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• Well said Big Bob. Glad its going well for your Grandson. My boy played AAU basketball with you guys, I will try and come see you at the half.

  Good Luck with your college decisions. !!

  GO BEARS !!

• I'd like to chirp in on the talk about the D 1 football players. My Grandson is Tristen Hines!
  not a lot of people want to believe that he is a Div. 1 player and has no secured offers yet but secured means accepting and signing the offer sheet!

  So we decided not to commit to anyone until he is ready to totally commit! After his Freshman season there was a D 1 school from the Mac that offered him a full scholarship! So someone thinks he is D 1 Player!

  How did Tristen get there is he's been blessed to have had great coaches, all along his football career! We have given him great opportunities to visit some great college football camps, Toledo , Eastern , Cincinnati ,Kentucky, Concordia for an allstar camp and was selected from there to go to another camp in Pennsylvania!!

  So how he has gotten to where he's at it's because of his love for the game and his commitment to try and be the best he can be at any sport he plays!! Don't ask him because he is a very humble kid and doesn't like to talk about himself!!

  So in a nut shell if you think your kids want to be Div 1 players get off your butts and help them get there! I'm retired and have the time so working folks might not have the time
  to do what I've done for him but I always have an extra seat to take more with me!!

  Big Bob Milan
  - A proud Papa!!

• This is my opinion on Div 1 football and the HL. It comes down to size, Period. I believe that there are a handful of athletes in the HL that have the numbers (athleticism) to play at the Div 1 level, but not the size it takes to play at that level. There is a size chart and most Div 1 colleges stick to it. As a whole the HL is undersized at most positions, especially at the skilled position. So unless you are a 4 or 5 star you are out of luck in getting noticed in the HL. Big colleges just aren't at HL games. I guarantee the big guy mentioned above didn't get noticed at a HL game.

  So this leaves camps and combines. This is where the size chart really comes out. 90% of the kids at these camps can play. Coaches get to go face to face an size these kids up. Undersized kids gets don't really get noticed here unless they run a 4.3 or lower.

  HS coaches with a NAME also play a big part in helping kids get scholarships. There are coaches in other leagues that just have to make a phone call and their player will get a scholarship. I witnessed it. There aren't any coaches in the HL that have that kind of CLOUT except maybe for SMCC. A few more dominating years and the View will be on that list.

  So if you think it's numbers, 40 times and film. in my opinion your wrong. I will give you off the chart numbers all verified and film for an undersized player in the HL. Size, size, and size is the #1 factor Div 1 college football coaches look at.

  Don't get me wrong. You have to be an exceptional athlete but the end result still comes down to size.

• Well said Chris

• Okay, so here is the thing. When I started the blog, there were rarely players from the league who went Division 1. However, since then there have been numerous players to play division 1 football. Why is that? I don't know. I named 3 players who are on rosters right now. So let's get past your thought that the Huron League has zero D1 players. In my humble opinion, Hines will play D1. It will most likely be MAC, but that in fact, is Division 1. I could see Sam Cousino from SMCC playing D1 football because of his size and instincts. Also, Division 1 Schools don't hand out walk on status to just anyone. The MSU staff saw something in Brent Mossburg to give him a walk on spot and I believe he is on the travel squad. You are accurate in saying D2 doesn't give a lot of money to play football, but that is because Michigan takes a different approach to athletic scholarships in D2. Go out of state D2 and you will find all sorts of money.

  Something that a few people may not realize is that Division 1 football isn't a goal of many kids in the Huron League. Heck, D2 isn't either. Why is that? Good circumstances, college funds, homes where education is a first priority and athletics is just something you do. In the city of Detroit, every player and I mean every player has a goal of D1 and for many their focus is the NFL. Why is that? It's there ticket out of their envirornment. They have seen others do it. So what happens if you have a goal like that? You chase it! What happens when you chase a goal? Good things happen. Do you always hit your goal? No, but good things happen is long as your putting in the work. I know this, if I asked the kids on my team at my school if they want to play college football, darn near all of them would say yes if they had an opportunity to do so. Ask that of Huron League players. I bet the number is well under 50%, heck I would venture to guess that it is 10%. They would just rather go to the college of their choosing and get their degree. Some obviously just hit the real world and go to work or join the service.

  In the grand scheme of things it really doesn't matter how many Huron League players play D1 football. Its a solid high school league made up of kids who just enjoy playing the game with their friends.

• The Huron league has zero D-1 players unless they would like to walk on and have offers. The big guy from Milan in the Power 5 is few and far between. The QB from FR is a nice player. He's a d-3 kid unless he's athletic enough to play another position in D-2. It's great for kids to walk on at D-1 programs, but 95% of the time, they won't play. Hines doesn't have a D-1 offer yet Chris, although he probably will in the future. He is a MAC type kid.

  There are plenty of kids who can play D-2, but they are not giving scholarships unless they are exceptional. There are only so many kids who can get rides at the d-2 level. It's a very small percentage. They get some money, but more so find ways in academic scholarships or financial aid.

  There is no one from SMCC that I saw that will get a ride in D-1. You notice those type of kids. Not great HS football players, there are lots of them. Guys who take over. SMCC should know when they lost to Clinton a few years back and got upset. Matt Sexton went to EMU on a full ride. That was his only offer. He almost single handily beat SMCC who was one of the best SMCC teams to ever play imo.

  Most don't understand how good you have to be. It's not a fault because there are so many kids who are great HS football players, but kids that get full rides to D-1 are few and far between.

• Davis will not be a D2 qb unless he goes somewhere else. He gets beat up at Flat Rock.

• Sam Cousino will play D1 guaranteed

• Davis is a dynamic QB. I would like to see what he could do with the o-line FR had last year. Their line this year is sub-par.

• Anyone know how Jefferson’s Nick Humphrey is doing at Tennessee? He was a great kid. Hoping he is getting some opportunities.