TheDirtyD

August 29th, 2017 at 8:49 PM ^

Well I mean he's beating out other guys it's not like hes the only guy able to play the spot. I know the talent isnt devoloped there but the guy has a huge upside to his game.

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TheDirtyD

August 29th, 2017 at 8:49 PM ^

Well I mean he's beating out other guys it's not like hes the only guy able to play the spot. I know the talent isnt devoloped there but the guy has a huge upside to his game.

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NotADuck

August 29th, 2017 at 10:54 PM ^

This is why you were downvoted into oblivion last time.  You come here and see a kid rising on the depth chart and you claim that because of his ranking at the time of his recruitment, he will never amount to anything and has no right being on the field, maybe not on the team either (becuase when you say one of those things, you're kind of saying the other too).  You have no data, no facts, no proof to support your baseless opinion that no player, ever, in the history of man, has or will ever outperform their ranking as a recruit.  Never ever, not in a million years, not a chance, no way no how, can't happen, won't happen, has never happened, will never happen, end of story.

Your persistence in defending your unproven opinion is, quite frankly, rude as shit and disrespectful to a young man who earned a starting position on the offensive line for the University of Michigan football team.  Who are you to pass judgment on him before he's even seen the field?

The fact of the matter is that you have no idea what you're talking about and your coninued stubborn attempts at being heard only serve to make yourself look more and more unintelligent and uninformed, then when you are confronted about said baseless opinion you lash out at your critics with insults or more "facts" that don't serve any purpose at all other than to outline how indefensible your opinion is.  To put it bluntly: No one else is making you look stupid, you're doing that all by yourself.

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Bodogblog

August 29th, 2017 at 8:52 PM ^

It means he's passed two other guys, which is something. And it means there is some depth. Maybe it's not great depth, but there are 3 bodies where before there were only 2.

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KodiakGT

August 29th, 2017 at 8:53 PM ^

I'm hoping that with the offseason worth of progress and increased coaching focus (because of line responsibility now being split) that he will be at least serviceable.  Guess we'll find out pretty quick on Sat, because I'd say the best player on Florida's D-Line (Jefferson) is at DE.

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WayOfTheRoad

August 29th, 2017 at 8:56 PM ^

I think 2 guys will be addition by subtraction. RT was going to have a slight fall-off regardless of who we plugged in outside of Cole. I assume it's: Cole Bredeson Kugler/Ruiz Onwenu/JBB/Runyan Ulizio/JBB/Runyan If so, it'd be an immediate upgrade on the left side, ? At Center, an upgrade at RG by fact of a living body being there and a likely drop at RT. Ok. They'll be worse (hard to believe), about the same (VERY likely) or slightly better. Ok. Get better.

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Frank Chuck

August 29th, 2017 at 9:15 PM ^

...Ulizio's HS coach essentially said that Nolan is an athletic player with great size who will need to be molded. Our coaches initially believed Ulizio would need 3 years (redshirt + 2 seasons) to become a contributor by his redshirt junior season.

But his performance in the 2016 spring practices led the coaches to think he could realistically be a starter for Michigan by the start of his redshirt sophomore season. And that time is now upon us...

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Chalky White

August 29th, 2017 at 8:56 PM ^

I wish I could find the podcast with Sam Webb and Ulizio on signing day. Ulizio kept referring to OSU as "that team". He said "I've never liked that team". He almost sounded pissed off. I remember he was a 2* who got a late offer. I've pulled for him to succeed ever since I heard that interview.

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Michifornia

August 29th, 2017 at 9:00 PM ^

That the competition is making each of the guys work harder.  Word coming out of camp heading into our first victory Saturday is that the O Line looks pretty solid.  I expect them to be good starting the season and becoming very strong by B1G play.  It's coming boys!

GO BLUE!!

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Bambi

August 29th, 2017 at 9:03 PM ^

At minimun it means we're a better team compared to if Runyan was starting. Since this theoretically means Ulizio is better than Runyan. Which is good. What's unknown is if either of these guys are actually good. Maybe both are good. Maybe only Ulizio is. Maybe neither are. But at minimum we're better than we were before this news.

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garde

August 29th, 2017 at 9:04 PM ^

Not sure if anyone has ever caught him on the sideline, but Ulizio always looks engaged and amped up. Seems to have a bit of nasty streak in him and/or serious competitor. If its true that he is starting, I chalk it up to hard work, growing into his body, gels with the other guys on the line, and great coaching. Good for him. I trust the coaches.

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DonAZ

August 29th, 2017 at 9:16 PM ^

 Seems to have a bit of nasty streak in him and/or serious competitor.

If memory serves, Harbaugh said something similar in a recap of the recruiting class when Ulizio came in. 

I'm hoping he does well.  I love to see guys like this come in, work hard, and succeed.

I hope he trucks a number of Florida guys.  

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briangoblue

August 29th, 2017 at 9:05 PM ^

It can't hurt that this poor soul has had to block Gary and Hurst for weeks now. If somebody can win a job in the face of that every day they had to do something right.

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EGD

August 30th, 2017 at 3:08 AM ^

I hate this phrase. There is no such thing as "addition by subtraction." The three mediocre guys we had last season were still the best three guys we had at those positions. Is it possible the younger players behind them might turn out to be better? Sure. But that would presumably still happen even if the mediocre guys were still around. And it's also quite possible the new guys will not prove better than their predecessors.

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