2018 Michigan Season thread

[Anonymous Coward]

Drew Singleton leaves the team. I'm not sure if this is because

• he was low on the depth chart or
• Michigan technically only plays 2 LBs or
• because of something that continued from him being reprimanded on the sideline after a bad personal foul he caused on STs versus Maryland

Either way: bummer. DS is a touted guy.
Linebacker became one of the deepest spots on the team, and though he was third so far in his recruiting class, that class (Singleton, Anthony, and Ross) was incredible, so no shame. Plus, Devin Bush is almost certainly leaving early for the NFL this year. He'd have gotten serious playing time next year.

[Mdot21]

that really sucks. Singleton was a borderline 5* kid on Rivals and the #79 player overall and the #5 OLB in the 247Composite.

He was only a redshirt frosh I believe. Recruits these days don't wait their turn man. It's crazy. If they aren't starting by their 2nd year they gone. It's nuts.

[MrNubbz]

Drew Singleton leaves the team.

Did he even see the field on defense last season?

[Anonymous Coward]

Redshirted while recovering from a high school ACL tear.

[Mdot21]

Did he even see the field on defense last season?

redshirted in 2017. 
He’s a rs freshman who came in 3rd in the vacant LB race between a pair of sophomores Devin Gil & Josh Ross so he leaves. Makes no sense. 
I get JaRaymond Hall or Corey Malone Hatcher or Derron Irving Bey leaving- those guys got recruited over and probably didn’t have the talent to play at Michigan. 
Singleton though? He just needed to bide his time. He would’ve been a starter here eventually. 

[Mdot21]

rumors starting to fly that RS Freshman RT James Hudson is transferring. Huge blow if true. He was a 4* DT recruit in the 2017 class that they switched to OL, and he was very close to beating out 5th year senior Juwann Bushell Beatty at RT. The hype on him from the insiders was loud. Everyone was expecting him to start either midway this season if JBB struggled and if not then he was basically called a lock to start next year.

Really don't get this one. Really salty about it if it is in fact true. He was the future at RT.

[Mdot21]

looks like it's confirmed. damn. makes no sense. Drew Singleton and now this? These guys were redshirt freshman that would've both been in line for tons of playing time next year. JBB is graduating and there's a good chance Devin Bush is off to the NFL early. I swear to god I hate seeing this stuff.

[Anonymous Coward]

This is WAY weird. There's a chance that what Harbaugh said about his broken thumb was wrong and Stueber actually passed him by playing in the MSU game. V. (v., v., v., v., v., v., v.) weird either way. Seems absurdly impatient.

Also: bummer. I love Warriner and am no longer as prone to fretting about these things, but damn what a loss.

[Mdot21]

This is WAY weird. There's a chance that what Harbaugh said about his broken thumb was wrong and Stueber actually passed him by playing in the MSU game. V. (v., v., v., v., v., v., v.) weird either way. Seems absurdly impatient.

Also: bummer. I love Warriner and am no longer as prone to fretting about these things, but damn what a loss.

huge loss. Sam Webb was saying before the season started that Hudson was right there with JBB and that it was Sam's OPINION that JBB would start the season and that Hudson would be the starter sometime before the season was over because he was just much more talented than JBB and that the fall camp battle was super close.

[Temp430]

With the way JBB is playing no one is passing him on the depth chart if he stays healthy.  If Hudson is leaving because Stueber was ahead of him on the depth chart that's just nuts.  Maybe he just wants to play defense and the opportunity was not there?  It sounds like Michigan is trying to keep him.  We'll see how the soap opera plays out between the player-parent-coaches.

[Anonymous Coward]

With the way JBB is playing no one is passing him on the depth chart if he stays healthy.  If Hudson is leaving because Stueber was ahead of him on the depth chart that's just nuts.  Maybe he just wants to play defense and the opportunity was not there?  It sounds like Michigan is trying to keep him.  We'll see how the soap opera plays out between the player-parent-coaches.

I often wonder where the line is for these things to be reversed. Would be huge to keep him. I think we maybe beyond freaking out if he's gone but, uh, depth is good.

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm reading about Shea's future. Whether he'll go pro or not (supposedly, this draft is very light on QBs). And how the rest of the season plays into that. Was reminded of 2015 when Ruddock transferred in. Performed at a level of "ok" then rocketed forward after the IDLE week. Shea has been far better than Ruddock to date, but he isn't perfect. Has a lot to work on. It's tempting to dream about what it'd look like if he grew into his potential to end the season. This is an-entirely-other level of team if he does.

[Mdot21]

I'm reading about Shea's future. Whether he'll go pro or not (supposedly, this draft is very light on QBs). And how the rest of the season plays into that. Was reminded of 2015 when Ruddock transferred in. Performed at a level of "ok" then rocketed forward after the IDLE week. Shea has been far better than Ruddock to date, but he isn't perfect. Has a lot to work on. It's tempting to dream about what it'd look like if he grew into his potential to end the season. This is an-entirely-other level of team if he does.

I'd be a little shocked if he left early. He just isn't ready. He needs to come back and really work on his game more.

[Anonymous Coward]

That's definitely what I want. Michigan'll be fine without him, though -- except with significantly less depth. Because (1) I think McCaffery can be really great and (2) there's also no way Peters stays.