What happened to their other QB croot, Air something? 

He bail when Sayin flipped? Or just unworthy of mention?

As an Ann Arbor native of that same timeline, Don I have to ask - you were a UM freshman in 1971 and found radical speechifying boring?

That would definitely not fit in with the professors & professors' kids social universe I evolved in, as a townie.

Hey, at least we tied osu in '73 during your school years - but alas, just to be screwed over by sparty!

At last, finally, John is free...

In response to crg:

Eh... Nah!

You truly are the finest! 

Thanks for taking the time to educate a person who lags far behind on internet participatory projects! 

Yeah, what he said... subtle!

Nothing has ever been more apropos of the Mgoblog community than the fact that this book has received 4x the goal (so far, and rising), but the same people say "Wait, we're supposed to pay the players?!"

The Money Cannon is real, but selective...

I love your whole comment geoffriau! I regret I have but 1 Upvote to bestow upon it.

While I have myself purchased HAIL pretty much every year, I laughed aloud at recognition of myself in your not wanting the memory of disappointment hanging around! 

But yes, they did do that, and yes you will be able to pull this book down whenever you wish! 

Now, I'm not smart at Kickstarter, but when I followed the link it showed over $200K had been pledged (of a $50K target). Are no further donations required then? What happens with the overage? Does it count towards purchase price of the book?

Smart people, enlighten me please...

This is not to defend or support the rule which Stalions violated "the spirit" of - but it specifically refers to advance scouting, not the in-game sign stealing bama is admitting to (actually bragging about).

But in keeping with the accusations against Michigan, these are unpaid GAs, not paid staff, which the rule is targeted at. Which is why Stalions violated the "spirit of sportsmanship" not the actual rule as written. 

How?

Something in the vicinity of 13 players from that D have already been drafted, with more to come.

Largely 1st rounders too!

GA 5 ⭐️ preferably! 

So do we all Jonesy 

Paying kids in the portal isn't a "loophole" - getting them admitted is!

If a proven grad transfer is considering Michigan, then paying him like a veteran is fine.

If a non-grad can get admitted & would be an immediate help to the team being legitimately competitive, paying him like a Corum/JJ is just smart.

And we'll provide some transformation once they're in!

It's paying 6 figures+ to HS kids that isn't gonna work. In hoops they're gone after 1 year anyway. Look at Kentucky for the end path to that. 

In football they're free agents every year now, so again a poor investment.

Let's see if Blake Underwood is an LSU Tiger when he enters the 2028 draft...

Can transcendence be PowerPointed?

Can you see a path that utilizes both?

I can...

Unless a player literally does not care about anything further than the next bag, with no vision for the future or his life options (and those players have never really gravitated towards Michigan, even before NIL), then a path that has some NIL but leads with the Michigan Difference is where the return to greatness lies.

I'm willing to concede Michigan is unlikely to make the ncaa tournament in 2025, but mostly because of admissions. A quick fix with transfers is probably not going to be allowed. 

Beyond that I expect a competitive team and will not just say "oh well" if they're not just in the tournament, but upsetting favored teams.

We've just see it too many times in too many places to accept less. Again, recognizing that in today's college hoops world, the portal is the way to build a program. It's on Santa now...

An historic program, in awfully bad shape.

Well so was Mac Jones, no?

The Bears could swap with D.C. for some extra picks. Commandos get DMV native Caleb, Bears get Chicagoland native JJ.

Win-Win!

Or Pats take him at 3.

Or Commandos at 2?!

I believe JJ doesn't last past 4. Cards have already said they're open for business. 

And I don't believe Harbaugh takes MHJr at 5 either. He's trading back or taking OT.

Well, actually everyone thought LaPorta was a top tier TE. He was ranked as a top-3 TE prospect, top 50 pick.

Did he exceed expectations? Absolutely! 

NO ONE who doesn't poop in their cooler or burn couches just to watch em burn thinks JJ is going to last til the 2nd round! 

This tape is moving JJ up to 2nd pick in the draft!

Also, need a higher roof for some of those passes!

Or 9, 10, 11... by that logic! 

But out of those 3, only DeVries please!

I would just as soon watch a Juwan coached team as a team that scored 11 pts in a half, or clanged shot after shot (when they hadn't turned it over before even shooting!)

Welcome to Ann Arbor Danny Hurley!

Dude I had Kentucky in the FINAL!

My bracket got broken, shredded, set ablaze & then pissed on!

(Not to mention I bought into the Medved hype on this blog & had CSU reaching the Sweet 16!) 🤬

I disagree (but then I'm a boomer). I felt strong millennial vibes.

Any younger than that & they definitely would not have not even shown up for work in those conditions! 

💯

Also, I know nothing about WKU except Jack Harbaugh & Wink Martindale coached there - but why isn't their coach mentioned in any of these Coaching Search articles? 

They're the best looking team I've seen yet in the tourney!

I'll give him 2 halfs before I make a final, irreversible decision on him, unlike Medved & May!

Well that would imply that we want to fire these coaches, rather than not hire them.

Can you see any difference in those 2 situations? 

Question for all the FAU backers here:

Did you always root passionately against all other B10 teams, or is this a more recent development resulting from how the B10 treats Michigan? 

I'm going to date myself here, but I rooted for Magic over Bird, Isaiah over Worthy & Perkins, Illini over Heels...

Somewhere it changed. What about others. Did the B10 bring our enmity upon itself, and if so when?

And that coach is...(drumroll please):

??????

Been there, done that! 

And yet, they live...

Certainly would have hustled more & played more cohesively - and we'd just met at shootaround!

Or Jack Tuttle...

Kenny Smith tried to explain it, but just ended up sounding like he's half in the bag already. 

"When you're on a race track, or whether it's the freeway, it changes & you have to take care of the ball..."

Or something like that 🤷‍♂️

A plow thought the road conditions so poor it essentially ran a traffic break, yet you ordered Door Dash & are bitching they're late?!

Your colleague yawning is "chaos"?!

I'm kinda hoping the plow has blocked your car in when you try to leave work! That'll cause some Friday Madness!

Medved/CSU 11 pt 1st half disqualified him as far as I'm concerned. 

May/FAU 20 pt 1st half vs Chris Collins/NW 19 pts are making the list look worse. Although 2nd half has perked up.

Drake is out but looked pretty good - DeVries new frontrunner? 

Who's Kampe? Hadn't seen him on Coaching Search articles 🤔 

I'm loving that I'm giving these guys 1 half of basketball to audition! Are you ready for the big stage or aren't cha?!

Too soon!!!

I'm still saying that about Dante DiVencenzo!

I bought into the Medved hype & did the same with Colorado St.

Oh well...

You keep saying that, but isn't Pay-for-Play still technically against the rules?

I mean, certainly a lesser violation than Cheeseburgers, but still a rule on the books...🤷‍♂️

Yup, he's gone from my Sweet 16 to my Do Not Want list.

So - who else are we looking at?! 🤔 

It's amazing how astutely GoGo grasped the nuances of this situation! 

Did you say "Mib"?!

No. That would require trusting him at his word.

Can't do it! (cue Mike Singletary)

Yes

Damn it! 

Although my bit of hilarity is above Hillbilly's in the timeline, apparently he posted his a mere, oh... 4-5 hours before me!

Nice one!

He's already walking towards Ann Arbor! 

I mean - Old School, is your implication that someone should have said to Scruggs upon his arrival in Ann Arbor "Now I know you like to pound back a few & hit the road for a little drive, but word to the wise, A2 is no Madison! They don't play here!"

Something like that?