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I’ll add Kirk Gibson’s…

I’ll add Kirk Gibson’s legendary HR in game 5 of the 1984 World Series.  Vin Scully on the call, who also called his other legendary HR in the1988 World Series.

https://youtu.be/sSg0vi56syw?si=hkbFSCHM2NfKJaDD

I wish McCarthy all the…

I wish McCarthy all the success in the world, but nobody knows how he’ll be in the NFL.

The only stats that matter to me is 27-1 as a starter and national champion. 😀 

And with that I don’t see…

And with that I don’t see what incentive a team like UGA (tech), FSU (UF), or Clemson (South Carolina)  would have to play their starters in their rivalry games if they are locked into their conference championship game.

Rivalries are the soul of the sport and it pisses me off that these folks are willing to jeopardize it so that some three loss teams can make the playoff.

I’m very excited for the…

I’m very excited for the first school to sit their starters for rivalry week in preparation for their conference championship game.

Nice.  I like Coach Moore’s…

Nice.  I like Coach Moore’s hat choice at the end. 

I still play the EA 2006…

I still play the EA 2006 version (the one with Desmond on the cover).  I had to get a separate drive to get the old game to work, but I love firing that up late on a Saturday after the kid and wife have gone to bed.

I think ESPN is unable to…

I think ESPN is unable to add commercials to their 4K coverage, which is great for viewers, but not so much for their advertisers.  I suspect that’s why they have been so limited in their use of 4K.

FOX, NBC, and now CBS have seemingly figured it out.  Not sure why ESPN is dragging their feet.

This is hilarious.  Strength…

This is hilarious.  Strength of schedule differences between conferences will have the CFP forced to do a lot of explaining to a lot of angry fans and Manuel will be the guy taking those arrows.

Also, outside of Michigan, how much actual football does Manuel watch on a Saturday?

 

I swear some of you are not…

I swear some of you are not happy unless you have something to complain about.

The defense will be fine. Defense Coordinators are at their best when they have great players. Our defense will have a number of great players.

The money cannon has always…

The money cannon has always been about the generosity of average Michigan alumni and fans, who are often willing to help others.
I think most of those folks just aren’t as willing to donate their money so that players can make more than they do.  That’s probably true for just about all fanbases.

I suspect Michigan will do much better with all of this once some actual structure from a governing body is in place.

I would think a local…

I would think a local embroidery shop could help you out. Not sure if you’ll run into any copyright roadblocks though.

I had a blue cashmere hoodie monogrammed with a small “Hail” about a year ago and absolutely love it. That only cost an additional 10-15 bucks when I ordered it.

This would be a good pick up…

This would be a good pick up for BC.  O’Brien is a Boston guy, and he’ll be inheriting a promising QB and a good RB. They’ll have a decent chance of beating MSU next season.

Good for us and incredibly…

Good for us and incredibly good for Coach Campbell and his family.  

Going from OC at Alderson Broaddus to OC for the reigning FBS national champions in eight years is impressive!

A couple relevant bullet…

A couple relevant bullet points from Coach Moore:

  • OC: Expecting to appoint one soon.
  • DC: A few names on his list and expects to have it in place next week.
If you have two…

If you have two organizations competing for your services, you kinda get to set your conditions.  If the ten year thing is true, I suspect Herbert wanted to go to LA, but set his conditions where he would practically have to stay if accepted by M.

Back in 2015 Coach Harbaugh…

Back in 2015 Coach Harbaugh actually had his Gmail account listed in his Twitter profile.  Over the years I’d occasionally send him an email.  Usually just words of encouragement.  Sometimes I’d ask him to settle a friendly dispute between my wife and I.  He always replied, and it was 100% him.  
I’ll miss those exchanges, but time to move forward. 😊 

Teams lose coaches when they…

Teams lose coaches when they have tremendous success.  Georgia lost their OC in Monken.  They lost their DC in Lanning. It happens.
Michigan has built a national champion program, and everyone, especially Ohio State, has to sit with that until at least 2025. 😃 

YES.  Glad they got it done…

YES.  Glad they got it done quickly!

I won’t be surprised if he…

I won’t be surprised if he gets the job, but this column is just like every other one over the last three years.  Nobody knows anything.

”He wants it” isn’t really breaking news when someone interviews for a job.

Respectfully, More minority…

Respectfully, More minority owners would be great, but I don’t think you need minority owners in order to get minority coaches.  

If the problem is white white white, then that implies someone is not hiring minorities due to some kind of bias.  If that is true, then those owners should be named and proof of bias should be presented.

Feel sorry for the folks…

I feel sorry for the folks losing their jobs.  
I’ll always have a soft spot for SI.  When I was 17 they did a feature on basketball camps, one of which I attended.  The headline pic for the column had half of me in it, because some stupid coach stepped in front of me right as they took the pic.  I still have that issue packed away somewhere 😂 

https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/07/15/the-summer-game-competition-among-summer-basketball-camps-for-high-school-stars-is-so-hot-that-the-ncaa-may-have-to-step-in-to-cool-it-down

Yeah, it’s a slow change,…

Yeah, it’s a slow change, but an FBS team can still only have 4 GAs in any year.  The NCAA should allow that to increase.

For the rung analogy, I guess in my opinion it’s kind of a mixed bag.  Once you’re on the path, If you’re good at your job you will usually be noticed regardless of race.  But you’re also asking a coach to take on responsibilities that they aren’t necessarily interested in taking.  Like being interested in the career development of their lower level staff.  Coach Harbaugh has been one of the best in the business at this.

 

The Rooney Rule is well…

The Rooney Rule is well intentioned, but not all that effective at actually providing a solution to the problem.

In the 2024 B1G, 14/18 head coaches started out as Grad Assistants/QC coaches. For the 2024 SEC, it’s 13/16 head coaches.  In the NFL, it’s over half.

Coach Moore has gone from GA in 2011, to making 250k in 2018, to making over a million per year in 2023. 

Grant Newsome went from GA in 2020-2021 to making 275k this past year and quickly moving upwards in his career.

It seems to me that the issue can be better addressed by starting at the bottom, not the top. Allow teams to carry more GAs.

Maybe it’s a sham interview,…

Maybe it’s a sham interview, maybe it isn’t.  Shaw is a respected coach and is a native of San Diego and a big SD/LA Chargers fan.  He also coached Michael Spanos II At Stanford, so he has a close connection to the Spanos family.  I highly doubt it was a favor to Harbaugh.

Nobody knows anything.

I agree with Penn State

I agree with Penn State

Also, I consider FSU to be a blue blood.

19 conference championships (was independent for forty years).

3 national championships

14 straight years ranked in the final AP top 5 from 1987-2000

I think we’re 17-1 in blue…

I think we’re 17-1 in blue pants.

12-1 all time in the all blue, 5-0 in white top/blue pants.

There is some conflicting information out there, and I don’t have time to follow up, so take it for what it’s worth.

Apologies for the formatting below.
 

https://www.on3.com/teams/michigan-wolverines/news/michigan-football-reveals-uniform-choice-for-national-championship/

GameLocationUniformResult

Ohio State (Nov. 25, 2023)HomeBlue on blueW, 30-24

Purdue (Nov. 4, 2023)HomeBlue on blueW, 41-13

Michigan State (Oct. 21, 2023)AwayWhite on blueW, 49-0

Indiana (Oct. 14, 2023)HomeBlue on blueW, 52-7

Bowling Green (Sept. 16, 2023)HomeBlue on blueW, 31-6

Purdue (Dec. 3, 2022)NeutralBlue on blueW, 43-22

Nebraska (Nov. 12, 2022)HomeBlue on blueW, 34-3

Michigan State (Oct. 29, 2022)HomeBlue on blueW, 29-7

Penn State (Oct. 15, 2022)HomeBlue on blueW, 41-17

Iowa (Oct. 1, 2022)AwayWhite on blueW, 27-14

Georgia (Dec. 31, 2021)NeutralBlue on blueL, 34-11

Iowa (Dec. 4, 2021)NeutralWhite on blueW, 42-3

Ohio State (Nov. 27, 2021)HomeBlue on blueW, 42-27

Maryland (Nov. 20, 2021)AwayWhite on blueW, 59-18

Wisconsin (Oct. 2, 2021)AwayWhite on blueW, 38-17

Washington (Sept. 11, 2021)HomeBlue on blueW, 31-10

Penn State (Oct. 11, 2014)HomeBlue on blueW, 18-

Hat tip to Swankywolverine…

Hat tip to Swankywolverine for that one. https://twitter.com/swankywolverine/status/1739639701500522887

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It would be nice if they…

It would be nice if they could do something similar to what Florida did for Spurrier.  Give him a window after the last game of each season to entertain NFL offers.  Then when that window closes, the buyout gets really big.

It might not keep coach from leaving, but at least you could put a specific date on when the annual thing ends.

I heard Fisch in an…

I heard Fisch in an interview share a funny story  that his wife was wearing a “Michigan vs Everybody” sweatshirt for the National Title game last week.  He had to tell her that she probably shouldn’t be wearing that now that he’s the head coach at another school.  
Good luck to him, except when he plays M.

Give me Jake Thaw.  He will…

Give me Jake Thaw.  He will have an eternal fire in the belly,

Guy bought a 17 million…

Guy bought a 17 million dollar house in Jupiter Island, Florida in August. He wasn’t really hiding it!  

I think Harbaugh has changed…

I think Harbaugh has changed the tide on the rivalry. Hell people in Ohio are starting to believe him. Never in a million years I would have thought that. Winning a national championship is a good start.

It seemed appropriate. …

It seemed appropriate.  Someone get that dude a booster seat.

 

B1G Commish has been tagged 😉 

 

The B1G commish has been…

The B1G commish has been tagged 😉 

Edit: Well, it was removed 🤷‍♂️ 

How many Ohio State fans…

How many Ohio State fans expected their season to end with a loss to Missouri?  😂 

TV football people feel like…

TV football people feel like they are required to make predictions but they don’t mean anything.  It’s not like he will be catapulted into a canyon if he’s wrong.

Fwiw, I haven’t been worried about a game this year, and I’m not worried about this one.  It’s a weird feeling but I kinda like it.

I haven’t watched enough UGA…

I haven’t watched enough UGA football to know if it’s more complex but it is very complex, ran by good coaches and executed by high level players.  They run various switches and had an interesting double spy against Milroe, which I’ve never seen before You can see that here: https://youtu.be/zcND_EhVSs4?si=JFJNHIBKPJBsrfnq 

 

Lasagna and red wine tonight…

Lasagna and red wine tonight.

Heading to my first Army - Navy game in the morning.  Can’t wait!  Beat Army!

I loved that game. We had…

I loved that game. We had just moved into our new home and the first thing I unloaded off the truck was the tv and cable box. Got it set up on the floor just in time for kickoff.  

I think Hoke has changed the…

I think Hoke has changed the tide on the rivalry. Hell people in Ohio are starting to believe him. Never in a million years I would have thought that. Selling Michigan jerseys is a good start.

The Alabama graph is…

The Alabama graph is interesting.  Saban took over in 2007.  In the five years prior their recruiting average ranking was 24.6, but mostly in the mid teens.

From 2007-2016 their recruiting average shot up to 2.4, with the number one class in 7/10 years.

This all appears plain as day in the graph.

They didn’t look better 2…

They didn’t look better 2 weeks ago against Auburn.

I wonder who is behind that…

I wonder who is behind that decision? Because that was incredibly petty of ESPN.

It was on Full Ride in…

It was on Full Ride in SiriusXM.  I heard it.  Neuheisel and Childers were joking around, mostly at the absurdity of the NCAA.  It was nothing.

It’s a bunch of conspiracy…

It’s a bunch of conspiracy nonsense.

It’s entertaining and interesting, but nothing will come from it at all unless this dude actually provides proof, which he hasn’t, and probably won’t.

 

No structural knee damage…

No structural knee damage for Hinton per Coach Moore.

In the postgame Moore said…

In the postgame Moore said JJ is all good and Henderson will be back next week.

Haha. I thought it was Sean…

Haha. I thought it was Sean Magee. 🤷‍♂️ 

https://www.on3.com/teams/michigan-wolverines/news/five-unsung-michigan-recruiting-heroes-michigan-fans-should-be-thankful-for/

https://soldierstosidelines.org/blog/cotm-jan-2022/