Tony Posada Name Dropping
So, I took my parent's out for lunch here in Tampa because it's my mom's birthday, and I was wearing my Michigan hat. I think at least 5 people came up rocking full on Michigan gear to talk to me.
Anyhow, there was this family right behind us (hardcore southern football family). The mother noticed my hat after a couple of people came up bashing Florida and praising Old Blue, and she told me that we have a real special one coming to Michigan next year from Plant. Obviously, that's Posada. She mentioned that he has had no coaching, is gigantic, and all he needs is someone to take the time to teach him the game. She must have said "you just got a heck of a football player," at least 5 times in the space of two minutes.
Go blue!
October 30th, 2010 at 3:09 PM ^
How poor can his coaching be? He goes to one of hte top high school programs in the country.
October 30th, 2010 at 3:38 PM ^
I don't know, but I imagine Greg Frey is still a far better OL coach than whomever they have.
October 30th, 2010 at 3:12 PM ^
Someone send him some tape!
October 30th, 2010 at 3:36 PM ^
"Anyhow, there was this family right behind us (hardcore southern football family)......She mentioned that he has had no coaching"
Anybody want to bet that the "hardcore southern football family" who told the poster that Posada "has had no coaching" has a kid on his team that doesn't get any playing time? That is usually the definition of poor coaching in high school for most parents.
October 30th, 2010 at 3:54 PM ^
"Coach, Coach, Coach, Coach, can I talk to you? Ok Listen, Im not going to try to tell you how to coach, but I think if you put my boy in and shifted to a wing T formation we'd rack up wins and yards."
"So you're saying I should switch my entire offense for your kid? No."
"You don't know shit, your the worst coach ever. I've forgotten mroe about my state championship than you'll ever know"
October 30th, 2010 at 4:33 PM ^
You have no idea how accurate you are. I coached High School football for several years and I will never forget after a particularly ugly loss where I cleared the bench early in the fourth quarter. I had a parent of one of my starters come up and give me an earful because I pulled my starters too early (the score was like 35-7 at the time) and no sooner was he finished with me another parent walked up and ripped me because i left the starters in too long and should've put the back-ups in sooner so they could get more playing time. About then I realized that 99.99% of parents don't watch the game - they watch their kid - and nothing matters but his playing time.
October 30th, 2010 at 5:50 PM ^
If coach would have just put me in. I can throw a football a quarter-mile. See those mountains over there? I betcha I could throw a football over those mountains. We coulda been State Champs...
October 30th, 2010 at 6:50 PM ^
Uncle Rico!
October 30th, 2010 at 4:35 PM ^
The kids were definitely not in high school. Too young. She was just making the comment. The guy is raw, but she seemed to think he just has tons of potential. That's all.
October 30th, 2010 at 4:21 PM ^
she told me that we have a real special one coming to Michigan next year from Plant. Obviously, that's Posada
Darn, I was hoping she meant Wilder.
October 30th, 2010 at 5:40 PM ^
hip hip.... tonay!
October 30th, 2010 at 5:41 PM ^
So I worked the North Port v Riverview game last night and Dan was kicking huge again. I asked his defensive baptism during them game where he was going... He said MI.
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<br>Today at the Skeet range in Sarasota County I was shooting the sporting clays and ... No shit a coach and brother of Dan was working the range. We talked because I was rocking my new MI golf shirt. I asked where Dan was headed or what he was thinking. Answer, MI right now. MI doing it the "right way". FL talking about sitting the first year etc...he doesn't like that. They expect a MI offer after the staff review some film the family just sent in.
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<br>So... Maybe we will get a great kicker next year.
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<br>FYI- he kicked 3 kickoffs out of the endzone on the fly last night.
October 30th, 2010 at 5:42 PM ^
Stupid iPhone word completion. Change baptism to captain.
October 30th, 2010 at 5:45 PM ^
Well goodness, thanks for that. I was thinking that I knew less about football terminology than I thought.
October 30th, 2010 at 5:44 PM ^
Completely OT and nothign to do with this, but any suggestions of a place in Tampa to get lunch on a monday?
October 31st, 2010 at 11:22 AM ^
Doesn't matter where, just get a Cuban Sandwich.
October 30th, 2010 at 6:31 PM ^
I just hope she's right.