Crazy 4 Maize and Blue

First off, before I get ahead of myself, I want to say that I do not blame Jordan Poole, Ignas Brazdeikis, and Charles Mathews for wanting to earn a paycheck playing the game they love to play. They deserve the opportunity. I do, however, blame the NCAA for allowing this to happen. And by that I do not mean there should be rules against it. No, what I mean is that there really is very little incentive for these guys to stick around for another year at the college ranks except for the possibility that they may be able to raise their draft stock. I must admit, that does not sound very appealing when they know that at the very least they could be making a paycheck in Italy or Croatia without the added pressures and responsibilities that come with being a student-athlete, as well as the hunger pangs. Nobody ever misses those. That mission will soon be accomplished one way or another for the Michigan trio. My guess is that two out of the three get drafted and the third will get picked up ...

Defense: Josh Ross - Hey, the proof is in the pudding here. Ross was a solid defender whenever he played as a sophomore last season and finished the year fourth in tackles (61) while mostly playing behind Devin Gil and Devin Bush Jr. He also had 5 tackles that went for a loss, a sack, three QB hurries, and two pass broken up. Expect most of those numbers to increase in 2019 because when he was given the opportunity to start in the middle against Florida he responded with 11 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss. He was pretty much the team's best defender in the game but it went virtually unnoticed because of the overall outcome of that shitfest. I am willing to say that he will easily surprise many fans while exceeding most people's expectations this fall. He won't be Devin Bush Part II. He is not that kind of athlete. He might not run a 4.5 forty but he is fast enough. He has flashed ability in coverage. Again, I don't think he is slow by any means, but what he lacks th...