JH policy on Red Shirt Sr’s hurting team
Only *Four* scholarship, redshirt seniors on the roster.
Fuego Box Hot Take:
I think this is a huge latent factor in the team’s struggles this year.
There has been a big shift in philosophy over the last 15 years from trying to save kids for their best year, a redshirt senior year, to getting them on the field as fast as possible. Not only that, but if guys aren’t performing by their 2nd year, they seem to be getting pushed out.
JH favors large recruiting classes over developing the kids at UM.
The team this year is really young, inexperienced, immature and not able to weather in-game adversity as a result.
November 19th, 2020 at 9:51 PM ^
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All kidding aside - perhaps there is something to this. College teams that succeed generally rely on strong senior leadership. I appreciate your theory.
November 19th, 2020 at 9:59 PM ^
I see you also enjoy sniffing your own farts
November 19th, 2020 at 10:17 PM ^
doesn’t everybody?
I guess this was too much of a thinker for you.
November 20th, 2020 at 2:31 PM ^
Too much of a stinker for you.
November 19th, 2020 at 10:12 PM ^
We're grasping at straws here. Need to switch back to Khakis to salvage the season!
November 19th, 2020 at 10:44 PM ^
And don't forget white road pants and steak - no chicken as it is a nervous bird and whole milk - not that candy ass 2%.
November 19th, 2020 at 11:09 PM ^
Turkeys ? are the most nervous bird at the current time.
November 20th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
Gravy in a jar? Keith Jackson, where have you gone?
November 19th, 2020 at 10:13 PM ^
I think if you haven't made an impression by year 3 you are probably not meant to be on this team. There are exceptions, obviously.
November 19th, 2020 at 10:45 PM ^
Username checks out!
November 20th, 2020 at 5:44 AM ^
Different sport but what about Austin Davis? He made an impression but not a very good one and is going to get serious minutes this year.
November 20th, 2020 at 7:21 AM ^
Austin has made great strides and will be valuable this year to MBB. However, at 10-15 min per game and cases of matchup “unplayability” he is more akin to a Special teamer or situational player in Football imo. M really needs Davis this season but If this was 2021 and the choice was a 5th year Davis or making room for a Frosh Diabate, I think the choice would be clear.
November 20th, 2020 at 8:28 AM ^
Frosh Diabate. Is that a beverage?
November 20th, 2020 at 10:56 AM ^
Ingredients: Red dye #5, sucralose, aspartame, cancer.
November 20th, 2020 at 8:27 AM ^
I believe Runyan Jr would be a good example of a 5th year guy that contributed some quality PT late in his career.
November 19th, 2020 at 10:18 PM ^
I mean, maybe, but it's also different with the transfer portal nowadays.
"Once they've seen Paris, how are you gonna keep em on the farm?"
November 19th, 2020 at 10:36 PM ^
Other teams roll out freshman and sophomore contributors all the time. Next excuse.
November 19th, 2020 at 10:43 PM ^
Ohio State has 17 Seniors and 9 “graduates” on their roster.
clemson: 16
November 20th, 2020 at 7:44 PM ^
+1 for research, -1 for balloonhead. LOL
November 19th, 2020 at 10:43 PM ^
Quit drinking and go to bed.
November 19th, 2020 at 10:45 PM ^
Guys can play 4 games and still get a redshirt. Guys playing more than that probably aren't going to be here past 4 years anyway. I don't think this is a philosophical thing, just another symptom of the fact that Harbaugh doesn't identify talent very well.
And even with tall that, last years team had 10 NFL players, was experienced, had senior leadership, returning qb, etc and went 9-4.
November 20th, 2020 at 7:45 AM ^
If Harbaugh doesn't identify talent well then why have most of his recruiting classes been top 10 rated and filled with guys that the other big programs also wanted?
November 20th, 2020 at 8:12 AM ^
Not to mention the ~10 players each year getting into the NFL in some form...
He does identify talent well. Does he develop it further? Not always... Does it use it to best advantage? Rarely...
The biggest problem with the coaching staff is that they don't do things on offense (or defense, now) to put the players they have into a good position for them to be successful. Instead of getting the ball out quickly to someone in open space, they continue to force a RB into a stacked box after a deep handoff. Instead of changing the base defensive scheme to zone coverage, they continue to force slower CB's to cover speedy wideouts in press man. Clearly, the players are not being put into a position to succeed.
November 19th, 2020 at 10:46 PM ^
Does JH have a policy on anything that makes sense? I'll hang up and listen.
November 19th, 2020 at 11:27 PM ^
I think coaches wearing cleats actually makes a lot of sense. They are really close to the action, so you never know when you have to make a quick cut, and there are really no down sides to extra traction.
November 19th, 2020 at 11:34 PM ^
Do they also help you hear football better?
November 19th, 2020 at 11:41 PM ^
No, but the Woody glasses would help see it better, assuming there is ever any played.
November 20th, 2020 at 2:34 PM ^
Clap, clap.
November 19th, 2020 at 11:02 PM ^
FFS.
Earlier in his tenure in AA Harbaugh didn't play guys early enough. Now, Harbaugh doesn't redshirt them enough.
OP...this take is...weird.
November 19th, 2020 at 11:38 PM ^
Need.moar.Glasgows.... STAT
November 19th, 2020 at 11:44 PM ^
You can say that again!
November 19th, 2020 at 11:38 PM ^
Need.moar.Glasgows.... STAT
November 19th, 2020 at 11:38 PM ^
Need.moar.Glasgows.... STAT
November 19th, 2020 at 11:45 PM ^
And again!
November 19th, 2020 at 11:46 PM ^
And again!
November 20th, 2020 at 7:45 PM ^
Need.moar.Glasgows.... STAT
November 19th, 2020 at 11:38 PM ^
Need.moar.Glasgows.... STAT
November 19th, 2020 at 11:38 PM ^
Need.moar.Glasgows.... STAT
November 19th, 2020 at 11:45 PM ^
And...again?
November 19th, 2020 at 11:46 PM ^
And again!
November 19th, 2020 at 11:38 PM ^
Need.moar.Glasgows.... STAT
November 19th, 2020 at 11:39 PM ^
Shit.... sorry. A lesser commenter would've gone down.
November 20th, 2020 at 4:05 PM ^
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November 19th, 2020 at 11:45 PM ^
Ok I think that’s enough
November 19th, 2020 at 11:56 PM ^
Why would you redshirt anyone when the majority of each class has entered the transfer portal before their 5th year?
November 20th, 2020 at 12:09 AM ^
This is definitely on brand for this board and it's fascination with redshirts.
November 20th, 2020 at 12:14 AM ^
Fuego box hotter take:
The team is struggling because Harbaugh still tries to win games 24-17 instead of 48-41, he can't ID QB talent to save is life and micromanages them until they're broken, his offensive playcalling goes into a shell against any defense with a pulse, we've had tons of attrition in all the wrong places, and the weight of expectations relative to performance has left us with B/C-tier talent and coaches who vainly cobbled togther a team that doesn't know what it is
November 20th, 2020 at 12:19 AM ^
That's not a hot take.
November 20th, 2020 at 12:35 AM ^
48-41 is Big 12
41 -17 is Alabama.
Let's aim for the latter outcome.