2021 OSU was the game that turned the 'fan meter' up to 11. I had the same feeling for that game as I did in 1969, sitting with my father in the stadium, to see the best team Woody Hayes ever had vanquished by our new coach Bo.
To continue the comparison, 2020 had been 'hopeless' and in 1968 we lost to OSU in the horseshoe 50-14 and Woody went for '2' to rub it in.
I did HS debate long ago. I watched the linked youtube video and found the amount of spreading a bit distracting. If you're new to debate 'spreading' is (as in 'speed-reading') is the act of speaking extremely fast during a debate. The motivation is that your opponent will not have time to respond to all your arguments and will be penalized. It's actually very goofy.
My advice is to drive some and see what suits you. I have a 4WD truck and we have or have had 5 AWD cars fairly recently. I would recommend them all. No complaints. No crazy repairs. We have lots of snow and black-ice roads here in the mountains of Washington State. I use studded snow tires November-April. I love BMWs but we have been impressed with the new Subaru Outback Wilderness. It has 9.5" of clearance for our dirt roads and snow. That is the same clearance as my truck with a lift.
I spent almost a year in Japan for work. Folks here have already given some good advice.
1. Take the train from the airport and do not take a taxi into Tokyo. The train is about $5 and a taxi is $250.
2. I would minimize time spent in Tokyo and focus on other cities.
3. Take the Shinkansen train to Kyoto from Tokyo.
4. I highly recommend going to and staying in an Onsen-Ryokan, a Japanese-style hotel with hot thermal baths. If you only do one thing do this. This is always a super-cultural experience.
5. Also, I recommend highly the southern island Kyushu if you can.
6. The ramen is amazing in Japan and I found the best tiny restaurant in the basement of the Shinjuku train station. At first glance it looks like a cheap little dive. You pay for food and drink at station that spits out paper receipts. You give these to the cook behind the bar. Amazing!
Illinois votes for Sanderson and if Warde thinks the call for Howard to step down is going to die out, I think he underestimates the level of animosity that has built up over all of this crap. Ono will need to step in as this only gets worse. Just wait for transfers out to hit home.
The fact that this altercation happened at all is on the coach and the guy who is his boss. The fact that an outstanding strength coach is now leaving only makes it worse. What a clown show.
Too bad you can't blame this on Covid. It's not clear there is any plan to fix this mess. The locker room must seem like a morgue. Lack of discipline, total breakdowns in almost every game, fighting coaches, even your own. It's difficult to rationalize keeping this guy around any longer.
JJ is going to be a great draft pick regardless of where he is drafted. He can throw from the pocket. He can throw on the run. He's good at RPO. He is very quick.
From this blog earlier this week: "Can you name one strength coach in the NFL?" Maybe Harbaugh will make high-profile strength coaches "a thing" in the NFL, but Herbert can probably influence more athletes at UM and still make a lot of $. He already has several NFL players working with him in the off season. I hope Herbert stays and gets a raise.
This is great. Thank you. I like the look of the D and if JH, Minter and Moore all return I see no reason why we cannot repeat as national champs. Team unity continues to drive performance.
Seahawks may trade Geno Smith if that is the case. Drew Lock is the current backup and played very well while Geno was injured this past season. If drafted by Seattle, it would be nice to see the Hawks give JJ some time, with JJ learning the system from Lock. I'd like to seem him in Seattle.
"I know you’re all feeling the darkness here today. But there’s no reason to give in. No matter what you’ve heard, this process will not take years. In my heart, I know we cannot be defeated, because there is an answer that will open the door. There is a way around this system. This is a test of our patience and commitment." -DD
Orji is going to make a step change at QB this spring. He can throw it (have a look at his HS highlights,) and watched him in the warm ups. Mullings and the Don will rock and roll on the ground and our defense anchored by Graham and Grant will be very, very good.
At the end of the day, when it is all said and done, it will be Michigan.
The NCAA has (unfair) leverage over the University given the "show cause" requirement the University must comply with if NCAA decides to blackball Coach Harbaugh. If the NCAA sanctions Jim and UM does not terminate the contract, they come down on the University itself. The NCAA is corrupt and this is an anti-trust violation on their part if they decide to come down on Harbaugh.
If Jim gets anything close to what he wants from an NFL team he is gone. I hope I am wrong, but I am not the only one who is thinking this way.
Warde needs to get this done. A three member arbitration panel makes perfect sense. If Warde cannot get this done Santa needs to come over the top. I'd much rather have a new AD than have to replace Jim at this point. I hope Santa is on this like a terrier.
Bear Bryant retired as coach of Alabama in 1982. It took 25 years for a coach to step in and make people forget about coach Bryant. The list of eight (8) coaches between the two (including Mike Price?) had an average tenure of about 3 years.
That list includes some good ones (1 championship) and a lot that failed. Alabama fans are not easily going to forget Saban. He is the GOAT of college coaches. A very, very tough act to follow.
"It used to be that good defense beats good offense," he [Saban] told ESPN's Chris Low in 2020. "Good defense doesn't beat good offense anymore. [...] It used to be if you had a good defense, other people weren't going to score. You were always going to be in the game. I'm telling you, it ain't that way anymore."
Hmmm...tell that to the Huskies. But I agree, Saban is the GOAT!
Harbaugh is an innovator and a disruptor. From satellite camps in the south and building NFL-style defenses to advocating for players obtaining remuneration for putting their bodies on the line Harbaugh has been the one at the forefront of changing college football. He's special. We know it and our rivals hate him for his brilliance.
Finebaum is such an SEC slappy, but if you ever happen to come across his show on Sirius XM radio you might actually feel just a little sorry for him after listening to the absolute idiots that call into his show. I lasted about 10 minutes before throwing up in my mouth a little. Instead, listen to Rich Eisen's show on Roku, it starts at Noon ET.
ESPN slappies all picking Bama. This is good to keep the team focused. They all remember TCU and came back to fix it. I expect a real battle. I like our chances. I love our coaching staff. JJ will have a good game.
I hope the chance of JJ returning is 50%. That would be great. I also would like to see Alex Orji progress this spring. He's been enrolled at UM since January 2022 and a quick review of his tapes from HS demonstrate the ability to throw deep. Moreover, his size and speed are scary.
Sure, Bama beat GA. I expect Bama to come to the Rose Bowl equally prepared. But, look at their record this season. I am not all that impressed. A 17-3 win over South Florida? Auburn was one non-idiotic play away from putting them away?
Texas beat Bama this year in the 4th quarter (it was 13-16 Alabama at the end of the 3rd). Something tells me we can wear them down if we don't get behind early and grind away. Our O line is unlike anybody they have seen this year. On D I look for us to generate some turnovers. Finally. I trust in the Michigan coaching staff to prepare well for this game. There are 29 days to go.
The FBS CFP system has been a joke since the beginning. Even D3 has a 32-team (yes, 32) team single-elimination playoff. So dumb, and next year look for the same from these CFP clowns. There will be deserving teams in the mix that don't get chosen for the 12-team playoff just because they are not in the SEC. Jeebus Heist!
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The bills naturally will end up drafting folks like this guy.To their credit, that guy has a 'bill' and probably an impressive wing-span.
2021 OSU was the game that turned the 'fan meter' up to 11. I had the same feeling for that game as I did in 1969, sitting with my father in the stadium, to see the best team Woody Hayes ever had vanquished by our new coach Bo.
To continue the comparison, 2020 had been 'hopeless' and in 1968 we lost to OSU in the horseshoe 50-14 and Woody went for '2' to rub it in.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
I did HS debate long ago. I watched the linked youtube video and found the amount of spreading a bit distracting. If you're new to debate 'spreading' is (as in 'speed-reading') is the act of speaking extremely fast during a debate. The motivation is that your opponent will not have time to respond to all your arguments and will be penalized. It's actually very goofy.
In this game I’m rooting for the team that has a marching band with the larger drum.
My advice is to drive some and see what suits you. I have a 4WD truck and we have or have had 5 AWD cars fairly recently. I would recommend them all. No complaints. No crazy repairs. We have lots of snow and black-ice roads here in the mountains of Washington State. I use studded snow tires November-April. I love BMWs but we have been impressed with the new Subaru Outback Wilderness. It has 9.5" of clearance for our dirt roads and snow. That is the same clearance as my truck with a lift.
Current car and Wife’s current car:
2024 Subaru Outback Wilderness
2020 BMW M340i xDrive
Previous AWD cars:
2016 BMW X4 M40i
2004 Audi S4
2008 Audi A4
Roger that
That clean block is a very strong case for review, especially in the last 2 minutes or so. Criminal.
Golden!
MLB will pay the translator/bookie go-between a lot of money to take the fall for Ohtani, the cash-cow of MLB.
I spent almost a year in Japan for work. Folks here have already given some good advice.
1. Take the train from the airport and do not take a taxi into Tokyo. The train is about $5 and a taxi is $250.
2. I would minimize time spent in Tokyo and focus on other cities.
3. Take the Shinkansen train to Kyoto from Tokyo.
4. I highly recommend going to and staying in an Onsen-Ryokan, a Japanese-style hotel with hot thermal baths. If you only do one thing do this. This is always a super-cultural experience.
5. Also, I recommend highly the southern island Kyushu if you can.
6. The ramen is amazing in Japan and I found the best tiny restaurant in the basement of the Shinjuku train station. At first glance it looks like a cheap little dive. You pay for food and drink at station that spits out paper receipts. You give these to the cook behind the bar. Amazing!
You will have fun!
Illinois votes for Sanderson and if Warde thinks the call for Howard to step down is going to die out, I think he underestimates the level of animosity that has built up over all of this crap. Ono will need to step in as this only gets worse. Just wait for transfers out to hit home.
Yeah, coach Howard will go out "fighting".
Thank you!
Question: If JH is rightfully let go after the BTT how much $ is Michigan on the hook for?
Yep, the only thing that can change this is a release of some secret emails (WD are you listening?) or, I guess, marching with pitchforks and torches.
The fact that this altercation happened at all is on the coach and the guy who is his boss. The fact that an outstanding strength coach is now leaving only makes it worse. What a clown show.
My my. We are so bad that Illinois actually feels sorry for us....how sad.
The only remaining question is: "Will they double us up?"
Poorly played game.
Too bad you can't blame this on Covid. It's not clear there is any plan to fix this mess. The locker room must seem like a morgue. Lack of discipline, total breakdowns in almost every game, fighting coaches, even your own. It's difficult to rationalize keeping this guy around any longer.
JJ is going to be a great draft pick regardless of where he is drafted. He can throw from the pocket. He can throw on the run. He's good at RPO. He is very quick.
Underestimate JJ at your peril.
From this blog earlier this week: "Can you name one strength coach in the NFL?" Maybe Harbaugh will make high-profile strength coaches "a thing" in the NFL, but Herbert can probably influence more athletes at UM and still make a lot of $. He already has several NFL players working with him in the off season. I hope Herbert stays and gets a raise.
Jim Hackett for AD. Please!
This is great. Thank you. I like the look of the D and if JH, Minter and Moore all return I see no reason why we cannot repeat as national champs. Team unity continues to drive performance.
Seahawks may trade Geno Smith if that is the case. Drew Lock is the current backup and played very well while Geno was injured this past season. If drafted by Seattle, it would be nice to see the Hawks give JJ some time, with JJ learning the system from Lock. I'd like to seem him in Seattle.
Patriots Country are reporting that (based on report from "a CBS insider" whatever that is
I like that Michigan has become a death star. Looking forward to more.
"I know you’re all feeling the darkness here today. But there’s no reason to give in. No matter what you’ve heard, this process will not take years. In my heart, I know we cannot be defeated, because there is an answer that will open the door. There is a way around this system. This is a test of our patience and commitment." -DD
KG is a man's man.
"The last…
Penn State 1997:
- Keith Jackson
Orji is going to make a step change at QB this spring. He can throw it (have a look at his HS highlights,) and watched him in the warm ups. Mullings and the Don will rock and roll on the ground and our defense anchored by Graham and Grant will be very, very good.
At the end of the day, when it is all said and done, it will be Michigan.
The NCAA has (unfair) leverage over the University given the "show cause" requirement the University must comply with if NCAA decides to blackball Coach Harbaugh. If the NCAA sanctions Jim and UM does not terminate the contract, they come down on the University itself. The NCAA is corrupt and this is an anti-trust violation on their part if they decide to come down on Harbaugh.
If Jim gets anything close to what he wants from an NFL team he is gone. I hope I am wrong, but I am not the only one who is thinking this way.
Warde needs to get this done. A three member arbitration panel makes perfect sense. If Warde cannot get this done Santa needs to come over the top. I'd much rather have a new AD than have to replace Jim at this point. I hope Santa is on this like a terrier.
They forgot how to tackle.
The lawyers are giving the UM regents bad information.
When the lawyers got involved in advising University Presidents recently it did not end well for the two at the top at Harvard and Penn.
The backlash from fans is going to be immense if the University can not get this done to sign Coach Harbaugh.
Bear Bryant retired as coach of Alabama in 1982. It took 25 years for a coach to step in and make people forget about coach Bryant. The list of eight (8) coaches between the two (including Mike Price?) had an average tenure of about 3 years.
That list includes some good ones (1 championship) and a lot that failed. Alabama fans are not easily going to forget Saban. He is the GOAT of college coaches. A very, very tough act to follow.
I hope Jake Thaw withdraws from the portal. He should stay at Michigan. He is a National Champion. Come on back Jake!
Please stay…
Coach Harbaugh,
Please stay. "Who's got it better than us?" "Nobody"
Nobody. Not the Chargers. Not the Falcons. Not the Titans. Not the Raiders. Not the Commanders. Not the Seahawks. Not the Patriots.
Dan Lanning is clearly up for a new challenge of joining the B1G.
A quote from Connellly's ESPN article:
Hmmm...tell that to the Huskies. But I agree, Saban is the GOAT!
Harbaugh is an innovator and a disruptor. From satellite camps in the south and building NFL-style defenses to advocating for players obtaining remuneration for putting their bodies on the line Harbaugh has been the one at the forefront of changing college football. He's special. We know it and our rivals hate him for his brilliance.
…
My life is complete now!
Unreal!
Clearly, they were watching "Topkapi" . This film inspired "Mission Impossible."
Finebaum is such an SEC slappy, but if you ever happen to come across his show on Sirius XM radio you might actually feel just a little sorry for him after listening to the absolute idiots that call into his show. I lasted about 10 minutes before throwing up in my mouth a little. Instead, listen to Rich Eisen's show on Roku, it starts at Noon ET.
No defense. This game will be decided by which offense puts the ball on the ground more.
Pete Finebaum can kiss my ass.
ESPN slappies all picking Bama. This is good to keep the team focused. They all remember TCU and came back to fix it. I expect a real battle. I like our chances. I love our coaching staff. JJ will have a good game.
I hope the chance of JJ returning is 50%. That would be great. I also would like to see Alex Orji progress this spring. He's been enrolled at UM since January 2022 and a quick review of his tapes from HS demonstrate the ability to throw deep. Moreover, his size and speed are scary.
Sure, Bama beat GA. I expect Bama to come to the Rose Bowl equally prepared. But, look at their record this season. I am not all that impressed. A 17-3 win over South Florida? Auburn was one non-idiotic play away from putting them away?
Texas beat Bama this year in the 4th quarter (it was 13-16 Alabama at the end of the 3rd). Something tells me we can wear them down if we don't get behind early and grind away. Our O line is unlike anybody they have seen this year. On D I look for us to generate some turnovers. Finally. I trust in the Michigan coaching staff to prepare well for this game. There are 29 days to go.
The FBS CFP system has been a joke since the beginning. Even D3 has a 32-team (yes, 32) team single-elimination playoff. So dumb, and next year look for the same from these CFP clowns. There will be deserving teams in the mix that don't get chosen for the 12-team playoff just because they are not in the SEC. Jeebus Heist!