December 9th, 2018 at 9:11 PM ^
Did Greene try to pin it on Pep like the people on mgoblog will.
December 9th, 2018 at 10:17 PM ^
I don’t get people who dismiss the pep critics. Just like I didn’t get people who dismissed the drevno critics last year.
December 10th, 2018 at 8:36 AM ^
TING!
We are better with Drevno's replacement.
We will be better with Pep's replacement.
Yes I know that it is still Harbaugh's offense.
December 10th, 2018 at 9:05 AM ^
We also might be worse with Pep's replacement.
December 9th, 2018 at 11:21 PM ^
What an odd comment. Criticisms of Pep are legitimate. It doesn't mean everything that happens to the team is Pep's fault and it doesn't mean he's an abomination. He's just kind of okay and nothing more than that. Our run/pass breakdown is similar to that of Oklahoma's and we have an elite QB throwing to three elite wide receivers and elite tight ends. It's really not crazy to think that maybe, just maybe, we should be throwing for more than 212 ypg.
December 9th, 2018 at 11:31 PM ^
The TEs are not elite. I wish they were, but the Gentry drops were painful and not at all Elite.
December 9th, 2018 at 11:52 PM ^
Maybe not elite, but very good. Gentry was an excellent option all year and played the worst game of his season against OSU. The passing offense was underwhelming throughout the rest of the season as well.
December 10th, 2018 at 1:58 PM ^
I think those drops were elite. If you look at all the drops across the college football landscape for the year, those drops came at that most pivotally critical moments out of all of them. There were no drops more elite than those Gentry drops.
December 10th, 2018 at 9:55 AM ^
Patterson also had his worst game(s) of the year versus Ohio State (and ND too, arguably). Yes, the opponent had something to do with that, but with a few notable exceptions, he was not seeing the field well, and not throwing the ball where it needed to be thrown.
December 10th, 2018 at 12:02 AM ^
Truth is Harrison is a Chicago guy. He's not an Ohio native.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:12 PM ^
Your mom keeps coming.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:25 PM ^
Ayyyyooo
December 9th, 2018 at 9:12 PM ^
Of course he will
December 9th, 2018 at 9:38 PM ^
And I’m sure Larry Johnson will accept a job elsewhere just hours after Harrison signs. Maybe Harrison can tackle but what will he do when we will unveil our new 6 fullback formation. Mwuahahahaaaaaohshit they’re gonna beat us next year again even with a new coach, aren’t they?
December 9th, 2018 at 10:06 PM ^
... probably
December 10th, 2018 at 8:38 AM ^
We'll certainly try to help.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:12 PM ^
I mean it would not be ideal if Harrison signs with OSU but a lot of UM insiders think he will sign with UM so nothing really matters until ZH signs.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:21 PM ^
Unless something changed fairly recently. It's no secret that recruits tend to talk more to the media that reports on their school of choice than the others.
December 10th, 2018 at 8:23 PM ^
My co-worker is a big Buckeye fan (I live near Columbus, about 5 minutes from the Harrison’s) and we share intel from each of our fan sites. Apparently there’s nothing new and Greene said he thinks his relationship with Larry Johnson will win out, but his current pick of OSU is written in pencil.
When whatever information came out that caused everyone to change their CB pick from OSU to Michigan, Greene didn’t change because he didn’t hear anything new, but we know something was said to the Michigan staff that made them feel confident and Greene didn’t know about it. He’s less in the know than our staff and UM insiders, so I’m not falling for it.
The word at Orange, where my oldest kid goes to school, is he’s going to Michigan. That’s not inside information, I have zero connections. It’s just what is going around the school.
December 11th, 2018 at 12:37 AM ^
Marc Givler, Rivals guy and on par with Greene thinks he is staying home. He was non-commital until about 10 days ago, going so far as to say Michigan was surging all summer and fall. now he believes he will be a Buckeye.
Givler and Greene are their best recruiting experts. They both say Harrison is hard to read but both agree it’s about LJ and nothing to do w/Urban.
Givler said that Zach was really surprised how badly the OSU OL dominated the DL
Larry Johnson is sticking around. It’s wishful thinking that he leaves. LJ is the best in the business and left PSU because James Franklin is a douche.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:13 PM ^
Still icing my left eye after Chris Carters leak...
December 9th, 2018 at 9:26 PM ^
"Leak" is a funny thing to call propaganda...
December 9th, 2018 at 9:50 PM ^
You shouldn't let Chris do that to you. Tell him he needs a new "fall guy."
December 9th, 2018 at 9:13 PM ^
Well, next year is pretty much the last chance to make the leap. Probably going to have to be on the offensive side of the ball as well.
December 9th, 2018 at 10:13 PM ^
We have had 3 10-win seasons and missed the playoff only because we’re the only school that has to play two top 5 to 10 programs as rivals. We’re the only team to have been consistently in the top 8 over the past four years to not make the playoffs.
This is the leap, next level is being Clemson or Bama but that would take a different kind of recruitment style.
December 9th, 2018 at 10:25 PM ^
I’ll have what you are smoking. Keep on living in fantasy land.
December 10th, 2018 at 3:52 PM ^
TOO MANY RIVALS. what an embarrassing loser mentality
December 9th, 2018 at 10:54 PM ^
We are on level 3 or 4, not 2
December 9th, 2018 at 11:14 PM ^
Then what's level 2?
December 10th, 2018 at 7:01 AM ^
Ohio State and Oklahoma
December 10th, 2018 at 10:38 AM ^
Can throw Georgia in there too. Michigan is in the LSU/Florida/Wisconsin/Washington tier 3 group. Usually pretty good, but you can count on them to fail when the stakes get high.
December 10th, 2018 at 10:26 AM ^
Imo the next level for Michigan to get to is winning the East division and winning some Big Ten titles.
December 10th, 2018 at 10:45 AM ^
Probably going to need two leaps next season. One on offense, and one on defense. The defense loses A LOT of talent and what they have backing that talent up isn't at the same level as what's departing. Whatever the defense was this season, it should be taking a step backwards next season. So to make "the leap" the defense is going to need to do a whole lot of overachieving.
And it wasn't good enough against the good teams on the schedule as it was so....¯\_(ツ)_/¯
December 10th, 2018 at 11:28 AM ^
We all said that about the 2017 defense before we saw them play. Don’t underestimate Don Brown.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:13 PM ^
Kayvon Thibideaux, the #1 recruit in the country has just started getting some Alabama Crystal Balls, after being a mega Oregon lean all year. It's almost unfair at this point.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:18 PM ^
Almost? Wiltfong posted an article that said Alabama was still in contention for nine more 5 stars. Meanwhile we are out here taking multiple kids with zero power 5 offers. This is John Wooden/UCLA/Sam Gilbert all over again
December 9th, 2018 at 9:20 PM ^
I just want Alabama to go full blown bullshit at this point. Pay everyone everything. Blow this fucking shit up, cheat so blatantly that someone will have to say something. Yes I'm salty
December 9th, 2018 at 9:58 PM ^
They don't have to anymore. Whether or not they ever cheated, they're a big enough snowball rolling fast enough at this point that they can run squeaky-clean now and still basically pick any player they want.
Unfortunately, it's probably not going to change much until Saban quits or dies.
(No, I'm not wishing the latter, just saying...)
December 9th, 2018 at 10:33 PM ^
Fuck it, I am.
December 10th, 2018 at 6:38 AM ^
The undead don't die, silly.
December 10th, 2018 at 8:42 AM ^
Let's be honest, at this point Alabama could make players pay them.
It's a sound investment in your NFL future.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:26 PM ^
Lots of people high on Ronnie Bell, with how many offers? He may turn out to be a good player, and a fun story. Good player recruiting is good enough for some.
I was under the impression teams are supposed to be going for National Championships. Seems to be what Nick Saban is doing. His short man complex is really paying off.
Not surprising to see someone thinks Zach Harrison could be going to the better end of 62-39. And here I thought this class was going to be a great haul, Daxton Hill, Zach Harrison, and all.
And to top it off, next years schedule is even tougher than this years.
Wisconsin, Iowa, Penn St, Notre Dame, Michigan St, Ohio St. The only cupcake games: Rutgers and Illinois. At least there's 2 byes.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:32 PM ^
Adding ND back on the schedule is the height of stupidity. I hope Warde gets out of all our tough OOC games coming up in future years.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:36 PM ^
Troll
December 9th, 2018 at 9:41 PM ^
Explain how I'm a troll. I may have been a Michigan fan longer than you've been alive.
So please explain your case. How can I be a troll because I want National Championships.
December 9th, 2018 at 10:21 PM ^
You’ve been a member for like 5 minutes and you’re commenting like a troll. Not too much of a stretch.
December 9th, 2018 at 10:22 PM ^
I'll wait for his reply.
:-)
December 9th, 2018 at 11:43 PM ^
WTF is "Ger Sauden" anyway? Does that mean "troll" in the hobbit language or something?
December 10th, 2018 at 6:48 AM ^
To suckle in German.