Anyone know what technologies the team uses to improve?
I’ve seen some interesting stories lately about football programs using tech such as virtual reality to help players learn and improve outside of practice. Examples here. What does M use along these lines? What else is out there that the program could consider using?
October 5th, 2019 at 6:45 PM ^
whole milk
October 5th, 2019 at 9:24 PM ^
....and steak
October 5th, 2019 at 6:46 PM ^
Clone Tom Brady - the 2019 version.
October 5th, 2019 at 7:26 PM ^
Right, you must have been in diapers when Brady was in college, he was THE most hated QB at UM. Everyone couldn’t wait to get Henson out there
October 5th, 2019 at 7:57 PM ^
Not quite. I watched Harbs play live fukstick.
I don't remember hating Brady. But agree the Henson thing was a fan (and admin?) pressured move to insert him into action. Only QB I can remember hating is Navarre, with a passion. Still do. Once RR showed up whatever hate I had turned to despair.
I did note that I would like the 2019 version of TB since you can't fucking comprehend shit. 19 years of NFL experience with 4 years of NCAA eligibility.
October 5th, 2019 at 8:29 PM ^
Navarre is one of my favorites of all time. People did nothing but simp on him but he was a pretty damn good QB. He won a lot of games and set a lot of records. The hatred for him just shows how spoiled M fans can be.
October 5th, 2019 at 10:10 PM ^
Only QB I can remember hating is Navarre, with a passion. Still do.
Why? The guy was pressed into service a year before he was expected to and put up with a ton of criticism to improve and finally win a Big Ten title.
Even if you didn't think he was a good player, why would you hate him?
October 5th, 2019 at 8:02 PM ^
Typical Michigan football. We have the GOAT QB but he's not actually great until he leaves.
October 5th, 2019 at 8:16 PM ^
This. As much as I liked Brady at the time, as the underdog in a really crappy QB controversy, there was little to indicate he would become a no-doubt HOFer with a fist full of rings. Perfectly fine college quarterback, but he did -not- leave M as anything more than that.
October 5th, 2019 at 10:17 PM ^
Obviously, no one could predict what he'd do in the pros, but by the end of his senior year, he was a really good college QB. If you watch that Orange Bowl, he had like 350 yards and 4 or 5 TDs, in Carr's offense.
The thing that's surprised me most about him in the pros is that he seemed to improve his mobility. At Michigan he was a real statue.
October 5th, 2019 at 10:46 PM ^
And yet he did not break 1000 yards rushing in the NFL until (check notes) 2018.
October 5th, 2019 at 10:52 PM ^
I don't mean that he's ever been a rushing threat. But as a pro he greatly improved his escapability in the pocket. At Michigan he didn't move that well in the pocket, but our OL was phenomenal at pass protection that year so it hardly mattered.
October 5th, 2019 at 10:16 PM ^
I was on campus when Brady started. He wasn't hated. He definitely didn't take anywhere near the fan abuse Navarre did. There was definitely a faction of fans who were pro-Henson in '99, but it only took a few games for it to be clear that Brady was better that year. In fact, after the MSU game a lot of fans actually turned on Henson and were mad at Carr for keeping the platoon going. When Carr dropped it, pretty much everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
October 5th, 2019 at 7:26 PM ^
double!
October 5th, 2019 at 6:48 PM ^
The QB guru Harbaugh
October 5th, 2019 at 6:51 PM ^
Evidently the wrong ones, fire everybody, etc
October 5th, 2019 at 6:53 PM ^
It’s all ball bearings these days.
October 5th, 2019 at 7:33 PM ^
Or ball lifters, if you're Zach Smith
October 6th, 2019 at 9:09 AM ^
I wonder who Urban drafted to order his marital aids at Fox?
October 5th, 2019 at 6:54 PM ^
Im glad you asked that last question,OP, because any coach worth his 7 million dollar paycheck would go to message boards in search of answers.
October 5th, 2019 at 6:59 PM ^
Their technology consists of Fire and The Wheel
October 5th, 2019 at 7:11 PM ^
Techmo Bowl.
October 5th, 2019 at 7:14 PM ^
They need to practice with an arm-punt pitching machine.
October 5th, 2019 at 7:35 PM ^
C'mon Chuck, isnt your team about to play? lol
October 5th, 2019 at 7:25 PM ^
Half back draw
October 5th, 2019 at 7:32 PM ^
By the looks of it UM is using dry erase boards.
October 5th, 2019 at 7:41 PM ^
I dunno. Maybe the brain tonic that Mr. Burns gave to Ken Griffey in that Simpsons softball episode?
October 5th, 2019 at 7:45 PM ^
They should buy a lasik machine and a shock collar.
October 5th, 2019 at 7:48 PM ^
Nipple clamps
October 5th, 2019 at 7:51 PM ^
Using sun dial to improve 2 minute offense
October 5th, 2019 at 7:55 PM ^
Maybe start investing in Skynet. They’ve got this Judgment Day program coming out pretty soon that is supposed to really annihilate the competition.
October 5th, 2019 at 8:02 PM ^
The forward pass?
October 5th, 2019 at 8:04 PM ^
Horse and wagon. Harbaugh is trying to be Amish with his play calling.
October 5th, 2019 at 8:18 PM ^
October 5th, 2019 at 8:20 PM ^
I'd recommend alcohol. The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.
October 5th, 2019 at 8:27 PM ^
Space-age polymers?
October 5th, 2019 at 8:42 PM ^
The backs use one of these to practice under game conditions
October 5th, 2019 at 9:01 PM ^
I know the offense uses a sun dial.
October 5th, 2019 at 9:27 PM ^
Commodore 64
October 5th, 2019 at 9:32 PM ^
Clearly for the offense, “none”.
October 5th, 2019 at 9:43 PM ^
Jugs machine
October 5th, 2019 at 9:49 PM ^
I hear they read mgoblog after film study
October 5th, 2019 at 10:24 PM ^
After? Or, instead of? Am I doing bpone right?
October 5th, 2019 at 10:06 PM ^
I’m pretty sure Harbaugh uses the same tech that Bo used.
October 5th, 2019 at 10:47 PM ^
What I don't get is how any QB today could have a hard time reading defenses and getting through their progressions when they have Madden Football. It's at least a decent simulator for those two things. Maybe less golf and more Madden would a good starting spot for some.
October 5th, 2019 at 11:54 PM ^
Betamax copies of ‘Dorf on Golf’.
October 6th, 2019 at 3:32 AM ^
They probably watch digitized film on a computer.
Well the defense does anyway. The offense probably plays team fortnight.
October 6th, 2019 at 7:24 AM ^
Maybe they can use the “gps tracking” that literally blew Hokes mind.