George Rooks officially signed
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:25 AM ^
Gotta say it was an extremely impressive year for recruiting, especially considering the shitty onfield product.
February 3rd, 2021 at 12:10 PM ^
Being a fan of a team recruiting vs a blue blood has got to be so annoying. Like, we sucked this year. Probably the worst team Michigan team in decades and we still have a top 10 class
February 3rd, 2021 at 12:47 PM ^
To get taste I took a quick bath in sparty tears at their forums today (yes I feel ill and may have caught something)
There's a debate going on if they should continue losing Michigan recruits to the "cult" of UM, or cut bait and take their national brand and recruit harder in Georgia and Texas lol
February 3rd, 2021 at 12:56 PM ^
Best of luck to them with that vaunted Michigan State national brand
February 3rd, 2021 at 1:37 PM ^
Not just that but also with a coach that is 'on the hot seat'...'ready to leave for the NFL'. And even more..a mass overhaul of the coaching staff to boot. And yet...top 10 class.
I damn sure hope Harbaugh turns it around w this staff...because it could be a really fun ride if you combine the apparent recruiting chops of the staff with a top 5-10 ranking at the end of the season/OSU win/Conf championship/etc.
February 3rd, 2021 at 6:02 PM ^
GO BLUE
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:26 AM ^
Pretty great morning. And it all began with pancakes.
— Ron Bellamy (@19Bellamy) February 3, 2021
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:29 AM ^
That is the perfect tweet!
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:53 AM ^
I’m going to purify myself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka now that the signing period is over.
February 3rd, 2021 at 12:14 PM ^
Yep, this definitely came to mind. Blouses, bitches!
February 3rd, 2021 at 1:00 PM ^
Miss Charlie Murphy.
His True Hollywood Stories were the best Chapelle bits imo.
Comedic genius the way the presented they stories.
February 3rd, 2021 at 1:45 PM ^
Game, blouses.
February 3rd, 2021 at 1:49 PM ^
Already loving having Bellamy on staff.
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:27 AM ^
Ja'Den McBurrows may be the best kid in this class. No sleeper. Freak!
February 3rd, 2021 at 12:37 PM ^
Agreed - hope he is ready Day One, because we need him.
February 3rd, 2021 at 12:57 PM ^
I really do think he's underrated. He played at a good school with excellent opposition and had offers from pretty much everyone.
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:27 AM ^
Glad everyone signed! The three DT's today were of so much importance it cannot be overstated! Now attention turns to MGoBlogger Transfer Portal to bring us some immediate help at CB and LB. And maybe a DT, too?
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:36 AM ^
Mohammad Diallo has to be the top target on the board. These DTs are great, but they will take time to mold. Diallo will be an immediate contributor and a true NT.
Im not as worried about CB and LB though proven reinforcements would be welcome. Both positions seem to have established starters but they all need to take the next step forward in their development. Backups behind them have very little experience so I’m hoping they get some playing time early in easier games.
February 3rd, 2021 at 12:04 PM ^
You are a font of crootin' knowledge, good sir! Thank you for sharing it with us...
February 3rd, 2021 at 12:53 PM ^
We have had very good experience at NT with guys named Mo - let's get him on board, by god!
February 3rd, 2021 at 1:04 PM ^
Funny we had 3 DT in the last 3 classes and we get 3 in the last week.
February 3rd, 2021 at 3:05 PM ^
And already two next year.
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:31 AM ^
Hell yeah!
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:36 AM ^
Well, this was way more fun than I expected to have today. This may or may not be a sad commentary on my existence in general but what the heck!
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:37 AM ^
One of my favorite gifs of all time
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:43 AM ^
Every time I see this gif my mind immediately jumps to thinking it's a party at WD'S house.
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:41 AM ^
People are sleeping on Mazi & Hinton this year. It's been frustrating that we haven't had anybody in front of them other than a converted Kemp the past 2 years. But DTs take time and these guys are just getting into their 3rd year in the program. Last year barely counts as well due to no Spring Ball, no fall camp, etc.
I expect these guys to both show out this year - they were both top 100 recruits for a reason.
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:50 AM ^
Hopefully we can get some high quality backup snaps from Welschof Jenkins and Morris too. Even if one of those guys can be a halfway decent backup that would be a big boost. I think the reason our 2016 defensive line was so effective is because they could sub so much, and the starters were fresh in the 4th quarter.
February 3rd, 2021 at 12:06 PM ^
Hard to believe we didn't get more snaps for the underclassmen last year. With a "free" year due to COVID there was really no excuse to give them all productive game minutes.
February 3rd, 2021 at 12:10 PM ^
It's because Brown preferred his DTs to be the size of Jordan Glasgow. Or to actually be Jordan Glasgow in a special goal line package vs Wisconsin.
February 3rd, 2021 at 12:44 PM ^
Or Ben Mason.
February 3rd, 2021 at 3:51 PM ^
My hope is that Mazi is (and has been) ready to do some great things that just plain weren't a part of Don Brown's plans.
February 3rd, 2021 at 12:04 PM ^
To Q4 ......mate.
February 3rd, 2021 at 12:39 PM ^
Nice strong finish to the recruiting season to fill a position of extreme need.
February 3rd, 2021 at 6:40 PM ^
February 3rd, 2021 at 3:03 PM ^
Good shit Jed.
Get to work Mazi.
February 3rd, 2021 at 3:43 PM ^
Rooks has great upside as a DE for a 3-4. Benny and Ike should be 0 or 3 tech as needed in 3-4 or 4-3. Also think TJ will be an excellent DE in a 3-4. Waiting to see how Guice fits and how much weight he can carry to decide if DE or NG.
February 3rd, 2021 at 6:01 PM ^
Welcome II
February 3rd, 2021 at 7:15 PM ^
I thought we might land a DB out of nowhere but was too late. Looking forward to these texas players Linguist will land, the first being Gould.