I think he is very calculated and knows exactly how to speak and what to say and not say. Very philosophical. And his Faith drives him as well. But the number 1 telling part: his coaches and players LOVE HIM! And would run through a wall for him and do anything for him. That is a culture that Jim Harbaugh has taught the athletes that he coaches. Go Blue!
Boy you're drinking the kool aid and good for you. I mean all these guys are getting paid lots of money so yes, they are going to love him and run through a wall for him. So the 6 games he was suspended, just a misunderstanding? This just reeks of so many bad things. I mean you've had the Fab Five stuff decades ago, we knew what was going on and yet no one stopped it. At least it was illegal back then. Now I think with NIL and all that people just don't care about following rules or doing things the right way. And I'm not singling out Michigan, it's college sports in general. There's just so much crap going on.
Michigan loses many recruits due to the fact that they will NOT pay big NIL money that other schools pay. Michigan is more about recruiting the 3-4 star players and DEVELOPING them. Unlike the suckeyes. They have no idea what it truly means to develop players. Michigan has a HUGE edge in that department. Harbaugh and his staff vs. Day and his staff in that department isn't even close. Also, In case you forgot: You had a coach burying his head in the sand regarding an on staff coach beating his wife. No comparison. Oh by the way, right now the kool aid tastes pretty good. How's your bowl of cotton tasting?
Where was all that brotherly love and culture in hair balls 1st 5 years? TTUN owes some success likely to cheating (plus hairball got suspended for recruiting violations) and to Minter the DC. I believe this will be hairball's last game with TTUN as he ducks out of dodge to the NFL before NCAA comes crashing down on him and will be interesting to see what Minter does if he stays or hits the road as well. But enjoy the moment as it will most likely not last long.
First 5 years: did you see his 60+ year old men staff? He was wise enough to make changes within his program and hired younger, more engaging with this generation coaches. That also was more in tune with modern football. That is a smart and good coach. No pride their. Humility. We are enjoying the moments. It's great, to be, a Michigan Wolverine!
Harbaugh has always been weird.
I must have missed Michigan beating Georgia.
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I don't know if I would phrase it; "this is who we are left with". It should be more like: "the only 2 undefeated teams, that have battled and earned the right to play for a National Championship".....
The only 2 undefeated teams who got a chance to do so. Definitely
And....Alabama beat Georgia, not quite sure what your infatuation is with the Georgia argument. The commitee got it right.
Georgia is on your mind. Sing it!
Great analysis. Kudos!
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Flawed????
Missouri 14, Ohio State 3
Tennessee 35, Iowa 0 Iowa was in the big ten championship game
LSU 35, Wisconsin 31 - I was actually impressed with Wisconsin, they've found the forward pass up there. I think if Luke Fickel stays around up there, they may be pretty good.
Leap frog? Michigan beat a flawed Alabama team on a day they didn't play well in overtime.
Leap frog??
I'm going to double down. I did underestimate Michigan's O and D lines, and while they are good, I don't think they are stellar in any sense. Washington has played good football all year and I think they'll be able to hold the line just fine. To me the difference is easy, Penix vs. McCarthy. McCarthy made a few plays Monday but he missed on alot more. He just isn't an real accurate thrower. Even the game tying drive, the big catch, that ball was tipped, could had easily been the game right there. Bama couldn't throw, and they couldn't keep Milroe safe. If Washington can keep Penix clean, he'll feast on the Michigan secondary. How many QB's like Penix has Michigan seen? Zero. Not even close. There is not a QB in the big ten who even is close to Penix and Milroe certainly isn't that kind of thrower either.
I agree with your assessment about how many QB's like Pennix has Michigan seen this season. None. But Michigan has seen good ones from osu. They can and will draw from those games with osu and the TCU game last year. Minter is no dummy and Michigan has studs at all 3 levels on defense. Will they give up yards. Yes. Will they give up a lot of TD's, that will be the question. The other factor is the ability Michigan has to eat clock with their mauling style. Washington's defense is not the best. That defense will potentially be on the field a long time. And over 4 quarters will wilt like many that get hammered by Michigans physical 4 quarter style. That also keeps Pennix on the sideline. The more clock they eat up, the less possessions Pennix gets. Also, has Washington faced a mauling, grinding, physical football team like Michigan. No! Michigan WILL win the time of possession, and that will help them win the Natty.
Regardless, either the PAC or the BIG will have had a better bowl / playoff season than the SEC.
But the SEC will have more / better teams as always and more NFLdrafts. It's still the SEC by a mile folks.
Ohio State with a Freshman QB who was playing high school basketball this time last year. You can't honestly say Ohio State and Florida State were the same teams they were during the season.
Iowa, the same team they were all season. The champion of the Big 10 West and the same no offense all season long. Big surprise here!
I agree.
Would either team that wins the Natty Monday be able to beat any National Champion team since the four game playoffs started. I don't think so. This is a down year for college football. Parity. That is a good thing.
His name: Donovan Edwards. Yes, Michigan will run on Washington and keep Pennix on the bench more than he's used to. That will cut down the amount of possessions Washington/Pennix will get. Bring out the world famous "boa constrictor". Washington is a perfect fit for it. Go Blue!
I think this is the key to the game … if Michigan can control the game with their running game, they win … but if Washington brings an extra man up into the box (something they didn’t/could do because of Texas’ passing game) and shuts down Michigan’s run game without getting hurt in the pass game, then Washington wins.
The thing with HCs that also call plays, they tend to outsmart themselves. It’s not sexy running Power, Duo, Inside Zone, Outside Zone, etc. They feel the need to show how smart they are and designing route concepts and throwing in trick plays instead of sticking with what works.
Yes, Harbaugh/Moore with the sometimes unnecessary trick plays.
