MichiganCardinal

When Michigan scores on its opening drive, I've already decided to text all my MSU friends "wow scoring against Alabama in the playoff sure is easy, huh guys!?"

I haven't seen anything. Usually they don't announce it until pretty soon before the game. I'm not sure how far in ahead it's actually planned.

I think this is closer to what my list would look like. I think programs whose popularity don't ebb and flow with success is very important... which is a hard metric when you have programs like Alabama and Ohio State to account for. I might add Nebraska and Texas A&M to the top ten.

Boise State/UNLV, SMU/Tulane, Appalachian State/Troy, and Florida A&M/Prairie View A&M? That's like saying Bally is losing Tigers viewers to people watching the SeaWolves game.

Lions have not lost while wearing their all-white uniforms since December 26, 2021. Throwing that out there in case anyone from the Lions was planning ahead for a road playoff game.

I couldn't have said it better myself!! 😉

In fairness, the SECCG ran unopposed, it was the only football on in that 4pm time slot. Louisville/FSU was competing with Michigan/Iowa, which was always going to gain more viewers. Not saying that Florida State is a bigger brand than Alabama, it's not, but the deck was kind of stacked against them.

Houston was reportedly late December, if at all, per Campbell. He has been seen in Allen Park working with trainers though... CJGJ had a cryptic post on Instagram that seemed to maybe indicate he would return to practice before the first Minnesota game though Campbell has been more conservative in his estimate when asked. If the division is locked down and we don't have a collapse, I would expect them to not be rushed... Maybe return for a trial run in week 18 before the playoffs.

I don't think getting Moore would prevent them from getting Underwood, unless the money runs out (which, when you're the #1 team in the country, it shouldn't)... Cade was Class of 19 and JJ was Class of 21... Dante is Class of 23 and Bryce is Class of 25. The way recruiting is, pay them both and let them duel it out. Those who stay will be Champions, those who transfer can lead Iowa to the Cheez-it Bowl.

I think 36yo Bruce Irvin who is barely clinging to an NFL career showing up and immediately being a difference-maker speaks more to how inept the pieces around Hutchinson are. I don't think Irvin is anything special. I'm sure Young would have done well here too, but it's hard to get worse.

I think Irvin's success speaks more to how terrible Harris and the Okwaras have been more than it does to how Young would have done here.

With how bad our defense is likely to be for the next five games, we may catch teams by surprise if we return McNeill, Houston, and CJGJ all at once.

IR but not season ending, which is good.

That's when it's 5x1 for Hutch and he has a free shot. He'll trip over his own feet once and then whiff once before getting to the QB just after he releases the ball.

This d-line is screwed. Just put all five offensive linemen on Hutch and watch Harris still take seven seconds to get to the QB.

Hadn't seen this discussed yet, but it's pretty egregious. The NFL should revoke the dude's sideline credentials for at least the rest of the season, and probably issue a hefty fine on the Eagles as well. Absolutely no reason for him to be down there, and literally starting stuff with players on the other team? Succeeded too in getting an opposing player ejected. NFL needs to come down extremely hard on this.

It felt like he blitzed more than I ever remember when Winston entered the game. And it worked.

I think Rodgers will want Saleh (and Hackett), which will lead Saleh (and Hackett) to stay, until next year, when they're not very good even with Rodgers, and the Jets will clear house, yet again.

I think Boyle was Rodgers' doing too. Wanted his own personal clipboard holder from his Packers' days. Didn't consider the possibility of the clipboard holder needing to enter the game.

The Jets were too busy signing Rodgers' friends like Allen Lazard for $11MM (20 receptions for 290 yards) and Randall Cobb for $3MM (3 receptions for 20 yards) to think about signing a competent backup like Teddy Bridgewater for $3MM.

I tend to agree with Ramage that it has to be Goff.... Sutton would be my dark horse though.

When I look at the defense, I don't think they're that far away from being very good, regardless of questions about Glenn and scheme. On the line, Hutchinson, McNeill, Paschal, and Houston will likely be here and honestly make up a pretty good core. Martin too I guess. Cut weight with pretty much everybody else. We don't need Levi, the Okwaras, and Charles Harris wasting roster spots. Pick up an edge who can win a one-on-one battle in both free agency and the draft. The linebackers are largely set and should only improve as Campbell develops. In the secondary, Sutton, Branch, Walker, and Joseph will likely be here. Re-sign CJGJ to another one-year deal if he wants it and pick up a CB2 with two ACLs in free agency. With just that, two free agents and one draft pick, I think the defense is somewhere in the good to great range, instead of watching Hutch get double teamed and a mediocre QB getting all day to find whoever Jerry Jacobs is supposed to be covering.

Saleh's seat should be warm. The way that franchise is run right now though, it will probably just depend on what Aaron Rodgers wants to have happen.

The tiebreaker with Green Bay isn’t as clear cut. Obviously we tied with them in-season so the second tiebreaker is record in-division. Wins over Chicago and Minnesota would put us at 4-1 before week 18, they sit at 2-2 right now. If they won out, we would need to win both games against Minnesota to not force the third tiebreaker, which is common games.

CJ Beathard vs. Jake Browning is going to OT tied at 31, just as everyone predicted.