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I'm definitely intrigued by…

I'm definitely intrigued by the pedigree, doesn't seem like too many guys ranked that high, do nothing in college.  Da'Shawn Hand would be one example that comes to mind as a top 5 player that was a bust in college, but he still contributed at Alabama and was drafted in the 4th round.  We aren't exactly loaded or even good at DE so I just don't see how someone with that talent won't be a factor.  Welschoff has been here 4 years - our foreign born projects like Paye and Ojabo were first round talents after 4 years, he is still looking for a spot in a rotation that isn't stacked.

Perhaps it is years of BPONE…

Perhaps it is years of BPONE but I can't believe the lack of enthusiasm about Anoma's potential impact.  Instead we are talking about foreign project guys that work out under bridges and generic 3 stars that have done nothing in 3-4 years on the roster.  This was a top 5 player in the country and #1 DE, he has to have elite athleticism or traits that can be unleashed by the guy who coached him in HS, to at least make him a very exciting situational player.  Rushing the passer on 3rd & long doesn't take a year of learning the system to do. 

I've heard Seth's repeated 'meh' take on him which is fine but I tend to notice that the more confident that Seth/Brian (basically the same person that talks over everyone else, at this point) are about something on limited data, the more likely it is wrong.  Just read the 'cackle with knowing glee' previews before every MSU game for reference or their Joe Milton over-confidence after 1 game.  Anyway, would be curious if anyone else has other thoughts or has seen anything that talks about what his strengths are and how he could contribute, or even a real explanation of why he hasn't worked out.  He seems boom or bust to me - either he's not on the roster in a month because he did something stupid - or he's making key situational contributions by mid-season and possibly a real factor by the OSU game.  I just don't see him hanging out at 5th on the depth chart all year and seeing garbage time.

Yeah those sorority girls can

Yeah those sorority girls can mask the IM's deficiencies at times. It is also significantly better than it was when I was an undergrad - I think they did a renovation 3 or 4 years ago. Its just hard to compete with a new, state of the art facility - something that I think Michigan needs.

Appreciated your comments on the players above - good stuff. I imagine getting a practice facility in a couple years will make it less likely to see players in the IM.

I really have to disagree

I really have to disagree with this. The basketball courts in the IM are very cool but the weight facility is awful (CCRB and NCRB are just as bad/worse). I went to U-M for undergrad and grad ('09) and everyone in our grad program was always surprised at how bad the Michigan facilities are compared to their ugrad schools. I've worked at 3 other schools (smaller, mid-major types) - all with significantly better facilities. Unless you get there really early or really late, its always crowded, the equipment is nothing special and the layout is terrible (cardio area is so far from weights). There are no comforts - TVs, music, etc. and nobody ever cleans or wipes down their machines or racks the weights. I know a fair number of my classmates have joined A2 gyms like Bally's to avoid the IM. I now belong to a 24 hour fitness in LA that is pretty generic and run of the mill and it's so much better than the IM that to term them both as gyms does a disservice to 24hr.