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Topic: ON TOPIC: Spring Football

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CatsbyAZ

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Re: ON TOPIC: Spring Football
« Reply #84 on: May 07, 2025, 11:11:33 AM »
For me, the most critical thing is being able to RTDB, which they failed to do often last season, and it was their Achilles.

This guy just hit the porthole as a grad student; greatest strength is listed as run blocking:



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Re: ON TOPIC: Spring Football
« Reply #85 on: May 07, 2025, 01:54:32 PM »
Our OC take a LOT of heat, most fans who say anything want him fired.  This is hardly unique of course, and no one can afford to critize Smart directly.  I'm just unused to seeing Dawg teams that can't RTDB reasonably well, like 150 yards per game or so.

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« Reply #86 on: May 07, 2025, 03:50:42 PM »

Michigan — Managing expectations for Bryce Underwood
Look, the 5-star phenom is probably going to be under center in Week 1 at the Big House against New Mexico. But Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore isn’t in the business of just handing the starting quarterback job to a freshman in April or May, so Underwood is going to have to win the job himself in fall camp. Moore said so following a spring game performance when Underwood showed flashes of brilliance but also room for improvement in going 12 for 25 for 187 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

Underwood capped the spring game performance with an 88-yard touchdown strike to tight end Jalen Hoffman. He’s far from a finished product right now because, well, not even the most hyped freshmen ever are. Wolverines fans are already dreaming big things for Underwood in Ann Arbor, and that’s fine, but the expectations are going to have to be held in check, especially at the start of the season. But the starting job isn’t Underwood’s yet, and Jadyn Davis is still right there to push him.
QB is obviously Michigan's biggest area of concern along with WR at a close second. we'll see how the transfer WR from Indiana does, if Semaj Morgan and Fred Moore can develop at all, and if any of the frosh WRs can break out.

think everything else on their 2025 team is pretty damn solid to even potentially great. RB 1-2 punch is top notch, they are loaded with quality TE's even despite losing Colston Loveland, plenty of young talent at OL and I trust Sherrone there implicitly to figure out the OL, and the defense is going to be top notch and deep at every level- especially with the return of Rod Moore to QB the secondary.

Bryce will most likely be the guy imo. Mikey Keene was probably going to be the guy and they were probably going to work Bryce in there with packages as the season went along- but Mikey Keene has been hurt and has not practiced with the team and Bryce has had the bowl practices and now the entire spring to get a acclimated and I feel like by the time fall camp is over he's going to win the job. Jadyn Davis is never going to play at Michigan imo. Bryce vs Mikey for the starting job and the other is the backup- and Jadyn Davis is going to hit the portal by the end of 2025.

I could see Michigan at 7-5 or 8-4 if QB really struggles....AGAIN....but I could also see Michigan at 10-2 and competing for a playoff spot if Bryce really is that guy. we'll find out here soon just how good he is or isn't. And I feel like if he isn't balling out then that's a major indictment on his offensive coaches and the pieces around him at WR moreso than it is on him.

 

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