Thoughts on the submarine?

It's crazy.

Tidbits from 2013 Fall Camp:

"OL – Better than we’ve had since the Carr-era." 

http://mgoblog.com/diaries/word-mouth-fall-camp-tidbits

 

Off Topic, but does anyone know anything about monk strap shoes and if they are fashionable for koalas?

Submarine's are crazy. They are full of seamen.

Given Jim Harbaugh's football psyche, I'm not surprised the Michigan is on a "run silent, run deep" course when it comes to fall practice.  I imagine he and the rest of the coaching staff and support personnel are going to do their best to keep a lid on any news about the team until they're ready to talk about starters, etc. in the days prior to the season opener.

I do have to wonder what the BTN crew is going to saw and show on video when they come to Ann Arbor.  It'd be pretty funny to see another "Colin Cowherd" interview with Harbaugh on BTN with JH trying to say as little as possible about the team.  It'd be funnier still if Harbaugh didn't let the BTN guys watch the team's practice, although I doubt that would happen.

In a world of Internet, the 24 hour news cycle, and bad information at every corner, it's nice to have peace, quiet, and hope heading into September.

Thoughts?!  We DISCUSS here.  -1 pts.

Ask this question a few games into the season. Only then will we be able to judge how effective, and worthwhile, the submarine is/was. 

Before the submarine, we had glowing comments about players ready to break out, a walk-on who will surprise people, a new attitude the team didn't have before, better leadership, etc.

all the news you got came from the games as they were played.  Kinda nice...if it didn't suck

Gerry Dinardo, Howard Griffith, and Dave Revsine with BTN bus crew will be visiting the submarine on Wednesday.  Does Coach Harbaugh let them in or does he leave them out banging on the hull with a wrench?

It makes game one more fun. Lots more surprises

The submarine approach may also help with gelling the team. Having all the players "in on the secret" may give them a sense of being part of something that is bigger than themselves.

in late November.

I like it. The interviews are mostly fluff and coach speak anyway.
Batten down the hatches...lets get ready for NCAA Football 2015 and for the gales of November. Arrrrr matey!

I like it, although I do worry about it pissing off the press since it gives them nothing to report. We don't need one of these asshats in the local media taking offense to this approach then deciding to "interview" a player on whether the team went 30 seconds over the permitted practice time and creating some overblown scandal (ha! like that would ever happen /s)

Honestly, the submarine is kind of nice. Countdown to kickoff in years past would be dissected here to the point of madness. A player doing one drill during a 6 second clip would either thrill or scare the hell out of people. I understand fans wanting to keep the football juices burning but extreme reactions to a couple seconds of footage was causing too much stress. And what's worse is when the paranoia actually turns out to be true. Many folks were concerned over the way the team looked in that August scrimmage last year at the big house and it was followed by a crap season. After that scrimmage, I felt exactly the way I did whenever Indiana would destroy our defense under RichRod....where I'm praying and hoping it was just a fluke, a bad day. But in the end, we just sucked. If the submarine helps the team become stronger, build chemistry and win games, I'm perfectly happy being left in the dark until game one. And after the crapfest we have witnessed the last 7 years (minus 2011), the mystery factor feels much better than the stress.

Which one shall we be?
1. Das Boot
2. Crimson Tide
3. Red October
4. U571

Love it. Wish injury news would also stay secret. Reminds me of when Henne started as a true freshman and I was fully expecting Gutierrez. Secrecy is an advantage

OP they went Submarine for a reason.  Appreciate it and let it go.  You will see soon enough how good they are.  Peace.

I like the secrecy. I think that it would give the staff more time for the team and their families than spending valuable time at a podium. Keep it underwater till the opener. Go Blue!!!

I've been following the pre-season since 2008, with the Countdown to Kickoff, the various Big Ten Network shows, the random tidbits of information here, etc... and most of it is just fluff to fill air time. The responses are predictable, yet never really accurately predict how the season is going to turn out. So for entertainment purposes, yeah, all that stuff is fun. But for real information, I found it a bit misleading. I'm better off going into the season relatively blind. 

If this allows them to beat State and Ohio State, I'm all for it....they have a lot of improving to do, so if minimizing the media helps, submarine away to the depths!

You've got a woefully underachieving team/program with a new Head man, new playbook, new expectations, new everything. So, this is exactly what this team needs...as much time with the coaching staff as possible without outside distractions. 

Further, it creates intrigue for both the fans, recruits and every team on the schedule. No one knows what will emerge from the depths in Salt Lake City...but everyone will be watching. 

it's great

I love it. I think this pretty much all coaches should do this. It sort of sucks as a fan, but I think it is the best thing for the team.

Don't talk about it. Be about it. That's what these players have been taught under Harbaugh.
Hoke's teams were all bark and no bite. In years past they preached about hunger, toughness, and accountability but it always yielded crappy, depressing seasons.
I think the submarine is great. These players can get up, go to work, and grow as a team. No more BS. No more talk. Just football. This is the way it should be and they'll be ready on September 3rd.

This is kind of like the "edging" thing described in orange is the new black. Harbaugh is just a thoughtful partner.