And We Thought Pilarz Was A Bad Hire!

[swoopem]

Well, as a Michigan alum, I can assure you that no one in Ann Arbor bought into Tressel's narrative. All one needed to do was look at his tenure at Youngstown State to know he was as a dirty as a $2 hooker's knickers.

Keefe you'll be pumped to hear that U of M just got a stud commitment from the QB of my high school. This kid is a winner. He's been the starter for the Warriors for the last 2 state championships (we've actually won 3 in a row) and even though he's got one more season I think he's ready for Ann Arbor now. If I was a Michigan football fan I'd be excited about this. 

http://www.freep.com/article/20140512/SPORTS06/305120151/alex-malzone-michigan-football-brother-rice

[keefe]

Keefe you'll be pumped to hear that U of M just got a stud commitment from the QB of my high school. This kid is a winner. He's been the starter for the Warriors for the last 2 state championships (we've actually won 3 in a row) and even though he's got one more season I think he's ready for Ann Arbor now. If I was a Michigan football fan I'd be excited about this. 

http://www.freep.com/article/20140512/SPORTS06/305120151/alex-malzone-michigan-football-brother-rice

I hadn't seen that so thanks! UM has done well harvesting from Brother Rice for decades. Nussmeier has got to be thrilled with Malzone and Malzone has got to be thrilled with Nussmeier.

Go Blue!

[Tugg Speedman]

Keefe you'll be pumped to hear that U of M just got a stud commitment from the QB of my high school. This kid is a winner. He's been the starter for the Warriors for the last 2 state championships (we've actually won 3 in a row) and even though he's got one more season I think he's ready for Ann Arbor now. If I was a Michigan football fan I'd be excited about this.  

http://www.freep.com/article/20140512/SPORTS06/305120151/alex-malzone-michigan-football-brother-rice

Malzone is rated as a three-star prospect by rivals.com and the No. 16 QB in the 2015 class. He's the No. 4-ranked player in the state of Michigan.

ESPN has him as the 27th best pocket passer and not among the top 300 players

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/188005/alex-malzone

His offers were:

Akron
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Miami (Ohio)
Ohio
Old Dominion
Pittsburgh
Toledo
Wake Forest
Western Michigan

Let me try and be delicate here ... If Michigan fans are excited about this pick then they are happy to be 5th or 6th place in the B1G year-in and year-out.

Realistically, either this kid is a real diamond in the rough (and every kid thinks he is) or he's on a track to be a solid back-up QB his junior or senior year.

[swoopem]

I guarantee you he sees a rise in rankings this summer and next fall. Summer going into senior year is really important because it's when you hit all the camps and really show what you got. Also, Rice is supposed to contend for our 4th straight state title this year and if we win he'll have been the starter for 3 of those. That's a crazy amount of experience.

I've seen this kid play and he's very good. He might not be their starter immediately, but he will be their starter one day.

Wasn't Johnny Football a 3 star as well?

[JWags85]

I guarantee you he sees a rise in rankings this summer and next fall. Summer going into senior year is really important because it's when you hit all the camps and really show what you got. Also, Rice is supposed to contend for our 4th straight state title this year and if we win he'll have been the starter for 3 of those. That's a crazy amount of experience.

I've seen this kid play and he's very good. He might not be their starter immediately, but he will be their starter one day.

Wasn't Johnny Football a 3 star as well?

Manziel had an offer from Oregon and was set to go there, bit different then MAC and low BCS school offers.

You have to take HS team results with a grain of salt, but he seems to be a decent prospect with some growth potential.

[swoopem]

That offer list above is old. He was also offered by: Pitt, West Va, Virgina Tech (boooo), Cinci, Michigan St, and I know Ohio St and Tennesse really liked him.

http://www.freep.com/article/20140513/SPORTS06/305130082/

[Tugg Speedman]

I guarantee you he sees a rise in rankings this summer and next fall. Summer going into senior year is really important because it's when you hit all the camps and really show what you got. Also, Rice is supposed to contend for our 4th straight state title this year and if we win he'll have been the starter for 3 of those. That's a crazy amount of experience.

I've seen this kid play and he's very good. He might not be their starter immediately, but he will be their starter one day.

Wasn't Johnny Football a 3 star as well?

Keep in mind he has to finish his senior year and then we should expect Michigan to red-shirt him his first year (most QBs are red-shirted their first year, including Manziel).  Then it is probably realistic he will see limited action is first season.

So, even if he is really better than his ranking, we won't know for 2 to 3 years at the earliest.  Maybe 4 (his athletic Sophomore year).

Will Brady Hoke still be the head coach by then?

[keefe]

Keep in mind he has to finish his senior year and then we should expect Michigan to red-shirt him his first year (most QBs are red-shirted their first year, including Manziel).  Then it is probably realistic he will see limited action is first season.

So, even if he is really better than his ranking, we won't know for 2 to 3 years at the earliest.  Maybe 4 (his athletic Sophomore year).

Will Brady Hoke still be the head coach by then?

Hoke is fine. He has a lot of support from alums. But he does need to start beating Ohio.

[MUSF]

Hoke is fine. He has a lot of support from alums. But he does need to start beating Ohio.

Having the best team in the state of Michigan would also be helpful. Little brother isn't so little anymore.