What’s some good news?
It’s been a weird ride since January 8th with a ton of twists and turns, with feels like a continual string of mostly unfortunate news since that mountaintop high. Can we turn that tide and find the good? What are things that we are enjoying, looking forward to, etc.?
January 29th, 2024 at 9:52 AM ^
Ryan Day is still coaching OSU
January 29th, 2024 at 10:25 AM ^
I'm afraid we may not like that so much around this time next year.
January 29th, 2024 at 10:26 AM ^
Even if he manages to beat us in 2024 (when he'll be at home and his team most likely favored), he'll still have a losing record against us.
Don't forget that John Cooper beat us twice.
January 29th, 2024 at 11:07 AM ^
I've been referring to Cryin' Ryan' as Cooper 2.0 since the day he was hired.
January 29th, 2024 at 10:29 AM ^
House money this year.
January 29th, 2024 at 6:36 PM ^
He could beat us next year, but it doesnt matter anymore.
January 29th, 2024 at 12:10 PM ^
Logged in just to upvote.
January 29th, 2024 at 9:09 PM ^
And…he’s still on 3rd base.
January 29th, 2024 at 9:52 AM ^
2 short months til Tiger baseball
January 29th, 2024 at 9:54 AM ^
They said good news.
January 29th, 2024 at 10:00 AM ^
my Atlanta Braves start spring training soon!
Well, good news for me, anyway.
edit: lol at the downvotes. you still mad about john smoltz or something? bring it on, los tigres!
January 29th, 2024 at 11:05 AM ^
The Tigers signed Colt Keith for 6 yrs/$28.6M. I look at that as a positive change in philosophy. Atlanta has been the trendsetter in locking up their most promising young players early. It's very early in this case.
January 29th, 2024 at 12:27 PM ^
Colt Keith is going to be a stud. Last year between AA and AAA he batted .300 with like 30 HR’s and 100 RBI. And we locked him up for the next 9 yrs. A true building block moving forward.
January 29th, 2024 at 12:50 PM ^
I like the move.
If Colt Keith continues his progression plus turns into adequate or better 2nd baseman, the contract he just signed is a definite step in the right direction for the Tigers organization. This contract helps give the Tigers the financial flexibility to afford to continue to add talent.
January 29th, 2024 at 3:04 PM ^
"Colt Keith" sounds like the name of an actor in an MST-3000 movie. Or a porno.
January 29th, 2024 at 10:43 AM ^
Pitchers & catchers report even sooner.
January 29th, 2024 at 9:52 AM ^
2 short months til Tiger baseball
January 29th, 2024 at 9:52 AM ^
The sun is finally out on the east coast today if that helps
January 29th, 2024 at 9:56 AM ^
Not until Friday in Michigan. I feel like I haven't seen it in two months.
January 29th, 2024 at 12:49 PM ^
It actually lasted about 30 mins, but was nice
January 29th, 2024 at 11:16 AM ^
Maybe you’re part of the East Coast. Cloudy in Boston.
January 29th, 2024 at 12:42 PM ^
It's another grey day here in northern Vermont. Send some of that sun our way. We could sure use it.
January 29th, 2024 at 9:52 AM ^
Pitchers and catchers report soon.
January 29th, 2024 at 10:11 AM ^
Wendy, is your son still working for the Cubs? Has to be a dream job for him.
January 29th, 2024 at 10:23 AM ^
He is. He's in Mesa right now at the Cubs Complex, getting ready for spring training and then he'll be going to Knoxville to be the assistant pitching coach for the Cubs AA team, the Smokies. Total dream job. If anyone lives in the Knoxville area, I encourage you to go to a game this summer. Minor league games are great. Last year, Michigan's Jordan Nwogu was on the AA team, so I'm hoping we'll get to see him when we visit.
January 29th, 2024 at 11:17 AM ^
That is so cool!
January 29th, 2024 at 11:19 AM ^
100% agree..... got to watch a lot of Tiger's talent play AA ball. Zumia, Rodney, Maybin, Avila, Verlander, Castellanos and quite a few others. Chet Lemons son Marcus even played a few years, got to meet Chet at a game.
January 29th, 2024 at 11:44 AM ^
I live about twenty minutes from the Tigers A ballpark for the West Michigan Whitecaps. Nice venue to take in a game.
January 29th, 2024 at 12:02 PM ^
We went to South Bend last year to watch the South Bend Cubs (high A) and it was great. The environment is very chill, it's a lot less expensive, and the baseball is pretty good.
January 29th, 2024 at 12:06 PM ^
Very nice. My son is on the medical staff with the Cubs. He’ll be in Mesa the 9th. Great minor league complex in AZ.
January 29th, 2024 at 2:39 PM ^
My husband and I went down last season for spring training. Great facilities and I loved the park. Good for your son!
January 29th, 2024 at 10:29 AM ^
And this from him, as it relates to the S & C question in the NFL: he likes to work with the minor leaguers because they're still open to listening. He said the major leaguers are pretty much complete, and have their own programs. The team may request that they improve in certain areas but then the player goes off and does it on his own. If they're rehabbing an injury, they may come and work with people at the complex because it requires a level of medical knowledge that a regular coach (or the player himself) doesn't have. Some guys are more open than others to working with the team staff.
January 29th, 2024 at 9:56 AM ^
Honestly, I am not feeling that way. Michigan won the national championship in 2024. For the next ten years, I can watch college football of any variety with absolutely no envy. I will even watch college football after a Michigan loss on the same day, which is unheard of for me. I assumed Harbaugh was leaving the minute the Washington game ended. Further, the Lions went to the NFC championship game in a year that was, to me, at least one year ahead of schedule and possibly two. Michigan basketball sucks but we knew that already so I have mentally prepared for that development. Were on the down side of winter. Golf season coming soon.
Whose got it better than us? Nobody.
(Possibly Travis Kelce. He probably has it better than us).
January 29th, 2024 at 10:00 AM ^
You seem to be a very mentally healthy individual, I share the same perspective. How are people this crazy, we literally just won a National Championship with a HOF coach at the helm, naturally there is no where to go but down (not very far down) before we start the climb again.
January 29th, 2024 at 10:04 AM ^
Yeah just look at Georgia, Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State. They won titles and are still rebuilding how short sighted of me.
January 29th, 2024 at 10:20 AM ^
Yeah, but you have to realize that Harbaugh was always unlikely to stay forever. He left Stanford because he was never going to win an NC, and the NFL came calling. He got pushed out, and a natural fit was to come to his alma mater. Obviously the last three years have been awesome, but the start was rough, and he was flirting with the NFL for a couple years. Someone finally made him a good offer, so he took the promotion.
I understand it sucks that Minter and Herbert are leaving, but people take promotions all the time, and Moore is young, while being a continuation of the culture that won big for us. In some ways this is just us being a victim of our own success.
January 29th, 2024 at 10:29 AM ^
Different competitive landscape buddy. Are you proposing that we start blatantly cheating and making our program transactional? OSU: 2002, 20014, ?...
January 29th, 2024 at 10:35 AM ^
OSU won one title and outside of that weird 2020 season haven't played for a title since. LSU won a title and haven't been back. Clemson had a short-ish run but are seemingly back to being a step or two behind, etc. Alabama (and we'll see about Georgia) is the one truly consistent winner during the playoff era but Nick Saban's Alabama run is going to be studied for generations because it is the most insane run of dominance we have probably ever seen in college football given the context and overall competitiveness. We'll see what happens with UM but there was inevitably going to be a downturn and Harbaugh wanting to go to the NFL for 3+ years straight now was always going to put a cap on any run he'd have at UM.
January 29th, 2024 at 10:45 AM ^
The thing is, there is not really a lot of reason to believe there is going to be that much of a downturn. Michigan is absolutely loaded on defense next year and they have a lot of components on offense as well. QB certainly a question mark but teams can win with true freshman QBs and Orji has shown some outstanding potential as a runner, at least.
January 29th, 2024 at 11:40 AM ^
That loaded defense is gone once Elston bails too.
January 29th, 2024 at 2:22 PM ^
Loaded on defense but just lost their DC who was probably the best coach on the staff. The offense is pretty much starting over outside of Loveland and Edwards. I highly doubt any QB we have playing next year will be great, I'm praying for just ok. I think it's also fair to say that Moore will be a step down from Harbaugh and yes I realize he won games last year as the interim but it's not the same as running everything, everyday.
I think we're going to be Iowa next year, but like a normal Iowa team, not the one from the last few years. After next year, that's when I really worry since most of the defense will be gone after 2024.
January 29th, 2024 at 10:45 AM ^
Exactly...
January 29th, 2024 at 3:34 PM ^
Everyone hates star gazing but there is a reason Clemson is reeling and OSU, Bama, and Georgia keep plugging along. We are more Clemson than Bama. When you basically share the first round of the high school draft (OSU, Bama, Georgia) you have a huge advantage. Clemson isnt beating Bama/Georgia forever and itll be the same for us. Things could change and I think we can still have superior coaching but it will be an uphill battle after these Super Sophs become draft eligible.
January 29th, 2024 at 10:09 AM ^
Right now, in the sports realm, I am in a very good mental spot. It cannot be overstated how much the national title did for me in my general sports fandom.
Mental health in general? Some ups and downs there. Winter is long and full of terrors. But sports mental health right now? Yeah, really good spot.
January 29th, 2024 at 10:38 AM ^
He was hypnotized last night. And the guy who hypnotized him died shortly thereafter.
He might even be cleaning fish at his desk today.
January 29th, 2024 at 10:06 AM ^
This is where I'm at as well. As good as the last few years were, I still never expected that we would win the National Championship. I swore to myself that I wouldn't complain and I'm keeping to it. Harbaugh leaving sucks, Herbert leaving sucks, but I'm just thrilled I got to see another NC in my lifetime.
Most of my friends are Mississippi State alums. After we won they congratulated me and mentioned that their team winning one was something they'd never witness in their lives. It's just a hard mountain to climb if you aren't Alabama or Georgia and we did it. The memories will last me a lifetime.
January 29th, 2024 at 10:16 AM ^
OK. He just won the AFC Championship by catching everything thrown in his vicinity. He's going to the Super Bowl. Taylor Swift is sucking his face after the big win. Maybe he's got it better than us, but nobody else!!
January 29th, 2024 at 2:01 PM ^
I heard the reason he wears #87 is because he's her #87
January 29th, 2024 at 2:56 PM ^
I've always been amused by the fact that her lucky number is apparently #13, and #87 + #13 = 100. If there are any MGoSwifties here, has the fandom attached any particular significance to this numerological happenstance?
January 29th, 2024 at 10:31 AM ^
Spot on. I feel the same way. We have a championship. That can hold me together for a long time. I am excited to see how Moore builds his team and make it a dominant force. I am also in wait for a few years mode. One championship changed my attitude completely. Exciting times.
Edit: I will add that it is really difficult to win championships at a place like UM with restrictions it has. Look at ND and how much they struggle. I am so glad we got one while ND is still looking for theirs. Oh, obligatory Hell with ND.