The group chat that "kept the band together"

Submitted by PeteM on January 7th, 2024 at 5:01 PM

When Blake decided to come back I suspected that this team would have both talent and experience, and a chance to do something great. This article talks about how a group chat involving multi-year players following Mikey's initial announcement before the '22 Big Ten championship game that he was coming back -- involving Jenkins, Zinter, Sainristil, Keegan, and Barrett (and Blake) -- solidified their joint commitment to come back and finish what they started.

 

https://www.michigandaily.com/sports/football/the-comeback-chat-that-brought-michigans-seniors-back/

 

 

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January 7th, 2024 at 5:37 PM ^

My group chat solidified commitment to heavy adult beverage consumption while rooting for Michigan Football as the national champs come Monday evening.

Stark similarity in commitment to Michigan Football.

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MMBbones

January 7th, 2024 at 6:15 PM ^

As has been posted many times here, Saban commented on the maturity of Michigan being a major factor in the Rose Bowl. 

Thank you for the link, and thank you to the Daily.  ("Thank you to the Daily" is a personal mea culpa for all the times I whined about them as a student in the 80s.)

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January 7th, 2024 at 7:23 PM ^

Was thinking about that too - shades of BYU on this team.  There is a difference between being 22 and 19 especially with Herbert on the scene.  Lots of those very talented 5* over at Bama are 18-19-20.  Can offset some of that by being talented (not quite 5*) but older.  Also the development system can add half a star or a full star over 4-5 years.

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