2024 Michigan Offseason Thread

[847badgerfan]

Michigan has a lot of excellent players on that roster. Especially on defense. Offense is a bit of a question mark as they'll have to find a new starting QB with JJ moving on to the NFL and they'll have to rebuild the OL a little bit, but they have what is in my opinion probably the most talented offensive player in the entire B1G returning in 2024 in Donovan Edwards and arguably the best returning TE in CFB in Colston Loveland.

I don't think they lose anyone to the portal so long as Sherrone Moore is promoted to HC. IF they decide to be stupid and try and do a national search and poach like Brian Kelly or something, then those really good players might hit the portal, but they won't be transferring to Wisconsin....

UW finished 2nd to M in a lot of battles, and even lost a couple of commits to M when CPC got fired.

[utee94]

The only legitimate question is-- how good is Brian Kelly's fake Michigander accent?  That will be an important deciding factor.

[MrNubbz]

But will he win the Super Bowl first?  The race is on.

A couple of good drafts and FA signings and it could happen.Hope not though

[Mdot21]

UW finished 2nd to M in a lot of battles, and even lost a couple of commits to M when CPC got fired.

to guys who are rotational players or buried on the depth chart....

Mason Graham, Kenneth Grant, Will Johnson, Donovan Edwards, Colston Loveland, Giovanni El-Hadid, Rod Moore, Keon Sabb, Makari Page, Ernest Hausmann, Derrick Moore, and Josaiah Stewart aren't going to Wisconsin if there's a massive portal exodus, and those are the cream of the crop players on that roster. 

[Temp430]

Michigan has a lot of excellent players on that roster. Especially on defense. Offense is a bit of a question mark as they'll have to find a new starting QB with JJ moving on to the NFL and they'll have to rebuild the OL a little bit, but they have what is in my opinion probably the most talented offensive player in the entire B1G returning in 2024 in Donovan Edwards and arguably the best returning TE in CFB in Colston Loveland.

I don't think they lose anyone to the portal so long as Sherrone Moore is promoted to HC. IF they decide to be stupid and try and do a national search and poach like Brian Kelly or something, then those really good players might hit the portal, but they won't be transferring to Wisconsin....

Completely agree.

[Mdot21]

But will he win the Super Bowl first?  The race is on.

that's the $1,000,000 question. 

I say he's got 5 years MAX before that thing goes south in a hurry, and I think so long as Herbert stays healthy and continues to develop, they'll have a pretty good shot at getting one Super Bowl in the next 5 years. 

[Mdot21]

The only legitimate question is-- how good is Brian Kelly's fake Michigander accent?  That will be an important deciding factor.

isn't Kelly from Michigan originally? 

[Mdot21]

I don't get the Brian Kelly rumors.  I don't mean this as a knock on the Michigan job in the slightest, but I can't figure out why he would leave LSU for Michigan.  He just got here, just finished assembling likely the best staff he's ever had on paper--many of whom would not go with him elsewhere--has a criminally massive contract, building a great recruiting class, and his biggest obstacle just retired. 

I'm ambivalent on whether he stays at LSU or not.  I'm not convinced he's the guy LSU thinks he is, but purely from his perspective, I don't know why you'd go through the upheaval again. 

If Michigan is beating the hell out of us in NIL, like Ohio State, like Ole Miss, like UGA, like Texas.....I guess I could see that. 

I don't get them either. I don't think Kelly leaves LSU for Michigan and the chances are less than zero. 

But I didn't think he'd leave Notre Dame for LSU, so who knows. 

Michigan has all the money in the world, so if they wanted to throw a stupid offer at him they could. I doubt they would. 

Sherrone Moore is the only play here imo. And if Moore doesn't workout in 4-5 years, then go swing for the fences and try to land someone else. Or just rehire Jeem once the Spanos family tires of him and fires him. 

[Temp430]

isn't Kelly from Michigan originally?

He coached at Grand Valley State and Central for like 20 years but he's from Massachusetts.

[utee94]

isn't Kelly from Michigan originally?

I have no idea. 

[MrNubbz]

So of the 4 playoff teams from 2023/4, Sarkisian is the only head coach remaining in the same position.  Probably not very insightful, but interesting.

saw that the other day.Saban I understand walking away because he is set  both financially and his place amongst the Greats.Jimma was a beating the posse out of Dodge while still making coin but his achievements have been dully noted and not in a positive light.Beboer 3 yrs back was in windswept Podunk N.Dakota.He was pulling good coin with the Huskies time will tell,like it or not if he can keep the tide in their accustomed lofty perch.But he was a hero in Seattle

[MrNubbz]

I don't get them either. I don't think Kelly leaves LSU for Michigan and the chances are less than zero.

But I didn't think he'd leave Notre Dame for LSU, so who knows.

Well he hasn't got down his Cajun/Acadian accent yet so I'm guessing NO. And he has learnt to cook the ditch critters

[847badgerfan]

to guys who are rotational players or buried on the depth chart....

Mason Graham, Kenneth Grant, Will Johnson, Donovan Edwards, Colston Loveland, Giovanni El-Hadid, Rod Moore, Keon Sabb, Makari Page, Ernest Hausmann, Derrick Moore, and Josaiah Stewart aren't going to Wisconsin if there's a massive portal exodus, and those are the cream of the crop players on that roster.

I'd like to have WR I'Marian Stewart, DE Dominic Nichols and DT Roderick Pierce (former UW commit). Not looking for the cream of the crop. These are 2023 and 2024 kids.

UW is in good shape at QB, OL, TE, and RB. Need WR and DL's. DL's badly. Playing time... right now.

[betarhoalphadelta]

I don't get them either. I don't think Kelly leaves LSU for Michigan and the chances are less than zero.

But I didn't think he'd leave Notre Dame for LSU, so who knows.

I kinda understand the LSU move. Notre Dame is what it is, and I think that's "washed up".

• They're nowhere near the national draw that they once were. They haven't won it all in 35 years. Without getting into politics, Catholicism/religiosity isn't what it used to be, so I would worry that might impact their national fan base. 
• While they can recruit nationally, demographically they're in an area of the country that is shrinking, and have OSU/UM in their backyard who have actually won national titles this century (at least as of 2 weeks ago lol). 
• LSU is in a better climate if you want to recruit nationally, and there are more recruits per capita worth getting in the South IMHO. 
• While I think they're pompous poseurs, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if they think they can still win despite having more stringent admission requirements for football than other helmet schools. They might have the ego they can be the ND of old while handcuffing themselves. 
• As crazy as southerners are about their football, are the expectations actually as high at LSU as ND? And in this I think it might be a double-edged sword. I'm not sure expectations WERE as high b/c Saban was around, whereas at ND expectations are always high. Delusional, but high. And now I don't know that he'd leave for UM because Saban's gone, because he doesn't have to compete with him any more. Expectations are high but are actually more attainable. 

I don't know why he'd leave for Michigan. It has a lot of the same problems as ND (including, now, heightened expectations), but I don't see many advantages.