Michigan In Good Shape With Levonta Taylor
Name: Levonta TaylorPosition: CornerbackHt/Wt: 5’11" / 178 lbs.Location: Ocean Lakes - Virginia Beach, VA (2016)Offers: Virginia, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Hawaii, LSU, Marshall, Miami, Michigan, Michigan...
View ArticlePatrice Rene Checks Out Michigan
Haitian-born and Canadian-raised 2016 CB/S Patrice Rene (Peterborough, ON/St. Peter's) has taken an unconventioanl route to becoming a coveted football prospect, but now that he's been identified, he's...
View ArticleOffer Day Aftermath
Michigan basketball holds off on offering juniors until June 15th, whereupon they send out a wave. June 15th was yesterday; the wave:NV PG Derryck Thornton Jr.Of course. Thornton's profile has been...
View ArticleRecruits In Retrospect: 2009 Quarterbacks
Note: With roundups of last weekend's Sound Mind Sound Body camp still being published, as well as various visit reactions from prospects currently on campus for Michigan's technique camp, I'm pushing...
View ArticleNothing Is Un-American
A German coaches the US National team, and it's time for the World Cup. This combination results in people who don't know what they're talking about making big, sweeping generalizations about what it...
View ArticleHokepoints Goes Over: Level II
Read Level I: The Defensive LineClick to big. Right-click to open in a separate window so you can reference it as you go.A few weeks ago I promised to finish this piece on the differences for...
View ArticleYou'll Have To Kick Harder Than That
6/16/2014 – USA 2, Ghana 1 – 1-0-0HOW MANY EAGLES CAN INTIMIDATE ON THE HEAD OF A PINClint Dempsey had just been kicked in the face, hard. He'd jumped to head a ball; the Ghana defender he'd made...
View ArticleTuesday Recruitin' Says Winter Isn't Coming
The California Of The MidwestOBVIOUS BUCKEYE PHOTOSHOPPED PROPAGANDA 5/5 FAKESBetween last weekend's Sound Mind Sound Body camp and the ongoing U-M technique camp, Michigan's had the opportunity to...
View ArticleThis Week's Obsession: Tyssac Goesblue
With the least amount of fanfare to ever accompany a 5-star athlete to Michigan, Ty Isaac committed here a few weeks ago. Where does Ty fit in among the RBs on the roster, in a zone running offense?...
View ArticleWorld Cup Bits
via ndmspaintYes, exactly. The usual round of soccer meta-backlash posts is underway—I had a contribution to the genre—after the usual round of soccer backlash posts. Will Leitch's is the best because...
View ArticleHello From The Future: Messiah deWeaver
2016 four-star Trotwood (OH) Madison quarterback Messiah deWeaver received some much-anticipated news this afternoon:Just received an offer from the University of Michigan #GoBlue#Blessed— Messiah...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Welcomes You To Emmert Day
Wat. All joke circuits shorted out, man.Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl is new name of St. Pete Bowl, source told @ESPN— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) June 18, 2014I just can't, man.I wish I could...
View ArticleMichigan Offers Luke Farrell
Name: Luke FarrellPosition: Tight EndHt/Wt: 6’6" / 240 lbs.Location: Perry - Perry, OH (2016)Offers: Ohio State, Illinois, MichiganRating: ★★★★ .9084 (247 Composite)Ranking: #290 NAT / #10 TE (247...
View ArticleAustin Mack "Super Excited" About Michigan Offer
Name: Austin MackPosition: Wide ReceiverHt/Wt: 6’2" / 205 lbs.Location: Bishop Luers - Fort Wayne, IN (2016)Offers: Michigan, Ohio State, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Indiana, OhioRating: ★★★★ .9787 (247...
View ArticleHello: Chris Clark
via greenwichtime.com2015 TE Chris Clark just called me to tell me had committed to #Michigan.— Brandon Brown (@CoachBrown3) June 19, 2014Despite initially planning to announce his decision at The...
View ArticleChris Clark Is A Wolverine
Thursday afternoon Michigan picked up a commitment from big time tight end prospect Chris Clark. Clark's recruitment has been a bit unorthodox but after his visit on Thursday, he knew that Michigan was...
View ArticlePreview: Nats vs Portugal
THE ESSENTIALSWHATUSA vs PortugalWHEREArena da Amazonia Manaus, BrazilWHEN5 PM Eastern SundayLINEHat eatin'TVESPNVia AO Augusta.It's (probably) simple for the US: draw and don't get blown out by...
View ArticleFriday Recruitin' Reads 8.0 On The Kugler Scale
Introducing The Kugler Scale™slight mismatch hereAfter making a previous, short-lived commitment to North Carolina, newest Michigan commit Chris Clark wasn't taking any chances before making another...
View ArticleThe Freshmen Have Numbers 2014
Obligatory:The rosters are here! The rosters are here! The big news is Blake Countess will be #2 cause…(artist: Ted Watts) That’s got to be a new legends number, right? Nobody got 11 or 21,...
View ArticleBoiler Room
6/22/2014 – USA 2, Portugal 2 – 1-0-1, Group GI had an internship in Austin when I was in college, and fell in with some guys who played roller hockey in the parking lot. We were a motley crew; I was...
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