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Are you set on snowboarding…

Are you set on snowboarding vs skiing? Snowboarding is extremely hard on the body, especially starting out. Skiing is generally easier to pick up within a day or two, and falls are usually less painful (slipping onto your side vs slamming forward or backwards). 

The number of those guys is…

The number of those guys is probably dwindling rapidly. Having to recruit non-stop sucks already, but now you get the guy on campus and you still gotta kiss ass and scrounge up NIL money for them every season so they don't bolt to the highest bidder. I don't blame anyone for wanting to jump from college to NFL these days.

We run an NFL style defense…

We run an NFL style defense though, especially in coverage. An NFL secondaries coach is kinda exactly what we want though. 

For some. Herbert is one…

For some. Herbert is one where it's pretty clear we could have kept him if we accepted his offer (same money, longer term contract). I would be there were others as well.

It's his perogative to build…

It's his perogative to build the best staff he can, I don't blame him. Michigan should be able to counteroffer and retain coaches. Something stinks when they can't even retain Ben Herbert from bolting to a position that doesn't even exist. And I doubt the problem is all these guys secretly hated Sherrone all along.

 

Fire warde into the sun. 

I think the reality is some…

I think the reality is some percentage of promotions result in a Peter Principle situation, no matter how good they looked at the lower level. When you're building an entire staff by promoting guys up, there's definitely compounding risk there. 

What's Michigan really…

What's Michigan really risking here? $5 Mil compared to a 5 year contract? Sherrone saved them that much next year alone compared to Harbaugh. Pay the man his money.

Maybe, but Herbert staying…

Maybe, but Herbert staying makes all the sense in the world. He seems like the one guy we should have been able to keep with the right offer. This is different than Warde not being able to get Harbaugh to abandon his Superbowl dream.

Good, good. Let's retain as…

Good, good. Let's retain as much of the staff as we can. Hopefully with the HC position no longer in doubt, we can kick recruiting up a notch. 

No, and we don't need…

No, and we don't need another thread about this.

Didn't they just get the 5*…

Didn't they just get the 5* QB from bama?

They've also hit on their…

They've also hit on their draft picks recently. Gibbs, LaPorta, Hutchinson, Williams, Sewell, and I'm sure a few others (edit: St Brown) that escape me right now have all hit right away and hit big.

Isn't this more that his…

Isn't this more that his girlfriend goes to school nearby? 

Graham's play where he soaks…

Graham's play where he soaks up the wham block while engaged and still sheds to tackle is a thing of beauty. He just refuses to be put on the wrong side of the center. It's such a luxury to have elite DTs again after a brief drought post Hurst.

Those three years are the…

Those three years are the three years after Warde restructured his deal, which by all accounts he took pretty personally. I'm not saying Harbaugh is blameless here, he clearly is making a lot of big demands, but his relationship (or lack thereof) with Warde is definitely an issue.

Will people stop repeating…

Will people stop repeating this nonsense? He doesn't want a guarantee he can't be fired, he wants the decision out of the AD's hands and in a 3 person panel's. He has also offered a matrix of monetary penalties for given NCAA infractions. That's still a big demand, but it's way more reasonable than the hE wAnTs CoMpLeTe ImMuNiTy take. 

I'm no fan of Warde, but…

I'm no fan of Warde, but after the NC on one hand I don't think Warde would hold back on any reasonable demand, and on the other it's easier for Harbaugh to switch his attention to fulfilling his super bowl goal now with his CFP one attained. 

A good portion of our…

A good portion of our fanbase clutches their pearls at the idea of paying student athletes. 

It has nothing to do with…

It has nothing to do with the fair catch. As soon as he muffs it, neither team can advance the ball. At that point the only thing that matters is who recovers it and where. Alabama in the endzone would be touchdown, Michigan in endzone would be touchback, outside the endzone the recovering team gets the ball where they recovered (what happened). 

We're super thin at WR with…

We're super thin at WR with Clemons leaving. Not sure where he is on depth chart, but seems like he'd get decent playing time. 

Oh right, the one that…

Oh right, the one that rolled back to the 8 prior to the JJ scramble. That was 50/50 at best, it would have been risky to run up and try to field that at a full sprint. The Washington punter was shanking them all night and getting super lucky with the rolls. 

Pretty sure that was the…

Pretty sure that was the play where they tried to have two returners and erroneously pulled Morgan off the field late thinking they had 12 men, so not on him.

He really did, genuinely…

He really did, genuinely offended that Jake is still beating himself up about it.

Given how quickly they were…

Given how quickly they were on him, I don't think they would award him possession though. So assuming they recover it in the endzone, it would be Alabama TD.

What's the second mistake? 

What's the second mistake? 

If he entered the portal…

If he entered the portal because of this play, even if in part, I hope we can show him some love and get him to withdraw. The guy was a big part of this season, not only saving that play, but being a key piece on special teams all year.

Someone help me out with the…

Someone help me out with the video embed, it's worth a watch...

Unfortunately it feels like…

Unfortunately it feels like for them now how it was for us this time last year. A lot of their core decided they didn't want to have never beat Michigan and are coming back for one more shot. They still have big question marks on offense, but their defense will be elite again.

Did we ever get an…

Did we ever get an explanation on the failed 4th and 3? Harbaugh and especially Sherrone seemed upset with JJ for something and were gesturing at the play sheet when he came to the sideline. 

Ok, which one of you was the…

Ok, which one of you was the blue sweatshirt guy? 

I don't think the part you…

I don't think the part you quoted is the actual violation. The violation is the staffer drive the recruit to the meeting, there by facilitating the meeting. AFAIK a booster meeting a recruit on their own and making that offer is not against the rules. 

This. I don't think that's…

This. I don't think that's the original intent but it worked out better for us. The real issue is petitti suspending Harbaugh before an investigation or proving he knew it was happening. 

TBH the NCAA inadvertently…

TBH the NCAA inadvertently did us a solid dropping that prior to the heart of the schedule. No one can seriously say we needed signs to beat Rutgers or Nebraska, but if it came out after the season, they sure as hell would claim it affected the outcome of our closer games. 

So someone on the staff…

So someone on the staff drove a recruit to meet with the NIL collective? That's it? The NCAA are a fucking joke

It's crazy burger-gate…

It's crazy burger-gate dominated the CFB news cycle for weeks and weeks, while stuff like this barely lasts the daily news cycle and only makes the news at all because a victim is suing. 

My profile says I've been a…

My profile says I've been a member for 12+ years, but it feels like a lot longer than that. It feels like this blog has been a part of my entire adult life. I pulled back a bit from contributing and commenting from just life stuff since my kids were born (and just the level of fandom wasn't sustainable), but very few days would go by in the fall where I didn't check in here. I love you guys and glad we could go through the journey together. However bleak it was at times, it feels all the sweeter now.

We did the same with my son…

We did the same with my son and I'm actually coaching too, it is a lot of fun. That said, I'm not sure how much it really translates to tackle football later though. It's not really the tackling, which flag pulling does a reasonably good job of replacing, it's the lack of blocking, or any contact for that matter, that fundamentally changes the game. For us it doesn't matter, mom doesn't want him to play tackle football, ever (TBH, I'm not crazy about the idea either), but I can see a lot of frustrated coaches who get kids who only played flag up to HS or junior high, trying to unteach bad habits.

You're right, I put the…

You're right, I put the first half deficit in by mistake, it was 12:56

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB…

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/192zpz0/taking_a_look_at_which_qbs_had_the_most_success/

Someone did this on reddit, they don't have a combined QBR, but the highest was McCord at 89.7

I think Yost had a string of…

I think Yost had a string of several seasons where they were well under that, but they didn't play 15 games.

I would love a hard-bound…

I would love a hard-bound premium option too. 

JJ put a lot of tape…

JJ put a lot of tape together early on this year, but struggled against the better part of the schedule. Some of that was conservative play calling, some injury, but he also just didn't play up to his potential in the final games, really since Penn State. He doesn't have a lot more he can show, but there's still some room for improvement. Even if he doesn't, he should move up just by virtue of next year's QB class vs this year's. 

Pack up Warde's shit in a…

Pack up Warde's shit in a banker box and ask Harbaugh for a short list of Ads he wants to work for. Warde lurking at the back of the stage no interacting with anyone made it beyond clear how little Harbaugh, or it seems the team, think of him. 

It's not really a…

It's not really a discretionary thing. If you were on the staff at some point in 2023 season, you get one.

I bought a coin, seemed like…

I bought a coin, seemed like the most durable keepsake. At some point I'll probably buy a framed photo of the celebration with the confetti in the air. 

Also got a hoodie and a felt pennant.

Partridge and (ugh)…

Partridge and (ugh) Stallions should get one. I don't think the others were involved in 2023-24 except to build the foundation in previous years.

Bet

Bet

You missed the most…

You missed the most important one:

12-0. Yes, fans of multiplying percentages together, 11-1 is probably the most likely outcome. Don't care. Hit dingers.

100% Correct with a bullet.

Honestly, I've never really…

Honestly, I've never really been a big fan of the song, stand alone or as our football song. It just seemed kinda depressing and defeatist. But Bryan Mac framing it in the context of our long winding journey back from darkness and never losing hope really resonated with me. Watching the video of the kids belting it at the top of their lungs together on South U really brought it home for me last night, all the relief and euphoria of winning it all really hit me in that moment.

Meh, that's just how players…

Meh, that's just how players are. They, unlike fans, have agency in the outcome of the game so they blame themselves for losing. Even, then he still credited us for being a good team.