Those Who Try Hard Will Stay & Those Who Stay Will Be Champions
Day 58: Those Who Try Hard Will Stay & Those Who Stay Will Be Champions. Photo @DavidTurnley pic.twitter.com/biqUTMMIBL
— Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) May 24, 2015
There are...
days until the Harbaugh era begins in Salt Lake City!
Per the Beach Boys
Jabrill has gone from huge, to ginormous.
Word....
I think He and Rudock are the two wild cards on this team. With Ruduck its can he get the O to just be reliably good...for Peppers its can he push the team from good to great (ala Woodson). If he lives up to his billing as a do it all defensive playmaker, UM has a serious shot at both MSU and OSU this year.
isn't the type of QB who can carry the team. Peppers is really good, but one player isn't enough to elevate the defense as whole.
MSU and OSU are still head and shoulders above Michigan.
Not suggesting nor expecting Rudock to carry the team...just manage the game and limit turnovers. That alone would have flipped a number of games in UM's favor the last half decade or so.
And it is definitely possible for one player to lift a Defense...if he is put in position to make plays and if he has the mental makeup to drive his teammates. MSU has accomplished tons..but I think a lot of their success over UM has come down to having the mental edge more than flat out more talent. They've basically punked UM into a shell and that was it..game over. For some odd reason UM has had more confidence and played better against the more naturally talented OSU teams than it has MSU. Dantonio wisely red-shirted and developed his guys and as a result MSU has been physically dominant in the trenches over UM teams that were a mess along the lines. Now that UM is finally in the same neighborhood in terms of having guys that are physically mature and has a coach that will not put up with guys going into a shell..I think things are going to be very different bet. these two teams. I'm expecting a physical dog-fight with UM giving as good as it gets.
than Michigan in recent years. MSU is winning because they're a more talented team than Michigan.
Look at recent MSU NFL draftees:
Trae Waynes CB - 1st round
Jeremy Langford RB - 4th round
Tony Lippett WR/CB - 5th round
Keith Mumphrey WR - 5th round
Darqueze Dennard CB - 1st round
Le'Veon Bell RB - 2nd round
Dion Sims TE - 4th round
Will Gholston DE - 4th round
Jerel Worthy DT - 2nd round
Kirk Cousins QB - 4th round
Keshawn Martin WR/KR/PR - 4th round
Trenton Robinson S - 6th round
BJ Cunningham WR - 6th round
Edwin Baker RB - 7th round
Greg Jones LB - 6th round
There's several MSU players before then got drafted. That's not counting Conor Cook who is a day 1/2 pick, Jack Conklin who is likely a top 15 pick, Jack Allen who is one of the top C in the draft, Shilque Calhoun who is considerd to be a day 2/3 pick, Lawrence Thomas who is considered a day 2/3 pick.
Compared to Michigan who had 8 players drafted in the same period as MSU listed above. MSU is a more talented team than Michigan and it shows on the field.
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(Threw his receiving gloves into the crowd after the spring game and I brought them home and gave them to my daughter.)
She puts them on everyone we play "catch". (She's three years old ;)).
They are pink BTW...
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Man, 100 days seems like forever when it comes to waiting for the season to start, although that's probably because I am particularly excited to see this one start. That isn't something I've been able to say with much conviction for a couple years at least. Sadly, I don't get to start the Harbaugh era in person until the second game of the season, but I'll definitely be there via television.
So really there's only like, 41 days. It's not that bad.
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There are 101 days, but who's counting?
The way the Tigers are treking to the bottom, FB season can't get here soon enough. About 69 days until fall camp starts. Now that's a number that can be appreciated.
Jabrill Peppers is the one who knocks.
Weird that no one has commented on the content of his tweet. More attrition coming?
Could be a nod towards 4 guys who are putting in the work...
fair point.
Are participation ribbons being handed out too?
Cmon man.
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But your definition of trying hard is probably not Harbaugh's definition. If you try hard with Coach Harbaugh, you're not "just participating".
He meant to say "Those who vomit hard . . . ", but he had to dial it back because everybody already thinks he's insane.
Think about who this is coming from..Harbaugh has done it all played and coached at the highest level...he knows what it takes to win and I doubt 'participation ribbons' are in his toolbox.