I played at Michigan and a D1 school before that (Bucknell) and the biggest difference was depth. Every day in practice I went up kids who weren't the best players on their high school team (those players went to Top 10 programs) but started for multiple years at programs like Delbarton, Darien, and Boys' Latin. Most of the kids on Michigan's current roster are from the Midwest, didn't earn All-American honors in high school, and are late bloomers (recent graduate examples being Freid and Asperheim).
Michigan might have to take kids from non-traditional areas or below the radar kids from good programs at the start but kids want to go to Michigan. East Coast kids love it. And the game is growing enough where players from California (Rob Emery, Roy Lang) are dominating. Show them a weekend #withtheboys and a football Saturday and I'm sure JP will have no problem reeling 'em in.
Also of note, Judd Lattimore (hired today) coached me at Bucknell and is a great fit. He will complement Broschart's intense style well and knows how to relate to college kids.
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AMCULT 315: Rick's vs. Skeeps was by far my favorite class as an undergrad.
Here's a copy of the syllabus.
I played at Michigan and a D1 school before that (Bucknell) and the biggest difference was depth. Every day in practice I went up kids who weren't the best players on their high school team (those players went to Top 10 programs) but started for multiple years at programs like Delbarton, Darien, and Boys' Latin. Most of the kids on Michigan's current roster are from the Midwest, didn't earn All-American honors in high school, and are late bloomers (recent graduate examples being Freid and Asperheim).
Michigan might have to take kids from non-traditional areas or below the radar kids from good programs at the start but kids want to go to Michigan. East Coast kids love it. And the game is growing enough where players from California (Rob Emery, Roy Lang) are dominating. Show them a weekend #withtheboys and a football Saturday and I'm sure JP will have no problem reeling 'em in.
Also of note, Judd Lattimore (hired today) coached me at Bucknell and is a great fit. He will complement Broschart's intense style well and knows how to relate to college kids.