December 28th, 2010 at 7:41 PM ^
Man, this one stings. While it doesn't erase all of the good feelings from the three recent commitments... Actually, it sort of does. :( Oh well, let's move on.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:41 PM ^
Well that Zettels that. Sorry, had to.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:01 PM ^
Hanging is too good for punsters. They should be drawn and quoted.
December 28th, 2010 at 9:54 PM ^
Ba-dum-pum!
December 28th, 2010 at 7:41 PM ^
Welp, move along I suppose.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:42 PM ^
Deion Barnes please come on down
December 28th, 2010 at 7:42 PM ^
hooray for D-line depth!
December 28th, 2010 at 7:43 PM ^
BKFinest: Hello: Anthony Zettel. Book it. Neg bomb me away if it doesn't happen, but I've got a credible source that affirms Zettel is 95% Blue. Anthony Zettel will be blue at 7:30 tonight. BKFinest it.
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/zettel-announces-tonight#comment-859249
December 28th, 2010 at 7:44 PM ^
Burger King, where are you?
December 28th, 2010 at 7:45 PM ^
Technically Zettel is blue, just the wrong shade
December 28th, 2010 at 7:50 PM ^
What's it about 95% today? We have the above from BKFinest and Bigelow and his "95 percent of them were stunned -- yes, stunned -- by what took place there."
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/cc-bigelow-predicts-dishes
December 28th, 2010 at 7:56 PM ^
Yes, where is he...I have an unfulfilled promise...
December 28th, 2010 at 8:06 PM ^
Zettle is dating my sister and said he hates Sparty and going Blue. Book it.
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December 28th, 2010 at 8:07 PM ^
and we never even found out if Zettel is a good kisser!
December 28th, 2010 at 7:42 PM ^
He wasn't that good anyway. M never really wanted him. Coach Jackson called him "meh."
December 28th, 2010 at 7:42 PM ^
about kids that come to Michigan.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:44 PM ^
I love how people say this every time thinking it sounds all stoic and badass when it really just sounds bitter and petty.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:49 PM ^
and it's not petty. Really I don't care to talk about kids that gon't want to be blue.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:57 PM ^
Cam Newton, LaMichael James, Justin Blackmon. You never want to talk about them? That seems to take a lot of the fun out of college football.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:15 PM ^
obtuse. In this context no. just don't be that guy but it's too late you are that guy.
December 28th, 2010 at 10:42 PM ^
I'm away from my pc, will someone insert the Shawshank Redemption clip about being obtuse please?
December 28th, 2010 at 7:42 PM ^
Well this sucks
December 28th, 2010 at 7:43 PM ^
December 28th, 2010 at 8:41 PM ^
I'm hoping one of those is Frost.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:44 PM ^
seriously, did he switch the hats for the Michigan one yet?
December 28th, 2010 at 7:44 PM ^
at his childhood favorite school. Sorry but don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya. Next?!
December 28th, 2010 at 7:48 PM ^
Stay classy buddy.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:45 PM ^
It does seem that we have a good shot at Deion Barnes who's visiting on the 7th. It'd be nice to do it the easy way once in a while, though.
p.s. Barnes is from Pennsylvania. Might as well trade with PSU.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:46 PM ^
good luck to him...hope he enjoys meeting Taylor Lewan over the next few years....
December 28th, 2010 at 7:51 PM ^
December 28th, 2010 at 7:46 PM ^
But dammit.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:47 PM ^
Woulda liked to have him, but can't can't blame him. What in the world is Brandon possibly waiting on??
December 28th, 2010 at 7:50 PM ^
The bowl game.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:52 PM ^
Take a second and think about it. Maybe it'll be clearer around midnight when January 3rd becomes January 4th, at the end of the Orange Bowl.
December 28th, 2010 at 10:08 PM ^
If there's one thing I can't stand it's a former player and alumnus that badmouths his former team and school. If only Bo had been alive when Jimmy Jacka** made his comment.....
December 28th, 2010 at 7:52 PM ^
bowl game to finish.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:05 PM ^
So you guys really think that Brandon has examined 3 years of wins and losses, off the field issues, academic performance, maturity/development of talent, recruiting, and countless other issues (both positive and negative) and has concluded that he will base his decision on what happens against Mississippi State??
I have to admit with this loss I've jumped ship. Brandon's timetable is hurting recruiting. Its not KILLING recruiting per say (i.e. D.Hart and Countess), but it certainly is hurting it. Its not everyday a lifelong Michigan fan, 4* DT, in state, player on team that desperately needs DT's goes anywhere else...
edit..UM FAN, I meant to post this as a reply to the above post not yours, sorry
December 28th, 2010 at 8:20 PM ^
as we just haven't fielded good football teams the past 3 years
December 28th, 2010 at 8:24 PM ^
Agreed. I have thought that everything Brandon has said and done so far is right on but this decision to wait until after the bowl game is just BAD. It is hurting us no matter how you look at it. I have thought a lot about why he is doing this and I keep coming back to the same conclusion that Brandon and Harbaugh already have an agreement and they are just waiting until after the Stanford/Michigan bowl games to announce it. If it doesn't end up being the case than Brandon made his first really stupid decision.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:27 PM ^
but I get your point.
December 28th, 2010 at 9:06 PM ^
Hm youre right, didn't realize he was actually listed a DE. Nonetheless, this one hurts.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:28 PM ^
that someone has a gun to Zettel's head forcing him to make his decision now and not a week from now.............
December 28th, 2010 at 7:57 PM ^
Jim Harbaugh.
He made it clear to anyone close to the Stanford situation he will not entertain any discussions for coaching jobs because he is preparing a team (which he built from nothing) for a once in a generation major bowl appearence.
He is Brandon's first choice. Brandon is taking the mess of early December 2007 into account, and politely honoring Harbaugh's wishes. Killing two birds with one stone: restoring Michigan's stature from a poorly handled search in 2007, and staying in good with Harbaugh.
No idea if this is fact, but it makes way more sense then the idea that Brandon is waiting on any second tier bowl result.
December 28th, 2010 at 10:51 PM ^
What about the dump JH took on Michigan football and the university. If that's the kind of man that DB wants running the program maybe he should hire himself. Dominos pizza tasted liked sh*t while he was CEO. I hope he doesn't do the same for our athletics as he did for the pizza.
Given today's Bball performance against a Big 10 team, I still don't get how DB gave JB a vote of confidence. JBs been here longer, doesn't recruit the state well despite a very deep and talented pool (unlike the generally weak FB pool), and we haven't done well in conference since JBs been here. That's right JB has a young team- didn't Kentucky have a young team last year?
December 29th, 2010 at 12:33 AM ^
Possibly the worst comparison in the history of comparisons. Why didn't you just reference the Fab Five and wonder why JB couldn't pull in a class like that again. I seriously laughed out loud at the thought of you comparing Kentucky basketball last year, which had 5 players drafted in the first round (4 of which were freshmen), and Michigan basketball. Possibly, no, not possibly, positively the dumbest thing I have ever read on these boards.
And I didn't even mention how dumb your overall point was of JB doing horribly because we got beat by the 11th best team in the nation with a bunch of true freshmen and sophomores.
December 29th, 2010 at 1:34 AM ^
John Beilein got a vote of confidence because the basketball facilities at Michigan are very bad. It wouldn't be fair to fire JB when Dave Brandon knows that Michigan hasn't provided the basketball team with the resources to compete with other top schools. Brandon has stated so publicly. It's a completely different situation than the football program.
Everyone assumes that not giving RR a vote of confidence means Jim Harbaugh is definitely going to be the coach. This is not true, there is an evaluation process that Dave Brandon will stick to for every sport that has been given the proper resources to compete with other schools. Football has not concluded it's season and thus there will still need to be an evaluation period that will involve reflection of all games and feedback from the entire coaching staff, especially RR, to decide where the future of Michigan football is headed.
December 29th, 2010 at 1:50 AM ^
You're pretty naive if you believe Dave Brandon is simply "following his evaluation process."
You must not have worked for a major company if you believe CEO types are always completely straighforward.
December 29th, 2010 at 9:54 AM ^
But "following process" gains credibility when it was announced in March. I hope he retains RR and think he will but even if he doesn't, he has followed his process.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:47 PM ^
Well that's great........... my faith in Brandon is at best...........shaken.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:51 PM ^
I was hoping he committed to um. That would have gave some hope that he heard RR was returning. At least DB is right by saying that his eval time doesn't affect recruiting...What a stubborn man.....