JimBobTressel

December 2nd, 2013 at 7:59 PM ^

I haven't thought about recruiting in a while. I'd rather see them horde scholarships for 2015 than grab too many late pickups. We are still in it for a lot of quality 2015 targets, and I'd like to have slots for as many as possible. I really hope that KLS and Minkah Fitzpatrick somehow end up commits.

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denardogasm

December 2nd, 2013 at 9:29 PM ^

The problem is I think a big part of our success has come from getting in on guys super early by finishing the prior class quickly. I don't know if offering late is going to bring in the elite guys we want in 2015. Still early for 2015s I know but not really relative to other programs which takes away the early bird advantage.

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West Texas Blue

December 2nd, 2013 at 8:34 PM ^

Michigan not offering KLS is baffling. Coaches are going all in on Jashon Cornell but not sure if eggs all in one basket approach is good or not. That strategy backfired big time when we went all in on Deshawn Hand and had essentially zero backup options, especially when we really need a SDE in the '14 class. Seeing how our pass rush was mediocre this year, we really need to bring in some talent.

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Magnus

December 2nd, 2013 at 8:43 PM ^

I don't know why we really need a SDE in the 2014 class. It's been pretty standard practice for guys to move from WDE to SDE, which could be the case for Taco Charlton and Lawrence Marshall. There are also guys like Henry Poggi who could play SDE. Even if we go one class without someone you identify as an SDE (Malik McDowell is still a possibility as an SDE/3-tech), there's still plenty of time for 2015. Michigan has only offered about 40 kids so far.

And with Marshall and Noah Furbush (who I think will end up as a DE) in the 2014 class, there might not be a huge need for a WDE in the 2015 class. It will sort itself out. It's too early to freak out about 2015 weakside end recruiting, in my opinion.

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WolvinLA2

December 3rd, 2013 at 11:23 AM ^

Yeah, I'm sure it won't finish out that way.  Taking only 2 in 2014 is fine since we took 6 the year before.  But I bet we have some OL attrition over the next year which opens up another spot or two for 2015 and we take 3 that year.  We'll be able to take more in 2016 and we already have Swenson.

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Leroy Hoard

December 3rd, 2013 at 11:42 AM ^

Alex Bars was a disappointing miss.  Give me a class full of high quality tackle types and they can play guard if they don't turn out to move as well in space.  Vice versa doesn't work.

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WolvinLA2

December 3rd, 2013 at 11:47 AM ^

That's not necessarily true at all.  Lots of OT prospects are taller and leaner which inhibit their ability to drive block, and lots of tackles can't pull well.  Ben Braden was looking like our best non-starter at tackle and when the coaches moved him to OG because he was needed there, he couldn't hack it.  

What we've been doing will work well.  Bring in a few OTs, a few OGs, and a handful of guys who can do either well.  

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