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November 28th, 2015 at 5:16 PM ^
Rashan Gary, Isaac Nauta, and Kareem Walker would be a great start...
Peppers looked like a beast against other teams and just looked pedestrian against OSU b/c Urbz has about 10 Peppers equivalents on his own team...
Gotta finish out this recruiting season strong.
November 28th, 2015 at 5:21 PM ^
That's idiotic. Of course OSU has more talent than everyone else we've played, but no team in the country has 10 players as good as he is
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November 28th, 2015 at 5:24 PM ^
OSU just seems faster at every level than us with the exception of Peppers and Chesson. Feels like we're still shaking off the slow motion offense days
November 28th, 2015 at 7:10 PM ^
We only need an upgrade in athletism at LB and for our starters on DL to be healthy on defense. Obviously offense is a lot farther off, but Harbaugh's system offsets that somewhat. Get a play maker at QB (no offense to Rudock) and a RB that actually takes what the OL blocks and we will be a lot more effective.
November 28th, 2015 at 8:03 PM ^
The question is how do schools that share a relatively modest talent base with another conference school (as do Michigan, Indiana, Illinois), or are sparsely populated or have an even less than modest talent base to begin with (Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin) compete with a traditional power in a talent rich state that has no other Power 5 conference team in their state?!
This is an uphill battle for every team in the B1G, even Penn State due to the sanctions they brought on themselves. Let's review the last period of sustained success M had vs osu, the 90s:
2 Heisman winners ( both from Ohio), and a roster similarly littered with players from Ohio & Pennsylvania.
Or the late 70s, when Rob Lytle (also from Ohio) led the way to 3 straight wins in the series.
What to do? Well, keep raiding ohio for one ;-)
and if the NJ pipeline can become a real thing that'd be amazing. But sustained winning is gonna require some just plain recruiting, coaching & winning first. Anyone old enough to remember the last time we beat osu in consecutive years would probably be out of eligibility by now!
November 28th, 2015 at 8:04 PM ^
This, but where is that upgrade in athleticism going to come from? Not like Harbaugh has been pulling in crazy good linebackers.
November 28th, 2015 at 8:16 PM ^
I'm not saying it'll happen next year, but we're not as far off as the guy I was replying to made it sound.
November 28th, 2015 at 8:57 PM ^
We haven't seen ANY of the players Harbaugh has "pulled in" play yet, so what are you basing that on? Starz? What if some of the LB still on the board come to M? The class of '16 isn't complete or signed yet.
My larger point was about the margin for error we have due to ohio's natural recruiting advantages. For the next couple classes that margin is nearly 0 - or we're going to fall further behind. And any further behind it stops being a rivalry in all but name.
13 out of 15, next game in Columbus with Barrett still likely at the helm... the bucks will lose quite a bit of talent in the next draft, but really they are in full reload mode now. Bosa's don't come along every year, but they'll find players.
We need to find better ones!
November 28th, 2015 at 8:57 PM ^
at the line of scrimmage.
November 28th, 2015 at 5:25 PM ^
There aren't 10 Peppers in the world...
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November 28th, 2015 at 5:30 PM ^
Obvious hyperbole is apparently not so obvious...
November 28th, 2015 at 6:06 PM ^
Sorry, been reading a lot of dumb shit on the board lately and I thought you were being serious
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November 28th, 2015 at 5:30 PM ^
They do have 6 players in the top 50 on 247 with 4 of them ranked higher. Peppers comes in at #37 so he's not too far off.
November 28th, 2015 at 5:35 PM ^
Obvious hyperbole is apparently quite accurate and not so hyperbolic...
November 28th, 2015 at 6:08 PM ^
Wasn't Peppers the consensus #2 player in the national a couple years ago? Or was that just on one particular recruiting service?
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November 28th, 2015 at 5:22 PM ^
OSU beat Michigan with their OL and Elliott. Elliott is the key to that entire team. Stop him and you stop OSU. UM couldn't and they lost badly.
Meyer exploited UM's lack of depth at DT and poor linebacker play. That's why he is 49-4 at OSU.
November 28th, 2015 at 5:24 PM ^
Meyer doesn't have 10 Peppers, but what he does have is a stud QB and RB who can dominate when they care.
UM will get back into this rivalry, but it will take time.
November 28th, 2015 at 5:31 PM ^
how about Jordan Elliot? he just committed
November 28th, 2015 at 5:16 PM ^
Goddam better welll hope Our offensive looked like shit today.
November 28th, 2015 at 5:29 PM ^
and go to bed
/DB
November 28th, 2015 at 5:17 PM ^
Recruiting and coaching. And steel in our spines. We will get there.
November 28th, 2015 at 5:18 PM ^
Absolutely agree. This recruiting class and the development of our young guys into the system we envision to have in the future is a big step to putting an end to this.
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November 28th, 2015 at 5:19 PM ^
Urban is a quality coach and Ohio State attracts football talent. Coach Harbaugh is the coach I'd pick first if I had choice of all coaches but even he is going to take a while to catch up to the bevy of talent Urbs has stockpiled. They didn't beat Alabama with scrubs, you know.
November 28th, 2015 at 5:20 PM ^
your son won't see the same thing. as soon as the talent evens out everything will be fine.
November 28th, 2015 at 5:21 PM ^
Look... Guys, enough of the doom and gloom shit. I get it.. It's been hard. But, under Harbaugh this is the floor. We're 9 and 3 with a grad xfer from Iowa and Fucking duct tape most everywhere else. It only gets better from here. Believe it!
November 28th, 2015 at 5:26 PM ^
I graduated in1977. I've seen a lot of Michigan football. We're on the right track. Patience grasshopper.
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November 28th, 2015 at 5:36 PM ^
Not sure if you meant to respond inline to me but agree. Amen.
November 28th, 2015 at 5:27 PM ^
Recruits don't freak out. Twitters just said we have Jordan Elliott???
November 28th, 2015 at 9:27 PM ^
With Harbaugh this team is going to keep getting better, especially at running the ball. The day is not far off when Michigan will do unto others as OSU did unto them today.
Also, a large part of neutralizing Urban's spread is having a dominant DL - and we already have that when they are all healthy...
November 28th, 2015 at 5:22 PM ^
Ye ol double post
November 28th, 2015 at 5:22 PM ^
This is a looooooong cycle. Losing 13 of 15! OMG! Such dark times. Who knows when it will end. Good grief.
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November 28th, 2015 at 5:23 PM ^
I am so embarassed by this team, By its performance over hte past decade. Might as well let Ohio State take advantage of our mothers and sisters the way they've played. Really embarassing and disgusting. Good luck getting a dollar of donatns from ANYONE now Michigan AD.
WIN FIRST
November 28th, 2015 at 5:25 PM ^
Go away
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November 28th, 2015 at 5:26 PM ^
(and school) are probably more embarrassed by you.
November 28th, 2015 at 5:27 PM ^
Why don't you sit this one out champ.
November 28th, 2015 at 5:30 PM ^
Good thing your mgoblog name is "BomTrady" and not "TomBrady" as this is not a comment I would expect from a Michigan legend.
November 28th, 2015 at 6:29 PM ^
DB's long lost brother?
Yes, I hate OSU and losing to them...especially getting skull pounded like this game. But unlike you I am convinced HARBAUGH! has this program going in the right direction. We won't miss you!
November 28th, 2015 at 7:25 PM ^
This person is a troll who has no life (as evidenced by the fact he is trolling an opposing team's blog on a Saturday Night)
Or he/she is one of those delusional Michigan fans who doesn't know how football works and they legit expected Harbaugh to take a 5-7 football team to the National Championship game in his first year winning every game 163-0.
November 28th, 2015 at 9:17 PM ^
but only in 5th grade
November 28th, 2015 at 9:29 PM ^
That's a pretty idiotic statement.
November 28th, 2015 at 5:23 PM ^
Stanford was much worse off and look how he turned them around!
November 28th, 2015 at 5:32 PM ^
What Coach Harbaugh accomplished at Stanford was amazing. We saw major improvement this year despite losing 2 starting NT's, Mario, and Pee Wee last offseason. I like our chances in the future, but like everyone else am really tired of losing to OSU.
November 28th, 2015 at 5:25 PM ^
Athletic LBs that can tackle in space. Of course, after 4 years of *cough* Bolden *cough* anything is an improvement. I swear he'd find some way to miss a tackle on an empty aluminum trash can.
November 28th, 2015 at 5:27 PM ^
Some good olinemen would help too. The line is average at best
November 28th, 2015 at 5:41 PM ^
This x100
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November 28th, 2015 at 5:28 PM ^
Jordan Elliott committing just now is a good start!
November 28th, 2015 at 5:28 PM ^
Would you rather have:
Three freak athletes at Linebacker that make a lot of crazy plays but also blow a lot of assignments.
Or three guys that know exactly where to be but are Jordan Kovacs level athletes.
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