All time start leader at OL
I've been trying to see where Stephan Schilling ranks among Michigan's o-lineman in all time starts. I saw that he's tied for fourth all time with the late great center John Vitale, but I can't find any database, including the one on Mgoblue, that will list start leaders for any position.
Does anyone know where I might find these stats?
Also, I hereby raise a glass to Stephan Schilling for a great, albeit sometimes trying, Michigan career. I hope he plays on Sundays.
November 18th, 2010 at 4:51 PM ^
Jon Jansen 50
Jeff Backus 49
Greg Skrepenak 48
John Vitale, Schilling 46
John Elliott, Steve Hutchinson 45
Mike Husar 41
Rod Payne, Tom Dohring, Jake Long 40
From Michigan-Wisconsin game notes, page 9
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/fbl-weekly-111510.pdf
November 18th, 2010 at 4:55 PM ^
Thanks! That's interesting about Jansen. I remember him being pretty skinny when he arrived on campus. Of course Skrepenak always looked like a big kid playing pee wee football when he was out there.
November 18th, 2010 at 5:37 PM ^
November 18th, 2010 at 10:43 PM ^
Jansen was never skinny. I went and saw him play BBall for Clawson when he was a soph in HS. He was a big big soph and already highly rated. John Jansen's older brother was a senior on that Clawson team IIRC. When the team came out for pre-game warm-ups, I thought the older Jansen was the soph and John the senior, because John was so much more physically developed than his older brother.
November 18th, 2010 at 6:18 PM ^
If he can stay healthy and chooses to stay all 4 years, Lewan has a chance to break this record. He's on pace to start 10 games as a freshman after the bowl game and with next year's addition of the Big Ten Championship game, he could be playing up to 14 games in a season the next few years.
November 18th, 2010 at 9:25 PM ^
That's pretty much the case for all of the really good linemen we have through the years.
November 18th, 2010 at 10:15 PM ^
I thought Bubba Paris would be on this list.
November 18th, 2010 at 4:51 PM ^
I think he does play on Sundays. Yes, he has had some rough games, but he is on some NFL scouts' lists I'm sure. He was picked as one of the best offensive guards in the Big Ten in the preseason.
November 18th, 2010 at 4:56 PM ^
He's been great this season. Giving Denard and Tate a lot of time to throw or do whatever. All linemen are going to have some bad plays or games, but he'll definitely go pro. I hope he goes in the early rounds.
November 18th, 2010 at 4:58 PM ^
I have alot of respect for Schilling. Hoping to see him on Sunday as well.
November 18th, 2010 at 6:11 PM ^
Say what you want about his play, but he is as nice a guy as you'll ever meet. Thats a lot more important in the long run than his pass blocking.
November 18th, 2010 at 7:03 PM ^
You are a right about the long run. After over a century of Michigan football, there has been something around 70 players who actually suited up and played in a professional (NFL) game. The average career of those players was 3.9 years. These statistics were from a talk Dave Brandon gave to our alumni group before the MSU game. So most of the players even those who leave early, probably (if they redshirted one year) spent more time here than they ever would in the pros.
Sure, some of the great players were going to go on but for most of the team, getting an education, learning something about the world and themselves is really the important parts of their time here.
November 18th, 2010 at 7:54 PM ^
I was a sophomore at Michigan when J. Tuman, Jon Runyan, and Jon Jansen were freshman. They were all recruited as tight ends. Obviously, Runyan and Jansen switched positions but that was a great class.
November 18th, 2010 at 9:36 PM ^
Its amazing how many great OLinemen we have.
November 18th, 2010 at 10:31 PM ^
Can someone ask Schilling if he would like the spot of a certain Stephen Peterman of the Detroit Lions.