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If Corum can secure a six-figure NIL deal, it makes a lot of sense for him to return versus making that as a late-round pick and very possibly flaming out. Come back, be a preseason Heisman favorite, and finish what he started.

In fairness if he were on the Patriots he would probably look like the second coming of Michael Vick or Lamar Jackson. The Bears are actively wasting any talent he does have.

At least this is producing quality meme content.

I feel like this is the kind of game Dan Campbell is made for. He’s the kind of coach where if you give him ONE GAME, and say that this ONE GAME is all that matters, he will get 1000% out of his men. That energy can’t necessarily sustain across ten game stretches (see Jets and Panthers), and it doesn’t mean you’ll beat teams that are clearly better (see Bills), but you give him a play-in game, under the lights, with a national audience, I think we will see this team’s best punches, win or lose.

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.