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2012 TSUN football news

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10. Andrew Spencer: The cornerback out of Fort Wayne (Ind.) Bishop Luers drew the toughest receiver assignment in each game for AWP, and frustrated the opposition with a physical style of play. The 5-foot-11, 165-pound Spencer came up big when needed the most, breaking up a couple Shane Morris passes in the semifinal win over Maximum Exposure, and then attaching himself to Treadwell?s back in the final. Spencer is currently receiving interest from most of the MAC conference.


Something about this kid I really like..not quite sure ....I'll figure it out and get back to ya.

http://247sports.com/Article/Michigan-EliteIMG-7-on-7-Top-10-75173
 
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SEALs inspire Michigan seniors
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- The senior class from Michigan's football team gathered in a hotel ballroom on the second day of their senior leadership trip to California.

Greg Harden, an associate athletics director and director of athletic counseling, asked each of the team's 22 seniors a simple question.

"Are you a better leader today than you were a year ago?" Harden asked.

About halfway through the players' answers, Wolverines quarterback Denard Robinson offered a surprising response.

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Basically the seniors of scUM's football team trained with the SEALs for 4 hours.
 
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ant80;2161211; said:
Basically the seniors of scUM's football team trained with the SEALs for 4 hours.
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Will Campbell Thinks He's In Dukes Of Hazzard, Is Not



WHICH ONE OF THESE MEN IS WILL CAMPBELL? TRICK QUESTION​

He is not correct. The result:
According to Ann Arbor police, Campbell was arrested after attempting to slide across the hood of a vehicle at 2 a.m. on April 7 in the 600 block of Church Street. An officer in the area could hear the sheet metal on the hood of the car buckle under Campbell?s weight ? he?s listed at 322 pounds ? and arrested the senior, police stated.
Campbell was intoxicated, according to police.
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Urban on the offensive, making in-roads up north and showing up Hoke & Dantonio.

Ohio State's Urban Meyer to speak at football camp in Southfield on Wednesday

Urban Meyer is heading north.
The first-year Ohio State football coach will be the featured speaker Wednesday morning at the start of the eighth annual Sound Mind, Sound Body Football Academy at Southfield High School.

Meyer will bring most of his staff, according to camp director Curtis Blackwell, as 600 players from across country will come to Southfield to train and learn about how to be successful at the next level.
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?The last couple of years, Michigan and Michigan State have been coming down here talking at the camp and Michigan was kind of dragging their feet a little bit about doing some instruction,?? said Blackwell. ?So it was open. The new coaches were saying at Ohio State, ?Hey, we?ll come up there and do whatever.' ... We always give (Michigan and Michigan State) the first right of refusal.
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?In the afternoon session, we had some spots open where the coaches can do some leading in the classroom and on the field, and we said also the keynote on opening day is open, and (Ohio State) said Urban is going to fly up here and the other coaches will spend the first day here helping at the camp. ... So after that, Michigan and Michigan State are running down saying, ?We?re going to be there.? We said you have to treat it the same every year. The Ohio State coaches said it?s a priority to be in this area. They said they know the 2013 class is locked up, but for every year moving forward they?re going to be in on it."
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Mailbag: Morris Redshirt, Utah Sense, Legends Practices
Brian,
If the Utah series is true, this really makes no sense at all. Brandon has complained about playing @ Uconn in 2013 because "the Rent" only holds 40k (and to be fair to Brandon, this series was scheduled by Bill Martin). Utah's Stadium has a capacity of 46k. Doesn't DB's rationale to move the Uconn game hold no weight now in light of scheduling us to play at a 46k seat stadium on a Thursday night? I really dont believe an extra 6,000 seats makes enough of a difference for us to play this road game versus the Uconn road game.
I get scheduling is difficult, but this one is pretty frustrating. Wish we could have gotten a Pac-12 team we haven't seen recently.​
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In Dave Brandon's mind the 46k is okay as long as there is a synergistic marketeing campaign that brings the Wow Factor into the equation. By leveraging the increased mindshare acquired by being top-of-mind at the beginning of the college football season, Michigan can increase its brand awareness amongst decision-makers and trendsetters. By being the first team to play in a college football season, Michigan will find a competitive advantage to grow the digital audience and build brand loyalty. A pearlescent hipster sheen will descend upon the brand, whereupon Michigan will become the Apple of college football.
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I think "pearlescent hipster sheen" was a misstep. Too many words people might use in a novel instead of a powerpoint presentation.
Anyway: Brandon's persistent complaints about UConn's desire to have a game against Michigan on their campus aren't really about capacity, they are about Wow Factor. Wow Factor can be acquired by doing something unusual that might get you attention, no matter how good of an idea it is. Flyovers, new uniforms, night games, really loud jet pack guys, full student sections, Special K, legends patches, field hashtags, rescheduling the Horror: these are all sources of Wow Factor. Some are neutral. Some are positive. Some are negative. All provide someone in the athletic department who needs to justify his existence a line in a performance evaluation. This is the heart of Wow Factor: it looks good on a performance evaluation.
The rumored Thursday night opener* provides Wow Factor, therefore playing in a 46k stadium is acceptable. If the on-campus UConn game was modified to provide wow factor—playing underwater, maybe—it would also be acceptable. A regular football game in a regular stadium at a regular time gives Brandon a rash.​
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Completely agree with you, re: flipping seniors' numbers diminishes their own impact on the program as much, if not more, than it rewards them. The most extreme—and perhaps ludicrous—example is Desmond, who if he returns for his senior year could have been "rewarded" with the 1 jersey. Then there wouldn't be a 21 "Legends Jersey."
If they're really going to do this, it should almost be something that a guy "earns" during his freshman (or even redshirt) year. Then we can see if lives up to it. And guys that don't earn it can use the snub to become determined to make their own a number a future legend. Seems better than diluting (even in a superficial way) the career of guy between his two biggest years in the program.
Anyway, good to have something to discuss in June.
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[Editor's note: Yesterday, Michigan officially announced they would un-retire not only Gerald Ford's number but also those of Ron Kramer and Bennie Oosterbaan. 48, 47, and 87 are back on the market and seemingly must be filled.]
The number-flipping thing seems like an extension of the trend with the #1 jersey, which was effectively mothballed once Braylon Edwards sponsored a scholarship requiring that it be earned after enrollment.
Unlike the #1, these legends jerseys seem like they must be filled every year, and if they're not filled they will flip someone to them, thus preventing many players who might turn themselves into legends wearing their own number into… not that.​
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I like the Cowboys system, honor a legend but keep the number in play. It would be a sad day if an OSU DB could no longer wear #2.


I also think it's absurd to shove yet another marketing ploy down their throats with Roy Roundtree as the focus. Maybe they could wait until they have a WR who caught more than 3 TDs in the previous season?
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I like the Cowboys system, honor a legend but keep the number in play. It would be a sad day if a DB could no longer wear #2.


I also think it's absurd to shove yet another marketing ploy down their throats with Roy Roundtree as the focus. Maybe they could wait until they have a WR who caught more than 3 TDs in the previous season?
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The guy behind this failed at pizza. Think about that for a minute. PIZZA.
 
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