Ah man, my friends and I hadn't even finished our annual late-June panic over the state of recruiting class text thread. Now they have more guys whose names begin with 'M' than total commits when the thread began. Offensive lineman Marky Waldbridge, a rising three-star from Massachusetts and longtime Michigan lean, is the latest to upset our narratives.

I like 6'6". I like "over Alabama and Penn State" too. And you all know how much I love Massachusetts high school film that looks like they're playing in people's backyards.

Mmmm sideline foliage. Fast forward to 1:32 if you want to see a good highlight, though unfortunately the bucolic background on that one is a soccer field. In even better news, the more recent the rankings, the higher. ESPN has him still 260 pounds, while On3 and Rivals recently moved Walbridge into four-star range. Rankings:

I think he's going to stick at tackle too. We'll see what Alex says after I find my login to Adam Kurkijian's site.

* [Marky Walbridge, Micah Drescher, McHale Blade, Mason Bonner, Matt Ludwig, and if you want to run up the score I'll count Bear McWhorter as well.]