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Highest paid coach in…

Highest paid coach in college football who made several coaching changes in his early career, taking more money each time wonders why his players are all about the money.

I lean toward the “give the…

I usually lean toward the “give the coach time” side of things. However, I really can’t reasonably justify another season for him, hard as I might try. The utter ineptitude of this season alone is shocking. Add that it’s part of a downward trend, the major temper issues, and general team and culture management scuttlebutt and I think the case is closed.

Hes an important alum, he had health issues this year, he had some recruitment issues that weren’t all his own making. I can see how those save his job for one more season after a disappointing showing this year, but the breadth and depth of this season’s failure just can’t be excused.

In four of the last ten…

In four of the last ten years, the new b10’s 4th best team has finished outside of the top 14, but never outside of top 20.

With all the money coming in, I’d expect that to happen less often.

I can’t believe people are…

I can’t believe people are surprised by this. Get this through your head. We are moving to a single league. I’m not sure how the b10/sec settles out, but the b12 and acc are going the way of the big east and pac12 or will become Mac type conferences. Any remaining teams with any market value will be plucked up shortly. Within 10 years, the b12 and acc will get 0 automatic bids, and within a similar time frame, the playoff will become an exclusive sec/b10 fixture.
 

Money =competitive advantage, and The competitive advantage over the current b12 and acc will become a chasm over the next couple of years. Small market b10 and sec teams will be taking the promising coaches from b12 and acc teams because they will have the dollars to do it. 

You’re suggesting college…

You’re suggesting college football shouldn’t be about the money? We jumped that ship 40 years ago.

Lost the last home game to…

Lost the last home game to Wisconsin.

What would preparation look…

What would preparation look like?

“Why is he not stepping in…

“Why is he not stepping in this time to bang some heads together and help steer UM away this pending disaster?”

Has it occurred to you that not everyone, including Steve Ross has the same opinion as you?

I’m confused how you prepare…

I’m confused how you prepare for a coach departing for the nfl and taking some assistants with him?

is Warde supposed to have secret conversations behind Harbaugh’s back with the assistants to affirm their loyalties to um over Harbaugh during the team’s national title run?

Wasde immediately hired Moore. We have great pay for assistants and now it’s on Moore to fill those roles.

Michigan and no college team…

Michigan and no college team is not going to win coaching battles with the nfl on the regular.

Michigan has great pay for assistant coaches and now Moore, not Warde, needs to go out and find great assistants just as Harbaugh did nearly every off season.

The main problem I see with Warde is an antiquated view on student athletes in p5 football. That, however, is a university decision that must be made at the very top. Is the university all in on branding a pro sports team or not? The middle ground has vanished.

Speaks to Harbaugh’s ability…

Speaks to Harbaugh’s ability to hire pro level talent at the college level.

How do academics work at img…

How do academics work at img? Do they have some sort of standard for kids who want to transfer there?

At least we get the top…

At least we get the top draft pick now, right?

Really solid “Let’s Go Blue”…

Really solid “Let’s Go Blue” chant for Michigan during the last drive against Penn St in 1994. Didn’t work, unfortunately.

College football is just shy…

College football is just shy of fully professionalized at this point. In the NFL, location, culture, opportunity to win... these things matter and can give a slight edge, but money is king. Either Michigan joins the "mercenary" professional culture of college football or they get left in the dust. If you don't like it, welcome to the club of people who hate what has happened to college football. That said... DIII still exists if you want that true amateur feel!

I did read your post. I'm…

I did read your post. I'm making the case that doing his current job, which is to do everything he can to help the Chargers compete, is what's right.

Harbaugh is a competitor. He…

Harbaugh is a competitor. He is doing everything he can to win for the chargers now. Thats his job. I would expect nothing less.

Just curious, were you…

Just curious, were you feeling ok from ‘12-‘17 for some reason?

You might be forgetting that…

You might be forgetting that he missed the preseason prep and early season games with health issues.

It’s not altogether…

It’s not altogether surprising. Howard has been out this year with the health issues, so I can understand getting a bonus year.

With that said, the trajectory for the program has been down for a few years now, and I don’t expect a turnaround next year.

Just commenting to say I was…

Just commenting to say I was here. And I was there. What a night! Amazing!

Unless Milroe was meant to…

Unless Milroe was meant to be squatting near the ground 1 yard behind center, I don't think he was responsible for all of them.

I don't think OSU is planning to use him as a center, anyway.

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A good sign about the state…

A good sign about the state of our program that we all aren't hanging on a thread over one commitment or desperate for a savior. Compare the reactions below to the all or nothing feel about Terrelle Pryor's commitment.

That said, just because he's the #1 recruit doesn't mean he's not a team player or wouldn't somehow be a good program fit at Michigan as some are suggesting. Michigan's got good qb talent coming in the next 2 classes, but I'd sure have preferred having Underwood here to LSU.

Will add that it's somewhat refreshing to know that a player is going for the money and that it's above board. Michigan can compete moneywise for players. It's not a rigged system like before where Michigan won't pay while other teams will.

Yeah, maybe "spineless" was…

Yeah, maybe "spineless" was a little harsh. I think it's the pervasive crap on the board you mentioned, in which people want to police what media is Michigan approved, that bugs me. Your attempt to head off that crap makes sense, but I'd rather us not kowtow to the Michigan purity test crowd, so I want to encourage that (apparently in a negative way).

Yeah, I'm picking a meta fight on a Saturday morning. I'm not pacing back and forth swearing under my breath even if it sounds like it. Happy new year to you too.

I guess I'm in board police…

I guess I'm in board police mode today. Are we just wholesale copying and pasting people's articles now? Give a summary and a link. 

Great. I think you missed my…

Great. I think you missed my point.

Honestly, I'm just…

Honestly, I'm just commenting on the hypocrisy of having an enemy/boycott list, but still posting content from that list. The whole "we all know they suck and don't give them clicks" disclaimer comes off as "don't take my Michigan fan card please," which shouldn't be on the table if you're posting a solid article.

But I agree that keeping an enemies list is exhausting and pointless, and it is getting to be a long list at this point (ESPN with the SEC bias, Freep because of stretchgate, and now the Athletic because of signgate). I'm okay with bans on the rumor-mill garbage sites, but the "they gave unfavorable, unfair coverage of Michigan" angle is insecure and comes off like "DISRESPEKT!"

If you want to boycott the…

If you want to boycott the Athletic because of their signgate coverage, that’s fine. 

I find that they’re a damn good outlet for the most part - see today’s video breakdown by nick baumgartner - and so I continue to frequent it.

To continue to read it, share links and summaries, but then couch it with a ‘but we all know they really suck so don’t go there and comment or anything’ is pretty spineless.

It’s like when Knight of the…

It’s like when Knight of the Seven Kingdoms came out. Thank you, but give us Winds of Winter!!

On 4th and 2 in Michigan’s…

On 4th and 2 in Michigan’s game tying drive, my mom mentioned “oh it’s night time over there now!” I think I snapped at her a bit.

Article is a good read. This…

Article is a good read. This struck me about his transfer to Michigan from an air-raid to an under center offense. Shows why we need to be patient with young qbs:

“Now, you’re telling me that there’s four different footworks for inside zone? I had two left feet. I was worried about which foot to step with first much less trying to complete a pass. I was so lost in learning. I’m talking to some of my buddies and said, ‘It now makes sense why Pat Mahomes had to take a year in the NFLto develop. Going from an Air Raid offense and just being able to rattle off a play call with a check into it and being able to call two plays at once, being able to check protection at the line, being able to switch receivers, bring in a tight end to max protect against Cover 0, reverse out from under center, deep play-action worrying about where your hands and feet are so you know how to hide the ball and then where your eyes need to be.’ 

Thaw gathering his muffed…

Thaw gathering his muffed punt.

I have been informed that if…

I have been informed that if that ball had crossed the goalline, assumign Thaw still recovered it, it would've been a touchback, not a safety.

Their center is a critical…

Their center is a critical piece to the 'bust' aspect of their boom and bust offense.

Here's some plays:

JJ's…

Here's some plays:

The tipped-pass-Gods helped us TWICE on the final drive. We all know Roman Wilson's amazing catch, but on the same drive, on the play right before Corum's big 4th down conversion, on 3rd and 2, a pass was deflected high into the Alabama defense, just a foot or two out of reach of an Alabama defender. A game ending interception instead fell harmlessly to the ground. All hail the tipped-pass-Gods.

JJ's catch and throw was incredible. An ugly play, but he made a great catch on what would've been a drive killing fumble and major loss at best if he had dropped it (if not a turnover). After a great catch, he quickly turned and, with a guy in his face, made a dead on completion to Wilson at pace for 20 yards. Just an incredible save. Ended up being a touchdown drive.

Immediately after muffing it, Thaw's fumble recovery and ability to hang onto that ball after getting thumped was remarkable.

In overtime, the 4.5 minutes between the end of the 3rd and goal completion and the 4th and goal stop were excruciating but all worth it in the end!

He did what he always does,…

He did what he always does, so they’re basically saying “if only we had a better team.”

Michigan’s special teams mistakes were highly uncharacteristic (maybe characteristic for bowl season).

They’ve been proving all the…

They’ve been proving all the haters wrong on the field each week. They should continue to do so. The narrative has generally swung strongly to “Michigan deserves these wins” so no need to say anything except that we’re focused on Washington.

Thanks! One more: the ball…

Thanks! So really the main job was recovery, sounds like a safety was an unlikely outcome.

One more: the ball is bouncing after the muff and Thaw recovers it at the one, but his own momentum carries him into the end zone where he goes to ground. Safety?

Just adding to special teams…

Just adding to special teams mayhem: Michigan had 10 guys on the field for the final punt return until 2 seconds before the ball was snapped.

Question: if Thaw muffs the punt on the 5 and the ball bounces into the end zone, and then Thaw dives on it, is that a touchback or a safety?

That was not a new injury…

That was not a new injury and he was hobbling around all game. Still sucks for them, but it didn’t come out of nowhere on that last play.

“The game-plan got a bit…

“The game-plan got a bit cute at times, particularly with the risky trick plays against such a well-coached defense”

I disagree. Both of their “cute plays” completely fooled Alabama and would’ve been possible touchdowns if they had been executed. One worked reasonably well despite poor execution and one was disrupted by Alabama’s defense. I think they were a net neutral on the Michigan game plan and could easily have been game breakers in what was a low scoring affair.

Excellent game plan on all counts. Michigan Out coached the master on all counts here.

I think McNamara led us to…

I think McNamara led us to 12 of those wins. Credit where credit is due.

I’m fairly immune to…

I’m fairly immune to highlight reels and hype videos at this point, but that was a fantastic production.

I’ll read it to mean that…

I’ll read it to mean that the team’s greatest strength is that it has no true weakness, and I agree with the spirit of that.

However, “just sort of good” understates it significantly. Multiple position units are elite. Maybe o-tackle is just sort of good. Maybe receivers are just sort of good. Every other unit is somewhere between very good and best in country.

I’m thinking comma +…

I’m thinking comma + appropriate coordinating conjunction would have done the trick.

Considering she yelled “GET…

Considering she yelled “GET HIM!!” at one point, I don’t think she was trying to help.

Sexual situations can be…

Sexual situations can be confusing, and kids can't learn by their parents example in this specific situation. There is so much misinformation in movies and porn about what appropriate sexual encounters look like that every parent needs to have this chat with their children. 

Excellent book. Absolutely…

Excellent book. Absolutely helps place this MSU story in a larger context.

A super league will come…

A super league will come with revenue sharing to protect against the exact scenario you've proposed.