ToughJ.Riggins
Hall of Famer
Christine Michael; along with Michael Ford, have got to be the two most "over-hyped" black RB prospects that are in the ESPN 150 if you go by what ESPN desires in its RBs "SUPPOSEDLY". These two are in virtually every services top 15 RBs or so except Lemming who has them toward the bottom of his top 30. I will post the ESPN evaluation below. The thing that is stunning; and ESPN even briefly eludes to it in their analysis; is that this guy's agility doesn't really "stand out" as cream of the crop like most of the ESPN 150 RB prospects would. Michael is a legit "power-back", but ESPN talks about his lack of having a great "second gear" as a true weapon in his arsenal; I thought Luginbill hated these kind of backs? What about all the white "one cut and go north-south types that have better speed, equal power, a burst like Michael and produced like Michael did against quality competition? They are certainly out there. Watch Michael's highlights on ESPN and decide for yourself. Is he really the #4 RB in the country (3rd according to Rivals) and worlds ahead of fellow A&M signee Ryan Swope?
The only Michael video I could find was via his ESPN profile you can find it here:
[url]http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/player?rec ruitId=55044&season=2009&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f %2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncf%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fplayer %3frecruitId%3d55044%26season%3d2009 [/url]
Exaggeration of the Sports Performance of
N*gros (for humor's sake only) Evaluation:
Michael is an explosive power-back with the ability to also make you miss through the hole. He possesses great size with his compact, thickly-built, sturdy body. Very strong throughout his hips and thighs. Shows a good burst through the hole and hits the run seam just as it opens. Real sudden and displays good decisiveness cutting through traffic. Can stop-start and redirect quickly and elude initial penetration. Runs with a low center of gravity, great body-tilt and control. Ability to reach top-speed within just a few steps allows him to generate great in-line running power needed to bounce off and run through arm tackles. Impressive lower-body strength and balance. Difficult to get a clean shot on this kid, and he often looks to lower the shoulder and dish out the punishment. Shows some good jump-cut skills to make defenders miss in space and a sneaky extra to initially separate in the second level. However, he is a short-strider and quicker than fast; lacks the great top-end speed needed to consistently pull away from faster Division I defensive backs. Can wear down a defense but struggles at times with vision and hip fluidity needed to slip through the small cutback creases. Overall, Michael is an impressive back with the strength to pound it in-line and the burst to quickly rip off long runs. Good experience catching the ball out of the backfield adds to his upside as a running back prospect. Should continue to fill out and be a load to bring down at the next level, potential under the radar back.
Notes
Finished high school career with 3,927 rushing yards and 80 touchdowns. 2008: Rushed for 1,412 yards and 25 touchdowns. District MVP. Held a brief pledge to Texas A&M in February 2008 before decommitting. Also recruited by Arkansas, UCLA..
Now ESPN VERMIN OF A MAN, the spineless Tom Luginbill, has this utter fabrication of a scouting report on Ryan Swope and ranks him the #118 Athlete in the country calling him, get this, even with 10.5x 100 meter speed; "a tailback/fullback hybrid.
Evaluation
Swope is a hard charging, tough runner that is a bit of a hybrid of H-back, fullback and tailback all wrapped into one (oh really?). He is a strong, well built athlete with good height and a powerful lower body. He is a throwback type of runner-- high knees with a slashing style and is always heading downhill with his shoulders square. Plays out of a fullback's stance and rarely gets to attack the line of scrimmage from seven yards deep, but he hits the hole quickly and shows good initial burst for a back his size (good initial burst? How about off the charts for his size). He is not flashy or overly sudden (yeah a 4.32 PB 40 time and 10.5x 100 meter speed isn't overly sudden or flashy?), more of a no nonsense, one-cut type that wastes no time picking his crease (not the entire picture; he has great slashing agility and doesn't dance, has blazing speed; and heading north-south is certainly the way to get yards; you didn't seem to have the same problem with Christine Michael's similar style, you Pathological liar Spineless vermin of a man Tom Luginbill; did you?). Loves to bounce plays to the outside once he's through the line and shows very good speed (certainly a form of lateral agility no?)-- will win some footraces on a straight line (Some? How about basically all! 10.5x 100 meter speed would make him one of the fastest H.S kids in all of Texas; In fact I think Swope finished 5th in Texas in the State track championships; and with a bad start.). Shows very good receiving skills out of the slot and could develop into a nice route runner and reliable target in the passing game (A Marlon Lucky/ Warrick Dunn type role perhaps; still playing tailback?). However, while Swope is tough and shows good overall run skills, we are not sure he is a tailback (typical ESPN BS). With added weight he is definitely a fullback and actually may have a future on defense as a strong safety/OLB type. He runs very high (Like Adrian Peterson or Bo Jackson perhaps; don't have a problem with them do you you Tommy boy?), exposes himself to too many hits (actually no; he makes guys miss through the line of scrimmage brilliantly and has the slashing skills in the second level with blazing speed, not losing much speed in transition to avoid crushing hits in the 2nd level). Takes time to gather when making moves and lacks explosive cutting ability (cuts better than C. Michael IMO; his agility is 4 star Rivals 100 caliber; if you ask me; especially with his entire skill set). He does show some lateral movement to plant and cutback, but once in the open field, he is not a very creative runner (If you watch his Youtube highlights again this is utter non-sense; any way to put down whitey; some contradicting statements in here too From these pathological liars). He is the type of player you would like to have on your roster because he is versatile and by the look of his demeanor, he would make for a heckuva special teams player (A special teams demon with possibly the best 40 time and top-end speed on all of Texas A&M; with a good short shuttle times to boot showing cutting ability? Only in America; How about that from Mr. Wacko Luginbill).
Notes
Committed during junior year. 2007: Amassed 1,800 total yards of offense. Reportedly runs in the 4.4 40-yard dash range... 35-inch vertical. (Sounds like a FB to me.)
And again the ESPN highlights of him don't show him at his best; here are his Youtube highlights. Decide for yourself. Should Christine Michael get all the glory at A&M? or could they make a great backfield combo like most FBS teams are now using? Michael has one advantage over Swope and that's his ridiculous running power; I'd give the edge to Swope in every other quality (speed, burst, agility, pass catching skills) except maybe "elite" runner's vision. Here are his ridiculous highlights showing his Rival's 100 type ability. Evidence be damned to these people. Again Wake up drunk white fans!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06rjOXGl37gEdited by: ToughJ.Riggins
The only Michael video I could find was via his ESPN profile you can find it here:
[url]http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/player?rec ruitId=55044&season=2009&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f %2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncf%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fplayer %3frecruitId%3d55044%26season%3d2009 [/url]
Exaggeration of the Sports Performance of
N*gros (for humor's sake only) Evaluation:
Michael is an explosive power-back with the ability to also make you miss through the hole. He possesses great size with his compact, thickly-built, sturdy body. Very strong throughout his hips and thighs. Shows a good burst through the hole and hits the run seam just as it opens. Real sudden and displays good decisiveness cutting through traffic. Can stop-start and redirect quickly and elude initial penetration. Runs with a low center of gravity, great body-tilt and control. Ability to reach top-speed within just a few steps allows him to generate great in-line running power needed to bounce off and run through arm tackles. Impressive lower-body strength and balance. Difficult to get a clean shot on this kid, and he often looks to lower the shoulder and dish out the punishment. Shows some good jump-cut skills to make defenders miss in space and a sneaky extra to initially separate in the second level. However, he is a short-strider and quicker than fast; lacks the great top-end speed needed to consistently pull away from faster Division I defensive backs. Can wear down a defense but struggles at times with vision and hip fluidity needed to slip through the small cutback creases. Overall, Michael is an impressive back with the strength to pound it in-line and the burst to quickly rip off long runs. Good experience catching the ball out of the backfield adds to his upside as a running back prospect. Should continue to fill out and be a load to bring down at the next level, potential under the radar back.
Notes
Finished high school career with 3,927 rushing yards and 80 touchdowns. 2008: Rushed for 1,412 yards and 25 touchdowns. District MVP. Held a brief pledge to Texas A&M in February 2008 before decommitting. Also recruited by Arkansas, UCLA..
Now ESPN VERMIN OF A MAN, the spineless Tom Luginbill, has this utter fabrication of a scouting report on Ryan Swope and ranks him the #118 Athlete in the country calling him, get this, even with 10.5x 100 meter speed; "a tailback/fullback hybrid.
Evaluation
Swope is a hard charging, tough runner that is a bit of a hybrid of H-back, fullback and tailback all wrapped into one (oh really?). He is a strong, well built athlete with good height and a powerful lower body. He is a throwback type of runner-- high knees with a slashing style and is always heading downhill with his shoulders square. Plays out of a fullback's stance and rarely gets to attack the line of scrimmage from seven yards deep, but he hits the hole quickly and shows good initial burst for a back his size (good initial burst? How about off the charts for his size). He is not flashy or overly sudden (yeah a 4.32 PB 40 time and 10.5x 100 meter speed isn't overly sudden or flashy?), more of a no nonsense, one-cut type that wastes no time picking his crease (not the entire picture; he has great slashing agility and doesn't dance, has blazing speed; and heading north-south is certainly the way to get yards; you didn't seem to have the same problem with Christine Michael's similar style, you Pathological liar Spineless vermin of a man Tom Luginbill; did you?). Loves to bounce plays to the outside once he's through the line and shows very good speed (certainly a form of lateral agility no?)-- will win some footraces on a straight line (Some? How about basically all! 10.5x 100 meter speed would make him one of the fastest H.S kids in all of Texas; In fact I think Swope finished 5th in Texas in the State track championships; and with a bad start.). Shows very good receiving skills out of the slot and could develop into a nice route runner and reliable target in the passing game (A Marlon Lucky/ Warrick Dunn type role perhaps; still playing tailback?). However, while Swope is tough and shows good overall run skills, we are not sure he is a tailback (typical ESPN BS). With added weight he is definitely a fullback and actually may have a future on defense as a strong safety/OLB type. He runs very high (Like Adrian Peterson or Bo Jackson perhaps; don't have a problem with them do you you Tommy boy?), exposes himself to too many hits (actually no; he makes guys miss through the line of scrimmage brilliantly and has the slashing skills in the second level with blazing speed, not losing much speed in transition to avoid crushing hits in the 2nd level). Takes time to gather when making moves and lacks explosive cutting ability (cuts better than C. Michael IMO; his agility is 4 star Rivals 100 caliber; if you ask me; especially with his entire skill set). He does show some lateral movement to plant and cutback, but once in the open field, he is not a very creative runner (If you watch his Youtube highlights again this is utter non-sense; any way to put down whitey; some contradicting statements in here too From these pathological liars). He is the type of player you would like to have on your roster because he is versatile and by the look of his demeanor, he would make for a heckuva special teams player (A special teams demon with possibly the best 40 time and top-end speed on all of Texas A&M; with a good short shuttle times to boot showing cutting ability? Only in America; How about that from Mr. Wacko Luginbill).
Notes
Committed during junior year. 2007: Amassed 1,800 total yards of offense. Reportedly runs in the 4.4 40-yard dash range... 35-inch vertical. (Sounds like a FB to me.)
And again the ESPN highlights of him don't show him at his best; here are his Youtube highlights. Decide for yourself. Should Christine Michael get all the glory at A&M? or could they make a great backfield combo like most FBS teams are now using? Michael has one advantage over Swope and that's his ridiculous running power; I'd give the edge to Swope in every other quality (speed, burst, agility, pass catching skills) except maybe "elite" runner's vision. Here are his ridiculous highlights showing his Rival's 100 type ability. Evidence be damned to these people. Again Wake up drunk white fans!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06rjOXGl37gEdited by: ToughJ.Riggins
