RandyMarsh

Speaking of JJ, this is really cool and I'm super impressed by this, most kids that age wouldn't even think to do this let alone actually do it. Major props to him!

The weather was terrible, like 50MPH winds at times.

The Pats are on the verge of beating the Bills despite only throwing 3 passes all game. I totally credit my boy Mac Jones for delivering the handoffs perfectly.

There are definitely some differences between all the players involved though. For one even though JJ was a 5 star recruit he was nowhere near viewed as highly as Henson who was viewed as a unicorn type prospect. Not just by Michigan fans but the national media a like. Just for one example I remember Kiper saying that if he didn't choose baseball there was a real chance he could've given Vick a run for the number 1 pick that year and that's saying something cause Vick as well was viewed as this generational prospect. Then as far as Cade goes, no he isn't going to be Tom Brady but going by where they were at their respective points I think Cade is probably viewed in higher regard. Unlike Brady, Cade was a sought after recruit and borderline 5 star guy, like the article said even schools like Bama offered him a scholarship and they don't do that for scrubs. Btw just gotta say the highlight of my HS Athletic career my "Al Bundy 4td in the city championship" if you will moment was going 1 for 3 with a double off Henson. That game was the closest I would ever come to playing in a big time game considering Henson drew monster crowds everywhere he went. Anyway the double came when I was late on a fb but I barreled it for a double just inside the 1b line. I should've asked for the ball after. Lol

Its funny earlier in the year I thought of the Brady/Henson comparison except Carr was way more selective when he used Henson. I specifically remember a game at Illinois where Brady pretended he got hurt so Henson immediately came in did a designed run play. Then right after the play Brady came right back in like nothing happened. Carr figured they would know they were running the ball or doing some trickery if they brought in Henson for no reason but if he was forced to come in for injury maybe the whole playbook would still be open.

Not gonna win but cool experience for Aidan!

Sweet SI cover, prefer it to have Hutchinson on it though.

Regarding the Timeout. Most Head Coaches carry a chart with them with what the advanced metrics say in regards to timeouts in certain situations, they don't just wing it out of nowhere without any rhyme or reason. Same with 4th down calls and 2pt conversions. Of course the flow and play of the game may make them skew from what the chart says and go more with their gut but I best majority of the time they just look at the chart and use that.

Listening to Valenti and Rico and I swear they either just hear what they want to hear or just make crap up so they can rant about something. I say this cause they were just ranting about ESPN and the national media jocking Michigan by saying they should be number 1 and are the clearly best team in the country. Wtf? Ive been watching most of the shows the past couple days and Ive yet to see any national guy say that except for maybe an alumn like Desmond Howard or Rich Eisen and even them I personally haven't heard say that.

Something that I really didnt put any stock in at the time but could potentially mean something is the location of the game. I think getting to play in an outdoor venue vs. Indoor like we would've been in the other game could benefit us if there is rain, whether it be during the game or before the game. The rain could potentially slow down the field and in turn any advantage GA has speed wise. If it happens during the game we have experience playing in bad weather with wet footballs where as I don't think GA does. I know this is unlikely and even if it it does happen it may only give UM a small advantage but every little advantage could help pull off the upset.

McShay has moved Aidan to number 1 in his latest big board. Of course he has him at a grade of 93, same as the rest of top 6 so he must feel there really isn't much separation between any of them.

Oregon Head Coach Mario Cristobal is reportedly going to be taking the Miami job. I think it's a solid hire for Miami despite Oregon's performance in the Pac-12 Championship and it opens up another high profile Head Coaching opening. Also if Oregon doesn't hit a home run things could get even easier for Lincoln Riley and USC in the Pac-12.

I also think there was some motivation to win just so they could potentially keep Bama out of the playoffs and not have to worry about running into them in the playoffs. There was definitely more at stake for Bama though since they were essentially win or go home in terms of making the playoffs but that doesn't mean Georgia had nothing to play for or no motivation.

Is Gus Johnson an actual Michigan fan? If so I did not know that, I knew he grew up in Detroit so I guess I should've put two and two together. Of course he could just be happy for a kid he may have gotten to know over the course of doing like a half dozen games of this year. Edit: Just did a quick google search and yes he is indeed a fan. One of the first articles I found was from the Michigan website where he did an interview in July and he was quoted as saying something like "I think this year is gonna be our year, we just gotta find the right quarterback(kinda funny considering the video above)"

Checking the box score and I saw that Edwards got a 100 QBR, that's the first time I ever seen a perfect 100 for QBR even for 1 throw. I always wondered what it would take for a player to get that and evidently it is to throw a 75 yard TD on every pass.

Yeah despite Michigan's dominance over Iowa I think objectively Bama looked like the best team in the country today. Georgia was just on another level than every other team according to every metric yet Bama had their way with them. I actually wonder if Georgia may drop to 4th behind the 3 teams that won their conference championships. The committee says they won't factor in rematches when determining the teams so if they are true to their word that won't be an excuse. Also the cynical view is that this matchup would guarantee atleast 1 of those 2 teams with huge fan bases being in the National Championship. Also MIchigan may have one of the biggest in the country and routinely draws the highest ratings so maybe they have a motive to give them an easier matchup so they could get the dream championship matchup ratings wise between Michigan and Bama/Georgia.

Didn't realize the selection show was tomorrow at Noon, figured it was Tuesday Night like it has been so we won't have to late long to see where we end up and who we face.

Watching the postgame show and when did Brady Quinn turn into Oz from the American Pie movies?

That's crazy, I wonder if that's why they were pushing for that last TD on the last drive?

Michigan is definitely peaking at the right time, impressive win in Happy Valley which is never easy, demolishing Maryland on the road and of course these last two weeks. Kinda sucks we got to wait a few weeks to play again.

Hopefully we'll be playing in this same stadium about a month from now.

Is that the 2nd week in a row with a flea flicker or was that the Lions that did it? I recall one of our local teams doing it recently.

I know it's frustrating to see them go conservative like that but with a 3 score lead against a team that has yet to put it in the end zone on you there is no reason to get too greedy. Make them work for it.

lol yep, I was going to say Iowa just had the turnover on downs on purpose so they could pin Michigan deep again.

Very impressive drive indeed definitely reminded me of a couple of the ones from last week.