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Sure looks like he's back:

Sure looks like he's back:

Back at it! 〽️ 🏈

Randy Wise Automotive Team is proud to welcome Quinten Johnson as the OFFICIAL defensive back of the Wise Team! 🎉 We remain committed to helping these student athletes on and off the field. Go Blue! pic.twitter.com/bysopwRsmt

— Randy Wise Automotive Team (@RandyWiseAT) March 12, 2024

 

Yeah, upgrade feels like a…

Yeah, upgrade feels like a stretch given how elite Elston was at player development and recruiting. Staying close to the same level is a win right now. 

If we pick up Corey Parker from Toledo, I'll feel very good about our defensive recruiting ability.

Blitzy DCs aren't all a…

Blitzy DCs aren't all a bunch of Don Brown clones who get burned alive repeatedly by crossing routes. Guys like Manny Diaz still manage to stuff most offenses they face. You have PTSD. Wink built his defense to stop the pass. Brown built his to stuff the run.

The guy mentored Mac and…

The guy mentored Mac and Minter in the defensive system that he created. Even if he's an inferior playcaller, which is likely given the meteoric rise of the other two, our defense isn't going to fall apart with schematic continuity and elite personnel all over the place. Frankly, it will probably remain elite this year. Also, he will probably go back to the NFL after a year or two.

Out of curiosity, why would…

Out of curiosity, why would you have preferred Cullen? He's a career DL coach who had two very short DC stints this century that went very poorly.

FWIW I doubt this true…

FWIW I doubt this true freshman will be a factor next season. They'll have Will Howard (a dual threat who is a step down from McCord in most metrics) playing in a BoB offense behind an offensive line that portaled in a center who can't snap or stop Graham + Grant. 

As a Lions fan, I'll keep…

As a Lions fan, I'll keep rooting for the Lions. His new team would probably be my second favorite team.

Best: TCU is going to be bad…

Best: TCU is going to be bad.

Worst: Joe Milton will be a Heisman finalist in Tennessee's system

I use mine constantly for…

I use mine constantly for things like vegetables, potatoes, and frozen chicken of various types.

Washington. Texas has two…

Washington. Texas has two game-breaking DTs who would really disrupt our style of offense.

Trayanum is a senior and…

Trayanum is a senior and Williams declared for the NFL draft today. 

And he played well down the…

And he played well down the stretch. He ended up with the #8 QBR.

Iowa's front is much better…

Iowa's front is much better at defending the run than Alabama's. Iowa's 25th-ranked stuff rate is much better than Bama's 102nd-ranked stuff rate. Auburn ran them over.

Yup, Auburn almost manballed…

Yup, Auburn almost manballed them to death with basically no passing threat. This is a good matchup for us. 

Our manball style that…

Our manball style that relies on dominance in the trenches is actually the perfect recipe for this year's Alabama team. Check out these numbers:

Alabama's defensive line:
Power success rate - 31st
defensive line yards - 58th
stuff rate - 102nd.

On offense, they're 122nd in sacks allowed. Milroe has been sacked 38 times. 

According to SP+, we've beaten two better teams already. This one is very winnable, but it will be a battle. 

I think we'll win, but this…

I think we'll win, but this game has me a little concerned for a few reasons:

1. Games in Happy Valley are always tough.

2. Their defense is elite. The one weakness is the small DTs, and our power running game hasn't been that great so far this year.

3. Their offense played well the other night. In particular, Allar threw some dimes. 

There is a really…

There is a really interesting thread on Bucknuts of all places arguing that we didn't violate any scouting rules with our scheme. Click to read more:

 

Once again, no rules were broken. This is coming from a buckeye. Only difference is. He is one of the few smarter ones left. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/VJghGgaqtc

— MichiganNation2 (@MichiganNation2) October 30, 2023
I'm a big fan. I usually don…

I'm a big fan. I usually don't have a good time to listen. This will be something for my work commute home.

I'm a big fan. I usually don…

I'm a big fan. I usually don't have a good time to listen. This will be something for my work commute home.

Hinton at tackle instead of…

Hinton at tackle instead of Henderson would be quite the surprise. That would suggest a HUGE leap forward.

It must be frustrating for…

It must be frustrating for other teams to have to face two death stars with very different playing styles in the same division. If you build your team to stop OSU, then Michigan gores you. If you build your team to stop Michigan, then OSU shreds you in the passing game.

"Look how important I am. I…

"Look how important I am. I matter." - Derrick

I think it's more his recent…

I think it's more his recent trend of boosting election deniers, anti-vaxxers, and bigots on the platform than his voting history. I think that is what the poster is referring to.

I'm not a huge fan of…

I'm not a huge fan of bigoted shrieking morons dominating the comments on every thread because they (like the idiots that they are) pay for Twitter. 

Or a couple other articles I…

Or other articles I've found. Still terrible, but that's a pretty significant detail.

His Twitter profile is full…

His Twitter profile is full of many, many disgusting likes. He was deleting thousands of likes before he get sent packing. He's a racist POS who shouldn't be a representative of Michigan.

It's maddening. You only…

It's maddening. You only have to look as far as Lexington, Kentucky to see how aggressively the game has changed in a matter of years.

We recruited and developed…

We recruited and developed Frankie Collins, Kobe Bufkin, Moussa Diabate, and Caleb Houstan. The roster construction strategy that dominated the game for the last 20 years changed in a period of two years.

In the portal era, it's hard…

In the portal era, it's hard to "destroy" a program. You can basically bring in a new roster and make the tournament. Super studs play for a year or two and bounce to the NBA.

The big question is whether…

The big question is whether the starters can stay healthy. Keegan missed a lot of time last year, so having him around would be an improvement.

Jim Harbaugh - 5
Juwan…
  1. Jim Harbaugh - 5
  2. Juwan Howard - 4
  3. Kim Barnes Airco - No opinion
  4. Brandon Naurato - No opinion
  5. Tracy Smith - No opinion
  6. Warde Manuel - 1
  7. Santa Ono - 5
  8. Kevin Warren - 3
  9. The coordinating abilities of Matt Weiss/Sherrone Moore/Jesse Minter/Steve Clinkscale (together) - 5
  10. "The Current State of College Football" - 2
IMO Urban/Day's annihilation…

IMO Urban/Day's annihilation of us was mostly a Don Brown problem. They were even more pass-happy in 2018 when they beat us 62-39 IIRC.

If that staffer can maintain…

If that staffer can maintain continuity and retain the players on the team, that might be preferable to blowing it up with a guy like Deboer who would radically change the scheme. Hell, if he's a good recruiterand we know this is the case with Mooreit's not even that big of a risk as long as his initial contract is sane.

Hey now, Ryan Day…

Hey now, Ryan Day coordinated mediocre offenses at BC and Temple for a few years. 

Shaw would be a disaster…

Shaw would be a disaster hire after the way his Stanford tenure ended. If he burned out at Stanford, why would giving him a higher-pressure job be a good idea?

Not saying that he's going…

Not saying that he's going to be a revelation, but he looked really good in the bowl game.

IMO he gets a pass given the…

IMO he gets a pass given the NCAA bullshit. His statements all make sense now. He wants to be here and he plans to be here.

It's really cool how schools…

It's really cool how schools like Bama have had analysts coaching for like a decade, and SEC schools brazenly purchased players throughout the pre-NIL era, but we're getting hit for garbage like this.

That is a championship-level…

That is a championship-level roster. One thing that will be a big deal IMO will be JJ having an offseason to work on timing with his WRs. He was injured for most of the offseason this year and didn't get to drill with the WRs in the spring/summer. That probably would have helped with his deep ball early in the season.

Your last line would be my…

Your last line would be my guess. Roman played in the slot a bunch this year and Henning basically disappeared. I would bet on Anthony, Clemons, and Wilson as WR1, WR2, and Slot.

A reasonable question, but…

A reasonable question, but we jut thumped the hell out of the #2 team on the road without him. We'll probably stay at #2.

Semper Fi, brother (sister?).

Semper Fi, brother (sister?).

He went from dropping dimes…

He went from dropping dimes on deep throws to missing them to not even trying them anymore. 

It's worth noting that this was the second week in a row where our opponents played their safeties way back to avoid big passes. In particular, both PSU and MSU seemed terrified of Roman Wilson. 

Drew Dileo completing a moon…

Drew Dileo completing a moon ball pass to Jareth Glanda in the 2012 Sugar Bowl comes to mind. 

One thing that passes the…

One thing that passes the eye test for me: Clemson isn't that great. 

My guess would be that it…

My guess would be that it was a function of PSU having their safeties play from the parking lot. When we did pass, it was quick stuff to fast guys who could punish them in space.

They're getting their all…

They're getting their all-conference DT back in the middle. I would hit their god-awful secondary with our extremely accurate QB and experienced receivers. If Cade can pass for almost 400 on the road against them, JJ can do it at home with an improved WR corps against a worse secondary.

We came out slinging last…

Double post.

We came out slinging last…

We came out slinging last year. If Cade can pass for almost 400 on the road, I bet JJ can do the same at home against a worse secondary.

One thing to note is that…

One thing to note is that they'll likely get Slade back on the DL for our game. He was very disruptive last year and was 1st team all-conference. They'll also likely have 2nd team all-conference safety Xavier Henderson back. I'm not saying those two players will make them go from awful to great on defense, but they could make an impact. With Slade in the middle, their interior rushing defense might see a huge jump.

In general, Sparty has been hit pretty hard by the injury bug this year. Coming out of the bye week, they'll likely be in better shape than they have been in weeks. We're still a much better team, but we need to take them seriously. I imagine we will; I bet Harbaugh wants vengeance.