Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Michigan Tuesday: Pats Tough On Former Wolverines and A Possible Transfer?

The New England Patriots have plenty to discuss in the boardroom these days and protecting the Golden Boy from an equipment violation seems to be a pretty hot topic.    But the news of former Wolverines and the Patriots didn't stop there.    The Pats cut Cam Gordon and Devin Gardner yesterday.   Cam spent the entire year on injured reserve (but did earn a ring!) and Devin just signed a couple of weeks ago.  It's a bit unique to cut Devin right now, I'm guessing he didn't impress during the rookie camp.

  • Former Auburn Safety Derrick Moncrief seems to be interested in transferring to Michigan.  Derrick was the #1 JUCO Safety a year ago and only played at Auburn for one year.   Derrick's connection to Michigan comes from his high school which is Prattville High School in Alabama.   Jimmy has recruited two kids out of Prattville and will be hosting a satellite camp there next month.   Auburn at first didn't release Derrick to Michigan but re-considered later in the day on Monday.  My guess is that his time at JUCO might make it difficult for him to transfer to A2.  Derrick will have to sit out a year if he transfers to a D1 school.

  • SI.com has a nice article up on how Jimmy hired a team mom in Mama G. “With her credentials in the educational system, I thought she’d be a tremendous liaison to academics and also a voice for the moms,” Harbaugh said. “In the recruiting process, the mothers get very little airtime—even throughout the entire college experience.”

  • Could the 49'ers be having a worse off season?  Justin Smith has decided to retire as well.

  • 2016 NC OT Landon Dickerson likes the cold.  "Geographically Michigan is probably a great place for me," he said with a laugh. "I'm a cold-weather kind of guy. I'm the guy that when it's 25° outside I don't have a shirt on and I'm in flip-flops. I don't think it could be any better geographically.  (HT to Mgoblog)

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