Red Shirts seem to be settled down
7 left - I imagine the only one that might get burned is Nordin
QB - Peters
RB - Walker
G - Spanellis
DE - Kemp - played, so the web page here should be updated
DE - R. Johnson
OLB - Gil - played, so the web page here should be updated
these 6 likely stick unless injuries force one of the defensive guys in
K - Nordin - plays based on need vs. FG Kicking performance
I think the 2 DE's plus those in the 2017 class and carryover should really continue to give us a great rotation there. Onwenu to DT and get about 10 OL in the 2017 class and we're good
Walker and 2017 guys replacing Deveon Smith should keep that going strong - are Walker and Smith similar? I want to say yes but do others have more insight?
Edit in bold - Even with those 2 defensive guys getting in some time depth on the D-Line should be in fine shape
October 13th, 2016 at 10:17 AM ^
I think a couple of burned redshirts may come back. Unless freshman have played in special teams, I haven't seen someone like Kingston Davis play since the first game.
October 13th, 2016 at 10:19 AM ^
1 game played allows you to red-shirt?
October 13th, 2016 at 10:21 AM ^
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October 13th, 2016 at 10:36 AM ^
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October 13th, 2016 at 10:41 AM ^
Which is the qualification for receiving a medical redshirt.
October 13th, 2016 at 10:41 AM ^
False. There has to be a medical reason and THEN the player cannot have participated past a certain number of plays/games.
October 13th, 2016 at 11:04 AM ^
This is correct. That said, it's not really that hard to come up with a medical reason for a first medical redshirt.
It's getting the 6th year of eligiblity that's tough.
October 13th, 2016 at 11:06 AM ^
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Fact: Bears eat beets. Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.
October 13th, 2016 at 11:25 AM ^
Out of curiosity what documentation is required to count as a "medical reason"? Does a physician have to certify that he was not healthy enough to play in every remaining game?
October 13th, 2016 at 11:49 AM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 6:47 PM ^
You can win scout team player of the week multiple times throughout a season and still qualify for a medical redshirt - and a 6th year.
October 13th, 2016 at 10:49 AM ^
Why did anyone upvote this?
October 13th, 2016 at 10:51 AM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 4:17 PM ^
Because they give upvotes for effort.
He said it was so much conviction...FALSE!
October 13th, 2016 at 6:55 PM ^
Man, you said it so confidently too.
October 13th, 2016 at 1:51 PM ^
Sorry, just having an Airplane! flashback...
October 13th, 2016 at 10:21 AM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 10:22 AM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 10:24 AM ^
I think there is some precedent to backdoor people into redshirts by claiming injury or something to that effect.
October 13th, 2016 at 11:05 AM ^
Looks toward East Lansing with shifty eyes... ಠ_ಠ
Looking at you Ed Davis.
October 13th, 2016 at 12:27 PM ^
was surprised we didn't see him against Rutgers. I guess he didn't make the travel squad for that game. I'm expecting Illinois to be a lopsided game too. If the game does become extremely lopsided, it'll be interesting to see if Davis sees the field.
October 13th, 2016 at 2:46 PM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 6:50 PM ^
His redshirt is already burned. You'll have to ask Harbaugh about the why.
October 13th, 2016 at 10:21 AM ^
The bonfire of the redshirts seems to have, as you note, settled. This had been prominently on my radar in the beginning of the season and then I got distracted by all the shiny points and defensive displays.
It's good to see that we have a decent number of redshirts tucked away. I'd be OK with Nordin's getting burned, though, if we can't get the FG ship righted.
October 13th, 2016 at 2:47 PM ^
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October 13th, 2016 at 10:21 AM ^
Walker and Smith are very different, IMO. Walker is faster but Smith has better balance. Walker is strong, but Smith is one of toughest RBs to tackle in Michigan history.
If Walker can develop vision and hit holes hard, he has the potential to be a terrific back. I doubt he will ever break tackles like Smith, but his speed makes him more of a home run threat, and he's plenty strong enough to bust arm tackles and gain extra yards after contact.
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October 13th, 2016 at 10:27 AM ^
I thought he played too, and I believe that that sort of stuff usually ends up on their player bios if they at least saw game action, but I could be wrong. Anyway, a casual thumb through the archives and other sources seems to confirm that Kemp did not see action yet this year, and I assume now he won't anyway.
October 13th, 2016 at 10:36 AM ^
almost positive kemp played late in 1 of the early games. just chalk it up to an ankle injury or whatever and write it off
October 13th, 2016 at 2:24 PM ^
Pretty sure I saw Kemp in at garbage time against Rutgers.
Actually it was pretty much all garbage time.
October 14th, 2016 at 3:19 AM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 10:39 AM ^
Kemp played against Colorado:
http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091716aab.html
October 13th, 2016 at 10:44 AM ^
Cause I was wondering when Asiasi started playing defense, then I checked the program.
October 13th, 2016 at 10:42 AM ^
All of the above + pass blocking
October 13th, 2016 at 10:21 AM ^
Has anyone seen Nate Johnson play this year?
October 13th, 2016 at 10:28 AM ^
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October 13th, 2016 at 10:23 AM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 10:36 AM ^
In virtually all cases where a non-freshman redshirts, other than for medical reasons, it's because they're not a contributor. Those are usually situations in which case Michigan wouldn't invite the player back for a 5th year, so redshirting is kind of irrelevant from our perspective.
October 13th, 2016 at 10:25 AM ^
I thought Kemp had already played in a couple games this year?
October 13th, 2016 at 10:28 AM ^
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October 13th, 2016 at 10:26 AM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 10:28 AM ^
in at least 2 games so his is burned.
October 13th, 2016 at 10:30 AM ^
Kemp has played this year. He played against Penn St and Rutgers. He actually had a bad read on the first play he was in, which allowed Rutgers to gain their first first down.
Walker is a much different back than Smith. Walker is defnitely more elusive and has better speed than Smith. Smith hits the hole harder and has better balance. Smith also is probably the best pass blocker we've had at RB since Minor. I'm interested to see where Walker fits into the equation next year; especially if we somehow land Harris. Isaac, Evans, and Higdon look to be a great trio (reminds me of Earth, Wind, and Fire with the Giants).
October 13th, 2016 at 11:00 AM ^
Anyone know if Kemp played this year?
October 13th, 2016 at 12:04 PM ^
I follow MGoBlog pretty closely and there has been absolutely no information on that. Besides, even if he has played as long as it is in less than 112% of the games and he does't have an injury he can still get a redshirt.
October 14th, 2016 at 3:19 AM ^
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October 13th, 2016 at 10:33 AM ^
Now that the dust has settled on this a bit, I think the mass-burning of redshirts makes more sense looking back. McKeon/Eubanks were odd given TE depth, and Kingston Davis is likewise pretty buried on a loaded depth chart at RB. Many of the rest are either contributors, an injury away from the two-deep, and/or expected to be a key piece at their position in 2017.
October 13th, 2016 at 10:35 AM ^
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October 13th, 2016 at 11:23 AM ^
Yeah, I said it was odd that they burned the redshirts of both new TEs. Causes a logjam of 5 in the same "class" (although by spring we may be calling Gentry a WR). Even with Bunting nicked up, it's not like we've needed to dip down to our 6th and 7th TEs, including Jocz as a minor contributor as a walk-on.