Nobody is questioning that Michigan has good players. They have always been good over Harbaugh. But they went from 10-2 good to CFP good. Of course the cheating didn't turn a crap team into a great team. But it very clearly appears to be what got them over the hump. It's not like they would have been 4-8 without it. But at this point how far does the fruit of the poisonous tree extend. How many guys committed to the program, players and coaches, based upon the 2021 and 2022 season. Both the on field results, and the slight boosts players got, which might mean better NFL Draft results?
Failing to cover against Purdue is a bad first look. Will they finally beat Ohio State clean? Maybe. They are a very good team. But if you really want to prove the cheating doesn't matter, you need to not only be clean, but cut off the fruit of those poisonous branches
this is a lazy, stupid take.
They went from 10-2 good to CFP good because they got
MASSIVE upgrades at the QB position, RB position, OL coach, and DC. JJ McCarthy is likely going to be a 1st rd pick. The last time Michigan had one of those at QB was in 1987. He is
LIGHT YEARS better and far more talented than fcking mediocre turds like Jake Rudock or Wilton Speight. Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards are both
massive upgrades over backs like De'Veon Smith or Karran Higdon or Chris Evans. The caliber of player they've been playing with in the offensive backfield at QB-RB is
LIGHT YEARS above where it has been in the past. Throw on top of that they struck gold with hiring Sherrone Moore in 2021 to coach OL- a guy that is going to be a future HC in the P5 and is maybe the best OL coach in the nation. Then throw on top of that they got rid of Don Brown's bum ass and hired a pair of NFL 3-4 DC's from the Ravens from Jeem's brother.
Give me a fcking break. Failing to cover against Purdue was meaningless. Michigan was covering and up 35 points until Purdue scored a cheap meaningless TD with all it's starters in the game with 18 seconds left in the game. Purdue only scored 6 points in non-garbage time. And they were extremely lucky to get the 6 points they got. Purdue got 3 points because a punt hit a Michigan player in the back and Purdue recovered the ball in the red area and already in FG range. 3 more points came because Jeem decided to go for it on his own 35 yard line on a 4th and 1 with a shotgun dive run and failed to convert.
lazy stupid takes gonna lazy stupid take however.