Eleven Warriors

The only one we need to concern ourselves with is the one with blood all over his jersey. We will need to set up a nurses tent for regular transfusions for our players as they continually lose blood. I just hope all that washes out. I am surprised they need any other lineman at all with Kalis there. I think he is planning to play two or three positions at once by himself. If we could only find someone as tough!

Your great haul of DEs last year isn't why Hoke is filling up on OLs...it will be needed, but we had no depth on our line thanks to RR. Additionally, it is important to get guys that fit the offense. As far as the number, competition brings out the best in kids, plus there will likely be position changes.

Not many positions to change to from O-Line...DT maybe...you could make them DE's I guess but then say goodbye to having any speed rushers. I would think you yourself don't hope to have reformed OL playing on the d-line for you guys anytime soon.

Michigan is just recruiting so many Oline to give them some depth and fresh legs for games. The more Oline they have to rotate in and out of the game, the less they wear down over the coarse of an entire game. It's actually a very smart strategy! I wish Ohio State would adopt a similar outlook and they may very well to that in the next recruiting class. I've been pretty disappointed with Ohio States Oline recruits for most of Tressel's era.

Eh, I'll be honest, I feel like continuity is more important on the Offensive line. Compare that to the D-line where you can rotate guys in and out to always keep them fresh.

I wont repeat what I just posted in the other thread about Michigan's #13 commit but Michigan is taking these OLs simply because it needs the bodies.  Rich Rod took very few OL the last couple years and we even lost a couple of those to injury and defection.  Even if we have no unexpected attrition, in the fall of 2013, we'll only have 13 OLs on the roster, 4 of whom will be 2nd year players and 5 true frosh.

@StatutoryGlory- Great O-Line at Stanford but it was almost all a combo of Luck being a phenomenal QB and Harbaugh being a phenomenal coach.  Speaking of Harbaugh, God, am I happy that he passed on the job at our rival. 

@Thirdleglouie.  They beat USC pre-luck with a 3rd stringer by neutralizing the dline of USC.  They currently have two OL going to go in the top 15 picks of the draft.  When is the last time you've seen two in the 1st round let alone the top half.   Stanford is Hoke's model.  Make no mistake about it.  Virginia and Florida, under Urban,  have also pulled this off with multiple first rounders on the OL (8,16 and 18,15).

@Adamant73

Hoke's job will not be in jeopardy if he has a bad streak against OSU, which I don't see happening anyway.  I think we may be headed for another "Ten Year War."  It will definitely sting, but we could lose to OSU each and every year and still have a shot at the B1G title.  In fact, if OSU or Michigan wins every B1G game aside from The Game, they will always make it to Indy to play for the title.  Now if Brady loses to OSU twice a year for 5 years or something, then you may be on to something.

Also, I would not say we are in desperate need of any of the skill positions.  We definitely need 1 or 2 more WRs but Darboh and Chesson, while not highly rated, could make an immediate impact.  2013 is bringing in another under the radar guy in Jarron Dukes who will likely earn a 4* rating (a guy who happened to torch Cam Burrows for 6 Rec 182 yards and 2 TDs), and we are apparently leading for Laquon Treadwell.  @ RB we have Touissant for another 2 years and Thomas Rawls behind him for at least the following year.  Drake Johnson and Dennis Norfleet both signed at the beginning of the month and we have a great shot at Ty Isaac (who needs no introduction) and Deveon Smith.  Plus, with all the talent up front, any back could find a lane.  Additionally, we already have a TE and a couple hybrid FB/TE comitted in this class.  Needless to say, I think we are all set going forward and in a great spot if we can land Treadwell and Isaac.

@ Bigswede: I thought the O-line Tressel recruited was one of, if not the best O-line when he pulled in Brewster, Adams, and Shugarts. They were all 5*, I believe(maybe not Shugarts, can't remember). They just didn't become as good as they could have been.

Not sure what this has to do with my original point. I was more addressing numbers than quality. Yes the '08 class was highly rated, but in '07 OSU only took one OL and three OLs in '09. That's seven in three years which is far too few, you're just asking for trouble with numbers that low regardless of quality.

Michigan is going after so many O-lineman because Brady Joke had to change his shorts when he saw the D-line/ LBs we brought in. I don't blame him. Should be a solid battle up front for the up coming years. IMO I'd rather have the better front 7 then O-line. Last time We had a scUM-OSU battle up front (Long versus Gibson) Long gave up his only sacks of the year to Gohlston.

Edit Gohlston my bad

Dude, you are CRAZY if you think Harbaugh wouldn't have been a better coach and recruiter than Brady Hoke.  Look at what he did at Stanford and  the 49'ers.  Harbaugh does have a little arrogance about him and you know what?  That's why he is great!  No one is telling you not to be happy you have Hoke, but from the other side of the rivalry, it's  relief that Hoke is who Michigan ended up with and not Harbaugh.  It's not even close.  With the succes Harbaugh had at his previous stop, his intensity, and the fact that he played for Michigan and was an NFL player from the school, in my opinion he would compete with Urban for elite recruits around the country.  His name plus Michigan would be close to the impact Urban has had at Ohio State.  I'm EXTREMELY happy he opted for the NFL.  I think he could match Urban recruiting and coaching.  I don't see Hoke doing either.

What the heck did you guys expect Michigan to do? I know they have been the butt of a lot of jokes during the Tressel era but that virtually unseen level of dominance doesn't change the fact that they are still one of the premier places to play football. They have the facilities, the tradition, and the fan base to compete against any school. It has been fun to laugh at their decline, but it has by no means been a demise. Brady Hoke is good at his job. Why are we afraid to admit it? Michigan doesn't have a bumbling idiot on their sidelines. They have a grown ass man coaching football. And so do we. Both teams should be rightfully fear full of what the other can become. Urban will have a field full of studs, so will Brady. It is inevitable. I suggest we just sit back, relax, strap it down, and enjoy another installment of the 10 year war.

Rational MFan, I read your comment on Hoke as a father figure, and immediately thought of Fred Flintstone

Also, Harbaugh is to Hoke what Meyer is to Pelini (in a world where we couldn't have landed Meyer). Pelini would have done a great job at OSU. Won us a few Big Ten championships, some nice bowl games even. But it is difficult to argue that the National Championships will come much more easily with someone like Meyer on board than Pelini, and likewise with Harbaugh had he taken the job over Hoke. Not saying that Hoke (or Pelini) are bad coaches or bad choices for the job in real or pretend land, but I think we dodged a bullet (and a real 10 year war) when Harbaugh chose the 49ers over UM. 

Hoke is performing rather well on the recruiting trail, and he is saying the things that scUM fans want to hear. That being said, does anyone else feel that he hasn't proven himself to be remotely near the level that many are already placing him? He had a good season, but with another guy's recruits and a (ugh) very athletic QB. He didn't even run the system that he is planning to install, and most importantly, his career record isn't exactly exceptional.