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By Marley Nowell — January 24th, 2013 at 12:53 AM — 65 comments
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130123/denard-robinson-senio...

 

Robinson and his advisors have selected receiver, the position at which Kentucky's Randall Cobb and Indiana's Antwaan Randle El -- two ex-quarterbacks -- have thrived in the NFL. (Cobb also played some receiver at Kentucky.) But a wise deployment for Robinson might be more similar to the way the Vikings use Percy Harvin. Harvin can line up as a receiver, but he can also line up in the backfield. (He did this at Florida as well.) Robinson, whose elusiveness is similar to Harvin's, would work well in that role.

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Jim Harbaugh, Bo, and the Michigan Family

By stephenrjking — January 23rd, 2013 at 10:05 PM — 153 comments
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[ed: bump.]

Jim Harbaugh, Michigan Quarterback

There is a special fondness for one’s earliest sports memories. They form the backdrop of experience against which all future events are contextualized. 

My earliest datable memory is Kirk Gibson hitting a home run in the bottom of the 8th inning in Game Five of the 1984 World Series; from that day until his retirement he was my favorite baseball player. I learned to cheer for Isiah Thomas and Gary Grant. I cheered for Yzerman, and accepted that the Lions were always bad. And I rooted for Michigan football, with Jamie Morris and Mark Messner.

And Jim Harbaugh.

He won the Fiesta Bowl. He beat Ohio State with clutch play. He guaranteed a victory in ’86, and then beat Ohio State again.* He led Michigan to a Rose Bowl. To a young boy, he was a hero, everything that the winged helmet was supposed to be about. To everyone at Michigan, he was a Michigan Man.

*Someone recently argued on the board that Harbaugh essentially rode the coattails of Jamie Morris to the win, belittling his role in the game. That’s acceptable logic, if you’re willing to assert that Denard rode the coattails of Junior Hemingway to wins over Virginia Tech and Notre Dame last season--any takers?

*  *  *  *  *

Fast Forward to 2007. I was visiting Michigan from California, where I was attending school. I was enjoying one of the things I really missed about Ann Arbor--walking around the Ann Arbor-Saline Road Meijer after midnight. As I ambled past the U-Scan lanes, I happened to glance at the newspaper display. And there it was, front page.

Jim Harbaugh Criticizes Michigan Academics

“Jim,” I muttered to myself. “You fool. What are you doing?”

*  *  *  *  *

Jim Harbaugh was calling out the academic integrity of Michigan Athletics. He was dropping Bo’s name (after Bo died, something that sat poorly with myself and others) and using it as a cudgel against Michigan. And, by all appearances, he was doing so in an arrogant way to burnish his own program’s reputation.

Nobody in the Michigan camp liked it. Now, I suppose there could be discussion about whether or not he had any legitimate points. Many blogs, including this one, vehemently refuted his accusations and sharply criticized him for making them. I believe it can safely be said that the vast majority of the Michigan family disagreed with both the content and the method of his message.

But this is not about what he said in 2007. This is not about whether or not he wanted to “come home” after Rich Rodriguez left.* I want to address a debate that has bounced around the Michigan family for more than five years now:

Is Jim Harbaugh one of us?

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Super Bowl Starters by Star Rankings

By JC3 — January 23rd, 2013 at 1:53 PM — 54 comments
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Matt Hinton over at CBS Sports has an interesting article up, looking at the Super Bowl starters on both teams by their star ratings out of high school.

Click it

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OT: Should Ray Lewis be inducted into the Hall of Fame

By gutnedawg — January 23rd, 2013 at 12:44 PM — 161 comments
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Does Ray Lewis deserve to be in the Hall of Fame? Certainly his on field performance would warrant it but do his off field problems keep him from it? I just can't get over his past but it seems like the majority of the media has, or at least they have ignored it because his retirement coupled with the Ravens playoff run provides for a great story.
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Scouting Report: Nic Weishar

By Magnus — January 23rd, 2013 at 9:26 AM — 30 comments
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My scouting report this week is on Chicago (IL) Marist tight end Nic Weishar.  Tight end isn't the sexiest position, but it appears Al Borges wants to bring in several guys and use them in various ways.  Weishar plays wide receiver in high school, so he's used to catching passes, but he's not quite the athlete that someone like Devin Funchess is.

http://touchthebanner.blogspot.com/2013/01/scouting-report-nic-weishar.html

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Way too early 2013 College Football Rankings from Andy Staples

By nmumike — January 23rd, 2013 at 9:16 AM — 57 comments
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Since we had never too early bracketology post I figured I would post the way too early college football rankings from Staples.

He has us as at #12 only behind OSU in the BIG. I think with our schedule being more favorable this year we end up in the top 10, as long as we can run the ball (MANBALL). What say you Mgo community?

Of course he has Alabama, TX A&M and Oregon at or near the top.

Link to article: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130122/way-too-early-2013-top-25/?sct=hp_wr_a1&eref=sihp

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