Hello Te'Cory Couch

Submitted by OwenGoBlue on April 15th, 2018 at 12:55 PM

Via Sam Webb and Te'Cory's Twitter bio.

Four star DB who was a Tennessee commit until he visited this weekend. We don't need no stinkin' spring game!

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RoseInBlue

April 15th, 2018 at 2:30 PM ^

gnat

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American Hotel

April 15th, 2018 at 2:35 PM ^

pnat

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oriental andrew

April 15th, 2018 at 10:30 PM ^

mnat

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old98blue

April 16th, 2018 at 2:48 PM ^

Haha just saw that

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blueturtle

April 15th, 2018 at 2:35 PM ^

...they need to add about three defensive tackles. None in the ‘18 class and none so far in ‘19. However if we go with a seven DB formation and no big guys we’re good...or so RichRod would say.

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Blue in Paradise

April 15th, 2018 at 2:41 PM ^

And Chris Hinton could easily move inside? Do you actually mean DT it do you mean NT? Doesn’t make you point wrong - we do need another DT or two but don’t say that we have gotten any in 2018-2019.

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Youngharbaugh4

April 15th, 2018 at 4:09 PM ^

is basically a closed case to being moved inside. That is why they weren't hesitant to accept Newbergs pledge, they might end up moving him to SDE if he is a WDE. Basically Hinton is going to do what Carlo Kemp did and move from an Edge to 3 Tech.

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OwenGoBlue

April 15th, 2018 at 8:47 PM ^

I could see him as 5 star Wormley who plays both over his career here. Kemp will be both this year and might primarily go back to Anchor post-Gary. Your point still stands they just let guys’ development dictate position and cross train them at a few spots for depth/flexibility. If Hinton just gets huge like Jeter then yeah he’s probably playing the two DT spots. If his natural playing weight is more 290-300 they’re not opposed to turning that man into a TE murderer.

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Sione's Flow

April 15th, 2018 at 1:51 PM ^

Welcome to the Maize and Blue!

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SD Larry

April 15th, 2018 at 1:55 PM ^

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goblue16

April 15th, 2018 at 1:57 PM ^

Good pick up but we have to win to keep these kids committed. No guarantees he won’t look elsewhere if we can’t win the big games next year

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swalburn

April 15th, 2018 at 5:45 PM ^

You are correct but if he is from Florida and committed to Michigan this weekend I'm pretty confident it will stick. With the current weather, I want to decommit from living in the state anymore.

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Blue in Paradise

April 15th, 2018 at 2:25 PM ^

So why bother posting

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AZBlue

April 15th, 2018 at 2:53 PM ^

Happy unless they are unhappy......and apparently want everyone to share.

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Blue in PA

April 16th, 2018 at 10:45 AM ^

A good Couch is hard to beat.

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BlueinOK

April 15th, 2018 at 2:01 PM ^

Yes! Love his film. Great add for the defense!

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SunDiegoBlue

April 15th, 2018 at 2:02 PM ^

Go Blue!!!

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American Hotel

April 15th, 2018 at 2:14 PM ^

Michigan weather FTW

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Rodriguesqe

April 15th, 2018 at 2:15 PM ^

6'2", 147 lbs for my senior year physical. I would have been useful if the football field were 4900 yards longer.

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UMxWolverines

April 15th, 2018 at 2:16 PM ^

Welcome aboard, great news. Especially stealing him from Tennessee, because fuck those guys.

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Mich-life

April 15th, 2018 at 2:24 PM ^

Welcome young man! Wishing you much success in A2!

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Justibro

April 15th, 2018 at 2:45 PM ^

Love all the defensive talent we are getting. Our defense is going to be lights out for years!

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mgobleu

April 15th, 2018 at 3:13 PM ^

Better have a security detail on him when we beat sparty in EL this year...

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Blue_42

April 15th, 2018 at 3:29 PM ^

Next stop, B10 Championships!!

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theguy49503

April 15th, 2018 at 3:51 PM ^

The fact that Don Brown offered him and he’s not the Prototypical corner that Don Brown prefers in his system shows me the kid has to be pretty good. If Don Brown is willing to go outside of what is normal within their system, that shows even more the value of the kid being offered. Saw somebody mentioned maybe he’s slot receiver because of his height but from what I’m reading that’s not what is being recruited as. Could his position change? Maybe but I doubt it. If Don wants him thats all I need to know

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theguy49503

April 15th, 2018 at 3:51 PM ^

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Youngharbaugh4

April 15th, 2018 at 4:13 PM ^

He personally told Adam Ghabour from The Wolverine Lounge he is 5'10 165. So, he is not 148 guys.

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WestQuad

April 15th, 2018 at 4:38 PM ^

Looking at 247's profile on Te'Cory Couch it looks like Karsen Barnhart, an OT from Paw Paw suddenly got a bunch of CB predicitons flippling from MSU to UofM. .88 3 star.

Anyone know anything about this kid? I'd research more, but I need to do my taxes too.

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Youngharbaugh4

April 15th, 2018 at 6:23 PM ^

However he might not really be a take at the moment. They are sitting really well with some really good OL right now and we still have 10 months till signing day. Ex: Zach Carpenter, Xavier Truss, Trevor Keegan and so on..

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VicTorious1

April 15th, 2018 at 11:31 PM ^

Barnhart is definitely a take and will likely be committing to UM this week. He doesn't play great talent but he's a basketball player and former TE that outgrew the position. He's preformed well at the camps he's attended so far and if he continues to be solid at these camps will get a bump in the rankings. We'll likely be kicking ourselves if he ends up at MSU.

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Magnus

April 16th, 2018 at 8:28 AM ^

I agree with this take. Barnhart is another one of those athletic skill players (if you call a TE a skill guy) who would be converted to offensive line. I like those guys, kind of like Ryan Hayes but shorter.

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Coldwater

April 15th, 2018 at 8:28 PM ^

Big strong kid but competition level leaves a lot to be desired. He’s not playing anyone in high school that would be a D1 prospect, so it depends how he looks at camps against legit defensive linemen. I’ve not seen that.

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Bodogblog

April 15th, 2018 at 4:52 PM ^

But this guy days 6' https://twitter.com/Jason_Higdon/status/985563187696324610?s=19

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Magnus

April 16th, 2018 at 8:26 AM ^

FWIW, Couch's Hudl page lists him at 6'1".

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cincygoblue

April 15th, 2018 at 4:54 PM ^

Don’t read the recruiting posts as much as I used to...knew he visited from the board, held my breath hoping this wasn’t another 3 star commit thread meltdown.

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ak47

April 15th, 2018 at 5:15 PM ^

At least our defense will still be good, though I would still like to see a true dt in this class. Still have no idea what the plan is on offense

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Watching From Afar

April 15th, 2018 at 5:26 PM ^

So they didn't go after Kalon Gervin, from Cass Tech last year, and instead get Couch (I'm perfectly happy with getting a top 300 guy). Seems odd since Gervin had a higher grade and you'd want to hold on to in state talent from a pipeline school.

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Youngharbaugh4

April 15th, 2018 at 6:18 PM ^

His list height said probably 5’10 but in reality he was about 5’8ish.

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Blue in Paradise

April 15th, 2018 at 6:44 PM ^

I don't think Don Brown gives a rat's @ss about their recruiting grades. Coaches do their own evaluation and Brown / Zordich have proven their chops to me.

The point about Cass Tech is a good one though, it bothers me a bit that we are on our second straight class with a prospect from Cass Tech or King.

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Magnus

April 16th, 2018 at 8:25 AM ^

a) I think Couch is taller and longer than Gervin.

b) I think Couch is more physical than Gervin.

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Lampuki22

April 15th, 2018 at 11:46 PM ^

MSU burns Couches...not this one tho

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Icehole Woody

April 16th, 2018 at 6:13 AM ^

5’10” 165 lbs is fine for a CB. And as a 16 or 17 year kid he may not be done growing. But go ahead and disparage his size. I like cranky corners with a chip on their shoulder.

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