| Date | Title | Body |
|---|---|---|
| 9 weeks 2 days ago | 1. False. (Rawls or |
1. False. (Rawls or Hayes.) 2. True. (Counting Dileo as a slot.) 3. True. (This seems almost a given.) 4. False. 5. False. 6. False. (Nothing against Wormley, just playing the odds.) 7. True. 8. False. (Bolden will back up both Morgan and Ross.) 9. False. (Cass Tech CBs are guilty until proven innocent.) 10. False? (Pretty sure Gordon/Wilson/Avery is the starting lineup at SS/FS/Nickel; Robinson will likely sub in before Thomas/Clark.) |
| 11 weeks 2 days ago | Ugh. |
I have lost faith. 79-63, Bad Guys. |
| 11 weeks 6 days ago | Comparisons |
Poggi is a Rivals 4-Star with a 6.0 rating. Here are the other 6.0 4-Star Michigan commits in the Rivals era: Tim Jamison, Mario Manningham, Marquise Slocum, Antonio Bass, Justin Boren, Carlos Brown, Jonas Mouton, Boubacar Cissoko, Dann O'Neil, & Justin Turner. |
| 12 weeks 12 hours ago | Ceiling: All Big Ten |
Ceiling: All Big Ten |
| 12 weeks 1 day ago | I'm glad that he made the |
I'm glad that he made the catches in the gauntlet, but, in general, receivers want to catch the ball with their palms extended and their fingers up and together. That results in a strong secure catch. His second-to-last catch on the gauntlet was good form. Beyond that, Denard was primarily cradling the ball with his fingers down, and I'm sure the scouts noticed. He'll need a fair bit of teaching/repetition. |
| 14 weeks 2 hours ago | Agreed. |
Ace's current methodology treats a class of five 3-star players as equivalent to a class of three 5-star players. Yet numerous studies have shown that recruting three 5-star players produces one All-American about 75% of the time. Recruitng five 3-star players produces one All-American about 9% of the time. There are similar studies about the correlation between star rankings and team wins. If Ace wants to include a measure of quantity in his rankings, he needs to first find a way to better account for the drastic differences between individual player star ratings. |
| 14 weeks 3 days ago | Wow. |
I agree with all who like these better than our current uniforms. Can we just keep these? |
| 14 weeks 5 days ago | Raphael. |
He's the leader of the group |
| 19 weeks 3 days ago | Watching him in the Outback Bowl |
the comparison that came to mind was Dante Hall. |
| 19 weeks 6 days ago | I was pleased with his performance |
and I am happy to have him as our coach. |
| 20 weeks 1 day ago | Todd Graham. |
Todd Graham. |
| 27 weeks 5 days ago | I don't know about you |
But I was always pretty fond of Brian's Tay Odoms = Mountain Goat meme. Mountain Goat beats Muscle Hamster any day. |
| 31 weeks 3 days ago | Give me Kovacs |
I'll give you 1:2 odds on the field. |
| 31 weeks 3 days ago | Odds? |
I'd take the dog to beat your spread in all three cases. What would you give me on a $5 trifecta? |
| 31 weeks 6 days ago | 48-14 Michigan |
48-14 Michigan |
| 32 weeks 3 days ago | FYI |
Rutgers has finished either in the AP Top 25 or among "Others Receiving Votes" in 5 of the last 6 years. If they keep up their momentum this year, it will be 6 of 7. I'm not saying they are great, but they are not exactly a one-year fluke. |
| 33 weeks 4 days ago | FWIW |
I actually feel better about this 2-2 team than I thought I would. The Notre Dame game was the first time we saw the defense play like we'll need them to if we are going to make a run at the Big Ten title. Coming into the year, I thought 8-4 was a pretty realistic expectation. Despite the two losses, I now feel better about our chances of going 9-3 than I did before last week's game. |
| 33 weeks 5 days ago | That article is over a year |
That article is over a year old. |
| 33 weeks 6 days ago | I'm guessing we schedule |
I'm guessing we schedule something truly thrilling, like a home-and-home with Cincinnati. That ought to really help shore up our Ohio recruiting, as well. |
| 38 weeks 4 days ago | I'm with you |
I'm sure the #4 has something to do with it, but their size and upright running style are similar enough. Looking back at his high school tape, Minor might have had more top-end speed coming in (or he might have just played against inferior competition). Either way, I hope Hoke teaches Smith how to RAGE. |
| 38 weeks 4 days ago | Ummm... |
Sadly, that's not true. |
| 38 weeks 4 days ago | Agreed. |
I agree that carries will be sparse, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him give us a few highlights as a reciever out of the backfield or the slot. Despite being the nominal change-of-pace back, Smith only has 36 career receptions in 33 games. I see Hayes getting some chances out there. I believe the coaches were also auditioning him at punt and kickoff returner last year, so he might get a look there again at some point. All told, you're right that it's likely still a weak line: 20-25 caries and 15-20 receptions, probably. But I guess my point is that I fully expect to see him become a reliable role-player this year rather than just a substitute. By the end of the season, I think he'll be getting touches because the coaches want him to get those touches, not because the other guy needed a breather. If that's the case, I'd consider it a successful year for him regardless of the final numbers. |
| 38 weeks 4 days ago | #5 |
Justice Hayes is the big one. He'll contribute this year. I was also looking forward to the emergence of Antonio Poole this year (I always fall for the athletic tweener linebackers), but it seems that will have to wait. |
| 39 weeks 15 hours ago | #5 |
Don't forget Justice Hayes. He's probably above both of the players you mention in terms of slot/speed backs. Frankly, I'm quite excited for his future here. That said, I would be happy to have Dee Hart competing here if the coaches think he's worth the offer.
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| 39 weeks 2 days ago | I don't understand the SOS debate |
I'm not sure I understand the position of those who don't think that schedule should be a consideration in determining pre-season rankings. As I've always understood them, pre-season rankings are not power polls. They are not merely trying to estimate which teams have the most talent overall, but rather are trying to predict which teams will end the season having had the best season. To put it another way, the final version of these polls are supposed to measure which teams had the best season overall. Why do people expect that a pre-season version of the same poll would be based on an entirely independant criterion (team talent), rather than on the criterion that accounts for the final poll? |
| 40 weeks 2 days ago | Homebrew IPA. Trying to kick |
Homebrew IPA. Trying to kick the keg so that I can start cabonating my Special Bitter tomorrow while I brew an Oatmeal Stout. |
| 40 weeks 4 days ago | Schofield but |
no Burkhead? |
| 46 weeks 5 days ago | This isn't as new a trend as |
This isn't as new a trend as you might like to believe. Wake Forest offered NC QB Chris Leak as an 8th grader. That would have been roughly 12 years ago. These things happen. |
| 1 year 4 days ago | Old away jerseys |
I'm pretty sure the "ram's horn" jersey referenced above is the 2010 away jerseys that were worn by some players because the 2011 fitted jerseys were too stretchy and tore too easily. The "ram's horn" is the ugly yellow side-panels/piping. |
| 1 year 1 week ago | Math? |
If I'm doing the math correctly, the Under bet would require a 65% or greater chance of Michigan winning fewer than 10 games. Although I would take the Under straight up, I'm not sure that a 9-or-fewer win season is twice as likely as a 10-win season. |
