Sam gut be rumbling
Sam said this morning on WTKA that he has a gut feeling on Mustpha Muhammad who commits tonight at 6:30 pm. MM has over 30 offers from all the big boys. He just was in Pasadena last weekend - but Sam and the CB seem to indicate Michigan. It's possible MM has been a silent all year, but a scheduled visit to Clemson on 11/10 should still remain on our radar IMO. Sam also said we are going hard for multiple other TE's. He spoke about one kid from the west coast who favors Oregon currently, but works out with Keoka and Long's trainers and the players themselves are also in his ear. Sounds like we are hell bent on adding 3-4 TE to this class and that is not including Hutchinson jr. Go Blue. Beat PSU!
October 20th, 2017 at 8:47 AM ^
is planning to move to TE
although anything is possible
October 20th, 2017 at 8:47 AM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 9:13 AM ^
What position would Mini Tarik Black play, given that he's only 1/20th of Tarik's size?
October 20th, 2017 at 9:20 AM ^
Tiny End.
October 20th, 2017 at 9:49 AM ^
Anybody but Freddy P. Soft
October 20th, 2017 at 8:53 AM ^
Sam must be starving.
October 20th, 2017 at 9:47 AM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 12:04 PM ^
Dude, this is cold.
Funny. But cold...
October 20th, 2017 at 12:16 PM ^
That picture is outdated, methinks. He has slimmed way the hell down.
October 20th, 2017 at 8:55 AM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 8:59 AM ^
Maybe they figure a line of all TE's will block better than the oline recruits they can get. Beyond star rankings the composition of this class really confuses me. We need Olinemen, interior dline and safety depth more than just about anything and haven't been able to get anything but multi year projects for any of those slots including zero interior dline prospects.
October 20th, 2017 at 9:10 AM ^
October 21st, 2017 at 6:04 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 12:09 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 9:13 AM ^
Are they planning on turning some of them into really athletic tackles??
October 20th, 2017 at 9:14 AM ^
Isn't it Frey's MO to take athletic TEs that have a good frame and turn them into tackles? I suspect our recruiting will be TE heavy as long as Frey is here.
Good and a bad thing. The model necessitates time to develop the players -- but the need is very real right now.
October 20th, 2017 at 9:58 AM ^
IIRC, their O-line for their Super Bowl teams included guys who switched from other positions. I actually like that for a long term solution as long as our current guys continue to improve (ie. Indiana was not an aberration).
Don't we have a current OL recruit who's about 250-260lbs right now? This could mean more counters like the one that sprung Higdon for that long TD.
October 20th, 2017 at 11:00 AM ^
That's hilarious considering they have one of the worst OL in the league for years. They're fucking awful. Russ and Marshawn bailed them out so many times.
If any, I want the opposite of Seattle's OL model.
October 20th, 2017 at 11:24 AM ^
But the analogy works because we don't pay our OL anything either.
#SeahawksZing
October 20th, 2017 at 11:59 AM ^
They had a top 4 rushing offense each season. That cannot be attributed to just two guys.
October 20th, 2017 at 10:08 AM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 8:56 AM ^
Please add some linemen too please. Please.
October 20th, 2017 at 8:57 AM ^
No idea why we're looking to add so many TEs given the issues on the OL. Take another OT for goodness sake.
October 20th, 2017 at 9:07 AM ^
There's at least one guy who's probably not coming back next year, and Michigan didn't take any tight ends last year after Dunaway decommitted.
October 20th, 2017 at 9:11 AM ^
Is Bunting a true senior or a RS junior?
October 20th, 2017 at 9:19 AM ^
He's a redshirt junior.
October 20th, 2017 at 9:20 AM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 9:37 AM ^
The simple answer is yes.
October 20th, 2017 at 9:12 AM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 9:14 AM ^
Bunting, I'd assume
October 20th, 2017 at 10:21 AM ^
I don't know what's typical for OL recruiting, but it does make sense to me at least take 5 and as many as 7 OL next year until the OL group stabilizes a bit. Isn't 4 TE (assuming one leaves as you say) + Schoon sufficient? Basically recruit heavy on OL until the C/O 2020 are seniors.
October 21st, 2017 at 5:45 PM ^
You can add Mustapha Muhammed to that list of TEs too. And they're still recruting the position, why?
October 21st, 2017 at 6:17 PM ^
2 OL to using up eligibility after 2017 (Kugler and Cole)
1 OL after 2018 (JBB)
5 OL after 2019 (Runyan, Newsome, Ulizio, Bredeson, Onwenu)
have 3 commits
1 more would be nice
we got 6 in 2017 (remember, Hudson moved to OL)
but the numberr of OL spots on scholarship will go up this year and next
October 20th, 2017 at 9:14 AM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 9:24 AM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 9:27 AM ^
Reuben Jones? Kwity Paye?
October 20th, 2017 at 10:16 AM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 11:09 AM ^
Loved Kwity High School film on him running the ball. Would love to see him at FB for Michigan.
October 20th, 2017 at 12:26 PM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 9:30 AM ^
No need to replenish FB with this guy on the roster:
October 20th, 2017 at 9:39 AM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 12:56 PM ^
That dude looks like a 35 year old man who just did five tours in Afghanistan.
October 20th, 2017 at 9:38 AM ^
He will be an offensive Dude! I'm excited to see him start after the Hammering Panda goes Pro. But we do need to have a solid backup incase he goes down.
October 20th, 2017 at 9:27 AM ^
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October 20th, 2017 at 9:35 AM ^
Because he spilled his milk.
October 20th, 2017 at 10:23 AM ^
October 20th, 2017 at 10:44 AM ^
Damnit