Josh Ross Interview
One note: Ross talks about the corner depth at the 3:27 mark. Talked a lot about Ambry Thomas and mentioned he’s been practicing for about a week, and Ross says “He’s back full go.” Obviously take with a grain of salt. Just always interesting to hear the players takes on injuries rather than coaches.
August 29th, 2019 at 4:28 PM ^
As a fellow Ulcerative Colitis sufferer I'm SO glad to hear that Ambry is going to get back on the field this season and is getting some real hype!
UC can vary in severity but when it flares up it really can shut a person down.
August 29th, 2019 at 4:41 PM ^
Is UC something that can flare up as a result of football (eg, running, getting hit, hitting people, etc)?
August 29th, 2019 at 4:44 PM ^
I don't have UC, but I have had a fairly closely related inflammatory intestinal disorder, and my basic take is that almost anything can cause a flare-up, and almost anything can not cause a flare-up. It's really unpredictable except for a very lucky small number of patients who can find cause and effect in their symptoms.
What I can say is that a flare-up is effectively totally debilitating, especially because it's also often co-morbid with fatigue symptoms. On my worst days, I genuinely couldn't do anything but lie in bed and hope I would fall asleep so I didn't have to experience the pain directly for awhile.
August 29th, 2019 at 4:45 PM ^
He will be back much sooner than expected.
August 29th, 2019 at 6:10 PM ^
Niiiiiice. Will be great for the team but happy for him personally as well. I’m sure after seeing limited action last year he’s eager to get on the field
August 29th, 2019 at 5:04 PM ^
I know a lot of you don't believe it, but the defense is going to be better this year than last.
So deal with it.
August 29th, 2019 at 5:33 PM ^
I would absolutely love to deal with that.
August 29th, 2019 at 6:13 PM ^
Unless DT sees a massive upgrade, I don't see how that is the case.
August 29th, 2019 at 8:14 PM ^
DT will mostly hold serve. DE and LB will not have the superstar power in the beginning, but both units will be deeper (lower floor). That just leaves DBs, and with a healthy Ambry, it could be a strong unit. A lot of people are not acknowleding the quality of depth we have at a lot of positions this year.
August 29th, 2019 at 9:29 PM ^
The DT was not a stellar group last year. I think DT will be better and deeper.
2019 2018
Kemp > Kemp
Dwumfour > Dwumfour
Jeter > Mone
Smith < Solomon
Hinton >> Marshall
August 29th, 2019 at 9:46 PM ^
I agree with your point.. but Friendly bet that Smith is more productive this year than Solomon was last year. Solomon was a complete non factor last year. Now a Solomon with a good attitude in 2019 would have been > Smith 2019 for sure.
August 29th, 2019 at 9:40 PM ^
The DT was not a stellar group last year. I think DT will be better and deeper.
2019 2018
Kemp > Kemp
Dwumfour > Dwumfour
Jeter > Mone
Smith < Solomon
Hinton >> Marshall
August 29th, 2019 at 8:13 PM ^
Ger Sauden,
I don’t buy that for a second. D will be worse than last year and Michigan will likely lose more games because of it. I hope I’m wrong.
August 30th, 2019 at 12:20 AM ^
Wish I could disagree with this but I don't see how. DT was not strong last year and it's mostly the same guys back. If Dwumfour made a leap, that would be huge, but has been hampered by an injury all off season.
I go back to the Florida game last year and worry that that is what we can expect against better teams on defense this year.
August 30th, 2019 at 10:05 AM ^
Love the optimism. But how?
August 29th, 2019 at 5:06 PM ^
It would be great to have Ambry back on the field, even if it's on a limited basis for a few weeks.
August 29th, 2019 at 5:07 PM ^
Dear D - you may now proceed to move about the backfield - get some.
August 29th, 2019 at 6:44 PM ^
This guy's got confidence. I like it.
August 29th, 2019 at 6:52 PM ^
Ross makes it sound like the guys doing bridge program (school first two weeks of football camp) are also in football camp, practicing.
It was recently said that Hill was in the bridge program so not practicing at camp. I guess DB said he had only been at 5 practices (or something). Timestamp not known.
-Starved for football.
August 29th, 2019 at 8:33 PM ^
This kid is ready.
Go 12
August 30th, 2019 at 10:21 PM ^
Josh Ross can play and there's no denying it. I watch a fair amount of Michigan football throughout each season to compare them with Ohio State, and Ross really impressed me in 2018. He also looked quite good as a full-time starter against Florida when Bush sat out.
I fully expect Ross to do an admirable job replacing Bush, even though that's not an easy task. I'm not too sure what to expect from your D-ends replacing Gary and Winovich though, but I wouldn't mind hearing some predictions because you all obviously know your roster better than I do.