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Siap, but our ol’ friend…

Siap, but our ol’ friend Finebaum said as much also:

”the scene after that game is one of the greatest I have ever seen in college football history.”   
 

https://youtu.be/f087nV800rI

(@6:15)

 

 

 

Siap, but our ol’ friend…

 

 

 

I thought that if there were…

I thought that if there were drama, it would be on the offense side. D always seemed solid.  Then at the end of the year, Soloman transfers, Gary/Bush decide not to play in bowl, and Brown (who we all thought was happy ending career as DC) interviews for HC.  

Want to know back story....coaching discord or pushed into retirement? Only now 20 years later we are hearing about the discord on D that ended up gelling the '97 D.  

Not that they needed it, but now they have a spy with great insight into DB's D.  

Of note, Mattison is co-DC, sharing it with a younger co-DC. Maybe Mattison just expected to coach DL and recruit.

Ironic since Delaney…

Ironic since Delaney expressed the same idea as Harbaugh, something like "there was poor sportsmanship and someone could have gotten hurt." 

Great analysis, SecFans!…

Great analysis, SecFans! Great detail about individual opponents on various teams schedules, as well as specific team v. team matchups.  

Better than 99% of write-ups out there on the internet, including so called "professional" writers and broadcasters, which is often just hot-takes.  (I consider our mGoblog content in top 1% as well)

 

Rodriguez is a sophomore. …

Rodriguez is a sophomore.  Interestingly, Kevin Doyle, former Michigan QB commit is also on the roster.  According to article, he could play as well.

So this means Harbaugh has…

So this means Harbaugh has no objection to naming a starting QB in advance, and that last year's late naming of starter means Speight and OKorn were neck and neck?

Based on Speight's flashes of competency in 2016, I thought it was just Harbaugh gamesmanship.  Now, it's just confirmation about Speight.  (Would have thought he should've won job outright based on what we saw from O'korn).  

Sad.

So this means Harbaugh has…

(Sorry, Double post)

Brian, but if you didnt have…

Brian, but if you didnt have Prop A, then the existing homeowners would be assessed higher home values and asked to pay higher property tax.  So if they couldn't afford to pay their higher property tax at a new location, they similarly wouldn't be able to afford the higher property tax reflective of their actual home value.  So if anything, isn't Prop A allowing them to stay in the Ann Arbor area when they might not otherwise be able to afford it?  Without it, wouldn't those homeowners be forced to leave the area completely oyherwise?  Prop A isn't the problem (it's not trapping them, it's allowing them to stay), isn't it actually the higher property values, which result from market forces?  Help me understand

Brian, but if you didnt have…

Brian, but if you didnt have Prop A, then the existing homeowners would be assessed higher home values and asked to pay higher property tax.  So if they couldn't afford to pay their higher property tax at a new location, they similarly wouldn't be able to afford the higher property tax reflective of their actual home value.  So if anything, isn't Prop A allowing them to stay in the Ann Arbor area when they might not otherwise be able to afford it?  Without it, wouldn't those homeowners be forced to leave the area completely oyherwise?  Prop A isn't the problem (it's not trapping them, it's allowing them to stay), isn't it actually the higher property values, which result from market forces?  Help me understand

Cowherd also has a habit of…

Cowherd also has a habit of repeating his point 2-3 times emphasizing using his hi pitched, whiny voice.  As if it makes him more correct or as if he likes listening to himself talk.

there's a little more

There's a little more than I remember here.

1.)  He talks about Leo Lewis, the MSU linebacker who is NCAA's start witness.  Ends up getting hung out to dry when Ole Miss boosters sue him in civil defamation lawsuit for future salary--instant chilling effect on anyone coming forward.  NCAA can only protect him by guaranteeing his elibigibility, but no way to protect him in lawsuit.  Kid can't afford to defense, and will have hard time getting any job in Missisippi.  NCAA, Ole Miss carry on but kid will lose; 

2)  In testimony Lewis names a few other schools and people guilty of infractions, but NCAA redacts the names, only showing Ole Miss.  NCAA does not investigate other the schools.  The suggestion is that NCAA just wants to make example of Ole Miss, but doesn't really want to believe that this bagmen stuff is systemic, to allow the song to keep playing.

Apologies if it was discussed here....for me watching those angles play out in the documentary were frustrating.

 

not helpful

clearly a good portion of readership enjoys this. I am not doing cfb risk, but your comment not really helpful

just happens that you interpret the activity to be nerdy. fantasy football, march madness can be pretty similar to dungeons and dragons in terms of involvement.

there are tons of other topics regularly discussed with vigor in this board that don't appeal to me, I simply choose to ignore those threads.

sound like anyone else we know?

let's see....doesn't take back seat, good for CFB....sound like anyone else we know? initials are JH???

motorized seat adjustment

very slow, I miss the old cars that had a lever to release. sometimes, you need to check for something under the seat, or lean the seat back or forward. motorized adjustments take 10-20 seconds, with the release levers, about 2 seconds.

good stuff

Is Baumgartner coming up with that assessment on his own, or is he reading M Go Blog??

somebody for a steal. he will earn his big

somebody for a steal. he will earn his big payday once he makes it big, which I expect him to do.

if he dropped because of his heart, and not his play, then that bodes well for him--apparently the condition was know about before the draft and even while he was at Michigan, yes?

cheap shot

I read article again, and coaches said he was passed as started even before the transfer announcement. So clearly for playing time, Kelly just taking a cheap shot at the player.

Kelly misleading.

According to this article, even though he started last year, kid had been passed on depth chart.

So transfer is probably for playing time, not academics.

Kid's text implies Kelly is not accurate, and coaches claiming he would not have started.

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/notre-dame/2018/04/07/not…

grades are fine, probably for playing time. Kelly misleading.

Brian Kelly is misleading here. He is implying that kid not meeting academic standards, but the kid is graduating so grades no problem.

Kid texted "What???

beat speech ever

Jack Harbaugh episode 8--best motivational speech. standing ovation from the team. great speech.

Jim Harbaugh's speeches.... seems like he is off just a bit, addressing the team, his content is ok, just seems to lack the personal connection with the team members.

Where is Harbaugh the QB whisperer?

On this Blog many have assumed that Harbaugh does the majority of QB coaching, that Hamilton is the QB coach in name only. But now it's clear Hamilton spends a lot of time the QB's.
Why wasn't there much footage of Harbaugh coaching the QB's in meetings? Is it because of editing, or because JH has more the "CEO" role?

good stuff

good music, great images.
love the pure joy on the college kids faces

tons of Maize walking around staples. one section

tons of Maize walking around staples. one section on lower level is aggies, otherwise Maize everywhere.

Weak.

not a good look for MSU. instead of intimitdating or showing strength, having an opposite effect. makes them look desperate and confirms that the whole administration there is out of touch.

Good.

Good.

further incrimination

Hot take:  MSU's board's arrogant comments now are further incriminating them.

As far as I'm concerned, they should keep on talking, it really speaks to how far out of touch and oblivious they are.  That much easier to prosecute them later.

non-porn

"you mindlessly surf the web and find yourself either balls-deep in something super intriguing or when one web search leads to a string of endless web searches that leaves you wondering where you are and how you got there"

you mean non-poem wormholes, right?

CMU got a visit too. Given that he didn't early

CMU got a visit too. Given that he didn't early sign, and all the time he's spent at UGA, not sure if it's "good" news, but at least it's not bad news.

oh well

Our loss Gruden's gain.

good protection. Peters also putting ball in

good protection. Peters also putting ball in right spot. glad to see they still have faith in Peters and he is stepping up

Daily Harbaugh-esque competition

my Favorite passage--Real recognize Real

Harbaugh didn’t realize it when he walked in the house, but the kitchen was the agora of the boys’ competitiveness. “In order for someone to wash the dishes they have to play a game of Uno, and whoever loses has to wash the dishes; whoever loses has to take out the garbage; whoever loses has to clean the bathroom,” Alcindor says. “Like, nothing can get done until something competitive is going to determine the outcome. This was every. single. day. I

remember this?

The fake kneel is one argument supporting Schiano's defensive charging of the kneel down play a few years ago as a rookie NFL coach. D can charge cause O can still run a play. Schiano was criticized by some at the time for the move.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/17/nfl-sides-with-buccanee…

https://deadspin.com/5943818/theres-no-fighting-in-a-victory-formation-…

similar thoughts

We know from IU that he can coach. looking back, having the 2 OL coach sitution seems weird and was a failed experiment. If OL takes years for players to develop, how must it have felt to Frey if we gave up on zone runs halfway through season. People say preparing for Air Force was a waste of practice time, was it wasted time repping zone blocks? Is is possible Frey and Drevno were,really far apart in styles, and we gave them a poor setup? Just seems like we wasted Frey's talent here.

not fair to Frey

If he does leave, his time here will be quite odd. Making him share coaching OL with Drevno, we never really gave him the freedom to do his thing. We abandoned zone blocking after poor initial results, but we know Frey can coach OL. With a longer time frame required for OL development in general, seems like we only halfway committed to him, not giving him what he needs to do his thing. Things got better after we dropped runs, but Looking back, seems like the 2 OL coach thing was simply a bad experiment and a waste of Frey's talent.

connections

read that patterson has a few Michigan connections.

grew up in Toledo, Ruiz was his center at IMG, parents have UM season tix, and was recruited by Matt Dudek (when at AZ), UM's recruiting coordinator.

I would love to get the story on how things like

I would love to get the story on how things like this go down. who contacted whom first? did SP just call the athletic office? Is JH constantly sending out feelers, following the news?

Gut needs to be

Gut needs to be fed!

this

he needs a lawyer willing to accept deferred payment or someone willing to give him a non-secured loan with appropriate charges (i.e. high interest rate). credit cards debt is basically non-secured debt

he should pay $300/hr

suspect discounted rate may count as impermissible benefit.

Not sure Mo's financial situation, but even if he has to put it on a credit card he should invest the money for a review.

if he does the policy right (with lawyer's help reviewing), 300/hr would be a good investment because he will be guaranteed money either way.

he just needs about $600 credit for 2 months--a credit card or loan at pawn shop rates would do.

That's your opinion, which

That's your opinion, which you are entitled to.

By his actions, we know that Speight disagrees.

I understand his decision and think I might do the same if I were in his shoes.

Looks like Denny's

Looks like a Denny's menu.  Wonder what he ordered?

disagree.

seeking a "better shot to start" elsewhere is not the same as seeking "a guaranteed spot." he sounds mature, just trying for the best odds to get playing time. if he doesn't get PT, his chance of NFL go eat down. I would do the same. why does the narrative have to equate putting himself in the best position to succeed with entitlement??

agree

I think if one just read the quotes, one would get the impression Speight felt entitled where Harbaugh had a continual proving ground. Watch both video interview clips, and Speights words leave room that he understands competition (Harbaughs "meritocracy" and charting and ranking everything are so well documented, how could Speight not know Harbaugh's M.O.??). He mentions Peters as the "established QB." So it comes down to Speight believing he has a chance to make an NFL roster, and believing that by going somewhere else to comepete (somewhere w/o future NFL QB competition), he has a better chance to realize his goals. He needs playing time to develop into NFL QB. He's not a prima dona, not petulant. He's not dumb. At best he has a 50/50 shot of beating Peters--better odds elsewhere. He's just doing what's best for him. Wish him the best, and thank him for his efforts.

consistency

hypothetical (he is not coaching)....what if Peyton had come up for the head coach position? would they have looked the other way with his history of harrassment allegations? if yes, then they are hippocrities. if no, then they truly are trying to change the culture at UT

I'll have what wolfman is drinking.....

I'll have what wolfman is drinking..... Seriously, though, that's not a bad take. It's a glass half full take but I'll go with it. Sometimes I forget what he did his first year with the core of Hokes 5-7 team, coaching up Iowa's castaway QB.

that

is a very interesting idea. maybe we win vs. MSU, maybe we look sharper vs PSU. Peters has more than a few games under his belt by the time we play UW OSU

Wins are a very meaningful stat, perhaps the most

Wins are a very meaningful stat, perhaps the most important. But wins are not very specific. One could be a mediocre QB and ride on the coattails of a great defense to many wins. HAIL is saying you need more position specific stats, to assess. JOK was 10/20 for 58 yards vs. IU. we won that game. say we pulled out a win vs MSU (the game was close, yes?), he was 16/35 for 195, 3 INT....a win doesn't undue the fact that stats indicate JOK played poorly in those games. good enough to win, but still poorly.

MGoBlog needs Space Coyote.

Space Coyote's posts about scheme and x's and o's have been among the best in this site.

Site would not be same without.

Look forward to continued SC posts.

agree

who was that sportscaster? he should recant. his own bias against Harbaugh clouded his ability to understand the complaint