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Any chance the coaches have locked up some of the other commits they want and are waiting on them to announce? Because I am flat out confused on this one. I still want to welcome him to Michigan. Because we know dam well if Michigan offered us to be a water boy we would take it.

Any chance he can play nose tackle? I read he is pretty strong?

Have to say WTH.

No we didn't

It's very possible that the coaches know about more attrition to get us up to 25 and that they want one WR, one DE, one DB, and one WR or RB so they knew that they had a spot open besides the four spots they want

I don't mean to toot my own horn but there's a reason I didn't partake in the Final 4 commits prediction thread. It's because I've been around recruiting long enough to know that there are surprise commits out of left field...like this one.

I just read the following and I'm fine with the commit.

Sypniewski is a man on a mission. Body is looking thick and muscular. He is moving well and snapping rockets. Attitude on this kid is amazing. Tell him to do something and consider it done. He has a good time but is full of rage when he is snapping. Love it. Ball is smooth, on target and crisp. He gets set and BOOM! the ball is in your hands. Very impressed with him and he is a no brainer scholarship kid!

Sypniewski is just flat out fantastic! Ball is like a missle yet very easy to catch. Movement is flawless and he is snapping with ease. Looks like he is not even trying but, before you blink, the ball is right on your hip. Accuracy, consistency and speed are all excellent. A tad lighter on his feet could bump him up and I am being picky. Sypniewski is terrific and is snapping with a TON of confidence. I am fully expecting him to stick his chest out and dominate in Vegas. 4/12

Sypniewski came into Vegas with a fire and a drive that you don't see often. He was like a man possessed...in a good way. Kid was a juggernaut all weekend. More and more my assistants would come up to me and ask if I had seen Sypniewski, they didn't have to, I had and could see just how dominant he was. Snapping VERY hard and controlled all weekend. Always had perfect form, but failed to snap his potential in the past....in the past! Syp was snapping as hard and accurate as anyone out there. He is ready right now. 1/12

Continues to impress me with his flawless form and excellent attitude. Body is thick and he moves well. Very personable and easily coacheable. Once his eyes get all the way through each and every snap, and he snaps as hard as he wants...he will be exceptional and a five star. Great person. Very close to being ready to be offered. 10/11

Excellent improvement by Sypniewski! He was already great in my eyes and now he is oozing confidence so he will just get better. Came out the IL camp this summer and was flat out dominant all day. Ended up winning the camp over Scott Daly in a heated battle. He was very poised throughout the whole process. Form is exceptional, blocking is solid and he is athletic. Great person. 7/11

Sypniewski is an easy one. He snaps the ball hard and he is flat out TREMENDOUS. He can dip into low .7s with his speed WHEN he snaps the ball hard. Form is literally perfect and he needs to take advantage of that and his great frame. Excellent human being that is almost ready for college now. TOP 12 and EVENT ELITE camp will be huge for him. Continuing on the path to greatness. Sypniewski is growing with his body and snapping. This Long Snapper is just flat out great.....ALREADY! Very, very smooth and accurate. Needs a tad more pop to really pick up his speed (which is already excellent for his age). Great snapper and person.

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I didn't list mine either because I thought we'd have a surprise out of camp like Jeremy Clark.

Still feel like the timing is weird but made my peace. I don't care who fills the last few spots as long as we get Treadwell. Here's hoping that we never have to hear Sypniewski when he's wearing the winged helmet (unless he wants to catch a pass or two.)

Out of (genuine, not trying to be snarky) curiosity, can anyone quantify the impact of an elite longsnapper? Like, if you have two teams that are identical in every way except one has an elite longsnapper and the other is just using a backup C or TE or something who trains on special teams, how much better will the elite longsnapping team be...i.e. is the longsnapper worth an extra 5 yards of field position on punts? An extra 10% on FG%?

A consistent LS will make it so that you never hear his name. There will be fewer blocked punts and kicks and less fumbled snaps.

Unfortunately, even the best LS can't prevent this:

right, I understand that, but how much will the consistent LS cut down on those things? Like, if the probability of a blocked kick is .01 with your average LS, does the elite LS chop that down to .008? .006? More? Less? etc.

Did Tyler Tokarsky not walk on?