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| LakerLanny wrote: | | angel wrote: | | Florida made a statement, 41-14 over Ohio State. That coupled with the routing of Michigan by USC, you know Ohio State has been overrated all season. Michigan didn't deserve a sniff at #2, but they were #3 based on playing Ohio State tough. Ohio State did beat an overrated Texas team, an overrated Iowa and an overrated Michigan. Texas was only decent non-conference team Ohio State played. Ohio State's non-conference schedule included Northern Illinois, Cincinati and Bowing Green. USC played good non-conference teams like Arkansas, Nebraska and Notre Dame. Ohio State played a soft schedule, which really showed when they played Florida. |
Exactly.
Typical Midwest, Big 10 overhyped, slow footed team. Losing Ginn hurt them, but they could have had 5 Ginn's and still would have gotten worked.
Complete domination by the Gators in every phase of the game, including coaching.
What I don't get is why every year the Big 10 is so hyped. Big stadiums, big crowds, slow overrated Northern Teams.
All real college football in the United States is played from Oklahoma and south. Cut a line across the country at the top of Oklahoma with the exception of Boise, ID this year and that is about it.
Troy Smith looked horrible, Ohio St is a team of pansies and clearly the real best teams are probably Florida, LSU, USC and Boise State
Michigan, Notre Dame and Ohio St are relics from another era. |
Stat of the game, Urban Meyer is undefeated in bowl games. That means alot, and is the main reason I took Florida +7 in the game.
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Dwayne Jarrett played like he was on his way to the NFL. |
Just heard it reported that he has signed with an agent.
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Jarrett definitely has the skills. I heard he will announce tomorrow that he's going to the NFL.
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Jarrett's gone, and I guess the Raiders job is Sarkisian's to turn down. I fully expect Sark to go too. On the other hand, Pete Carroll was pretty emphatic with TJ Simers yesterday in saying that despite what was perceived by his statements in the press conference, he is staying at SC.
While Jarrett leaving will certainly hurt (along with Steve Smith), it does afford the opportunity for Travon Patterson, Jamere Holland and Vidal Hazleton to get on the field. You may not know the names now, but you will. |
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| What about David Ausberry? I remember that was one guy I really wanted Michigan to sign, how's he coming along? |
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| Kdawg8 wrote: | | What about David Ausberry? I remember that was one guy I really wanted Michigan to sign, how's he coming along? |
How easily I forget. Ausberry might be - physically - the best of the group. Might not be as tall as Patrick Turner, but Ausberry is built like a tight end and runs like a receiver. He is truly imposing, and was making circus catches every time I was at practice. Hard for a freshman to get PT with Jarret & Smith though, but yeah, we'll see the whole group of them next season. |
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| C-BUS LAKERFAN wrote: | Lakerlanny- A relic program? OSU is 4-1 in BCS games, with a National Championship, 2 #2 finish, and 2 #4 finishes. 9 players taken in the NFL draft, 5 of them being first rounders last year. Yeah, sounds like a relic program.
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Sorry, but the Big 10 is very very overrated as a conference. The National Title you reference was more a voting thing then deserved on the field.
A #2 finish this year? That is a joke and you know it, no way are they deserving of a #2 ranking when teams like LSU would destroy them.
They are getting a lot of guys drafted, but many of them are disappointing so far in the NFL. But you knew that right?
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Wow, not sure how accurate this is, but if so, I didn't realize Ted Ginn had been hurt during the celebration of his kick return for TD Monday night.
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| I wouldn't go that far Lanny. This year the Big Ten had very good teams up top but lacked in the middle to bottom part of the conference, for years it has been strong in the middle to top but without the top tier teams that Michigan and Ohio State were this season. It's all the way the media wants to spin it and people listen. This year the conference stinks because the top teams were good but mid to bottom sucked. Previous years the conference wasn't good because there was no great team that stood out, it's a lose-lose situation. |
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| Quote: | Booty could return Trojans to No. 1 ranking
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The 2006 college football season isn't even 48 hours behind us, but it's never too early to look ahead to this fall. This preview might be altered by the early exodus to the NFL, but we're fairly certain about a couple of things: The Trojans are No. 1 and Notre Dame isn't ranked.
1. USC Trojans
Why: Quarterback John David Booty's stellar performance (391 passing yards, four touchdowns) in the Trojans' 32-18 win over Michigan in the Rose Bowl presented by Citi showed he's among the best passers in the country. The Trojans played a boatload of underclassmen this season; if junior defensive end Lawrence Jackson and defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis return, they could have 10 starters back on defense.
Why not: Booty's two primary targets -- Dwayne Jarrett and Steve Smith -- will be gone next season. Are young receivers Vidal Hazelton and Patrick Turner ready to step up? Junior left tackle Sam Baker could join senior center Ryan Kalil in the NFL draft. The 2006 schedule flips in 2007 with road games at Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oregon, California and Arizona State.
2. Florida Gators
Why: Have you seen the talent Gators coach Urban Meyer has stockpiled in Gainesville? Florida's 41-14 annihilation of Ohio State in the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game was no fluke. The Gators are in the top five to stay. Meyer and offensive coordinator Dan Mullen believe heralded quarterback Tim Tebow will run their offense better in his sophomore year than graduating quarterback Chris Leak. A national championship repeat isn't out of the question -- the 2007 schedule is more favorable with home games against Tennessee, Auburn and Florida State and additional nonconference games against I-AA Western Kentucky, Troy and Florida Atlantic.
Why not: The defense -- the Gators' strength during their run to the BCS national title -- will be hit hard with personnel losses. At least five starters will leave and star safety Reggie Nelson and linebacker Brandon Siler also could bolt for the NFL draft. The Gators still don't run the ball very well and leading rusher DeShawn Wynn is leaving.
3. Michigan Wolverines
Why: Quarterback Chad Henne, tailback Mike Hart and All-America left tackle Jake Long already have declared they'll be back, along with receiver Mario Manningham. The Wolverines play most of their tough games at home -- against Oregon, Notre Dame, Penn State and Ohio State -- and don't play at Wisconsin until Nov. 10.
Why not: As many as eight defensive starters might be leaving, including junior tackle Alan Branch, who decided to enter the NFL draft. Defensive ends LaMarr Woodley and Rondell Biggs and All-America cornerback Leon Hall also are gone. Three starters are leaving on the offensive line.
4. West Virginia Mountaineers
Why: Mountaineers coach Rich Rodriguez turned down a lucrative offer from Alabama to stay at his alma mater. Quarterback Pat White and tailback Steve Slaton, two of the most electrifying players in the country, return for their junior seasons. The road to the Big East title gets easier with Bobby Petrino leaving Louisville.
Why not: The Mountaineers lose center Dan Mozes, the heart and soul of their offensive line, and starting receivers Rayshawn Bolden and Brandon Myles, who were valued as much for their blocking as pass catching. Seven starters should be back on defense, but linebackers Kevin "Boo" McLee and Jay Henry are leaving. Three of West Virginia's toughest games in 2007 are on the road -- at Rutgers, South Florida and Maryland.
5. Wisconsin Badgers
Why: The Badgers should return 19 starters from a team that finished 12-1 in coach Bret Bielema's first season. Rising sophomore P.J. Hill ran for more than 1,500 yards and 15 touchdowns, and speedy wide receiver Marcus Randle El returns from a knee injury. All-Big 10 cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu and outside linebacker Jonathan Casillas return to lead an improving defense.
Why not: The Badgers should lose only two starters on offense, but they're important ones -- quarterback John Stocco and All-America left tackle Joe Thomas. Tyler Donovan played well in two emergency starts for Stocco, but he'll have to hold off Kansas State transfer Allan Evridge for the starting job. The schedule gets tougher, as the Badgers trade out Northwestern and Purdue for Michigan State and Ohio State in the Big 10 rotation.
6. Oklahoma Sooners
Why: The Sooners were among the youngest of the elite teams and still won the Big 12 Conference and played in a BCS bowl game. As many as nine starters could be back on offense and seven on defense. Rising senior Allen Patrick ran for 761 yards and four touchdowns in Adrian Peterson's absence, and proved he can carry the load in 2007 if Peterson leaves.
Why not: Oklahoma will have an inexperienced quarterback with Paul Thompson leaving. Either junior college transfer Joey Halzle, redshirt freshman Sam Bradford or incoming freshman Keith Nichol will get the nod. Leading tacklers Rufus Alexander and Zach Latimer and pass-rushing linemen Larry Birdine and C.J. Ah You are leaving.
7. Virginia Tech Hokies
Why: The Hokies played better than any ACC team down the stretch and might return eight starters on offense and eight on defense. Xavier Adibi and Vince Hall are as physically gifted as any linebackers in the country, and tailback Branden Ore emerged as the league's best runner.
Why not: Quarterback Sean Glennon struggled throwing the football in his first season as a starter, but the Hokies don't have a viable option behind him. Kicker Brandon Pace and punter Nic Schmitt, two of the country's best specialists, are leaving. Virginia Tech plays at LSU on Sept. 8 and picks up Florida State in the ACC rotation.
8. Texas Longhorns
Why: The Longhorns should score plenty of points with quarterback Colt McCoy and receivers Quan Cosby, Billy Pittman and possibly Limas Sweed coming back. Tailback Jamaal Charles might run for 1,000 yards when he's not sharing carries with Selvin Young anymore.
Why not: Three starters are leaving on the offensive line, including All-America guard Justin Blalock. There will be even more losses on a defense that got torched by Texas Tech and Kansas State: defensive ends Tim Crowder and Brian Robinson, safety Michael Griffin and cornerbacks Tarell Brown and Aaron Ross, the Thorpe Award winner. Defensive coordinator Gene Chizik was named coach at Iowa State.
9. Ohio State Buckeyes
Why: The Buckeyes were exceptionally young this past season, starting 10 sophomores and freshmen. If Antonio Pittman returns for his senior season, he'll form one of the country's top tailback tandems with rising sophomore Chris Wells.
Why not: For starters, Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith is leaving. Receivers Ted Ginn Jr. and Anthony Gonzalez also could bolt for the NFL draft, leaving fewer proven targets for the new quarterback, either Todd Boeckman or Rob Schoenhoft. Also, the schedule gets tougher with road games at Washington, Penn State and Michigan and a home game against Wisconsin. Was the BCS meltdown an aberration, or did Florida expose the Buckeyes' lack of speed?
10. Cal Bears
Why: Despite losing Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year Marshawn Lynch, the Bears return a plethora of skill players on offense. DeSean Jackson is a big-play threat at receiver and punt returner. Quarterback Nate Longshore was much-improved in his first season as a starter, and Justin Forsett and freshman James Montgomery are in line to replace Lynch.
Why not: For starters, the Bears open the 2007 season against Tennessee and must fare better than in the '06 opener. Cal must replace all its key parts on defense -- tackle Brandon Mebane, linebacker Desmond Bishop and cornerback Daymeion Hughes. The transition will be easier if the NCAA grants another year of eligibility to cornerback Tim Mixon, who missed all of 2006 with a knee injury.
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| Kdawg8 wrote: | | I wouldn't go that far Lanny. This year the Big Ten had very good teams up top but lacked in the middle to bottom part of the conference, for years it has been strong in the middle to top but without the top tier teams that Michigan and Ohio State were this season. It's all the way the media wants to spin it and people listen. This year the conference stinks because the top teams were good but mid to bottom sucked. Previous years the conference wasn't good because there was no great team that stood out, it's a lose-lose situation. |
What I am saying is that year in and year out, the Big 10 is very overrated. Essentially Notre Dame is a Big 10 team, they play a lot of the same schools and fatten up on them the way Michigan and Ohio State does.
I am old enough to have seen many, many Rose Bowls. One thing that has stayed pretty constant is big, slow overrated Big 10 teams coming out to California to get hammered on Jan 1 by a faster, quicker Pac 10 team.
Notre Dame's lack of footspeed was obvious against USC and LSU.
Michigan's fastest players looked slow in comparison to USC in the Rose Bowl.
Ohio State could have put another 5 white guys on the O Line vs Florida and it still wouldn't have mattered. Same with their linebackers, slow, overrated and frankly pretty sorry.
What bugs me most is the arrogance of the Big 10 fans every year. Because they have so many large cities as part of their conference, they get way overweighted in the media polls.
At least Ohio St played Texas, but the rest of their out of conference schdule is embarrassing.
It is no wonder the Big 10 commissioner is the biggest opponent of the playoff system. I think he knows what would happen in a playoff system more often that not, that is the Big 10 wouldn't even sniff a national title most years. They would rather keep the current flawed system with their inherent media voting base to continue to overhype their slow teams.
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| unggoy wrote: | | Jarrett's gone, and I guess the Raiders job is Sarkisian's to turn down. |
I know the ultimate for a coach is to be a head coach in the NFL, but if you had the chance, would you join that Raider mess? As an organization they have sunk below the Cardinals.
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| LakerLanny wrote: | | Kdawg8 wrote: | | I wouldn't go that far Lanny. This year the Big Ten had very good teams up top but lacked in the middle to bottom part of the conference, for years it has been strong in the middle to top but without the top tier teams that Michigan and Ohio State were this season. It's all the way the media wants to spin it and people listen. This year the conference stinks because the top teams were good but mid to bottom sucked. Previous years the conference wasn't good because there was no great team that stood out, it's a lose-lose situation. |
What I am saying is that year in and year out, the Big 10 is very overrated. Essentially Notre Dame is a Big 10 team, they play a lot of the same schools and fatten up on them the way Michigan and Ohio State does.
I am old enough to have seen many, many Rose Bowls. One thing that has stayed pretty constant is big, slow overrated Big 10 teams coming out to California to get hammered on Jan 1 by a faster, quicker Pac 10 team.
Notre Dame's lack of footspeed was obvious against USC and LSU.
Michigan's fastest players looked slow in comparison to USC in the Rose Bowl.
Ohio State could have put another 5 white guys on the O Line vs Florida and it still wouldn't have mattered. Same with their linebackers, slow, overrated and frankly pretty sorry.
What bugs me most is the arrogance of the Big 10 fans every year. Because they have so many large cities as part of their conference, they get way overweighted in the media polls.
At least Ohio St played Texas, but the rest of their out of conference schdule is embarrassing.
It is no wonder the Big 10 commissioner is the biggest opponent of the playoff system. I think he knows what would happen in a playoff system more often that not, that is the Big 10 wouldn't even sniff a national title most years. They would rather keep the current flawed system with their inherent media voting base to continue to overhype their slow teams. |
You can't count ND with Big Ten teams considering they play a lot worse competition, they play Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue and added Penn State this season but the rest of their schedule is garbage considering all three service academies and Stanford. ND fans have a lot of arrogance that is unjustified.
Be sure to look at yourself in the mirror with your arrogance statement, there's no set of fans out there that are more arrogant than SC after Carroll took over, I remember what happened before he got there, besides SC got extremely lucky considering he was the 4th, 5th choice as head coach? I remember plenty of SC people at the time thinking it was a terrible hire.
Yes the Big Ten has a bad record in the Rose Bowl but I'd venture to say the Pac-10 wouldn't have as good of a record if the game was played in the midwest somewhere. Sure it is considered a neutral field game but in essence it is a home game for the pac-10 team, especially when USC or UCLA plays in it. |
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| venturalakersfan wrote: |
I know the ultimate for a coach is to be a head coach in the NFL, but if you had the chance, would you join that Raider mess? |
I'm really torn here. First, I really like Sarkisian, just as a person, and I'd be really happy for him if he got an NFL job. That said, I wish the NFL job wasn't with the worst franchise in the NFL. If it were any other team than the Raiders, I'd be a lot more stoked for the guy, but I just think it's a horrible situation. |
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| LakerLanny wrote: | | C-BUS LAKERFAN wrote: | Lakerlanny- A relic program? OSU is 4-1 in BCS games, with a National Championship, 2 #2 finish, and 2 #4 finishes. 9 players taken in the NFL draft, 5 of them being first rounders last year. Yeah, sounds like a relic program.
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Sorry, but the Big 10 is very very overrated as a conference. The National Title you reference was more a voting thing then deserved on the field.
A #2 finish this year? That is a joke and you know it, no way are they deserving of a #2 ranking when teams like LSU would destroy them.
They are getting a lot of guys drafted, but many of them are disappointing so far in the NFL. But you knew that right? |
The National title wasn't deserved? Winning all your games, and beating the then INVINCIBLE Miami Hurricanes doesn't count. What should the BCS have take a 2 loss Oklahoma team instead or something?
They dissapoint? Only busts from OSU that I can remember have been Dan Wilkinson, and Katzenmoyer . Katzenmoyer had to have neck surgury and retire. Name 1 thats dissapointed last 2-3 years? All 5 of their first rounders from last year started for their teams and contributed. They dissapointed because none of them made the pro-bowl or something? |
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| unggoy wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: |
I know the ultimate for a coach is to be a head coach in the NFL, but if you had the chance, would you join that Raider mess? |
I'm really torn here. First, I really like Sarkisian, just as a person, and I'd be really happy for him if he got an NFL job. That said, I wish the NFL job wasn't with the worst franchise in the NFL. If it were any other team than the Raiders, I'd be a lot more stoked for the guy, but I just think it's a horrible situation. |
See, you can accept Sarkisian despite his BYU ties. I'm sure you've forgiven Norm Chow as well. Just take the plunge and start rooting for the Cougars!  |
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| Moffio wrote: | | unggoy wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: |
I know the ultimate for a coach is to be a head coach in the NFL, but if you had the chance, would you join that Raider mess? |
I'm really torn here. First, I really like Sarkisian, just as a person, and I'd be really happy for him if he got an NFL job. That said, I wish the NFL job wasn't with the worst franchise in the NFL. If it were any other team than the Raiders, I'd be a lot more stoked for the guy, but I just think it's a horrible situation. |
See, you can accept Sarkisian despite his BYU ties. I'm sure you've forgiven Norm Chow as well. Just take the plunge and start rooting for the Cougars! |
Well, like I said, there were a few individuals from the Y that I wasn't bothered by. Not many, but a few
And yes, Norm Chow is a great man and great coach. He gets a free pass from me.
Sark was at, I think, El Camino College, and when I heard he was going to BYU I thought, 'uh-oh, they're getting another good QB'.
And he was great at BYU. I'll give him a pass though too, for being from Southern California. |
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Congrats to Florida for their big win. I can't make any excuses for OSU's poor performance, including Ted Ginn's unfortunate injury. The bottom line is Florida came ready to play and OSU didn't look even mildly prepared. It was most obvious on defense. Leak is an erratic passer who makes a lot of mistakes under pressure, so OSU's answer is to play a soft zone and blitz only 3-4 guys on most plays? Florida ran the defensive game plan that we should have used.
I wouldn't waste much time making this a conference vs. conference thing. While OSU is a Big 10 school and Florida is SEC, OSU whipped on Big 12 Texas earlier this year, and the Big 10 went 2-1 against the SEC in their 3 bowl games. And when you look at the last 6 National Champions - Florida, Texas, USC, LSU, Ohio State, and Miami, no one conference is dominating that list. It's team vs. team.
My trip was so-so. The first 3 days were a blast, good weather, good food, lots of fun. The last 24 hours bit. Shortly before the game my camera broke down for the 2nd time and I couldn't fix it this time. Right after that my mom fell to the ground, and later found out she broke a bone in her hand. The game turned to crap after the first 15 seconds. Then after we land we find our luggage didn't come with us. We got that a day later after we all went back to our homes in 3 different cities. |
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National signing day is 2/7 (this Wednesday), and right now, Florida is in the lead, with SC sitting 5th. The top-10 will change dramatically on Wednesday though I fully expect Florida and SC to be #1 & #2.
Still undecided are Joe McKnight, Marvin Austin, Broderick Green, Terrance Toliver, Ahmad Paige, Allen Bailey Noel Devine and Chad Jones.
USC and Michigan just swapped local DB recruits, with Donavan Warren from LB Poly going to the Wolverines and Ronald Johnson, from Muskegon, MI going to SC.
Some of the SC notables are:
Everson Griffen (Arizona)
Kris O’Dowd (Arizona)
Jordan Campbell (Norco)
Marshall Jones (Oaks Christian)
Marc Tyler (Oaks Christian)
Michael Reardon (Orange)
Aaron Corp (Orange)
Martin Coleman (HB)
Chris Gallipo (MVP of Army game, Servite)
And it just updated that Broderick Green is now a soft verbal to SC
Chime in if you get any news about your team. I’m going to be all over it on Wednesday and I’ll update as I can. This is a huge day for college football fans everywhere. |
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Are there many scholarships left for SC?
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| Kobe8 wrote: | | Are there many scholarships left for SC? |
Enough to get everyone on Pete Carroll's wish list, yeah. Although I think guys like McNight and Austin are likely not coming. However, you can never count out the talent of Pete Carroll in getting these guys year after year.
Florida already has 24 verbals, while SC is sitting on 15. Both schools are really going to separate themselves with the amount of 5-star recruits they get as well. |
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Definitely didn't see this coming about the trade. I never thought Ronald Johnson would leave the state and didn't see Donovan Warren turning down SC. But at least getting Warren softens the blow for missing out on Johnson. With the depth chart wide open at CB and having two top 100 players that played CB in state with Johnson and Dionte Allen I figured we were locks for both. Shows you how crazy recruiting is as Allen is going to Florida State and we end up taking the top CB in Cali as well as Michael Williams a CB/S from St. Bonaventure.
So in addition to Warren, the big catch for Michigan is Ryan Mallett, the QB from Texas who has a cannon for an arm. He graduated early and has already enrolled at Michigan so he can be Henne's backup next year before taking over the year after. Mallett has plenty of help at WR coming in with him as Junior Hemingway and Toney Clemons are the headliners along with Zion Babb and Martell Webb.
I expect Warren to play from Day one as we have no depth at CB and Austin Panter, the national Juco Defensive POY should see some time at LB. One or two the WR's may see some immediate time as well. This is why I love college football it's never ending. Once signing day is finished this week it's onto the juniors and we do it all over again. Michigan also got a commitment over the weekend from CB Boubacar Cissoko from Detroit. He is one of the top junior CB's in the country, he won the MVP at the combine for Juniors the week of the US Army All American game. |
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| ^ From what I have heard Michigan getting Warren was better than getting Johnson, since Johnson wants to play WR and Warren is a true cover corner. Michigan's biggest need was corners. Of course, I have not seen either play and Johnson could turn out to be the better player. |
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| Kdawg8 wrote: | Definitely didn't see this coming about the trade. I never thought Ronald Johnson would leave the state and didn't see Donovan Warren turning down SC. But at least getting Warren softens the blow for missing out on Johnson. With the depth chart wide open at CB and having two top 100 players that played CB in state with Johnson and Dionte Allen I figured we were locks for both. Shows you how crazy recruiting is as Allen is going to Florida State and we end up taking the top CB in Cali as well as Michael Williams a CB/S from St. Bonaventure.
So in addition to Warren, the big catch for Michigan is Ryan Mallett, the QB from Texas who has a cannon for an arm. He graduated early and has already enrolled at Michigan so he can be Henne's backup next year before taking over the year after. Mallett has plenty of help at WR coming in with him as Junior Hemingway and Toney Clemons are the headliners along with Zion Babb and Martell Webb.
I expect Warren to play from Day one as we have no depth at CB and Austin Panter, the national Juco Defensive POY should see some time at LB. One or two the WR's may see some immediate time as well. This is why I love college football it's never ending. Once signing day is finished this week it's onto the juniors and we do it all over again. Michigan also got a commitment over the weekend from CB Boubacar Cissoko from Detroit. He is one of the top junior CB's in the country, he won the MVP at the combine for Juniors the week of the US Army All American game. |
Mallett is a stud, no question. And I get the impression that Martell Webb will be on the field sooner rather than later.
I'm quite interested to see how Ohio State is going to close. The fact that Illinois is where they are (particularly in getting Arrelious Benn) is amazing, especially when they won what, 2 games? |
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Kdawg8
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| Yeah, Benn along with Martez Wilson and Josh Brent are some of the big names that Illinois was able to secure. Zook can recruit, but he can't coach. Remember he did recruit most of the Florida players that won this years national championship. |
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