2011 Michigan Recruiting

• Trueblue23

  

  Cam Gordon has look good in spring ball, could be a good SAM LB.
  
  Mix him in with guys like Furman and Marvin Robinson... the talent is there. Furman can fly.
• WebFire

  Ohio LB Kaleb Ringer will announcing Friday that he is attending Michigan. This kid should be a 4* when the ratings are released.
• dave

  Ringer goes to my former HS, glad to see Javon didn't talk him into MSU. I've seen him play 4 or 5 times and he's a beast, best player at Northmont since Kurt Coleman. I'll be sure to report what I see when I watch him play this fall.
• dat dude

  dave;740295 wrote:Ringer goes to my former HS, glad to see Javon didn't talk him into MSU. I've seen him play 4 or 5 times and he's a beast, best player at Northmont since Kurt Coleman. I'll be sure to report what I see when I watch him play this fall.

  
  I don't believe MSU even offered Ringer.
• bo shemmy3337

  Not a huge surprise with ringer but still a good grab.
• wkfan

  mrtinkertrain;726075 wrote:Michigan got commit number 2 last night from Cincinatti Oak Hills OG Caleb Stacey a 6'4 280 pounder with offers from West Virginia, Boston College, Wake Forest, North Carolina St, Illinois and Indiana along with pretty much all of the MAC.

  These are the programs that Michigan is competing with for talent??????
• TwoOne

  ^^Yea that's gotta be it...
• vball10set

  OneBuckeye;702308 wrote: Wormley and his family grew up huge UM fans, if Hoke can't get him, he is no better than RR .

  
  talked with Joe Palka (Wormley's HS coach) a couple of weeks ago, and he said Chris is definitely not a lock at michigan--he's leaning that way, but nothing's set in stone
• WebFire

  wkfan;740422 wrote:These are the programs that Michigan is competing with for talent??????

  
  I guess for that particular recruit. Duh.
• vball10set

  fwiw, I think Hoke's going to kick ass on the recruiting trail--JT needs to reinforce that fence around Ohio
• bigkahuna

  Anyone else going to the Spring Game this weekend?
• WebFire

  I wouldn't be surprised if we see a lot of Devin Gardner this fall, and possibly even the starter as some point. Reports from camp have Devin with a really great spring, and Denard struggling in the pocket. Now it is early, but spring can be very telling sometimes.
  
  One trusted observer even said he thinks Devin could be a first round NFL QB, that's how good he is. Another said he had the pocket presence and footwork that Chad Henne had his senior year. And this kid is only a sophomore.
  
  Hopkins and Cox seem to be head and shoulders about the rest right now. The defense is playing hungry. Man I can't wait until September!
• bo shemmy3337

  The thing with Ohio is there is a lot of talent in the state and OSU cannot take them all. It is mostly a numbers game and Michigan is going to get some good talent out of Ohio no matter what. There are always 3 and 4 star players who have to go elsewhere in Ohio and a lot have gone up north in the past and always will. Same goes for the state of Michigan.
• bigkahuna

  I know!
  
  It just keeps sounding better and better.
• goblue44688

  

  Looks like the Spring Game will be shown live on BTN.
• bigkahuna

  goblue44688;741139 wrote:Looks like the Spring Game will be shown live on BTN.

  
  If you're watching, look for me!! I'll be the guy in a yellow hoodie.
• Big Gain

  TwoOne;727819 wrote:they may not need UM to be relevant, but it definitely helps the Big Ten's prowess.

  
  Helps Prowess? The 7th most relevant football program in the Big Ten?
• WebFire

  Big Gain;741542 wrote:Helps Prowess? The 7th most relevant football program in the Big Ten?

  
  Wow, that is an intelligent post. So teams never get better than where they finished the year before? Good thing the Buckeyes didn't listen to you in 2001. Or 2004.
• Trueblue23

  

  Sounds like Zeke Pike might be a Wolverine sooner rather than later.. he sounds like a pretty intelligent kid to me.
  
  I'm stoked for this season. Personally, I'd love to see Gardner at QB and Denard at RB... if he put some muscle on.
• bigkahuna

  Denard is going to be in 1 of the places this year with only 2 of them being actual possibilities.
  
  1. QB
  2. Slot
  3. Bench
  
  I could see them maybe doing some packages with both of them BUT if a much more "liberal" offense didn't do it, I couldn't see a more pro style doing it either.
  
  Speaking of Devin, was he granted a medical redshirt or is he a true sophomore. Obviously it'd bode better for the immediate future of the program if he were a RS Freshman.
• Trueblue23

  

  bigkahuna;741783 wrote:Denard is going to be in 1 of the places this year with only 2 of them being actual possibilities.
  
  1. QB
  2. Slot
  3. Bench
  
  I could see them maybe doing some packages with both of them BUT if a much more "liberal" offense didn't do it, I couldn't see a more pro style doing it either.
  
  Speaking of Devin, was he granted a medical redshirt or is he a true sophomore. Obviously it'd bode better for the immediate future of the program if he were a RS Freshman.

  
  This is according to Rivals.. apparently they changed the whole injury redshirt deal.. a player can play out his eligibility like normal, then apply for the RS after his senior year.. retarded if you ask me.
• WebFire

  Devin won't know about his redshirt until his senior year, which seems really dumb. I don't think Denard will play anything other than QB or bench. They can't afford to have their only real backup QB get hurt, so it wouldn't be worth the risk.
• bigkahuna

  Yes that is really dumb. As much as I like Denard, I want to see what Devin can do, and I want to see it soon ( as do a lot of others). It just stinks that our starter is pretty decent and a junior, while the "future" of the program is just as good and a sophomore. It's possible to lose both of them at the same time (Next season) with one graduating and one leaving early. I really can't see Devin leaving early, but it's a possibility that will hurt.
• WebFire

  bigkahuna;741915 wrote:Yes that is really dumb. As much as I like Denard, I want to see what Devin can do, and I want to see it soon ( as do a lot of others). It just stinks that our starter is pretty decent and a junior, while the "future" of the program is just as good and a sophomore. It's possible to lose both of them at the same time (Next season) with one graduating and one leaving early. I really can't see Devin leaving early, but it's a possibility that will hurt.

  
  But it's much better than having Steven Threet, Nick Sheridan and David Cone.
• OneBuckeye

  

  I think you guys are nuts for not wanting Denard to be your QB. Obviously he would be good in the slot, but you have enough of those guys I would think.