Harbaugh: Speight NOT out for the season (UPDATE 7:51pm)
Says it's a game-time decision but the reports of him being out for the reason are simply incorrect.
Just said this now on the Inside Michigan Football radio show.
I WANT TO BELIEVE
Harbaugh said Speight will be out of practice a "couple days" this week and "we'll see"
— angelique (@chengelis) November 15, 2016
Harbaugh says any report saying Speight is out for the season is incorrect.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) November 15, 2016
UPDATE: Speight just retweeted the above the tweet from NB that he is not out for the season. For old folks, a retweet is basically an endorsement in cases like these.
November 15th, 2016 at 5:29 AM ^
Tell Bo that. I know the committee is not the same as the AD's of the big ten but with two equal teams an injury could be the deciding factor.
November 14th, 2016 at 9:14 PM ^
Fucking sense
November 14th, 2016 at 8:08 PM ^
Mr. noon game Grandpa??!?!
November 14th, 2016 at 8:10 PM ^
Big reason for this is to make teams not zero in on one qb and probably for now, the biggest reason is the playoff committee...
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November 14th, 2016 at 8:30 PM ^
BS, they still had A&M overrated at 8 after knowing Trevor Knight was done for the year.
November 14th, 2016 at 9:03 PM ^
SEC bud
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November 14th, 2016 at 9:05 PM ^
And that was 2 weeks ago, there is much more pressure to get it right now! These types of things are on their mind, trust me. I wouldn't be surprised if Wilton dresses for the next couple weeks just to drag this out.
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November 14th, 2016 at 8:16 PM ^
Hard to play when you are in a sling
November 14th, 2016 at 10:36 PM ^
I once scored 4 touchdowns in a single game. in a full body cast.
November 15th, 2016 at 4:11 AM ^
Madden NFL is pretty easy when all you need are your fingers and thumbs.
November 14th, 2016 at 8:16 PM ^
Add "Fake Sports Reporter" to the list?
November 14th, 2016 at 8:19 PM ^
so he'll be back ahead of schedule.
November 14th, 2016 at 8:26 PM ^
I could be wrong about this, but on the surface, this sounds like a tactical thing to say so that there will be some uncertainty out there in football land, but part of me - perhaps vainly - wants to believe that it is possible. I suppose we'll see, but I have to think that his prospects for being in the game against Indiana would have to be fairly slim right now even if Speight was available.
November 14th, 2016 at 8:39 PM ^
This. Coachspeak is coachspeak, and that shoulder can't possibly be a day-to-day proposition.
Guarantee IU and OSU are preparing for O'Korn.
November 14th, 2016 at 8:27 PM ^
Man up....
November 14th, 2016 at 8:29 PM ^
I could ask my old anatomy partner Dr. Bedi. He's the team Ortho surgeon along with Dr. Miller. Of course, that would violate HIPAA - Harbaugh Induced Paranoia in Ann Arbor.
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November 14th, 2016 at 10:07 PM ^
#humblebrag (I'm not even hating, that's actually pretty cool)
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November 15th, 2016 at 10:30 AM ^
So that's what we're calling it now.
When I was in school we called it a hook up or f*ck buddy.
November 14th, 2016 at 8:41 PM ^
Honestly, it's probably a decoy. I'm not holding out any hope that Speight can come back before the bowl game.
And even then, Speight will probably not be 100%.
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November 14th, 2016 at 8:51 PM ^
for the year. You have been a warrior for Michigan football this year and we hope you recover soon. Those of us on MGOBLOG will continue to pull for you and all who play for Michigan.
November 14th, 2016 at 9:04 PM ^
I immediately said, "What the fuck is happening?" I said this out loud, and my wife just stared at me like a crazy person..
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November 14th, 2016 at 9:08 PM ^
Yeah... there pretty much how that went in my house as well. Well, most things really.
November 14th, 2016 at 9:34 PM ^
Great point, here too.
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November 14th, 2016 at 9:08 PM ^
META: this is a reasonably significant issue for the top guys on the blog, and Brian will doubtlessly address this at some point this week. He reported this based on a source today, and it has been indirectly contradicted by Harbaugh himself, with a hint of contradiction from Speight.
It's been radio silence on twitter since this has come out; I suspect Brian and possibly others are pursuing sources to either confirm their own report or retract it.
November 14th, 2016 at 9:14 PM ^
My guess is he has an ac joint separation which involves the collarbone without breaking it and that might explain JH's comment that its a game time decision. Those injuries heal at different rates depending on the degree.
November 14th, 2016 at 9:26 PM ^
As someone who has suffered an AC separation, a clavicular fracture, at least in my case, is PREFERABLE.
November 14th, 2016 at 9:14 PM ^
Who throws a better deep ball between OKorn and Morris ?
November 14th, 2016 at 10:09 PM ^
I feel like O'Korn at 100% is a better option than Speight at 50-60% even if this isn't b/s.
But that's just me.
O'Korn is not Bellomy.
November 14th, 2016 at 10:09 PM ^
I'm definitely worried, but at least an injury could explain why Speight was so off last game. No clear consensus on when the injury happened, but I'd feel a lot better knowing it was early in the game and was the reason for the bad throws. The alternative explanation, that Speight lost his confidence and was off because of that, is much more ominous for our future.
November 14th, 2016 at 10:23 PM ^
so I checked http://mgovideo.com/. Didn't find anything prior to Speight's first big miss (overthrow of Darboh on the first drive). Checked the end of the Maryland game and there's nothing there either.
I guess the alternative explanation is that Speight got rattled by the night game atmosphere? As much as I hate night games, Michigan's AD should just bite the bullet and make them a regular staple of the schedule. Can't hurt, and it might help our QBs get accustomed to that sort of atmosphere.
November 14th, 2016 at 10:42 PM ^
Brian was making light of OSU's excuse for losing at PSU by saying that home field advantage is worth 40 points. It's obviously not worth 40 points but as MIchigan just found out, it is significantly more difficult to play on the road at night when the home fan base has been tailgating all day and is amped to the max especially in massive B1G venues. Hopefully Michigan gets with the times and agrees to 1-2 night games per year.
November 14th, 2016 at 11:55 PM ^
Both Iowa and Penn State won big games this year at night - against Michigan and Ohio State repectively - that they would not have won during the day.
A night game is a distinct advantage (we ourselves are undefeated at night), and we should have more of them against major opponents.
Certainly Notre Dame at least, should never see daylight again at Michigan Stadium.
November 15th, 2016 at 11:05 AM ^
You seriously think you can say neither team would have won during the day? What on earth are you basing that on?
Any actual night game advantage should be pretty easily confirmable via statistics, though I can't find anyone who's checked the numbers so far.
November 15th, 2016 at 5:21 PM ^
That is exactly what I am saying.
November 19th, 2016 at 1:31 PM ^
100%. Night games on the road are a bitch.
November 14th, 2016 at 10:32 PM ^
It happened the last offensive play of the game
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November 14th, 2016 at 11:06 PM ^
when he came off the field after the second to last series of the game they were looking at his shoulder on the sideline. There was something bothering him then and the last play of the game was just icing on the cake.
November 14th, 2016 at 10:38 PM ^
I think he may of injured it on a scramble late in the game. He dove head first. But that is just speculation on my part.
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November 14th, 2016 at 10:18 PM ^
If this is true, we should still hold Wilton out for Indiana. Even though Speight is obviously better than O'Korn, I'd like to see what he's capable of, while letting Wilton rest and break down osu tape.
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November 14th, 2016 at 10:34 PM ^
Isn't the AC joint what took Henne down his senior season? I'd rather have O'korn take the reigns than have Wilton at a really diminished capacity.
November 14th, 2016 at 10:45 PM ^
Wasn't Henne's injury to his throwing shoulder?
November 14th, 2016 at 11:36 PM ^
Yes and apparently he was popping it back into place during class. Shouldn't have played
November 14th, 2016 at 10:50 PM ^
The injury was to Henne's throwing arm and he should not have played against OSU that year of 2007.
November 14th, 2016 at 10:44 PM ^
and while semantics is in play with regards to 'season' I'm pretty sure Brian isn't going to put something on the front page that says Speight is out for the season unless he's double and triple checked sources and is 99% sure what he's going to post is legit.
November 14th, 2016 at 11:11 PM ^
Is he hurt or is he injured? Might be time to call Johnny Moxon in
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November 14th, 2016 at 11:13 PM ^
I'm not into Twitter, but why are those tweets from Nov 15th when today is still the 14th?
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November 15th, 2016 at 7:37 AM ^
The reporters borrowed this old Delorean....
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November 14th, 2016 at 11:18 PM ^
Seems pretty obvious that harbaugh just wants to force Indiana to prepare for either qb. I don't think Brian would have made such a bold front page post (that would eventually be cited by two major sports news organizations) just off of a rumor. And I highly doubt harbaugh would allow for Indiana to have the treat of not having to face our starting qb without making it as painful/difficult as possible.
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November 15th, 2016 at 7:36 AM ^
It's probably more about OSU than Indiana.
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November 15th, 2016 at 12:32 AM ^
Spike up, Wilson. Give us some reps and rest up before the Playoffs. This game will end for you sooner than you think.
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