Michigan can’t walk. They are tied up for years. The GOR isn’t going anywhere. No other conference would take them while the GOR was tied up and the money they would leave on the table means they aren’t going independent.
There is literally zero chance he gets fired for the reasons you thinks The reality is right now the rest of the league is pissed. Not acting when almost the entire rest of the league is demanding action is what would get him fired. Either way I think we have resolution to this in the next 24-48 hours.
Also any thought about Michigan leaving the Big Ten is delusional.
Actually from everyone I have spoken to the NCAA can’t do this. Putting a sanction in about them talking prior to arriving at school is putting a limitation on the players ability to generate income. This will immediately get shot down by the court system.
This would be viewed as you can’t negotiate your salary until you commit to the organization you want to work for. Any rule based around this might get put in place but it will be turned over in the courts so fast.
A no upfront money rule won’t work. The Supreme Court has made it clear that the NCAA cannot limit their ability to make money. Saying they can’t sign a deal upfront would be an obvious attempt at a limitation.
There are rules that closely exist to this currently. The NCAA hasn’t enforced it year because they don’t want the liability with the courts. They can make rules and ask the schools to follow but we all know not every school will follow them.
Without Congress stepping in people just need to accept the cat is out of the bag and not going back in. I don’t see Congress being interested in stepping in and limiting the income potential of poor young adults that are predominant minorities.
So the universities have one option if they want control and that is to pay the players direct and create a CBA.
It might not be popular but I am going to say it. 5 games is a joke and if this had been the opposite or if it had been an Ohio State coach the same people defending this pathetic suspension would have been up in arms.
I don’t think he should have been fired but he should have been finished for the entire year including the postseason.
My concern for Michigan would be how does this impact recruiting going forward. It seems apparent that if the NFL comes calling Harbaugh would leave. He is going to have to come out and say he no longer is interested in the NFL and sell it really hard to build on any recruiting momentum coming off this season. The NFL flirtation I think makes it harder to sell Michigan into top 3-5 recruiting rankings moving forward.
I am going to have probably a much different take then most.
I would order them
1.) Miami
2.) Texas
3.) USC
4.) Michigan
The reason I believe Miami has a better shot is because I believe that Mario Cristobal will be taking that job. When he does his connections to that area are going to have him putting a lock on the surrounding talent there. No school in the country has more talent in 50 mile radius then Miami.
I believe Texas and USC currently pretty much the same program. Public perception is they should be instant title contenders but they only have each had once successful coach in multiple decades now. Those programs have chewed up some coaches who people actually thought were good.
I give Texas the advantage here because with NIL the television viewership for Texas in the SEC is going to be significantly higher then the PAC-12. USC might have one interesting game a year. Texas might have 6-8.
Michigan falls 4th because I don’t see Harbaugh getting to that level and after him I’m not sure what coach can. I thought Harbaugh was going to have too 5 teams year in and year out. It’s kind of like Scott Frost and Nebraska situation if those guys can’t those programs back who can. I also think out of the 4 they have the hardest ability to recruit.
It’s been good but no way it’s the best in the nation. Not even the best in the conference. Ohio State had the Bosas and Chase Young. They also have 4 pretty good ones right now.
Im not sold on Clemson. They have a young QB and the depth behind him is non existent. They one hit away from the season derailing. Young QBs can play well but one thing they also do is hold on to the ball to long. It wouldn’t shock me to see DJ take some major hits versus Georgia.
I think we could see some chaos this year. Ohio State, Georgia, Iowa State and Cincy.
Your source is either non existent or has literally no idea how of any of this works.
Grabbing from the ACC right now is virtually impossible. Those teams have grant of rights locked up until 2036. Zero chance the Big Ten or those schools is going to pay that penalty. The only two schools that would provided a larger financial benefit to the Big Ten in the ACC is Clemson and FSU. Even if they wanted those schools you wouldn’t even be able to start talking about affordability of those buyouts for another 8 years for those schools. It’s another 12 years for any of those other ACC schools.
Also Missouri and Vandy have zero reason to leave the SEC.
In the West version you still have us getting a mediocre ACC school which isn’t happening.
This was either completely made up by you or the person you talked to.
Because if Ohio State leaves it probably takes someone with them from the Big Ten likely Penn State. Relegates Michigan to basically a group of 5 conference. Basically same thing the left overs in the Big 12 are worried about.
Part of that is because so many northern states had limited or not football seasons. The south played a lot more high school football last year. Most the top players are ranked in the south right now more heavily then usual. I think we will see some more movement in the rankings for that class then usual. Northern states and western states get back to playing a full schedule you will see some guys shoot up the rankings.
Are you this inept at life or just understanding football posts? My point in regards to concentrating on beating everyone else but Ohio State was in regards to recruiting. It didn’t mean just forfeit the game and anyone with an ounce of intelligence could have understood that. The entire post was about quit trying to beat Ohio state by recruiting nationally and to concentrate on beating everyone else. So if your comment wasn’t encompassing the recruiting aspect then yes you were to ignorant to understand the post.
You actually just proved that you did since you want to continue to recruit on a national stage in order to beat Ohio State. Enjoy going 7-5 and 8-4 because the national strategy is causing Michigan to fall behind other Big Ten Schools not just Ohio State.
Also I think you are missing my point. It doesn’t mean you don’t try to win the game but it means you adjust your recruiting strategy.
Trying to recruit nationally right now to compete with Ohio State is failing miserably leading to 3 stars from New England and a major talent gap.
Changing the recruiting to locking down Michigan and taking Ohio States leftovers in Ohio should make you more talented then anyone besides Ohio State in the conference. Yes you aren’t likely to beat Ohio State with the leftovers but you are very likely to beat everyone else. An 11-1 Michigan season with a playoff appearance would do a ton to change the outlook on the season.
Auburn is better then Michigan and Ohio State is better then Oklahoma so I don’t think the comparison is close at all. The gap between Ohio State and Michigan is more like the gap between the ACC and Clemson.
Oklahoma outside of the Big 12 is probably a 9-3 team. There is a reason they haven’t won a playoff game yet and a lot of them haven’t been that close.
I don’t think that’s necessarily true. Ohio State really limits who they offer scholarships to in state. They are recruiting nationally. I think Cincy just succeeds because the staff attacks the state. I also Michigan’s pride is stopping them from getting Ohio States left overs which is asinine when you are recruiting 3 stars from New England.
Beating Ohio State RIGHT NOW shouldn’t really be the goal for Michigan simply because it’s currently not realistic.
Michigan needs to concentrate on what it needs to do in order to be ready to become a playoff team under the new setup. If Michigan isn’t in position to be one of those 12 teams consistently then that gap is going to become much worse.
It’s the number one reason I think Michigan needs to go back into Ohio hardcore for recruiting. Yes I understand it’s not going to put you in position to beat Ohio State taking the players they don’t want but Michigan isn’t beating them right now anyway. Look at the talent that Cincy and even Kentucky has gotten from Ohio. Those are the types of talent that Michigan should be able to grab. Cincy was a top 10 team and almost beat Georgia with Ohio States left overs.
This would also allow Michigan to reestablish pipelines in Ohio for when they start making the playoff again they might be able to pull of a recruiting upset or two.
After attacking Ohio they need to lockdown their own state. It’s a must. They can’t allow the homegrown talent to escape.
You do these things and you start to put yourself in a position to where players could be drawn back to the program. Concentrating on beating Ohio State is a lost cause right now. Figuring out how to go 11-1 and getting into the playoff should be the goal for now.
Michigan can be 11-1 as long as Ohio State is at this level. Michigan should be able to beat anyone in the conference and should be able to win any non conference game that isn’t against Alabama Clemson Georgia.
If you can string that together then you have a chance at eventually upsetting Ohio State if they falter.
I think Michigan’s route to the playoff needs to be to have the strongest 1 loss resume in the country. It won’t happen but I think they should play 3 power 5 schools in non conference. A school with 11 power 5 wins would be really tough to keep out.
I think to many of you way underestimate the type of recruiting impact winning a big game like that can mean. Recruits want to play in big games and they want to win big games. With the new marketing coming up for players having these big games in national prime time are going to be even more important then before.
Pretty simple he was forced to start a quarterback that just wasn’t ready. Pryor got suspended and left the team and they lost a few other guys that were starters off that roster for 5 games Losing 4 guys who were NFL draft picks for a lengthy period of time sure didn’t help.
Lost some close games 3 points to Michigan State, 7 points to Nebraska, 3 points to Purdue, 6 to Penn State and 6 to Michigan. Even with Pryor and not Miller he probably goes 9-3 or 10-2 worst case.
He also at that time probably wasn’t ready to coach at that level especially with not much time to prepare to take over.
Fickell is a real good coach. I’m surprised he would take the MSU job. It’s bad for Michigan and wouldn’t shock me if Fickell gets back into the running as the 2nd or 3rd best team in the division with him there.
Absolutely backwards from what Michigan needs to be doing. They should be stacking the non conference and trying that way if they lose to Ohio State they can still make the playoff with 1 loss.
You are not getting a shot at the playoff with a cupcake schedule a loss to Ohio State when you won’t be winning the conference. Ohio State made it as a 1 loss program non conference champion. by beating Oklahoma. Scheduling a high level of non conference schools is the way to go.
Michigan needs to not only play Notre Dame but should play 2 more power conference schools in non conference.
Michigan needs to think outside the box and do things that help bring attention to the program. Be the first school to announce a power 5 only schedule. Mock other schools for playing nobody.
Just by playing in all power 5 schedule it would increase the likelihood of making the playoff even with a loss to Ohio State. A 1 loss program with 11 power 5 wins would be a difficult program to keep out of the playoff. Not every school has to be a powerhouse. Choose middle of the road Power 5 programs and one team that you believe you can beat that can still finish in the top 25.
You don’t need 8 teams to figure the champion. The top 4 has gotten the champion correct every time and it will again this year. I have no interest in seeing a 9-3 team enter the playoff.
4 is the perfect number it’s makes the regular season better. 8 just means 4 SEC programs get in. Makes it even more difficult to recruit outside of the SEC.
As for people caring college football ratings are up when many other sports are down. The expansion of the playoff just sounds like whining from a fan base that isn’t winning.
The 2021 class they have is already off to a stronger start then the 2020 class. They have 6 commits already 1 Five star and 5 Four star recruits. 5 are ranked number 73 overall or better. Day isn’t going anywhere but the reality is Michigan isn’t bringing in anyone that is going to be able to recruit at that level.
Michigan would have to go outside the box and get a guy that can win with lesser recruits. A guy like Mike Leach but Michigan is never taking a guy like him. If Harbaugh walks PJ Fleck might be the guy.
This just isn’t that accurate. The vast majority of their roster is from Ohio. It provides them a solid base to every recruiting class and then that in turn allows them to go big game hunting across the country.
A big issue for Michigan is they don’t have anywhere near the talent in state as Ohio State. Michigan also hasn’t been able to build a wall around Michigan. Michigan only got 1 of the top 8 players in Michigan in 2019, 3 of top 11 in 2018.
It’s a combination of a couple misses and lack of talent forcing Michigan to lose elsewhere.
This isn’t difficult to comprehend but obviously for you it is. A big part of Clemson’s rise is demographic shifts in the country. Clemson’s recruiting base is way better now then it was in the past and Michigan’s is way worse.
The one caveat to my previous post is if they can somehow land a transformative quarterback but that doesn’t appear likely. The reality Harbaughs past success isn’t connecting with high school talent. A lot of these guys were 8-10 when Harbaugh wasn’t getting mocked nationally in the media.
If you are expecting national titles at Michigan you are expecting to much. It’s the same as Notre Dame. Michigan as a state isn’t producing enough top High School prospects to consistently compete for national titles. The population shifts have really hurt Michigan. You combine that with Michigan doesn’t have the ability to go into Ohio anymore and grab the premier talent out of there and quite simply they don’t have the talent base in order to compete for titles.
Michigan right now is a lot more Wisconsin then Alabama Clemson Ohio State. 10-11 win seasons are going to be the highlight until they find a way to recruit more elite talent.
The issue is pretty simple. Michigan has a lot of GOOD football players it recruits. Ohio State has more GREAT football players it recruits.
The reality is Ohio States elite players have been the difference in the games. Last year it was the QB and Wide Receivers that were so much better than Michigan. Michigan just looked so much more unathletic.
Ohio States recruiting isn’t going anywhere. Defensively they will have multiple recruits coming in over the next 60 days. They already have the #2 overall prospect in the 2021 class in Jack Sawyer a defensive end committed. I would be surprised this year if they don’t finish in the top 5. Next year has the potential to be even better as the staff will be more settled in.
So the reality is that Ohio State is a lot like Texas and USC were a decade ago. Michigan has to hope for one of two things to unseat the Buckeyes.
1.) That Ohio State has recruiting misses. That a lot of these highly ranked recruits bust and most importantly at the quarterback position. Basically what happened to Texas with Mack Brown. I find this to be unlikely to happen for two reasons. One Day seems to be a pretty good evaluator of talent. When the Buckeyes have dropped down to get 3 star players Day was able to pull a guy like Chris Olave who could be a superstar this year. Combine that with him being a Quarterback guru and pulling in a top 10 ranked QB each year I don’t see them falling very hard at QB anytime soon.
2.) The second option for Michigan to get back on top is the one that I think has a higher likelihood of happening eventually which is landing a superstar QB. I’m not saying the odds are great but Michigan needs their Andrew Luck, Johnny Manziel type who can help bridge the talent gap and raise the team to the next level. Stanford and Texas A&Ms programs were both elevated drastically from the quarterback play and changed the outlooks for the programs.
The perceptions is worse then the reality but perceptions become the reality in college football.
What I mean by that is just solidifies the perception that Michigan just isn’t on Ohio States level when two coaches bail on Michigan for an arch rival.
It’s a smart move by Day. On the recruiting trail versus Michigan why would you go to a place where the coaches would prefer to be at Ohio State.
Grinch moving to Ohio State was an awkward fit when Schiano stayed. Came to Ohio State thinking he was going to get a or more responsibility then he did. Day wants Schiano to stay. Schiano though is taking a look at other opportunities.
Way to early to say if Fields will be great or not. Having him and Tate Martell though is like having an elite insurance policy. The odds of them both not being very good is slim. The biggest advantage that schools like Bama and Ohio State have with recruting is just the pure amount of depth. Injuries don’t cause down years, and if a recruit does bust they have another top 100 recruit right behind them.
Believe what you want just passing it on. Davis will be fired after the Rose Bowl. OSU is very confident they have him wrapped up. Michigan needs to step up big financially to keep him.
I can’t create new posts but I wanted to leave this information. Take it as you wish but more than a solid chance that Al Washington is leaving for Ohio State. Pretty close to a done deal. They just need to get through today’s Rose Bowl before announcing. Would take a serious investment for Michigan to keep him.
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There is zero chance Michigan is leaving the Big Ten. These posts just make everyone look dumb.
Michigan can’t walk. They are tied up for years. The GOR isn’t going anywhere. No other conference would take them while the GOR was tied up and the money they would leave on the table means they aren’t going independent.
There is literally zero chance he gets fired for the reasons you thinks The reality is right now the rest of the league is pissed. Not acting when almost the entire rest of the league is demanding action is what would get him fired. Either way I think we have resolution to this in the next 24-48 hours.
Also any thought about Michigan leaving the Big Ten is delusional.
I think it actually is leveling the playing field. Texas A&M and Tennessee are getting recruits they would have never gotten before.
I think it actually is leveling the playing field. Texas A&M and Tennessee are getting recruits they would have never gotten before.
Actually from everyone I have spoken to the NCAA can’t do this. Putting a sanction in about them talking prior to arriving at school is putting a limitation on the players ability to generate income. This will immediately get shot down by the court system.
This would be viewed as you can’t negotiate your salary until you commit to the organization you want to work for. Any rule based around this might get put in place but it will be turned over in the courts so fast.
A no upfront money rule won’t work. The Supreme Court has made it clear that the NCAA cannot limit their ability to make money. Saying they can’t sign a deal upfront would be an obvious attempt at a limitation.
There are rules that closely exist to this currently. The NCAA hasn’t enforced it year because they don’t want the liability with the courts. They can make rules and ask the schools to follow but we all know not every school will follow them.
Without Congress stepping in people just need to accept the cat is out of the bag and not going back in. I don’t see Congress being interested in stepping in and limiting the income potential of poor young adults that are predominant minorities.
So the universities have one option if they want control and that is to pay the players direct and create a CBA.
It might not be popular but I am going to say it. 5 games is a joke and if this had been the opposite or if it had been an Ohio State coach the same people defending this pathetic suspension would have been up in arms.
I don’t think he should have been fired but he should have been finished for the entire year including the postseason.
My concern for Michigan would be how does this impact recruiting going forward. It seems apparent that if the NFL comes calling Harbaugh would leave. He is going to have to come out and say he no longer is interested in the NFL and sell it really hard to build on any recruiting momentum coming off this season. The NFL flirtation I think makes it harder to sell Michigan into top 3-5 recruiting rankings moving forward.
I am going to have probably a much different take then most.
I would order them
1.) Miami
2.) Texas
3.) USC
4.) Michigan
The reason I believe Miami has a better shot is because I believe that Mario Cristobal will be taking that job. When he does his connections to that area are going to have him putting a lock on the surrounding talent there. No school in the country has more talent in 50 mile radius then Miami.
I believe Texas and USC currently pretty much the same program. Public perception is they should be instant title contenders but they only have each had once successful coach in multiple decades now. Those programs have chewed up some coaches who people actually thought were good.
I give Texas the advantage here because with NIL the television viewership for Texas in the SEC is going to be significantly higher then the PAC-12. USC might have one interesting game a year. Texas might have 6-8.
Michigan falls 4th because I don’t see Harbaugh getting to that level and after him I’m not sure what coach can. I thought Harbaugh was going to have too 5 teams year in and year out. It’s kind of like Scott Frost and Nebraska situation if those guys can’t those programs back who can. I also think out of the 4 they have the hardest ability to recruit.
It’s been good but no way it’s the best in the nation. Not even the best in the conference. Ohio State had the Bosas and Chase Young. They also have 4 pretty good ones right now.
Im not sold on Clemson. They have a young QB and the depth behind him is non existent. They one hit away from the season derailing. Young QBs can play well but one thing they also do is hold on to the ball to long. It wouldn’t shock me to see DJ take some major hits versus Georgia.
I think we could see some chaos this year. Ohio State, Georgia, Iowa State and Cincy.
Your source is either non existent or has literally no idea how of any of this works.
Grabbing from the ACC right now is virtually impossible. Those teams have grant of rights locked up until 2036. Zero chance the Big Ten or those schools is going to pay that penalty. The only two schools that would provided a larger financial benefit to the Big Ten in the ACC is Clemson and FSU. Even if they wanted those schools you wouldn’t even be able to start talking about affordability of those buyouts for another 8 years for those schools. It’s another 12 years for any of those other ACC schools.
Also Missouri and Vandy have zero reason to leave the SEC.
In the West version you still have us getting a mediocre ACC school which isn’t happening.
This was either completely made up by you or the person you talked to.
Missouri has no reason to leave the SEC
Because if Ohio State leaves it probably takes someone with them from the Big Ten likely Penn State. Relegates Michigan to basically a group of 5 conference. Basically same thing the left overs in the Big 12 are worried about.
I think you have a better chance of Clemson joining the Big 10 then you do of Ohio State joining the SEC.
Part of that is because so many northern states had limited or not football seasons. The south played a lot more high school football last year. Most the top players are ranked in the south right now more heavily then usual. I think we will see some more movement in the rankings for that class then usual. Northern states and western states get back to playing a full schedule you will see some guys shoot up the rankings.
Are you this inept at life or just understanding football posts? My point in regards to concentrating on beating everyone else but Ohio State was in regards to recruiting. It didn’t mean just forfeit the game and anyone with an ounce of intelligence could have understood that. The entire post was about quit trying to beat Ohio state by recruiting nationally and to concentrate on beating everyone else. So if your comment wasn’t encompassing the recruiting aspect then yes you were to ignorant to understand the post.
You actually just proved that you did since you want to continue to recruit on a national stage in order to beat Ohio State. Enjoy going 7-5 and 8-4 because the national strategy is causing Michigan to fall behind other Big Ten Schools not just Ohio State.
Also I think you are missing my point. It doesn’t mean you don’t try to win the game but it means you adjust your recruiting strategy.
Trying to recruit nationally right now to compete with Ohio State is failing miserably leading to 3 stars from New England and a major talent gap.
Changing the recruiting to locking down Michigan and taking Ohio States leftovers in Ohio should make you more talented then anyone besides Ohio State in the conference. Yes you aren’t likely to beat Ohio State with the leftovers but you are very likely to beat everyone else. An 11-1 Michigan season with a playoff appearance would do a ton to change the outlook on the season.
Auburn is better then Michigan and Ohio State is better then Oklahoma so I don’t think the comparison is close at all. The gap between Ohio State and Michigan is more like the gap between the ACC and Clemson.
Oklahoma outside of the Big 12 is probably a 9-3 team. There is a reason they haven’t won a playoff game yet and a lot of them haven’t been that close.
I don’t think that’s necessarily true. Ohio State really limits who they offer scholarships to in state. They are recruiting nationally. I think Cincy just succeeds because the staff attacks the state. I also Michigan’s pride is stopping them from getting Ohio States left overs which is asinine when you are recruiting 3 stars from New England.
Are you talking 2022? If so they have the top player in the country committed plus 3 other 5 star players.
Beating Ohio State RIGHT NOW shouldn’t really be the goal for Michigan simply because it’s currently not realistic.
Michigan needs to concentrate on what it needs to do in order to be ready to become a playoff team under the new setup. If Michigan isn’t in position to be one of those 12 teams consistently then that gap is going to become much worse.
It’s the number one reason I think Michigan needs to go back into Ohio hardcore for recruiting. Yes I understand it’s not going to put you in position to beat Ohio State taking the players they don’t want but Michigan isn’t beating them right now anyway. Look at the talent that Cincy and even Kentucky has gotten from Ohio. Those are the types of talent that Michigan should be able to grab. Cincy was a top 10 team and almost beat Georgia with Ohio States left overs.
This would also allow Michigan to reestablish pipelines in Ohio for when they start making the playoff again they might be able to pull of a recruiting upset or two.
After attacking Ohio they need to lockdown their own state. It’s a must. They can’t allow the homegrown talent to escape.
You do these things and you start to put yourself in a position to where players could be drawn back to the program. Concentrating on beating Ohio State is a lost cause right now. Figuring out how to go 11-1 and getting into the playoff should be the goal for now.
Michigan can be 11-1 as long as Ohio State is at this level. Michigan should be able to beat anyone in the conference and should be able to win any non conference game that isn’t against Alabama Clemson Georgia.
If you can string that together then you have a chance at eventually upsetting Ohio State if they falter.
I think Michigan’s route to the playoff needs to be to have the strongest 1 loss resume in the country. It won’t happen but I think they should play 3 power 5 schools in non conference. A school with 11 power 5 wins would be really tough to keep out.
Shaun Wade announces his return also.
I think to many of you way underestimate the type of recruiting impact winning a big game like that can mean. Recruits want to play in big games and they want to win big games. With the new marketing coming up for players having these big games in national prime time are going to be even more important then before.
The Luke Fickle contract should be completed today.
Pretty simple he was forced to start a quarterback that just wasn’t ready. Pryor got suspended and left the team and they lost a few other guys that were starters off that roster for 5 games Losing 4 guys who were NFL draft picks for a lengthy period of time sure didn’t help.
Lost some close games 3 points to Michigan State, 7 points to Nebraska, 3 points to Purdue, 6 to Penn State and 6 to Michigan. Even with Pryor and not Miller he probably goes 9-3 or 10-2 worst case.
He also at that time probably wasn’t ready to coach at that level especially with not much time to prepare to take over.
Fickell is a real good coach. I’m surprised he would take the MSU job. It’s bad for Michigan and wouldn’t shock me if Fickell gets back into the running as the 2nd or 3rd best team in the division with him there.
Absolutely backwards from what Michigan needs to be doing. They should be stacking the non conference and trying that way if they lose to Ohio State they can still make the playoff with 1 loss.
No win situation for Michigan. If Ohio State wins they get to gloat. If they get beat by Clemson it just goes to show how far away Michigan really is.
You are not getting a shot at the playoff with a cupcake schedule a loss to Ohio State when you won’t be winning the conference. Ohio State made it as a 1 loss program non conference champion. by beating Oklahoma. Scheduling a high level of non conference schools is the way to go.
Michigan needs to not only play Notre Dame but should play 2 more power conference schools in non conference.
Michigan needs to think outside the box and do things that help bring attention to the program. Be the first school to announce a power 5 only schedule. Mock other schools for playing nobody.
Just by playing in all power 5 schedule it would increase the likelihood of making the playoff even with a loss to Ohio State. A 1 loss program with 11 power 5 wins would be a difficult program to keep out of the playoff. Not every school has to be a powerhouse. Choose middle of the road Power 5 programs and one team that you believe you can beat that can still finish in the top 25.
You don’t need 8 teams to figure the champion. The top 4 has gotten the champion correct every time and it will again this year. I have no interest in seeing a 9-3 team enter the playoff.
4 is the perfect number it’s makes the regular season better. 8 just means 4 SEC programs get in. Makes it even more difficult to recruit outside of the SEC.
As for people caring college football ratings are up when many other sports are down. The expansion of the playoff just sounds like whining from a fan base that isn’t winning.
The 2021 class they have is already off to a stronger start then the 2020 class. They have 6 commits already 1 Five star and 5 Four star recruits. 5 are ranked number 73 overall or better. Day isn’t going anywhere but the reality is Michigan isn’t bringing in anyone that is going to be able to recruit at that level.
Michigan would have to go outside the box and get a guy that can win with lesser recruits. A guy like Mike Leach but Michigan is never taking a guy like him. If Harbaugh walks PJ Fleck might be the guy.
This just isn’t that accurate. The vast majority of their roster is from Ohio. It provides them a solid base to every recruiting class and then that in turn allows them to go big game hunting across the country.
A big issue for Michigan is they don’t have anywhere near the talent in state as Ohio State. Michigan also hasn’t been able to build a wall around Michigan. Michigan only got 1 of the top 8 players in Michigan in 2019, 3 of top 11 in 2018.
It’s a combination of a couple misses and lack of talent forcing Michigan to lose elsewhere.
This isn’t difficult to comprehend but obviously for you it is. A big part of Clemson’s rise is demographic shifts in the country. Clemson’s recruiting base is way better now then it was in the past and Michigan’s is way worse.
The one caveat to my previous post is if they can somehow land a transformative quarterback but that doesn’t appear likely. The reality Harbaughs past success isn’t connecting with high school talent. A lot of these guys were 8-10 when Harbaugh wasn’t getting mocked nationally in the media.
If you are expecting national titles at Michigan you are expecting to much. It’s the same as Notre Dame. Michigan as a state isn’t producing enough top High School prospects to consistently compete for national titles. The population shifts have really hurt Michigan. You combine that with Michigan doesn’t have the ability to go into Ohio anymore and grab the premier talent out of there and quite simply they don’t have the talent base in order to compete for titles.
Michigan right now is a lot more Wisconsin then Alabama Clemson Ohio State. 10-11 win seasons are going to be the highlight until they find a way to recruit more elite talent.
The issue is pretty simple. Michigan has a lot of GOOD football players it recruits. Ohio State has more GREAT football players it recruits.
The reality is Ohio States elite players have been the difference in the games. Last year it was the QB and Wide Receivers that were so much better than Michigan. Michigan just looked so much more unathletic.
Ohio States recruiting isn’t going anywhere. Defensively they will have multiple recruits coming in over the next 60 days. They already have the #2 overall prospect in the 2021 class in Jack Sawyer a defensive end committed. I would be surprised this year if they don’t finish in the top 5. Next year has the potential to be even better as the staff will be more settled in.
So the reality is that Ohio State is a lot like Texas and USC were a decade ago. Michigan has to hope for one of two things to unseat the Buckeyes.
1.) That Ohio State has recruiting misses. That a lot of these highly ranked recruits bust and most importantly at the quarterback position. Basically what happened to Texas with Mack Brown. I find this to be unlikely to happen for two reasons. One Day seems to be a pretty good evaluator of talent. When the Buckeyes have dropped down to get 3 star players Day was able to pull a guy like Chris Olave who could be a superstar this year. Combine that with him being a Quarterback guru and pulling in a top 10 ranked QB each year I don’t see them falling very hard at QB anytime soon.
2.) The second option for Michigan to get back on top is the one that I think has a higher likelihood of happening eventually which is landing a superstar QB. I’m not saying the odds are great but Michigan needs their Andrew Luck, Johnny Manziel type who can help bridge the talent gap and raise the team to the next level. Stanford and Texas A&Ms programs were both elevated drastically from the quarterback play and changed the outlooks for the programs.
The perceptions is worse then the reality but perceptions become the reality in college football.
What I mean by that is just solidifies the perception that Michigan just isn’t on Ohio States level when two coaches bail on Michigan for an arch rival.
It’s a smart move by Day. On the recruiting trail versus Michigan why would you go to a place where the coaches would prefer to be at Ohio State.
You wouldn’t see this happen vice versa.
Bigger deal when it’s a rival school stealing a coach. Plus two college blue bloods.
Grinch moving to Ohio State was an awkward fit when Schiano stayed. Came to Ohio State thinking he was going to get a or more responsibility then he did. Day wants Schiano to stay. Schiano though is taking a look at other opportunities.
Way to early to say if Fields will be great or not. Having him and Tate Martell though is like having an elite insurance policy. The odds of them both not being very good is slim. The biggest advantage that schools like Bama and Ohio State have with recruting is just the pure amount of depth. Injuries don’t cause down years, and if a recruit does bust they have another top 100 recruit right behind them.
No entertaining. Done deal
Washington’s dad played at OSU. Lots of connections to the school.
Believe what you want just passing it on. Davis will be fired after the Rose Bowl. OSU is very confident they have him wrapped up. Michigan needs to step up big financially to keep him.
Changes coming just not the ones you probably want. Al Washington likely to move on to Ohio State who will fire Bill Davis after today’s Rose Bowl.
I can’t create new posts but I wanted to leave this information. Take it as you wish but more than a solid chance that Al Washington is leaving for Ohio State. Pretty close to a done deal. They just need to get through today’s Rose Bowl before announcing. Would take a serious investment for Michigan to keep him.