Comments on: Stephen Hopkins Goes Blue

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:58:59 +0000

i’ve been to every game he’s played at the varsity level, and he is the real deal, averages over a hundred yards a game against big time texas football i.e. southlake carroll (best team in the nation for a while) is in the same district as marcus. he comes up with big plays in clutch situations, and i’m definitely looking forward to seeing him in the beautiful maize and blue

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:53:47 +0000

Hopkins is actually going into his senior year this year, he has not had a senior year, as it states in the article…

By: Recruiting Update 4-13-09 | Varsity Blue

Recruiting Update 4-13-09 | Varsity Blue — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:22:14 +0000

[...] Stephen Hopkins Goes Blue [...]

By: Thunder

Thunder — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:58:36 +0000

I wouldn’t exactly say Mack Brown is a big back. He’s listed at 5′11″ and 185 lbs., which is the same size as McGuffie was listed.

By: Chareth Cutestory

Chareth Cutestory — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:07:45 +0000

His high school has terrible uniforms.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:21:40 +0000

He seems to be more of a standup RB than a low behind the pads guy. Maybe one of the resident experts can comment on his style?

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:10:19 +0000

Drake is a slot guy, and plays one in an offense that is nearly identical to ours. Hopkins is more of just a straight-up RB, whereas Drake is more of a slot guy.

We still might land a Mack Borwn-type back. Let’s see how this all plays out.

By: GregGoBlue

GregGoBlue — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:50:44 +0000

this kid’s offensive line is awesome. Half those TDs are running straight through some nice holes. That being said when there’s contact he laid a few kids out.

Looks like Coach Rod is picking up the scraps that LSU, UT and OU don’t want (ie Drake, Hopkins). Hopefully it’ll pan out. Both their highlights are mildly impressive, but certainly not garnering of top honors. I think RR is gambling that since these kids play elite competition, they must be good. I’m still bewildered by how early they offered Drake, a backup running back to a low 3-star Iowa State commit.

RR and staff obviously know something I don’t. I just try and keep in mind that this is the staff that unearthed low 3-star Steve Slaton out of Bumblefuck, PA, who is now playing on Sundays.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:27:41 +0000

West Texas, this is a pretty good year for big backs, so I assume he was just a bit down the list for some of the top schools. Texas already has a bigger back, LSU isn’t really in the market for one this year, etc.

re: Touchdowns. It says 22…?

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:53:51 +0000

I hope this doesn’t (and it shouldn’t) deter a player like Lattimore from deciding to come here…

By: West Texas Blue

West Texas Blue — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:38:13 +0000

Hopkins offer list isn’t all that despite his good measureables, good 40 time, strong level of competition, and solid junior year stats. Any reason why alot of big time schools (LSU, TX, etc…) weren’t high on him?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:40:46 +0000

I saw way more than 2 td’s there. I know, stating the obvious, but that stat scared me when I read it.

By: chally

chally — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:38:50 +0000

I don’t know why, but I love me some big backs. This kind of thing makes me feel better about all the little quarkbacks we’ve been recruiting lately. Not that I dislike the quarkbacks (hell, I like anything that will help Michigan win consistently), but I want to see someone get trucked once in a while.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:19:42 +0000

Hopkins is our 8th recruit, not our 7th.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:46:20 +0000

FM Marcus is BIG TIME Texas football (5A Division 1)

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:45:44 +0000

He’ll probably end up a mid-four star or very high three. He plays in 5A, which is the biggest (or second biggest?) distinction in Texas. His team played in Texas Stadium, which makes it seem like the State Finals, but it appears they actually got bumped out in the first round of the playoffs.

Regardless, 6.1 YPC against the best competition in Texas is serious business.

By: chitownblue

chitownblue — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:54:13 +0000

NR merely means he’s not in the top 200 (at least, not now) – not an indication of how many stars he’ll get (well, it’s an indicator he’s not a five-star).

Tim – what’s the level of competition like where he ocmes from? Is this super-big-time TX football, or a smaller school?

By: dabadeeblue

dabadeeblue — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:29:08 +0000

this guy looks solid (yay, highlights, yay!), any idea how many stars he’s expected to get from major recruiting sites? it seems he’s nr at the moment.

By: Packer487

Packer487 — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:25:23 +0000

Flower Mound, TX is also where 2009 hockey recruit Chris Brown hails from.