While I’m sure Carter Smith won’t be a huge terrible miss on our part, it got me thinking of other “misses” our program has had with recruiting. I’ve been a Michigan fan all of my 18 years of life, but I hadn’t started paying attention to our football and basketball programs until around 2020 ish maybe. From recently I can recall us missing out on Josh Christopher, Zay Todd, and Caleb Love this past year. And while I’ve never been too up to date with football recruiting since it’s just harder to keep track of compared to basketball, I’m aware of us missing out on Xavier Worthy for the sole reason of our admissions a few years ago. For the fans that have been around for longer however, what’s been some of the most heartbreaking decommits, flips, or just straight out failed crystal balls that Michigan has experienced in our history?

Looks like playoff football is on the horizon for us

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Word on the street the offer for Underwood isn’t even Portnoy’s money, but a separate donor. Portnoy seems more driven toward getting a proven transfer and allocating his funds that direction.

If all the above is true, this is wonderful news for UM recruiting. Even with a swing and miss on Underwood, recruits now have full visibility of what UM is willing to do to land elite talent, and other top prospects will be interested.

This doesn’t guarantee anything, but at least we know UM will go toe to toe with the big dogs for elite QB talent going forward.

https://www.clickondetroit.com/all-about-ann-arbor/2024/10/28/ill-never-understand-michigan-football-fans-who-complain-about-donovan-edwards/

A article I found interesting about Dono. Author made a lot of great points about him. Donovan commiting after we had an awful 2-4 covid season, still deciding to come to Michigan and being one of the most unselfish players to play for the maize and blue. Donovan could of easily transferred somewhere else after the 2022 season after great performances against Ohio State, TCU, and Penn State. Do you realize how many programs would of went after him? He knows Corum is returning for his senior season and decides to stay. He was pretty much a backup for his first three years at Michigan, not once did he ever complain.

Honestly think Donovan is gonna be one of the most underrated players to play for Michigan. He hasn't had the flashy regular season numbers like other past great players for Michigan, but he came to Michigan and was one of the reasons why the culture has shifted for the Wolverines. He has so many big performances that us fans are forever gonna remember. Whether you like it or not, Donovan Edwards is a Michigan legend and is forever a Michigan man.

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It doesn’t make sense to pay head football coaches $6 million a year when there are likely hundreds of talented coaches who’d do it for $1 million. That extra money could go toward recruiting better wide receivers or linemen to strengthen the team where it really counts.

In Japan, CEO’s are paid almost the same salary as the employees just a little higher. But in the USA it’s thousands of times higher. I do not think this system is more efficient.

seems like everyone forgot about him

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Did Carter Smith leave because Bryce is gonna commit? Or did he leave because he was offended at the fact that we are pursiong Bryce? Hopefully it's the first...

They should consider saving NIL money over three years and then splurging on a top recruiting class. This way, they can build a high-quality roster that will last 3-4 years, while in between recruiting cycles, they bring in solid but cheap or just scholarship talent to fill in the gaps. What do you think?

Why would you spend $5 million on a quarterback? Wouldn’t it be more cost-effective to invest in defensive players? With that budget, you could secure multiple 5-star recruits on defense and build one of the best defensive units. Then, keep a solid 4-star quarterback who’s skilled and much more affordable. A strong defense can carry a team, and a ‘pretty good’ quarterback might be all you need. Plus a very good chance Bryce underperforms.

In honor of last Saturday’s victory, today is the 20 year anniversary of one of the great games in the history of the Michigan vs Sparty rivalry. Michigan mounted a huge comeback in the 4 quarter on the back of Braylon Edwards to take the game to triple overtime. The Wolverines won 45-37. Go Blue!

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What’s the best Michigan Ohio State game ever?

Is genuine improvement compared to the Texas game. Michigan just came off a week where they had their first clean game of football all year against our in-state rival. How will we look with the #1 team coming into town? Will the façade crumble, and will we revert to the pattern of turnover football? Will we have numerous bad penalties like we've had all year? Or was the MSU game the new norm for Michigan football this season?

With a renewed sense of hope after last week, and Oregon having to travel cross-country to face us, the idea of an upset isn't necessarily off the board. There is a feint chance that the long travels will finally catch up to the Ducks, and we can catch them off guard. However, it's very likely we still lose this around the current spread (or more). What I personally am looking for is an overall better performance than the texas game. Lets just not have them pull our pants down for the world to see again.

My personal opinion is that we should move off of Sherrone if this team goes 4-8 or 5-7 (said this pre-MSU), and he got a much needed win against Sparty IMO. With a very winnable game against Northwestern coming up and the recruiting class he is creating, I think 6-6 and showing a much improved team in the second half of the season builds a solid argument to give him time to cook. He gets a chance to show that improvement against the best teams in the B1G now.

I’m coming to the big house for the first time this weekend. Anyone know of any good tailgate spots or bars to hang out at before the game? Go Blue 〽️

My pops is a UMich alumni that was on the track team from 1954-57.

We are bringing him to Ann Arbor for the Oregon game on Saturday as a 90th birthday present.

If you see his name on the scoreboard, give him a clap.

Check out this story from Fox Sports https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/big-ten-taking-no-disciplinary-action-for-skirmish-at-end-of-michigan-michigan-state-game

From what I’ve heard in this group, the decision to redshirt Davis was made between the coaches, Davis, and his parents. With Tuttle retiring though, the QB room is pretty thin. If Warren and Orji don’t play particularly well against Oregon, what do you all think about putting Davis in for the last three games and the possible bowl game? It wouldn’t burn his RS and would get him his first game action in a year. And give the coaches a chance to see what they have - maybe they would actually go to the portal for a starter if he isn’t him (at least yet).

Apparently offering him $4M+... Where else could this type of splash money come from?? Where was it after last season...?