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Submitted by umbig11 on March 27th, 2018 at 7:53 PM

RB1 Higdon (clearly the first option); RB2 Evans; RB3 Competition....wide open. Too early to project the WR corps, but Collins will make an immediate impact. Black is probably the best of the group. DPJ is getting coached up.

Spanelis is probably the 6th best OL at the moment. The kicking game belongs to Nordin and no earthly idea who will punt. It should be an improved version of Robbins.

The defense is loaded. Ambry Thomas, Ambry Thomas, Ambrhy Thomas. Did I mention him yet? Watson will play. JKP will be the next best Safety if he doesn't win the job. LB=loaded. Paye and Vilain are perfect examples of why we can push Kemp inside.

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LSA Aught One

March 27th, 2018 at 8:10 PM ^

Have you heard anything? I figured he’d be ready by now.

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Tedbossman

March 27th, 2018 at 8:26 PM ^

Was a walk on

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LSA Aught One

March 27th, 2018 at 8:40 PM ^

300lb walk on with a mean streak

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DrMantisToboggan

March 27th, 2018 at 8:47 PM ^

He's 6'3

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PhillipFulmersPants

March 27th, 2018 at 11:05 PM ^

It happens.

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Monocle Smile

March 27th, 2018 at 8:53 PM ^

I'm 6'4" 200 pounds, but that doesn't make me Tarik Black.

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Chipper1221

March 27th, 2018 at 9:51 PM ^

Or does it?

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MgoWood

March 27th, 2018 at 9:55 PM ^

names and athletic ability are relative lol

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In Baugh we trust

March 27th, 2018 at 8:10 PM ^

If Paye is really up close to 260, could he shift over o SDE and open up the back up WDE for Vilain when he is healthy? I really don't like the idea of Lawrence Marshall in the two-deep.

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DrMantisToboggan

March 27th, 2018 at 8:15 PM ^

Vilain is solidly over 260 already, so I assume if either move to Anchor it will be Vilain.

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Gentleman Squirrels

March 27th, 2018 at 8:39 PM ^

Where did you find that info? I was wondering how Vilain would end up on SDE but if he's that big already, then he'd be perfect behind Gary. He was an extremely explosive recruit so having him and one DIB/Upshaw/Hutchinson/Welschof should create some solid depth and set us up to be successful after Gary is gone

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ldevon1

March 28th, 2018 at 5:05 AM ^

Mentioned it, in his interview with Sam Webb last week.

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damgood

March 27th, 2018 at 8:19 PM ^

I thought Lawrence was solid as a backup last year? Paye and Villain are natural WDEs I think and should stay there.

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DrMantisToboggan

March 27th, 2018 at 8:30 PM ^

Marshall is a 3 Tech, not an Anchor.

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Gulogulo37

March 27th, 2018 at 8:54 PM ^

Lawrence Marshall must be pushing 40 by now right?

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Eye of the Tiger

March 27th, 2018 at 9:26 PM ^

Recruited by Mo.

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Youngharbaugh4

March 28th, 2018 at 2:41 PM ^

He last weighed in at 266...

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Cranky Dave

March 27th, 2018 at 8:13 PM ^

Of actual football news just warms the cockles of my heart

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RainbowSprings

March 27th, 2018 at 8:47 PM ^

The Moms are trying to clean this place up.

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MgoWood

March 27th, 2018 at 9:58 PM ^

How do you clean up cockles?

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Wolfman

March 27th, 2018 at 10:15 PM ^

nfm

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uminks

March 27th, 2018 at 10:55 PM ^

that most Moms were not around this place before sexbits started!

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Warm Cockles

March 27th, 2018 at 11:48 PM ^

It depends on the type of mess I've made \wink

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Warm Cockles

March 27th, 2018 at 11:47 PM ^

You rang?

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ssuarez

March 27th, 2018 at 8:17 PM ^

who are the first five?

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ssuarez

March 27th, 2018 at 8:28 PM ^

for not recognizing the ellipses and reading umbigs last post... LT - JBB; LG - Bredeson; C -Ruiz; RG - Onwenu; RT - Runyan

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BuckNekked

March 27th, 2018 at 9:24 PM ^

I dont think theres a snowballs chance in hell we see JBB at LT.

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Teambizy

March 27th, 2018 at 8:19 PM ^

When umbig talks,,,, I listen. And so should everyone else. Thanks.

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Craptain Crunch

March 27th, 2018 at 8:25 PM ^

What do you do when he types?

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IMissJohnCooper

March 28th, 2018 at 8:40 AM ^

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yossarians tree

March 28th, 2018 at 2:32 PM ^

I've heard umbig11 is actually a secretary in Schembechler Hall...

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stephenrjking

March 27th, 2018 at 8:27 PM ^

Keep recruiting these hit CB prospects, man. Exciting to hear that Ambry is making a leap. We'll need him, too--Hill and Long are both juniors this year and I expect at least Hill to jump if he keeps on track. First things first, though: having three stone cold lockdown corners would be fantastic. We're gonna miss Hurst, but I hopeful that the back 7 gains back everything we lose up front.

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DrMantisToboggan

March 27th, 2018 at 8:36 PM ^

If you told me only one was going pro after this year and made me guess I would guess Long. Not really based on performance - they were both great last year - but Long is a little bigger, away from home, and I get more of a sense that he's ready to make money.

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stephenrjking

March 27th, 2018 at 9:25 PM ^

That's as good as anything I've speculated.

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Gentleman Squirrels

March 27th, 2018 at 8:40 PM ^

I really hope we can flip Barnett away from MSU. He's an excellent athlete and i'm getting accustomed to having lockdown CBs on our defense.

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Ramblin

March 28th, 2018 at 1:35 AM ^

It doesn't seem like flipping any MSU guys should be a hard thing to do? Who knows though. Izzo got Mr. Basketball. The world is a strange place.

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Jmer

March 28th, 2018 at 12:45 AM ^

Hopefully, Coach Zordich tells us that the whole secondary sucks late into fall camp!

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bleu

March 27th, 2018 at 8:44 PM ^

A buck Spanelis is starting by season's end

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umbig11

March 27th, 2018 at 8:53 PM ^

He's good enough to start. Filiaga, Hudson, and Stueber just need a little more time. Biggest surprise, LB corps. There are so many athletes that can compete for starting roles. Even Bush will be pushed and he was All B1G something.

Defense will be elite or close to it. Offense, average right now. Kicking game C-.

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Arteza1

March 27th, 2018 at 8:57 PM ^

When you say a little bit of time how much are we talking here? A spring session, A summer? An extra year of development?

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uminks

March 27th, 2018 at 11:03 PM ^

Before we have a good O line. I just hope the O-line improves over last season and one of our QBs can complete passes!

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huntmich

March 27th, 2018 at 9:17 PM ^

I will take average on offense.

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JTrain

March 27th, 2018 at 9:25 PM ^

I....WILL NOT.

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Night_King

March 27th, 2018 at 9:24 PM ^

I noticed you said “kicking” game but do you specifically mean punting? Thought Nordin was as good as you could ask for a Frosh and the kick off team was elite.

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umbig11

March 27th, 2018 at 9:33 PM ^

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jalenwestman

March 27th, 2018 at 11:42 PM ^

They convinced Furbush and Watson to stay to play Special Yeams?

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Night_King

March 28th, 2018 at 8:14 AM ^

I knew we'd take a step back without Holder of the Year Garrett Moores, but I didn't think it'd be this big of a drop!

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Mongo

March 27th, 2018 at 10:29 PM ^

Stueber, Filiaga and Hudson are way better than JBB or Runyan from a physical standpoint. Sad to see their development last year was sub-par. My opinion is we should have burned some redshirts to find and develop the 2018 OTs. Sucks we are stuck with 3* type, below average OTs.

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Mongo

March 27th, 2018 at 10:29 PM ^

Was hoping the the 4* red-shirt frosh would step-up more quickly to assert themselves. My view is the OL youngsters are getting "pampered". Guys need to f-ing step up quickly or leave the program. The walk-ons seem to be better at this stage.

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SkyPanther

March 27th, 2018 at 10:39 PM ^

Nice to know there's so much great depth at LB. If there's injury they won't miss a beat. And they can keep fresh speed all game.

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