The Blue Board

And if one goes down to injury, then we're down to 2 QBs on the depth chart for the season. Doesn't seem logical with 3 options for QB to put your 2 best ones in the game at the same time. QBs get injured in the Big 10. We've seen it with Denard, we saw it with Henne. It's inevitable sometimes, but you don't want to gamble too much and put both your legit options in at the same time.

Marshall is a pipe dream, not going to happen. I wasn't real impressed with Garmons film, i'm starting to come around to the idea of Norfleet if the coaches think he can add some weight. Very impressive film.

Alright nite guys hopefully more good news tomorrow.

That's pretty much what I see. I think Wormley and Pipkens are pretty much locks at this point. I think Diamond is Blue, but I'm not going to consider him a lock right now. My dream final 6 would look like this:

1. Diamond
2. Kalis
3. Wilson
4. Washington
5. Stanford
6. Dunn

I think we at least get Diamond and Wilson. Everyone is saying we will get Kalis. So with Wormley and Pipkens, that leaves 3 spots. Washington and Stanford always talk about visiting, but always cancel. As of right now, I think the writing is on the wall, and they aren't coming to Michigan. I've heard rumors that Dunn didn't really enjoy Ann Arbor, not sure how true they are, but I'm going to leave him off. My realistic final 3 are:

1. Hill/Fatu Hoke has said he wants to take a RB/FB. I believe him.

The last 2 spots I think will be between 4 players:

1. Mauk
2. Burbridge

I think the staff ideally wants to take those two. I think they get at least one of them. I think O'Brien and Day are also in the mix too with the staff perhaps taking one of them.

Ultimately, this is how I think the class will round out:

1. Wormley
2. Pipkens
3. Diamond
4. Kalis
5. Wilson
6. Hill
7. Mauk
8. Burbridge

Sorry about the long post, I just wanted to post the roundabout way on how I got my final 8.

I don't have a problem with you flaming, what I have a problem with is acting like you are above it all here while running back to trcmb and linking threads here for others to flame. You would act as if you were having a nice friendly discussion here, but then at the same time would be posting on trcmb flaming that same guy. That is 2 faced, and you know it. Hell, the only reason I found about tBB is from one of your links to it on trcmb making fun of a Michigan fan right after pretending to be respectful to the guy.

As for me at trcmb, the main reasons I used to visit the site was for local news (I live near EL), and all of the Michigan talk. I don't think I ever started a thread, and I would get flamed for responding to anything at that site. My screen name brings the downvotes and attacks above anything I post. It's to be expected for where I was, but the reaction there if I responded in kind to flames was hilarious. Never seen such an insecure fan base.

I agree on all accounts. Pittman sounds like a soft verbal right now.

Just because DG was good at a camp with some decent talent does not show me he can be a serviceable WR. Those camps are geared for WRs to succeed. Honestly I don't see how his hands or route running would be better than any of the Top 6 WRs Michigan has.

Then you have to suit up Russell Bellomy if DG gets hurt because the way Denard plays, he is going to get nicked up.

I agree with this. Right now, we are OK at QB because we can put in DG if Denard get hurt and not experience too much of a drop-off. Different situation if you play DG and he gets hurt. Bellomy has no snaps. Big drop off if he has to play (no disrespect to him but that's reality as a new player). QB is just too critical. It would be a different story if DG was your 3rd string QB or if DG and Bellomy were roughly equivalent.

Damn, lot of good discussion so far.

I am loving the new posters so far.

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You seem like your questioning the future discussions and posters, so far.

I almost agree with your list completly, even more how you broke it down. With Washington and Stanford canceling visit to UM right now I think they go elsewere. I really like Mauk but what happened to Appleby I also really liked his film? (More of a question than a comparison)

And lastly I just think DT is more important than FB, a position we can easily use Morgan or a walk-on. So I'd take O'Brien over Hill just on the basis of need.

DT more important than FB? Obviously Hoke's oppinion differs, in order to run the offense he wants, he wants an elite fullback- I'd rather have an important piece on offense than multiple DTs when you are gonna end up sliding one of the DE inside.

Did you guys see this?