Huron League Player of the Year

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• Hines and Neff never went head to head or covered each other on either side of the ball, so that comment makes no sense. I would say Neff could play in the Mac. His lack of straight line speed might prevent that, but if I’m a team like Eastern or Central, that’s a kid you take a chance on. He’s a special football player.

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• 9:29 is spot on. Size, speed, quickness, and an understanding of how to play the game.

• Think about this Milan. Tristen Hines and Hunter Neff went head to head on the same field. Neff dominated that game. No one is saying Neff is div 1.

• Black beard gets it. I'm just an area football fan who likes to see the local teams do well. Dads or whoever will say my kid has an offer or is getting looked at etc. Truthfully I'd like to see the best Huron league kids go D-2 or D-3 so I can go watch them on a Saturday and see how they have progressed .

• Here are two examples from my previous post that I hope will make people realize the division - 1 expectations you are growing out there for these Huron Legue kids that are most certainly great football players.

  Jared Smith from Pewamo-Westphala broke the all time state rushing record while winning a state title running for 3,250 yds and something like 50 Td's. And absolute beast and will go down in history. Reminds me a lot of Nick Humphries from Jefferson in regard to running style. Obviously a way better program, but a comparison for the Huron League. He's playing at Northern Michigan currently.

  Nolan Fugate from Grand Rapids Catholic Central last year ran for 3,094 yds on his way to a state title, dream team kid etc. Ran for 50 something td's etc. offers from Wayne State, Northwood, SVSU, a late offer as a preferred walk-on at U of M and committed to Davonport.

  People don't understand that the D-1 kids from Bellville, Rouge, Cass, oak Park etc ( could name a ton of schools ) are not nearly as accomplished as these type of kids. Obviously there are a few exceptions, but these kids that have all these offers are not great HS football players. They have size, speed, and potential that college strength and conditioning coaches and position coaches will attempt to turn into absolute monsters.

  There are usually 35-50 kids in the state of Michigan each year that go D-1. I'd say that at least 40 of those 50 have already been identified as D-1 kids. The rest will play so well or will be so well liked by a MAC school that they will get a late offer.

  Hope this helps and temper your expectations so the kids you are rooting for are not disappointed and realize that playing any level of college football is a success.

  Always like to hear your guys thoughts, Chris and SMCC guy lol

• @ 9:29 - spot on! Ian Stewart is not being recruited because of his film at Carlson. I saw his junior year highlights and they are not all that impressive for his athleticism. He’s in the wrong position and his offers were all from camps. He does, however, look like a man amongst boys and his skill set is unmatched by anyone in this area. Simply put, if you cannot dunk a basketball by your freshman year in high school at any position, get good grades and have fun playing football. Your days in pads are numbered. Far less than 100 kids from Michigan will play D1 football next year anywhere across the country . After teams like King, Chippewa Valley, Muskegon, Cass Tech, Belleville, DeLaSalle, and Rouge are thoroughly depleted of their D1 athletes, there is not much room for offers. If you are going to camps not invited, you are financing the process aside from the camp T shirt. Just reality. Stay in School- Don’t do Drugs

• If you’re not an offensive or defensive lineman, the only D-1 players will be the ones running below the 4.6 range and have size at your positions.

  There is nothing wrong with playing football at the D-2 level or even the D-3 level. . Think about some of the great players in this league like Hoskins at Hillsdale, Blake Smolen from GI. I could name 20 more awesome HS football players. Those were two of the best players to ever play in this league. However, they weren’t on the level of the kid from monroe High who played at NC State and in the NFL.

  You can’t just have size ether. Gunderson who played at Michigan from Milan didn’t get a full ride. He was a preferred walk on. Why.... Cus he didn’t move well. Furtively on the other hand. Same size as Gunderson, but could move and at 280 ran under a 5 flat 40.

  People really don’t understand how good you have to be to play at he D-1 level. It’s not about being a great HS football player. It’s about size and speed and the combination of both. Or you would see kids like, Mitroka, Kanitiz, Hoover, Hartwick, Woolford, Barnes, Humphrey, Lindemin etc all play D-1. None of these kids even played division 2 football. Some at d-3 schools and Humphrey Preferred walk on.

  I’m not saying no one in this league will play d-1 going forward after next season, but please temper you expectations. 90% or more of the D-1 football players that will come out Michigan next season already have offers. This is not a preferred walk on or saying you get mail from D-1 schools. If you’re not on the camp circuit, getting noticed is almost impossible. If you don’t have a D-1 offer as a junior, the chances of gettting one is very slim.

  Teamsin the MAC for example are slow to give out offers to borderline kids as they are waiting to see which kids with power 5 offers fall through the cracks. Then the Division 2 schools in this state will hardly ever give out an offer until a kids senior year to see which kids fall through the cracks from the MAC schools in this state.

  Hopefully this provides some insight. Every parent wants to believe that their kid is capable of being a D-1 football player, but you better have great size and run in the 4.5’s to do so. Or just be 6’6 280 and run a 4.9 like Furteny from Milan.

• So much to say about Spiess. But I thought we were letting it go? I guess you can only troll one way on this fine forum...

• Airport is playing Ida to open the 2019 season from what I was told

• Hines from Milan named 2018 Ann Arbor Area Player of the Year!