Well Here's This Probably Fruitless Pursuit Of A Grad Transfer OT
i call him the CUBE MASTER
If your ears perked up when you saw that an All C-USA OT (per PFF) was planning to grad transfer, you are not alone. Calvin Anderson is now a name you know:
It is time for the next chapter pic.twitter.com/JfOVJyTYcT
— Calvin Anderson (@THE_CONDA25) January 7, 2018
Anderson's been Rice's left tackle for the last three years and has assembled a solid resume:
In 2017, Anderson arguably deserved greater recognition after he finished in the top 20 nationally in pass blocking efficiency, according to PFF. On the season, he allowed only one sack and nine quarterback hits.
Anderson’s season highlights are available here.
In 2016, Anderson graded out at over 90 percent in each game and recorded 26 knockdowns and five pancake blocks.
He had a season grade of 84. Michigan's returning tackles... did not. PFF analysis is necessarily influenced by strength of schedule because they can only grade you on who you play, but we've seen Michigan's OL flail against Purdue and Rutgers. The chance Anderson wouldn't be a serious upgrade over Michigan's #2 tackle are slim. on the WANT/NO WANT scale, Anderson is a WANT.
Anderson graduated from Rice with a degree in Mathematical Economic Analysis, so you'd imagine academics won't be a problem. Also:
More likely to be an issue: Texas. The snippet above comes from Burnt Orange Nation because Anderson grew up in Austin and the Longhorns are about as desperate for a tackle as Michigan is. Also various other teams.
Spoke with all conf level Rice grad transfer LT, Calvin Anderson (@THE_CONDA25). #Sooners, #Texas, #TCU, #Michigan, #Auburn, #Pitt, #Florida, etc. heavily pursuing. Will likely take all 5 OVs. Turnkey talent.
— Super K (@SuperK_TFB) January 12, 2018
It's a Hail Mary, and Michigan's OL recruiting has not fared well when trying to lock down a guy against this kind of pursuit. But boy would it be nice to pick that guy up. Michigan appears to be going full blast:
In terms of what he’s looking for as he makes a decision about where he will play next year, Anderson says, “Biggest thing I’m considering is what a school can offer in terms of NFL prep. I also want to play against the best talent. Basically, all that pertains to NFL development”. ...
In fact Jim Harbaugh will be down to see Anderson in person on Monday. Texas is sending two staff members tomorrow.
Anderson is immediately the most important name on Michigan's board.
January 12th, 2018 at 11:51 AM ^
let's win this
January 12th, 2018 at 2:00 PM ^
Sorry, this must be said. Here in America, "Mathematical Economic Analysis" is usually called "Econometrics." WTF, Rice???
January 12th, 2018 at 11:52 AM ^
Make it happen Brian. Make it happen.
January 12th, 2018 at 11:53 AM ^
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January 12th, 2018 at 12:27 PM ^
Billy, who would you rather bone? Meg Ryan or Jack Nicholson?
January 12th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
January 12th, 2018 at 1:18 PM ^
... Meg Ryan
January 13th, 2018 at 10:34 AM ^
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January 12th, 2018 at 2:26 PM ^
January 12th, 2018 at 12:26 PM ^
Uh...
January 12th, 2018 at 2:27 PM ^
January 12th, 2018 at 2:49 PM ^
On more than one level.
January 12th, 2018 at 11:53 AM ^
It's almost as if Maizen had written the headline himself!
January 12th, 2018 at 1:55 PM ^
Not negative enough. His version would be more like "Once Again Michigan Will Pathetically Fail to Land an OT Transfer."
January 12th, 2018 at 11:55 AM ^
January 12th, 2018 at 12:11 PM ^
I think solving a 36 sided rubix cube should equate to solving our offensive line woes. I'm all in on this kid
January 12th, 2018 at 11:56 AM ^
Keep our QB's alive please!
January 12th, 2018 at 11:56 AM ^
Is there a reason why we insist on 6'5 tackles? 6'7 was the norm when we had elite lines....
January 12th, 2018 at 11:57 AM ^
January 12th, 2018 at 12:05 PM ^
Yeah we should be focusing on the 6'7 All C-USA OT graduate transfer instead
January 12th, 2018 at 1:22 PM ^
Agree with the OP. This is why I don't have a car or own a home. Because anything below a Bugatti or 9,648 sq ft is not elite, so I don't even bother with it.
January 12th, 2018 at 1:49 PM ^
LT and can solve our problem there this season who cares if he's 5'10". It's his talent we are after not how tall he is.
January 12th, 2018 at 1:57 PM ^
...with elevator cleats.
January 12th, 2018 at 1:58 PM ^
Okay, I posted sarcastically at first, but I just can't get over how awful of a take this is.
Here is PFF's top graded tackles for the 2017 NFL season with their heights:
- David Bakhtiari, 6-4
- Darly Williams, 6-6
- Lane Johnons, 6-6
- Demar Dotson, 6-9
- Andrew Witworth, 6-7
- Anthony Castanzo, 6-7
- Ryan Ramczyk, 6-5
- Joe Staley, 6-5
- Trent Williams, 6-5
- Rick Wagner, 6-6
Of the 10 tackles listed, only 3 were 6' 7" or taller.
January 12th, 2018 at 2:05 PM ^
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January 12th, 2018 at 4:05 PM ^
Don't they already do this in certain places?
January 12th, 2018 at 12:02 PM ^
Reminds me of John Urschel, in the sense that he is both (way) smarter and (way) more athletic than me. I'm on board.
January 12th, 2018 at 12:05 PM ^
A lot of competition. JH recruiting him personally will be Michigan's best shot.
January 12th, 2018 at 2:25 PM ^
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January 12th, 2018 at 12:06 PM ^
guy would be perfect here - could get a real masters as well as nfl dev.
January 12th, 2018 at 12:10 PM ^
Unfortunately, a similar argument could be made for Texas. As it currently stands, I cannot get super optimistic about it, but hopefully coach can pull off some magic and pull a 6-5, All-Conference OT out of the hat.
January 12th, 2018 at 12:27 PM ^
question from a guy with just a BS. How does Texas Grad schools rank against ours (I'm assuming in econ/math), and could that be a tipping point.
My assumption is that ours are better because I'm a homer. But I also know that they have some good schools down there and getting the right degree from the right school down there can give you magic like connections. A cousin did that after marrying into a Texas family.
January 12th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
Good, but not generally in the same league as Michigan's.
That said if he wants to stay in Texas, then it's hard to turn down the UT alumni network.
January 13th, 2018 at 12:23 PM ^
the alumni network, he should go to Texas A&M.
The reason to stay in Texas for him is that it's close to home. That's it.
January 12th, 2018 at 2:15 PM ^
but Texas has good grad programs. It's probably close enough not to matter to him. He'd be fine academically either way.
January 12th, 2018 at 12:07 PM ^
Is there no way he can/could've enrolled for this semester and gone through spring practices with a team?
I would think that if you were wanting to prepare to get drafted, you'd want to go through spring practices and conditioning with your new team. Not spend a couple of months taking OVs.
January 12th, 2018 at 12:38 PM ^
Says graduating in May, so no. Likely, given his major, and the small size of Rice, trying to put a schedule together that fit with his football requirements and allowed him to graduate in 3.5 years would have been difficult.
January 12th, 2018 at 12:11 PM ^
Seems like practicing against Gary/Winovich every day would be useful prep for the NFL...
January 12th, 2018 at 12:14 PM ^
I'm not going to get excited, but this would vastly improve the offense's projection next season, considerably with our pass offense, especially if Grant can't go.
January 12th, 2018 at 4:31 PM ^
January 12th, 2018 at 5:28 PM ^
we get this young man, grant is cleard and james hudson is a mother effin stud?
Could happen
January 12th, 2018 at 12:15 PM ^
for Rice taking Sam McGuffie.
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