Requiem for the Fresh Five
With the news that Spike Albrecht will be transferring for his fifth-year senior season, the last member of the “Fresh Five” departs Ann Arbor. The 2012 recruiting class – Mitch McGary, Glenn Robinson,...
View ArticleExit Aubrey Dawkins
Like it says on the tin: HOOPS NEWS: Aubrey Dawkins leaving to play for his dad, Johnny, at Central Florida #GoBluehttps://t.co/u0whbpNKM5pic.twitter.com/BfB2MFSbAV— Michigan Basketball (@umichbball)...
View ArticleExit Tyler Motte
[Paul Sherman]The band, it is no longer together:Breaking: Red Berenson has told me Tyler Motte will forgo his senior season and sign with the Chicago Blackhawks— Jason Rubinstein (@jrubinstein4) April...
View ArticleRecruiting Overview, Post-Spring
Numbersno reason [Eric Upchurch]Sam Webb reports that Michigan is going to take another very large class this year, with numbers I'm not sure are in fact possible: 28 on the low end and 32(!) on the...
View ArticleThe State Of The Roster: Basketball
Kam Chatman and DJ Wilson could play major roles in 2016-17. [Fuller]With the news that Aubrey Dawkins will transfer to UCF, Michigan suddenly has an open scholarship spot and a few different options...
View ArticleExit Lavall Jordan
[Bryan Fuller]The departures are not over for the basketball team. Michigan assistant Lavall Jordan has taken the head coaching job at UW-Milwaukee:Milwaukee has hired Michigan LaVall Jordan, sources...
View Article27 Tickets To Team 137: Post-Spring Edition
What is this? Folks who cover the USMNT drop lists like this projecting the 23 guys who end up on the next World Cup team. I have appropriated it. Regarding the number of tickets: 22 starters on...
View ArticleThursday Recruitin' Is Named Judge
Spring Game Fallout, Part IIn addition to landing four Spring Game weekend commits—Hello: Chase Lasater, Leonard Taylor, Phil Paea, and O'Maury Samuels—Michigan made significant impressions on several...
View ArticleDear Diary Loves You And Just Wants to See You Get Over Anastos
I have heard your cries; it's time to catch up on the quasi-offseason's user-generated content.FOOTBALL SECTIONWhat the… heck is that pic above? Markp (the p is for photoshop) decided to mock up the...
View ArticleOn Banning Satellite Camps
[Eric Upchurch]The NCAA has banned satellite camps, because… [404 reason not found]. But it's done:DI Council also approves rule requiring FBS camps and clinics be conducted on a school's campus or in...
View ArticleThis Week's Obsession: Spring Revelations
Same. [Eric Upchurch/MGoBlog]The Question: What was your biggest revelation from the spring?---------------------Adam: The biggest thing the spring game did for me was ease lingering fears about two...
View ArticleWTKA Roundtable 4/7/16
[Eric Upchurch]On the roundtable this week: Craig's back! Ugh Spring football revelations and omens What to do with pending basketball coaching openings Red returns: y/n? THE USUAL LINKSHelpful iTunes...
View ArticleExit Kyle Connor
Not a surprise, of course:Excited to sign my first NHL contract. Looking forward to the next chapter of my hockey career #WinnipegJetspic.twitter.com/5IzEnI5mUw— Kyle Connor (@KyleConnor18) April 11,...
View Article2016 Recruiting: Josh Metellus
Previously: Last year's profiles.Note: Rivals appears to have broken their player profiles; the "News" tab didn't have anything under it for Metellus. I'm using Google but not much is coming up. These...
View ArticleThink Of Hugh Freeze's Children
Sound Mind Sound Body provided exposure for thousands of area players. [Rapai]The NCAA ban on satellite camps—and coaching at camps away from campus, period—is an ill-considered, haphazard measure that...
View ArticleCSKA Ann Arbor
[Sherman/MGoBlog]Yesterday I was thumbing through a notebook I use for interview prep and found a projected line chart I wrote last summer for the 2015-16 hockey season. It had Tyler Motte, JT Compher,...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Tries To Prevent An Infinite Loop In You, The Reader
A note if you think you may have already read this post. You did. Your brain shut down because of the following section and won't let you remember it out of self defense. You should probably go read...
View ArticleThe Hockey Roster, CCM Aftermath Edition
time to make another huge Swedish flagMichigan is now waiting on JT Compher's decision, which he says he'll make after the World Championships—USA Hockey took CCM lock stock and barrel. I'm guessing he...
View ArticleSeason Recap: Zak Irvin
[This is a series reviewing last year's primary contributors]via AceIt’s worth remembering that Zak Irvin entered the season at less than 100% after losing months of practice and workout time to a back...
View ArticleWednesday Recruitin' Bucks Conventional Wisdom
Michigan Leads For SlatonFive-star FL OT Tedarrell Slaton has, at previous points in his recruitment, named Michigan his leader before walking back that stance. 247's Ryan Bartow has been going around...
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