Brian still has bronchitis so he's out.

Football things discussed:

• Craig's Underrated All-Stars: Dan Villari=Craig Krenzel. Aaron Lewis: see him as 3-tech or a nose tackle, and thinks he's terrific, will be 280+ when's all said and done, great hands. Mohan!
• William Mohan: has the potential to be a McGrone/Bush, Sam says Khaleke because he's so fluid, rated as a safety.
• Viper possibilities all have M's: Moten, Morant, Mullings, Mohan
• KJ Costello: should Michigan pursue? Probably means losing one or two of the guys they have. Also means keeping him from a rival.

Basketball things discussed:

• MSU played just 3 top-50 teams, all with their friendly Big Ten refs, all but one at home, versus 8 that Michigan played, with one at home.
• Oregon put up four at-the-buzzer prayers that went in, Michigan was 25% from slam dunks; this was a game Michigan deserved to win, but wasn't good enough to overcome bad luck.
• What's a "Juwan Howard" team? High eFG%, low turnovers (on both ends). TOs are mostly trying to make great passes.
• Same defense as last year: no three-pointers (Oregon got their shooter loose though).
• Killer play in this game was Eli trying to go around his back while up two: Michigan had a 41-20 run in this game!
• Pritchard is the first guy to really get X—with Teske out of the game the lane is open bc X couldn't check him.
• Teske/Johns: it was a matter of we're not going to help, and Johns was a dynamo late in that game.
• Last play of the game: just didn't fall down. Why kill 15 seconds?
• Johns! Good to have a smaller guy to use against 6'8" centers.
• Livers shut Pritchard down: should we try an X-Livers-Franz-Johns-Teske lineup?
• Miss having the option to put Charles on a guy like that.

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If you were Penn State would you take KJ Costello? In a heartbeat. In a friggin' heartbeat. And you tell Clifford sorry dude you're going to have to wait.