....our little scUM "guests" are.... It again cites a figure of only something in the high teens for grants given this year given the number of RETURNING SCHOLARSHIP PLAYERS WITH ELIGIBILITY and the b1g "85 + 3" max limit (IOW, doing the math, it would suggest returning scholarship players with eligibility ~70)....and it was just written within the last several weeks as evidenced by the reference to Michigan's just completed season record which includes the bowl game. So our scUM visitor is clearly lying and spinning when he claims the 69 and 70 numbers referenced in the other articles I linked "are not accurate" and are extremely out of date, LMFAO - go figure!.
Here is a LINK to the article and here is the excerpt on the conundrum as to how scUM is going to grant as many as 28-30 scholarships this year (at the time of the writing it was only at 23) when they only appear to have room to grant high teens:
The answer is quite clearly "churn and burn" via really questionable tactics including lying, cajoling, haranguing, etc... -- the fact that this is being done to kids that scUM said they were fully committed to is just disgusting and unseemly as the article references. I got a kick out of how negative the article is and even then is being overly generous in its final paragraph because according to the knowledgeable sources on this board, scUM is not allowed to "over-sign" on NSD in early February on the hope that the "issues work themselves out" -- if sleaze-ball Harbaugh over-signs, he is limited to +3 and there has to be a detailed plan submitted as to how the max scholarship number is returning to 85 within 6 months.
Here is a LINK to the article and here is the excerpt on the conundrum as to how scUM is going to grant as many as 28-30 scholarships this year (at the time of the writing it was only at 23) when they only appear to have room to grant high teens:
2. Where are the scholarships coming from?
It’s a little surprising that this doesn’t get a lot more attention. If you look at the number of players with eligibility to return in 2016, Michigan has only 17 scholarships to hand out for the class that will sign in February. The problem is, the Wolverines already have 23 verbal commitments and are still aggressively recruiting others. That’s a significant gap that could keep widening with added pledges.
It’s safe to assume that there’s a plan there. Harbaugh isn’t the sort to run face first into a wall and then wonder where it came from. But what exactly that plan is remains unclear.
Keep in mind, no matter how popular he is as a first-year head coach, there are standards at Michigan that will still apply. He can’t follow the SEC practice of cutting players that aren’t pan out without there being a massive controversy around the issue.
Jehu Chesson, Amara Darboh, Ben Braden, Kyle Kalis, Erik Magnuson, Jeremy Clark, Chris Wormley, Willie Henry and Ryan Glasgow (who was granted a carrying over scholarship) are all starters in line for a fifth year. Drake Johnson is a regular contributor and will be in the fight to win the running back job in the spring and fall. So there should be every expectation to see all of them back, with the lone exception possibly being Henry, who could potentially leave early for the NFL.
Allen Gant certainly didn’t play a lot, but he was the first one in to see action when James Ross III was kicked out for targeting against Northwestern. Plus, the linebacker position is so lacking of proven players that getting as many bodies back increases the odds of finding starters and depth. So it’s hard to see him getting the axe.
Matt Godin and Tom Strobel saw more action than Gant, but are at positions on the defensive line where the Wolverines could handle the loss a lot better. Glasgow and Bryan Mone returning from injury will allow Maurice Hurst to move around more on the line, and Michigan could also possibly get contributions on the defensive line from the freshmen class.
Offensive lineman Blake Bars and cornerback Terry Richardson will be the only other two to watch. Neither had played much at all in their careers. In the case of Bars, he was arguably Michigan’s No. 8 offensive lineman during the season, behind the starters, Grant Newsome and Dave Dawson. What makes him at least one to watch is that he has practiced at center at times over the last four years, and that’s the one spot Michigan must replace on the line.
But assuming those last four mentioned aren’t back in 2016, it still puts Michigan over by two scholarships with efforts ongoing to make that number larger. So there are some losses expected from the team.
Will a verbal commitment or two be encouraged to take a grayshirt, delaying their enrollment to be counted as members of the 2017 class? Are there other players that could transfer? People will certainly be watching running back Derrick Green as a possibility after he got just 47 carries this season and didn’t make the trip to Orlando because of internal program matters. Are there players that might get moved to a medical scholarship, ending their playing career? Is Henry going to return or go pro?
Will Michigan over-sign by two or three in February and let some of these issues work themselves out over the six months that follow? It might make sense to do that, inviting back Bars, Godin and Strobel for spring tryouts on the assumption that other players could transfer or quit, opening up spots for them.
It’s a little surprising that this doesn’t get a lot more attention. If you look at the number of players with eligibility to return in 2016, Michigan has only 17 scholarships to hand out for the class that will sign in February. The problem is, the Wolverines already have 23 verbal commitments and are still aggressively recruiting others. That’s a significant gap that could keep widening with added pledges.
It’s safe to assume that there’s a plan there. Harbaugh isn’t the sort to run face first into a wall and then wonder where it came from. But what exactly that plan is remains unclear.
Keep in mind, no matter how popular he is as a first-year head coach, there are standards at Michigan that will still apply. He can’t follow the SEC practice of cutting players that aren’t pan out without there being a massive controversy around the issue.
Would-be fifth-year players could be cut. The expectations has for a long time been that four years are guaranteed and the fifth is by invitation. Every player on the team was brought in under that basic premise. But taking a look at the list of options, there’s not exactly a lot of fat to cut there.Jehu Chesson, Amara Darboh, Ben Braden, Kyle Kalis, Erik Magnuson, Jeremy Clark, Chris Wormley, Willie Henry and Ryan Glasgow (who was granted a carrying over scholarship) are all starters in line for a fifth year. Drake Johnson is a regular contributor and will be in the fight to win the running back job in the spring and fall. So there should be every expectation to see all of them back, with the lone exception possibly being Henry, who could potentially leave early for the NFL.
Allen Gant certainly didn’t play a lot, but he was the first one in to see action when James Ross III was kicked out for targeting against Northwestern. Plus, the linebacker position is so lacking of proven players that getting as many bodies back increases the odds of finding starters and depth. So it’s hard to see him getting the axe.
Matt Godin and Tom Strobel saw more action than Gant, but are at positions on the defensive line where the Wolverines could handle the loss a lot better. Glasgow and Bryan Mone returning from injury will allow Maurice Hurst to move around more on the line, and Michigan could also possibly get contributions on the defensive line from the freshmen class.
Offensive lineman Blake Bars and cornerback Terry Richardson will be the only other two to watch. Neither had played much at all in their careers. In the case of Bars, he was arguably Michigan’s No. 8 offensive lineman during the season, behind the starters, Grant Newsome and Dave Dawson. What makes him at least one to watch is that he has practiced at center at times over the last four years, and that’s the one spot Michigan must replace on the line.
But assuming those last four mentioned aren’t back in 2016, it still puts Michigan over by two scholarships with efforts ongoing to make that number larger. So there are some losses expected from the team.
Will a verbal commitment or two be encouraged to take a grayshirt, delaying their enrollment to be counted as members of the 2017 class? Are there other players that could transfer? People will certainly be watching running back Derrick Green as a possibility after he got just 47 carries this season and didn’t make the trip to Orlando because of internal program matters. Are there players that might get moved to a medical scholarship, ending their playing career? Is Henry going to return or go pro?
Will Michigan over-sign by two or three in February and let some of these issues work themselves out over the six months that follow? It might make sense to do that, inviting back Bars, Godin and Strobel for spring tryouts on the assumption that other players could transfer or quit, opening up spots for them.
The answer is quite clearly "churn and burn" via really questionable tactics including lying, cajoling, haranguing, etc... -- the fact that this is being done to kids that scUM said they were fully committed to is just disgusting and unseemly as the article references. I got a kick out of how negative the article is and even then is being overly generous in its final paragraph because according to the knowledgeable sources on this board, scUM is not allowed to "over-sign" on NSD in early February on the hope that the "issues work themselves out" -- if sleaze-ball Harbaugh over-signs, he is limited to +3 and there has to be a detailed plan submitted as to how the max scholarship number is returning to 85 within 6 months.
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