UM linebacker targets
Rivals lists our current linebacker targets and breaks them down. Where is Kris Frost?
November 10th, 2010 at 3:06 AM ^
Quite possible Rivals considers him a WR prospect.
Maybe that's why?
EDIT: He's listed as an Athlete.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Kris-Frost-96501
November 10th, 2010 at 3:11 AM ^
He's not sure what sport he wants to play at Michigan! j/k
November 10th, 2010 at 3:16 AM ^
Is this list in any particular order?
November 10th, 2010 at 7:51 AM ^
How does Michigan look now to Frost with all the Cam Newton news coming out of Auburn?
November 10th, 2010 at 8:59 AM ^
Frost is going to be tried out here as a WR or TE and then flipped to LB (hopefully) unless his body doesn't develop into a LB type. That is what I am getting from what I've read. He wants to play WR so we are telling him he can give it a shot.
Re: Auburn situation, every once in awhile you see a program that has traditionally been horrible at recruiting go apeshit one year and get a top 5 class. Look to UNC, Auburn, Clemson (recently), etc. You could also look to OSU in basketball (a few years ago). None of this is based on any facts, but it is hard to overlook when suddenly out of nowhere a school completely bucks a trend. The thing is if they don;t get caught in that initial year they can play it by the book s and coast on their wins and the perception that they are "up and coming" for years later (how I believe OSU in basketball is successful right now). I curse my filthy conspiracy loving brain.
November 10th, 2010 at 9:17 AM ^
That can play LB, not try out one position and then switch to LB if said position doesn't work out for them. But whatever, if he's a superb athlete then I guess Rich has to do what he has to do.
November 10th, 2010 at 9:49 AM ^
Jones and likely Kinard and Morgan. Frost is a top end athlete that you bring in and figure out position later. And Frost can play LB he just prefers WR at this point.
November 10th, 2010 at 10:24 AM ^
RR is recruiting Morgan to run the Tebow jump pass in goal line situations? They even look alike.
November 10th, 2010 at 10:22 AM ^
I just worry about a transfer if we try to flip him and he rejects the movie. He has the skills were he could transfer to a lesser school and likely be a starting WR there.
November 10th, 2010 at 10:35 AM ^
First of all, position switches aren't exactly forced by the coaching staff. They'll only do it if the player is on board, otherwise it doesn't work out for anyone.
Secondly, I'm sure Frost and RR are on the same page with the coaches' intent on Frost, position-wise. If Frost was intent on never playing LB, he'd make that clear and RR would decide if he still wants him. And if RR sees a position switch in his future, he'll let Frost know so he can decide if that's a deal breaker or not.
Either way, Frost has mentioned a few times that if LB is the best place for him, he'll play it. And at the end of the day, these guys want to see the field and will likely play whatever spot gives them the best shot at it.
November 10th, 2010 at 11:33 AM ^
I think the situation with Frost would be handled more delicately, because a position switch has already been discussed. So both parties are aware of a potential change.
However, sometimes kids are "forced" to play positions that they don't want to play and end up transferring. It doesn't happen a lot, but the Brandon Smith situation and his subsequent transfer were largely due to the fact that the coaches wanted him to play linebacker and he wanted to play safety.
November 10th, 2010 at 12:58 PM ^
But if a player is physically incapable of playing a position, I would hardly say the coaches were forcing him to play something else. In the case of Frost, he really can play both, so there actually would be a decision to be made.
November 10th, 2010 at 1:12 PM ^
November 10th, 2010 at 11:26 AM ^
i concur. i've discussed this very thing with IU and PU people and they are pissed and waiting for the axe to fall on the bball program.
November 10th, 2010 at 12:19 PM ^
I think the IU implosion and Thad Matta had more to do with the recent pickup in Indiana recruiting.
November 10th, 2010 at 9:33 AM ^
Can we bring in some LBs with some good speed and know how to tackle...is that too much to ask?
November 10th, 2010 at 10:15 AM ^
Jones, Morgan and Frost/Grant/Dawson. With that haul we would get a headliner, a local tough guy and a guy in Jones who just seems like he has all the intangibles to be a great LB. Recruiting LB's has proven to be a difficult task and any combination of these three covers a lot of ground.
November 10th, 2010 at 10:43 AM ^
The guy is sitting on offers from OSU and Iowa. What happened to the Woodland Hills pipeline?
November 10th, 2010 at 12:16 PM ^
he's been sitting on those offers for a while. I believe OSU has moved on.