Zach Charbonnet out of UA game

Submitted by DTOW on December 31st, 2018 at 4:42 PM

Hadn’t seen it posted but for those of us that were excited to see how Charbonnet performed in the UA All American game it appears that he will not be participating due to injury. Sounds like it’s nothing major but still disappointing. 

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MH20

December 31st, 2018 at 6:11 PM ^

You do realize Justin Layne, MSU's best corner, is sitting out this game, right?

Also, LJ Scott turned around and declared for the draft after saying he was going to redshirt and return next season. Not exactly someone to whom you should be hitching your wagon.

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DrMantisToboggan

December 31st, 2018 at 6:56 PM ^

I told my Florida buddy in Georgia that this would happen - just felt like the inverse of the 2015/6 Citrus Bowl to me where we had overachieved and we’re looking to cap a great year and Florida didn’t really want to be there.

I don’t put a lot of stock in the bowl game, and it didn’t change my thoughts on the team/coaches/season at all. When Shea threw the INT in UF territory with the chance to take the lead back, I knew the game was over. Nothing to do with talent or coaching, IMO, and everything to do with mental edges and the guys we were playing without (an excuse, sure, but Florida isn’t running on us like that if Gary and Bush are out there).

I think the offense will be great next year. 24th in S&P this year, I’d expect it to be too 20 next year. Most important thing is the OL taking another step. If Warinner can get that done, the offense should be playoff caliber. Honestly my only wish is that we implement or call more short, 5-10 yard routes. I think the changes in the run game were good this year and should get better with the OL all returning. I think pass pro was better this year, but could still improve. My only real complaint is too often running very long routes, which allows the D to key on that and blitz, especially with delayed blitzes, against a still-developing OL. You don’t have to eliminate those route combos from the play sheet, but you need to call enough quick hitting pass plays that the defense can’t key on the longer ones.

Ultimately I still think execution is the issue with this team. DL and CBs didn’t get it done against OSU and the OL and TEs struggled as well. Shea throws the pick against UF and was just kind of off. Metellus makes a freshman mistake to blow bracketed coverage and give up a 3rd and 12. The botched coverage handoff that gave up the other 3rd and long. The last two games have really come down to a couple botched plays that swing the momentum and then the team lost their mentals, and it snowballed. We’re not 23 points less talented than OSU and we have more talent than Florida. We don’t have inferior coaches - we’ve seen this staff out coach OSU. There’s no room for error against elite opponents, and you can’t lose your focus or give up with some adversity. I don’t know that everyone that started for us this year has the mental game of champions. 

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The Denarding

January 1st, 2019 at 12:48 AM ^

I concur with Mantis.   I think they have intermediate routes but they don’t have the quick slot players that can get separation on those routes.   I still believe offensive play calling is a major issue and  I believe that has as much to do with offensive line limitations as it does the play calling itself.    But that is not the biggest issue.

I think Harbaugh is a maniacal human being when it comes to football.  It is not a job...it is an avocation.   Not everyone feels that way and certainly college age kids will have varying levels of commitment to anything.  But he expects a 110% and when kids don’t give it, they are informed of it, whether subtlety or not.  How that’s perceived by kids is not something I know or understand but it seemed like after the Penn State game the tenor of the team changed.  There appeared to me to be a tune out by some subset of players either at this not being a meritocracy or too much of one.   

You can’t beat OSU with half hearted effort.   Even when we sucked they thought about and planned for this game all year.   We finally did that with MSU this year.   If we don’t do that for OSU we will never climb over this hill. 

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micheal honcho

December 31st, 2018 at 6:07 PM ^

I dont know about day 1, but I will predict that he takes on a starting role as a true freshman. I watched him play live 2x and he is a unique talent. 

BTW, the last player that I predicted would play as a true freshman and would have a great career at M was Desmond Morgan.

Mazi has far more upside than Des, but is similar in terms of how he dominated games in HS.

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TD Billy Taylor

December 31st, 2018 at 6:21 PM ^

Maybe it's just me, but I could care less honestly. If anything, I'm glad our top RB recruit is missing an opportunity (albeit very unlikely) to get injured before he arrives on campus.

Can't win when guys aren't healthy, right? Sit out and get healthy, Zach. We'll need you in 2019.

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St Joe Blues

December 31st, 2018 at 6:58 PM ^

It's always cool to see "our" guys playing in these games and hearing Michigan's name called. I don't know if that means anything to uncommitted recruits. But I'd rather have him healthy when he gets to Ann Arbor.

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Jimmyisgod

December 31st, 2018 at 8:58 PM ^

Mazie Smith was named the 4th best defensive performer today at the UA All American game. Seems he’s impressing. 

MSU commit, Julian Barnett was named top defensive player. Still don’t know how we didn’t make a better run at him. 

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