January 11th, 2024 at 5:47 PM ^
Apologies for forgetting the link to the tweet in the original post.
January 11th, 2024 at 7:53 PM ^
I knew, I’m pretty sure I told you too. You don’t remember now or you didn’t listen the first time?
January 11th, 2024 at 5:48 PM ^
I did not know this. My guess is safety ala Brad Hawkins.
January 11th, 2024 at 5:49 PM ^
We just won the National title...WR may actually look terrifying...but I trust the coaches.....because they just won the national title...and if our WRs are NOT good next year....we won the 2023 national title.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:11 PM ^
Points to the sign....
January 11th, 2024 at 6:42 PM ^
I honest to goodness don’t know how anyone can reasonably and realistically not have reached this conclusion. The only thing I can figure is that those folks think the result this year was just luck rather than the result of a very intentionally designed roster.
January 11th, 2024 at 7:39 PM ^
You know what worries me is that Michigan didn't put their 2021 spring game on TV. I'm also really concerned about how we didn't throw the ball enough during our 31-10 win over Washington in 2021.
January 11th, 2024 at 10:17 PM ^
That not throwing the ball enough in 21 vs Washington was a 'real live boy' moment for a lot of people. So many hands. So much wringing. If this board had a fainting couch it would have collapsed under the collective weight of volume of fainting about the world's most insignificant occurance in a blowout win against a team who's only skill on defense were their corners.
Fast forward almost exactly 2 years a 2 months and Michigan beats Penn State by running the ball 32 consecutive times.
January 11th, 2024 at 5:49 PM ^
Supposedly Will Johnson said he knows if JJ and Harbaugh are staying or leaving..
January 11th, 2024 at 5:52 PM ^
He didn't hit the transfer portal so I choose to believe this is good news.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:30 PM ^
It doesn't make a lot of sense for Will to portal. Maybe he can make incrementally more NIL money, but look at other highly rated DBs who transfered. They typically didn't win, and weren't developed in line with their star ratings. Neither applies to Will. Even if the team is mediocre next year, he will have won 2 B1G titles, a national championship, and developed into a probable 1st round pick. He's better served being a locker room leader (NFL teams do evaluate this) and graduating (or coming close) than getting an extra $300k in NIL by transferring. It would be different if his team was 8-4 for 2 years and he was in UDFA territory.
January 11th, 2024 at 8:32 PM ^
Wrong
If I am an elite Sophomore I go to the portal to get the most bucks possible. From my school or not.
I respect Drake Maye for not doing it last year - lots of reports he was getting constantly tagged by other schools with $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
Can you imagine Trevor Lawrence in the portal after year 2? He would be getting $5M
MH Jr should have put himself up for sale last offseason too. This is the system the NCAA built with no guard rails.
Its disgusting but thats the system
I have no idea how it works now - I assume Graham Grant and Johnson are going to get a lot of feelers from OSU and SEC teams and Miami. Its gross.
January 11th, 2024 at 9:52 PM ^
Do we have good reason to think Will can't get a fat NIL check at Michigan?
January 11th, 2024 at 5:55 PM ^
Where is the sauce for this so I can consume it?
January 11th, 2024 at 6:09 PM ^
Got you covered.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:15 PM ^
Well if Harbaugh was leaving that would have been a quick and stealth interview process with an NFL team. I’m going to see it as good sign because I like it better.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:22 PM ^
Quick and stealth process?
Have you seen a Jim NFL interview process before lol
January 11th, 2024 at 9:20 PM ^
nogginboss Johnson = the knowledge 2.0
January 11th, 2024 at 5:53 PM ^
Also rumblings that Amorion Walker will be hitting the portal.
That’s a bummer, if true.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:12 PM ^
I’d understand. I see stardom in Jyaire Hill’s future that I just can’t see for Walker. The ball skills just aren’t there.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:23 PM ^
If they don't see him as a DB, why not flip him back to WR? Depth there is pretty thin.
Could be a Chase Winovich situation.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:24 PM ^
I've been wondering about that guy for two years. He arrived as the elite, blazing-fast wideout prospect we needed, then weirdly went to defense, then disappeared. How disappointing.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:44 PM ^
Hill and Waller Jr. Seem to be better, and McBurrows is improving. The injury may have set him behind these guys, and of course behind Johnson.
January 11th, 2024 at 5:55 PM ^
WR depth is non-existent. Jesus. The next coach has his work cut out for him come spring time portal shopping
January 11th, 2024 at 6:06 PM ^
I will say - reading back over the recruiting posts and afterward for Semaj, Karmello and Fredrick Moore did make me feel much better. With Morris as a more proven possession receiver, we'd just need one or two other hits.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:44 PM ^
With the way Morris blew by the Alabama secondary I would say he is more than a possession receiver
January 11th, 2024 at 6:10 PM ^
We've got alot of freshman talent from last year that will get their chance to shine. It's way too early to know what the state of the depth is.
Besides, It's a huge boon to have a receiver turn corner just for the ability to catch the ball. Anytime Sainristil got his hands on the ball it was pretty much an automatic pick
January 11th, 2024 at 6:26 PM ^
That's a bit rose-colored. We've got a small group young, unproven guys who mostly project as slot-type guys. And then Morris, who's a maybe, followed by...nothing. We need 2 transfers, at least.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:29 PM ^
We still have time to nab a transfer or two. With the way this offense is run, I'd be more worried if we didn't have Loveland coming back and a stable of running backs more than a wide receiver. We use these things 80% of the time. The fact still stands that we have no idea the state of it before we start claiming the sky is falling in our WR room
January 11th, 2024 at 6:41 PM ^
This is how I’ve landed on it, too.
January 11th, 2024 at 7:43 PM ^
The team will have plenty of strengths next year, but WR could limit us. For those who may be forgetful, go back and watch the 2017 team with Kekoa Crawford, Eddie McDoom, and a quartet of very promising true freshmen. It... did not go well.
But hey, that's NEXT season's problem. I'm gonna enjoy this championship for a while.
January 11th, 2024 at 8:13 PM ^
Watch the 2017 team? You do realize that you need an actual quarterback to allow WRs to do anything, right?
January 11th, 2024 at 11:25 PM ^
Morgan is already better and has contributed more to a winning team than any receiver you just named. He’s just getting started. Morris will be a playmaker next season. He had a few small injury issues but he’s healthy now and will have a solid season next year. Michigan typically only runs out 2-3 receivers plus tight ends. Morgan and Morris will feature a lot next year, just like Wilson and Johnson have the last few. Moore and English will both get playing time and both can be playmakers.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:45 PM ^
I agree! Harbaugh has proven to figure things out, and he will figure this out as well.
January 11th, 2024 at 7:51 PM ^
How miserable were you when Michigan won the title?
January 11th, 2024 at 11:19 PM ^
He was overjoyed to be miserable all through the playoffs (look at his post history) but he's never indicated that he wanted Michigan to lose. Just that he expected them to lose because every player was bad.
January 11th, 2024 at 5:58 PM ^
WR depth? Screw it, 4 TE sets. Maybe even 6 TE sets with a direct snap to a TE and then a lead TE.
Also, I’m all for this. Sainristil turned out pretty good.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:25 PM ^
Screw it 7OL duo everyone
January 11th, 2024 at 6:59 PM ^
As long as we don't get NFL refs, fine by me.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:06 PM ^
I have one word for you that should make you trust our staff's decision:
Sainristil.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:28 PM ^
sainristil is a great athlete and 2 way star in high school who shouldve started out on D. also hed already made an impact on O. simply a very good football player.
wish dixon every success but seems more like the cases of big guys shuffling bw OL/DL with limited to zero game impact
January 11th, 2024 at 6:31 PM ^
Fair point but it all resulted in a championship so it's hard to really argue the staff's decision in my opinion
January 11th, 2024 at 6:33 PM ^
Remember when Sainristil got 6 interceptions this year and was generally awesome?
January 11th, 2024 at 7:06 PM ^
That was awesome!
January 11th, 2024 at 7:35 PM ^
Or last year when he took over for a first-round pick with no drop-off?
January 11th, 2024 at 6:57 PM ^
Harbaugh is also the guy that moved Richard Sherman from WR to CB at Stanford. That kinda worked out too.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:14 PM ^
Best wishes to Dixon. If he ends up meaningfully contributing in the defensive backfield, it would be a great example of internal scouting and player development.
January 11th, 2024 at 6:44 PM ^
Ahhhh. That's the Michigan fanbase we all know and love...and like that...the good cheer of winning the championship is .....
