NFL Netowrk's Ben Fennell gushing about Michigan's 2016 team
I can watch #Michigan run game all day.. OL nasty in trenches. TEs blocking asses off (88,84,89). De'Veon Smith is tough/one cut downhill RB
— Ben Fennell (@BenFennell_NFL) March 30, 2016
Michigan might only see Henry and Glasglow drafted.. But they are bringing back almost all core players + incredible recruiting class..
— Ben Fennell (@BenFennell_NFL) March 30, 2016
If Harbaugh gets the QB position ready and stable.. This team is going to be good. Very good. #Michigan
— Ben Fennell (@BenFennell_NFL) March 30, 2016
Maurice Hurst Jr & Chris Wormley... Yea good luck blocking these fellas next year. Sprinkle in some Rashan Gary... This DL group is a terror
— Ben Fennell (@BenFennell_NFL) March 30, 2016
Versatile group.. Everyone is from the same mold. They're aren't any 'fat guys'. Hurst and Wormley can really play up and down the line
— Ben Fennell (@BenFennell_NFL) March 30, 2016
We don't care about titles. Harbaugh has moved us into "drive the enemy..hear the lamentation of their women" phase of development.
Seriously. I do not care about winning the NC. If we can get 10-11 wins while pounding the holy fuck out of MSU and OSU in front of their mouth breathing fans, I will feast with more lust than the Cimmerian.
Harbaugh cares about winning national titles. He didn't come back here just to win 10-11 games. He wants the whole fucking thing.
This ^^^. I'd guess that Harbaugh wants to be classified as a great college coach. In the modern era Michigan has topped out with "very good" (which, again, would have made most of us plenty happy between '08 and '14).
I mean, based on the past few years "pounding the holy fuck out of MSU and OSU in front of their mouth breathing fans" will likely result in the Big Ten championship which could very well lead to playoffs
My apologies. I'd love a NC. But this year, I'm fine with 10-11 W's and holy fuck poundings of our death rivals.
With the way the schedule is, you either win 10-11 games, or you beat MSU and OSU and win like 12-13 games. You can't do both unless you think we're beating MSU and OSU and also somehow losing to Penn State and someone else.
Personally, I think the goal should be make the CFP every year. Because to do that, you're going to have to beat both MSU and OSU and win a Big Ten Championship.
foursome=too many spectators
While of course I want a NC, if we average11 wins the next five years and never see a NC I will be totally and completely fine with that. My hopes for Michigan have always been for us to be elite, especially since '08. The definition of elite to me is finishing top ten and always in contention. And that is all good.
If we are undefeated going into November you'll be singing a different tune. We all will.
We are going to go undefeated, I mean from what I read on here I am pretty sure we will never lose again.
ever made, and that scene is a classic.
incidentally, anyone here think that in that picture arnold had enough juice and HGH coursing through his veins to turn a herd of giraffe into mastadons?
EDIT: why did this posted about 10 down from the conan video? thanks drupal.
It's always implied that Michigan wins the title with Harbaugh
You sure those rivals aren't talking about Natural Light's? Seems like the beer of choice for them...
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That's good to hear about the running game
The crazy thing is it's still in its infancy so to speak. Imagine what it's going to look like a few years from now when Harbaugh gets all his players in here and the system is established.
#OhLawd
The players you named are at DL, DB and TE; when Harbaugh came in those were all considered strengths. You didn't name any OL or RB, and by contrast, coming in that was one of the team's weakest points and still remains one of the biggest question marks...
but I'm still in the 'wait and see' mode. After the run game we've seen the last few years I won't believe some spring practice hype. However, it's better than hearing someone say that the run game looks like it needs work...
Because we ran all over Florida. Again. And Again. And Again.
In fact, I'm pretty sure we just scored another TD.
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Yes, I sure did and it was very promising. I would even say that it was exciting. But did you not watch the Ohio State game? Because we got stuffed again and again. And again. See how problematic it can be when you form an opinion from one game?
And not just the line. The bowl was the first time the team had been mostly healthy in months and they crushed the SEC East Champion.
Also, I still blame most of the OSU game on Durkin daydreaming of crabcakes instead of coming up with a better plan to contain their ground game. That game didn't get away from us until the 2nd half.
Mattison > Durkin. Also, Brown > Durkin.
I seem to recall we played a Florida team with several key players that were suspended. The starting QB, both starting cornerbacks, a starting right tackle, backup linebacker and the backup running back were all suspended. Yes it was nice that we whiped the floor with them, but the Citrus Bowl Florida team wasn't exactly at full strenght.
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The most important of those suspensions could be considered as the QB, and he was lost half way through the season. Still, that team won the SEC East and held Alabama in check. Got thoroughly beat, yes, but didn't get run over like MSU did - or like they did against UM.
I do believe they quit in the second half, but only because it was clear they were getting stomped and could do nothing about it. They're coach even admitted they got butt-raped - out coached and out played.
UF had two of the top five or so CBs in the country. They played and were praised constantly by the announcers until Chesson beat them worse than Indiana. Their QB was suspended for most of the conference season. They lost a starting OL for the Citrus Bowl and a couple of backups. We lost a lot more to injury including Jabril,
That thought has been stuck in my head, that they just showed up because they had to. And stopped playing/caring in the second half.
I hope I'm wrong, but I don't want to set myself up for disappointment.
And I lifted this from Wiki, so who knows if it's accurate...
| Statistics[2] | Michigan | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 28 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 77–503 | 52–273 |
| Rushes–yards | 46–225 | 26–118 |
| Passing yards | 278 | 155 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–31–0 | 10–25–2 |
| Time of Possession | 38:38 | 21:22 |
But damn. If they didn't show up, it was right from the beginning not just at the half.
the yellow font... woof.
an ass-whomping. That's what I want to see basically every game this year.
like more of a game than it actually was.
While it is good to not get over-optimistic, I some how doubt they didn't care in the 2nd half. It is not like we were ahead 35-0 and what ess eee see team wants to lose to a northern team, let alone get their ass handed to them.
like that supposed world-beating cornerback being made to look silly on a simple pump fake.
It didn't matter if UF showed up in that game..Harbaugh was going to out prepare pretty much any coach in the country and that showed up from the opening kick off to the very end.
Also, that was year 1, the team was taking baby steps through the season with a huge step in that bowl game bec. of health and prep. This year with most of that team back it is almost guaranteed to be another major step forward.
No doubt....
He will be almost 2 years removed from his ACL when the season starts so he will be trusting that knee even more.