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Ah, my bad. Go grab Harbaugh and back up the truck for Russell Wilson, same style QB as Kap, who Harbaugh took to a Super Bowl. Shelf life on an elite RB like JT is short. No time to go back to the drawing board and develop an unproven QB.

Somebody slept through the early 90s.

You’ve gotta love the guy that makes no predictions all week/season chiming in after the fact to tell everyone they were wrong.

Leading the league in pro bowl selections…and missing the playoffs. An NFL first?

Not a fan of the 17th game…THAT’S the real money grab. More opportunities for teams that are in good playoff position to rest starters. You’ve got a Colts team playing for everything today against a Jacksonville team that BENEFITS from losing. Pointless. Plus, the OCD side of me hates the fact that some teams get 8 home games while others get 9.

Seems like it started as a discussion of the merits of potential NFL MVP candidates and you chose to hang on to my “Green Bay is the best team in the league” take just so you could argue about something.

I’m not sure what you are even arguing anymore.

Clemson and USC will be fascinating watches in 2022. I think Clemson takes a step back and USC a step forward, especially by the time they play ND.

Can only base the vote/my statement on what we know right now, no? 13-2 with Rodgers in the starting lineup, 0-1 (and 7 points in that loss) without him. 35/4 TD to INT ratio. Should be a slam dunk unless politics get involved.

Love it. Carmel should have some openings by this time next week.

10-2 at worst, likely 11-1.

I’m anxious to see whether or not Tucker (now that he’s been paid) can continue to use the transfer portal to his advantage or whether or not it was a flash in the pan? MSU’s schedule is much more difficult in 2022.

So you understand that your “let’s wait and see if they are the best team in the league” comment has no bearing on the MVP selection process.

Just speaking in the present. The MVP award is given before the Super Bowl but ballots are due before the playoffs begin.

LOL.

I was a coach once, I completely understand the mental side of things and the “spin” as a motivational tactic but as I’ve stepped away I am more of a results oriented individual. The hypothetical game is useless.

There were empty seats at the top of the student section and in the northwest corner of the stadium. Saw it with my own two eyes.

Oh I agree but 2021 allowed us to see what happens when you take the best player in the league off of the field. Check the Green Bay/Kansas City box score from the game Rodgers missed. Green Bay didn’t score until 55 minutes of game clock had passed. It just so happens he IS the most important player on his team AND they are the best team in the league.

Thanks. As a coach do you also speak in “should haves” and “could haves” to your players?

I stopped after the second “should have.”

I do have a bit of an inside scoop as to why Jim is entertaining this option this time around…he has even been transparent with potential recruits in saying so. Look, I am not going to sit here and pretend Michigan is an Ivy League school or even Notre Dame for that matter. But the lack of willingness in the admissions department to give UM a longer leash when it comes to potential transfer portal athletes/high school recruits is frustrating Harbaugh. Also, Michigan has not kept up with the SEC/other powers in the early days of NIL. Many programs are flourishing with these new rules but Michigan is not one of them. Despite having one of (if not the) the largest alumni bases in the world, the main theme is that “boosters” would be willing to pony up, but most of them are asking for more access to the program in exchange…which is a slippery slope and one UM is approaching carefully. Though it would suck, I would not blame Jim one bit if he takes the NFL up on their offers this time. I think the Georgia loss was pretty sobering as it showed that UM is not even close to competing on that stage and they will continue to fall farther behind as time progresses for the reasons I mentioned above. 2021 may have been the ceiling for the program. Combine that with the fact that Jim is now once again a “hot name” in coaching circles just 365 days after being coined a lame duck by many who was coaching for his job. Though there are some rebuilding projects in the NFL, the playing field is much more even than the college landscape. Pained me to type all of that as I have been a Michigan fanatic for over 30 years…

I could see 4-6 if things go well. Northwestern, Idaho, WKU, Maryland, Rutgers, Purdue

No but putting up great stats/being the star on a Super Bowl contending team > putting up stats on a mediocre playoff bubble team. (And I’m a Colts fan by the way.)

But I have much more data than just 2021 that proves I’m right. Recruiting is only part of the equation. Are they as good as 2020? Nope. Are they as bad as 2021? Probably not.

What, other than hope and a fluke pandemic season, are you selling? Every team in the East is in better shape. In the west? Northwestern maybe? But they were just in Indy in 2020. Even Illinois looked much better this year and is trending up with Beilema.