A couple of things surprised me. He is a 4 year starter and still only 16 years old. Held offers from Cal, MSU, BC, Iowa, Pitt, NC ST, and Wisconsin etc., but the second he received the Michigan offer he committed. Just a gut feeling, but I think our "D' will be pretty special with Durkin and Mattison this year. They were very solid last year with our offense constantly putting them in a bad position.
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You both nailed it. People just don''t see this for some reason. 7 or 8 wins just is not going to happen IMO.
The defense will IMO be top 10 in the nation. The biggest game is that damn Utah game. Harbaugh will have this team rolling mid-way through the year. But that Utah game scares me. It will still be a Harbaugh WIP team.
IF Michigan can get past Utah and beat them, look out. Team could be special.
I look forward most to seeing the QB development and improvement in the offensive line.
talent. The cupboard was not left bare although it is filled with unsed crockery.
Darboh, Cole, Harris, Drake Johnson, Isaac, Butt, Bunting, Canteen, and Green is a a mixture of inexperience with experience, but definitely talented. Rudock is a good manager and that's all UM needs this year.
Oh and not having Darrell "Uptown" Funk as OL coach will surely help. The OL, more than anything, will be the key to the season. If they perform to the level of their star rankings UM's offensive should be *gasp* good. Not great, but good.
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August 5th, 2015 at 11:44 AM ^
I won't be extremely happy with 8 wins, but that's my prediction. I'll be very happy with 9 and psyched as all hell with 10. Pre-bowl.
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If that weight is accurate he might end up at S down the road. 192 lbs as a 16 yr old? That's 17 lbs more than he is listed at on 247. Once he puts on 15 lbs of "always good weight" after a yr or 2 in college S&C, going to be nearing 210. He is also young enough he might still add an inch or two vertically. (or more)
http://247sports.com/Player/Sir-Patrick-Scott-76963
Interesting that Magnus has such a low rating on the kid - will be interesting how he turns out and where on the field he finishes up.
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Would you like him more as a safety if he grows into that? Your concerns seem to center around athleticism. I was thinking he might be a cool 6'2 225+ lb speedy OLB in 3 yrs too if his body frame can handle that growth. A "not fast corner" can be a "very fast" LB. At his height and age - esp if he adds an inch or two he could end up in a few places on the field 3 years down the road depending what he tops out at. Our heaviest DBs are 205 now and those are all safety types - the corners are sub 200. Lyons and Watson look to be the only 2 corners even over 180 lbs. If Scott was on the roster today he'd already be the 2nd heaviest corner behind Lyons.
August 5th, 2015 at 10:15 AM ^
Well, he's 6'0" right now, so I'm not sure if 6'2", 225 lbs. is within reach. I wouldn't love him as a safety, either. I just think he lacks great athleticism and playmaking skills. Plus his biggest asset is his long arms and physicality at the line of scrimmage, so playing him at safety removes that aspect of his game.
Thanks. 247 has him at 6'1 but they also had him at 175.
Sounds like you wont like him anywhere on the defense :) Maybe at slot WR? haha.
Well if he ends up being a 205-210 lb corner he is going to be tough to get off the line against even if he suffers once you get past him. Maybe he can become a guy you slot against opposing tight ends on passing downs as well.
I had to see what "chiseled" meant in relation to that '17 running back out of GA and damn- built like a truck. OMGShirtless would die.
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Damn. I don't know anything about this kid, but just on these pictures alone, do want. Looks like an aboslute mauler.
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"That guy is jacked!", "Dude is built like a brick house", "Guy looks like a mack truck" = the new pedophilia.
Thanks for the hot take.
Bring back Kate Upton!
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homoerotic than pedophilic. Age notwithstanding, those guys look like grown men.
I always thought OMGShirtless (tag, not poster) was just a joke. I don't think people who post that have sexual intentions towards the subject of the post.
It is a joke. It's an ironic meme making fun of those few posters who go overboard with enthusiasm over the sight of a player with a chiseled physique and the presumption that such a physique automatically meant a superior athlete and football player.
August 5th, 2015 at 10:38 AM ^
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August 5th, 2015 at 10:46 AM ^
I'm sorry, but isn't your name and avatar a reference to a character that was responsible for more deaths than a Chinese cemetery? Of course, nobody is supposed to assume that you would beat the boyfriend of a guy named Omar nearly to death just to find out where he is...
August 5th, 2015 at 12:29 PM ^
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August 5th, 2015 at 12:29 PM ^
Also, learn how to apostrophe.
August 5th, 2015 at 12:33 PM ^
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The "OMG Shirtless" thing goes back a long way on MGoBlog and, as far as I can recall, has its origins more in being a humorous retort to an actual request of shirtless photos (possibly of Tim Tebow when he was being recruited, but I can't remember precisely - still a creepy request), and then it morphed into a somewhat sarcastic standard reply (photo included typically) to just about any supposed blue chip recruit. That is to say, it is very much rooted in the blog tradition of snark and cynicism, but I can see the confusion if you don't have the context, I suppose.
it stems from brian mentioning in the blogspot/haloscan days that he kept getting inbound traffic from people that had googled 'tim tebow shirtless'
August 5th, 2015 at 10:19 AM ^
It would be creepier if MGoBloggers were taking the shirtless pictures. As it stands, usually these recruits are the ones posting shirtless pictures or at least taking their shirts off at football camps where they know photographers are working. My guess is that most big-time athletes who go shirtless are not worried that someone on the internet will see their six-pack or biceps or whatever.
OMGshirtless is mocking the hard on college football fans get over pictures of strapping young men in high school. It's supposed to sound pedophile and weird.
August 5th, 2015 at 12:55 PM ^