Why do I feel like someone named Suggs can't be a bad defensive tackle?
He's in the ass kicking business on name alone.
We'll have Suggs. It'll be crazy!
Let's hope he doesn't play like slugs!
Or drive like Scruggs. Too soon?
Read more about this, seems like a huge get, he had a lot of offers!
We beat out Kentucky!
underrated
We've only offered. He's already visited Kentucky. (He's planning a UM visit, allegedly)
That Suggs.
From one of the links:
Michigan is one of nearly 40 schools to offer Suggs, who entered the portal April 22. Suggs has already visited Arkansas, Wisconsin, Florida State and Kentucky, and is scheduled to see Michigan State Sunday (May 5).
HS class of 2019, so Quentin Johnson would have another 6th-year around. :)
Not only would Suggs be a 6th year player, but he reportedly has two years of eligibility.
So when he graduates, he can join AARP.
That is an incredible list for a D2 uptransfer.
GVSU is one of the ass-kickingest DII programs. The school is bigger than some FBS schools.
Could GVSU compete in the MAC? Maybe not to win it but to be respectable?
If not in year 1, I bet they could within 3 years.
I assume if GV were to ever go FBS, the NIL collective could be pretty well-funded by the DeVos', Freys, Van Andels, etc. That could lead to quick success.
But I also don't see GV doing it. I've known some in the AD for years and they seem to prefer being the big fish in a small pond in D2.
No. The difference between FBS and DII is too much. But give them a 5-year sojourn through FCS land and I bet they'd be ready to make the jump to the MAC. GVSU and Ferris should really both make the jump to FCS. And not just because I wish they'd stop beating the shit out of my huskies...
They won't go FCS because they don't have any programs near them. The travel would be killer.
I've always advocated for the directional Michigan schools to drop to FCS. The costs for those schools to maintain FBS status vs FCS have to be pretty high, and that's all passed on in tuition costs.
If those schools dropped to FCS, a couple of the D2 schools of comparable size could jump to FCS to join them. Help with travel costs to play C Mich, W Mich, E Mich, GVSU in one league.
I haven't verified it, but I believe that the student body is larger at GVSU and at Wayne State (both D2 schools) than it is at WMU, CMU or EMU.
The MAC is a de facto FCS league anyway. Unlike a lot of other G5 leagues, the clear majority of this conference is happy where they're at and isn't looking to be a P5 school down the road
Sounds good…what’s his measurables? We need a nose…Cam Goode replacement… also any word on the Kent State transfer
Party on dudes
6-3 / 282 according to the GVSU and 247 websites.
21 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, one forced fumble, and four pass-breakups in 2023 for GVSU. Two year stats 42 tackles, 8 sacks and 14.5 TFL.
Way to leverage the MTA! Credits will transfer in-state!
Not relevant in this case. Suggs graduated last weekend per 247sports.
In any case, the MTA is a great benefit to transfer students. It's an agreement where the exact mapping of allowed class transfers among schools within Michigan is spelled out in advance. No surprises under the MTA.
Had to look this up ==>https://admissions.umich.edu/apply/transfer-applicants/community-college-students/michigan-transfer-agreement
==>https://www.mitransfer.org/michigan-transfer-agreement
And nationally ==> https://transfercredit.ugadmiss.umich.edu/
This is refreshingly transparent. I'm not sure why anyone would go to Michigan for Undergrad and pay the bucks.
Can confirm after watching a few GVSU games this year, including their final loss against the eventual national champs, that their D-Line was unreal for D2. They lost to Harding, who ran the Army-bone so well that they were the first team to ever rush for over 6,000 yards in a season. I believe they scored over 38 points against everyone in the playoffs (sans GVSU), including a 502 yard rushing performance in a 38-7 drubbing of back to back national runners up Colorado School of Mines in the finals. Long story short, no one even came close to slowing them down last season...except GVSU.
That unstoppable Harding rushing offense scored only 7 points...in the 4th quarter off a short field, and won 7-6 against the Lakers. GVSU's D-line stuffed them in a locker most of the game, and Suggs was a big part of that. He's a beast and I think could be an upgrade from Goode.