Unverified Voracity Says Goodbye Toks
Harbaugh of the day.
.@LilTunechi - Proud to be a fan of my man Lil Wayne. Hope you like the jersey as much as we like seeing you in it! pic.twitter.com/itjd1ZSf9T
— Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) June 20, 2015
The man knows his rappists.
Also, Harbaugh interviewed during the 1992 Northwestern game:
Battle stuff. Tyus Battle has not committed to Syracuse as of this instant. There's been no news from his visit as the Battles go radio silent:
"Ty and I are not making any comments until we figure things out," Gary Battle wrote in a text message.
Insider chatter holds that Battle will also visit UConn and that distance is apparently a problem. Publicly stated reasons are rarely the actual reasons, so take that with a grain of salt.
Michigan is not sitting on its hands. Four-star OH SG Jarron Cumberland, #62 on the 247 composite, is on campus right now. He will likely get an offer, and may drop immediately. Steve Lorenz put in a Crystal Ball for Cumberland at 8 AM today. (Josh Langford is off the board after he committed to—sigh—Michigan State.) Michigan clearly does not think this Battle decommit is a momentary dalliance.
At least he's still in the vaguely-affiliated other Big Ten conference. Potential name of the year running back Toks Akinribade has committed to Iowa. Michigan wasn't in the market for another tailback after taking Kingston Davis and Matt Falcon (and athletes Chris Evans and Kiante Enis), I know, but shades of LEVITICUS PAYNE here and it still hurts.
There is another, though.
More Steve Patterson stuff. Texas blog Barking Carnival is terrific, so I wanted to check in on what they were saying about the Chip Brown article on Longhorn AD Steve Patterson. Sound familiar?
Aloof and petty aren't a good combination.
The I’m smarter than everyone in the room vibe only works when you demonstrably are.
His decision-making is being driven by considerations that appear to be more about self-elevation (my running joke is that he badly wants to land a TED Talk) rather than balancing the considerations (or illusions) that make college fans unique from pro fans. I have zero interest in attending a Texas football game in person any time soon and it has little to do with the product. I sat patiently through some real dogshit in the 80s and 90s.
The current game day environment demonstrably sucks. At least for anyone with my disposition. It’s counterfeit. It’s false. And the season ticket holders we’re losing are some of the very best fans who are just tired of seeing their love of their school being exploited at every turn. Patterson wants to replace them with corporates and local transplants. Good luck with that, buddy.
Bottom line: he’s creating a situation where he will sink or swim entirely on his hires. He doesn’t have any good will banked.
That's a comment from Scipio Tex, one of the main authors at BC and one of the most incisive writers on the college football internet.
It is both sad and reassuring that Michigan isn't the only school having these problems as the old guard of school-oriented athletic directors gets invaded by a wave of spreadsheet people. (FWIW, Hackett doesn't fall in that category for me: a guy who is CEO at the same place for 20 years is not just looking to make a spreadsheet look nice and cash out.) If and when Hackett decides to go back into retirement, it's imperative that Michigan actually taps the network of high-profile athletic department employees they've seeded across the country.
Not so much, Boilers. 1985 Purdue-Michigan was a slaughter:
Apparel contract decision soon. Hackett:
"We're on our target to make our decision this summer and look for an answer soon," Hackett told gathered media after Thursday's regularly scheduled Regents meeting, adding, "We're still in the middle of that discussion."
Most rumblings indicate that Adidas is in a bad spot and is unlikely to retain the contract. Sam Webb has plenty of details($) at Scout; the upshot is that it's likely to be Nike. I had a mild preference for Under Armour, but it seems like most of the athletes have a strong one for the swoosh so whatever. The gap between the offers—reported to be significant—has apparently come down somewhat, so may as well "spend" some of the oodles of cash you bring in on making people happy.
My main reservation with going back to Nike is their tendency towards uniformz. They've been at least as demanding in that department as Adidas, and they also run the play where a bunch of their schools all have the same dubious design element at the same time. I do think a strong AD can push back against those kind of things—see Indiana basketball, Penn State, Alabama, Texas, etc.—and hopefully we've got one of those now.
A potential replacement. I haven't seen anything about this officially, but Chris Dilks is pretty plugged in and he notes that Michigan hockey does have an option to fill the holes in the roster created by early NHL departures:
[Cooper] Marody was on the edge between returning to Sioux Falls for another season of junior hockey and enrolling at the University of Michigan, but with Dylan Larkin deciding to sign with the Detroit Red Wings and opening up a spot on Michigan's roster, it looks like Marody will be playing for the Wolverines next season.
Marody had a 22-36-58 line in 52 games and should go off the board in the third or fourth round of the draft. He won't be Larkin; he should be a solid player as a freshman.
Etc.: Gasaway on shot clock overreactions. Maize and Blue Nation on how nice it is that Harbaugh is around. More budget stuff. Hyman to Toronto after forcing a trade away from the Panthers. Toronto's doing a lot of smart stuff lately. Tickets are moving like hotcakes. Mitch McGary is SNAKE GOD. Daily alum Ryan Kartje on satellite camps.
This is off topic, but does anyone have an idea of when we should know the games times of the BYU and MSU games? I tried looking online, but could not find any announcement dates.
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Well dang. I bought tickets to both and if they are night games I would like to know so I can get a hotel room.
Most places should let you refund X number of days in advance if you know you won't need the room.
Also, can't spell slaughter without laughter!
If I recall correctly, I believe the AD said there won't be a night game this year.
MSU will definitely be 3:30. BYU I would think is a noon game, but we frown upon noon games in these parts, so I'd like to see it at 3:30 or later.
downvote Brian for likely creating encouragement for 500 more clothing threads (pun?) on the board?
Regarding Akinribade, Michigan was still recruiting him after Chris Evans committed.
All I could think of was this:
Was that really the best adjective to use there?
So our Bball roster for next year is (apologies for using 80's era position names):
WITH BATTLE:
PG- Walton, Albrecht
SG- Battle, MAAR
SF- Levert, Dawkins, Dun Robinson
PF- Irvin, Chapman / Wilson / Wagner
C- Doyle / Donnel / Wilson
W/O BATTLE:
PG- Walton, Albrecht
SG- Levert, MAAR / incoming FR?
SF- Irvin, Dawkins, Dun Robinson
PF- Chapman / Wagner / Wilson
C- Doyle / Donnel / Wilson
Is this even remotely accurate?
You appear to be sorely mistaken, I am sorry to report. Tyus Battle is a 2016 recruit, not 2015. He wouldn't be on campus until the 2016-2017 season even if he did re-commmit to Michigan.
It's Chatman
Hyman's exactly the kind of player Babcock will love. Gritty forward with skill, can play wing or center.. I bet Hyman's getting Draper-like 3rd line minutes next year on the big club.
Babcock is no longer the Red Wings head coach. But I agree he will fit well into Blashill's scheme.
Zach Hyman was traded to Toronto. Dylan Larkin will play for the Wings (most likely in GR)
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Envision Harbaugh playing under the influence of a contact high received by trading elbows with Lil Wayne. The press would have a field day if Jim breaks out in giggles. Later there would be some incident at Cracker Barrel.
I do think a strong AD can push back against those kind of things -- see Indiana basketball, Penn State, Alabama, Texas, etc. -- and hopefully we've got one of those now.I don't know if we still need to hope at this point. Hackett has knocked it out of the park.
At the end of that Harbaugh interview, Wheatley takes the ball, gets a nice hole and 10 yrds then trucks some defender. Look at the talent on that 92 offense...lots of future NFL guys. I went to 2 games that year, both were ties: ND and Illinois. Nothing is more deflating than a Tie game....
Weezy looks more like Flava Fav than Weezy from the vantage point of that picture.
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