Michigan Football: Manball

[mjw0586]

Originally Posted by dawade

So immediate playing time?

Definitely at least returning kicks. He's supposed to have great hands, so that puts him ahead of anyone we have on the roster for punts.

Plus, he's a true slot WR, whereas Odoms and a lot of guys on the roster are more straight-ahead guys stuck in the wrong position. Gallon is shifty, and he knows the position already.

[heater]

Turner is enrolled so it appears he is good to go. We won't know officially until August 3rd but this is a very, very good sign.

[heater]

They got word early, apparently. It's official, Turner has qualified.

[dawade]

soooooooooo ready for this season

[wiper]

me too man, totally. i'm ready for whatever, i just want to see some of these young guys make some plays. even if we slug through another season of youth mistakes/turnovers, i reallyreallyreally want to see some plays made.

[TalkingDonkey]

Sounds like Devin killed it at the Elite 11 camp. Says a lot about how much his passing has improved when he can hang with some of the top pro-style passers in the country. Supposedly his size, feet, and overall athleticism are downright freakish - read one scout's opinion that he'd be a top-10 overall prospect if he played WR full-time.

The more I read about Devin, the more I think Tate may be on borrowed time as the starter - which I love, but not because I have anything against Tate. It's more that I enjoy turning QB from a toxic waste dump into a meat grinder for playing time; I think you'll see this at most of the offensive (defense will follow, imo) positions as RR continues to recruit. Nobody's going to be a starter without earning the hell out of their spot.

[ikestoys]

Hell, with 2 young athletic QBs I don't see why we couldn't platoon them. Or with Gardner's athleticism, run sets with both of them on the field. ****, the spread was supposed to be less Carry and more fun right?

[Zimmer4141]

Played golf with Ben Cronin at the U Course yesterday. Not a good golfer really, but it was interesting to watch a 7-footer try to swing a golf club.

[TalkingDonkey]

Justin Feagin has been kicked off the team.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090...-football-team

Not really that big of a blow, he probably wouldn't have played much the rest of his career. Classic case of a man without a position - didn't have the arm to play QB, didn't have the ball skills to play the slot. Will be interesting to see what the specific violation was, though.

[DVaut1]

Rivals board is also speculating some guys are in academic trouble in summer classes (rumored to be Cissoko and Shaw) and we may see another transfer next week. Cissoko was arrested last week, so he may be on thin ice already.

This is getting kind-of, sort-of disconcerting, depending on how much rumor evolves into fact.

[bonds]

Originally Posted by DVaut1

Rivals board is also speculating some guys are in academic trouble in summer classes (rumored to be Cissoko and Shaw) and we may see another transfer next week. Cissoko was arrested last week, so he may be on thin ice already.

I wasn't really paying attention when this broke the other day, but wasn't Cissoko's incident actually in early June?

Anyway, those are two guys that it would hurt to lose if there's any truth to this.

[damaniac]

Big news with MGOBLOG/Varsity Blues merger. I never read Varsity Blues but I read whatever the recruiting interviews were. I trust Brian's judgment and expect that this will lead to even more good things. OTOH, if one day in the distant future MGOBLOG Corp. has morphed into an evil corporate entity, we can look back on this day as the beginning of the end.

[NozeCandy]

Varsity Blue was really, really good. I checked it with mgoblog pretty much simultaneously every day.

[damaniac]

good to hear. Did anyone get/read the preview mag yet? I should have mine in time to read on vacation next week.

[wiper]

forgot about that, gonna go order it now..