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Kinnel said the time without a coach was stressful, but he relied on Michigan's director of player personnel Chris Singletary and assistant coach Greg Mattison throughout December. And in the end, he's glad he stuck with it.
JIMMMMAAAHHHH
The narrative has changed. After watching Michigan get punched in the mouth over and over again to the point at which the only word left in Brady Hoke’s vocabulary was ‘ummmm’, last week represented a huge sea change for the future of Michigan football.
At this point, we all know that NFL reporters are stupid idiots, Jim doesn’t care about the money (to an extent), and we just hired the best damn football coach on the market this off-season. Oh, yeah, he also just so happens to be a guy that may be the most iconic coaching disciple of Bo.
I was tempted to write a super long post about how awesome this hire is and about how happy it has made me… but all I really have any desire to say at this moment in time is .. JIM FREAKIN’ HARBAUGH IS MICHIGAN’S HEAD COACH!
Fast-forward time.. what’s the expectation for 2015? Looking at the schedule, I see 9-3. Toughest games on the schedule are at home (minus the roadie against Utah in the opener). Get a transfer like Kevin Hogan and I just might start getting greedy.
Chills..
Truth.
Quick Thoughts on Basketball
Through the first two games here are my quick thoughts:
1. Caris Levert - Despite a rough night shooting last night, he is going to be what everyone expected and is going to provide even more than he did last year. Nothing but good things here.
2. Derrick Walton - Looks much more explosive in 2014 and is in clear command of this team. He is poised for the 2nd year Burke and Morris type leap.
3. Zak Irvin - Irvin is just a scorer. The added athleticism helps but at the end of the day he's always going to be a long-range shooter. Looking forward to seeing what heights he can take his game to.
4. Frontcourt - Lots of options - none that particularly excite me yet. Chatman has some smoothness to his game but hasn't shot well yet. The Donnal, Doyle, Bielfeldt, Wilson quartet - just hoping one guy emerges as the go-to 5 over the course of the non-conference.
5. Defense was great against Bucknell and this will be Michigan's biggest challenge (getting young guys acclimated to D1 defense).
2-0 never Biel(felt) so good.
Who is your running back?
Who will get the first carry of the season for Michigan?
Whether or not Isaac is eligible I have a hard time seeing him get the first carry in 2014. With Smith, Green, and Hayes featuring as the primary 3 backs in the spring game, any of these three would be prime candidates. Given the move to the zone system that Nuss prefers, our backs need to be able to make one cut and go. Being able to hit the crease in the zone (lord willing the line can create one) is the key to success. All that said, I'm taking Deveon Smith. The guy runs like a bull in a china shop and the simplification of the system should allow him to make one cut and get a full load of steam going up field.
I always try to temper expectations with recruits, but Peppers is the type of kid who can be a program changer. No one on the Michigan roster even comes close to his blend of size, speed, and skills. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if he actually starts at strong safety alongside Jarrod Wilson. Michigan has a stable of corners but couldn't find a starter in spring ball between Delano Hill and Dymonte Thomas.
Imagine a future where the Big House is consistently filled at just 75% of the listed 109,901 capacity.
Honestly, it seems far-fetched based on Michigan’s long-standing sellout streak and status as one of the icons of college football. As John U. Bacon pointed out in an excellent article about student ticket sales, David Brandon may be burning his own brand to the ground and sacrificing the future health of the program for short-term financial gains (http://johnubacon.com/2014/06/the-real-reasons-why-students-and-others-are-bailing-on-michigan-football-tickets/).
Looking at this from a completely honest angle, think about what Michigan football is to current incoming students at the University of Michigan. Let’s assume for a second that most incoming freshman didn’t truly begin to care about Michigan football until they were 10-12 years old. Going back to the 2007 season, Michigan has compiled a total record of 50-39 (7 seasons), including 5 years with 5 or more losses. Over this same timeframe, Michigan State is 64-29 while Ohio State is 74-17. Michigan hasn’t even been in the same league as either of their rivals over the past seven years. In fact, since 2004, Michigan hasn’t even won a share of the Big Ten crown. For a school that has coined itself the leaders and the best, going a decade without even sharing a Big Ten crown seems simply unfathomable.
What does all this have to do with David Brandon and attendance? Despite the fact that the team has been historically bad over the past 7 years, the Big House has remained full and revenues and profits are booming in Ann Arbor. In fact, Michigan had the 4th highest revenue in the country in 2013-14. The alarming news has started to seep out over the past few months. Student tickets, over the past two seasons, have dropped from nearly 20,000 down to 13,000 for the 2014 season. With the strong demand from the general public, the athletic department doesn’t view this as a true concern. In fact, they are choosing to view this as a bonus as they will be able to charge a higher rate for 6,000 former student tickets.
As Brandon has attempted to rationalize this over the past few weeks, he has looked more and more out of touch at each and every turn. Brandon argues that student’s biggest concern is in-stadium wi-fi, while the student government president and every other person that was ever part of the Michigan football experience could tell you that this is the furthest thing from the top of the biggest concerns list.
The disastrous general admission policy notwithstanding, Brandon has continued to hike up the price of student tickets, including an absurd $295 price tag for a six game schedule that includes a “marquee” game of a Penn State program that will suit up maybe 60 scholarship players this fall.
Students are falling even more out of touch with the athletic department at each and every turn and this is where the big long-term problem arises. I’m not sure if Dave has viewed the typical Michigan football crowd, but an extremely large percentage of that crowd is made up of former alumni who have viewed Michigan football as a religion over the past 20-30 years. The last decade worth of alums who have made their way through Ann Arbor have seen a football program that has embarrassed itself while ticket prices continue to rise to the price of pro football levels. Brandon is self-creating a black hole in the future season ticket holder base. What happens when the older slews of alums are gone and the new wave of alumni are expected to take their place? At this point, the season ticket waiting list has long since evaporated and the department will only face a greater void each and every year. Congratulations Dave, you have made a short term profit and have sacrificed the future of the program that we all love.
Oh, by the way, hope you have the guts to fire Hoke after we lose to all of our rivals yet again this fall.
Isaac's arrival and the NCAA rule that he will have to sit out a transfer year unless the NCAA grants him a waiver to play in 2014 means any incoming tailback will have to battle Derrick Green and De'Veon Smith for two years, plus Isaac for three.
From the Abyss
When I first saw the news that Al Borges was being fired as the offensive coordinator at Michigan, I had to silently fist pump while out to dinner with co-workers. Cruel as it may seem, I would love the chance to be paid nearly $2 million dollars to woefully underperform my job requirements for three years. Later in the evening, I was downright floored when I learned that Alabama offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier was headed to Ann Arbor to replace him. Nussmeier is a big time hire for Brady Hoke at a time where he is in need of a big time turnaround. There were a few reasons why I absolutely love this hire:
1) Winning Pedigree – Nussmeier has been around the gold standard program in college football over the course of the past two seasons. The Alabama offense continued to get better and better under his guidance and he has seen up close exactly what is needed to win in a pro-style scheme (which Michigan is wed to for better or for worse). Nussmeier has seen first-hand NFL offensive lineman and running backs and is going to be able to give each player honest evaluations at the end of spring ball for what they need to do to move forward.
2) Outside the Family – Nussmeier has absolutely zero connections to the University of Michigan. He is not a “Michigan Man” and I couldn’t be more thrilled about it. Michigan went out and got the best coach/fit available to them based on the scheme that they want to run. Too long, Brady Hoke included, has Michigan limited themselves to an in-bred culture. It was nice to see this end, even if only for this particular hire.
3) Quarterback Development – The list of quarterbacks that Coach Nuss has worked with is quite impressive. He was a QB coach at Michigan State and tutored Jeff Smoker and Drew Stanton. He has worked with Jake Locker and Keith Price (in Prices’ best seasons) in Washington. AJ McCarron might be one of the least physically gifted players to ever make it to New York City for the Heisman ceremony. Being a former QB, and consistently serving as a QB coach along the way gives me great hope for what he can do with Gardner/Morris.
4) Upward Mobility – If this hire works out, there is absolutely zero chance that Coach Nuss is in Ann Arbor longers then 3 or 4 years. Nuss has frequently been discussed as a future head coach. With his resume and his age (43), this is a guy who is looking to prove himself to make it to the next level. Urban Meyer and many others in the college game have thrived by having up and comers coaching their asses off and I think that’s exactly what Michigan is going to get out of this hire. Nuss gets a chance to be the sole mastermind on the offensive side of the ball and you can be sure he doesn’t want to let that go to waste.
5) Status-Quo Shakeup – Finally, the biggest thing I like about this hire is that Michigan has emphatically proven that they are not going to accept mediocre performance. Borges had been with Brady for 5 years and I don’t know if Hoke or Brandon was driving this bus, but you can be sure that this was not an easy decision for Brady. This type of shakeup indicates to me that our department will not be complacent moving forward.
Game Preview: Northwestern
To put it bluntly, Michigan NEEDS a win this weekend. Right now, Michigan is the punch drunk boxer who is just trying to stay on his feet long enough to stagger back to his corner. After getting smoked by Michigan State, and then seeing the home losing streak evaporate at the hands of a severely depleted Nebraska team, yesterday’s “loss” of Da’Shawn Hand was yet another blow to the public perception of Michigan. The sharks are circling right now and Michigan desperately needs to turn the tide before Urban Meyer rolls in to town.
What better tonic than a 0-5 (Big Ten) Northwestern team who has been ravaged by injuries? Seems like the perfect chance to bounce back, right? Well – Vegas disagrees with you and has installed Northwestern as the favorite in this one (first time in program history Michigan is dogs to the ‘Cats). Let’s move on to the actual game breakdown.
When Michigan has the ball:
The Wildcat defense has been a pretty middle of the road unit over the course of the season. They are ranked 47th nationally giving up a shade over 378 total yards per game. They give up 168.1 yards per game rushing (as if this matters) and just over 26 points per contest. NONE OF THIS MATTERS!
Michigan faced one of the worst rush defenses in the Big Ten last weekend and still somehow managed to bumble and stumble their way to negative yardage. What can they do this weekend to try and right the ship?
The two biggest issues I see with the offense are both directly related to coaching.
1) The play-calling needs to be altered to beat the heavy blitz packages that the offense sees on a weekly basis. The funny thing is that everyone thinks Al Borges is a disciple of the West Coast offensive system. The West Coast system is heavy on quick-hitting passes, screens, and moving the pocket to get players in space. None of those things describe what we are currently seeing with the Michigan offense. Michigan is way too reliant on the 7-step drop game where receivers aren’t making their break in their route until they are 20-30 yards down the field. Until this changes, expect Gardner to continue to get pummeled. Michigan has enough weapons (particularly Gallon and Funchess) to move to a quick-strike attack. Will they finally see the light this week? Doubt it.
2) Devin Gardner has been mentally broken by Al Borges and the coaching staff. Remember the days when Gardner tried to fit the ball in windows and make plays? Yes, he turned it over more often than a quarterback should, but at least the offense was moving forward more often than not. Gardner has had it drilled in to his head that he needs to be a game manager and not turn the ball over. This is NOT who Devin Gardner is and this strategy will not allow the Michigan offense to move the ball. I’d live with 2 picks from Gardner if it meant that he was trying to make plays and the offense was moving the ball up and down the field a la the Notre Dame Game.
Michigan can’t run and I don’t see that changing this weekend. Michigan will need to throw the ball to win this game. If they can get Gallon and Funchess involved early on quick-hitter routes, that might force the Cats to back off just enough to allow the Gorgeous Borges 70 step drop special to work.
When Northwestern has the ball:
What was supposed to be one of the premier offenses in the Big Ten has been bogged down by injuries over the course of the season. Venric Mark, who many predicted to be the best running back in the Big Ten, is officially done for the season and will not suit up in this one.
At quarterback, Northwestern goes with a 2-QB approach using Trevor Siemian as their primary throwing quarterback while Kain Coulter is tasked with running the option and picking up yards on the ground. Northwestern has yet to really beat anyone through the air this season. The success of their offense is predicated on an efficient run/pass balance that keeps the defense guessing.
Michigan’s young defense is showing some signs of life. I’ve been glad to see guys like Willie Henry, Dymonte Thomas, and Taco Charlton get on the field and make an impact. Unlike the offensive side of the ball, it DOES seem like player development is happening on the defensive side.
The key to this game will be the discipline by Michigan’s linebackers and safeties. The Northwestern offense relies on setting up the defense for the quick hitter that turns in to a big play. Think about some of the quick-hit seam passes and screens that Michigan ran with Rich Rod and that’s some of the stuff that Michigan has to be prepared to defend this weekend. The linebackers have been terrible in space, so this will be a huge test. I’d fully expect Jarrod Wilson and Thomas Gordon to return to the starting safety spots this week after reviewing our horrendous safety play against Nebraska.
Prediction
I am as torn on this game as I’ve been on predicting any game all season. Michigan has been terrible lately, no denying that. Michigan is even worse on the road, no denying that. That said, for some reason (irrational fandom is the likely symptom), I think Michigan finds a way to get it done this weekend. For as bad as Michigan has been, the Cats are in an even worse downhill spiral. I think Michigan makes some adjustments (dear lord I hope so) that lead to just enough success on offense to escape Evanston with a win.
Michigan – 27
Northwestern – 24
Storybook of the Nebraska Debacle
I can't bring myself to write anything of substance about this game and this program today. Instead, I figured I might as well just put together a picture-book of what yesterday looked like before, during, and after the game.
Pre-Game Speech
"This is Michigan! We will win and I won't even need to wear a headset and contribute for us to do it!"
Gameplan Meeting
"I have developed a game plan so brilliant that we will definitely get positive yards on the ground today. I'll show all those arm-chair coaches that the Borges offense is the best!"
First Quarter Following Repeated Fitz Negative Carries
"Who are these guys? I only know the guy on my left..."
Gardner after getting sacked the fifth time
"If Nebraska is doing this to me, will I even be alive at the end of the Ohio game?"
Hoke post-game
"I got to coach better." (Sadly this is an actual quote)
Borges post-game
"Can you believe they are giving me $750,000 a year for this?! Like taking candy from a baby!"
Game Preview: Nebraska
The best way to start this preview is to simply thank the good lord that Russell Bellomy will not be Michigan’s starting quarterback against Nebraska this season. For those that have selective memory, I can remind you that Michigan looked well on their way to a big win in Lincoln last year prior to a Denard Robinson injury that forced Russell Bellomy in to the game. I don’t expect Devin Gardner to go 3/16 with 3 interceptions this Saturday like Bellomy did one year ago. Nebraska used a hail mary against Northwestern last weekend to allow Coach Bo Pelini to live to fight another day. Nebraska will be without Taylor Martinez for this weekend’s game. Without further ado, here is your preview:
When Michigan has the ball:
Michigan stunk on offense one week ago. Michigan was fabulous on offense in their game against Indiana. Lucky enough for all of us fans, the Nebraska defense falls closer to the Indiana end of the spectrum than the Sparty end of the spectrum. The defense formerly known as the black shirts is now simply a middle of the road Big Ten defense. The Huskers give up 24 points per game (46th nationally).
Nebraska’s most recent non-injury riddled opponent was the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Gophers put up 34 points on the Nebraska defense. The Gophers put up 430 yards of total offense with 271 yards of those coming courtesy of the running game. Needless to say, the run defense for the Huskers has been less than stout. The Huskers run defense is ranked just 85th in the country, giving up an average of nearly 183 yards per game.
After watching Michigan sputter to -48 yards on the ground, I don’t even think I have faith that they could run against air. Look for the total to be positive yardage this week, but nothing special. The only way Michigan gets big rushing numbers is courtesy of Devin Gardner.
The passing game is what is going to have to lead Michigan both in this game and the rest of the year. Devin Funchess continues to become a bigger asset in the passing game and the coaches need to just reconcile the fact that he is NOT a tight end. Let the man play outside and use his size on helpless corners. Michigan must work the short/intermediate routes early to keep the Huskers guessing. Michigan’s offensive line should be able to give Gardner much more than they were able to one week ago against the Spartans.
When Nebraska has the ball:
Even though Michigan has faired well against Taylor Martinez the past two seasons, I don’t think anyone in Ann Arbor will be too disappointed that he’s unable to play in this one. The Husker offense has been mediocre through the air but more than impressive on the ground. Through the air Nebraska has averaged just 206 passing yards per game, good for 88th overall in the country. On the ground, the Huskers average 261.6 yards per game (good for 13th in the country).
Tommy Armstrong Jr. will be the Husker quarterback on Saturday. He is a freshman quarterback from Texas standing 6’1 and 220 pounds. In his start against the Wildcats last weekend, he was a turnover machine (3 interceptions) while completing just 15 of 29 attempts for 173 yards. This game is the perfect game for Michigan to start implementation of more press coverage. The Huskers have one of the weakest passing attacks in the country and it is time to put the corners on an island and let them battle. I’m looking forward to seeing this after Mattison’s comments in his press conference this week.
Ameer Abdullah is the best running back in the Big Ten. Adbullah is averaging 139 yards per game and has already eclipsed 1,100 yards on the season. Through 4 Big Ten games, Abdullah is averaging nearly 161 yards per game. With the Huskers being on the road with a young quarterback, Abdullah is going to be asked to carry the ball early and often. Michigan will need to get much better play from their nose tackles up front in order to be able to stop the Husker running game. Quinton Washington has been all but invisible this year following a breakout season in 2012. If he is going to step up, this weekend would be a great time for it.
Prediction:
Both teams come in to the game with identical 6-2 records. Both teams haven’t really beaten anyone who is any good. Nebraska is starting a freshman quarterback and needed a hail mary to beat a Northwestern team that is probably starting scout teamers at this point. Brady Hoke has been perfect at home and will continue to be perfect at home.
Michigan – 34
Nebraska - 20
Moving On.
No point in sugar coating it, what happened Saturday was a culmination of all my worst nightmares come true in one big dud of a performance. Since Saturday, you’ve heard columnists and bloggers far and wide questioning Coach Hoke, Coach Borges, Coach Funk, and so on an so forth. People need to quit crying for people to be fired. It IS NOT going to happen with 4 games left to play! Heck, I doubt it is even going to happen after the season based on Hoke’s loyalty. After the season I have no problem with people calling for heads to roll, but Michigan has to finish this season strong to hold on to some very key recruits from around the country (hello, Peppers). However, with the program already failing to reach their primary goal of a Big Ten championship, why not also give a nod to the future in order to put the best team on the field possible against Urban Meyer at the end of November? After all, a win against the Buckeyes will make this season a success in my eyes no matter how the next three games go. Here are some changes that Michigan should look at over the next 3 games to prepare for the only game left that matters:
Get some of the young guns in the game. Michigan keeps riding their upper-classmen and the upper-classmen continue to fail. Will the young guys make mistakes – absolutely – however, there is a reason that Green was the #1 running back recruit overall in the country. With the way the boundary corners have struggled, throw Dymonte Thomas in at the nickel and let Blake and Ramon play field/boundary corner. Courtney Avery is a high-character individual, but there is no chance he should be splitting time at free safety with the far more talented Jarrod Wilson.
Pick an offensive line and a single blocking scheme and stick to it. Michigan seems to vacillate week to week between being a zone blocking and man blocking team. Newsflash – this is nearly impossible for lineman to change scheme every week. Decide who you are today and build up that scheme for the Buckeyes.
Get aggressive on D. With the Big Ten title off the table, it is time for Michigan to start getting more aggressive on the defensive side of the football. Greg Mattison continues to say he wants his corners to play press coverage, but we’ve yet to see this all season. Force them to do it the next three weeks. Playing bend but don’t break will just lead to a whole heck of a lot of breaking against the Buckeyes.
Use a quick-hit passing scheme on O. Borges falls in love with the deep ball but the reality is we don’t have a line that can give our quarterback enough time to wait for receivers to come open. Focus on hitting Gallon and Funchess in 10-15 yard windows and make opposing linebackers doubt leaving their zone assignments in the middle of the field. This will give the line/running game room to breath.
Game Preview: Michigan State
Championships are won in November. If Michigan has any hopes of winning the Legends division, the road either starts or ends in East Lansing. After four straight Michigan State victories in this rivalry, Michigan stemmed the tide last year with a 12-10 win in Ann Arbor. This season, the teams come in with nearly identical records, but couldn’t be further apart in terms of the product that they put on the field. Michigan has a high-octane offense bogged down by turnovers, while Michigan State has a defense that is as great as their offense is terrible.
I’ve seen many different people this week write that this game is going to be a blow out in favor of the Spartans. These people are crazy. The one consistent thing about games in this series is that they are typically close games that are decided in the fourth quarter. Blowouts and runaway victories are rare for either side. No matter how good you think Michigan State’s defense is, you can’t discount the fact that this is the same offense that only scored 7 points (the other 7 points were via the defense) against a Purdue team that has been a sieve against any offense that knows what a forward pass is.
When Michigan has the ball:
There is no doubt that Michigan has been feast or famine on the offensive side of the ball. Not very often do you see the Michigan offense go 3 and out. Michigan has consistently moved the ball in most games, but turnovers have really limited the offense to this point. Michigan currently puts up nearly 43 points per game (8th nationally) on 446.4 yards per game (46th nationally). Michigan State has one of the best scoring defenses in the country, allowing just 12.3(!) points per game.
Michigan has the pieces to have some success against the Spartans. The primary thing that Michigan cannot expect to do is line up in the I-Formation and try to grind it out against Michigan State. This simply isn’t going to work. Michigan is going to have to be creative and multiple in their formations and play-calling. Giving Devin Gardner more snaps from the shotgun is paramount in this game in order to allow him to more easily read the Michigan State pre-snap blitz tells.
As I discussed in my earlier post this week, the big key to this game is going to be how well Michigan can exploit the middle of the field. Michigan State loves to bring pressure with their linebackers and Michigan must find a way to get the ball to the middle of the field. Options to do this include Jake Butt, Devin Funchess, and hopefully a potential appearance from Drew Dileo if he is healthy.
Jeremy Gallon will spend a large part of his day against man-press coverage. Luckily for Michigan, Gallon, despite being one of the smallest wide receivers in the Big Ten, is also one of the toughest to jam off the line.
The young offensive line is going to be tested big time in this one. If they are able to keep Devin semi-clean, Michigan will find its’ way down the field against the Spartan defense. However, turnovers and red zone play calling will be key in determining whether the offense can put up 24-27 points versus being held between 10-17.
When Michigan State has the ball:
It was cute when everyone got excited about the Michigan State offense putting up 42 points against Illinois. It is Illinois, people. Lets’ not forget that this is the same offense that couldn’t’ have completed a pass against a pee-wee team early in the season. Michigan State currently averages just 29.9 points per game while gaining 377.4 yards of total offense per game (89th nationally).
After the Russian roulette of early season quarterback rotating, Michigan State seems to have found their guy with Connor Cook. Cook simply should not scare Michigan fans. He isn’t particularly mobile and he isn’t particularly good with his arm. Through the air, Michigan State averages just about 181 yards per game. I’m pretty sure that most freshman football teams can find a guy to average that. Cook averages a completion percentage of about 60% per game, however, his numbers are skewed way upward by two big time outliers. Cook completed 94% of his passes against Illinois and 71% of his passes against Indiana. After watching Devin Gardner shred the Hoosier defense last week, this should come as no surprise. Against defenses possessing any semblance of a pulse, Cook has been a mid-50% type passer. He doesn’t turn the ball over often, only having thrown 2 picks through 6 starts.
Michigan State does much better when they keep the ball on the ground and grind it out. The Spartans are averaging 196.5 yards per game on the ground (37th nationally). The Spartans have transitiontd more and more towards Jeremy Langford as the lead back over the last three weeks. In Big Ten play, Langford has fairly consistently put up your 20-25 carries for 100 yards stat line (I would die and go to heaven if Michigan could do this Saturday with their running game).
Michigan’s defense will be much better than people expect this weekend. Penn State ran predominantly pro-sets and had an extremely difficult time getting up and down the field against Michigan in regulation. Jake Ryan returning as a starter could be a huge boost for the defense now that it’s been 3+ weeks since he initially returned to the field after his injury. Look for Mattison to change up his defensive game plan this week. Cook has thrived on short throws and hasn’t shown the consistent ability (key word – consistent) to take the top off a defense. Press coverage with a heavy dose of Jake Ryan blitzing might be just the key to Michigan shutting down the Spartan offense.
Prediction
I don’t think Michigan State is the better team going in to this weekend, but the fact that they are playing at home in East Lansing tells me all that I need to know for this one. Until Brady Hoke can prove his ability to win a big road game, I can’t pick Michigan to win this type of game. Look for this one to be a back and forth type of affair with Michigan turnovers likely proving to be the ultimate culprit in a loss.
Michigan State - 20
Michigan - 17