I know a lot of people have been asking about Aaron Burbridge lately. I spoke with his teammate Devin Funchess today and he told me that Aaron will be with him at the Big House BBQ on the 31st. I posted this in the BBQ Visitor List post, but I figured people probably aren't checking it as often now.
There isn't much new with Burbridge, he still needs to figure out his grades before anything can really happen.
Enjoy some BBQ and bring
I think WR is more important than we talk about.
We need to grab two recievers in my opinion. If anybody remembers Hennes first year, having some talented recievers made things easier for him. Now if we flash forward to shane morris it would be nice to have a stable of guys that can stretch the field right away. Burbridge is definetly one of them. The kid is fast, decent sized, and he can really go up and get the ball. I think if we add madaris to that we are in buisness.
The difference between Henne
The difference between Henne and Morris is that Morris will not need to start as a true frosh, likely. And if he does, he'll have Stokes, Dileo, Jackson and Robinson (and maybe Justice Hayes) before we even get to the 2012 signees, plus at least one true frosh in his class, who could be a big deal.
I agree we should get two, but if we take one it won't be too bad, and we can maybe take two in 2013.
If Morris becomes the 5* top
If Morris becomes the 5* top QB of his class we all hope he will, hopefully he can bring in some top WR in the 2013 class. That would be huge as it can often be a position of immediate impact
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GBOD
I hope your right
Will devin gardner be slingin the rock in 2013? Is that what you are gettin at? I just think there could be a possibility as much work as that kid morris is puttin in he could jump to bein the starter although i hope they give him a year. I guess my hope is that they land one guy at the very least wolvinla a guy that can be a threat everytime the ball is in the air. I think burbridge is that guy. I also think madaris is the guy. People are forgetting madaris went to the FSU camp and won the offensive MVP award. The kid can ball he may be flyin under the radar but if you look at his offer sheet it speaks for itself. Good points though wolvinla i sometimes get lost in the shuffle of Michigan talk and forget our past head coach loved recruiting WRS for that spread of his.
Yeah i agree
Is devin gardner going to be startin in 2013? Sometimes i get lost in the shuffle of Mich football talk, and forget we do have a stable of WRS. Good points wolvinla. Oh one thing people forget madaris won the OFFENSIVE MVP award at the FSU camp kid is a balla anybody who thinks he is slow is crazy. He flew under the radar for a while but his offer sheet is impressive. I believe NEB FSU USC MSU AMONGST ALOT OF OTHERS.
Yeah i agree
Is devin gardner going to be startin in 2013? Sometimes i get lost in the shuffle of Mich football talk, and forget we do have a stable of WRS. Good points wolvinla. Oh one thing people forget madaris won the OFFENSIVE MVP award at the FSU camp kid is a balla anybody who thinks he is slow is crazy. He flew under the radar for a while but his offer sheet is impressive. I believe NEB FSU USC MSU AMONGST ALOT OF OTHERS.
That's good news.
According to Sam this morning on tka, Aaron now has an academic plan in place and is working to become eligible.
Hopefully he can take advantage of this opportunity to get his grades up and become part of this class with his fellow FHH teammates.
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This kid is a beast. It would
This kid is a beast. It would be great to get him into the class. His highlights are amazing.
Thanks Tom
I hear Sheldon Day is coming. Any truth?
Great news Tom
The more Burbridge is on campus the better
"Look up, get up, and don't ever give up"
cue pun storm
NOW!
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I just hope Aaron has fun at the BBQ and gets to meat plenty of recruits that help him want the good side. Losing him to Sparty would be the 'wurst.
Denard has spent the offseason working really hard and smiling at people.
No not this again...
No not this again...
i thought the other night's pun storm was
well done.
perhaps its better we keep them rare?
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It apparently
Rubbed some people raw.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
FML
FML
yeah
it was over done
Maybe it's how folks are
Maybe it's how folks are dealing with all the expiring points...
Do we know if he's working towards bettering his grades?
Like summer school? I don't want to get my hopes up like I did w/ Dorsey just to have the kid now qualify. What a huge get he was then boom...not happening.
Hopefully this kid gets his grades together and we see him in the winged helmet.
Those who stay will be champions.
No, he is not working to get
No, he is not working to get his grades better at all.
Of course he is. He has a chance to get a free ride at a number of good universities if he just gets his grades in order. I just don't understand why you would put yourself in that position to begin with.
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GBOD
So you know him personally?
Obviously I would hope he's working towards it, but I don't know him or what he's doing for it. Hence my question of summer school.
I have to hope he's seeing the light and wanting to improve. However, if you let yourself get in this position to begin with, as you stated, it'd be easy to keep letting it slide.
Those who stay will be champions.
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"According to Sam this morning on tka, Aaron now has an academic plan in place and is working to become eligible."
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Its a legitimate question -
Its a legitimate question - we heard similar things about Dorsey. Plans amount to nothing if they are not carried out. And they poster you are trying to make look stupid is merely asking if Aaron has started carrying them out.
Yeah...
But there's a pretty big difference between Farmington Hills Harrison and Pete's Totally Legitimate Academic School of Academics for the Athletically Gifted (the school Dorsey attended to get his grades up)
Great news indeed
I sure hope this kid gets his grades in order. He would fill a great need, and screw MSU in the process.
Sam also said this morning
that if grades were not an issue, Burbridge would already be in the fold. Just Sam's "opinion".
Despite the obvious physical
Despite the obvious physical skill, I think my favorite thing about this guy is how he flips the ball to the ref after every play. He seems to embody the idea of acting like you've been there before. I think people sometimes assume that players are bad guys if they have grade issues. I don't think anything could be further from the truth with Burbridge. I hope he gets the help he needs with his classwork and Goes Blue to complete the trio. Good luck Aaron.
Darius Powe
Don't want to start a new topic on this, but what are your feelings about Darius Powe, Tom? I hear he's listed us in his top three for now and is hoping to visit and for an offer. He's a 4-start from the same school as Jordan Payton, I believe, and no. 238 on rivals.
FYI, He does have an offer
Couple corrections to what you said; Powe does have an offer and is teammates with fellow offeree and Oregon State commit Malik Gilmore, not Jordan Payton.
Thanks, I knew it was
Thanks, I knew it was something along those lines. Hadn't heard he was offered yet though.
I talked to him earlier in
I talked to him earlier in the week, just saving it for the Weekly Update [I have to save some stuff so I have content for Monday].
Nothing too groundbreaking yet, he wants to visit. We'll see what happens.
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Rivals article
I just saw that there is an article about Powe and Michigan on Rivals but it is behind a paywall so I couldn't read it.
Of the guys we are recruiting...
Burbridge is the best. I still think he is an elite level WR. This is going to be like Rawls last year...we may not know until late if he is eligible. But man, would I love to get this kid. Hope he works it out.
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Agree on Burbridge being the
Agree on Burbridge being the best wideout, even though we have a shot at Payton and Stanford. He just so explosive, has soft hands and is very elusive. I really hope he chooses Michigan after he gets his academics in order.
well...
If the steak tastes legit.
You must commit.
"delusions of granger"
Does It Matter?
If Burbridge isn't academically eligible does it really matter if he's at the BBQ at the Big House? I suppose getting him on campus is a good thing, but in the end, it could just make him want something he can't have...or hopefully it will help him realize what he needs to do if he decides Michigan is the place for him. Just my two cents.
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Yes, it matters. Worst case
Yes, it matters. Worst case scenario? Michigan's AD wastes a few burgers on a kid from a football powerhouse high school who has teammates coming here next year.
Let's say, for discussion sake, that Burbridge's shot at qualifying is 50-50 (no evidence to back this up). If we continue to recruit him until then, and he does qualify, we're in his good graces and have a good shot at his commitment. If he doesn't qualify, he's no different than a kid we recruited who went somewhere else.
However, if he qualifies and we had ignored him for the previous 9 months, we probably have less of a shot. He's a major talent and a few people feel he has a good shot at qualifying. I'd be pissed if he wasn't invited just because of that. It might even me one more thing to push him to get his grades in line.
MSU
And if we just leave him alone he goes to State. But if we recruit him until the end he could either acknowledge UMs loyalty and try for a JC or NOT go to our rival.
2013 the year Michigan wins........well, everything!
Being classy never hurts and
Being classy never hurts and my sense is that this staff is classy.
I'm thinking that that is one major reason that they want to coach here. Because they want to be classy and Michigan gives them that chance.
Powe and Burbridge
Those are two receivers I want in this class. Stanford and Payton as a second option. Chesson and Madaris as last resorts. All depends on who commits first though.
If we get two from that group
If we get two from that group it will be a good haul. But I agree with you, Burbridge is at the top. A lot of people have Madaris higher than you do.
Madaris
Is an interesting prospect. He's a possession receiver with good hands and good quickness. He's not the fastest guy and he won't make that many big plays. He's decent but comes no where close to the other prospects..except maybe Chesson.
Agree to disagree I guess.
Agree to disagree I guess. Madaris is quite fast and is still pretty tall at 6'2". He's a four star to Scout and 247 and almost a 4 to Rivals as well. He has offers from Nebraska and Florida State in addition to Michigan. He's pretty close to being in that same class with Stanford. Powe and Payton.
Agreed
They all have different qualities that make them unique. I would put him up there with the other prospects, I just wouldn't put him above any of the other receivers as now. I'm glad to hear different peoples opinion without being called a D1ck for my own opinion.
I would never call you a
I would never call you a dick, MichiganWolf. Unless you were really being a dick, then I would.
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Personally, I would like
Personally, I would like Stanford and Burbridge. I think that would be an amazing haul and two different styles that we will desperately need
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I thought about Stanford.
I would love to get two different styles this year, but next year I think we can land a top 5 WR prospect that has a DGB type frame.
Couple of questions
He sounds like a very talented guy. Judging by the game film I've seen and hearing the way you guys talk about him, seems like our best choice. I was wondering exactly what are the academic qualifications for scholarship athletes to get into U of M? I would assume its a GPA/SAT sort of thing, but am curious about the details. Sorry if this has been covered already in another thread (link please). And I was also wondering if MSU or other Big Ten schools have lower academic standards than we do? I'm kind of assuming the aswer is yes, but was hoping for specifics if anyone knows. Thanks.
Enjoy some BBQ and bring those books with you! This is the one WR that I would like to see in this class. That is unless Green wants to hop aboard.