January 13th, 2013 at 9:13 PM ^
Good news or bad news?
January 13th, 2013 at 9:14 PM ^
No idea but he just visited, so not bad news?
It's between us and Illinois so we got the last impression
January 13th, 2013 at 9:18 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 9:19 PM ^
Hopefully he goes blue. CB and Reciever are the positions I have been most dissapointed in our recruiting.
January 13th, 2013 at 9:28 PM ^
Hoke is disappointed in your lack of faith.
January 13th, 2013 at 9:31 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 9:36 PM ^
In the 2011 class, RR/Hoke brought in Countess and Taylor, who have both proven to be quality players on the field with a lot of eligibility left. If Norfleet stays at corner, that makes four Rivals top-250 players at the position in the 2012 and 2013 classes.
This is easily the best we've recruited at that position in the recruiting ranking era.
January 13th, 2013 at 10:27 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 10:18 PM ^
that i think has not been talked about enough is the lack of any bright points from the 2012 freshman class except at line backer.
with the kind of fanfare the 2012 recruiting class came in ...i expected much better things...i know they are just freshman ...and give them time ...and blah blah....but overall i was dissapointed by the 2012 class till now (except the lb ers)
January 13th, 2013 at 10:20 PM ^
Hoke is disappointed in your lack of faith.
January 13th, 2013 at 10:33 PM ^
Don't forget Mario either.
January 14th, 2013 at 12:21 AM ^
well as i said in another comment...
we shouldnt settle for mediocrity...i am not saying that any freshman should play at an elite level ...but i am not too high on the potential....(except lbers)
what I expected was some of this....
1. one or two highlight reel sacks from pipkins ....this would give me hope that he would be elite in the future.
2. one or two plays from the funch against elite competition in which he made them look silly.
3. kalis getting some more playing time towards the end which would signal hes ready to take over next year.....
because this is what we were made to believe from pre season hype.
just playing time doesnt cut it when we are talking about elite players.
January 14th, 2013 at 6:18 AM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 9:41 AM ^
I count eleventy six things wrong with this comment, so I can't possibly begin to refute all of the crazy. But you're upset that we didn't see more on the field from a kid who redshirted?
I think I speak for all of the everyone everywhere when I say that you are welcome to hop off the bandwagon at any time. We'll stop it for you and lower some steps and everything.
January 14th, 2013 at 10:32 AM ^
thanks for the advice...
all i am saying is that the hype and the reality are different...if thats too much for kool aid drinkers ...so be it .
again ...michigan (right now) is good but not great....deal with it.
January 14th, 2013 at 10:45 AM ^
Who here has said that Michigan is great right now, and who has shown an inability to come to terms with that? Here's what I've seen so far:
- You say you're disappointed in the 2012 recruiting class (linebackers excepted), because they didn't have much of an on-field impact.
- You detailed why you were disappointed (you somehow expected a kid, 1 year removed from high school, to perform at Ndamukong Suh levels).
- Everybody else explained that your expectations are way off base and you need to chill out a little bit.
- Nobody claimed that Michigan is great or expressed an inability to come to terms with that fact. In fact, it seems like everyone (besides you) understands that this team is still under construction, and that to expect true freshmen to come in and make an impact is setting yourself up for disappointment.
Yet you somehow think we're kool-aid drinkers? Ever think that maybe you're, like, wrong here?
January 14th, 2013 at 11:47 AM ^
It's like they filmed that scene specifically for this moment in time.
January 14th, 2013 at 3:27 PM ^
But it really fit the situation so perfectly, it was far better than a point by point eviscerating.
January 14th, 2013 at 10:03 AM ^
You're an idiot with incredibly unrealistic expectations. Go back to MLive.
Edit: Also, you realize Pipkins is a DT, right? It's rare for interior linemen to get sacks. How many DTs can you name who had more than 2 sacks for the season (regardless of whether they were "highlight reel" material or not)? I'll hang up and listen.
January 14th, 2013 at 10:20 AM ^
...that needs NOT to be said for the next couple of years.
January 13th, 2013 at 10:36 PM ^
How can you even say that when 9-10 of them saw the field this year and Bolden, Pipkins, Funchess, Ross, Ojemudia all saw very good time for freshman and they all played very well. Kalis could have played but it didnt make sense to burn his redshirt. Then you see a few players that are on the Lines which is extremely tough to play as a freshman. Clark and Wilson were sposed to replace Kovacs and Gordon....absolutly not.
January 13th, 2013 at 11:39 PM ^
Seriously, this is silly. The guys you mentioned played a lot, two of the top rated players in that class were OL, and four of them total, so you can't expect them to contribute much, AJ Williams saw a lot of the field, and Chris Wormley tore his ACL and didn't have a chance to contribute. How many guys from one class can you really expect to play in their true frosh year?
January 14th, 2013 at 12:38 AM ^
Give the kid a break, WolvinLA2. He was supposed to be in bed two hours before he posted that comment. The little fella was plum tuckered out, and I for one, enjoy hearing the perspective of Wolverine fans in middle school.
January 14th, 2013 at 1:29 AM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 2:08 AM ^
See, that's the whole problem right there. Why is Hoke recruiting freshmen? Maybe if he would go and recruit some juniors and seniors we might win more ballgames. smh.
January 14th, 2013 at 3:12 AM ^
"i know they are just freshman ...and give them time"
You answered your own question. Freshman coming in and turning out are pretty rare
January 14th, 2013 at 5:27 PM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 5:47 PM ^
To support your point, Alabama had only 4 true freshmen on their two-deep: Amari Cooper, TJ Yeldon, Denzel Devall, and Geno Smith. Cooper was the only starter, and none of them were offensive or defensive linemen.
January 13th, 2013 at 11:37 PM ^
Ross Douglas, Jourdan Lewis, Terry Richardson, are considered bad recruiting? I missing something?
And Darboh, Chesson, Funchess, Butt, Dukes are all gonig to be making taco pants a memory with how tall they are. Jake Butt is friggin 6'6"! He has the potential to be our own Gronk.
January 13th, 2013 at 9:22 PM ^
I have a good feeling about this one. Not gonna BKFinest it, but a good feeling.
January 13th, 2013 at 10:27 PM ^
But I am going to ChuckWoodson it!
January 13th, 2013 at 10:33 PM ^
But would you go so far as to Chuckwoodson2 it?
January 13th, 2013 at 10:38 PM ^
Chuckwoodson2
January 13th, 2013 at 9:22 PM ^
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January 13th, 2013 at 9:43 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 11:01 PM ^
I'd love to get Green, but does the name Deveon Smith ring any bells? Michigan football will survive if Green goes somewhere else.
January 14th, 2013 at 6:43 AM ^
I'm not just speaking for myself, but a lot of people are not enamored with Green, including several of the recruiting sites. You appear to view him as a solution. Many disagree.
January 14th, 2013 at 8:05 AM ^
I (although not a recruiting expert by any stretch) was more reassured after Green's performance @ the AA Bowl more than anything. I thought his film wasn't overwhelming for a 5 star, top-in-the-country RB. However, he did pretty damn well in a setting that seems to favor the defense more than the offense. And he did a whole lot better than Ty Issac did.
Green seems more like a bruiser RB than someone who is going to break away from the second level like some of the Michigan RBs of old (Wheatley, Biakabatuka)
January 14th, 2013 at 8:12 AM ^
Yeah, I actually meant to say Deveon Smith in the above post, not Green. Whoops.
Lots of people aren't enamored with Deveon Smith, including a couple of the recruiting sites.
January 14th, 2013 at 11:28 AM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 11:30 AM ^
Lol.
I know you've been pretty consistent in your opinion re; Smith. Good, but not elite, especially due to his speed. Fair to say?
January 14th, 2013 at 12:04 PM ^
Yeah, that's probably fair to say. I don't think anyone can be called "elite" who has his lack of speed, maybe unless they're 240 lbs. and can crush people.
January 14th, 2013 at 2:00 PM ^
I like Deveon Smith too! But as you should know Green is a must with only one runningback in this class and 2 last year both 3 stars. green is a must for us and with the addition of smith to put us right back where we need to be for Michigan hard nose football
January 13th, 2013 at 9:31 PM ^
Michigan, just like Dan Sam did. Why set a date that you will pick a school when you are already commited to one of them?
January 13th, 2013 at 9:35 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 9:41 PM ^
Not to mention he has a High School teammate currently in the recruiting class