iMBlue2

December 18th, 2023 at 10:02 PM ^

Yeah I’m not holding my breath.

I like Sam but some of his takes…seem like spin.  
 

for example he’s saying the Moore recruiting shifted negative because of the uncertainty with JJ but he just commited to Oregon where Dillon Gabriel landed.  So that doesn’t track. 

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growler4

December 18th, 2023 at 9:46 PM ^

Meanwhile, we are in the playoffs and have beaten our arch rivals 3 years on a row, all in the midst of constant complaining by some on this message board about the lack of 5 star commitments.

Let the coaches recruit and develop players who fit the academic, athletic, and social culture of the University and it's athletic department.

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M go Bru

December 19th, 2023 at 9:46 AM ^

The team culture and coaching are outstanding and is a big boost in performance. We play a lot of players and our depth protects us from injury and wears down the opposition. We did not build the incredible depth until covid with additional eligibility and a strategic assist from the portal. So far this appears to be a sustainable model going forward.

I also think that Harbaugh has followed the Beilein model of recruiting high character kids from strong families. It takes a while to build this in football. Harbaugh is a players' coach who NEVER throws players or coaches under the bus! It's always on him! How can the players not love him for that! And he lives by his own genuineness of competition and getting better everyday.

We might have to pony up for a 1-2 year portal QB, if required, to fill in a gap. Think Jake Rudock. ND seems to be able to do this as of late. One has to be the right fit to work with THE TEAM.

Look at OSU, starting QB and WR leaving your team through the portal! These are me-players and quazi pro teams with a toxic fan base. I understand when players who don't play leave, but.........  And surprisingly, Day has not figured out to apply our depth and locker room model advantage and incorporate the use of a mobile QB. His stubbornness will be his downfall.

Not surprised about Dante Moore. He took the money before! Sounds like all the hollow quotes we have heard from recruits about our academics in the past.

 

 

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JacquesStrappe

December 19th, 2023 at 2:13 AM ^

Also helps that if you want 5 star QBs and WRs you have to be committed to throwing the ball and not just doing it when you you get bored with running. Frankly, would also help when it’s time to step up to elite national competition.

Every time we have played a bowl or playoff game the opponents have noted how predictable we are. There is very little mis-direction or tendency breaking in this offense. Even the passing scheme that we run has little variety in routes/levels and when we do break our something new we either go back to our comfort zone, even when the new thing was working, or continue trying the same thing over and over again even when it’s not working.

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GLORY

December 18th, 2023 at 10:26 PM ^

If that sold him, he's dumb and naive.  With the portal, NIL and their scheme, Oregon's a pretty sexy destination for QBs, and would be able to handpick whomever they want.  And they'll have no problem bringing in another transfer if they believe that someone is better. 

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1VaBlue1

December 19th, 2023 at 8:48 AM ^

They have an entire year to teach Moore how to play the game - how to read defenses, how to call plays, how to get the OL into the correct protections, how to find the blitzer...  None of which Chip Kelly even tried to do when he threw Moore to the wolves in game 1.  Assuming Moore can learn, Oregon is set at QB for the next three years and can build an offense around a stud.  Don't think for a minute that Danny Lanning hasn't figured that out.

The difference between Oregon and Michigan is that Oregon doesn't have another stud QB arriving from HS already setup in the pipeline.  Jayden Davis is a competition factor that Oregon doesn't have to explain.

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WeimyWoodson

December 18th, 2023 at 8:22 PM ^

Also Oregon throws the ball a lot more than Michigan. Most of us here, if we were 5* QBs, and took our Michigan fandom out of the picture, wouldn’t commit to Michigan. 
 

Despite Harbaugh being the “QB whisperer”, Michigan hasn’t had a qb drafted since Rudock. Plus, kids do not know much about Andrew Luck at Stanford. What about Michigan would draw you in if you were an elite talent and other schools were offering big time cash?

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mitchewr

December 18th, 2023 at 8:26 PM ^

This is the one thing about Harbaugh that I still can't figure out. Why on EARTH does he insist on running such a...boring...minimalistic offense? It's 2023!

I'm not saying it can't win games...obviously it can!

But for someone who supposedly is amazing at offense, none of his offenses here have even marginally impressed me in the slightest lol. He's been winning for the last 3 seasons now, but good lord the man knows how to bore you to death on offense. I just don't understand it. 

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wetnoodle

December 18th, 2023 at 8:33 PM ^

I dont get it either..while it has been successful in the regular season we struggled in the playoffs..we were forced to open it up against TCU because we just kept running into the line and then were getting killed and all the sudden the offense was what we would love to see and looked amazing

Need to have some balance and if want to compete for NC have to have top flight skill position players (QB, WR,  RB, CB) and the offensive side does not want to play in a 70% run based offense.

JJ is an outlier so we will see what happens

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