Ricardo Moving to AA

Submitted by zohizzle on
As per Ricardo Miller's facebook status, he's moving to Ann Arbor this year and is gonna play at Huron High with Jeremy Jackson. for his senior year! I already have a shit ton of people who cant wait to go watch their high school game including me!
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Calvin

February 18th, 2009 at 11:07 PM ^

I mean usually I'm not a big stickler about this, but at least check the front page. Come on man. You were that excited to bring us facebook status news that you couldn't read the board?

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RRerabeginsin2009

February 18th, 2009 at 11:30 PM ^

You guys are dumb. Just don't bother saying anything if its going to be cruel. Is he doing this so he can get used to the cold? Him and Jeremy Jackson in same HS, WOW.

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Sgt. Wolverine

February 19th, 2009 at 12:28 AM ^

That's pretty much what the qb did last year with Jackson (which worked for two spectacular touchdowns against Chelsea, though they still lost), except he didn't really become a star ... and they still finished with a losing record. Maybe two such receivers will get them to a winning record! (For the life of me, I can't figure out why Huron can't field a consistent winning team.)

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RRerabeginsin2009

February 19th, 2009 at 1:09 AM ^

Sorry, but Henne was actually a good QB. TDs in the endzone, were those not good passes? Think Graham Harel/Crabtree in Texas game. Harrel Made a Great pass, Crabtree made a great catch. Henne to Braylon didn't just happen once either, therefore its skill.

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lhglrkwg

February 18th, 2009 at 11:45 PM ^

any chance has ricardo play multiple positions? like could he maybe end up in the same situation as rueben randle where he was just the best athlete so they moved him to qb instead of wr. if huron is as bad as they say, jackson and ricardo have got to be head and shoulders above the rest of the team

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West Texas Blue

February 18th, 2009 at 11:44 PM ^

You know what, Brian put up voting a little while ago, and one of the topics was to see if people wanted more moderation on the boards. The majority of the votes said that existing board moderation was fine. Now everyone is complaining that moderation isn't enough ????

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Kal

February 19th, 2009 at 12:18 AM ^

Is this a good move for Ricardo? I understand that being in Ann Arbor and embracing the atmosphere is important, but playing for a sub-standard team seems to be less beneficial than playing legit competition in Florida. Unless he intends on secretly practicing or conditioning with the team through some loophole I'm not aware of. Sorry if this has already been addressed, I'm procrastinating studying for an exam that I have in nine hours and just skimming threads to alleviate boredom.

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Promote RichRod

February 19th, 2009 at 1:09 AM ^

If he has the natural tools to succeed (and by every account he does), then playing a lower level of competition for one year in HS shouldn't hinder his development. HS competition can't really prepare a guy for college anyway. In any event, any loss of development may be offset by the benefits of learning to play in the cold, getting closer to his future teammates and coaches (unless this is somehow prohibited), getting more comfortable with his surroundings, and of course the bump he gives us in recruiting. MI is loaded with talent this year and I'm sure he will be right there to scout them out and talk up M to them.

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West Texas Blue

February 19th, 2009 at 11:51 AM ^

"HS competition can't really prepare a guy for college anyway" I disagree. Take a look at the states of Michigan and Ohio. Kids in Ohio are bred to be football fanatics; parents push their kids toward football, and there is a strong level of competition. Ohio produces quite a good amount of talent. Then compare Michigan; more kids play basketball or split time between basketball and football. Michigan doesn't produce much talent as the competition isn't there. OSU could probably build their entire team from Ohio kids and they'd be fine; Michigan would fall apart if we took only instate kids. In Florida, California, and Texas, football is king, everyone wants their kid to be the next gridiron star, and millions of dollars are poured into coaching and facilities to produce top notch programs. Subsequently, the best and most competitive high schools are generally located in Florida, Texas, and California. Competition breeds more successful players. If you're dealing with strong competition already in high school, then adjusting to the college game becomes a little easier.

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Promote RichRod

February 19th, 2009 at 1:31 PM ^

He was born into that FL culture and raised on it. Combined with his natural skill set, I don't think spending just one year at lower competition will erase those innate skills or the ones developed throughout his lifetime. Like dude below said, he made a name for himself in FL already. It would be another story if we took a middling kid out of FL, he dominates the competition in MI his senior season, and we suddenly expect him to be a superstar.

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vdiddy24

February 19th, 2009 at 12:54 PM ^

I think that West Texas Blue is right, that a higher level of competition breeds better overall football players, which is why I was originally against Ricardo coming to Ann Arbor even if it guaranteed he would sign with Blue. But I think Promote RichRod's argument is that Ricardo's talent and skill set are pretty much already developed and that 1 year at a lower level program won't significantly hurt him (especially if he is planning on enrolling early; than you're talking about less than 6 months at this lower level program). The difference between someone like Ricardo Miller and someone like Kevin Grady is that Grady got a 5th star by dominating poor Michigan talent for 5 years (I think he played varsity as an 8th Grader), where as Ricardo has earned his high ranking dominating Florida talent and national combines. Even if his overall recruiting rankings end up slipping a bit because of this move, at least we already know that he has proven talent against superior competition.

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MGoBlue22

February 19th, 2009 at 1:38 PM ^

It's great to hear that Ricardo has decided to move to Michigan, but has anyone considered the possibility that when he experiences a Michigan winter he'll hate it here and commit to a school in a warmer climate?

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WolvinLA

February 19th, 2009 at 1:54 PM ^

Really? You think his whole family will move to MI and after a few snowflakes he'll commit to LSU? He used to live in MI, his family is from MI, he has come up here this winter, I think they know what they're getting themselves into.

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MichFan1997

February 19th, 2009 at 2:39 PM ^

the possibility that southern coaches tell recruits that it's so cold and snowy in Michigan that they create unrealistic expectations, then the kid comes to Michigan and says "hey, this isn't as bad as they said it would be" and then he decides he doesn't care about weather? or the possibility that someone people actually LIKE or are indifferent to the weather?

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mgm 05

February 20th, 2009 at 1:11 PM ^

the fact that him being at every home game means he can help recruit every one that's there on their officials. He's already been a huge advocate for us throughout the country.

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