Monday, August 17, 2009

Michigan Monday: 5 Star Search

Devin Gardner picks up his 5th Star from Scouts and is rated the #4 QB in the country. Ok, I have been saying star rating don't mean that much, but it's nice to have a 5 star player in Michigan's 2010 class. Look for a number of Michigan's committed players that are currently ranked with 3 stars to get a 4th if they have productive senior years.

  • Brandon Graham is on the Chuck Bednarik Award watch list. He is 1 of 55 defensive guys up for the award.

  • Bradon Minor is 1 of 7 offense players up for the 73rd annual Maxwell Award. Brandon Herron is not up for any awards yet but seems to be in-line for one with the first name of Brandon.

  • Here is a local article on Michigan's new S&C coach for Basketball Jon Sanderson

  • Steve Threet update at ASU. BTW: Did you know they run the spread there? It's a passing spread and the article states RR runs a running spread. It would seem to me a "spread" would be a really good offense if you combined both running and passing. :)

  • Michigan is a 12.5 point favorite to beat Western Michigan in the home opener.

  • Zotan hosts today's coutdown to kick off on mgoblue.com.

On a side note, I watched Michigan State's Big Ten Network Practice on Saturday. A few observations:

  • They have been in practice for a week and still have their names taped on their helmets. Even head coach Mark Dantonio had a piece of tape on his shirt that said: Coach Dantonio. After a week, you would think everyone might recognize the head coach? Maybe not? BTW: the players also wear practice jersey with numbers on them. Crazy!
  • The MSU QB's looked rusty and not very accurate.
  • The MSU lineman did not look in shape and were carrying a noticeable amount of belly weight. After watching Michigan's BTN practice all of the Wolverines look to be in very good (or "Barwis") shape.

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