D. Smith IN today (depsite early reports indicating otherwise)

Submitted by JClay on September 10th, 2016 at 10:13 AM

Per Brian's Twitter et al.

(Of course those of us who are boys with him call him D-money, affectionately.)

EDIT: I ask the moms to please dock me however many MGoPoints they deem appropriate as I have brought great dishonor to the commentariat. I am awash in shame and have donned the appropriate sackcloth and ashes.

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Woodstock Wolverine

September 10th, 2016 at 10:16 AM ^

Not good Bob. Hopefully just precautionary.

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I Like Burgers

September 10th, 2016 at 10:54 AM ^

Totally precautionary. No reason to play against a team like UCF. And its nice to finally have some depth and backup options to rest guys like Smith, Lewis, and others.

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HL2VCTRS

September 10th, 2016 at 10:17 AM ^

But time to pile on the Evans hype train!

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GVSUGoBlue

September 10th, 2016 at 10:19 AM ^

These are smart moves by the coaching staff. We need 100% health heading into the big ten season. We won't need these guys today

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GoBlueFrom_RU

September 10th, 2016 at 10:21 AM ^

Are these all precautionary though?

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aratman

September 10th, 2016 at 10:48 AM ^

We are titanium coated in carbonfibre covered in kevlar inside one of those airplane black box coated in the cermic material they make the space shuttle tiles out of nearly indistructible, well we were. Way to go jinxer.

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GoBlueFrom_RU

September 10th, 2016 at 10:51 AM ^

Right.

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BlueDragon

September 10th, 2016 at 11:10 AM ^

Space shuttle is obsolete. I'm afraid.

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UMfan21

September 10th, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^

not to mention the shuttle tiles are kind of fragile. remember falling debris during launch caused some to break/fail.

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mGrowOld

September 10th, 2016 at 10:21 AM ^

Is Michigan's second team 35.5 points better than UCF's first team.

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sum1valiant

September 10th, 2016 at 10:31 AM ^

yes. I was looking for a Michigan defense vs UCF moneyline, but apparently that's not a thing.

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HateSparty

September 10th, 2016 at 11:46 AM ^

Seems like that's a statement.

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taut

September 10th, 2016 at 10:22 AM ^

Resting him in an easy game until 100% healthy is smart. I just hope it isn't a lingering thing. Harbaugh certainly wouldn't come out and say so if that's the case.

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Eastside Maize

September 10th, 2016 at 10:26 AM ^

Harbaugh is focused on having a healthy squad for B1G play. More touches for Evans and Higdon!

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Alumnus93

September 10th, 2016 at 11:27 AM ^

id rather have Evans sit for later

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Waka

September 10th, 2016 at 11:47 AM ^

He has 8 career touches. He's not Christian McCaffrey yet. I think the benefit of more live football experience outweighs the risk of injury at this point in his career. I can understand this way of thinking for know commodities who are closer to their max potential like Smith and Lewis, but Evans can still get so much better with experience.

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brad

September 10th, 2016 at 10:27 AM ^

As long as these are all September-only issues, it is good for M to play with one hand tied tied it's back.

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Contact Courage

September 10th, 2016 at 10:28 AM ^

For what it's worth, his tweet says "probably won't play today".

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Perkis-Size Me

September 10th, 2016 at 10:34 AM ^

Oh well, but it's probably for the best. They're not going to be needed today.

Harbaugh wants to make sure they're ready to go when Penn State comes to town to start conference play.

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amaizenblue402

September 10th, 2016 at 10:40 AM ^

Evans will see the field a lot today

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MGoDillon

September 10th, 2016 at 10:40 AM ^

I like Evans over him anyways. So more playing time for Evans means more development

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olm_go_blue

September 10th, 2016 at 11:04 AM ^

Evans Peppers Butt Chesson all lined up together is a monster. Speed and athleticism galore.

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Fieldy'sNuts

September 10th, 2016 at 10:40 AM ^

Prediction: Higdon is going to have a big day.

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Alumnus93

September 10th, 2016 at 11:32 AM ^

I wanna see davis

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Pkf97

September 10th, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^

Agreed, excited to see him get more reps. He played with a ton of juice last week.

Also not complaining about seeing more of Evans / Isaac.

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Greg McMurtry

September 10th, 2016 at 10:41 AM ^

Evans, baby. Evans.

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September 10th, 2016 at 10:48 AM ^

Get to see all the running backs again today - want to see some Higdon and Davis in addition to Evans of course.

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Rodriguesqe

September 10th, 2016 at 10:50 AM ^

I think you hold Evans to the same 8 or so carries. This benefits Higdon and Davis the most.

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CorkyCole

September 10th, 2016 at 10:51 AM ^

I'm fine with this. We will need these fellas more for the Colorado game and going forward. I'd love to see more of Mr. Evans and Mr. Long to see what they can do. Let the Stribling vs Clark battle continue.

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WorldwideTJRob

September 10th, 2016 at 10:55 AM ^

I actually thought Lavert Hill played well last week, maybe both get a little run with the first stringers in some packages

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UMProud

September 10th, 2016 at 10:52 AM ^

Ug that's too bad...always love to see D galloping over people like they're not even there

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BlueUPer

September 10th, 2016 at 10:53 AM ^

Our running game will be fine. Not playing Jourdan Lewis makes me more nervous vs. a spread team than losing Smith. What is the story with Drake Johnson?

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Leonhall

September 10th, 2016 at 11:16 AM ^

Drake is banged up, out for awhile...

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poppinfresh

September 10th, 2016 at 10:53 AM ^

Was in red shirt all week

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aratman

September 10th, 2016 at 10:54 AM ^

Funny, a name I don't see above.

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Hotel Putingrad

September 10th, 2016 at 11:03 AM ^

love the young guys, but I thought Ty has looked really good as well

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Magnus

September 10th, 2016 at 11:03 AM ^

Ty Issac transferred.

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Big Boi Steamy…

September 10th, 2016 at 11:04 AM ^

Chris Evans will have 14 carries for 132 yards and 2 TDs

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TheGreatDanton

September 10th, 2016 at 11:10 AM ^

Has there been any news on Braden?

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Magnus

September 10th, 2016 at 11:19 AM ^

He's probably out, too.

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kyeblue

September 10th, 2016 at 11:24 AM ^

He should get more snaps, he is a dude.

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MichiganStephen

September 10th, 2016 at 11:31 AM ^

Smith warming up with the ones.

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Jimmyisgod

September 10th, 2016 at 11:35 AM ^

We should have one thread for injuries.

Seems like Braden, Mone, Taco, Smith, and Lewis are our current injuries. That's 4 starters and a top backup, nothing seems serious, but I hop this stuff doesn't linger.

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