From what I understand, he doesn't have the feet to be a college-level OT.
Good luck Mr Anderson
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Which one?
It would have been about as difficult for us to pull that kid away from TX as it would TX pulling a Cass Tech grad from WMU away from us in their grad transfer year. In both cases the players more than likely wanted to go to the premier school in their state and finally have a chance. His contacts prior to age 21 were forged and are still in TX and he just multiplied those greatly. Good move on the kid's part.
We don't have to get down on any members of our staff and actually should be happy they, at least, gave an effort to building depth in this manner. We've got talent on the OL and it can't stay down forever. We made great strides the minute Harbaugh took over and we've made strides each year with last season almost being inevitable, considering the youth on this team. We still managed to pull out 8 victorties and w/luck could have ended with double digits. Luck will not always swing against us. That's not the way it works.
Hell, I like this team next year. The backs have been around for awhile, the line not that much less and the receivers, although still yhoung, received valuable time. Gentry and DPJ will look like all BIG next season and Black already did. Hell, this team's ready to roll. Hop on board and get excited for and after this bb tournery run. GO BLUE!!!!
Never the bride, it seems.
I am believer in Ed Warinner. He has been a very good college OL coach at multiple schools. Besides OSU, he did a good job at ND. By his second year, ND's OL we pretty good. Of course his OL was very good at OSU. In his last year, he had only one starter back and the team still finished top 10 in rushing. Having Ezekiel Elliot was a big help, but still needed an OL to open the holes. Even in Kansas, a team that won only 4 games in 2004, he had a 1,000 yard runner and team averaged 4.1 YPC.
I see this year's OL play to be as good if not better than the OL of the last year of RR.
March 11th, 2018 at 10:25 AM ^
Warinner's long track record at Michigan has been uninspiring. Might as well fire him at this point...
March 10th, 2018 at 10:01 PM ^
until RR got here and put Frey on the staff. Of the many problems his teams had, the OL was far from the worst. Literally the only "over-hyped" OL coach we've had who appeared to fall significantly short of the hype is Drevno.
March 11th, 2018 at 10:19 AM ^
where you'll be warmly received?
I preferred the Far Side myself.
Now... just smh...
Brian changed the banner at the top of mgoblog from a Harbuagh's its happening to Michigan basketball.
If anyone here did not see that coming they are delusional. No way the kid was leaving Texas. Local stations in Austin have been reporting he was a lock for the shorthorns the last 2 months. Move on, nothing to see here.
March 10th, 2018 at 10:26 PM ^
Before she was a virgin.
March 10th, 2018 at 10:26 PM ^
I am just happy we have something to complain about in light of the success with integrity moment our Bball team is having right now.
I just don't get why 5* tackles aren't lining up to play here. They could be a true frosh starting LT for Michigan! With Jim Harbaugh! But they'd rather go be backups for 3 years in the SEC.. Not really related to this signing as Texas needed an OT as bad as we did, but in general. Sucks losing on so many top linemen.
March 11th, 2018 at 11:11 AM ^
I remember several years ago, OSU got a grad transfer to help out their OL and he never played.
I honestly didn't see the appeal. Kid was honorable mention in a weak conference. His film was weak. Move on.
was weak, then why did Harbaugh go after him then?
March 11th, 2018 at 10:31 AM ^
Simple. We have major questions at LT and there was nothing to lose. He's an experienced LT who has played. If he had won the position battle, great. If not, then someone beat him out. Not having him only gives the staff one less option at LT.