is the same number of characters as "#'s" but is so much clearer. I would say that only in a very limited context of the symbol is it called "pound". I have seen it referred to more as a hash that anything and I could have just as easily read it as a sharp symbol.

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joeyb

February 8th, 2010 at 8:19 PM ^

I'm not pissed. It's just when you go to school for 4 years and every time the symbol is used its called a hash or a sharp and then you work with the manufacturing industry and pounds are lbs, the # = pounds translation gets lost a little. I wasn't trying to correct him; it was a request, hence the "please" in the original post. Although, I may have come off more as a grammar nazi because of the second request.

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CRex

February 9th, 2010 at 12:54 PM ^

In the future, please convert all measurements to the metric system. My U of M proffs told me the Imperial System was dying out and we should all use the Metric System. I'm still eagerly awaiting the day we change out the highway speed limit signs to read "112.65408008057 KMPH".

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JC3

February 8th, 2010 at 3:25 PM ^

He's 305 pounds and he's never lifted a weight before. Ash probably isn't going to play at that size.. and damn, the fall is going to be rough for him.

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Baldbill

February 8th, 2010 at 3:37 PM ^

This guy seems like a real raw talent then, if he can stick to the workouts and get in shape this guy could be very good. If he was good enough to get the college offers with never touching weights before he could be a freak after a year in the weight room.

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WolvinLA2

February 8th, 2010 at 4:17 PM ^

Actually, if he's 305 and hasn't lifted a weight, he'll probably play at over 305. He'll take off a lot of the flab, but that means he probably has a lot of muscle mass to gain. He's a tall guy with a big frame, he'll be a big boy. We might have found our NT. I definitely agree with you that he'll be hating his life for a good part of this fall. He better be running A LOT between now and then.

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Kalamazoo Blue

February 8th, 2010 at 4:16 PM ^

The specific game isn't as big a deal as the story behind it. My 5-year-old daughter's t-ball team got picked to play a game at the White House. I can't tell you how awful this was for me. I take my Michigan football seriously. The conception of our children was timed so that there wouldn't be any babies born during football season. (Although my wife doesn't know this.) I tried everything I could to get out of going to Washington; or trying to fly in after the football game. The bottom line was that my wife would have killed me if I didn't go. As it turns out it was incredible. We sat on bleachers about 10 feet from W (politics aside, it was just cool being so near a president). My daughter got to shake hands with W and Cal Ripken (the commissioner of White House t-ball). Ripken autographed two baseballs for us and was a complete gentleman. The day ended with our family photo in front of the fountain on the south lawn -- I was wearing my M baseball cap. And I get to tell this story from time to time. It was worth it.

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WolvinLA2

February 8th, 2010 at 7:15 PM ^

I like hearing that Richard Ash is up to 305. This tells me that even if he's been pigging out a lot since the season ended, his playing weight was still around 280-285 at least. There's no way this kid has put on 40 pounds since early December/late November when Pahokee's season ended. He'll spend a redshirt year cutting some of that fat and bulking up and be 6'4" 300 and in shape by the beginning of his RS freshman season. Sounds good to me.

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AlbMichFan

February 9th, 2010 at 4:57 AM ^

I find it hard to belive that a football player has never lifted. Isnt it part of the workout plan to lift weights if you'r playing football? If it is true that he has never lifted weights its two things. 1) He will quit the team becouse the workouts will be too much for him. 2) He will never turn into a good player becouse most of the people if not everyone that weigh 300 lbs have e very very high % of fat and barely any muscle to play football. Ps: Even if he turns into a decent player by year 3 or 4 he will be buried in the depth chart couse i think by than we will have more talent and depth on the D Line. I hope i dont get negged for this but its just what i think

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Maize and Blue…

February 9th, 2010 at 9:00 AM ^

why did we give him a scholarship. Most 6 foot 170 lb. kids have a low very percentage of muscle. Why'd we waste a scholarship as he's probably going to quit anyway? (lmao) Yes, all three of our Pahokee kids have quit already because the workouts are to hard. Are you a new Michigan football fan?

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michiganfanforlife

February 9th, 2010 at 9:02 AM ^

he was a pretty good football player. In fact, he was physically dominating, and a smashmouth freight train. Some people are naturally gifted at football, and maybe this guy will become the Hulk with a little chocolate milk action. Barwis will whip him into whatever shape they want. Plus, you know that the other guys from Pahokee told him about the tough workouts.

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