Who's up for a little off-season hype?
Good luck tackling this young man... Blake Forum looking jacked in a recent workout pic. Kid is a beast, could be in store for a breakout season ?
https://mobile.twitter.com/blake_corum/status/1412594647604641792
Truckin linebackers all season long.
If 2021 is anything like the last time we got a totally jacked RB pic, it's going to be a really, really fun season right up until it suddenly becomes a really, really disappointing season right at the end.
I remember that Dereck Green (sp?) photo and thinking wait a minute, don’t running backs run with their legs? He looked top-heavy. Sure, his legs were strong too, but he wasn’t anywhere near Earl Campbell’s thighs. I suppose no one is.
I mean, Earl Campbell. C'mon! Friggen' Bo Jackson wishes he had Earl Campbell's thighs...
Michigan's running backs room is something even the most cynical fans should feel OK being excited about. Now can the coaches actually get the most out of them? That remains to be seen
I think Jay did fine coaching the RBs. Not great, but just fine. But I'm expecting Hart to get the most out of this stable of RBs.
I think Jay Harbaugh is a good coach who will be an HC one day. In my mind, the fact that Michigan hasn't had much standout RB play recently is a function of the offense as a whole and its failure to be cohesive and to put its best skill players in situations where they can do the most damage
It will be running back by Quorum.
I expect better pass protection from the RBs. Mike Hart was excellent at picking up blitzes.
This would be nice. Especially considering that the RB's are already pretty good at picking up blitzes and carrying out blocking assignments. Except for Christian Turner, who never really caught on. That, and the dropsies that he never really got rid of, kept him off the field.
The OP mentioned you, "Blake Forum", but didn't post your jacked photo alongside that of Blake Corum's picture.
What's up with that??
Oh lmao I didn’t even notice that
Maybe it is him. Get Blake Forum the ball in space
I was pretty excited about our RB room last year and it resulted in the coaches completely mismanaging it and driving our most exciting 5* RB to UCLA, so I gotta say my standards are low
Not trying to be a Stars Don't Matter guy, because I think we were all bummed when Charbonnet left, but I find it hard to fault the coaches on that one. They gave him all the opportunity to take the job, but Haskins just plain looked better.
Pure speculation on my part, but I don’t think he completely recovered from his knee injury. Sometimes it takes a full year or more. Just watch him light up the PAC-12 this year. The MGoDebbieDowners will blame our coaches when really it’s just a matter of a guy getting healthy. I wish him the best.
That, and the fact the pac12 sucks will also help.
Also our qbs will be better when they get over their nagging injuries as well. Just need more time for our offense to gel. Dont blame our coaches this is the year they break out I promise.
Honestly I feel the same way. ZC had so much hype (which was deserved from his HS tape) but man he always looked so stiff out there and didn't have that lateral mobility. Haskins has just an innate evasiveness to him.
I will miss his pass blocking tho. He was by far the best pass blocker out of the room
Did he though? Charbonnet had better YPC before they stopped giving him adequate carries. The staff clearly made a choice to give up on Charbonnet and I'm not sure the results we saw last year should tell us that the right choice was made
That ypc was way inflated by the one huge run against minny. Other than that, I can’t remember him gaining more than 5 yards on any carry the rest of the season
I was always a fan of ZC and was sorry to see him go. After the AL bowl game where I thought he looked very good, we returned to our usual habit of not allowing any running back more than 7 carries a game (a little exageration on my part).
ZC got stronger as the game went on vs. AL and I really thought he would be the guy the next year. Most good running backs seem to get better with more carries during a game. We seem to have a "carry count", much like a pitch count in baseball.
One word MIKE-HART
I have high hopes for Mike Hart's success in coaching up these RB. On paper, the RB roster looks stout. Imagine if Mike Hart can makes these guys better and at their potential.
Looking like a truck. Need all help to take pressure off QBs.
Give me some of that sweet off-season hype.
I think my dude was plenty hyped while filming this particular cinematic masterpiece.
Those muscles should definitely get him some extra yards on all those runs up the middle.
Lol like I wonder which hole this play is going through!!!
Can’t wait to see Blake Forum and Blake Corum as a one-two punch.
Should earn him 3 carries a game.
... into a stacked box that's correctly expecting a run up the middle.
He'll get benched for only averaging 3ypc and never squirming free.
Rockin’ New Balance and a Wife-beater, did we lose our Jordan Brand handouts with the new NIL rules?!!!
Hopefully he’s retained agility. Which, with a professional staff, I’m sure he has (stretching/yoga/balance workouts). He for sure has come a mile in strength. He’s probably about 215 in that photo - even at 5’ 8”. Absolute beast but I hope he’s not tight from lifting and kept agility as part of his plan.
I have been excited about our RB room often in recent years. So much talent.
Here's to hoping we get the most out of them this year!!
Kids always had a great build and was rumored to be a workout nut in HS so it's not surprising he's looking jacked! I hope he has a great season. But, it's also a bit of a challenging spot to be in for UM. We've got so many holes like DT, CB, & QB that we don't know if anyone is any good. But, we already know Haskins is our #1 and we also know we want see Edwards get some snaps. I hope Corum doesn't become the odd man out. And, I also hope we're able to keep both Corum & Edwards around if Haskins decides to come back for his Covid year. We haven't had the best luck holding onto highly ranked recruits like Edwards if they aren't playing early.
It's easy to keep Corum involved in the offense. Get him the ball in open space.
The only people not to realize this during Blake's career have been the offensive coaches at Michigan.
put him at DT, stat.
That's what I thought! lol ...he's prepping to play DT.
Why is he working out at Northwestern’s gym?
Omg, transfer portal!
Cool but who’s blocking for him? 7 wins is the ceiling
Except for a question mark at center, the OL should be fine. At tackle: Hayes, Barnhart and Stueber all have experience and I think it is reasonable to assume that between the three we can find two quality tackles. At guard, the loser in the tackle battle should slot into one of the guard spots and between Zinter, Filagia and Keegan, we should be fine at the other guard spot. The question is, can one of the potential guards or Vastardis step up at center?
As long as he isn't sacrificing quickness for bulk, fine. You run primarily with your legs, not your biceps.
Don, opposing players should have a hard time taking the ball away from him... unless his bicep is so big he can't get the ball to fit comfortably. I joke, but I'm a little serious. Could huge biceps make securing the ball more difficult?
He's so yoked I'm kinda worried he may have lost some of his speed and quickness