All Things SkunkBear

[ShakeDown]

I'm pretty late to this party, just scanned through the thread so I apologize if I repeat... but back to the discrepancy in offense vs deffencive emphasis, is this a look into the psychology of the new UM coach? Is he trying to return the skunk bears into a "defensive minded" program?

Hoke was a LB at Ball St, and most of his non-head coaching experience is on the D-Line. That had to have played into him being hired initially, with the stink of RichRod's defense still lingering around Ann Arbor.

Player Bio: Brady Hoke - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site

That coupled with Mattison's arrival from Baltimore looks to me like a team that is trying for a face lift. I mean, it's common sense that yea, their defense was bad. They need to add strength there. BUT the point that I am trying to bring up; is that premise being fueled by some proclivity that Hoke and his new big time D-Coordinator share?

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

How the hell does Ondre Pipkins get a 5th star from Rivals and Aaron Lynch couldn't get one last year.

Some bull shite.

 

[OCIrish]

How the hell does Ondre Pipkins get a 5th star from Rivals and Aaron Lynch couldn't get one last year.

Some bull shite.

Because he's not committed to ND....if this also tells ya something, who is Ondre Pipknins?? I couldn't tell ya who he is from Adam. Not that I follow recruiting, but I usually keep an eye on the top talent coming out of HS, and I couldn't tell you who this kid or what position he plays.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Saw this on Mgoblog. Pretty comical.

UM's 2013 Class:

QB: Shane Morris
QB/WR: ?????? ?????
RB: DeVeon Smith
RB: Ty Issac
RB/WR: Berkley Edwards
WR: Laquon Tredwell
WR: Kevin Gladney
TE: Jake Butt
TE: Adam Brenneman
OT: Logan Tuley-Tillman
OT: Kyle Bosch
OG: Chris Fox
OG: Colin Goebel
C: ?????? ?????
DE: Taco Charlton
DT: Henry Poggi
DT/NG: Billy Price
OLB: E.J. Levenberry
OLB: Ben Gedeon
MLB: Jon Reschke
CB: Kendall Fuller
CB: Shaq Wiggins
FS: Su'a Cravens
SS: Dymonte Thomas
ATH: Wyatt Shallman

 

[Rack Em]

Saw this on Mgoblog. Pretty comical.

UM's 2013 Class:

Whoever posted that is seriously tripping balls.

 

[irishff1014]

Saw this on Mgoblog. Pretty comical.

UM's 2013 Class:

QB: Shane Morris
QB/WR: ?????? ?????
RB: DeVeon Smith
RB: Ty Issac
RB/WR: Berkley Edwards
WR: Laquon Tredwell
WR: Kevin Gladney
TE: Jake Butt
TE: Adam Brenneman
OT: Logan Tuley-Tillman
OT: Kyle Bosch
OG: Chris Fox
OG: Colin Goebel
C: ?????? ?????
DE: Taco Charlton
DT: Henry Poggi
DT/NG: Billy Price
OLB: E.J. Levenberry
OLB: Ben Gedeon
MLB: Jon Reschke
CB: Kendall Fuller
CB: Shaq Wiggins
FS: Su'a Cravens
SS: Dymonte Thomas
ATH: Wyatt Shallman

Wow i can't wait to see the disappointed look on his face when this doesn't happen.

 

[Mr. Larson]

Saw this on Mgoblog. Pretty comical.

UM's 2013 Class:

QB: Shane Morris
QB/WR: ?????? ?????
RB: DeVeon Smith
RB: Ty Issac
RB/WR: Berkley Edwards
WR: Laquon Tredwell
WR: Kevin Gladney
TE: Jake Butt
TE: Adam Brenneman
OT: Logan Tuley-Tillman
OT: Kyle Bosch
OG: Chris Fox
OG: Colin Goebel
C: ?????? ?????
DE: Taco Charlton
DT: Henry Poggi
DT/NG: Billy Price
OLB: E.J. Levenberry
OLB: Ben Gedeon
MLB: Jon Reschke
CB: Kendall Fuller
CB: Shaq Wiggins
FS: Su'a Cravens
SS: Dymonte Thomas
ATH: Wyatt Shallman

Video to Hoke: "This message will self destruct in 5 seconds."

That would make the Fab Five look like an average class.

 

[Irishnuke]

Damn, they've yet again out-recruited us in preseason make-believe class rankings. We're screwed. BK can't recruit...etc

 

[ThePiombino]

Damn, they've yet again out-recruited us in preseason make-believe class rankings. We're screwed. BK can't make-believe recruit...etc

Fixed it for ya, bud

 

[The Polish Irishman]

Saw this on Mgoblog. Pretty comical.

UM's 2013 Class:

QB: Shane Morris
QB/WR: ?????? ?????
RB: DeVeon Smith
RB: Ty Issac
RB/WR: Berkley Edwards
WR: Laquon Tredwell
WR: Kevin Gladney
TE: Jake Butt
TE: Adam Brenneman
OT: Logan Tuley-Tillman
OT: Kyle Bosch
OG: Chris Fox
OG: Colin Goebel
C: ?????? ?????
DE: Taco Charlton
DT: Henry Poggi
DT/NG: Billy Price
OLB: E.J. Levenberry
OLB: Ben Gedeon
MLB: Jon Reschke
CB: Kendall Fuller
CB: Shaq Wiggins
FS: Su'a Cravens
SS: Dymonte Thomas
ATH: Wyatt Shallman

That should be OSU's class

 

[koonja]

Just got a commit from Willie Henry:

Scout.com: Willie Henry Profile

Willie Henry - Yahoo! Sports

Willie Henry

 

[NDPhilly]

Michigan really must have missed on their remaining targets to offer this guy so late.

 

[Damion704]

But if he was at ND he would be a "sleeper", "underrated" blah blah blah..

 

[arrowryan]

Just got a commit from Willie Henry:

Scout.com: Willie Henry Profile

Willie Henry - Yahoo! Sports

Willie Henry

Another average 3* for scUM...shocking

 

[NDPhilly]

But if he was at ND he would be a "sleeper", "underrated" blah blah blah..

Our 3 sans Turner all have 4 caliber offer lists.

 

[ACamp1900]

this thread must be so hilarious to ND haters passing by...

just sayin...

 

[Damion704]

Dude u can not say a kid sucks when u have no clue at all how he is gonna pan out. Why even say that?

 

[phork]

Henry just recommitted to Rutgers.

Oh the pain is so delicious.

 

[NDPhilly]

Even better lol

 

[koonja]

Henry just recommitted to Rutgers.

Oh the pain is so delicious.

Whaaaat? Is that a joke? Didn't he just commit to UM?

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Must like Flood.

 

[phork]

Isn't it tasty?

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Why does Rivals has Pipkins as a 5 star number 14 overall?

 

[NDPhilly]

Why does Rivals has Pipkins as a 5 star number 14 overall?

I think Pipkins could be a beast NG. I think he should be around #60 overall.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

I think Pipkins could be a beast NG. I think he should be around #60 overall.

Agree some where between 50-80 I could see. But #14 overall? Really?

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Agree some where between 50-80 I could see. But #14 overall? Really?

I went on a bitch session when they first made him a 5 star. It's an absolute joke that the didn't give Lynch a 5th star last year but they give him one.

At the AA game he was cutting it up with Farrell and eating ice cream with them. Must be what it takes...

 

[IrishLax]

Pipkins and Kalis are laughably overrated by Rivals last time I checked. Pipkins is going to be a very good to great player... definitely top 50... maaaaybe top 30... top 15? GTFO.

 

[IrishLax]

I went on a bitch session when they first made him a 5 star. It's an absolute joke that the didn't give Lynch a 5th star last year but they give him one.

At the AA game he was cutting it up with Farrell and eating ice cream with them. Must be what it takes...

Seriously.... Rivals is just about as corrupt as ESPN now that they have a major tie-in to an AA game.

 

[NDPhilly]

Didn't Kalis play well at the AA game?

 

[Sherm Sticky]

I went on a bitch session when they first made him a 5 star. It's an absolute joke that the didn't give Lynch a 5th star last year but they give him one.

At the AA game he was cutting it up with Farrell and eating ice cream with them. Must be what it takes...

Lol I wish I has seen the bitch session.

Wasn't one of the negatives about Pipkins at the AAA game was that he took plays off and was lazy?