Why is everyone so enamored with this kid?
He's a one and done.
***He played in a weak conference and was only an honorable mention all league***
If we truly can't figure it out amongst Hudson, Runyan, Spanellis, Steuber & Filiaga then we suck.
Because he's one more guy who has experience who can compete for a starting spot at our weakest position group. Even if he isn't great, its possible he might be an improvement on the alternative.
My own personal hope is that we see an interior of Onwenu - Spanellis - Ruiz. Then you could add Bredeson to the Steuber, Filiaga, Runyan, Hudson mix (I'm sure there is one or two more guys you could throw in there too).
Anderson helps but I think they have guys already on the roster who could be capable. I do think that at least one guy is going to have to breakout and become a "guy" or "dude".
I have to believe he could handle the RT position. He probably played Tackle in high school. Then we would look like: Hudson - Ruiz- Spanellis - Onwenu - Bredeson
Now that could be a sweet line.
Probably because Jake Rudock is still fresh in our minds. Granted that no one really knew that he'd be a big asset to the team but he turned out to be the one catalyst the team needed to finish the season as it did while he was under center.
I'm not suggesting that Anderson will be anything like Rudock -- obviously, they play different positions -- but he has the gravitas to possibly help fortify the OL and fill a position of need.
If you can't see the value in that, you are nearly alone. We're hardly the only major program that covets him. Two of his finalists are coming off of very strong seasons.
He potentially raises our floor.
There is no guarantee that Calvin Anderson doesn't waltz into Michigan and immediately become our worst offensive lineman.
Since we are dealing in unknowns, any floor for next season is a potential floor. I'd think was understood.
In terms what's already been seen on the field, there's no question that his floor is higher than that.
I can't grasp why you (and not just you, tons of people here just like Champeen below) refuse to acknowledge the fact that you don't know anything about Calvin Anderson. That being pretty good at Rice, one of the worst football programs in america, is not a guarantee that he can hack it in the Big Ten.
You call it nit-picky, but you just did it again. "There's no question" Anderson is better than anybody Michigan put on the field last season?
Based. On. What?
Give me something. Right now, until you explain your reasoning, that statement is rooted in blind faith.
There were 10 all-conference C-USA linemen named last year. Calvin Anderson wasn't one of them. He's one of about 17 linemen listed as honorable mention. He's possibly the 27th best lineman in one of the worst coferences in FBS college football. We already know he played on one of the worst teams.
How about these guys? Are these guys better than every single University of Michgian offensive lineman?
Will Hernandez of UTEP? Brandon Ray of Western Kentucky? O'Shea Dugas Jr. of Louisiana Tech? Eugene German of Charlotte? Isaac Weaver of Old Dominion?
What do you know about those guys? Those are all-conference C-USA guys too. They're all better than EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MICHIGAN'S LINEMEN?
Or is it just guys that want to transfer? Does transferring make players awesome? Can we check with John O'Korn on that? (O'Korn will agree - until that player officially sucks on the field, it definitely makes them awesome on the MGoBoard!)
And that's all I've got. If you can't reach the logical conclusion here, you'll never get there. I hope he comes here because he might help. He also might not. I don't know. I've never seen him run a Harbaugh scheme under Ed Warinner's tutelage against better defensive ends than he's ever seen in his life. Hell, I've never seen OUR offensive linemen under Ed Warinner's tutelage. Maybe Drevno was that terrible.
I'll never understand why this board refuses to accept that possibility.
jim harbaugh/shea patterson are going HARD after him
so they must be optimistic on the probabilities that he can/will contribute
I would, too.
Still doesn't prove a damn thing or eliminate the possibility that he doesn't excel here.
numbers game/imrpoving your odds
not gonna be heartbroken when this kid doesn't choose michigan.
by PFF, an objective and generally respected source often quoted here. Will Hernandez is projected as a first round pick in some of the mock drafts, btw
For all your bluster, you seem to be ignoring what information is out there.
You also purposely misquoted me. Go ahead and nitpick and say you it's not a misquote. You used my actual words but changed the statement that followed it and left out the context.
I said "In terms what's already been seen on the field, there's no question that his floor is higher than that."
"There's no question" Anderson is better than anybody Michigan put on the field last season?
It was certainly easier to just quote me. More honest too.
Being better and having a higher floor are clearly not the same thing.
It was certainly easier to just quote me. More honest too.
Being better and having a higher floor are clearly not the same thing.
I want him here. I've said so repeatedly. I'd take every transfer and all the recruits if I could. I'm happy to throw Anderson in the mix and see how it shakes out.
There are a large number of people here who have convinced themselves of something that is a complete uncertainty, with no justifiable reason to back it up.
hes better than any tackle we can roll out, so yeah, he is a pretty big deal. Our recruiting misses at Tackle are absolutely killing us. Where did the days go that elite tackles were kicking down our doors to come here.
Don't let your weekend be ruined by a one and done's decision. If he comes here great, if not, c'est la vie. We'll ride with what we've got.
Can't this guy just say where he's going and go there? Seems like this is taking things to a new level of ridiculousness.
Yes! Thank you. Great points. Always good to have another bullet in the chamber on the OL too. We hit the injury bug at all and we'll be glad we have him even if he doesn't end up a high round draft pick.
Is a really well spoken young man. Either way.
Best of luck to him