Michigan now a "contender" according to 247
Not a bad read to get into the spirit of things
https://247sports.com/Article/Michigan-Wolverines-football-An-eligible-…
April 29th, 2018 at 12:37 AM ^
Something tells me this was probably posted already. If so I apologize.
April 29th, 2018 at 12:40 AM ^
that he is probably married and has learned some wise lessons. Or that he has seen the previous carnage from the Mgoblog jackals pouncing on redundant posts. Perhaps both...
April 29th, 2018 at 12:41 AM ^
April 29th, 2018 at 10:25 AM ^
LOL, made me laugh Dr. I think Shea, as everyone here and the media is expecting, is the missing link to our team being able to get over the hump. Furthermore, I sure did like seeing all those OSU players drafted. Reminded me of us in the previous draft. Zero reason why we cannot beat OSU and MSU this year...as long as Shea is healthy.
April 29th, 2018 at 10:50 AM ^
Does the amount of attention, including official, that his eligibility is getting tend to point to him as the starter? There's been so much noise about all the QBs getting reps. . .
April 29th, 2018 at 11:22 AM ^
April 29th, 2018 at 12:30 PM ^
Shea will be the starting QB, zero doubt about it. They do not split QBs (or many players) into 1st, 2nd, 3rd teams in the spring so that every can get experience playing against good competition, and every can get experience playing against guys they can beat. Spring is about experience and learning.
However, the coaches are always evaluating, even if a depth chart is not written in stone yet.
remember when you were beating the peters over patterson drum? I memba
Agreed!!! If Shea isn't our starting QB, then 247 wouldn't be writing such an article. If anyone other than Shea is our starting QB next year, barring some crazy advancement in skill and ability that no one has been alerted to by the other QB's, we will have another "meh" season as last year.
April 30th, 2018 at 10:30 AM ^
Shea may be the presumptive starter at this point, but his presence isn't a requirement for us having a great year this fall. Barring an injury, whomever finishes fall camp as the starter will have earned the right to be the top guy. The smart money says that guy will probably by Shea Patterson, but I think it bodes well for us regardless of who emerges from that crucible as the victor.
April 29th, 2018 at 12:47 AM ^
So was it already posted?!!
"Without getting too numbers heavy"....then gives a bunch of numbers. Lucky for him, I'm a pimp who likes to count...
April 30th, 2018 at 10:20 AM ^
Loves this post.
the play on the field is what matters, we have the talent and the QB(s) now. If we show up and play well and play smart, we're gonna bash people into the ground and I will be enjoying the hell out of that.
At least 10 wins with the sky being the limit with good fortune because no matter how good a team might be, luck sometimes has a part in it.
April 29th, 2018 at 10:55 AM ^
You make a good point.
April 29th, 2018 at 11:12 AM ^
Didn't he convert a 3rd string TE to RT who became a starter, and who played for a time in the NFL at Cincinnati?
April 29th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
Even if Warinner improves the OL slightly, which seems inevitable, that along with Patterson being more talented and able to operate outside the pocket, should make our offense at least a competent group
Not at all saying he’s giving excuses, but there are no more excuses.
I suppose a lot of people view college like the pros, that the players are around for a long time.
Nick Saban deals with turnover of players every year too, just like Michigan. He has 5 National Championships in 11 years at Alabama.
Jim McElwain was Saban's offensive coordinator for his first National Championship team at Alabama in 2009. :-)
Every team has weaknesses. But this weakness is pronounced, and very directly affects the well-being of our quarterbacks. We saw last year how that can go.
And I'm not worried that we're going to go 6-6 or anything like that. We're talking about whether we have the talent to go 11-1 instead of 9-3, and that will probably depend on a few key plays in a few big games against very tough opposition. Those are the things that small differences in talent can decide.
I remember reading that Brando's contract allowed for him to quit at 4 PM each day too, mainly because at the time he was seeing a psychologist due to the death of his mother, which happened not too long befor production began. The closeups in the cab scene with Rod Steiger were all done without Brando, and Steiger was apparently quite pissed about that.
April 29th, 2018 at 12:13 PM ^
Good lord. What a couple of complete messes -- Steiger and Brando. Combined they probably experienced about 5 minutes of legitimate happiness their entire adult lives. Steiger's anger was probably because he felt like if he had to endure the burning hell of his own mind then Brando should have to suck it up and deal with his too.
April 29th, 2018 at 10:53 AM ^
April 29th, 2018 at 12:29 PM ^
"natty"
"scholly"
"Harbs"
how bout "tuddy"