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WTKA Roundtable 1/14/2021: Why Bring Negativity Into a Positive Environment? Comment Count

Seth January 14th, 2021 at 5:34 PM

Wisconsin game discussed:

  • The officiating was so good Greg Gard complained his team didn’t get called for enough fouls.
  • Wisconsin couldn’t drive with Trice. Thought they could post up Livers with Reuvers and Smith with Davison
  • Mike Smith has become a lip-curled defensive Michigan point guard in record time. Could he return?
  • Too good to be true? Sam: defense is consistent. Seth: it might be because they have so long between games.
  • Who’s the most indispensable player on this team?
  • Minnesota preview? Both Gach is not going to beat you. Who do you like in a second matchup: Juwan or Pitino?

Mike Hart/Mike McDaniels/2021 quarterback:

  • Have Hart do all the pressers. IU fans despondent.
  • Sam: helps recruiting.
  • Craig: helps the feels.
  • Seth: helps behind the scenes with program guys, HS coaches who’ve been down on the program.
  • At least we can take solace in the fact that if Najee Harris was going to bring joy to Michigan fans…
  • Possible that Milton transfers but Michigan won’t get a transfer unless they find a guy who can start immediately.

Hockey things discussed:

  • Worst 11-3 weekend ever.

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You can catch the entire episode on Michigan Insider's podcast stream.

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Literally everybody on this team could be the most indispensable player on the team.

Comments

mwolverine1

January 14th, 2021 at 5:47 PM ^

Justin Fields is #4 all-time in career passer rating. The difference between Fields and Andrew Luck is the same as the difference between Luck and Sean Clifford or Ian Book (Shea Patterson is right below those guys). There is a lot of room for them to fall. Of course, Dwayne Haskins is #7 all-time so they will be expecting a sky-high level of performance. Can Stroud (or whoever starts) be that good? Seth is right that their WR corps is insane so they will be playing on JV mode. Someone please hire Brian Hartline.

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TrueBlue2003

January 14th, 2021 at 6:08 PM ^

I think it's a no brainer that Dickinson is the most indispensable because he's obviously really good and his backups are Davis and Johns.

Franz is probably the best player on the team though.  But the reason he's not the most indispensable player, IMO, is that Michigan could start Chaundee in his place and I don't think the overall drop would be as bad as if all of Dickinson's minutes went to Johns and Davis.  One could replace Franz with Livers in this paragraph and have a reasonable argument as well.

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