What is your personal All Decade Michigan football and/or basketball team?
We’ve seen Trey Burke, Devin Bush, and Taylor Lewan named to all decade big ten teams so far (forgive me if I missed someone else). I was curious what fans would have as their all decade teams for Michigan football and basketball.
Off the top of my head, mine would be
QB: Denard
RB: Fitz Toussaint
FB: Khalid Hill
WR: Junior Hemingway
WR: Jeremy Gallon
TE: Jake Butt
OL: Lewan-Bredeson-Molk-Ruiz-Cole (positionless)
DL: Hurst-Winovich-Gary-Martin
LB: Bush-Ryan-Uche
Viper: Jabrill Peppers
DB: Lewis-Long-Hill-Kovacs
K: it’s really one guy, but I’m gonna go with someone else on this cuz of...reasons-Moody/Nordin
P: Will Hart
KR: Giles Jackson (can’t think of anyone other than ambry who has had a huge impact in this area)
PR: DPJ
And here’s my basketball:
G: Trey Burke (Simpson and Walton get honorable mentions, we’ve been kind of spoiled)
G: Caris Levert
G: Tim Hardaway Jr (Stauskas and Irvin get honorable mentions)
F: Jordan Morgan
C: Moritz Wagner
I had some good choices for some of these that I feel bad leaving out. There are also some that may have slipped my mind. Excited to see what other people would have.
I would take Higdon over Toussaint.
Basketball was tough. I had trouble deciding if I wanted to go actual skill level or a cumulative career impact. Stauskas and burke are good examples of two players who achieved a lot in just two years as opposed to MAAR who had a longer, solid career but didn’t have the peak the other two had.
Gridiron:
QB: Denard
RB: DeVeon Smith
WR: Gallon-Collins-Darboh
TE: Butt
OL: Lewan-Bredeson-Molk-Ruiz-Schofield
DL: Winovich-Hurst-Glasgow-Clark
LB: Bush-Ryan-Peppers
CB: Lewis and Long
S: Hill and Wilson
K: True performance: Gibbons (though I wouldn't let him back on campus if it were up to me)
P: Hart
Hoops:
PG: Burke
SG: LeVert
SF: Stauskas
PF: Wilson
C: McGary
+1 for "Gridiron"
- QB Denard Robinson
- RB Karan Higdon
- FB Khalid Hill
- WR Amara Darboh
- WR Jeremy Gallon
- TE Jake Butt
- OL Taylor Lewan
- OL David Molk
- OL Cesar Ruiz
- OL Mason Cole
- OL Graham Glasgow
- DL Chase Winovich
- DL Maurice Hurst Jr
- DL Chris Wormley
- DL Rashan Gary
- LB Devin Bush
- LB Jake Ryan
- LB Jabrill Peppers
- DB Jourdan Lewis
- DB David Long
- DB Delano Hill
- DB Jarrod Wilson
- K Kenny Allen
- P Kenny Allen
- KR Giles Jackson
- PR Donovan Peoples-Jones
- G Trey Burke
- G Nik Stauskas
- G Caris LeVert
- F Iggy Brazdeikis
- C Mo Wagner
DPJ over Peppers at PR?
DPJ had a couple big returns, but Peppers saved a ton of hidden yardage fielding punts that most others would not.
Prioritizing career output over peak performance (i.e. I value Z over Walton, in spite of SR Walton being ridiculous)
QB: Denard
RB: Higdon
FB: Khalid Hill
WR: Roy Roundtree
WR: Jeremy Gallon
TE: Jake Butt
OL: Lewan-Bredeson-Molk-Ruiz-Cole
DL: Gary-Hurst-Martin-Winovich
LB: Bush-Ryan
Viper: Jabrill Peppers
DB: Lewis-D. Hill-Kovacs-Long
K: Kenny Allen
P: Will Hart
KR: Giles Jackson
PR: Jabrill Peppers
HM: Lavert Hill, Jarrod Wilson, Nico (plz), Gardner, Toussaint, Glasgow(s)
Basketball:
G: Trey Burke
G: Nik Stauskas
G: Tim Hardaway Jr
F: Moe Wagner
C: Jon Teske
HM: Walton, Simpson, Levert, Morgan
Damn I knew I was forgetting who the kicker was in harbaughs first years. Kenny was awesome. He’s in over moody and nordin for me. (It’s really gibbons but I didn’t like putting him on the list.)
Why make a team mocking our own guys? Most, if not all of these guys, tried their hardest even if their careers didn't pan out. And then it's especially puzzling that you decided to include a few guys who had exceptional careers (Kovacs, McCray, Hudson, etc) in a list of guys whose careers were somewhat disappointing.
I don't get the point of a post like this.
I laughed ?♂️
If you absolutely insist on making a list in extremely bad taste, please don't forget Rich Rod's stud CBs: Demar Dorsey and Boubacar Cissoko.
I forgot Holder: Garrett Moores
Football:
QB: Denard
RB: Karan Higdon
FB: Panda
WR: Jeremy Gallon
WR: Devin Funchess
TE: Butt
OL: Lewan-Bredeson-Ruiz-Onwenu-Schofield
DL: Winovich-Hurst-Martin-Taco
LB: Bush-Ryan-Uche
CB: Lewis, Long
S: Hill, Peppers
Hoops:
PG: Burke
SG: Stauskas
SF: Levert
PF: Matthews (cheating a little)
C: Wagner
*originally had Glasgow but forgot about Mike Martin. Both beasts.
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That's my top 15
How about D. Norfleet for his punt return dance. That was my favorite extended TV timeout ever. Dancin Dogs Yeah, Bow-Wow-Yippie-Yo-Yippie-Yeah!
Basketball
Starting 5:
Walton
Burke
Stauskas
Hardaway
Wagner
Obviously you wouldn't start Hardaway at the 4 in a real game, but those are the 5 most deserving guys.
Subs:
Levert, Simpson, JMo, Novak, MAAR, GR3, Darius Morris.
Honorable Mention:
Spike, Duncan Robinson, Teske, McGary, DJ Wilson, Zak Irvin, Matthews, Livers... even the honorable mention group are all amazing players.
Football (second team selection in parenthesis)
QB - Denard (Gardner)
RB - Higdon (Fitz)
FB - Hill (Mason)
WR - Gallon (Funchess)
WR - Collins (Hemingway, Chesson)
TE - Butt (Gentry)
OT - Lewan (Schoefield)
OT - Runyan (Newsome)
OG - Glasgow (Onwenu, Bredeson)
OG - Ruiz (Omameh)
C - Molk (Cole)
DT - Hurst (Henry)
DT - Glasgow (Mike Martin)
DE - Winovich (Wormley)
DE - Charlton (Gary)
LB - Bush (Gedeon, Glasgow)
LB - McGrone (Uche, Ryan)
V - Peppers (Hudson)
CB - Lewis (Stribling)
CB - L. Hill (Long)
S - Metellus (Wilson)
S - Delano Hill (Kovacs)
K - Kenny Allen (Moody)
P - Hart (Kenny Allen)
PR - Peppers (DPJ)
KR - Giles Jackson (Peppers)
WR-Nico and Jeremy Gallon
Oline-Runyan (Lewan was better but fuck him) Breseson, Ruiz (tough to leave Molk out), Ohmameh (Ditto Onwenu), Schofield
TE-Butt
RB-Toussaint (one of the most underrated players to come through in a while, pre injury)
FB-Mason
QB-An uninjured Devin Gardner
Dline-Chase, Hurst, Glasgow (Ryan, not Jordan ;-), Gary
Linebackers-Jake Ryan (I always liked him better outside), Bush, Jabrill
CB's-David Long, Jourdan Lewis
Safety;Kovacs, Metullus
Baskeball
Trey, Nik, Caris, Wilson, Moe
Bench, DWalt, Matthews (need a stopper), McGary, Livers
Adding football specialists-Kenny Allen kicker and pinte unless were going Aussie.
KR, Jackson
PR-Jabrill. Never seen anyone field punts like that and he was so close to scoring so many times
QB Denard, though under Harbaugh I really want to take Gardner...
RB Higdon,
FB Hill
Rec. Collins, Gallon, Chesson
TE. Butt
Oline, Lewan, Cole, Ruiz, Bredeson, Runyan From Left to Right.
Dline, Winovich, Hurst, Martin, Graham, I think Brandon Graham played in 2010 so I’m taking him..if not Martin and Graham taking Henry and Clark.
Lber, Bush, Gedeon, Uche..
Safety Dymonte Thomas, Wilson.. tbd on daxton hill.
Nickel, Peppers
Corner Lewis, Hill, Ambry Thomas
Not Darrel Funk
Football:
QB: Gardner
RB: Higdon
WRs: Darboh, Gallon, Collins
TE: Butt
OL: Lewan, Glasgow, Molk, Ruiz, Cole
DL: Winovich, Hurst, Henry, Taco
LB: Peppers, Bush, Ryan
CB: Lewis, Long
S: Wilson, Hill
K: Kenny Allen
P: Will Hart
KR: Lewis
PR: Peppers
Basketball
G: Burke
G: Walton
F: Stauskas
F: Wagner
C: McGary