I don't see any way where Barrett, Henderson, and Jones aren't drafted. Barrett was too productive on the best defense in the country to go undrafted. Henderson was one of the top guards in last years draft then came here, played tackle and didn't perform as well. He projects as an NFL guard. Jones didn't play much, but performed well on the largest stage. I think teams will see upside there
The main issue for me is I have no god damned idea who is on the team and who isn’t anymore
And I think that's very fair and why some people are losing their college fandom a bit. You used to be able to logically follow the depth chart and see who would likely be starting year over year, but now you have to worry about tampering, players maybe not being satisfied with their NIL, players seeking even slightly more playing time, etc. and it's just hard to be mentally invested
I know people are on edge right now before the deadline, but the Beasley and Herring entrances aren't that concerning imo. We see transfers like this every season. Waller sucks though
I know people are on edge, but besides the Waller portal entry, the Beasley and Herring entrances aren't that concerning. Beasley is a true freshman who maybe just wanted to go somewhere else and Herring is a sophomore at a very deep position
Complaining about NIL when he hasn't even won the starting job or seen meaningful snaps is... something. But if that was such a big deal for him even after we were his best offer, he won a Natty his freshman year, and he was in the mix to start this year, then good riddance. He easily would've gotten that NIL this year if he continued how he's been playing
If a Missouri kid has Mizzou in his final schools, he's probably going there at this point. The state of Missouri has pretty blatantly unconstitutional NIL laws in place to keep players in state
If true, Kentucky is the oddest thorn in our side. Not in our conference and not relevant in their own conference. In a few years they might have a former Michigan player, signee, or commit starting at every position group besides safety
If I had to guess he got an NIL offer from somewhere else plus a guaranteed starting job? But yeah, this is a shocker. I guess it's officially Jyaire Hill time
The actual rule is, "this is the rule at the time, but if at a later point we decide that it was created in error, those who suffer from it will be excused."
By this logic, Michigan should immediately have any and all punishment from the Stalions scandal dropped since the NCAA is implementing helmet coms and we know that won't happen
So will the NCAA repeal our punishments once they implement helmet comms? Because to me, once you start repealing punishments from the past due to recent rules implementations, that's a slippery slope
This has literally already started. The funny thing is that OSU fans still think that not offering someone Michigan wants or having another player higher on their board is a flex
Meanwhile, FAU SG Johnell Davis is seemingly between Kentucky and Arkansas.
I've noticed with Bama in football as well, but it's odd to me that for both Bama and UK, two perennial recruiting powers in their sports who lost their famous head coaches, that recruits have seemingly forgotten that Saban and Calipari aren't there anymore? Like are their brands that good that recruits don't care?
I'm not counting my eggs before they've hatched. We have multiple sophomore transfer commits at this point and I'm not gonna assume admissions has accepted their credits until these guys are officially announced
I mean you can’t have it both ways though. Harbaugh leaving with the whole defensive staff would likely mean that any punishment from the NCAA is going to be nothing because the apparent involved parties are gone
I know there’s inevitably going to be negative comments on this thread about Dusty going to visit frats, but anyone who has complained about how bad the Maize Rage has been recently (and they would be correct), should be very excited about this. Getting the support and attendance of greek life at basketball games will do wonders for attendance and the energy at basketball games and it’s great that Dusty understands this
My pre-spring game hot take is that Jadyn Davis is gonna look good enough compared to the other QB options to where the question of him starting will begin to arise
they've been focusing on dropback passing with Orji
Not exactly what you want to hear about your projected starting QB. Also interesting that USC would be competition for a QB in the portal since they have Miller Moss and just brought in that UNLV QB. If Moss, gets replaced, I’d gladly take him
I mean is there really anything to complain about with this staff? Brought in a team handful of good recruiters, an assistant with head coaching and defensive experience, multiple assistants who have experience running his system, and Kyle Church who everyone expected to replace him at FAU. Sounds like a pretty damn good staff
I mean wasn't a large part of that due to NIL? Obviously that needs to be taken into account now, but if NIL wasn't a factor, a good portion of Bennett Warren, Michael Uini, Smith twins, Aaron Chiles and in turn Darien Mayo, Elias Rudolph, Justin Scott, Zaquan Patterson, and Boo Carter end up in this class from what I understood. Kinda sucks that with how our NIL currently stands we will lose battles with players we have superior relationships with
The 2025 class on offense should be on par or better than normal. Defense is where I'm a bit worried just because, as you mentioned, there's so many new faces
Ideally, with Orji at QB plus Mullings and Edwards, we should be in 3rd and long situations much less often and hopefully be in 4 down territory more frequently
OSU fans convinced themselves McCord was the problem, but there isn't a QB on their roster rn better than him. It seems like a few OSU fans are slowly realizing it, but others do not and are still running with McCord being a "Syracuse level QB"
It'll be a combination of meltdown calling for Day's head from the majority of the fanbase then a minority of the fanbase who push the goalposts and make absurd excuses for Day how he continues to underachieve with these teams. They'll come up with something similar to this year who they claimed McCord was a "Syracuse level QB"
It's funny because there are OSU fans who firmly know it's Natty or bust for Ryan Day then there are also some OSU fans absolutely in denial who are setting their expectations low on purpose knowing Day underperforms. If Day doesn't beat Michigan this year or doesn't make the final 4 in the playoff, there's zero chance he's back next year
OSU fans will insist they haven't bought a team, but then their entire staff and team is making a significant amount more than comparable teams. Not to mention they looked pretty mid during their spring game today...
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Given that we have a need for a big WR and for depth at CB, he kinda feels like an ideal option if he wanted to come back
I don't see any way where Barrett, Henderson, and Jones aren't drafted. Barrett was too productive on the best defense in the country to go undrafted. Henderson was one of the top guards in last years draft then came here, played tackle and didn't perform as well. He projects as an NFL guard. Jones didn't play much, but performed well on the largest stage. I think teams will see upside there
And I think that's very fair and why some people are losing their college fandom a bit. You used to be able to logically follow the depth chart and see who would likely be starting year over year, but now you have to worry about tampering, players maybe not being satisfied with their NIL, players seeking even slightly more playing time, etc. and it's just hard to be mentally invested
I know people are on edge right now before the deadline, but the Beasley and Herring entrances aren't that concerning imo. We see transfers like this every season. Waller sucks though
I know people are on edge, but besides the Waller portal entry, the Beasley and Herring entrances aren't that concerning. Beasley is a true freshman who maybe just wanted to go somewhere else and Herring is a sophomore at a very deep position
Giving players who demand more money what they want is a slippery slope
Kentucky has their NIL game humming because they had infrastructure already in place to pay players in basketball prior to NIL
They are getting NIL. They’re getting tampered with and demanding more money
Heavy tampering, insane NIL offers, and rostered guys asking for more money
If it’s due to coaching change or seeing a long way to playing time, then fine. Hopefully the NIL rumors floating around aren’t true
Complaining about NIL when he hasn't even won the starting job or seen meaningful snaps is... something. But if that was such a big deal for him even after we were his best offer, he won a Natty his freshman year, and he was in the mix to start this year, then good riddance. He easily would've gotten that NIL this year if he continued how he's been playing
If a Missouri kid has Mizzou in his final schools, he's probably going there at this point. The state of Missouri has pretty blatantly unconstitutional NIL laws in place to keep players in state
By all accounts he’s been neck and neck with Hill
If true, Kentucky is the oddest thorn in our side. Not in our conference and not relevant in their own conference. In a few years they might have a former Michigan player, signee, or commit starting at every position group besides safety
A change of scenery from being in a two way race for a starting job being "best?" Yeah, no
If I had to guess he got an NIL offer from somewhere else plus a guaranteed starting job? But yeah, this is a shocker. I guess it's officially Jyaire Hill time
We were in on him, but not sure we "almost" got him
By this logic, Michigan should immediately have any and all punishment from the Stalions scandal dropped since the NCAA is implementing helmet coms and we know that won't happen
So will the NCAA repeal our punishments once they implement helmet comms? Because to me, once you start repealing punishments from the past due to recent rules implementations, that's a slippery slope
If you enjoy tenacious run blocking to an almost hilarious degree, watch Gach's Hudl highlights
This has literally already started. The funny thing is that OSU fans still think that not offering someone Michigan wants or having another player higher on their board is a flex
I've noticed with Bama in football as well, but it's odd to me that for both Bama and UK, two perennial recruiting powers in their sports who lost their famous head coaches, that recruits have seemingly forgotten that Saban and Calipari aren't there anymore? Like are their brands that good that recruits don't care?
Hoping we can move Jace to being a walk on and bring back in Rooths
Watching his highlights had me thinking "Wow, there's a lot to like here and once he goes through Camp Sander... oh wait sigh"
I'm not counting my eggs before they've hatched. We have multiple sophomore transfer commits at this point and I'm not gonna assume admissions has accepted their credits until these guys are officially announced
I mean you can’t have it both ways though. Harbaugh leaving with the whole defensive staff would likely mean that any punishment from the NCAA is going to be nothing because the apparent involved parties are gone
The defensive staff was literally just finished in the past few weeks and it’s like a year until signing day
It will never fail to amaze me at what things people can needlessly bring politics into
Because fraternities and greek life are divisive topics generally speaking
I know there’s inevitably going to be negative comments on this thread about Dusty going to visit frats, but anyone who has complained about how bad the Maize Rage has been recently (and they would be correct), should be very excited about this. Getting the support and attendance of greek life at basketball games will do wonders for attendance and the energy at basketball games and it’s great that Dusty understands this
The thing that's refreshing about May that we didn't see with Juwan is that I can see the vision of the team he's putting together
In the past few weeks
I'd imagine this tweet is related?
Cole Sullivan is gonna be a dude. Made his impact felt in the late snaps he was in
There appears to be some Michigan buzz around North Texas grad transfer guard Rubin Jones on Twitter
My pre-spring game hot take is that Jadyn Davis is gonna look good enough compared to the other QB options to where the question of him starting will begin to arise
Really hope we can get a commit or two this weekend and start building some momentum
Not exactly what you want to hear about your projected starting QB. Also interesting that USC would be competition for a QB in the portal since they have Miller Moss and just brought in that UNLV QB. If Moss, gets replaced, I’d gladly take him
I mean is there really anything to complain about with this staff? Brought in a team handful of good recruiters, an assistant with head coaching and defensive experience, multiple assistants who have experience running his system, and Kyle Church who everyone expected to replace him at FAU. Sounds like a pretty damn good staff
I mean typically in those cases your head coach doesn’t leave for the NFL and take the entire defensive staff with him
There's only 3 groups of people who still care about the Stalions scandal:
I mean wasn't a large part of that due to NIL? Obviously that needs to be taken into account now, but if NIL wasn't a factor, a good portion of Bennett Warren, Michael Uini, Smith twins, Aaron Chiles and in turn Darien Mayo, Elias Rudolph, Justin Scott, Zaquan Patterson, and Boo Carter end up in this class from what I understood. Kinda sucks that with how our NIL currently stands we will lose battles with players we have superior relationships with
The 2025 class on offense should be on par or better than normal. Defense is where I'm a bit worried just because, as you mentioned, there's so many new faces
Didn't we do something similar last year where we had a flurry of silent commits all announce at once?
Ideally, with Orji at QB plus Mullings and Edwards, we should be in 3rd and long situations much less often and hopefully be in 4 down territory more frequently
OSU fans convinced themselves McCord was the problem, but there isn't a QB on their roster rn better than him. It seems like a few OSU fans are slowly realizing it, but others do not and are still running with McCord being a "Syracuse level QB"
If Julian Sayin is actually rising to be competing for the starting job, that's awful news for OSU's QB situation
It'll be a combination of meltdown calling for Day's head from the majority of the fanbase then a minority of the fanbase who push the goalposts and make absurd excuses for Day how he continues to underachieve with these teams. They'll come up with something similar to this year who they claimed McCord was a "Syracuse level QB"
It's funny because there are OSU fans who firmly know it's Natty or bust for Ryan Day then there are also some OSU fans absolutely in denial who are setting their expectations low on purpose knowing Day underperforms. If Day doesn't beat Michigan this year or doesn't make the final 4 in the playoff, there's zero chance he's back next year
OSU fans will insist they haven't bought a team, but then their entire staff and team is making a significant amount more than comparable teams. Not to mention they looked pretty mid during their spring game today...