September 8th, 2018 at 8:13 PM ^
We should start Mayfield or Hudson over Runyan. It aint going to happen with Runyan.
September 8th, 2018 at 8:17 PM ^
Pretty sure the coaches know more than you.
September 8th, 2018 at 8:20 PM ^
I mean they started Ulizio and JOK last year.
September 8th, 2018 at 8:21 PM ^
And you’re probably a wing master at BWW or a Mill worker so...
September 8th, 2018 at 8:36 PM ^
Is there something wrong with being a mill.worker you elitist prick?
September 8th, 2018 at 8:45 PM ^
Haha nope. They’re not college football coaches though.
September 8th, 2018 at 10:58 PM ^
Work is work. No one should ever be shamed for making an honest living. Didn't we learn anything last week from the attempts to publicly shame actor Geoffrey Owens for working at Trader Joe's?
September 9th, 2018 at 5:33 PM ^
MadHatter that might be envy, last time I checked cooks at a Big Boy restaurant isn't on par with a wingmaster @ BWW's.
September 8th, 2018 at 8:46 PM ^
This is a ridiculous comment. Anyone who works for a living is doing an honorable thing.
September 8th, 2018 at 9:25 PM ^
Lol it’s called a joke.
September 8th, 2018 at 9:31 PM ^
That's a joke? huh.
September 8th, 2018 at 11:51 PM ^
No, you're a fucking joke
September 9th, 2018 at 1:43 PM ^
I dont say much around here because everyone is so fuckin sensitive but you my friend are a special prize.
September 8th, 2018 at 9:40 PM ^
ESPECIALLY producing something of value with their hands .
September 8th, 2018 at 9:45 PM ^
F*ck you. That was the most arrogant and clueless comment that I've ever seen on this site.
September 9th, 2018 at 3:31 AM ^
I guarantee that my "blue collar" ass has more class, intelligence, and integrity in my pinky toenail than you do in your wretched body.
September 9th, 2018 at 8:01 AM ^
Eisenhower said that one of the most regrettably stupid things that he did in his life was that he as a sophomore at West Point made a freshman feel less than for his family occupation. You should never feel ashamed or shame anyone for what they do for a living if it is an honest one.
September 8th, 2018 at 8:22 PM ^
Because they had no other options
September 8th, 2018 at 8:22 PM ^
Peters and JBB were clearly better options.
September 8th, 2018 at 8:33 PM ^
Peters needed weeks of remedial work just to be able to step on the field with an elementary playbook. He had training wheels on. He was not ready when Speight went down.
I think Hudson might be able to get in there. But it’s obviously not a sure thing.
September 8th, 2018 at 9:07 PM ^
Not to mention, JBB was only a marginal improvement over Ulizio, and wasn't really an improvement at all until a few games in after he had improved.
We pulled JBB on obvious passing downs even late in the season because he remained huge liability in protection. It's very likely that as of the day before the Florida game, Ulizio was actually the better option or it was at least a dead heat.
Competition caveat applies, but Runyan played better today than Ulizio or JBB have ever played at Michigan. This should illustrate how small a gulf there was between the two last season -- a pretty good game by Runyan is better than anything they did during the entirety of last season.
September 8th, 2018 at 9:26 PM ^
I thought we had figured out by this point that it can ALWAYS get worse.
September 8th, 2018 at 8:25 PM ^
They started Ulizio for, I believe, one game. And John O'Korn was only given a start because Speight got hurt. And the reason Michigan keeps finding themselves in these position crunches is because they can't build up a pipeline of guys due to having to start guys earlier than they should. Again, imagine Mason Cole a 5th-year senior this year instead of a barely-average freshman starter on a mediocre Hoke team.
September 8th, 2018 at 8:28 PM ^
Ulizio started through the Purdue game.
September 8th, 2018 at 8:29 PM ^
Drevnos gone.
September 8th, 2018 at 8:46 PM ^
yep that was stupid from the beginning as was not starting the season with Peters at QB. It was painfully obvious that Speight and O'Korn were MAC level talents at best.
September 8th, 2018 at 8:49 PM ^
Let’s tone down the revisionism. Speight took us to brink of the Big Ten title in 2016.
September 8th, 2018 at 9:12 PM ^
And then started for UCLA. Hardly a MAC level talent.
September 9th, 2018 at 7:12 AM ^
And he came off the bench and had a big win I Minnesota.
September 8th, 2018 at 10:05 PM ^
I consider this "barstool sports" level commenting.
September 8th, 2018 at 10:44 PM ^
You are correct. For some reason I thought he was pulled earlier.
September 8th, 2018 at 8:40 PM ^
Mayfield played with the second-team line; I don’t think there’s any way they don’t burn his redshirt. But there’s a good chance that he’s just not quite ready.
September 8th, 2018 at 9:44 PM ^
Mayfield sure looks the part to me. Maybe I'm overreacting from having seen a gaurd play LT for five years now . Baptism by fire. Let him play and watch how fast he morphs....
September 9th, 2018 at 12:25 PM ^
How much time spent on a blog is too much time???
September 9th, 2018 at 2:27 PM ^
The word on the street is Mayfield thinks he is a better player now and deserving of the starting role.
I see this as a good sign for him.
September 9th, 2018 at 1:42 AM ^
Are we still blaming Hoke? At least Hoke could recruit.
September 8th, 2018 at 8:35 PM ^
Not so sure. It almost appeared that Coach was running left, and scoring, to prove Runyan can do it. Time will tell, but he played better today.
September 8th, 2018 at 9:22 PM ^
You forgot continued elite level recruiting at o line.
September 8th, 2018 at 9:47 PM ^
Lets not knock WMU here. Fleck stocked that team with a ton of talent..and they sure looked big... Actually bigger than us..maybe it was the white uniforms...
September 8th, 2018 at 9:46 PM ^
I collapsed the first comment’s replies. That’s all that was in this thread. Amazing. This blog is just people yelling at SkyPanther, Mk, etc. and them responding.
September 8th, 2018 at 9:59 PM ^
Some sugar on the flakes!
September 9th, 2018 at 10:30 AM ^
Nice to see coach have some cogent football analysis. Can’t stand when he is aloof. I liked Scott Frost’s post game presser. He actually had some good breakdowns of the loss. Not typical coachspeak.