OSU week prep

came here to make that joke. 

But it would explain why so many times a Michigan defender was a step behind the OSU players resulting in them not having any chance of breaking up the pass or making a tackle. At that point, it really minimizes the adjustments we make on defense with us primarily being man 2 man

Totally agree. Harbaugh is trying so hard to be Bo. I get that was his coach and one of his idols, but enough is enough. 

There’s nothing wrong with conditioning throughout the week, but if they ran as much as you say they did, then that’s a problem.

Certainly not why they lost, but they did look exhausted early in the game. 

The biggest game every year under Bo was OSU.   You thought they looked sluggish against OSU?   Stop

So "somebody said"...and now you take this massive leap to assume that  Harbaugh is trying too hard to be Bo..wtf. 

I wouldn't say it was a "great" season.  Good seems more accurate.

Bold statement, Don. 

Right... because our S&C coach has the final say how much they run the week before the biggest fucking game of our HC's tenure.

It could be true. Then again, it might not be. I'm pretty sure it could be true, but theres a chance it isn't. Who knows? Anything is possible. 

Let me get this straight, HARBAUGH runs them too much, has 4 hour practices, & has them hit too much, so you want to fire Herbert? Is it that the two names both starting with H confuses you?

This board always Jokes that if a big power cheats Furman or somebody better watch out as the NCAA will make them pay, but this is what the Mgo witch hunters do every fucking time, pick an assistant to scapegoat and burn at the stake for Harhbaugh's misdeeds and failings when you have no idea what the assistants do or don't do nor what they are or are not ALLOWED to do over Harbaugh's orders.

Do you think it was Tolbert that had them doing Olympic circuit training (running) when they were supposed to be lifting with Tolbert? But who got fired because players weren't strong enough? There's a similar story with another departed coach about a different problem.

The assistants don't need your help being scapegoated for Harbaugh's doings, someone seems to be in charge of that already.

Oops

How do you know someone runs marathons? Don't worry,  they'll tell you. 

Aren't there a shitload of things we've all seen over 4 years that plenty of high school coaches know better than to do? Do I really need to list them? Can't you think of a bunch of unfathomable choices and decisions yourself?

How many high school coaches have you seen run out the clock on themselves as much as humanly possible as if they are trying to close out a lead when in fact they are desperately behind with barely enough time to score enough points if they scored as fast as possible on each possession? Just one of many head scratchers from the head man.

That's what the scout team is for Champ.

One way (if you have enough players) is to run two offenses alternating against the defense.

What evidence is ever offered or demanded when any of you are speculating about what assistants are responsible for and doing wrong and blaming them or wanting them gone? Every time I know something specific from a players mouth you guys are wrong.

I haven't been around players this season almost at all, and haven't been in a situation where such talk could happen the few times I did see guys so I don't know anything specific to this year or The Game, but very specific and definitive stories about overworking and over running prior to this season, specifically about one of the bowl games but also in general.

The first I remember this coming up was in response to talk about motivation or effort in some game or situation, how it looked to me watching the game. It was hard to believe some of the stuff but look how many times we've come out and looked flat and slow, put everything in context, these stories, what we now know about Durkin, all the injuries in the first 3 years, Zordich always harping on the differences between being injured or hurt and calling out guys for not playing and practicing through pain.

Think of how often there are stories of extreme or abusive training of athletes in college sports. Everyone preaches maximum intensity, effort and hard work, going beyond what you think you can do, fighting through the pain, toughness, out working and out competing everyone else etc. etc. It's the culture. The pressure to compete and win, just to survive, is great on the coaches. It's not surprising that things go overboard.

I mean the training and practice and demands of the coaches, and the coaches themselves are extreme and intense as fuck in the women's sports at Michigan according to the players I've known over the years, and those are non revenue sports!

This isn't proof but it seems consistent with how things could go if it were true.

You're right, Fuckeyes kept striking and Harbaugh kept failing to counterstrike. You have identified the problem. Maybe he got confused with the multiple meanings of the word. They kept striking so Harbaugh tried to keep up by having his offense go on strike....