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Blake Frazier Has Committed To Michigan Comment Count

Brian April 16th, 2023 at 1:16 PM

I mean, yeah, Mr. Frazier. Yeah:

Blake is of course the son of Steve Frazier, who was a Michigan OL in the late 90s. That plus back-to-back Joe Moore awards made this particular recruitment seem like a foregone conclusion; lo, it has come to pass. Frazier is #206 on the composite and was also being heavily recruited by Texas, Clemson, and USC.

Frazier joins Luke Hamilton, Ben Roebuck, and Andrew Sprague as OL in the class. With the likely commitment of C Jake Guarnera in the near future—Wiltfong and Webb have both ball'd him to Michigan and he's announcing on the 28th—that would give Michigan a full offensive line in the class. There has been talk that Michigan could add a sixth guy if the right dude wants in but nothing else is imminent.

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M Ascending

April 17th, 2023 at 9:19 AM ^

Love or hate Howard Cosell, he had a way of elevating great moments in sport with his commentary.  "Down goes Frazier!" is a classic. Imagine the difference had he said "And Frazier is down. "

And most people don't remember that Cosell said it 3 times in succession for effect.  I still remember watching that fight live on tv, and Cosell's timing was impeccable. 

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Rendezvous

April 16th, 2023 at 3:35 PM ^

Absolutely! I love how he first addresses his family members one by one, even his kid sister, and appreciates them all for what they have brought to his life. This exemplifies the sort of person who is a team-first player and leader by example. I would not be surprised if he ends up being a Captain his junior and senior years.

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blueheron

April 16th, 2023 at 2:17 PM ^

I like the composition of the O-line class and the class overall. At this position group you have (it appears) two talented high-upside guys and two solid Ohioans who will hopefully bring extra effort when we play "Ohio." (Hammond seems to be in the same tier.)

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waittilnextyear

April 16th, 2023 at 2:24 PM ^

lo, it has come to pass

Just wanted to say I'm a big fan of working "lo" into the mix, even if twas used mostly ere these long years.

Also happy about the Frazier, son-of-Frazier, commitment.  Lo, we can't have overmany trench mavens.

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FatGuyTouchdown

April 16th, 2023 at 4:13 PM ^

I think there’s next to zero percent chance they take just five OL. They’ll finally experience some attrition this year, and there’s 2-3 more blue chip prospects with heavy interest. 

 

I think they take 7

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Magnus

April 16th, 2023 at 5:49 PM ^

I'm not sure where this is coming from, but I haven't seen anyone say he's coming in as a center. In fact, several predictions have come in for Jake Guarnera to pick Michigan, and Guarnera is a center. It would be odd for Michigan to take two centers in a class when they already have Drake Nugent, Greg Crippen, and Raheem Anderson on the team, not to mention other guys who have repped at the position, such as Reece Atteberry.

I don't think Frazier is a center. Maybe a guard, but not a center. You don't see many 6'6", skinny centers.

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outsidethebox

April 17th, 2023 at 8:26 AM ^

Well, the last two years declare that Michigan is a destination site for portal OLs. 

Clearly, and I do mean very clearly, Coach Harbaugh and his staff understand that the OL is the single most important position group for having a successful team. This is where you control the game-the LOS and TOP. Great QBs and RBs without the requisite OL are neutered. 

The train keeps rolling. 

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