Fielding Yost
Die Knute Rockne. Die!
The Wing T and Leather helmets gives me a Woody.
Go Denard!
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[FONT="Sarcasm"[SIZE="3"]Cris still holds the record (a tie actually) for fewest botched snaps in tOSU history. Of course his time as a player was in an era before shotgun snaps became so commonplace, so it's hard to judge him in today's context. Cris's long-snap in the kicking game was downright mean![/SIZE]/FONT]Oh8ch;1833515; said:I always thought Cris Carter was one of the best center's OSU ever had - but I tend to think outside the box.
Ouch. That's one they thought they had in the bag...and they need safeties.Redhawk;1833840; said:http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=2&cid=949005&nid=4550411&fhn=1&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2frecruiting.scout.com%2fa.z%3fs%3d73%26p%3d9%26c%3d2%26cid%3d949005%26nid%3d4550411%26fhn%3d1
Avery Walls (4 star safety) chooses Cal over Michigan and Oregon.
NFBuck;1834017; said:Ouch. That's one they thought they had in the bag...and they need safeties.
Redhawk;1833840; said:http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=7...a.z?s=73&p=9&c=2&cid=949005&nid=4550411&fhn=1
Avery Walls (4 star safety) chooses Cal over Michigan and Oregon.
buckeyemania11;1834083; said:at least they got that LBer over Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo and Northwestern!
http://michigan.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=8&c=1&nid=4810867
buckeyemania11;1834083; said:at least they got that LBer over Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo and Northwestern!
http://michigan.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=8&c=1&nid=4810867
I don't understand .... what do you mean Zook didn't offer?Jaxbuck;1834105; said:They recruited a kid that Ron Zook didn't offer.
Think about that.
Buckeyeskickbuttocks;1834163; said:I don't understand .... what do you mean Zook didn't offer?
My guess is that the offer was lost in the mail, either that or scUM is getting real desperate,Jaxbuck;1834105; said:They recruited a kid that Ron Zook didn't offer.
Think about that.
PREDICTION BASED ON FLIMSY EVIDENCE
When player evaluations can focus on little other than a player's diminutive size, the first thing that comes to mind is a sure redshirt. For Countess, that's no different, especially since Michigan has had big defensive hauls in 2010 and so far in 2011. He needs to get in the weight room before he can play at this level.
After a redshirt year (or a year spending time almost exclusively on special teams), he'll slowly work his way into the lineup over the course of a couple years. He probably won't have a chance to be one of the starting corners until he's an upperclassman, but there are so many variables between now and then that it's hard to project.
As an upperclassman starter, he has the potential to be a fringe All-Conference candidate, but I don't think he's likely to contend for All-American honors unless he can develop quite a bit under good coaching.
UPSHOT FOR THE REST OF THE CLASS
Countess becomes the fourth defensive back to commit to Michigan for this season, meaning there may be some shuffling in positions of players currently on the roster or in the class. Dallas Crawford is a high school safety, for example, and Greg Brown could fill a hybrid role if he keeps growing.
Despite the abundance of players back there, Michigan's coaches are likely to look for at least one more DB, a top free safety like Wayne Lyons - though other options are thin on the ground. Beyond that, defensive tackle, linebacker, and one more offensive lineman remain the focuses for filling the class.