Isnt' Sam Grant the name of
That's Alan Grant . . .
That's Alan Grant . . . played by Sam Neill.
Ahhh, so the other safety
Ahhh, so the other safety from Ohio we have coming in is the paleontologist, sweet!
I know its Gant by the way.
You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in 'Nam of course.
Not to mention Jake Ryan
Not to mention Jake Ryan works for the CIA...
Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.
Isn't that Jack Ryan?
Isn't that Jack Ryan?
"Ack ack!"
I think he was a cop in Speed
I think he was a cop in Speed
What the hell is going on here?!?
And I think it's Jack Traven..
Just remember hot shot, when given a pop quiz....
Shoot the hostage.
Janeane Garofalo (Film Actors Guild): "As actors it is our responsibility to read the newspaper, and then say what we read on television like it's our opinion"
Close
Jake Ryan is the idiot that gave up banging Caroline for Molly Ringwald
Janeane Garofalo (Film Actors Guild): "As actors it is our responsibility to read the newspaper, and then say what we read on television like it's our opinion"
Hah!
It was on Monday Night and I watched it with the wife rather than the BCS game which was being boycotted.
He says he could violate the blonde "10 different ways" but would rather call Molly Ringwold.
Pretty sure Jake Ryan (circa 16 candles) was a robot.
Nerd alert...somebody's got an entire set of McDonalds collectible Jurassic Park cups stashed away in their mother's garage.
Negative, they are in a
Negative, they are in a storage unit somewhere waiting for Barry from Storage Wars to come find and try to make money off of.
You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in 'Nam of course.
I think it's more likely Moe
I think it's more likely Moe from Storage Wars Texas will get them!
"I knew Bo Schembechler and you sir, are no Bo Schembechler!"
F*** you. And the
F*** you. And the dilophosaurus you rode in on.
Nobody important is saying
Nobody important is saying that A.J. Williams is going to play tackle at the next level.
There is a GAPING hole at tight end, and the replacements are either old and invisible (Brandon Moore), young and invisible (Ricardo Miller), or wispy thin (Devin Funchess).
Furthermore, Williams wants to play tight end, and the coaches are telling him that he's going to play tight end. That's more important than what a bunch of random MGoBlog posters think.
you're right, but I think the
you're right, but I think the point is that the first day he steps on campus he will be about as large as our TEs ever get, most players gain wait in college, perhaps he'll go the other way, but its hard to see him playing TE at 280 or 290 pounds.
Or he'll just turn some fat
Or he'll just turn some fat into muscle and settle around 265-270, which is only slightly larger than Koger is.
WHA????
That's more important than what a bunch of random MGoBlog posters think.
Wait... what?
F*** TomVH.
I'm where you
WHOA...
Ease up there... let's stick to "holding." Unless you feel like buying the man dinner...
Too far. You take that back
Too far. You take that back now!
Special Teams means special times!
J.P. Holtz
I thought we were also getting a visit on the 20th from JP Holtz, the TE from PA?
OR
Walk-ons or position switches (i.e. DL with Z in their name)
Between true freshman, walk-ons, position-switches, or lackluster returning depth there's going to plenty of opportunity for somebody.
Maybe but the kid is pushing 280 and
Played tackle in High School, projects well at tackle and it's likely a better path to the pros for him so I will bet dollars to donuts that is where he ends up. Not unlike Cam Gordon who wanted to play WR against all evidence he was better suited at LB and now he is an LB.
WR to S to LB
WR to S to LB
Somewhere Roll Damn Tide is lurking...
The difference is that Cam
The difference is that Cam Gordon was obviously not a wide receiver because he's super slow. The coaches were like, "Yeah, whatever, fine, okay, we'll give you a chance to play wideout. We just need athletes." Gordon wasn't offered until November, partly because he wanted to play wide receiver and the coaches didn't see it that way. They let him screw around at WR for one season before forcing him to realize that he couldn't cut it there.
A.J. Williams was offered last February, told he was going to be a TE, and the coaches have maintained that throughout his recruitment. He was already huge and they recruited him as a TE.
So if AJ Williams projects
So if AJ Williams projects to an OT then why are we still pursuing Garnett? I know JG would be the second or third best OL in the class depending on where you rank EM, but this just seems like overkill with OL. #'s at OL are still down but you dont do it all in one year . . . you are almost guarenteeing a transfer of one of them. Is this not what RR was condemed for with doing the same with WR??
except a couple of them might
except a couple of them might get immediate playing time while others will take a while to develop which is typical for OL. some OL just never pan out or become career backups its not a gaurenteed success posistion so if we do get transfers it won't be for a few years and Williams could just as easily become a blocking tightend. Hoke isn't going to take more players then he thinks he can use
AJ Williams wants to
AJ Williams wants to play tight end and has been assured by Borges and Ferrigno that is the position he is being recruited to play at Michigan.
The moment that anyone from Michigan suggests that he will be moving to tackle, Williams would likely re-open his recruitment and head to Arkansas, or, worse yet, Ohio State.
What are the toughts on
What are the toughts on Grant? Serviceable? Sleeper? Blocker that is ok receiver?
I think you have to assume
I think you have to assume he's better than that, offers (with visits) from Michigan, Okla and Arkansas, and Okla still wants him even though they have 2 or 3 other TEs coming in, notwithstanding his low recruiting rankings, guy seems legit.
His junior highlights seem
His junior highlights seem to say good blocker and decent receiver. His offer list (as noted in another comment) is much stronger than his star rating. Oklahoma and Arkansas are top TE recruiters and both want this guy. Bottom line he has the size and polish to fill a very big hole in our depth chart next year. AJ will be the road grader and this guy may see a lot of PT if Moore does not improve.
http://www.scoutingohio.com/index.php/view-profile.html?task=userProfile&user=6771
jbibiza
The dude can definitely finish blocks
A lot of pancakes in there - granted playing against H.S. guys. But, his size will be an asset next year if we can land him.
"You owe it to every man, woman, and child in the State of Michigan to beat the Buckeyes and silence their fans! Now go out there and make it happen!"
- Bo Schembechler (Result: U-M 22 OSU 0)
having Kallis on our team
having Kallis on our team doesn't hurt our chances
Having
Kalis on the team is definitely a good thing, especially when he is doing this in the near future with a winged helmet on!
"It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing."
"The world is given to me only once..."
At 280 and most of it looking
At 280 and most of it looking to be good weight, how does he get into a college weight program and not get to 290-300lbs? As a run-blocking TE he for sure fits but does he maintain or even have the abilty to be a pass catcher? Just sayin!
Here's how
He is 280, and yes, as he ages from 18-22 and goes through S&C, a guy his size would be expected to put on 10-25 pounds of muscle, bring him to 290-305. But, college S&C doesn't just ADD muscle, it can result in a significant LOSS of fat. Have you seen a picture of him recently? Ton of muscle, sure, but he can EASILY lose 30 pounds of "bad weight." So, assuming the addition of 10-25 pounds of muscle and a LOSS of 20-30 pounds of fat, he can be expected to get to between 260 and 285. I would agree that 285 is probably too heavy for a pass-catching TE, but 260 for a guy his height is not.
Note: Jason Witten is 6-6, 265, and is a pass-catching TE.
Antonio Gates
He is 6-4, 260. A full 2 inches shorter and weighs basically the same. He is a pretty good pass catching TE as well.
Jimmy Graham
6'6" 260. I think he did ok with the Saints this year.
The Gronk
The Gronk, 6'6", 265.
Practice makes perfect. Unless you're the Buckeyes. Then you have to cheat.
They're are numerous TEs in
They're are numerous TEs in the NFL well above 250lb. It will come down to whether he can run patterns (w/o a sun dial) and catch the ball. If not, then he's an OT or an OT masquerading as TE.
I would venture a guess that
I would venture a guess that most NFL tight ends are over 250.
Brancing off the comments
Brancing off the comments about WIlliams I can see him finding his way onto the field as a freshman as a blocking tight end in short yardage. I think he'll help us out more at this point anyway. Grant has offers from Oklahoma and Arkansas and appears to be well rounded.
PALABRA!
PALABRA!
'Try growing up in Texas a Michigan WOLVERINE'.
Por supuesto
"gonna twist the cap off a green lizard" - Jim "Mad Dog" Mandich
PACKAGE DEAL
I am sure that's how Ohio will call this.
That said, I think this guy is a true sleeper. He's been getting a slew of nice offers the past few months, so I like that.
Hey why does Andrew get to get up? If he gets up, we'll all get up, it'll be anarchy!!! It's out of my hands...
who closed that door
Give me that screw or I will shake it out of ya.
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.
Rankings
Does anyone have an idea when updated rankings come out prior to SIgning Day? Curious to see how our recruits fare in the final ones. Obviously everyone was very high on Pipkins in the AAA game and potentially can get to that 5 star level? But do we see the likes of Magnusson and maybe T Rich dropping a bit?
Side Note
When is NSD?
Semper Fidelis
Isnt' Sam Grant the name of the paleontologist from Jurassic Park?
You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in 'Nam of course.