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 ^
Nice
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 ^
Thanks, 247, for letting us compete this year!
lulz.
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 ^
The staff is always going to say they’re splitting reps evenly. Even if they’re not. They’re always going to say no QB has emerged, even if that’s false. There is absolutely zero benefit to naming a starter or a leader, so Harbaugh and his staff will never do so.
That’s just the way it will always be. Even when team insiders and players say different, the staff will always claim its even and they’re splitting reps.
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 ^
penne pasta
Hadn’t seen this before. It was a good read thanks for posting. And I agree, my expectations have skyrocketed!
Marvin, he was a friend of mine and he could sing a song his heart in every line.
I miss Fielding Yost. We always won with him
Also I’m drunk
Fun fact: Fielding Yost is from a small town very close to me. About 20 minutes away you will find another small town where Rich Rod grew up.
20 minutes in the other direction will get you to where Nick Saban grew up.
Maybe I should become a football coach..
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.
Galaxy brain
April 29th, 2018 at 10:55 AM ^
So talent, scheme and coaching will make the difference. Make you own luck by aggressively meshing together and quickly. Hopefully Shea can get up to speed quicker than Rudock did, good news Shea had spring where Jake did not.
Nope. Unless Warrrrrinnnnner works a miracle.
My expectations of Michigan fans is comforting. I know whichever post I click on someone will rain on it.
Would it be that miraculous to put together a competent offensive line from this group? On paper he had less to work with in 2014 and look what happened.
You make a good point.
I'm not sure that they had any top 100 offensive line recruits on their roster that year. And they patched it together with guys like Jacoby Boren (a 2 star fullback) and Pat Elflein. Taylor Decker was the only decently rated player as a recruit and he wasn't even in the top 150. Obviously it isn't a guarantee that this line will be any better than that one but it goes to show you don't need an Alabama roster to get good line play.
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
Harbaugh has everything he needs to win now. An elite DC who fields elite defenses, an OL coach who was last seen building a line that bulldozed Alabama en route to a title, a potential game-changer at QB, and plenty of talent that can catch the ball.
Not at all saying he’s giving excuses, but there are no more excuses.
if we had more actual proven talent on the Oline. Can't help but think that our lack of tackles is going to cost us at some point.
The only way you'll feel good heading into a season is if all 22 starters are proven. You need to follow a different sport. This one is making you miserable.
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. :-)
In Oct-November. Especially night ones. Don't even have to win convincingly. Just win! One!
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.
With losses @msu and @osu it will be a solid year but par for the course with Harbaugh, my opinion. Shows me he can't win big road games and this might be the ceiling.
If we go 10-2 With a win at either msu or osu, then I'm more hopeful going forward and it was a good overall season.
Go 10-2 and somehow make B10 championship game? Great year but again...how did we do vs main rivals.
Fun fact : Brando’s famous line in the movie was not in the script. He improvised it.
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.
But we can do this!
Against decent squads. No more excuses. Lost to some good teams on the road last season but overall this has been Achilles heel for Harbs.
Win important b10 games on road before ever uttering "contender".
April 29th, 2018 at 10:53 AM ^
I don't know you, but I can already tell that I dont like you.
April 29th, 2018 at 12:29 PM ^
"natty"
"scholly"
"Harbs"
how bout "tuddy"
harbs
People are making too much of the schedule.
Yea, it’s a little tougher than usual, but it’s still the same as any other schedule we ever have
One tough noncon game and alternating conference games. It’s not like last years white out and going to camp Randall were cakewalks