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[Patrick Barron]

Jake Butt and Chris Wormley are Michigan's co-captains this year, according to Chris Wormley:

There were many suitable candidates—Jehu Chesson and Jourdan Lewis come to mind—but it's hard to argue with those choices.

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SAMgO

August 26th, 2016 at 10:48 PM ^

Harbaugh is really not fucking around with regards to competition on everything. For comparison, all of OSU's returning starters - 6 of them - are co-captains.



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ST3

August 27th, 2016 at 12:48 PM ^

Actually, it means a lot. It means that Harbaugh understands leadership. The person with two bosses has none. We have one President. We have one Governor. We have one head coach. This pansy-ass nonsense of having 6 co-captains spreads the leadership amongst too many players to the point where no one knows who the leader is.

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grumbler

August 27th, 2016 at 6:55 PM ^

Are you speaking from experience as a former Michigan football player, or are you just making this up as you go along?

We have heard layers talk about captain when there have been multiple captains per side of the ball, and when has been one.  None of them ever mentioned a significant difference, as far as I can recall.

I, personally, prefer to have just the two captains, offense and defense, because that's the overwhelmingly traditional Michigan way, but I'm not going to invent facts to support my preference.

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PopeLando

August 27th, 2016 at 9:17 AM ^

The whole thing about Connor Cook not being a captain was -in my mind - a manufacturered excuse from people who desperately wanted to avoid saying "we don't want to draft him because he is a supreme dickbag." He went to the Raiders, right? God help any rookie who is an asshole to his teammates in the Raiders locker room. And actually, Oakland might be the best place for him: I believe it's literally the furthest team from where his father - a true Emperor of Douche - resides.

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ThoseWhoStayUofM

August 27th, 2016 at 4:51 AM ^

I feel like they chose the two guys that absolutely wrecked in in camp. Wormley went up against a decent/not-great offensive line and did well. Butt went up against an inexperienced group of linebackers. so they both benefitted from the other side's weak spots. That is precisely what I'm taking away from these picks. Let me know id you disagree.

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Mgodiscgolfer

August 27th, 2016 at 5:44 AM ^

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Mgodiscgolfer

August 27th, 2016 at 6:03 AM ^

with so many to choose from, congradulations fellas It must be quite an honor to be voted Cpt. by your team mates. So I will be looking forward to you two guys hoisting up the National Championship trophy together. It will be a site to behold. Good Luck and Godspeed, and as always Go Blue.

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WestQuad

August 27th, 2016 at 9:46 AM ^

Wormley and Butt are great choices.  Tough, manly competitors.  While it is always cool to have a QB/RB or star like Jabril as a capitan, picking lineman is perfect. (I consider TE a lineman.)

I'm hoping Michael Onwenu is a captain by his senior year.  Would have to be the biggest captain ever.

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August 27th, 2016 at 11:49 AM ^

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YoungFan

August 27th, 2016 at 8:43 PM ^

Awesome idea. Captain Butt and Captain Worm (the -ley of Wormley intentionally left out)!

Generally differentiating leaders from the rest of a team too much (especially with headgear) can lead to cohesion problems, but I think hats that say "Captain Butt" and "Captain Worm" are simultaneously hilarious and self-depreciating enough not to have that problem.

 

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grumbler

August 27th, 2016 at 7:02 PM ^

Q for RYG (or anyone else who knows and isn't just guessing): does the whole team select both the captains, or do the offense and defense each vote for their own captain seperately?

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