I’d think most everyone on D grades well and is lifted by overall talent around them.
I think his job often is to set edge which on tape might look like he is getting pushed outside. Surprised he wasn’t picked. Would be curious what teams didn’t like. Medical?
Big Waller fan and thought guy was going to be a star. Exactly what we want in a boundary corner. Sucks to lose a guy that you find as a 3 star, develop, and look like has chance to be NFL player.
Michigan's system of paying the guys who play and are upperclassman has worked but it sucks to lose these guys who may not be starters but are definitely next man up and will be all BIG caliber.
In Wallers defense Clink left. Don't know his relationship with Morgan and who knows how Wink comes across. Guy has has been out of college game for a long time.
Kentucky recruited him, all the guys who recruited him are still there, Stoops put guys in NFL, and if you can add an extra 100K a year then just might be a better situation for him.
Sucks because you have an illusion of dude loving the University and wanting to be there but lot of guys its gotta be a business decision. Always said if we lost Donovan Edwards to LSU or Bama for NIL money I'm done with sports.
DWJ though can't imagine he grew up dreaming of playing at he big house. Michigan has so many guys to pay can't imagine you can get into a bidding war for your second string. At this point just kind of happy he didn't bounce to another BIG school. Good luck as long as your interests don't interfere with ours.
Would be great to see Rod Moore come back and wonder if he can take over Sanristil's role.
I think Derrick Moore becomes house hold name nationwide and goes to NFL after next year
Will be to nice see El-Hadi line up and play the whole game.
I wonder what offense looks like with Mullings and Ben Hall lined up in a split back formation
Think Waller and Jyaire Hill show they are way ahead of Walker and Calhoun and it eliminates the question why they left. DJ Waller lifts Clink's reputation as coach/recruiter/talent evaluator to another level
Whichever TE can grow into Barner's role
and Tommy Doman shakes off the Bama game to be all BIG punter
Orji at QB, 2 first team offensive lines, a room full of 4 star TE's, and a bunch of 230 RB's........Do we just bounce between variations of Wing T next year?
The #1 turning point is firing Don Brown and changing the defense. Going from growing Carlo Kemp in DT to guys like Mazi and Kenneth Grant has helped me forget the terror of Wisconsin gashing us at will. OSU had Don Brown figured out I still feel for Brandon Watson. Ben Mason/Jess Speight in the rotation replaced by Cam Goode/Rayshaun Benny done deal
Bringing in guys that love Michigan Football. Mike Hart, Bellamy, Ellston, Newsome, Denard. Hard for Brain Jean-Mary or Anthony Campanile to explain the OSU game. Guys who love the school are going to out recruit guys just passing through.
Hiring Clink such an upgrade over Zordich. Had to bring a guy from Kentucky who was out recruiting us in Michigan and Ohio. Go back and watch that 2020 IU game where Penix gashed the secondary and guys just looked lost.
Rebuilding the culture after 2020. Aidan Hutchinson is Mount Rushmore of Michigan football for this. I don't think you get Michael Barrett for a 6th year, Corum coming back, or Trente Jones as an all BIG 10 caliber guy as your 6th lineman who gets snaps on Jumbo packages without the culture change. Harbaugh recognizing changes needed to be made, new coaches, Biff Poggi are all big parts of this.
Recruiting/Development/Ben Herbert
You see this in the rankings. Michigan just seems to pass on some big local recruits. They get passed over by others but there lots of under the radar guys who the coaches liked better than the rating services. Jenkins, Rod Moore, Kenneth Grant, Barrett, Sanristil, Zinter, Harrell...None of these guys were a top 300 recruit nationally. Coaches see something and are factoring in attributes the recruiting services are not.
NIL - Lots of criticism on these sites about not paying guys out of HS. Michigan seems to have taken a different approach and pays the guys who produce to stay. I think Michigan had the oldest team in college football this year. It makes sense to pay your starting guards to stay another year over a 5 star WR who won't see the field their Freshman year and then transfer out.
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New LB coach. The 1 guy at that position you didn't really here about after spring ball. Makes a lot of sense.
I’d think most everyone on D grades well and is lifted by overall talent around them.
I think his job often is to set edge which on tape might look like he is getting pushed outside. Surprised he wasn’t picked. Would be curious what teams didn’t like. Medical?
Braiden McGregor. NFL has to view him as weak against the run.
Big Waller fan and thought guy was going to be a star. Exactly what we want in a boundary corner. Sucks to lose a guy that you find as a 3 star, develop, and look like has chance to be NFL player.
Michigan's system of paying the guys who play and are upperclassman has worked but it sucks to lose these guys who may not be starters but are definitely next man up and will be all BIG caliber.
In Wallers defense Clink left. Don't know his relationship with Morgan and who knows how Wink comes across. Guy has has been out of college game for a long time.
Kentucky recruited him, all the guys who recruited him are still there, Stoops put guys in NFL, and if you can add an extra 100K a year then just might be a better situation for him.
Sucks because you have an illusion of dude loving the University and wanting to be there but lot of guys its gotta be a business decision. Always said if we lost Donovan Edwards to LSU or Bama for NIL money I'm done with sports.
DWJ though can't imagine he grew up dreaming of playing at he big house. Michigan has so many guys to pay can't imagine you can get into a bidding war for your second string. At this point just kind of happy he didn't bounce to another BIG school. Good luck as long as your interests don't interfere with ours.
Orji running some kind of wing T with Mullings and Hall split backs 20 plays a game
Edwards 20 carries
We'll never play more than two WR's a time and one of those two WR's might be Loveland
Don't see them getting Gentry under 300 lbs. Certainly possible they can take one of the TE's on the roster now and Herbartize them to Barner type.
We are all set in the secondary
Hill, Waller, McBurrows, Kody Jones Myles Pollard
Rod Moore? Paige?
Sabb, Zeke Berry, Hillman
Could have used the kid from IU at WR though
Could use a pure blocking TE like a Joel Hongiford
Would be great to see Rod Moore come back and wonder if he can take over Sanristil's role.
I think Derrick Moore becomes house hold name nationwide and goes to NFL after next year
Will be to nice see El-Hadi line up and play the whole game.
I wonder what offense looks like with Mullings and Ben Hall lined up in a split back formation
Think Waller and Jyaire Hill show they are way ahead of Walker and Calhoun and it eliminates the question why they left. DJ Waller lifts Clink's reputation as coach/recruiter/talent evaluator to another level
Whichever TE can grow into Barner's role
and Tommy Doman shakes off the Bama game to be all BIG punter
Orji at QB, 2 first team offensive lines, a room full of 4 star TE's, and a bunch of 230 RB's........Do we just bounce between variations of Wing T next year?
Will Johnson
The #1 turning point is firing Don Brown and changing the defense. Going from growing Carlo Kemp in DT to guys like Mazi and Kenneth Grant has helped me forget the terror of Wisconsin gashing us at will. OSU had Don Brown figured out I still feel for Brandon Watson. Ben Mason/Jess Speight in the rotation replaced by Cam Goode/Rayshaun Benny done deal
Bringing in guys that love Michigan Football. Mike Hart, Bellamy, Ellston, Newsome, Denard. Hard for Brain Jean-Mary or Anthony Campanile to explain the OSU game. Guys who love the school are going to out recruit guys just passing through.
Hiring Clink such an upgrade over Zordich. Had to bring a guy from Kentucky who was out recruiting us in Michigan and Ohio. Go back and watch that 2020 IU game where Penix gashed the secondary and guys just looked lost.
Rebuilding the culture after 2020. Aidan Hutchinson is Mount Rushmore of Michigan football for this. I don't think you get Michael Barrett for a 6th year, Corum coming back, or Trente Jones as an all BIG 10 caliber guy as your 6th lineman who gets snaps on Jumbo packages without the culture change. Harbaugh recognizing changes needed to be made, new coaches, Biff Poggi are all big parts of this.
Recruiting/Development/Ben Herbert
You see this in the rankings. Michigan just seems to pass on some big local recruits. They get passed over by others but there lots of under the radar guys who the coaches liked better than the rating services. Jenkins, Rod Moore, Kenneth Grant, Barrett, Sanristil, Zinter, Harrell...None of these guys were a top 300 recruit nationally. Coaches see something and are factoring in attributes the recruiting services are not.
NIL - Lots of criticism on these sites about not paying guys out of HS. Michigan seems to have taken a different approach and pays the guys who produce to stay. I think Michigan had the oldest team in college football this year. It makes sense to pay your starting guards to stay another year over a 5 star WR who won't see the field their Freshman year and then transfer out.