Roy Roundtree was an unknown recruiting coup a few years
back for Rich Rodriguez. Now, the 6’0”
176 pound top returning receiver is going through his third fall camp, preparing for
2010.
“Camp has been going good, man, just having a lot of fun out
there,” Roundtree told GoBlueWolverine. “We’re hitting everybody, but
it’s been fun
these last days as we get headed back and focused for UConn, and just getting
focused. Right now, everybody is on
their grind.”
However, rumors from the former weekend scrimmage were of
dismay, as the team didn’t perform to optimal levels, but Roundtree has an
explanation.
“It was like watered down (laughing). The rain affected everything too. But we
had the young guys in there and got
them running around.”
On the plus side, Roundtree was completely taken aback by
the renovations to the bigger and better Big House.
“I walked in there and I was just amazed. You could still hear the echoes and
everything. But usually when you’re on
the field you just tune out and focus.
It’s crazy how the Big House looks now.”
In a very important season for Rich Rodriguez and company,
Roundtree has no personal expectations, and is seemingly about a theme reigning
from the Bo Schembechler days, “The Team.”
“For myself, I don’t really have any. But for the team, it’s always winning the
Big
Ten. For everybody on this team to go
hard, because we need to run down that tunnel with a hard edge and run back up
it with a hard edge. We just have to get
this season started.”
Asked what it will take to have a successful season,
Roundtree’s answer was short and to the point.
“I don’t know, we just have to get in there and play some
football. I have no predictions, but
hopefully everybody that plays on this squad goes out there and gives 110
percent. Hopefully we come up that
tunnel winners.”
As the season nears, Roundtree is anxious to get everything
started.
“I’m so pumped man.
In camp, we’re struggling and sore all the time, but when we see 110,000
at the Big House on September 4th.
It’s going to be amazing to have all of that energy and it will make it
easier to go 110 percent.”
Sharing the media day with fan day following, Roundtree and
the rest of the Wolverines are ready to energize the legion of
Wolverines.
“Yeah, it energizes us a lot. It just shows that Blue Nation is always
behind us. It’s not even the sunniest
day, it’s kind of chilly. But they’re
coming out here to support us, so we’re always pumped and energized when they
do.”
Even in a hot seat season, Roundtree knows what it will take
to take the heat off.
“Pressure? No, we’re
at Michigan. There will always be pressure at Michigan. We just have to go out
and play. The best things always happen when you just
go out and play your hardest.”
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