September 17th, 2020 at 6:00 AM ^
We should have a blog camping trip!
September 17th, 2020 at 7:15 AM ^
Take I-75 N.to the Wolverine exit and turn right - I kid you not 
September 17th, 2020 at 8:17 AM ^
If we show up, you're gonna need a bigger tent.
September 17th, 2020 at 8:46 AM ^
Next weekend...only a little further up I-75.
September 17th, 2020 at 9:13 AM ^
That's a straight shot from Tampa.
September 17th, 2020 at 11:21 AM ^
How much wifi bandwidth you got?
September 18th, 2020 at 8:06 AM ^
I still stand by that suggestion despite getting teased for it relentlessly.
September 21st, 2020 at 10:53 PM ^
Teased?
That thread actually made you legendary on the MGoBoard!
September 17th, 2020 at 6:04 AM ^
This will be the worst defense under Harbaugh. That might not be that hot.
September 17th, 2020 at 6:14 AM ^
Well, considering the defenses have all been really good, it may not be that hot. Having said that, the biggest weakness last year, interior DL, is almost surely significantly better. I think the D will be very good as long as the CBs can hold up. Ambry was maybe our biggest loss actually. It would really help if Dax Hill is a big playmaker. I also feel good about the new hires and Don Brown diversifying his zone game.
September 17th, 2020 at 9:06 AM ^
Sorry, I will not judge how great Don Brown's defenses are against the like of Rutgers and Maryland, but rather against our performance against THEEEEEEE ohio.
September 17th, 2020 at 9:59 AM ^
What are you implying?? That all the fist fights I've totally dominated against 6 year-olds suddenly don't count!?
You insult me sir!
September 17th, 2020 at 11:11 AM ^
That depends. If you're a 7 year-old fist fighting 6 year-olds.....
Lacking some context here.
September 17th, 2020 at 9:15 AM ^
I feel better about the defense than the offense in only returning one part time starter.
The DL should be improved over last year. Yes, CB is a concern.
September 17th, 2020 at 6:20 AM ^
Not terribly hot, but I was surprised to see how many people think Mayfield is our biggest loss out of him, Nico, Ambry, and McCaffrey. I'd put him 4th on that list actually. Sure he could have been great, but the OL has lots of bodies with lots of experience. They won't be great, but I'd be absolutely shocked if the tackle position is a mess. The WR corps isn't nearly as deep as some people seem to think. Lots of young promising talent, but it's still really inexperienced outside of Bell, and Nico was probably doing a lot of work for the other guys by stretching the field. Gray is now the best returning CB and he was fine but hard to see him being great. I'm also not optimistic about a really good 2nd and 3rd corner stepping up. It doesn't seem like McCaffrey left solely because of the depth chart, especially this early. So, Milton may be very good, but at best that still leaves Michigan terribly thin at QB.
September 17th, 2020 at 6:25 AM ^
Backup quarterback is more important than the best offensive lineman???
September 17th, 2020 at 6:30 AM ^
I'm skeptical McCaffrey left solely because Joe Milton is now an unstoppable throw god. Angelique said as much. I believe there haven't been any padded practices yet. But yes, if the QB is still a weak position I'm more worried about that than Barnhart at RT.
September 17th, 2020 at 7:17 AM ^
While I do agree with you, it still doesn't make sense to me. Why not stay and get reps and use the resources at the school with the potential of getting playing time?
The only thing I can think of is Covid, but his brothers are both playing and usually that kind of mentality is a groupthink within the family. Any thoughts to add?
September 17th, 2020 at 7:20 AM ^
It’s because if he transfers now, he still maintains 2 years of eligibility because of covid rules and he can have a whole year to learn his next teams system giving him a leg up for the next QB battle
September 17th, 2020 at 10:30 AM ^
As I understood it, the NCAA is granting everyone an extra year of eligibility due to Covid, whether they play or not. So he would still maintain 2 years of eligibility even if he played for Michigan this year and transferred afterwards.
September 17th, 2020 at 8:05 AM ^
Harbaugh doesn’t ever say who is going to be the starter but I wouldn’t be surprised if Dylan was being outplayed and Milton was getting most of the first team reps and Dylan saw the writing on the wall. There were reports that he wasn’t even locked up for the backup job and was still competing with Cade for 2nd string. I would take a NFL level lineman on a line replacing every single other starter over a backup quarterback but to each his own.
September 17th, 2020 at 8:21 AM ^
Outplayed? First team reps? They haven't been practicing.
September 17th, 2020 at 9:54 AM ^
They've been stretching!
September 17th, 2020 at 10:03 AM ^
They better have that stopwatch out for those stretching sessions or we might need to get the NCAA back in here to investigate some rather serious, deeply concerning violations...
September 17th, 2020 at 8:28 AM ^
All the reports said Steuber was neck and neck with Mayfield last year before Steuber got hurt. You don't think Michigan has any more NFL level talent on the OL? It's not that I don't think Mayfield would have been very good, I'm just confident that his replacement isn't going to be that much of a downgrade. Whoever wins a starting OL job this year may not be an All-American, but no position is a win by default, even with all the starters gone. If McCaffrey saw the writing on the wall already, Milton should be a Vince Young-level talent.
It's also a really weird comment when you say below that you think Milton will be very inconsistent.
September 17th, 2020 at 8:59 AM ^
I think the downgrade from 2019 Mayfield might not be that great in 202. However, the downgrade from what would have been 2020 Mayfield is probably more significant. He was only a RS Soph last year and was a "grow a tackle" guy who was really just rounding into form.
September 17th, 2020 at 4:34 PM ^
I don’t doubt Stueber is a good player but it’s all about continuity. Mayfield is our best O-linemen and closest thing to a sure thing of all of our linemen. In regards to the last comment, Milton will likely be inconsistent considering it’s his first year starting, but it seems he was noticeably better than Dylan in the coaches eyes. He’s more physically gifted than any Harbaugh QB since Luck imo. Not as worried about backup QB as I am about a brand new O-line especially because of talk that Cade was in a battle for the backup job with Dylan.
September 17th, 2020 at 7:37 AM ^
Remember Jake, it's a hot take.
September 17th, 2020 at 6:28 AM ^
Just gonna make this a reply instead of one mass wall of text. Connelly's S&P+ really values returning receiving experience. It's actually the best indicator of an offense's potential for next year. Giles Jackson had 142 yards last year. Sainristil had 145. Johnson had 61 (and like 40 of that was his near walk-in TD against MSU). Henning is a true freshman. Our biggest hope should be that it's year 2 for Gattis and the system as a whole is humming quite well, even if there's a lot of guys in new, much bigger roles.
September 17th, 2020 at 7:33 AM ^
I thought we were returning our leading receiver in terms of yardage but after looking at you analysis none of the names ring any Bell to me
September 17th, 2020 at 8:34 AM ^
Right, so that makes one productive returning starter. That's not good actually. Hence my point that I'd take Nico back over Mayfield. Of course, the OL has 0 starters, but we have more bodies and years in the system at OL than WR. I'm not saying the WRs will be bad, or Milton will be bad, I'm just slightly less concerned about losing Mayfield than the others.
September 17th, 2020 at 7:38 AM ^
We had a ton of it last year, and what did it get us?
September 17th, 2020 at 8:40 AM ^
If we had so much returning experience last year we wouldn't have given true freshmen so much run. If you look at the 2018 receiving stats, we had Nico and DPJ, that was about it for significant returners. Both had fewer than 700 yards in 2018. They were the only returning starters with over 500 yards receiving. That's not bad, but I wouldn't call that a ton of returning experience.
September 17th, 2020 at 7:24 AM ^
I think Ambry is the biggest loss.
September 17th, 2020 at 9:46 AM ^
Where’s all this experience on the O-line?
September 17th, 2020 at 7:06 PM ^
Where's all this experience at QB?
September 17th, 2020 at 6:26 AM ^
- minimum of 3 games will be cancelled. one B10 team will cancel it's season completely. chaos shall rule, nevertheless football will still be played.
- we'll have a surprise linebacker, a young one, really shine this year.
- mgocamping trip will be at darker blue's place given all the acres he owns. and even though he said we should stay off his lawn, deep down he's a softie and wants us to hang out.
September 17th, 2020 at 6:54 AM ^
You are always welcome on my lawn big fella
September 17th, 2020 at 7:19 AM ^
here is darker blue upon our arrival...
September 17th, 2020 at 8:06 AM ^
What about camping at my place?
I got a lot of acres.
September 17th, 2020 at 6:28 AM ^
My hot take is Harbaugh isn’t a QB guru
September 17th, 2020 at 6:31 AM ^
4 wins.
September 17th, 2020 at 6:43 AM ^
Michigan is 5-2 going into The Game against undefeated OSU. A snow bowl and a little help from the covid fairy negates OSU's talent advantage and Michigan wins.
September 17th, 2020 at 10:07 AM ^
I think I'm gonna need to put my eyes on ice to stem the burning after reading that
September 17th, 2020 at 6:49 AM ^
The football season will be interrupted by at least one COVID outbreak, the bubonic plague, swarms of locusts, livestock pestilence, water turning to blood right on the field and unprecedented sunspots intermittently wiping out electronic communication.
Despite all that games will be played, a champion crowned and revenue revenued.
September 17th, 2020 at 7:14 AM ^
'hot takes' or 'the book of exodus for modern times'? with JH playing the part of moses, sung to the tune:
when harbaugh was in egypt-land...
let my
people
g-o-o-o-o
September 17th, 2020 at 8:47 AM ^
Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!
September 17th, 2020 at 9:36 AM ^
Sunspot maximum is still 3 or 4 years away if we get anything "unprecedented" this year, we'll be back to the stone age by 2026.
Bubonic seems likely for sure.
September 17th, 2020 at 7:09 AM ^
agree with another poster: Joe Milton is going to bust and Cade Mcnamara is going to finish out the season.