tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post6333857603286008051..comments2024-03-27T14:21:36.537-04:00Comments on Touch the Banner: Ex-Wolverine Updates: Post-Bowl EditionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-32156253351061824722015-01-05T19:59:48.735-05:002015-01-05T19:59:48.735-05:00Sorry -- I should've included a sarcasm tag in...Sorry -- I should've included a sarcasm tag in my earlier post. My only semi-serious comment was the last one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-24933283845196669132015-01-05T14:51:15.312-05:002015-01-05T14:51:15.312-05:00While I agree with the spirit of your argument, wh...While I agree with the spirit of your argument, which I think is basically "the spread can't work in the B10 because you need big strong players", I think you missed a more interesting data point here. <br /><br />Furman couldn't sniff the field for Hoke until he was forced to play safety and got repeatedly torched. Now he turns in those strong stats as a hybrid OLB for a Power-5 team while Michigan still struggled to fill that role?<br /><br />Rawls is no saint and has some baggage, but his stats make all of Michigan's RB look pathetic in comparison.....yet he couldn't sniff the field for Hoke?<br /><br />Ash is a bit of a stretch, but he was an emergency-only DT for Michigan and turned in a solid season for a decent mid-major team. <br /><br />Vinopal doesn't really count, but he was a serviceable player at a position where Michigan rotated three different guys trying to find someone. <br /><br />So the question I have is this - how are guys like this total wash-outs at Michigan and have solid seasons elsewhere? That fact is even more magnified by the fact that their positions align with areas Michigan struggled. <br /><br />AC1997Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-12151325930958274512015-01-05T06:44:48.349-05:002015-01-05T06:44:48.349-05:00"Fisher was good enough all around to be name..."Fisher was good enough all around to be named First Team All-Pac 12 and protected quarterback Marcus Mariota on his way to winning the Heisman."<br /><br />Ah, yes -- this is one of RichRod's "midget" recruits.<br /><br />"Furman made the move from safety to outside linebacker when he transferred after last season, and he finished the year with 64 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, 1 interception (returned 35 yards), 4 pass breakups, and 1 forced fumble."<br /><br />Nice numbers, Josh, but you'd be TOO SMALL for the BIG TEN.<br /><br />"Wilkins, listed as a 6'3", 250 lb. redshirt junior, played in nine games for California University of Pennsylvania this fall."<br /><br />Well, that *was* a RichRod miss. Too small (for real, it would seem) and not very talented. Four stars from Rivals, though! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com