How do we decide who we want to take?
Call me the classic worrier, but I think about this a lot. We've been so out of balance on our roster in the past and I just think its a mistake to go heavy at certain positions and be thin at others. For example: if we take Clark and Willingham along with Bryant..we have 3 spots left and would still be in on a lot of top prospects, which would leave us with tough choices. If McClure wants in, we are loaded at DB and the decision to take Carter looks questionable. Clark may be a TE, but at 6'2 210, it doesn't seem likely. We need Barnett still, but we also need to lock up Fisher, get a QB and a DT. Rawls: Good player, but with 8 RBs already, can we afford to pass up on a position of greater need to take him?
I guess I'm glad I don't have to make these choices but its a little nerve-wracking to think we may run out of spots with some top talent still out there.
If we hold onto our 14 and get Willingham, Clark and Bryant, I'd love to get Fisher, Barnett and Cooper. Pass on a QB this year, pass on Rawls, pass on McClure and Raven. If McClure and Raven wanted to commit, I guess I'd find a way but we would be adding to a crowed DB picture and then maybe we'd be kicking ourselves for taking so many before them. Guess I'll just have to wait til signing day..hope it works out.
January 24th, 2011 at 1:47 PM ^
case of worrying..you classic worrier you
January 24th, 2011 at 1:48 PM ^
This is probably your best course of action:
Stop posting threads about this stuff here and elsewhere on the Internet, leave your computer, log back in next Wednesday, and watch what ACTUALLY happens in recruiting instead of creating 70 hypotheticals.
January 24th, 2011 at 2:01 PM ^
never mind
January 24th, 2011 at 2:02 PM ^
mean that next thursday he can start worrying about next years class for us all?!!
January 24th, 2011 at 2:08 PM ^
Not until he fills out a hypothetical depth chart worrying about the Spring Roster. Then worries about players making it through spring practice without getting injured. Then worrying about potential transfers, then worrying about academic issues, then worrying about summer workouts, then worrying about summer camps, then worrying about fall practices, then worrying about Dann O'Neill returning for the home opener, then worrying about the Big House lights functioning correctly for the Notre Dame game, then worrying about Ron English returning to the Big House, then worrying about the karmic gods in the San Diego State game.
That doesn't even get us to the conference opener versus Minnesota. In sum, plenty for cypress to worry about.
January 24th, 2011 at 3:59 PM ^
Do you think gardner will play any next season or will it be Denard all season?? And who do you think will be ther RB??? Just kidding!!!!!!!!! lol
January 24th, 2011 at 9:43 PM ^
Your username needs an apostrophe.
January 24th, 2011 at 4:17 PM ^
This post is hilarious.
January 24th, 2011 at 8:47 PM ^
so does that mean that next thursday he can start worrying about next years class for us all?!!
Start? He should already be worrying about 2012 . . . and 2013. On Thursday he can start worrying about 2014.
January 24th, 2011 at 1:48 PM ^
Kinda wish we didn't take T.Carter and TAylor both
January 24th, 2011 at 1:56 PM ^
I think Taylor will be good. Probably gets red shirt but he'll be a good one, imo. Carter? Ehhhh, I'm not high on him. He will definitely get the red shirt. Needs to add a lot of weight. Should be a decent safety or special teamers.
January 24th, 2011 at 2:21 PM ^
I kinda wish "fans" didn't publicly assert their negative opinions about the worthiness of 18 year old kids who want to play for The University of Michigan.
January 24th, 2011 at 3:47 PM ^
Taylor will be a STAR I promise, I watched him twice this season vs St. Marys and Brother Rice, I have a cousin on each team. Taylor is very raw if he comes in and works hard he will be a star Highland Park HS is very ghetto and can't pay coaches he has never had actual postion training, He is rated a three star off of natural god given abilities.
January 24th, 2011 at 1:54 PM ^
I think with 7 spots left, there is plenty of room to get everyone we need. If a DT, QB or true S commits, they will make room for them.
January 24th, 2011 at 2:01 PM ^
January 24th, 2011 at 2:08 PM ^
No I'm pretty sure we have 21 spots to fill in this class and we're at 14. I believe it went up to 21 after Forcier left, which opened a scholarship spot. If 3 go to bryant, Clark and Willingham that would leave 4 open between those listed. I'm guessing all 6 would not commit and if they did, that would be amazingly unheard of. You can, in fact, make room which is why I don't think some of these kids even hold Michigan offers yet.
I think the coaches are going to wait to offer them when they actually know there is a spot for them.
January 24th, 2011 at 2:12 PM ^
January 24th, 2011 at 2:21 PM ^
This was posted on the 20th:
http://michigan.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1178859
"With 64 players scheduled to have eligibility in 2011, the Wolverines currently have 21 scholarships available under the 85 limit set by the NCAA."
January 24th, 2011 at 2:37 PM ^
January 24th, 2011 at 2:44 PM ^
Well he very well could go back to walk-on status, but I did not notice him not on the list. I'm guessing if they need that scholarship Kovac's is going to go bye bye.
January 24th, 2011 at 2:55 PM ^
How do you take a scholarship away from a STARTING roster spot? He was arguably our best tackler last year, and appears to be the leader type. This would be the last thing I would want to see.
January 24th, 2011 at 4:15 PM ^
We're all operating under the assumption that the roster decisions of the old staff are correct. I'm not trying to be mean to Kovacs or anything but in all honesty would he be starting under any other coaching staff here at Michigan? I personally don't think so. Three years ago he would have been a great scout player. Hoke is going to have to activly renew his walk-on scholarship and he may not do that especially If Kovacs is in the way of us landing a highly recruited prospect. Let's not forget Nick Sheridan was a "starting roster spot" and the coaches took his scholarship away as well. He may be a leader and a Rudy type but I don't think Kovacs is going to be a 4 year starter. Again just my opinion and not trying to rag on Kovacs.
Let's not forget that the reason the old staff was fired was because they couldn't make the right decisions on defense and couldn't coach it. If an "F" student gives you a copy of their homework to copy are you going to copy it? Or throw it away and start over? Just saying.
January 24th, 2011 at 8:49 PM ^
Kovacs had 116 tackles in 2010. There's no way he'll be paying tuition next year.
January 24th, 2011 at 2:57 PM ^
January 24th, 2011 at 4:10 PM ^
Why does it matter if it takes one away from next year? I don't get that logic. We're going to have 85 scholarship players on roster either way. The only difference is that one year is going to have a smaller senior class; which can be offset by redshirting players.
January 24th, 2011 at 4:22 PM ^
January 24th, 2011 at 4:27 PM ^
Again this is me just guessing at this point; but if there were 15 four and five star players wanting to come to Michigan from Michigan and Ohio; I'm pretty sure we would take most of them no matter the class needs.
January 24th, 2011 at 3:23 PM ^
if Mike Williams gets a fifth year.
January 24th, 2011 at 4:11 PM ^
Another good point. With his concussion issues, I'm surprised he's still medically available.
January 24th, 2011 at 1:54 PM ^
always go with the tried and true methods!
January 24th, 2011 at 1:59 PM ^
You're going to have a heart attack or nervous breakdown if you let recruiting get to you this much. You've started 8 threads on this shit in the past five days, and two already today. Not that you shouldn't start the threads, but if recruiting honestly affects your life you might need a break.
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January 24th, 2011 at 2:08 PM ^
January 24th, 2011 at 1:56 PM ^
We let the coaches decide...
January 24th, 2011 at 2:00 PM ^
That's why they get paid and we don't. They deal with it. We just sit back and criticize, worry, and celebrate.
January 24th, 2011 at 1:58 PM ^
January 24th, 2011 at 2:30 PM ^
is no one concerned about his ability to stay eligible?
January 24th, 2011 at 1:59 PM ^
January 24th, 2011 at 2:03 PM ^
GO Flyers - I am headed to the game on Sunday in Pittsburgh
Also well played on the clip.. +1 to you sir
January 24th, 2011 at 2:00 PM ^
You gotta catch em all.
January 24th, 2011 at 2:00 PM ^
how fishers visit went this weekend? i would like it if we got him back in the fold asap
January 24th, 2011 at 2:26 PM ^
He enjoyed his Florida visit. Hoke is visiting him on Thursday.
January 24th, 2011 at 2:29 PM ^
and ill take the word enjoyed meanign that it wasnt F-In awesome enough!
January 24th, 2011 at 2:41 PM ^
I'm not sure how much we should read into reports saying that he enjoyed it. The report also said Hoke might need to have a good in-home.
January 24th, 2011 at 6:52 PM ^
Is Fisher?
January 24th, 2011 at 2:01 PM ^
For one, presenting hypothetical situations isn't going to solve porblems, no matter what the problem is.
This is also a pretty good problem to have if you're Michigan. One class never makes up an entire starting lineup or even half of it in most cases, so one class isn't going to make or break anything, unless we end up with ten players like we were at a week ago. Creating depth is extremely important.
January 24th, 2011 at 2:04 PM ^
The coaches will find a way to keep any of their I'll-die-if-I-don't-get-him recruits. They know the cc will trigger some attrition in the coming months, thus freeing up a few additional roster slots either this year or next. If someone like McClure causes them to go one over the original head-count, no problem. A greyshirt situation will not result.
January 24th, 2011 at 8:51 PM ^
Calve size
January 24th, 2011 at 2:01 PM ^
very carefully?
January 24th, 2011 at 2:01 PM ^
Time to panic.....thats why Puffy always said: Mo commitments mo problems........