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I think most of us just use…

I think most of us just use admissions as shorthand for the various colleges.

Sophomore heading into…

Sophomore heading into Junior year... UM Admissions: "Let's take a look at those credits, shall we?"

Skip the Arch and go to Side…

Skip the Arch and go to Side Project Brewing instead. Best brewery in the country for dark beers. You can thank me later.

Hmmmm... wonder if I have…

Hmmmm... wonder if I have any "In Dusty we trusty!" gear I can bring back into rotation from my Cubs fandom. Those never go out of style, right?

What if he's related to…

What if he's related to Pootie? Does that change anything for you?

Bud Elliott on the Cover 3…

Bud Elliott on the Cover 3 podcast somewhat blamed Milroe as well a while back. But it was more of he was lined up off center from the snap if I remember correctly. But when I went back and watched the all 22 view of the Rose Bowl on the botched snaps I paid attention to it looked like Milroe was directly behind him.

As long as it's a single…

As long as it's a single player option toy. Don't think we have the roster for anything that requires 2 or more participants.

Caleb Downs though: return…

Caleb Downs though: return to sender.

I mean there's probably a…

I mean there's probably a lot of ways around that if anyone actually cares. You have to live within a certain distance to make appearances is one that I can think of off the top of my head.

Now that they have contracts…

Now that they have contracts? Absolutely. Back when it was under the table? Absolutely not.

Also, I doubt the NCAA tries to enforce anything regarding NIL or transfers for a long while. How do you tamper with people who aren't employees? Which is the crux of any issue the NCAA wants to enforce right now.

If he was a yoyo world…

If he was a yoyo world champion I'd be impressed. Tiddlywinks, whatever.

 

But really that is kind of cool.

I'd guess there is a…

I'd guess there is a contract with the collective. So he either won't get the money or if he already got it he will be required to pay it back (with the assistance of the Bama NIL collective I'm sure).

Sonofa... we've been reduced…

Sonofa... we've been reduced to tiddlywinks. How far we've fallen.

Gross misconduct in…

Gross misconduct in violating the Gentleman's Agreement!

Think the rumor was that the…

Think the rumor was that the Ole Miss QB and linemen (and maybe others) told Kiffin either Judkins goes or we do. Doesn't seem like the kind of guy you'd want around your team unless you're desperate like Day.

Thought Dudek lied to him…

Thought Dudek lied to him and told him he could enroll early when there was no EE spot available. 

Might have won a National…

Might have won a National Championship if he stuck around.

As a recruit he was listed…

As a recruit he was listed as a speedy burner type. But bulking up and maybe the injury sapped that speed some. I'd say he made the right choice given how things turned out.

Interesting that Barnhart…

Interesting that Barnhart and Henderson grade out the same. Feel like Henderson has more power and is about equal or better than Barnhart in other facets... to my untrained eye anyway.

Not reading through any of…

Not reading through any of that but on your last paragraph... JS reportedly hates Jim Harbaugh. Jim Harbaugh is gone to the NFL so of course he's happy. Mission accomplished for him.

Aaaaaannnnnnddddddd now he's…

Aaaaaannnnnnddddddd now he's in Alabama. So much for the west coast.

Warde specifically said…

Warde specifically said today that they're going to work "within the rules" on NIL. Pay for play is against the rules... so what kind of expert do you need to be to just listen to what's being said? 

Are they going to help with…

Are they going to help with pay for play? No? Ok, then it's just a marketing opportunity for the program. Which isn't bad in and of itself but it doesn't fix the real issue Michigan has in the NIL space.

Hart's contract lapsed as…

Hart's contract lapsed as far as we know. So not sure if he's still an employee at this point.

Cam Macgrone was rough under…

Cam Macgrone was rough under his tutelage... just gonna have to hope that was a Cam thing and not a coaching thing.

Thought he was an early…

Thought he was an early enrollee for some reason.

Odd timing though, isn't the…

Odd timing though, isn't the add/drop date over at most (all?) schools? Not sure about trimester schools.

Helped bring on Stalions and…

Helped bring on Stalions and coming from a stint at a top notch NFL organization. What's not to love?

I mean, I can manage…

I mean, I can manage generally. Maybe I should apply.

And he might have been fired…

And he might have been fired for some sort of insubordination/power struggle... seems like a great dude for a 1st year head coach to deal with.

If she's pregnant we've got…

If she's pregnant we've got real problems... I'm shooting blanks.

I think I'm giving up on…

I think I'm giving up on college football entirely. I can't seem to be able to watch only one team (in any sport) and when I watch sports it strains my relationship with my wife.

Had to give up NFL because I was watching football all Sat and Sun and the wife said pick one. I picked college football because I enjoy it more and haven't watched more than one NFL game a season in several years now. 

Watched my Cubs win the 2016 WS and then my daughter was born that November. Haven't watched a baseball game since.

Now Michigan has won the NC and my daughter is 7 and my son is 3. I find myself watching college football all days of the week and all day Sat... and it's just too much. I love college football and just don't think watching M games only is going to sate the urge. Think I'm just gonna go out with a bang like I did with baseball. 

It'll give me a lot more time to take the kiddos hiking and skiing. That's something I'd prefer they'd learn from me rather than my obsession with CFB.

Ryan Day doesn't seem like…

Ryan Day doesn't seem like the dude who can bring the discipline needed to a team full of mercs. We'll see of course.

Saw it mentioned somewhere…

Saw it mentioned somewhere that Clink isn't interested in calling plays. Dunno the veracity but that could be why he isn't getting much mention.

Didn't the Tennessee…

Didn't the Tennessee legislature pass a law that the NCAA can't do anything about UT a while ago? Doesn't seem like a prohibition against pay for play is going to survive a court challenge anyway. NCAA's just whistling past the graveyard as per usual.

He can afford to buy them…

He can afford to buy them their own LA bungalow. The chickens will be fine my dude.

So you're open to him as DC…

So you're open to him as DC then?

Clink has been a secondary…

Clink has been a secondary coach in the system for 3 years and has been a defensive coach for many more than Jay. I dunno why everyone wants to pass him over. Minter was a secondary guy too so I'd assume he and Clink worked closely on all those sophisticated coverages everyone was raving about.

Yeah, Orji/Mullings/Edwards…

Yeah, Orji/Mullings/Edwards in that system could be interesting. Apparently he and Moore know each other too... from CMU or something like that.

From what I understand he's…

From what I understand he's good in an air raid but his arm isn't really suited for anything else (based on discussion on the Cover 3 podcast). He didn't look very good in whatever it was Miss St was trying to do after Leach.

Having seen Will Rogers play…

Having seen Will Rogers play a couple of times... is it really a good save? I guess in so far as having a scholarship QB or 2 on the roster is a good thing.

Yes, a true freshmen *5 QB…

Yes, a true freshmen *5 QB from Bama to go along with their true freshmen 5* QB recruit Air Noland. Hopefully it works out as well as the Ewers and McCord situation did for them.

Hey now, I'm sure Walter…

Hey now, I'm sure Walter Nolan just really wanted to play in Oxford. Nothing to see here, move along.

Well I'm sure Warde would…

Well I'm sure Warde would have been happy to wrap this up months ago but private enterprises can wrap up contracts as quickly as their legal teams can write them up. Not necessarily the case for governmental or even quasi-governmental organizations like the Michigan AD.

What fanbase? 

What fan base? 

I dunno, Michigan is already…

I dunno, Michigan is already under two investigations with the NCAA. It seems like it would be a bad time to start inducing players (which is still not allowed) to play for M during this period.

OSU is desperate and throwing money at the issue and who knows if it will work. I kind of hope it implodes hilariously and then the NCAA investigations start. We'll see how it plays out.

In short, I don't know if lack of NIL is the issue so much as dumb NCAA rules and bad timing for poking that particular bear (if M is even inclined to get on the pay for play train).

Big problem is tackles …

Big problem is tackles (offense and defense) take time to build up and develop. Time is the one thing Day doesn't have. Also, Larry Johnson seems retired in place so I dunno how much development the DL is getting.

This year they need a skull…

This year they need a skull session and a pre-game toot session. That'll do it for sure!

No worries, they couldn't…

No worries, they couldn't even if they wanted to.

It always amuses me that…

It always amuses me that people bring up endowments like Universities can just spend that on anything they want.