Where will Michigan find scholarships to round out this class?
We have 25 open right now and 25 commitments. The coaches can thank Mike Jones for his time with the program, but where would we find 2 more schollies if the class potentially gets up to 28? They aren't gonna "suggest" football isn't for them after working their asses off, are they?
January 13th, 2013 at 7:47 AM ^
the departure of current college students who play for the school we root for. Some of them even read this blog.
January 13th, 2013 at 7:50 AM ^
I've heard rumors of one defensive player who will not return. I'm not sure where other spots could come from, aside from Jones.
January 13th, 2013 at 8:57 AM ^
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January 13th, 2013 at 10:38 AM ^
lose*
January 13th, 2013 at 10:48 AM ^
Maybe he was referring to injuries related to inflexibility. If you don't stretch enough (aka loose) then you get injured and have to leave the team.
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January 13th, 2013 at 12:15 PM ^
Or to turn loose of. Loose is also used as a verb commonly, so we could haved "loosed" several players.
January 13th, 2013 at 10:42 AM ^
Is this unnamed defensive player who is rumored to be leaving a role player or potential starter? In other words, will his departure hurt?
January 13th, 2013 at 11:33 AM ^
He's a guy whose absence probably wouldn't be noticed very much.
January 13th, 2013 at 11:44 AM ^
Cool. Thanks.
January 13th, 2013 at 7:57 AM ^
Who has Hoke's email address so I can ask him?
January 13th, 2013 at 8:00 AM ^
Let me know what he says.
January 13th, 2013 at 8:32 AM ^
You'll just have to wait and hear, or email Brady yourself. That's just the way this goes, bro
January 13th, 2013 at 10:25 AM ^
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January 13th, 2013 at 8:47 AM ^
You can make room for incoming scholarship players via attrition by changes to your roster in the following ways.
- Players see the writing on the wall depth chart wise and transfer. Say Hoke finds that some incoming freshman will start over some juniors or seniors who are lower on the depth chart, they would be free to leave.
- Players get into trouble and get kicked off the team
- Players grades don't cut it and they are asked to leave. Rarely does this happen but players must maintain the minimum GPA of the institution they attend which for Michigan is a 2.0 (correct me if I'm wrong). Here is a link for more info on the academic stuff.
- Players leave early... Had Lewand left early, it would free up a scholarship for someone else but I'm not sure who is on the fence for Michigan to make the leap to the NFL.
- Players get homesick and tranfer back home
- Players Gray Shirt
Most of attrition occurs between the time the bowl season ends to the time summer camp starts. Gray shirting players however is the last resort. I'm not familar with the entire roster for Michigan so I'm not sure who goes under which category but apply to the individual as needed. I'm sure the coaches will make room if Larue and Co. were to finish out the class.
January 13th, 2013 at 9:47 AM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 8:36 AM ^
don't frickin worry about it. Let the coaches worry about it.
January 13th, 2013 at 8:58 AM ^
Can't say this keep me up at night. I was curious after Sam Webb said we could 29. I appreciate your deep concern for me though.
January 13th, 2013 at 10:51 AM ^
If we consistently adopted that philosophy there would certainly be many fewer things to read about on MGoBlog. Aren't most of us here much of the tim to do the opposite?
January 13th, 2013 at 1:12 PM ^
If we can talk about the "best online sports betting site", we can certainly talk about this.
I think most people just don't want to know how the sausage is made.
January 13th, 2013 at 8:42 AM ^
Kids had enough chances and there's nothing wrong with Matt wile.
January 13th, 2013 at 8:58 AM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 9:03 AM ^
did you have H. D. Cameron?
January 13th, 2013 at 9:20 AM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 9:06 AM ^
Could easily be replacing a punter,Defensive Line prospect or two and a Safety who's never really lived up to expectations. We honestly for two years have been thining out the hurd cause like the sign says those who stay will be champions.
January 13th, 2013 at 9:18 AM ^
Interesting stabs at both thinning and herd.
January 13th, 2013 at 12:03 PM ^
buying cars.
January 13th, 2013 at 2:48 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 9:18 AM ^
As I understand it, because we had 6 students early enroll we are now sitting at 19 commits for the Fall. Therefore, we could take as many as we wanted as long as we don't go over the 85 total scholarship limit.
January 13th, 2013 at 9:30 AM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 9:31 AM ^
We can't go over 25 per class. We had 22 in the 2012 class, so 3 of the early enrollees still will be considered part of the 2013 class.
January 13th, 2013 at 10:42 AM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 11:17 AM ^
There were 25 recruits in the 2012 class, leaving 22 to actually count as members of the 2012 class.
January 13th, 2013 at 11:55 AM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 9:22 AM ^
If Hoke doesn't suspend our top DB we beat USC in Tampa, but hey we do it better. I like that we do most things better, but we limit ourselves over the top at times.
January 13th, 2013 at 9:48 AM ^
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January 13th, 2013 at 10:10 AM ^
I've been banned? What are you talking about?
January 13th, 2013 at 10:13 AM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 10:15 AM ^
No worries. I was just really confused. I even logged out to see if I could see my posts.
January 13th, 2013 at 10:44 AM ^
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January 13th, 2013 at 10:17 AM ^
Would you actually care to explain it properly then?
EDIT: Sorry, my wording is making me sound like an asshole with this post. I actually legitimately want to know. What did I say besides the "all 6 would count for last year" that is wrong?
January 13th, 2013 at 10:56 AM ^
If we back date 3 of the EEs (which I believe by B1G rule is the max), then we would have 22 count against 2013 so we could still add 3 before hitting the annual limit. However, the 3 backdated EEs + 22 in 2013 would put us at the 85 total limit. So, as I understand it, it is really the 85 limit that causes us to have to lose some players if we want to add more in 2013 and in any case we can't add more than 3 more.
I've heard that the B1G has a limit of back dating no more than 3 EEs. If that is the case, I'm not sure how a team in the B1G could ever go above 28 in a class.
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January 13th, 2013 at 9:47 AM ^
too bad there isn't an -idiocy-moderation tag...then there wouldn't be any speculation when someone says trolling, overrated, or flamebait