ESPN’s Sport Science compares Michigan’s Denard Robinson to Michael Vick

After Denard Robinson applied for feedback on his draft status from the NFL advisory committee earlier this week, it had John Brinkus at ESPN’s Sport Science thinking:

Could Denard Robinson be better than Michael Vick?

”Robinson is quite possibly faster than any quarterback in NFL history,” Brinkus said during the http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7379980 TARGET=“TOP”>2-minute video.

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12/24/11

A former Ohio State commitment under ex-coach Jim Tressel, the 6-foot-5, 302-pounder was among the most vocal supporters of sticking with his Buckeyes commitment. But as the tide turned and the NCAA allegations mounted, Kalis decommitted. Switching to Michigan is a major blow for OSU — Kalis is the highest-ranked recruit in U-M’s 19-player 2012 class. Kalis is rated as Rivals.com’s No. 4 offensive tackle prospect (U-M already has No. 8 in California’s Erik Magnuson) and the No. 18th player overall.

According to BuckeyeGrove.com, Kalis is the No. 1 player in Ohio.

Read more of “Michigan football gets former Ohio State commit, top player in Ohio” on Freep.com
7.11.11

“Anything negative on either side, for Ohio State or Michigan, is not good for anybody,” said Pat Massey, a former Michigan defensive lineman from St. Ignatius who played for the Wolverines from 2002-05. “I don’t think any Michigan fans are proud to see what’s going on down in Columbus. It’s really unfortunate for everybody.”

College football’s greatest rivalry could suffer if major NCAA sanctions knock the Buckeyes from the ranks of the game’s best programs for a while. Or the last Saturday in November might actually get a boost by the new blood in the game. For the first time since 1929, both Ohio State and Michigan are entering a season with first-year head coaches.

Read more of “New coaches bring a new uncertainty to Ohio State-Michigan rivalry” on Cleveland.com
6.7.11

Former Michigan and NBA player Robert (Tractor) Traylor has died. He was 34.

Police in San Juan, Puerto Rico, said in a released statement he was found dead today on the bedroom floor of his oceanfront apartment. Police and the Bayamon Cowboys basketball team said he had been missing for a few days and apparently died from a heart attack.

Read more of “Former Michigan player Robert ‘Tractor’ Traylor dead at 34″ on USAToday.com
5-12-11

It is unclear where Forcier might transfer — he will be the third Forcier to transfer. His older brother Jason, a quarterback at Michigan, transferred to Stanford in 2006 after two seasons with the Wolverines, and his brother Chris left UCLA for Furman in June 2009.

Under NCAA transfer rules, if he decides to transfer to a Division I-A school, he will have to sit out the 2011 season. Should Forcier transfer to a I-AA program or lower, he could play this fall. A source close to Forcier said he believes Forcier will try to transfer to a Pac-12 or Mountain West Conference program.

Read more of “Tate Forcier confirms he has left U-M football program” on DetNews.com
1.21.11

Recruiting…the life blood of every program

Some recruiting info compliments of Rivals.com 2006-2010:

UCLA:|
2006 #17
2007 #40
2008 #13
2009 #14
2010 #8

Record 2006-2010
2006: 7-6
2007: 6-7
2008: 4-8
2009: 7-6
2010: 4-8

Michigan
2006 class rank: #13/3.6
2007 class rank: #12/3.40
2008 class rank: #10/3.67
2009 class rank: #8/3.59
2010 class rank: #20/3.19

Penn State

2006 class rank: #6/3.63
2007 class rank: #24/3.14
2008 class rank: #43/3.00
2009 class rank: #24/2.96
2010 class rank: #12/3.55

Ole Miss

2006 class rank: #15/3.17
2007 class rank: #27/3.09
2008 class rank: #29/2.71
2009 class rank: #18/3.11
2010 class rank: #18/3.28

MSU

2006 class rank: #46/2.67
2007 class rank: #39/2.62
2008 class rank: #44/2.56
2009 class rank: #25/3.15
2010 class rank: #38/2.92

Iowa

2006 class rank: #39/2.71
2007 class rank: #28/2.95
2008 class rank: Not in top-50
2009 class rank: Not in top-50
2010 class rank: #42/3.00

Iowa’s recrord 2006-2010
2006: 6-7
2007: 6-6
2008: 9-4
2009: 11-2
2010: 8-5

- Proof that Feb. 2nd is huge
- A team can’t lose more than 2 or 3 signees per year
- The players have to fit the system
- Quarterbacks, offensive and defensive linemen rule the day

Bo Bounds is the editor of Yallsports.com and host of the Out of Bounds show on ESPN 105.9 The Zone.

Yes, Hoke is 47-50, and if you can block out the crying in Ann Arbor, you might hear the laughter in Columbus and East Lansing. Michigan hired a coach with a losing record!

But that record is misleading. Hoke’s 34-38 record at Ball State, for example, included a 1-16 mark against teams from the major BCS conferences. Thirteen of those 17 games were on the road, and one was a neutral-site bowl. Realistically, how many of those games can a school like Ball State win?

Read more of “Brady Hoke not popular choice for Michigan football coach, but he might be right choice” on Freep.com
1.12.11

Is rebuilding project hurting Michigan’s coach search?

(For the record, TheWolverine.com also reports that Miles wanted the Michigan job “badly” the last time around “but didn’t get a sniff” due to some bad relationships in Ann Arbor.  But TigerBait.com — the Rivals site for LSU — claims that Miles was “ready to remain at LSU” even if Michigan had offered.  Funny how the story changes depending on the writer’s location.)

Whether Michigan chases Miles this time around remains to be seen.  Ditto whether Miles will leave a great recruiting base for his struggling alma mater if it does come calling.

Read more of “Miles not as hot a candidate at Michigan these days” on MrSEC.com
1.6.11