2023 Michigan Season Thread

[FearlessF]

Do you honestly think college football looks anything like it did in 1994?

sure as hell looks much different in Lincoln, NE

[847badgerfan]

Do you honestly think college football looks anything like it did in 1994?

Not at all.

Wisconsin was the Rose Bowl champs that year.

[MrNubbz]

Heck, back in 94 the Husker O-linemen were telling the defense.  We're running the same play as last time.  You can't stop it.

Ya and the Professors were telling the O-lineman we're giving you the same test as last time and you can't pass it

[847badgerfan]

Andy Katzenmoyer says howdy.

[medinabuckeye1]

Apparently that voids the warranty on the helmets and opens them up to lawsuits, and becomes again, very expensive for smaller schools

How does the NFL get around that?

I'm just thinking that bigger budget schools are always going to have an advantage on sign stealing so why not just avoid the issue completely by eliminating signs altogether?

[ELA]

How does the NFL get around that?

I'm just thinking that bigger budget schools are always going to have an advantage on sign stealing so why not just avoid the issue completely by eliminating signs altogether?

No clue, I just saw this

Despite increasing support among coaches for helmet communications, college football has held off, namely because of cost but also some liability concerns. The vastly different budgets of leagues and teams would make helmet communication technology a financial challenge for the less-resourced programs throughout the sport. Steve Shaw, the national coordinator of officials, told The Athletic in 2022 that any change to helmets could void liability and warranty language, which then could open potential lawsuits for head injuries. "The long pole in the tent on this is getting the helmet authorization from the manufacturers and making sure they meet all standards and are totally supportive," Shaw said.

[FearlessF]

all P5 programs can afford this

could at least use them for conference games and games between P5 programs

[MrNubbz]

Andy Katzenmoyer says howdy.

So do Crawford and Burger

[Honestbuckeye]

Wouldn't a helmet communications system to QB avoid all if this?

Yes

[MikeDeTiger]

Do you honestly think college football looks anything like it did in 1994?

When you're a Husker fan, that depends on how delusional you are.  

[SuperMario]

sure as hell looks much different in Lincoln, NE

Ha, that made me chuckle, yet sad. Made I was just too young and naive, but technology and media have slowly been ruining the games I love between college football and baseball. If you ever invent a Time Machine, can you take us both back to 1997 so we split or share our happiness. 

[FearlessF]

I didn't mind a split or share, would have easily split with Penn St. in 94

although I would much rather had the matchup with PSU in 94 as opposed to Miami in the orange bowl

and certainly would have liked our chances vs Griese in 97

If those games would have been played, for better or worse, ....... we may have put off the playoff for a decade or so

[Mdot21]

Since Harbaugh barely dodged getting fired in 2020, he has sure seemed real good about playing questionable players, hiring questionable coaches and breaking rules, while winning a lot of games.

That's typically how it works

Playing what questionable players? Lolwut? Michigan has always let in and played guys that are dumb as a box of rocks or had questionable character. That is nothing new under Jeem. 

It's pretty simple why Michigan has turned it around imo. They got way better on defense by getting rid of Dr. Blitz Don Brown and his Sir-Blitz-A-Lot leave LBs and Safeties in man coverage 24/7 vs NFL WRs scheme and changing systems to run an NFL style 3-4 and getting DC's from Jeem's bro with Ravens ties in McDonald and now Minter and they also just happen to get WAY better at the most important position on the entire field- QB- by ditching Joe Milton- who absolutely sucks- and then having a bridge year at QB with Cade sprinkled in with some JJ in '21 to JJ taking the reins completely. JJ is a 5* talent and is easily by far and it's not even remotely fcking close the best, most talented QB that Jeem has had in his 8-9 years at Michigan. Which isn't saying much because he hasn't really had any QB of note in that entire span until JJ. 

[Mdot21]

NCAA clearly out to get Harbaugh, he's been baiting and goading them since he got to Michigan. 

Contract talks that were almost done are apparently now going to be put on pause as a result of this new nonsense. 

This will be his last year at Michigan imo. He'll be wanted by NFL teams- especially if he wins the B1G and makes another playoff run 3 years in a row. 

Why stay in college when you can go coach in the NFL? No sane coach would. It's just a better gig with less bullsh*t to deal with and more money to be made.