New grad transfer option?

next year and considering this kid started a couple of years in a Power 5 conference, I think it would at least be worth a phone call and see if there is interest. We have room for 1-2 transfers.

Well, our other options there are people that have never played in college period, so I think I'd take my chances with a grad transfer senior who needs a bit of coaching.

Harbaugh: “Size, strength and there could be more,” he said. “We need them. We’ve had offense and defensive linemen graduate, seven starters. We need starter-caliber guys on both sides of the line. So there may be a fifth-year, may be a transfer, we’ll see, we don’t know.” Sounds like he knows something, but nothing definitive.

doesn't say anything, it is just word vomit.  I did have to click through 76 ads though trying to see what it was about. 

I mean it worked out pretty well for everyone, but at the time Countess had looked pretty bad 2 years running. Turns out that was a coaching /scheme issue but you really didn't know that at the time and he was legitimately getting passed by younger guys. I think his point about exceptions to the rule are valid.

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it is a rare exception.  And it is rare that a non-QB grad transfer to a P5 school contributes to a top 15ish or better team because a guy who isn't NFL ready after four years is unlikely to significantly positively impact a good team.

Countess wasn't the usual case, because he grad transferred after only three years and he moved to a system he was recruited for (zone) after a coaching change put him in a bad fit.

I do think this guy could be a great fit as a player (hopefully) just outside of NFL caliber that is looking to go to a program better suited to get him there after a coaching change.  He could provide depth for sure, and marginal improvement over the current options. Academics are obviously a great fit.

Once again. RARE exception. Rare means that there are instances where it happens. It is FAR from common, but it is slightly higher than 0%. With Countess, you had a player coming off of a bad year, new coaching staff, and he didn't fit the press scheme that Michigan corners were going to play. He's a zone corner. Certain circumstances made his transfer an exception to the rule. Same with Ryan Mallett. There's no doubt he was the starter for Michigan after Henne graduated...until we brought in a spread option coach that is.

I don't think we can win the championship in 2017. But in my unbiased opinion, we're virtually certain to win it on January 8, 2018.

Way too ambitious.

I mean it's possible, and crazier things have happened, but I think Michigan will struggle to stay in Big Ten championship contention, much less make the playoffs.

We'll see, maybe all the young guys will put it together faster than normal!

 

he said "this spring", so included EEs on campus, not summer/fall freshmen

so back to my point - we need to cut 3, 4 to make for a grad transfer