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I think you're onto…

I think you're onto something, here. It's almost like recognizing your players strengths & weaknesses is an important part of a team's success. 

How far we've come from Brown's schemes. 

nobdoy is an absolute…

nobdoy is an absolute liability out there.

I'm not sure a 25 minute…

I'm not sure a 25 minute compilation really constitutes a hype video. Fun to relive some of last year's moments, though.

Michigan's definitely out…

Michigan's definitely out-wrestled their seeds this tournament.

Would have loved to see guys like (125) Medley or (141) Mattin All-American, but they had good runs and has been really fun to watch them throughout the years. Gritty veterans.

Thought (133) Ragusin got hosed in his match vs. Mendez. Bummed he didn't get back on the podium, though that weight class is stacked this year.

Biggest surprise is (149) Lamer by far. Talented freshman, didn't expect him to go better than 1-2 or so. Excited to see if he can keep it going.

(165) Amine looks exceptional and healthy, which is phenomenal to see. He's a tough out against anybody when healthy and my favorite guy to watch outside of Ragusin & Parris.

Yeah, I've never received a…

Yeah, I've never received a channel strike on any of the channels I've uploaded my analysis to, but it's hit or miss on the copyright claim. Basketball highlight videos, more often than not, will get dinged, but football has usually went untouched.

My guess is that the use of the All-22 is what got somebody's feathers ruffled, plus the TMI analysis with Gardner gets a fair amount more attention than my personal analysis, just to be frank.

Gonna be interesting to watch, now, for that channel, since I'm guessing they'll now have to do some sort of licensing for any footage, All-22 or broadcast.

McNamara is the starter, and…

McNamara is the starter and McCarthy is the back-up. Bowman is ???. That's it.

I appreciate it. I'm very…

I appreciate it. I'm very hit or miss with VO talent, in general. One of the harder things for me to judge, honestly.

This wasn't produced by me,…

This was produced by me, not the UM football social media team.

My approach has almost…

My approach has almost always been to capture the "mood" heading into the season, regardless of what that mood is. I understand that it's not always the desired flavor, but the "mood" heading into each season has been extremely depressing due to a season always ending in an L to OSU and a bowl loss.

Could I ignore that and make a happy-go-lucky video? Sure! I did it for 2017 preseason video, as well as the 2018 OSU game, as well as quite a few basketball videos.

If I did make a happy-go-lucky type heading into 2021, I bet I would've gotten a flood of comments talking about how I ignored what happened in 2020. So it's kinda a "damned if you do, damned if ya don't" kind of thing. 

 

Well, to be frank, I'm not…

Well, to be frank, I'm not looking to spend hundreds of dollars on a voice over for this kind of video. Just doesn't really make sense to do that.

If you have links to people you think are better, I'd be very happy to check them out!

I went through quite a few voice actors on Fiverr and this guy was one of the better ones. Sorry you weren't a fan.

The guy is a professional…

The guy is a professional voice over actor with almost unanimous 5* reviews on Fiverr. I thought he did a pretty solid job, honestly. Better than a lot I've looked at.

Oh no, I've been caught!!!…

Oh no, I've been caught!!! Time to scurry back to the YouTubes.

Shameless plug, but I…

Shameless plug, but I created a video covering each 2021 freshman.

Here's the playlist link, if interested.

Started putting out a LOT of…

Started putting out a LOT of videos. Made one for every single Michigan Football, Basketball, and Hockey this year. Helluva lot of effort into that.

A few programming projects, too. Made one to assist my video editing as a note taking / highlight extraction tool, as well as creating my portfolio website and starting up a mobile application again with a friend.

So, I've been surprisingly productive.

I contribute to MaizenBrew…

I contribute to MaizenBrew and even I think this is bad comment. People know where they can find different stuff, jimmyjoe.

Random thread-jack, but I…

Random thread-jack, but I often head up north to Mullett Lake at my wife's cabin for small trips. Anyone have good suggestions for wifi / hotspot set-ups in the area? Would be spending tons of time up there if it were possible to work reliably from that area.

Great work on this!

I've…

Great work on this!

I've also been wondering where Emberee and Garcia have been at 197. I think you're a little tough on Emberee, but do agree Garcia likely has the higher ceiling.

It's a real bummer that Silva is no longer on the roster, as he'd fill in extremely well at 133 in lieu of Micic for the time being. I also was expecting big things from Kurt McHenry, but obviously Ragusin has been a revelation, there.

That was the only part that…

That was the only part that was hard for me to transcribe, as well. It was something along the lines of "Have you ever seen a player _____ before?" Seems like it was close to "step-through", but was just a guess on my end

Thanks Ace!

Thanks Ace!

No worries. I'll embed…

No worries. I'll embed Dickinson's reaction to it below:

Man I’m still sick they called this a travel ? https://t.co/ZgqXMkOXy8

— Hunter Dickinson (@H_Dickinson24) January 24, 2021
Maaaaan that guy stole my …

Maaaaan that guy stole my "Euro" video from my Twitter and posted it on Instagram. That sucks.

Gotta remember this is a …

Gotta remember this is a "free year" of eligibility. So everyone technically could come back.

Oh you wanna talk some SHIT…

Oh you wanna talk some SHIT Magnus???

(jk I like your work)

They stopped play after the…

They stopped play after the dunk to give a flop warning to Chaundee Brown on the defensive possession before the Brooks dunk. If you listen close, you can hear the announcement of it after the whistle.

Then, Howard was in the ear of the ref as he was walking away after the in-bounds pass, which got Howard the technical. So he likely wasn't happy with the flop warning and let the ref know about it with some kind words.

To be fair, it technically…

To be fair, it technically IS one of the greatest recruiting classes ever, if you're looking at where these guys are projected to go in upcoming NHL drafts. And early returns showed a lot of promise for an offense that had been struggling previously.

Both those things can be true and still not work out for a given team. Biggest thing has been the defense, which simply hasn't been as good the past few games.

Though if you watch, they…

Though if you watch, they ARE getting home after the throw. It's just a step or two late, which wouldn't actually be late IF (and it's a big if) Lombardi had to go through any sort of read progression.

They already propositioned…

They already propositioned that to Dax Hill, who (reportedly) told the staff he preferred to stay at safety. Seems like a case of "we really need you at CB this year" from the staff and Dax has enough sway to say that he prefers safety.

Don't think that's too crazy…

Don't think that's too crazy, at all.

Also think they really hope he is receptive to a position move to FB next year after (if) Mason leaves. He has a lot of upside there.

When a guy is getting the…

When a guy is getting the ball out under 2/3 seconds, what else do you expect the DL to do? Stunts take time, and even when Hutchinson / Paye won on their 1-on-1 match-ups, Lombardi was lofting it up to his first read.

Unless you have a guy going through read progressions, nobody except a free rusher is getting to a guy on a 3-step drop throwing to his first read over and over.

MSU kept 6/7 in pass protection consistently AND often went to the first read. They game-planned around the pass rush from Michigan.

I'm going to shamelessly…

I'm going to shamelessly plug one of my videos this week for offensive analysis. Doing it every week.

People complaining about his…

People complaining about his production against MSU seems a bit off, honestly. MSU often kept 6 or 7 in for pass protection, where Michigan stuck with 4 or 5 rushers. They kept their TEs in to chip the DEs before heading out on their routes.

When you're often running stunts (Michigan did), the offense is keeping 6-7 in for pass pro (MSU did) and the ball is being thrown under 2 seconds (MSU very often did), how do you expect any pressure to get home?

MSU's gameplan was around getting 2 people on the DEs consistently and getting the ball out under 2 seconds.

Twitter / Maize N Brew is…

Twitter / Maize N Brew is likely where you saw it first.

Yeah I'm definitely not an…

Yeah I'm definitely not an expert. Scrub through enough plays and you can gather what the intent of the play was, think there's lots of value in doing that to better understand the game.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Ayyy thanks for the share!…

Ayyy thanks for the share! Took a while to make this vid!

Decision making is definitely the area that stood out as "he needs to improve upon this" but definitely tiny sample size, as you said.

I have no idea how Michigan…

I have no idea how Michigan is going to sort out their lowerweights with the abundance of talent they have. Ragusin came in and beat NCAA champion Darian Cruz and All-American Sean Russell in back-to-back boughts...as a true freshman!!

125: Medley / McHenry / Ragusin

133: Micic

141: Silva

That's simply an insane battle for the 125lb spot.

Imagine the implications…

Imagine the implications that would have on recruiting, as well. There's too many complications that I see with a spring season to make it a feasible solution.

But I understand it's a financial decision to the higher-ups.

I've released 11 episodes on…

I've released 11 episodes on some 2020 recruit deep-dives. Here's episode 1 on Blake Corum. All the rest can be found in that playlist.

Ah, and for 4.1.9, by Thomas…

Ah, and for 4.1.9, by Thomas I meant "Turner". Major brain-fart, there.

Not a former QB, but I think…

Not a former QB, but I think you nailed most of it. Doing a thousand reps simply HAS to be done to get the reads correctly. I don't see how film study would help much, since it's all about getting comfortable making that decision both a) at the speed of the play, and b) at the vantage point of the QB, not the camera.

I think an area of improvement is to have "gray" reads. Where, beyond the obvious "give" vs. "keep" reads, give the QB a distinction of the play with an additional "gray-give" or "gray-keep" call. So that, given a defender is squarely in that gray-area for the decision, the QB has a direction on which one to go with.

Army lived in the gray area, and seemingly Michigan could have benefitted from trying some plays with the "gray-keep" distinction.

 

Next week I'll look at…

Next week I'll look at defense! Promise! (Although it's Army, not sure how much value). I'll say two 10-play episodes and maybe a mini / stream on the defense.

No time for defense this…

No time for defense this week, unfortunately. Hoping to get a lot more next week. Had to shake off the rust.

Yeah, I by no means think he…

Yeah, I by no means think he had a perfect day. That was a brutal start and something that's easily avoided.

Yeah, most of that is from…

Yeah, most of that is from my mechanical keyboard. I'm looking at getting a mini "macro" keyboard specifically for video and editing work. That should cut down on that noise.

This is great. Thank you!…

This is great. Thank you! Will be watching for the defensive video. Much appreciated!

Fair enough! With how fast…

Fair enough! With how fast the music was, I try to match as closely as I can to the pace of the song. The section with the game audio is where I tried to let the footage "breath" a bit as the music opened up a bit. So while the clips may have been quick cuts, I tried to make them flow within a play a bit smoother than the rest of the video.

It's a great suggestion, though, and I'll keep that in mind for future ones. Sometimes I do cut an editing session short in order to come back with fresh eyes the next day to spot those "jarring" cuts that people would find uncomfortable or dizzying.

I completely understand that…

I completely understand that every team loses games. I didn't include any soundbites about the ND loss or the bowl game loss. Why? Because they're losses that don't matter, in my eyes.

What matters is beating OSU at the end of the season to get to a Big Ten championship, to then get to the College Football Playoffs. If Michigan HAD done that last year, it's a huge breakthrough, likely Big Ten title, and then people are happy even if they lose to a Clemson / Bama in the playoff.

Instead, all anyone talks about in the offseason is "they're good, but can they beat OSU". That is the hurdle, that is the story, that is the caveat. And it's fair for that to be the driving story.

Entering the season without highlighting that is leaving out a critical detail that has prevented this team from being in the elite tier.

So, I understand your frustration with it, but for each of my preseason hype videos, I try to capture the offseason / mood going into the season. That includes OSU, Gattis, new offense, favorites to win the Big Ten. That's 2019, to me.

I'm with ya, it's getting…

I'm with ya, it's getting old, fast. I'm very conflicted about it because I always want to capture what I believe to be the "story" going into the start of the season. Unfortunately, it's been the same story for quite some time, now.

Video was well-cut to the…

Video was well-cut to the music. Would have liked to hear more audio in there, but overall solidly done. The 5 split-screen view with the synced cuts on the piano was very well-done. Had to have taken a hell of a long time for those 15 seconds alone.

I do think the song was a bit fast / heavy overall, but you did a solid job of syncing the footage with it. Keep it up!

 

I mean, what else is there…

I mean, what else is there to point out? The story-line continues to be "Michigan can win big this year...if they can get past OSU."

That is how every season has ended in recent memory, and it'll continue to be it until it changes. I think it's appropriate to call that out at the beginning of the video, since it's what has been stuck in our fans for every offseason almost every year.

Apparently there's a big…

Apparently there's a big outage for YouTube, as of 6/2 at 3:00PM EST, if anyone is getting a "This video is unavailable" error message.