December 9th, 2013 at 10:31 PM ^
December 9th, 2013 at 10:47 PM ^
Travesty, a sham, and a mockery.
December 9th, 2013 at 10:51 PM ^
December 9th, 2013 at 11:49 PM ^
is that German?
December 10th, 2013 at 11:57 AM ^
Is clown's avatar German?
December 9th, 2013 at 10:32 PM ^
Ross or Morgan at 100% who are still learning much. JMFR is rarely out of position,is a leader, and just makes plays. I expect him to have a monster bowl game.
December 10th, 2013 at 6:07 AM ^
Jake Ryan: 26 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 pass breakup. That's his stat line for the year.
I think the award is probably as much for rehabbing quickly as anything else, but I would think the other guys (who are 2 of the top 3 tacklers on the team) would have earned it. Oh well.
December 9th, 2013 at 10:37 PM ^
December 9th, 2013 at 10:42 PM ^
In seven games, Ryan had 26 tackles (22 solo) with 4 TFLs for a total of 8 yards with one pass broken up. At least for tackles, if you projected a full season total based on this year's average (which isn't the best way, but might make for a reasonable estimate), you would have a Jake Ryan with about half of last year's total tackles. I think, however, that Ryan plays the position with such skill that a Jake Ryan that is perhaps not 100% is still an effective, feared linebacker.
December 9th, 2013 at 11:13 PM ^
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December 9th, 2013 at 11:31 PM ^
"Perineal powerhouse." Just so many jokes...
December 9th, 2013 at 11:38 PM ^
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December 10th, 2013 at 12:08 AM ^
December 10th, 2013 at 8:40 AM ^
Winner.
December 10th, 2013 at 8:48 AM ^
well played
December 10th, 2013 at 7:27 AM ^
December 10th, 2013 at 5:23 AM ^
Definitely an athletic kid who has shown flashes.
However, he hasn't picked up the ability to make his reads at the same rate of Ross and Morgan. As a result can play tentative, leaving him soft at the point of attack and unable to get adequate depth when he drops into coverage.
Thought he played his best game in Ross's absense against OSU, but the ILBs kinda got beat up in that game.
December 10th, 2013 at 6:10 AM ^
Are you his mom?
I thought Bolden improved in the second half of this year, but he was a liability early in the season. From what I've seen, I think Gedeon has higher upside, but those two will probably be the starting linebackers once Morgan and Ross leave, respectively.
December 10th, 2013 at 12:59 PM ^
He's not bad. He's tentative and exploitable in pass coverage and gets blocked too easily. He's a step quicker than Morgan, but not as good an athlete as Ross and it's fairly laughable to think his closing speed is anything like Ryan's.
Like Magnus, I'm inclined to think you're a family member.
December 9th, 2013 at 11:23 PM ^
Would have been nice to see the one senior in the group get the award. He finished 2nd on the team with 4 sacks and tied for 2nd with 7.5 TFL, so had the rest of the guys beat as far as big plays went. With Ryan playing so little (and not exactly dominating, though through no fault of his own) and neither of Morgan/Ross standing out or differentiating strongly between each other, giving Cam the award would have been my call.
December 9th, 2013 at 11:32 PM ^
Cam Gordon may have been my favorite player (besides Denard) in recent memory. Kid has switched positions about 60 times, never complained. Never got in any trouble. JMFR kind of "took" his spot last year-two years ago. He didn't play too much last year. Jake gets hurt and he steps up, becomes a captain, plays very well and doesn't get much, if any recognition at all. Oh, and he's the only defensive player out talking to the offense during a timeout cheering them on. Great kid.
December 10th, 2013 at 12:04 AM ^
Great points about Cam. Selfless young man.
December 10th, 2013 at 7:58 AM ^
I echo your sentiments...Cam played very very well this year.
December 9th, 2013 at 11:28 PM ^
JMFR is a terrific LB but truth be told, it was Desmond Morgan that was the foundation for that squad through all 12 games. I'm guessing the players voted?
December 9th, 2013 at 11:39 PM ^
Jake was our best linebacker this year. Hope he gets that last 20% back to be elite again.
December 10th, 2013 at 1:25 AM ^
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December 10th, 2013 at 6:16 AM ^
December 10th, 2013 at 7:19 AM ^
I don't know if it has to go to a senior, but if he did a lot of great work off the field, that would sound like a better reward as opposed to an on-field award.
December 10th, 2013 at 8:38 AM ^
December 10th, 2013 at 8:38 AM ^
On-field performance, I would say that Desmond Morgan deserved the award. However, Jake Ryan busted his butt to get back from an ACL injury in a short period of time. We also don't know his off the field contributions to the LB corps.
December 10th, 2013 at 9:01 AM ^
as much as any Michigan fan, but I agree that he was not our best linebacker this year. I think Ross had the most consistant play anchoring the middle of the D, and I like how he stuffs up lead blocks and runners in the interior. As our D-Line beefs up a bit in the next couple of years, our linebackers will look better. You really need a nasty D-line to make your linebackers look good IMO...
December 10th, 2013 at 9:02 AM ^
sickest play of the year, by far, was the INT by Morgan. It reminded me of playing a video game and me yelling at the tv that people just can't do that in real life...
December 10th, 2013 at 9:50 AM ^
December 10th, 2013 at 11:23 AM ^
MGoblog should hand out it's own awards.
December 10th, 2013 at 4:47 PM ^
in some respects, saved the season with the INT against UConn. We would still be trying to extinguish the fire had he caught air instead and the ball gone for a completion and Uconn won the game.
Jake Ryan did deliver the only TFL on Carlos Hyde on the season to that point. I think MSU might have also stopped him for a loss. But I think the miracle recovery timetable that Ryan was able to stick to helped, and he was probably heavily involved in practices up to the point where he could actually play.
That said, I hope each one returns healthy next year and eclipses what they did this year.