tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post7237880886643196809..comments2024-03-28T20:09:43.455-04:00Comments on Touch the Banner: Dan Samuelson, WolverineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-70625651701011459022013-01-13T19:54:50.054-05:002013-01-13T19:54:50.054-05:00You can never tell how a recruit is going to pan o...You can never tell how a recruit is going to pan out, see Dan O'Neil or Kurt Wermers, they were higher rated than Perry Dorrestein or Mark Hyuge just to give an example, we did use those guys and were important in the team when they were upperclassmen. Even Omameh was a 3 or 4 year contributor having arrived as a 2 star project. There is certainty that a couple of this and 2012 kids won't pan out, maybe because they'll see no playing time and won't want to spend their college careers riding the pine or maybe some will wait for their time like Elliot Mealer did and contribute to the team for one or to years but it's a matter that will solve itself out and there's no need of us fans speculating, as of now no 2012 or 2013 guys have played a down at the college level yet so they'll just have to compete and sort this out. RioTHaNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05953018382111675591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-8486014758776334092013-01-13T16:17:36.045-05:002013-01-13T16:17:36.045-05:00Offensive linemen are difficult to project. Thund...Offensive linemen are difficult to project. Thunder does his best to give a fair evaluation, but nobody knows whether this kid will be a permanent back-up or All-Big10. Michigan, Nebraska and Wisconsin’s former OC all think he can be a starter someday, so don’t assume he’s automatically a scrub or special teams player.Elmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09255166333885153283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-85836416297693962792013-01-13T15:30:57.135-05:002013-01-13T15:30:57.135-05:00Michigan absolutely NEEDS 5 starters to come from ...Michigan absolutely NEEDS 5 starters to come from the '12 and '13 classes. Historically, Michigan has a 50-60% rate of getting a starter-caliber player out of recruit - through 5 years. Michigan needs these 2 classes to produce those starters within 2 or 3 years. 11 guys isn't too many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-46002369832174221612013-01-13T08:06:46.797-05:002013-01-13T08:06:46.797-05:00Honestly, I am disappointed that this commitment t...Honestly, I am disappointed that this commitment took place/was allowed to happen. I was fine with UM only taking 5 OL in the class and would only have been happy with a 6th OL if it was Hunt. Now, I expect Hunt will end up somewhere other than UM and we have taken a career 3rd stringer/special teams guy. Obviously, I hope Samuelson proves me wrong but I am not at all confident that this will be anything but a "wasted" scholarship.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389822241095494539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-87289551828717399702013-01-13T06:09:27.508-05:002013-01-13T06:09:27.508-05:00I probably would have wanted Michigan to stop recr...I probably would have wanted Michigan to stop recruiting linemen if Hunt had committed and not Samuelson, but I don't have a strong feeling either way. You're absolutely right that these guys won't all stick around for the duration of their careers. I think you can expect at least two or three of these guys to quit, transfer, etc. That's just the nature of attrition.Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708792562446136381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-41669013262924839962013-01-13T06:00:40.304-05:002013-01-13T06:00:40.304-05:00What is your opinion on taking a seventh lineman? ...What is your opinion on taking a seventh lineman? Also, is that opinion different since Samuelson committed and not Hunt?<br /><br />Personally, I think that 6 is the perfect number. As of now, there will be 14 scholarship offensive lineman in the fall. With only 2 graduating after next season and my guess is a minimum of 4 taken in the class of 2014... we'll run into too much congestion among the underclassmen which leads to transfers. I'd honestly be surprised if all of these 2013 kids stayed with Michigan through their collegiate careers. I hate to speculate, but Fox's injury will put him behind his classmates. With the blue chip guys Hoke will continue to get, Mr. Fox's best prospects to play may lie elsewhere.Juicy Juicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15000754533376561492noreply@blogger.com