RibbleMcDibble

January 11th, 2024 at 1:11 PM ^

Reading a little further, looks like he's set to be a top-50 pick. Can't fault him for wanting to go out on a high note with that draft position. 

 

Also, don't know if it deserves it's own thread, but Ewers back at Texas. Interesting for Arch Manning. 

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Midukman

January 11th, 2024 at 1:42 PM ^

Especially when everyone on the team was good. It’s not like other champs where player X and Y were the reason. Our championship was a total team effort. When a guy went down, the next guy was just as good…almost. For all the fans out there thinking we’re gonna fall off a cliff next season, think again. 

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DTOW

January 11th, 2024 at 1:26 PM ^

I don't know if I would consider this to be good advice.  Sure, in Colson's situation its probably best that he goes.  But I would argue Michigan has had a history of having players leaving for the draft when they would have been much better off returning to school.  Case in point, Gemon Green.  He could have returned and been part of a national championship team, earned some NIL, and improved his draft stock.  Instead, he leaves early, goes undrafted, gets signed by the Giants as an UDFA, and ultimately gets cut.  I believe he was paid about $100k for doing so.

Just my opinion, but if a player has eligibility remaining and isn't projected to be drafted no later than maybe the 4th round it makes no sense to leave.  I have a feeling we'll see a couple of guys leaving early again this year that'll end up being 5th-7th round draft picks or even go undrafted.  I'll never understand how that makes any sense from either a career or financial standpoint. 

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MichiganiaMan

January 11th, 2024 at 6:19 PM ^

Gemon’s situation was complicated. Aside from the MSU fiasco, he’d been usurped of his starting job in back to back years. He couldn’t risk having that happen again.

A lot of other guys who left Michigan early had no choice if one of their main selling points as a prospect was upside. Others were guys we knew might be taking a step back on the depth chart. Hinton - one example - was about to fall behind Jenkins (and Mason Graham) in the DL pecking order. 

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mexwolv

January 11th, 2024 at 1:16 PM ^

We will lose a ton of guys to the draft, and deservedly so.

Next year´s team will be young but still very talented, success will depend mostly on JJ´s decision.

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TeslaRedVictorBlue

January 11th, 2024 at 1:17 PM ^

This is why reloading matters. These guys should go. They did everything they wanted to accomplish. We can ask nothing more if any of them, including JJ. Hopefully new team leaders emerge next year with half the drive, purpose, energy and soul of this team

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maizenblue92

January 11th, 2024 at 1:23 PM ^

Weirdly part of me wants almost anyone who could go to go. This is because this story is finished, the heroes journey of decline, resurgence, coming up short, collapse, and then triumph. It is time to start writing the next story. 

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S.G. Rice

January 11th, 2024 at 1:25 PM ^

I don't know the current estimate, but I remember reading that we may have ~ 15 guys drafted.

Colson is an obvious decision, it's hard to improve on a top 50 pick projection as a LB.  He's played a ton of football, he's grown and learned and he'll be a terrific pro.

Good luck Junior, you're a Michigan man and a NATIONAL CHAMPION forever.

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lhglrkwg

January 11th, 2024 at 1:28 PM ^

I didnt realize junior was so highly regarded as a prospect. Hes always been solid but I never thought of him as a ‘dude’ per se. Happy for him though. Good luck Junior

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dickdastardly

January 11th, 2024 at 1:29 PM ^

While we all selfishly would love to see those who can come back come back, the silver lining is witnessing this team have 20+ players getting drafted. What better recruiting tool than to point out to a recruit how well Michigan preps a player for the NFL? And while that might not actually be a good selling point in today's pay for play to recruits while the NCAA looks the other because they are more interested in benign Covid cheeseburger, it might end up being the best way to lock in on those high 4 low 4 star recruits that Michigan is good at developing. Time will tell.

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NFG

January 11th, 2024 at 1:52 PM ^

After what these players accomplish, they deserve to leave. No bitterness here, nor should there be. They've fucking earned it.

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EikMelynai

January 11th, 2024 at 1:57 PM ^

Congrats to Junior! What a warrior. Not sure if they showed it on the broadcast, but he was really limping at the end of the game, with a wrap on his arm, and had casts on both hands. 

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MichiganFootball

January 11th, 2024 at 2:31 PM ^

He was one I thought would go but we didn't have a definitive answer on.

Think we're waiting now on JJ, Edwards, Jones (whose said he's leaning towards going), Stewart, Moore, Paige, and Johnson.  I think everyone else who is eligible has said that they are going or strongly hinted in that direction (except for Hinton).

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Perkis-Size Me

January 11th, 2024 at 2:46 PM ^

It’s fair to assume that just about any one on this team who is draft eligible is going to leave.

They went 15-0. National champions, and for many of them, have never lost to OSU. They have nothing left to prove at this level.

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