NOT TRUE!
They have lost depth at DB but they have more people than that chart shows. A few weeks ago we discussed UM's DB losses ( perhpas in the GameDay Thread) and I added the names of underclassmen that Phil Steele lists in his UM review. Somebody at Rivals has deleted the losses of their original two deep while not adding their replacements, like Freshman Cullen Christian. Steele lists Christian as the #17 CB nationally.
The UM Roster at their website lists 8 CBs and 16 Ss on the team including scholarship players and walkons. Deducting Emilien, who was granted a transfer request on Monday, UM has 24 DBs on the roster. They are short experienced bodies but NOT short bodies.
Rodriquez is challenging/driving off (take your pick) the Forciers/Emiliens who don't submit (or fit) to HIS vision and he's sending an Alamo message to the rest of his team with the Walkon Tryouts held the day before the ND Game. "We Few ..."
ND fans are posting like crazy that Armando Allen is feeling the pressure from Wood. Think about being a UM DB and the Coach calls for tryouts, for walkons. It's a motivational tool.
Here's the list of
DBs from UM's Roster at the official UM website:
No. Last Name Name Pos. Height Ht. Wt. eligibility Elig. Hometown (High School)
CBs (8)
17 Tony Anderson CB 71 5-11 192 6 RS JR Redondo Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union)
9 Courtney Avery CB 71 5-11 167 1 FR Mansfield, Ohio (Lexington)
24 Al Backey CB 70 5-10 175 2 RS FR Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ypsilanti)
24 Cullen Christian CB 72 6-0 187 1 FR Verona, Pa. (Penn Hills)
12 J.T. Floyd CB 72 6-0 183 4 RS SO Greenville, S.C. (J.L. Mann)
18 James Rogers CB 73 6-1 183 7 SR Madison Heights, Mich. (Lamphere)
22 Terrence Talbott CB 71 5-11 171 1 FR Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne)
29 Troy Woolfolk CB 72 6-0 195 7 SR Sugar Land, Texas (Dulles)
SAFETIES (15)
28 Matthew Cavanaugh S 70 5-10 186 4 RS SO Alto, Mich. (Caledonia)
5 Vladimir Emilien S 73 6-1 204 3 SO Lauderhill, Fla. (Plantation) Transfer Request
6 Josh Furman S 74 6-2 207 1 FR Annapolis, Md. (Old Mill Senior)
4 Cameron Gordon S 75 6-3 207 2 RS FR Detroit, Mich. (Inkster)
15 Thomas Gordon S 71 5-11 205 2 RS FR Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical)
7 Brandin Hawthorne S 72 6-0 203 3 SO Pahokee, Fla. (Pahokee)
13 Carvin Johnson S 72 6-0 195 1 FR Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel)
36 Zac Johnson S 74 6-2 204 6 RS JR Morenci, Mich. (Morenci)
32 Jordan Kovacs S 72 6-0 195 4 RS SO Curtice, Ohio (Clay)
21 Jordan Reilly S 70 5-10 185 6 RS JR Taylor, Mich. (Kennedy)
3 Marvin Robinson S 74 6-2 200 1 FR Winter Haven, Fla. (Lake Region)
23 Floyd Simmons S 72 6-0 200 4 RS SO Detroit, Mich. (Crockett Technical)
35 Karl Tech S 70 5-10 195 6 RS JR Grosse Pointe, Mich. (Grosse Pointe North)
31 Jared Van Slyke S 74 6-2 196 6 RS JR St. Louis, Mo. (John Burroughs)
20 Ray Vinopal S 70 5-10 193 1 FR Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney)
40 Mike Williams S 71 5-11 200 6 RS JR Santa Yuez, Calif. (St. Bonaventure)
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ass and BK has stated that the strength of this team is the o-line and rb positions. BK's history is to play to his team's strength's and I think that all season long this team will be balanced in that way.
