RD Landon Dupont - Univ. of Michigan, NCAA (2027 Draft)

[whldraft]

Michigan is the favourite to win it all next year. They're by far the most stacked team at the moment.

Death by favourite. Now it will never happen.

 

[frontsfan67]

More than 90% of Michigan football players stay all 4 years and graduate from UM

Do you seriously expect Landon DuPont to stay there 3 years after he’s drafted 1st overall?

We’re talking about HOCKEY player Landon DuPont after all

 

[landy92mack29]

Do you seriously expect Landon DuPont to stay there 3 years after he’s drafted 1st overall?

We’re talking about HOCKEY player Landon DuPont after all

there's 0 logic in that head. No matter what school no high NHL draft pick is going for the education, it's to develop as fast as possible to turn pro. Now if it's a late round pick who's undersized yeah they'll go 4 years for the education then maybe try pro hockey in Europe for a little bit before starting their actual careers they went to school for

 

[whldraft]

there's 0 logic in that head. No matter what school no high NHL draft pick is going for the education, it's to develop as fast as possible to turn pro. Now if it's a late round pick who's undersized yeah they'll go 4 years for the education then maybe try pro hockey in Europe for a little bit before starting their actual careers they went to school for

Michigan had 14 NHL drafted players on their team last season. Fewer than half of those players will complete 4 years before turning pro. If every one of the remaining players on that team graduates, 74% is the number for that roster. The bigger the program, the lower the graduation rate. Cost of super teams.

 

[qcal1427]

Definitely not.

Good teams? Sure.
Stacked teams? In comparison to Michigan's roster? No chance.

When I mean stacked - I mean with players who put up a lot of points (to boost draft status).

If your bar is a historically pedigreed (I won’t even say good given how often we’ve seen these exact kind of Michigan teams flame out) Michigan squad then sure, I don’t think it’s a very useful bar though

No high-profile D-1 NCAA player is going to a team that isn’t stacked to some degree

 

[bigdog16]

Michigan is the favourite to win it all next year. They're by far the most stacked team at the moment.

I was talking about last season in regards to McKenna

Now do the percentage of hockey recruits. Not 99%, lol.

The initial statement was that athletes don’t go to Michigan to become lawyers. And that is what I was responding to. Mens hockey makes up about 3% of the athletic dept

Do you seriously expect Landon DuPont to stay there 3 years after he’s drafted 1st overall?

We’re talking about HOCKEY player Landon DuPont after all

Did I ever say that? You are the one that said athletes don’t go to Michigan for the academics. Which is blatently false

 

[frontsfan67]

Did I ever say that? You are the one that said athletes don’t go to Michigan for the academics. Which is blatently false

Sorry.. ATHLETE (DuPont, you know the guy whose thread this is?) isn’t going to Michigan for academics since he will be a 1 and done. Obviously I don’t care about football or any other hockey player since we’re very clearly talking about Landon DuPont here.

Better?

Wanted to go to the best hockey team he could for this coming season. Just won a WHL title and had a great 16 year old year now trying to help Michigan win another title and team Canada at the world juniors and be one of the most accomplished defencemen to enter the NHL as a teenager.

Hope this helps!

 

[bigdog16]

Sorry.. ATHLETE (DuPont, you know the guy whose thread this is?) isn’t going to Michigan for academics since he will be a 1 and done.

Better?

Wanted to go to the best hockey team he could for this coming season. Just won a WHL title and had a great 16 year old year now trying to help Michigan win another title and team Canada at the world juniors and be one of the most accomplished defencemen to enter the NHL as a teenager

Haha then you shouldn't have said "Don’t think any athlete goes to Michigan to become a lawyer"

 

[Divine]

I was talking about last season in regards to McKenna

Did you think Penn State was the favourite to win last year? They've never won in their history.

 

[frontsfan67]

Haha then you shouldn't have said "Don’t think any athlete goes to Michigan to become a lawyer"

Landon DuPont will take a fly fishing course just like Gavin McKenna, just another stepping stone to get to the NHL.

Kind of common sense we’re talking about Landon DuPont here

 

[bigdog16]

Did you think Penn State was the favourite to win last year? They've never won in their history.

Prior to the season starting, yes, they actually were the favorite to win the NCAA tournament. These were the Vegas odds before the puck dropped for the 25-26 season:

Penn State +550
Boston University +600
Michigan State +800
Michigan +1000

Landon DuPont will take a fly fishing course just like Gavin McKenna, just another stepping stone to get to the NHL.

Kind of common sense we’re talking about Landon DuPont here

Then you shouldn't have said "Don’t think any athlete goes to Michigan to become a lawyer"

 

[Divine]

Prior to the season starting, yes, they actually were the favorite to win the NCAA tournament. These were the Vegas odds before the puck dropped for the 25-26 season:

Penn State +550
Boston University +600
Michigan State +800
Michigan +1000

Yeah, because Gavin McKenna went there and everyone expected him to carry them.

Now compare their roster to Michigan's next year and you'll see the difference. Michigan is going to have what 7? 8? 1st round picks?

Penn State had 2, including McKenna.

 

[bigdog16]

Yeah, because Gavin McKenna went there and everyone expected him to carry them.

Now compare their roster to Michigan's next year and you'll see the difference. Michigan is going to have what 7? 8? 1st round picks?

Penn State had 2, including McKenna.

Good thing first round picks don't win you national championships.

Over the past 5 years there has been ONE 1st round pick on a national championship winning team. Buium with Denver in 2023.

Stockpiling young, potentially great players, has historically never ended well for NCAA teams. Eventually the CHL fans will start understanding this.

 

[William H Bonney]

Some Canadians have a lot to learn about college hockey.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Ah yes the most insufferable two groups of people on this board— the USA fanboy “college hockey is so difficult” hardos & the Canadian prospect hypebeasts— are once again rehashing the same exact same argument for the millionth time.

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

Some Canadians have a lot to learn about college hockey.

college sports are dumb

money flowing to college should be spent on academics instead of 100 million in a new arena. talk about a total waste of resources

 

[William H Bonney]

college sports are dumb

money flowing to college should be spent on academics instead of 100 million in a new arena. talk about a total waste of resources

You're missing the point

 

[seafoam]

Some Canadians have a lot to learn about college hockey.

In b4 UofM loses early in the year to like St. Lawrence or Clarkson

 

[DessertPenguin]

college sports are dumb

money flowing to college should be spent on academics instead of 100 million in a new arena. talk about a total waste of resources

Agreed, college is dumb. Just spend that money on data centers for AI that will replace most college graduates.

 

[William H Bonney]

In b4 UofM loses early in the year to like St. Lawrence or Clarkson

Then they'll start claiming that Dupont has no talent to pay with, just like happened with McKenna.

 

[Summer Rose]

In b4 UofM loses early in the year to like St. Lawrence or Clarkson

They should play Arizona State and lose to them.

 

[wetcoast]

Haha then you shouldn't have said "Don’t think any athlete goes to Michigan to become a lawyer"

Lots of people read that comment and knew what he meant and that he wasn't slagging the school, stop being so defensive most people don't always talk directly and language is like music, extremely varied and more complex than meets the eye.