UM Football Recruiting - by WM Wolverine

[*JD*]

Girbach?

[WM Wolverine]

That's how the Girbach family in my home town spelled their last name, yes it's obviously Grbac.

[Mackenzie]

Don't quite understand the question as phrased...

The staff seems to like tall, well built corners and those that grow out of that position end up at safety but is still willing to take a smaller corner...

They prefer athletic freaks at SAM, a guy who can be a 5th defensive lineman and hold up against the run but also cover a tight end... WILL and MLB are very similar to this staff, you can get away with being lighter at WILL as you take on less OL, FB's...

People have complained a bit about 'true' offensive tackles (Erik Magnuson), I think the staff targets them appropriately but they just land more OT/OG types like Ben Braden, Chris Fox...

This staff obviously prefers receivers 6'2" or taller, 200+ lb with a long wingspan at the expense of elite speed and quickness. A bad throw to a guy like Gallon could be hauled in by a guy like Chesson, Darboh...

The three DT positions are all 'relatively' interchangeable; NT, 3-tech & SDE...

Quarterback they clearly don't emphasize speed but both Speight & Morris are better runners than guys like Navarre, Brady, Girbach, Henne, etc.

For the most part, the players you see on the field aren't the staffs 'ideal' players, these are still mostly RR's recruits with a handful of freshman and true sophomores mixed in...

Thanks for the great reply. I guess I was just wondering/worrying that M is recruiting kids and trying to fit them in positions they may be ill-suited for or for which they have not had a lot of prior experience for in high school or whatever. I guess your "true offensive" tackle comment about Magnuson comes closest to my question. Thanks again.

[WM Wolverine]

Logan Tuley-Tillman is a prototype tackle but I see him as a bit of a project, high ceiling, low floor type talent... I'm not the least bit worried about OL recruiting from '12/'13 though like some here have stated there certainly is a need for 'true' tackles in '14 and going forward ('15 beyond) and M hasn't been landing them yet.

[Da Geezer]

The b/r Friday UM recruiting report:

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/dbGVQ?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=michigan-wolverines-football

One week to go until we find out about Hand. Both Hoke and UM could use some good news.

[Rocky Bleier]

McDowell is M's to lose, last I heard M had a very large lead...

My gut says MSU.

“I never could say (Michigan) was on top but they’re one of my favorite schools,” McDowell said. “Ohio State has always been one of my favorite schools. Michigan State has been impressing me ever since I got my offer from them.”
The Wolverines were one of the first schools to extend a scholarship to McDowell and the relationship continues to grow.
“That was like my second offer,” McDowell said. “It was a big deal. We keep in touch a lot. I like Coach (Greg) Mattison and I’m real cool with Coach (Brady) Hoke. I just really like their whole coaching staff.”

[hack]

I agree that this one seems to be looking for a better alternative.

[lineygoblue]

If this thing is ever going to turn around we definitely need guys like Hand and McDowell.

[WM Wolverine]

Rivals insiders are optimistic on Hand (Bama is only competition) but they are waiting to see McDowell's next steps to get a read on him. Last I heard, despite what is said publicly, rivals felt M had a decent lead but that was before M lost a game.

[hack]

So we have to have superior talent to compete on an even footing with teams that do more with less? And we pay our coaches top dollar for that? Well, I guess, if that's how Michigan has to do it...

[Rocky Bleier]

If Hand ends up in Ann Arbor, he'll regret it. Losing 3-5 games per year sucks.

[WM Wolverine]

Hand will help with the pass rush A LOT and will help the w/l record too. M needs more talent in their front four and Hand is exactly the player they need. Unless Mario Ojemudia magically develops into an all B10 WDE.

[Rocky Bleier]

Yeah, I don't see it happening. After listening to Marcus Ray on WTKA, I'm taking the Show Me perspective. One elite player isn't going to change what ails this team. Talent, toughness, intelligence, desire, pride, cohesiveness, coaching are all lacking. I don't recognize the guys in the winged helmets anymore.

http://www.wtka.com/page.php?page_id=87

[Hannibal]

Let's hope that Hand is one of those insanely talented player that no staff can fuck up. Kind of like Vince Young or Brandon Graham.

If he commits to Michigan, it will probably be the least excited that our fan base has ever been about landing a 5* recruit.

[Da Geezer]

what time tomorrow and on what TV station?