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I don't see Prochazka ever being the guy at LT. He has not been good in the time he has played, when he has been healthy enough to be on the field. I believe he was healthy at the end of the year in 23 and wasn't on the field, that should tell you what the staff feels about him. I am also in the "get HH as as far away from the depth chart as possible" camp. We should be playing DK before putting HH back in, there would be little difference and DK would be getting game reps to improve then. HH should be moved back to the TE room, or even tried at LB maybe. Kid is an athlete, no doubt there, but simply is not a QB. Nothing wrong with that.

I get you're making a point, but you should probably ban yourself for a few days for putting that in writing anyway.

I think Satt gets the benefit of the doubt with that room and gets another year in 24. Thomas is now QB coach, so it'll be interesting to see how they are graded this year.

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I wouldn't go that far. They will still have a winning record, are really good at home, and have shown progress. The bar is different for basketball than football, I am a fan of keeping Hoiberg around indefinitely. I am just disappointed they couldn't get it done in 2 of the first 3 easier road games (Minny/Iowa/Rutgers) and put themselves in a really good spot for making the tourney. They still have opportunities to get it done, just frustrated here.

Frustrating. I had high hopes with the start but this team simply cannot win in conference on the road. I don't see a scenario where they make the tournament at this rate because they will inevitably drop a couple at home in the last 7. 20 wins won't do it, 22 is the number, and I see needing at least 3-4 road wins to get there.

I am thinking the under at this rate. Kirk seems like he is upset about having to let Brian go, probably thought it was fine winning 9/10 games like they do. I suspect he wants an OC in there that will change very little. He wants to play keep away, keep his defense off the field and play field position. The fans want something more modern/exciting but Kirk doesn't want any part of it. Part of me even wonders if this is a bit of a stand off between him and the AD over the whole thing.

What had DeBoer done for you to doubt him? He has done more than Ryan Day has. Day took over a humming machine and has been a tick down if anything from Meyer. DeBoer has turned losers into winners on a couple of occasions and is like 12-1 against ranked teams. If this is just your guy feeling, great, but the guy has done nothing but win his entire career and I have zero reason to doubt him (yet). I don't think he will be Nick Saban of course, but Dan Lanning and Ryan Day sure aren't either. No one is.

Is that a serious comment? You have to be able to run the ball when needed yes, but you must be able to throw also. Iowa can do neither.

Michigan won because the defense was elite this year.

Especially with the report stating his wife is ill. Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought an idiot, then to open it and remove all doubt.

Still waiting...

It'll be a cultural fit if he wins, simple as that.

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I think it's more these coaches who already have money, are not eager to go get fired in 4 years for not being Nick Saban. I wouldn't take that job as a successful coach at a different school, no way in hell. Nothing to do with them being clowns, product of Sabans ridiculous success.

How are people not more pissed off at the NCAA? What a cosmic level joke. Football needs a new league of 64 or whatever teams that leaves the NCAA....NOW. Do it now. The rest of the sports go back to regional conferences and the NCAA can manage those like old times.

Wildly different circumstances there. Nebraska when TO took over was already rolling, and had a slew of advantages over other teams in that era. Michigan State never did, and it was a different set of circumstances overall in the mid 90s. Alabama has inherent advantages over MSU, so you can't really compare those jobs. Saban won 7 titles, at two schools, in a time when you have to do more to win one. He's top 2 or 3, if not #1, easily.

Fair enough. All reasonable takes. While I agree with you in principle about rule following, I simply believe almost all teams knowingly break them here and there, with an organization as inept as the NCAA in charge and so much at stake. My biggest beef is with the NCAA, and I kind of appreciate Harbaughs middle finger to the NCAA on stupid rules. I think most people in the sport feel the same and want to break free from these worthless, hypocritical anchors to the sport.

Nice! Now figure out how to play like that on the road in conference for once and I'll start building a Hoiberg statue.

Where did I say it was ok? I said I believe everyone does it, that's different. You inferred I said somewhere that all rules can be broken whenever. Personally I feel some things are more grave than others yes, do you feel every rule is as significant as all the rest? They got caught, they didn't have their HC on the sideline for 6 of 12 regular season games. What more do you want? Just feels like a lot of butthurt here about Michigan specifically and not about the state of things overall.

Call it bull$#!t all you want, but it happens everywhere. You think the NCAA catches all the people who cheat? Use your own example with speeding. Most do it, few get caught. Staffing shortages, way more drivers, etc. It isn't a load of horse poo at all to say everyone does it, you just don't want to hear it and don't like it. Different levels of pushing boundaries I'll give you, or just being more creative than others, but it happens. You're absolutely kidding yourself to believe otherwise in a billion dollar industry.

Everyone steals signs, because it is legal. They went too far, and were slapped on the wrist for it. Everyone pushes the boundaries on recruiting also, don't kid yourself there. They were the best team, and they beat the hardest teams on their schedule after the sign stealing bit came out. They deserve this title. Harbaugh can flat out coach, no matter what you think of him. Wins everywhere he goes.

I watched a lot of Washington, and last night was the antithesis of the rest of the season. Michigan did a great job of making him uncomfortable, but that kid can make every throw imaginable if he get his feet set. He was pressing last night also once the D was giving up 20 YPC in the first quarter!

Wondering in the wilderness sounds like a great time