MichiganCardinal

Well in fairness if he were Warde Manual, we’d be Auburn. 😉 I think we all agree that Urban is not a realistic candidate, regardless of his pros and many cons.

David Shaw is stuck in 2015 in a way far worse than Harbaugh. 6-18 over the last two years probably disqualifies him for the head gig anyway. If he wanted a job in Athletics though I think the Department would like him. He’s very good at keeping the team out of the bad news. You never hear about football scandals at Stanford or players not making grades.

I don’t think it’s an absurd take that Urban is the best coach available for a school that cares about nothing but winning. I would agree this is far more likely to happen at an SEC school not named Vanderbilt than it is a B1G school. Though I wouldn’t rule out Nebraska in a couple years if Rhule doesn’t work out. Arguing that Michigan is that school that values nothing but winning would be absurd. I don’t think MTS was arguing that though.

That was tongue in cheek. They would never void a game ex post.

We all know you’re on the list to be a mega-donor to pay Urban’s $95 million dollar salary.

I don’t think it’s remotely considered, because I don’t think Michigan even interviews external candidates for the hire. It’s an interesting thought experiment about who would say no to this though. Warde? Maybe. Not sure his feelings about Urban, but he’s a sure-fire winner if all you care about is winning. Urban? Maybe. But he’s not going to get a better offer to return to the college game than his old recruiting stomping ground at the back-to-back B1G Champ. It would also allow him to be known alongside Woody and Bo as one of the most storied coaches in the rivalry’s history. Santa Ono/admin? I doubt it. Schlissel and the old guard may have cared about selling their soul to the devil, but I think that ship has sailed.

I agree. If he gets an offer, my inclination is that he goes. He may end up with his choice of destination.

John Bacon is a rare source I trust on Harbaugh. From the point he was hired (which most whiffed on) he has been cautious, but usually correct. I don’t think Michigan would be in a bad spot if he left. I could see them promoting internally with a Mike Hart, Sherrone Moore, or Matt Weiss, and continuing to roll next year.

I don’t want to do this every offseason. It’s bad for recruiting. If he wants to go, he should go.

I think it’s more likely they call it a no contest than a tie. Just have those two clubs have played 16 games and everyone else 17.

I think the Thursday game - and safety surrounding it - will be a point of emphasis for the NFLPA in the next CBA. Without having any stats to support me, it definitely feels like more injuries happen on Thursday Nights than is typical of any given Sunday. I don’t think the NFL will ever do away with a weekday primetime game, but I could see an agreement that expands bye weeks and allows for TNF to be played only by teams that had a bye the prior weekend. Might come with an 18th game and a 2nd bye week, and in the 20-week season teams will have two bye weeks spread between weeks 2-18, allowing for TNF to be played in weeks 3-19.

I am really worried for him. It sounds like he is in a medically induced coma. Nine minutes of CPR is an eternity to go without oxygen being pumped to the brain. Hoping we wake up tomorrow to good news.

Skip is a douche who shouldn’t be on television. That tweet though? He said the quiet part out loud. Not justifying it at all, but I guarantee you those are precisely the thoughts that were running through the minds of NFL execs after this happened. The sense I am getting from Twitter is that the NFL wanted to play - or at least wait and see - and the Bills told them they could shove their game up Roger Goodell’s ass. Good for them.

this is so scary. Crazy how fast we can go from worried about playoff picture to worried about this man’s life.

Since the Seahawks beat the Rams by 4 in week 13, the Rams actually have a better record than the Seahawks (2-2 vs. 1-3). I wouldn’t count the Rams out. I wouldn’t say it’s likely either, but I think McVay and Mayfield would love to eliminate the Seahawks just as much as the Lions would like to eliminate the Packers if that’s how the cards lie. It should be a good game, the Rams won’t just lie down.

If I was a Seahawks fan I’d be pissed, but I really don’t think the Lions knowing that they were or were not eliminated will have any impact on the game’s outcome. This isn’t a team that quit last year while 0-11-1, I don’t see them quitting at 8-8. The only scenario where it might matter is in quirky situations surrounding a tie. If Seattle loses and the Lions/Packers goes to OT then Green Bay would need to win, but Detroit could play for a tie. OTOH, if LA and Seattle tied, then a tie in Green Bay would actually send Seattle (I believe).

Official.

Mazi is going to have to split snaps in the NFL anyway, he’s not likely to play on passing downs. They need a run stuffing DT (that Levi was supposed to be).

Did you demand to see his 2008 paper bag?

Spread across a full 17-game season, Houston with his 8 sacks in 6 games would be on pace to break the NFL record set by Strahan and TJ Watt. I guess that's okay for a 6th Round pick.

I don't know if he was "hiding" necessarily. There were seven seconds left and the Bears needed 5-15 yards to setup the field goal without any timeouts, so the alignment was clearly designed to prevent against the quick sideline pass. It's also why we didn't rush them, banking on a quick sideline pass instead of a deep shot. It was a smart defensive play. Clearly Fields didn't see Hutch there, so I guess he was hidden in that regard.

I don't think the team's game plan will change in the slightest based on the results of the Seahawks game. I do think we will be slotted to SNF.

As I sit here today, my ideal (that will likely change a million more times before April) is probably something like: 1a: Joey Porter Jr., CB, Penn State 1b: Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Alabama 2a: Jack Campbell, ILB, Iowa 2b: Mazi Smith, DT, Michigan 3: Jarrett Patterson, OG, Notre Dame 5: Jay Ward, DB, LSU 6a: Stetson Bennett, QB, Georgia 6b: Jake Moody, K, Michigan Along with another high-priced addition to the secondary in free agency and some cheaper depth additions across the board.

I wouldn't be surprised if they did it, if they think Bijan Robinson is the next athletic freak of nature for that position. I think they would have seriously considered taking Pitts at 7 if he were there in 21.

I agree. I think they are probably looking at either the top corner on their board, a Myles Murphy type DT (not as dominating as Jalen Carter/Will Anderson, but hey Aaron Donald was picked 13th), or plausibly the top RB if they think they are the next big thing.