2018 Michigan Season thread

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah those are the guys I think Hutch is behind - Kwity, Vilain and Kemp. Of those, I bet he'll have the easiest time passing Kemp, who seems smart enough but is also just a guy so far, physically. I think Vilain will be healthy and is primed for a breakout.

[Anonymous Coward]

Ah you're right about McKeon and Eubanks being 2016 kids. I thought Eubanks came in JH's first class. My mistake. Wasn't McKeon already beating out Eubanks for snaps as of UF - that is, by the coaches' design before they knew about Nick's injury? If not, then I'll have to give up on this one.

[Anonymous Coward]

That's right, if you have Charbonnet and Gray joining Evans (presumably Higdon hits the draft), O'Maury and Barrett plus some other guys, why put such a premium on Keegan Jones?
The answer is onviously because they know more than I do...but what is that exactly? Are they down on Samuels? I don't get it yet.

[Mdot21]

That's right, if you have Charbonnet and Gray joining Evans (presumably Higdon hits the draft), O'Maury and Barrett plus some other guys, why put such a premium on Keegan Jones?
The answer is onviously because they know more than I do...but what is that exactly? Are they down on Samuels? I don't get it yet.

well they did just lose a RB in Kareem Walker. And I'd bet that Kurt Taylor probably leaves as well. Barrett very well could wind up on defense.
Jones is very similar to Wandale Robinson and Giles Jackson, guys they are recruiting in the 2019 class to be slot-ninja/return man/sometimes RB. Maybe Robinson and Jackson have both silently told the Michigan coaches they aren't coming?

[Mdot21]

Yeah those are the guys I think Hutch is behind - Kwity, Vilain and Kemp. Of those, I bet he'll have the easiest time passing Kemp, who seems smart enough but is also just a guy so far, physically. I think Vilain will be healthy and is primed for a breakout.

Paye and Villain are probably more weakside ends. Both of them have high ceilings but Paye is like completely new to football and played really poor competition in HS and Villain is rebounding from a nasty leg injury. Hutchinson is 6'6, 265. Few more lbs and he'll be perfect size for the strong side. Carlo Kemp was the lowest graded player on Michigan's entire defense on PFF. I believe they had him graded as like a 39.3 on a scale from 0-100. He just isn't all that good. He's better off as a 3rd stringer than he is a 2nd. Kemp had also been splitting reps in practice on the inside at tackle this spring. I really think Hutchinson will have zero problems blowing past him.

[Anonymous Coward]

If Kemp moves inside then yes. But even if he stays outside and is a mediocre veteran backup, that can be (and often is) more productive than a freak freshman. Plus, it's too soon to give up on a junior lineman, especially with Greg and Don as coaches.
Also, while I agree Hutch is destined for SDE, freshmen ends often begin on the weak side because it has fewer heady responsibilities.

[MrNubbz]

James Hudson had his redshirt OL year in 2017. He might be ready. But first he'll have to beat out a couple guys. Those guys (Bushell-Beaty and Stueber) may not be as physically impressive, but they also may know the nuances better. Should be a great Fall battle. If you believe Shea is a lock, then this is by far the most important battle remaining on the whole team.

Warinner will probably work wonders with these guys if they're half way decent.OL not OC is his calling

[Mdot21]

Warinner will probably work wonders with these guys if they're half way decent.OL not OC is his calling

sounds like he's already helped those guys on that line out a lot.
He's one of the best in the business for sure, and he's coaching the position all by himself and that's all he's coaching is OL. I have high hopes about him.
If Warriner sticks around as OL coach and OL coach only, Michigan could have a heck of an OL 2-3 years down the line with Hudson, Mayfield, and Hayes.

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't know if Drevno was a bad coach. In truth, I'd be surprised given his success elsewhere. But we did often hear how his OL coaching was stupidly complicated. And no matter how good Drevno's record was, Warriner's is definitely better. 

[Mdot21]

CDC says chicken is the food most likely to make you sick. Looks like Jim wasn't that far off on his rants against chicken......

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chicken-is-americas-most-sickening-food-cdc-data-show/

[FearlessF]

But, the question is, 

Is Chicken the food most likely to make you nervous?

hah

[Anonymous Coward]

That's not crypto-Lamarckian but it's still funny.

[Mdot21]

MLive's 8 storylines to watch in fall camp

https://www.mlive.com/expo/sports/erry-2018/08/7377152c458808/8-storylines-to-watch-as-michi.html

my prediction on the DL looks something like....

SDE- Rashan Gary, Jr. (Aidan Hutchinson, Fr.)
WDE- Chase Winovich, RS Sr. (Kwity Paye, Soph. or Luiji Villain, RS Fr.)
DT-Mike Dwumfour, RS Soph. (Aubrey Solomon, Soph.)
DT- Bryan Mone, Sr. (Donovan Jeter, RS Fr. or Lawrence Marshall, 5th Sr.)

still firm believer in Hutchinson being able to come off the bench give Gary a break as a true frosh in that 2nd wave and wreak havoc. Carlo Kemp doesn't play much this year and if he does it'll be inside at tackle in my opinion.

[Anonymous Coward]

If I'm wrong, the outlook for Michigan is amazing, but I can't yet imagine anyone except Carlo Kemp as Gary's back-up.