JTrain

November 19th, 2017 at 7:14 PM ^

Probably not.

When we get behind....we have zero explosivity (I made that word up). Ohio state will score a lot. Maybe not as much as they did against state. But it will be too much...and our anemic passing game scares NOONE.
Look for them to T-off on the run...like everyone else has. And with their talent...I’m not sure we can push them around.

It will take a miracle.

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FranklinHatchett

November 19th, 2017 at 7:23 PM ^

I hear what your saying, but do you not think coach Harbaugh knows this? Great coaches find a way to give their team a chance to win. I think coach is a great coach. If he's not, then lord have mercy on all of us.

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991GT3

November 19th, 2017 at 7:50 PM ^

MIchigan. He knows the university and embraces its academic standards. But he is not an elite coach or a great one. The college game has passed him by. He will win against lesser teams but not against strong and above average teams. His performance at Stanford was a black swan. Extraordinary given the restrictions he had to coach under.

The 49"er gig was ready to pop when he took over. He brought a positive attitude to a team that previously was poorly coach and had moral issues. He got out just in time.

He is not a Saban, Myers or Sweeney. I even think D'Antonio is a better coach. Had D'Antomio been coaching the team we would have beat MSU and Wisconsin.

JH achilles heal is he is loyal and keeps the same people around him even though results cry out for changes. To have your 27 old son who I don't believe ever play football at a high level coaching elite college players is a travesty. 

So don't set your expectations on the level of Alabama, Clemson, OSU or even PSU. 

 

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JTrain

November 19th, 2017 at 8:45 PM ^

He’s absolutely great. We are just not there yet. Pass pro sucks...the offense is, for the most part, one dimensional. We got away with that against inferior teams. OSU is not inferior.
It’s hard to look like a genius coach when you are one dimensional. Play calling builds off of momentum. And when u can’t get any rhythm because you are one dimensional it hampers ones ability to strategize/scheme in BIG games.

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fksljj

November 19th, 2017 at 6:34 PM ^

Please Lord let it be Peters. The neighbors might start to get nervous if I see Speight out there on Saturday... Watching O'Korn makes me laugh so the neighbors wouldn't suspect anything but Speight is downright frustrating.

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NowTameInThe603

November 19th, 2017 at 6:36 PM ^

The sky is falling people need to grow the fuck up. If lavert hill plays and they call dpj catch a td that’s a win against Wisconsin. People predicted 8-4 or 9-3. It’s turning out that way quit with the negativity or find a new team to follow next year.

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clarkiefromcanada

November 19th, 2017 at 8:23 PM ^

Like many of you, I drive hours to AA every home game. 

Get in my tailgate, follow the band in after supporting the Cancer Support Community of AA beer garden on Hoover (editorial: you should too).

Sit in the stands with "that guy" a couple rows back, you know "get your head in the game guy" or "effort" guy.

Sat through years of terrible. App State, Toledo (f'n Toledo), escaping with wins over god damned Akron. 

Yeah, we're in a tough spot here with young players, injuries (man, Tarik Black tho), a not ready for prime time o-line class from last year (hoping Filiaga is solid, Ruiz has had his moments), the actual o-line is not great. I miss Jedd Fisch (if only for his trolling that clown receivers coach at tOSU). 

So, yeah, it's been difficult. But I'll take 8-3 at this point with a shot against tOSU versus where we were. If it's Peters I'll feel a lot better about our chances. 

Still riding with Harbaugh.

 

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NowTameInThe603

November 20th, 2017 at 10:15 AM ^

Just because we are active on this blog does not mean we have to agree with Brian or share his season outlook. That 10-2 prediction was based mostly on having Speight taking another step forward and leading the offense.

Does Brian need to release a midseason W/L prediction to curb your enthusiasm?

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xtramelanin

November 19th, 2017 at 6:44 PM ^

he was legitimately 'out' yesterday.  the brain is more susceptible to injury after having sustained one.  i could see ohio trying to put a crown on his chin strap from the very first play.  

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Muttley

November 19th, 2017 at 7:24 PM ^

I'm no doctor, but that seemed like a BAD concussion, and some take more than a week to recover from.

And with Speight, it sure seems risky to be putting someone who suffered cracked vertibrae back in so soon.   Is paralysis a risk? 

Again, I'm no doctor,but let's not rush them back just because it's Ohio State.

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M-Dog

November 19th, 2017 at 7:49 PM ^

If Speight is cleared by the doctors to play, then he's cleared.  His vertibrae aren't cracked anymore.  He is at no more or less risk than any other QB.  They won't clear him until all of that is true.

I don't know if they have cleared Speight to play or not.  We'll see this week.  

I'd be surprised if they cleared Peters this week no matter what.

 

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