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I think Moody lost a lot of…

I think Moody lost a lot of grace with the 49ers fanbase because he went 6-9 on FGs and 10-12 on PATs to end the season of a low-ish note. A bit of an overreaction for a rookie kicker, but high emotions I guess.

Ugh… I hope this doesn’t…

Ugh… I hope this doesn’t come down to Moody’s missed PAT.

Shortest lived Super Bowl…

Shortest lived Super Bowl record :( - feel bad for Moody

Clinkscale is already has…

Clinkscale is already has the co-DC title and is getting paid ~$900k/year.

I guess Moore/Warde could stop the search and promote Clinkscale to lead DC + give him the extra 100-200k to bump him into 7-figures. Elston, I don’t know is a clear slam-dunk to be co-DC though, IIRC, Notre Dame/Marcus Freeman gave him a shot at coordinating, and chose to demote him back to DL line soon after.

I'm not a NCAA rules expert,…

I'm not a NCAA rules expert, but I've heard on several podcasts that a common loophole that coaches are employing is contacting transfer prospects through their current players.

Like it is against the rules for coaches to directly contact another team's players that haven't entered the transfer portal yet, but... apparently if there is say a mutual contact (i.e. players that became friends during the high school recruitment process, or former HS teammates), then it is legal for the coach to be like:

- "Hey, Player X, you played high school ball with Player Y, right? Send him a text, and see if he likes playing for Arizona State or does he ever dream about playing for Michigan...."

Exactly, why is this even…

Exactly, why is this even news? Isn't it common knowledge at this point that there is a clause or two that Harbaugh wants in the contract that Michigan hasn't been willing to concede on yet? So that is an "unfinished contract" then, right?

This game makes you wonder…

This game makes you wonder how much the Carolina Panthers are probably kicking themselves for drafting Bryce Young instead of CJ Stroud.

I do feel a little bit bad…

I do feel a little bit bad for Brown though - gets a chance to start in a top-10 matchup after sitting the bench for 2 years, and gets knocked out like 15 offensive plays into it.

If he was a draft-eligible player, he’d be another classic case of why college players should sit out bowl games these days.

Although it is hilarious that Ryan Day didn’t seem to prep his true fresh QB at all to step in.

The only “scoop” I have…

The only “scoop” I have regarding SignGate is that my co-worker’s son is verifiable a walk-on at Ohio State for the last 3 years - He said that previously his son was allowed to bring a tablet home to study practice film, but starting this past offseason the coaches announced to the team that film is only allowed to be viewed on secure campus WiFi. So when he brings the tablet home or to his apartment now, it can’t access the practice film anymore.

The coaches never gave the players any reason for the change, but the rumor preseason in the locker room was that the coaches were told that someone outside the program accessed the drive of practice film.

Pretty funny that Kyle…

Pretty funny that Kyle McCord as a senior was afraid to compete against a true freshman Dylan Raiola at Nebraska.

We’ll see if Syracuse ends up being the right choice for McCord.

A surprising landing spot…

A surprising landing spot for Kyle McCord.

I thought for sure a major P5 program would try and land him as a 1-2 year bridge like LSU did with Burrow.

So far a lot of their transfers are landing at programs that are a clear step below:

  • McCord > Syracuse
  • Evan Pryor > Cincinnati
  • Chip Traynaum > UK
  • Julian Fleming > ???

hopefully this is a signal to the talent-level on OSU’s roster right now

That makes sense why Ryan…

That makes sense why Ryan Day was very non-committal in interviews this week about Kyle McCord remaining the starter going forward. Everyone thought it was hot air.

There have been rumors that Ohio State was in the running for WSU’s Cam Ward and potentially Texas’s Arch Manning has been weighing his options on transferring with Quinn Ewers supposedly staying another year.

Seems like a pretty fair…

Seems like a pretty fair starting point for odds. I definitely like our odds if we get 3-4 weeks of bowl practice for Moore to get the new OL gelling and playing as a unit.

Barnhart at OG seems like a much better fit for him as well.

Ohio State also beat them in…

Ohio State also beat them in 2014 in the semis

Klatt has been one of the…

Klatt has been one of the only people consistently in Michigan’s corner - I wouldn’t take it that far.

Why did Corum tote that on…

Why did Corum tote that on his chest?!!!

So really only one starter…

So really only one starter out for either side, S Latham Ransom

Since OP’s post didn’t…

Since OP’s post didn’t actually include the feature quote:

"I'm very emotional," Burke said. "I'm trying not to get too out of character, but this game means a lot for us. And we're gonna get it done for the state of Ohio."

Sorry to thread-jack

Maybe I am being too…

Maybe I am being too skeptical - Stalions was shown to be paying multiple people, these screenshots are payment for “milk” going to the same person on a regular basis.

In college, one of my flatmates took the onus of buying groceries and house supplies for both of us, and I just reimbursed him every 1-2 weeks. Not saying that is what is happening here, but I’m not going stretch a screenshot about a college kid paying single person on a regular basis.

Wait… is the implication of…

Wait… is the implication of these tweets that Alex Yood’s and his MA doctor father hired the PI firm because Yood was salty about being fired?

Is Pete Thamel considered an…

Is Pete Thamel considered an OSU guy? I don’t know a ton about him, but seems like he rose up the ranks reporting in East Coast sports and Syracuse/college basketball.

Thamel has been the guy with the earliest drop on almost everything.

Has there actually been any…

Has there actually been any confirmation that it was Ryan Day who hired the PI firm, or is it just something that gets repeated?

The main source I kept hearing it from was Isaiah Hole, and his credibility has been tainted a bit the past 4 weeks because so much of what he guaranteed has been wrong.

It is really puzzling how…

It is really puzzling how discordant Harbaugh’s postseason record is compared to his regular season record, especially with how successful his last two teams have been.

One of my cousins was…

One of my cousins was jabbing with me and told me that one of those early wins was against Ann Arbor High School - I thought he was just joking/messing with me, and he was actually right lol.

After Lou Holtz’s recent…

After Lou Holtz’s recent comments, I would also like to see Holtz in a cage match with Harbaugh.

Kind of a clickbait-y title…

Kind of a clickbait-y title and worthless post TBH…

He is saying that a player really wanted to play and it took a lot to convince them to sit out for the player’s own good.

Taulia was also throwing…

Taulia was also throwing against the wind, so it likely died in the air much sooner than he intended.

Like OP said, great for Michigan, but if it was a call against my team… I’d be pissed too.

Day just cleared the benches…

Day just cleared the benches with like 7+ minutes left in the 3rd qtr, thought Minnesota would challenge them for a little longer.

I was kind of sad to see all…

I was kind of sad to see all the Air Force hype deflating after back-to-back losses... Always happy to root for the service academies.

Yeah, he's their LB that…

Yeah, he's their LB that played with two broken thumbs last year.

In anyone keeping a close…

In anyone keeping a close eye on OSU-Minnesota on BTN, it looks like MLB Tom Eichenberg and NT Mike Hall are both out with injuries - FS Lathan Ransom out for the season.

I'm convinced, put Mikey…

I'm convinced, put Mikey Sainristil 1-on-1 on Marvin Harrison Jr.

I really hope the DBs don't…

I really hope the DBs don't play like this against OSU's WRs

I am willing to hedge that…

I am willing to hedge that Taulia is a better QB than McCord... I am a little worried about the DBs getting torched right now with the looming threat of Marvin Harrison Jr.  It looks like Emeka Egbuka will still be somewhat injured, so at least they won't have a credible 2nd receiving threat.

I highly doubt that Michigan…

I highly doubt that Michigan wouldn’t lead with the biggest usable gun they had, which probably was the Purdue/Rutgers/OSU leak

If they are strategically sitting on other information, then it is a good likelihood that the same accusation can be thrown right back at themselves and don’t want to engage in friendly-fire.

Yeah - it can’t be a huge…

Yeah - it can’t be a huge confidence boost to go from thinking Harbaugh and program were doing to fight tooth and nail to get the head coach back on game day — just to roll over with no explanation and making the last 5-6 days of bravado look a little foolish.

TBH - I think the academic…

TBH - I think the academic implications will hold the university back more from leaving the B1G than this football spat.

Short of them leaving for the Ivy League and abandoning the revenue sports altogether, I think the B1G is the best balance of academics and athletics in the country.

As fans, we care more about the sports relationship, but as administrators the school probably values the academics more.

I think Ohio State is in…

I think Ohio State is in major trouble.

For a “safeties-driven” defense that Knowles runs, they are down their top-2 two safeties in Lathan Ransom and Josh Proctor, and they are down arguably their best/most consistent player in MLB T. Eichenberg. There’s no way their defense can adjust in time to handle Michigan’s balanced attack.

On offense, their offensive line is going to get eaten alive by Michigan’s defense. That unit has looked pathetic and mistake-ridden all season.

Colored me shocked, Ohio…

Colored me shocked, Ohio State clears the benches with ~9 minutes left in the 3rd quarter.

I thought for sure they’d leave them in to do some stat-padding.

Do we trust Will Johnson one…

Do we trust Will Johnson one-on-one with Harrison Jr.?

TBH, I was overall impressed…

TBH, I was overall impressed by Penn State’s defense. They forced a lot of punts, and played at a high level. Penn State’s offense though - straight doo-doo.

Wait, Sherrone Moore is the…

Wait, Sherrone Moore is the interim HC, not Mike Hart?

I really dislike that…

I really dislike that Woodson and Urban seem so close on and off-camera

Anyone, but Dave Portnoy …

Anyone, but Dave Portnoy (and Brian Kelly) please don’t make them our defenders.

I think that was specific to…

I think that was specific to the playoff games because they are governed by the CFP.

Ohio State asked the CFP if they could attend/scout the other semi-final game, and the CFP said they had not made a rule specifically against it, so yeah. Then the next season the CFP made a rule against it to be in-line with the NCAA.

There’s rumors that Schiano…

There’s rumors that Schiano/Rutgers & Day/Ohio State actually asked the B1G if they would be allowed to share signs with Purdue before the Big Ten Championship - similar to how they asked the CFP in 2021 if they could scout the other semi-final game - and were supposedly given an “it’s probably okay” from the conference at that time.

I wouldn't put that much…

I wouldn't put that much trust in a "whistle-blower" put much more thought than, "Hey, this folder of videos with sideline signs from B1G teams seems pretty suspiciously close to what the Astros's were accused of... maybe it is worth forwarding to someone?" 

After the Houston Astros's…

After the Houston Astros's highly publicized "SignGate," it probably wouldn't have been that hard to put together that an incidental finding like that would be pretty "juicy" and worth turning over.

There was that theory/rumor…

There was that theory/rumor a few days back that the PI firm was investigating something else entirely, and stumbled upon the Stalions's scheme. Mostly because apparently Michigan knows exactly which PI firm is it, and are familiar with them.

IIRC, "TattooGate" was a result of a larger investigation by the DEA/FBI into a drug dealer, and an independent contractor in the investigation stumbled upon the emails about exchanging memorabilia and forwarded the emails to other people.  Memory is a bit fuzzy, but I remember being very amused by that detail.

And, to be clear, oral…

And, to be clear, oral updates from NCAA enforcement staff do not and cannot constitute evidence
 

I guess we know what B1G conference was going to show President Ono