Comments from a father of a son that has gotten interest from both Michigan and Michigan St, after his unofficial to East Lansing this Saturday:
The physical difference in the offense and defensive line was startling. You could see that state guys look stronger and more fit. We were totally caught off guard by the game. If any Michigan recruits attended, they are shell shocked. I still can't believe what I saw. These dude sack Devin 7 times and hit him 24 times? Shocking. I didn't expect this at all. Then ... I sat 5 rows behind Michigan bench. Hoke was shook. It was like he didn't know what to do. Made no adjustments and then it spread to the kids. I felt sooooo bad for Devin. They hit that brother soooo hard. The o-line got dominated and even Lewan was getting beat. It's player development. During our trip, they said that Michigan get all they high profile recruits but that we get a special breed of player and develop them into elite players that go to the NFL, etc. Michigan strength coach, D-Line coach, and O-Line coach are suspect. I watch State pre-game drills. That stuff was nice. I had another coach with me and we looked at each other and said "whoa." The technique was crazy. Then... we went to the 50 yard line and watch Michigan, those coaches had those boys doing basic club and rip moves like high school. State was teaching the d-line how to rotate the shoulders of the o-line so that they can allow the pressure to get through. Their technique reinforced the scheme. It was seamless. I was impressed today. Very impressed.
