2023 Michigan Season Thread

[Mdot21]

Jeem shoulda did a "Beat TCU" period first....

[Mdot21]

PFF asking if Michigan has the best secondary in college football...my take...no but possibly could be. Will Johnson is a legit #1 stud shut down CB that is going to be a future NFL top 10 draft choice- and was only a true frosh last year. He'll only be better this year. Mike Sainistril was about as good as it gets at the nickel and it was his first year ever playing defense. He's got a legit future as a reasonably high NFL draft pick. He'll only be better this year. Rod Moore was a break out player as a true sophomore at free safety and he's legit going to be a 1st or 2nd round pick if he keeps up the trajectory he's on. Makari Paige broke out last year as well and he's pretty damn good. Josh Wallace the portal guy they took at CB is pretty meh- he's the weak spot of that secondary group and imo the thing really holding them back from contending for that type of "#1 secondary in the nation" billing.

Will J, Mikey S, and Rod Moore about as good as it gets at their respective positions however.


https://twitter.com/PFF_College/status/1681372513434226688?s=20

[Temp430]

Agree, Michigan's secondary has the potential to be good but are no where near the best.  Will Johnson had knee surgery over the off season and may not be starting for the season opener.  All the other corner(s) are a work in progress.

[Cincydawg]

Projecting Every Conference's Best Secondary for the 2023 CFB Season | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
Projecting Every Conference's Best Secondary for the 2023 CFB Season | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report

They list UM as best in the conference any way.  That means they might be best overall.  We'll see of course, preseason rankings being what they are....

[Cincydawg]

Michigan football may have the best secondary in college football (bluebyninety.com)

[Temp430]

Over the years I've noticed that various pre-season college football rankings are largely based on what happened the previous year.  But OK, feel free to believe Michigan's secondary is the best in college football.   I'm a little skeptical of Michigan's high pre-season rankings for historical reasons.  There's a lot of ways Michigan's season could unravel.  Injuries to key players such as QB McCarthy, the all new kicking/punting game is for shit, and the cornerback situation doesn't pan out are just a few of them.

[Riffraft]

Oh my, look like Harbaugh is in trouble.

https://michigan.rivals.com/news/breaking-jim-harbaugh-suspended-four-games-to-open-2023-season?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9zcG9ydHMueWFob28uY29tL20vZWU1MGE2M2EtN2FkOS0zNTVjLWEyYjEtNTY0NjI1OTNkZTI3L2JyZWFraW5nLWppbS1oYXJiYXVnaC5odG1s&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK1Yo0MP5lo5PTKJsLpGCveHQGu8JEr5h6Zp7WSWipbMTdpqEwNSCpnrE2HETy2ojC3JoEOWXkZIriVPED5zZtIUU-THf8Yil601Yhje1B7Xd0YAJqX_ZoAEe993NLvNxt0KApzDldOl4ePRG_l5x7SxxdO5penRP9gsYT2g_sfX

Looks like once again the attempt to cover up is worst than the crime. 

[OrangeAfroMan]

With their schedule, make it a 10-game suspension.

[Mdot21]

NCAA gearing up to bend Jeem over and spank em over a cheeseburger happy meal, meanwhile they just gave Tennessee a warning for speeding when they were going like 140mph on the highway. NCAA gonna NCAA.

I really wish B1G and Michigan just told the NCAA no. They were just like uh, yeah, no, fk you. Jeem isn't sitting out a game and you guys can get fked if you don't like it and then just bar NCAA investigators from all B1G campuses and facilities. That would be dope. Waiting for an entire conference to do this already and practically withdrawal from the NCAA so that it can die the death it needs to die. It's a relic of the antiquated past, a bygone era that no longer exists and therefore the NCAA need not exist anymore. Kinda like NATO. Buh bye. Goodbye and good riddance, and may it burn in hell. My two cents anyways.

[Honestbuckeye]

NCAA gearing up to bend Jeem over and spank em over a cheeseburger happy meal, meanwhile they just gave Tennessee a warning for speeding when they were going like 140mph on the highway. NCAA gonna NCAA.

I really wish B1G and Michigan just told the NCAA no. They were just like uh, yeah, no, fk you. Jeem isn't sitting out a game and you guys can get fked if you don't like it and then just bar NCAA investigators from all B1G campuses and facilities. That would be dope. Waiting for an entire conference to do this already and practically withdrawal from the NCAA so that it can die the death it needs to die. It's a relic of the antiquated past, a bygone era that no longer exists and therefore the NCAA need not exist anymore. Kinda like NATO. Buh bye. Goodbye and good riddance, and may it burn in hell. My two cents anyways.

I may kind of agree with you about the NCAA. But let’s be straight- Harbaugh is being suspended for giving false statements to the investigators.  Others have suffered much worse fates for doing that.

[Brutus Buckeye]

[Mdot21]

pretty sure anyone on this board could coach that team to a 4-0 record vs that cupcake stretch...

[Mdot21]

With their schedule, make it a 10-game suspension.

no lies told there....

[FearlessF]

lies?

probably Jim being Jim

I don't think he knows what's coming out of his mouth most of the time