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2008 TSUN News

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I've now seen scUM's new road jersey's both in pics and video and they are just plain ass ugly. They remind me of Ntre Ame's horrible '02 jerseys.

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Lose the stripe! It looks way too NFL-ish.
 
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Shaw's hit, Threet's pass mark latest Michigan practice - Jim Carty - The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
The good came during what Rodriguez and his staff call the M-drill.
Three pairs of players, one offensive and one defensive in each pair, are placed inside a gradually narrowing cone. While the rest of the team surrounds the drill and shouts for one side or the other, a running back starts in the narrow end of the cone and tries to make his way around the battling pairs to the open end of the cone.
The close quarters mean few backs get through.
Michael Shaw's turn came a few minutes into the drill.
The freshman from Ohio sprinted past the first defensive player, then cut back around the second. If that had been all he did, it would have still been an impressive display of speed and shiftiness, but highly touted freshman corner Boubacar Cissoko was still between Shaw and the end of the cone.
Shaw hinted at a move and then simply squared up and pancaked Cissoko. Rolled right over him. With authority.
"Ohhhhhhh!" went the team.
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Earlier in the day Rodriguez had admitted a handful of freshman had already caught his eye, including Shaw and fellow tailback Sam McGuffie.
"McGuffie and Shaw are two guys that will not be redshirted - they'll play," the coach said. "They've done enough to convince us that they can contribute as freshmen, and I think as much mentally as physically. The biggest drawback for a freshman coming in is, can they mentally handle the schemes and the pace, all the things that go on with it? Those two have shown that they can.
"They're both fast, explosive players, who I think are good with the spread system. We're excited about it. As much as anything, I like the way they practice. Freshmen come in and sometimes you have to teach them the intensity of practice. These guys were obviously well coached in high school. They were prepared well when they got here."
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Tuesday morning, Rodriguez seemed to rule freshman Justin Feagin out of the competition. "He's got a long way to go mentally," the coach said, "because he's got so much to learn."
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I guess the "Steve Slaton 3 star sleeper" arguments will be put on hold for awhile.
Former walk-on Nick Sheridan and Georgia Tech transfer Steven Threet remained very close, he said, adding that both would play if the season started today (then semi-grumbling that he didn't really like the hypothetical).
Come practice time, though, it didn't look all that close.
Sheridan played with efficiency and a swagger, smoothly running through his drills, delivering almost all his short- and medium-range passes with accuracy and zip.
Threet wasn't bad, he just wasn't good, and certainly didn't seem as steady as Sheridan. In one red zone passing drill, his pass drilled into the ground just in front of a receiver cutting back to the middle of the field.
"I pray to God you never throw the ball like that in a game," offensive line coach Greg Frey snapped.
"If you're in the game," offensive coordinator Calvin McGee added.
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I have a hard time believing that was the extent of that quote :lol:
 
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Got this e-mail from my active-duty meatchicken friend:

These are some kids we're recruiting hard: Scottsdale (Ariz.) Chaparral four-star DE Craig Roh (6-5, 230), West Helena (Ark.) Central five-star CB Darius Winston (6-0, 180)

Scout has Roh listing Arizona State, Michigan, Nebraska, UCLA, and USC as schools of interest, while they have Winston listing Arkansas, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, and Tennessee. They list offers from Michigan for both.
 
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jwinslow;1229465; said:
Yes... trucking him is not much of an accomplishment. Cissoko can ball though.
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I wonder how that trucking compared to the one Englemon got from Beanie last year? He wound up on his ass a solid 3 yards back from the initial impact.
 
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Practice Report said:
Threet wasn't bad, he just wasn't good, and certainly didn't seem as steady as Sheridan. In one red zone passing drill, his pass drilled into the ground just in front of a receiver cutting back to the middle of the field.

"I pray to God you never throw the ball like that in a game," offensive line coach Greg Frey snapped.

"If you're in the game," offensive coordinator Calvin McGee added.
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That's the family atmosphere we all know and love.
 
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