Blake Corum is Jacked!
Cue the omg shirtless crowd. Also I’d ignore the caption to the pictures. Don’t think that’s true.
February 6th, 2021 at 12:37 AM ^
Move over Arnold, Blake Corum is going up on my fitness vision board!
February 6th, 2021 at 12:56 AM ^
something...something...OMG shirtless.
February 6th, 2021 at 10:04 AM ^
You forgot the GIF
February 6th, 2021 at 12:58 AM ^
why are we looking at teenagers jacked bodies?
maybe I’m old ....
February 6th, 2021 at 1:26 AM ^
You're not alone. It would be post worthy if he had a huge gut and was spotted eating a box of donuts. That would at least tell us something. This is just weird.
February 6th, 2021 at 9:23 AM ^
We've crossed the divide between weird to creepy.
February 6th, 2021 at 1:40 AM ^
Nope. Not old. I to have questions.
February 6th, 2021 at 6:22 AM ^
I think we have all been entered into an FBI database simply for clicking on this thread.
February 6th, 2021 at 7:29 AM ^
I've been in that database a long time....
February 6th, 2021 at 9:08 AM ^
More like the MBI.
February 6th, 2021 at 7:28 AM ^
why are we looking at teenagers jacked bodies?
I think it's odd you're pointing out he's a teenager when he's 20. Even if he was 19, does that really matter? The reality is your best physical years are from 18-30. Some folks peak a bit earlier, some a bit later. No big deal here. All the folks that are UVing you I can only assume never lift.
February 6th, 2021 at 8:12 AM ^
Lol, can't speak for others but I was joking around because I can never pass up an opportunity. As someone who has spent the last 9 months watching hundreds of YouTube videos on weightlifting I agree this isn't creepy in the least. Or if it is then I'm also a creep.
February 6th, 2021 at 8:37 AM ^
Lol, can't speak for others but I was joking around because I can never pass up an opportunity. As someone who has spent the last 9 months watching hundreds of YouTube videos on weightlifting I agree this isn't creepy in the least. Or if it is then I'm also a creep.
Wasn't replying to you, but it's all good. I just thought it was a bit sensational referring to a 20 year old as a teenager to make it sound as if we're a bunch of middle aged dudes gawking at high school girls.
February 7th, 2021 at 12:20 PM ^
It's Michigan football related, it's posted on Twitter, it's pictures. Guilty as charged because I looked. And I don't think it's creepy. The guy is in great shape and I wish I was that fit.
February 6th, 2021 at 9:21 AM ^
I'm hoping I peak at 60.
February 6th, 2021 at 9:38 AM ^
Me too!
But I've only got six weeks to get ready for it.
February 6th, 2021 at 10:15 AM ^
Ha! I hear you. 11 weeks away for me.
February 6th, 2021 at 4:56 PM ^
You better work out if you want to keep up with her:
February 6th, 2021 at 1:24 AM ^
OMG shirtless pics after midnight on a Friday. With the added cherry on top of a shot at a departing recruit + exaggerated hype. Peak mgoblog
February 6th, 2021 at 11:50 AM ^
I'd agree if he didn't already have a year of college experience under his belt. Who knows how his career will pan out, but at least it's not recruiting hype, it's developmental hype, which is still early hype, but slightly less bad. The shirtless Edwards hype would be more your jam :)
February 6th, 2021 at 1:50 AM ^
A lot of reasons not to click on that link...but the classless shot at 'Charbs' is definitely one of them.
February 6th, 2021 at 7:15 AM ^
So much taller with shoes
February 6th, 2021 at 2:45 AM ^
Here we go again... *face palm*
February 6th, 2021 at 5:57 AM ^
Having more muscles does not necessarily make you a good running back.
February 6th, 2021 at 7:53 AM ^
Having more muscles does not necessarily make you a good running back.
Agreed, as Dr. Stu McGill said...
The best athletes rarely outperform their peers in pre-season testing like bench pressing and squatting. Their distinguishing qualities are motor control. The ability to exert strength quickly, deactivate muscle quickly, and optimally project forces throughout the body linkage is characteristic of this skill.
That being said, having more muscle to a certain extant is a beneficial adaptation and will help an athlete, particularly at a position like RB. So, all other things being equal, more muscle is good, but muscle alone doesn't make one good.
February 6th, 2021 at 9:05 AM ^
Pretty sure most top running backs squat notoriously high weights. Squatting builds strength for explosive power when needed.
February 6th, 2021 at 9:23 AM ^
Saquon Barkley says 'Hi'
February 6th, 2021 at 10:04 AM ^
Corum is no Barkley. Corum is TINY as far as stature goes. Barkley has 4 inches on corum. Corum has shorter strides and will lack breakaway speed with all of that bulk. If he was 6’1” and looked like that, I’d be way more optimistic. What all that muscle will do is hopefully protect him from injury.
February 6th, 2021 at 11:50 AM ^
I think of Corum as more of a Mike Hart running back, shorter, but with lower body strength to run between the tackles. I liked what I saw when Blake ran inside last year, and strength does matter there. You know what they say, "All weight gain is good..."
February 6th, 2021 at 11:22 AM ^
Squatting builds strength for explosive power when needed.
Not to get into an unnecessarily exercise science-y debate, but although all strength exercises require certain amount of power, and you're correct that RBs generally have great quad strength and power, the squat itself is more akin to strength, whereas a vertical or broad jump or olympic lift like a clean or snatch is more akin to power. But, guys like Saquon boast both an impressive squat in the 600s and clean in the 400s back in his PSU days.
February 6th, 2021 at 6:36 AM ^
Corum’s physical process is impressive, but taking a shot like that against Charbonnet was completely uncalled for by that guy.
Charbonnet left, undoubtedly, because he was extremely talented but somehow getting less than ten carries a game. He owed it to himself to go somewhere where he’d be featured a lot more often.
February 6th, 2021 at 7:20 AM ^
Agree. I think he’s the type of back that excels as long as he is a feature back/getting a larger load. 10 carries a game is tough for a back to get any kind of groove or momentum, and I think Charbonnet is that type of back. Haskins, clearly, can just grab the ball and go on a whim. Some guys feed off being on the field for more plays overall. Taking a shot at him for leaving is low class, to my knowledge he doesn’t deserve any of that and was a good teammate while here, and deserves his opportunity. Just a bummer he had to leave to get it
February 6th, 2021 at 10:22 AM ^
Until his final season, where he average about 17 carries a game, Najee Harris averaged 10-12 carries a game. Alabama managed to get by.
February 6th, 2021 at 11:47 AM ^
Alabama managed to get by with Damien Harris and Josh Jacobs carrying the ball. So yeah, they managed to get by.
February 6th, 2021 at 12:38 PM ^
Serious question, do we know that he transferred because he was getting 10 carries a game or did he get 10 carries a game because they knew he was transferring after this year? There was something that happened after that long td run against Minnesota that changed everything, he didn’t play much after that the rest of the shortened season. Instead of that being his breakout it was more of his swan song. I have no idea but he wasn’t even interested in playing for one of our best running backs of all time so it apparently wasn’t about position coaching. Sometimes kids get homesick, especially in a pandemic when they can’t even see their families. Just some thoughts and questions on the situation
February 6th, 2021 at 1:11 PM ^
He wishes he got 10 carries a game.
February 8th, 2021 at 2:22 PM ^
Yeah do people realize what happened to him this season. They think its Haskins vs Charbs. It wasnt it was Charbs vs the coaching.
February 6th, 2021 at 8:22 AM ^
Never been on Twitter, I see
February 6th, 2021 at 9:50 AM ^
Nope, and I’m damn proud of that fact. I don’t have a Twitter account, and I never plan to set one up.
I get how it’s useful for stuff like quick sports updates, but twitter, like nearly ever form of social media these days, is largely a cancer.
February 6th, 2021 at 10:10 AM ^
No, it isn't useful in the least. There is no discussion. There is no "quick update." It's a forum where intelligent discussion is discouraged in favor of quick, whitty comments that reduce everyone's IQ who reads them. It's completely removed from reality. Calling it a cancer doesn't even do it justice. Cancer doesn't eat your soul.
February 6th, 2021 at 10:12 AM ^
This x 3
February 6th, 2021 at 10:21 AM ^
It's worth repeating.
February 6th, 2021 at 10:21 AM ^
It's worth repeating.
February 6th, 2021 at 10:22 AM ^
It's worth repeating.
February 6th, 2021 at 10:10 AM ^
No, it isn't useful in the least. There is no discussion. There is no "quick update." It's a forum where intelligent discussion is discouraged in favor of quick, whitty comments that reduce everyone's IQ who reads them. It's completely removed from reality. Calling it a cancer doesn't even do it justice. Cancer doesn't eat your soul.
February 6th, 2021 at 10:11 AM ^
No, it isn't useful in the least. There is no discussion. There is no "quick update." It's a forum where intelligent discussion is discouraged in favor of quick, whitty comments that reduce everyone's IQ who reads them. It's completely removed from reality. Calling it a cancer doesn't even do it justice. Cancer doesn't eat your soul.
February 6th, 2021 at 10:23 AM ^
19 carries in 5 games. That’s not even 4 carries per game.
February 6th, 2021 at 7:25 AM ^
Good for him, also known to be a gym rat and hard worker. I hope he gets opportunities as being between Haskins & Edwards won't be easy. BTW whoever Gaige Parker is, is a bit of a dick. Zach seems like a really nice guy, and hard worker, and excellent RB in his own right. I'm sorry to see he left, but wish everyone the best at their various destinations.