2009 TSUN News (football only discussion)

[DontHateOState]

According to the interview at mgoblog, Wilkins is a perfect fit for the "quick" position in Robinson's defense.

Wilkins, like a couple other guys in the class, seems underrated because he doesn't fit into a lot of defenses like he does in Michigan's 4-3 under, where his combination of size and athleticism will serve him well.

Yes, no other school uses size and athleticism on defense. Greg Robinson must really be on to something...

 

[blueinfla]

Oh, I know. This is great news.

 

[Oh8ch]

Yes, no other school uses size and athleticism on defense. Greg Robinson must really be on to something...

What is interesting is that they appear to only have one "quick" position.

 

[buckeyemania11]

so what happens if Tater Tot doesnt meet up to expectations and Rich Rod has to throw David Cone in?

does David Cone then become promoted to "savior"?

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

so what happens if Tater Tot doesnt meet up to expectations and Rich Rod has to throw David Cone in?

does David Cone then become promoted to "savior"?

then this season was just a transition for Gardner. they knew it was going to be a crappy season, but Carr left the cupboard bare and there wasn't much they could do about it.

 

[MaxBuck]

so what happens if Tater Tot doesnt meet up to expectations and Rich Rod has to throw David Cone in?

does David Cone then become promoted to "savior"?

So much so that I understand legal proceedings are underway to change his first name to "Barack."

 

[Jaxbuck]

then this season was just a transition for Gardner. they knew it was going to be a crappy season, but Carr left the cupboard bare and there wasn't much they could do about it.

I thought it was Ty Willinghams fault? Oooops wrong delusional fan base of a has been program trying desperately to rationalize a horrible coaching hire.

Never mind.

 

[NFBuck]

so what happens if Tater Tot doesnt meet up to expectations and Rich Rod has to throw David Cone in?

does David Cone then become promoted to "savior"?

Haven't you heard? Denard Robinson is the next Pat White.

 

[BearBuck27]

Haven't you heard? Denard Robinson is the next Pat White.

I thought that was Justin Feagan

 

[jwinslow]

Updates on Michigan's Grady brothers - Big Ten - ESPN

Kevin Grady, a senior running back, is working out with the team this summer after serving a 7-day jail sentence last month for violating his probation on a drunken driving conviction. Grady appeared in 11 games as a reserve last season and has seen his production decline since 2005.
But he might not have played his last down for the Wolverines.
"He's taking care of his responsibilities from the previous thing that he had," Rodriguez said. "His status with the team will be based on what he does over the next several months."

Unlike Kevin Grady, whose size made him a natural fit at tailback, Kelvin is smaller and more explosive as a runner. Rodriguez said the younger Grady would get a shot at slot receiver.
"He's an outstanding athlete and he sees an opportunity," Rodriguez said. "We kind of teased him about it for about a year now. We would say, 'Why don't you play both?' because he was a really good high school [football] player.
"He's going to have an opportunity. He's obviously been out for a couple years, but he's still a young guy and he's been active and he's been training. So he's going to be in pretty good shape, and we'll see what happens."

 

[NFBuck]

I thought that was Justin Feagan

That was last year...keep up.

 

[BB73]

That was last year...keep up.

Then I think Denard would be the 'next next' Pat White. We'll have to keep track of how many nexts there are in order to be accurate in the future.

 

[Bob.Barker]

Rivals $

Canesport.com: DC LB Javarie Johnson could commit this weekend to his dream school, Miami FL, if offered during their camp. May wait a few months to decide.

Scout $

Added UF, VTech offers to UM, MSU, WVU, among others. Wants to decide in August.

Scout $

Arie Kouandjio will visit UM, OSU (6/26), BC, NC, NC St this summer. Liked the UM offer, doesn't know much about them.

Tom Beaver actually included OSU in a recruiting article

Rivals $

SC QB QB Cornelius Jones is visiting UM on 6/13 and will participate in UM's camp. UM leads and a commitment is possible. Holds Duke, Stanford & WVU offers.

 

[jwinslow]

was there something unclear about my last post on this subject, or the subsequent split? Last warning.

If you have something to add to the BuckeyePlanet discussion about their recruits, then do so. But this is not the place to express your excitement or support in every thread about a Michigan verbal. That website is called RecruitingPlanet, our sister site.

The recruiting forum is very organized (kept on topic about one kid or topic), neat (no profanity), and buckeye-centric. Other fans are welcome to chime in with their insight into a recruitment or evaluation of a prospect, but it exists as a buckeye archive of news. Breaking down William Gholston's play is one thing, as he is still in play for OSU (even if 2nd to MSU), but players that aren't relevant to OSU should not be bumped above other prospects just to say 'yay'.

For instance, bumping the threads for Wilkins, Robinson, etc buries the updates on Alex Smith, Darrion Hall and Nick Montana. Many people do not naturally visit the 2010 forum and only see the most recent thread listed by itself.

 

[NFBuck]

Most of these are decent contributions, actually -- especially 7 and 8 (see, he's getting the hang of it over time). The buckeyeplanet community seems to agree, since biggiesmall has racked up some reputation points. Maybe those posts should go under the Pace and Williamson threads on recruitingplanet, fine. But splitting them off to the TSUN board makes no sense.

I think you should either post them on recruitingplanet, or put them back under the Williamson and Pace threads.

This thread is a catch-all for TSUN news/recruiting. This is where most of his contributions belong. Bumping old recruiting threads that we aren't interested in clutters up that forum.