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Before we won The Game in…

Before we won The Game in 2021, literally every person on this board would have taken your hypothetical, sight unseen, and done so gleefully. 

Oakland will be in play…

Oakland will be in play until the A's finally move to Vegas. Adam Schefter wouldn't have it any other way.

"What do you mean the rooms…

"What do you mean the rooms aren't adjoining?"

The only flaw with this…

The only flaw with this video is that it doesn't end with Jim Brandstatter's call.

Blake is Blake and I love…

Blake is Blake and I love Blake and Blake took us home.

 

But there were a couple games this year where I was asking myself if we shouldn't just keep giving Mullings the ball. The man is impossible to tackle.

You don't can't hear the…

You don't can't hear the congratulations with the ring in your ear anyway.

My grandfather was the man…

My grandfather was the man who got me into Michigan football. He was a huge part of my life, and he passed away right around the start of the Harbaugh era. 

 

This place was such a great refuge for me during that time, because this was the only place I knew that had people who got it the way that I got it. That last segment really hit home because it felt so good to hear that the people who make this place what it is feel the same way about it that I feel.

 

Thank you guys. I'm so glad we got to go on this journey together.

After his pick on Monday…

After his pick on Monday night, I had to text my mom, to remind her what I'd said in the summer of I think 2019. "Watch out for this kid Mike Sanristil. I think he's going to be special."

 

So fun to get to make that callback at that point.

 

And I'm pretty sure Mike wore #15 on offense. But he'll always be #0 in my heart.

My biggest takeaway from re…

My biggest takeaway from re-reading these was how much we underestimated this defense at the start of the year. Predicting that we were going to give up 19 points to someone like UNLV. We look back on that and laugh, now.

THOSE WHO STAY

THOSE WHO STAY

The entire history of…

The entire history of college football is one of power, politics and corruption. It has always been this way.

Brian is going to write…

Brian is going to write about this one, and it'll be better than what I write. But I'm going to write about it anyway.

 

Blake Corum making that run, in OT, against Alabama, in the semifinal, at the Rose Bowl, to set the career record for rushing TDs. That is one of the absolute all time Michigan plays. One of my favorite parts of winning this game is that I get to be happy every time I re-watch that highlight. 

I wanted the jet sweep on…

I wanted the jet sweep on second and 9. I felt like they'd be playing hard for the run up the middle on second down, and if you save it for a potential third and long, it's a much more obvious place to use it. 

 

I really felt like if you'd run a jet sweep under center to Morgan on that second down, he probably goes untouched to the end zone. But I'm not a football coach.

I don't think so. And him…

I don't think so. And him going to Tampa seems like it would lock in a failure on both sides.

It would not even be a tiny…

It would not even be a tiny shame if Keith Jackson were still alive.

Rod Moore is never taking…

Rod Moore is never taking off those glasses.

This is the smartest thing…

This is the smartest thing an Ohio State fan has done with a message board literally ever.

I am extremely unclear on…

I am extremely unclear on how the booster story is anything at all anyway. It's entirely legal for anyone to go give Connor Stalions money for any reason. Boosters paying players is against the amateurism rules, but Stalions isn't an amateur. He was drawing a salary. 

 

Like, if Stalions walked straight up to a booster and said "Hey, I've got an illegal plan to steal other teams' signs, but I need ten grand to make it work" and the guy cuts him a check, I am super unclear on which NCAA or Big Ten rules would be broken in that scenario. 

Seth, I don't mean to be…

Seth, I don't mean to be critical. But I do feel the need to correct you when you got into the plays in the second half.

 

Michigan was not going to throw something new at them. They were not going to throw anything at them at all.

The short answer is that it…

The short answer is that it's Calvinball, and they will make up whatever they want whenever they want 

Yes, but the reason that…

Yes, but the reason that Michigan pokes at the "third base" thing came out of response to comments like "We're going to hang 100 on them."

 

You want a coach that starts at 3rd base. You don't want a coach that starts at 3rd base and think that means that he's the best hitter in the room.

They won't have to face UM…

They won't have to face UM and OSU both in the same year on the regular, but they are going to have to face at least 2 of USC/UM/OSU/Washington/UO. 

 

Like, yes, the division thing isn't as big of a deal any more. But it's going to be pretty regular to see 3+ top 15 teams in the B10 going forward.

Call that Arby's football.

Call that Arby's football.

 

Solve your problems with meat.

I've seen those pictures and…

I've seen those pictures and I'm still convinced that was Edward Norton in those sunglasses.

The whole "it's different…

The whole "it's different from blatantly breaking the rules in recruiting, which everyone does" line of thinking has shown up a couple times, and it's always unbelievable to me. Like, the only way that people routinely breaking the rules all over the place is different is because you're used to it. They're still breaking tons of rules, in every direction, with no remorse. 

 

"The only moral cheating is the cheating that I routinely do" sure is one hell of an argument.

Vacated wins and titles are…

Vacated wins and titles are the stupidest punishment in all of sports, by a really wide margin. If that's what you're worried about, just stop worrying about it.

No, it's not. That's not…

No, it's not. That's not what HIPAA covers. Unless the university is acting as a health care provider here, then HIPAA is not in any way involved in this case. This is probably one where you might want to take a back seat and listen for a bit.

We, as in Michigan,…

We, as in Michigan, literally did this to Nebraska this year. Hausman had a great freshman season, so we just went into the Portal and plucked him. It's absurd. 

That's ridiculous.

 

That's ridiculous.

 

Rutgers and UNLV are both legit! They're a combined 12-3.

Hot take: I don't think…

Hot take: I don't think Connor Stalions was the key to our success.

I'm confused about that…

I'm confused about that fourth down fumble? College doesn't have the NFL rule where if someone on the offense recovers a forward fumble on fourth down, it's a dead ball at the spot of the fumble?

The Space Coyote video above…

The Space Coyote video above pronounced it rhyming with "wine" and not "win."

While you're right about…

While you're right about this, for my money, Indiana football never got better than hearing Gus say Whop Philyor. I can still hear it.

Cam Camper is no Ty Fryfogle…

Cam Camper is no Ty Fryfogle or Whop Filyor, but he's still a pretty good entry into the unbroken Indiana line of receivers with great names.

Really nice to see that…

Really nice to see that Actually Don Brown is apparently still posting around these parts.

The stuff that JJ is putting…

The stuff that JJ is putting on tape this year is going to make everyone in the NFL sit up and take notice. I'd be really surprised if, other than a major injury, he's not looking at a top 10 pick next year.

Really appreciate Joel…

Really appreciate Joel specifying that he didn't mean that Brock Bowers was literally naked during the game.

Rutgers threw for 5 YPA if…

Rutgers threw for 5 YPA if you take away the one busted play, and that's with a handful of other circus catches boosting those stats.

Michigan outscores their…

Michigan outscores their first 4 opponents 127-23 and people are talking about the need for a "get right" game.

 

This fan base, man.

People in fact do very…

People in fact do very regularly plead guilty to crimes that they never committed. 

I compare this to the LSU…

I compare this to the LSU basketball thing all the time, because the punishment the NCAA is seeking is equivalent to the punishment levied against Will Wade, and that shows how ridiculous the proposed outcome is. 

A better question is if you…

A better question is if you play them on the field, is that one player or two?

I actually went and got…

I actually went and got myself fitted for new irons this year, and the change in my game is definitely clear. I'm hitting the ball further, straighter, and more predictably than I ever have in my life. 

My old irons were more than 20 years old, though, I'd been playing with them for about 15, so there was a big technology jump. Your results not guaranteed.

I know this doesn't make me…

I know this doesn't make me a good person.

 

I really want Jerod to wear #38 and Jacob to wear #83 just to make it really, really hard on whoever has to chart defensive line play when they're both starting.

If those OSU alums could…

If those OSU alums could read, they'd be really offended right now.

Ordered a set of Wilson…

Ordered a set of Wilson Dynapowers three weeks ago yesterday. They quoted me 2-3 weeks lead time at the time, so I'm really hoping they show up really soon now. Going from my old Titleist 981s I took something like 10 degrees and 4000 RPM off my launch angle/spin rate on my 7 iron. Expecting to see quite a bit more distance on the real course whenever they come in.

The clock still stops after…

The clock still stops after a first down inside 2 minutes of each half.

I high-fived the Purdue fans…

I high-fived the Purdue fans sitting in front of us at Lucas Oil last night when that play happened. I can't be mad about that. It was brilliant.

I, for one, would be very…

I, for one, would be very excited to play Cade McNamara each of the next two years. And that's not one tiny bit of disrespect to Cade.

I cannot think of a more…

I cannot think of a more perfect encapsulation of the idiocy of college football message board culture than the MSU conspiracy post and the first response on that thread.