Combine Invites

[PraetorianND]

2013 Official Invite List | NFL Combine

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AhALhgmJsgMgdE1xTXBpaG5lR1NHbmNEWk4xaEo4a2c&output=html

For those interested.

School Number Invited
FLORIDA ST 13
LOUISIANA ST 13
GEORGIA 11
ALABAMA 10
FLORIDA 10
NOTRE DAME 8
OHIO ST 7
SOUTH CAROLINA 7
ARKANSAS 6
NORTH CAROLINA 6
OKLAHOMA 6
RUTGERS 6
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 6
TEXAS A&M 6
UCLA 6
CALIFORNIA 5
KANSAS ST 5
LOUISIANA TECH 5
OREGON 5
TENNESSEE 5
VIRGINIA TECH 5
CINCINNATI 4
CONNECTICUT 4
ILLINOIS 4
MICHIGAN ST 4
NEVADA 4
NORTH CAROLINA ST 4
PENN ST 4
STANFORD 4
SYRACUSE 4
WEST VIRGINIA 4
WISCONSIN 4
ARIZONA ST 3
AUBURN 3
BOSTON COL 3
CLEMSON 3
HAWAII 3
MISSISSIPPI ST 3
MISSOURI 3
NEBRASKA 3
OKLAHOMA ST 3
SMU 3
SOUTH FLORIDA 3
TEXAS 3
TEXAS CHRISTIAN 3
BAYLOR 2
BOISE ST 2
BRIGHAM YOUNG 2
COLORADO 2
DUKE 2
FLORIDA INT 2
FRESNO ST 2
GEORGIA TECH 2
IOWA 2
IOWA ST 2
KANSAS 2
MIAMI-FL 2
OREGON ST 2
PURDUE 2
SAN DIEGO ST 2
SAN JOSE ST 2
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 2
UTAH 2
UTAH ST 2
ALABAMA A&M 1
APPALACHIAN ST 1
ARIZONA 1
ARKANSAS-PINEBLUFF 1
AZUSA PACIFIC 1
BALL ST 1
BOWLING GREEN 1
CAL U-PENN 1
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 1
CHADRON ST 1
CORNELL-NY 1
EAST CENTRAL 1
EASTERN KENTUCKY 1
EASTERN WASHINGTON 1
ELON 1
FLORIDA A&M 1
GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1
GLENVILLE ST 1
HARDING 1
HOUSTON 1
HOWARD 1
IDAHO 1
JACKSONVILLE ST-AL 1
JAMES MADISON 1
KENT ST 1
KENTUCKY 1
LEHIGH 1
LOUISVILLE 1
MARSHALL 1
MARYLAND 1
MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST 1
MEMPHIS 1
MIAMI-OH 1
MICHIGAN 1
MINNESOTA 1
MISSOURI SOUTHERN ST 1
MISSOURI WESTERN ST 1
NEW HAMPSHIRE 1
OHIO 1
PITTSBURGH 1
RICE 1
SAM HOUSTON ST 1
SAMFORD 1
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 1
SOUTHERN UTAH 1
STONY BROOK 1
TEMPLE 1
TENNESSEE ST 1
TENNESSEE TECH 1
TENNESSEE-MARTIN 1
UNLV 1
VALDOSTA ST 1
VANDERBILT 1
VIRGINIA 1
WAKE FOREST 1
WASHINGTON 1
WASHINGTON ST 1
WEST TEXAS A&M 1
WESTERN KENTUCKY 1
WILLIAM & MARY 1
YOUNGSTOWN 1

 

[NDPhilly]

Lol Michigan with 1 combine invite

 

[ND NYC]

Lol Michigan with 1 combine invite

LOL

who was it?

 

[PraetorianND]

LOL

who was it?

Denard Robinson

 

[IrishJayhawk]

never heard of the guy


what position does he play

That's really the problem, isn't it?

 

[Old Man Mike]

Actually that statistic isn't necessarily good news. More combine invites means that you are losing more quality people off your football team. Having no combine invites would mean something like you're getting every good player on your team back. So lolling at Michigan might not be the sanest response.

 

[PraetorianND]

Actually that statistic isn't necessarily good news. More combine invites means that you are losing more quality people off your football team. Having no combine invites would mean something like you're getting every good player on your team back. So lolling at Michigan might not be the sanest response.

If a good player exhausts his eligibility you want him to be invited to the combine. That doesn't mean your team will drop off or even that position will drop off. Spring, Summer, and Fall are for development. The next guy up could be better than the one leaving.

It's possible that one of our many running backs is better than Riddick or Wood. We'll have to see.

 

[Old Man Mike]

... ? Apparently we are operating in different languages. By definition any player being invited to a combine is a good one and you are losing him. In fact, by definition, he is one of your best guys or he wouldn't have played enough to get invited. It's nice that our guys are successes, but the fact that Michigan ISN'T losing THEIR studs is not good news to me.

No comments were made as to whether you could replace a player or not. It's obvious that the possibility exists that you can replace anyone or there'd be no dynasties. I read nothing in the discussion indicating that the possibility of replacing good players was in doubt, nor even being discussed.

I suppose that this is one of those puzzling IE postings where someone is just looking to argue something even if it's not the point of discussion. If so, I'll concede whatever the point might be and bow out for more congenial areas of the board.

 

[PraetorianND]

... ? Apparently we are operating in different languages. By definition any player being invited to a combine is a good one and you are losing him. In fact, by definition, he is one of your best guys or he wouldn't have played enough to get invited. It's nice that our guys are successes, but the fact that Michigan ISN'T losing THEIR studs is not good news to me.

No comments were made as to whether you could replace a player or not. It's obvious that the possibility exists that you can replace anyone or there'd be no dynasties. I read nothing in the discussion indicating that the possibility of replacing good players was in doubt, nor even being discussed.

I suppose that this is one of those puzzling IE postings where someone is just looking to argue something even if it's not the point of discussion. If so, I'll concede whatever the point might be and bow out for more congenial areas of the board.

Exactly. You are operating under the assumption that Michigan has players that are good enough to go to the combine that aren't going to the combine(not eligible, coming back for another year, whatever). I'm not. I'm not saying this is true or not, that's the assumption I'm using because at this point they haven't been invited.

Does that help?

Oh and to your last point about bowing out, way to nobly "bow out" after slamming me..... My post wasn't argumentative at all, just stating a different way to view a program having few combine invites. Thanks.

 

[ickythump1225]

... ? Apparently we are operating in different languages. By definition any player being invited to a combine is a good one and you are losing him. In fact, by definition, he is one of your best guys or he wouldn't have played enough to get invited. It's nice that our guys are successes, but the fact that Michigan ISN'T losing THEIR studs is not good news to me.

No comments were made as to whether you could replace a player or not. It's obvious that the possibility exists that you can replace anyone or there'd be no dynasties. I read nothing in the discussion indicating that the possibility of replacing good players was in doubt, nor even being discussed.

I suppose that this is one of those puzzling IE postings where someone is just looking to argue something even if it's not the point of discussion. If so, I'll concede whatever the point might be and bow out for more congenial areas of the board.

So clearly Minnesota, Duke, and Georgia Tech are set to take over CFB because they are only losing 1 or 2 people to the combine whereas LSU, Alabama, FSU, and Florida are losing all of their people so they are headed to the ash heap of history.

 

[Fbolt]

OMM needs a drink.

So ND has 8 heading to the combine. The way Kelly is building this team, the Irish will have people ready to step up and fill the gaps.

Eifert-difficult to replace, but the Irish are strong with Niklas, Koyack, Welch and the freshman.
Cave-ND has depth here and although he has been a stalwart on the line, I believe ND will be fine.
Motta-Spectacular year from him but loads of talent on the depth chart.
Teo-As the leader of the D (and team) this will be the hardest position to fill.
Riddick-Sad to see him go as his running style later in the year was inspiring. However, I'm waiting for ND to uncover that RB who can blossom as a Soph/Junior rather than as a Senior.
Wood-Quality RB. ND has several quality RB is the stable IMO.
KLM-like Eifert and Teo, difficult to replace. His leadership on the D-line was stellar IMO, but with studs behind him like Day and Jones (and whoever the staff moves down to the line), I'm excited for the future.
Slaughter-ND has depth here and I'm excited to see who steps up.

The Irish lose quite a bit, but with the depth on the roster, plenty to be excited about.

Hope these guys tear it up at the combine!

 

[phork]

Actually that statistic isn't necessarily good news. More combine invites means that you are losing more quality people off your football team. Having no combine invites would mean something like you're getting every good player on your team back. So lolling at Michigan might not be the sanest response.

Yes, or it means your program is bankrupt of talent.