New Michigan OC Chip Lindsey had plenty to say during a recent appearance on In the Trenches.
Lindsey talks about taking the job at Michigan, offensive scheme, playcalling, recruiting, and, of course, Bryce Underwood.
Here's everything he had to say.
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@JYgoblue inspired me to bring it here.

My friend asked me this last night, if you could have a tap at your house with any liquid of your choice but that could be the only liquid you could have in your house, what would you choose?

I’m a Diet Coke fiend but I said I would choose Arizona Arnold Palmer.

Imagine you start every hole of the Masters on the green at the point furthest from the hole. You have a professional caddie with you to help you read the break, etc. Could you win the Masters versus the rest of the professional players who would all start from the tees as per usual?

Note: Furthest from the hole while still on the green does not necessarily mean you'd have the toughest possible putt. You're just furthest from the hole by distance.

If you had 1000 grapes in front of you with 1 grape being instantly fatal, how many would you eat if each grape gave you 50k?

20 grapes gives you 1 million 👀

Completely off topic, but this is always a great place to sound off on some amazing and positive thoughts.

Just recently had my first kid, he was born on early Tuesday Morning. It’s so incredible how such a little human can you bring so much Joy. And through these first couple nights although you are so tired getting up and taking care of him, it still just brings such a smile to my face.

And getting to spend this time with my wife and him is going to be one of the most cherished moments of my entire life.

I have always been in awe of my wife and how amazing of person she is. But watching the women you love go through a process like labor and delivery and how grueling that is just makes me more in awe of her.

The Female human truly is one of the most magnificent things being able to create life and bring it into this world.

Truly Blessed and can’t wait to raise another generation of Michigan Fans. Even if his first game will end up being a UT Vols game.

Go Blue!

-Ben

The Los Angeles Trolley Dodgers have won the World Series.

Fire up the hot stove...here we go!!!

Free agent hitters:

Free agent starting pitchers:

Free agent relievers:

This is a "classic recent MSU roster":

• Cohen Carr is Aaron Henry or Gabe Brown- Almost carbon copies: Dunk/drive first, second and third, with minimal perimeter game. The guy, at 6'5" has taken a total of 9 three-point shots, and made 3 in his career. At 6'5", he has the range of a PF.
• Akins is a poor man's version of Tyson Walker. Strangely enough- MSU's most "talented shooter" is shooting 29% from 3...Thus the "poor man". Keep in mind how different Kobe Bufkin- a recruit tethered to Akins due to state rankings and play in high school. Bufkin is two years into his NBA career, while Akins will be in Europe, at best after 4 full MSU seasons- 29% from three ain't gonna get it, especially for a kid who's supposed to be a shooter.
• Their C position is basically a multitude of players who lack in one area or another, with a good amount of fouls to give, but not much D. Szymon Zapala and Carson Cooper basically combine to reprise what hapless former top recruits Maddy Sissoko and Marcus Bingham did the last 3 seasons.
• Tre Holloman? Yawn. Tum Tum Nairn all over again- Great D, terrible shooter. 37% FG. Yet he is 3rd on the team in scoring. Yuck.
• Of course, no MSU team would be complete without underperforming former elite recruits- Xavier Booker and Jeremy Fears should not be this bad 2 full seasons into their careers. Fears has a very good assist to TO rate, but he's not dominating at the level of similarly-ranked Gs in the 2023 class. Booker was the #2 recruit overall, expected to be a season into his NBA career, based on expectations. As comparisons Max Christie scored 9.3 PPG while shooting 38% from the field and 32% from 3 before leaving East Landfill for the NBA. Also, does anyone remember Rocket Watts as a "must have" recruit? 🤣
• Frankie Fiddler- Skinny 6'7" transfer from Omaha is the top scorer from the bench- shooting an apt 39% FG, and 19% from 3. Turrible.

Their best players are 6'3", 185 lb. Jase Richardson (10.4 PPG, 52% FG, 39% from 3) and 6'9" Jaxson Kohler (8.2 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 51% FG, 33% from 3)...The issue for Kohler is that, as their key big @ 20 MPG, he is only 6'9" and will have to guard either Goldin, Wolf, or both, then have to contend with a very similar player in Will Tschetter coming off our bench. When MSU has to go big, their spacing, athleticism, and ability to run suffers.

Another issue? Richardson is 6'3". Akins is their biggest G at 6'4' 195. MSU doesn't have the size mismatch at G that they used to be able to take advantage of when fat-a$$ A.J. Hoggard @ 6'4", 220 was their PG last season. Their top 3 scorers are 6'4", 6'3", and 6'2", with Fears - their leading assist guy, at 6'2". Carr is 6'5". Only Carr weighs more than 200 lbs, and he's listed as a F.

They are really a small team. But they do have a lot of sloppy depth- guys who play different roles, or sometimes not at all from game to game. Their chance to win comes solely on D, turning Michigan over, and winning in the open court. If Michigan can keep their TOs below 13-14, and both teams shoot as they have all season from 3, then MSU won't have enough to win, IMO.

Michigan has the advantage in the front court and Michigan State the advantage in the backcourt.

UM has had some success in its last couple games going to a zone defense.

IU’s 2-3 zone was key in beating MSU last week.

MSU goes 10 deep. It would be nice to see Cheddar, Gayle and the freshman guards build on their recent play. Having Walters return from his back issue would be nice.

UM/MSU twice sandwiched around four other winnable games.

Michigan 79, Michigan State 77

Sam Spiegelman breaks it down:

Hmmm🤔

It doesn't get much bigger than Michigan vs Michigan State on Friday with the Big Ten on the line.
What do the numbers say about the massive rivalry matchup?
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saying that Greg Garde is his choice for Big Ten Coach of the Year right now?

He’s either a moron or a complete shill for a staged discussion.

The guy that came from Florida Atlantic and assembled the league leading roster from SCRATCH in like nine months is the only acceptable answer to that question right now, right?

Is anybody else excited for this? I had breakfast with Zach Werenski's dad yesterday (humble brag). He says the boys have an extra pep in their step right now and that they are not taking these "exhibition" games lightly.

Ouch
Go Pistons

Season starts tonight. I have invested so little time in following the NBA this off-season. But, will be fun to get back into it tonight.

New look Knicks vs Celtics & T-Wolves vs Lakers should be a fun way to start.

This is the last year for TNT. Barkley/Kenny/Shaq not giving a F is going to be must watch TV.

This time last year Sherrone Moore was scrambling to assemble his staff and we were discussing the Harbaugh aftermath.

What a difference a year makes.

While the Harbaugh headlines created some winter activity for us, it’s kind of wild to me how things have screeched to a halt. It’s kind of nice, to be honest. It definitely hurts the boards from a discussion standpoint but there’s a calm right now I can appreciate. Hurts there’s a dead period, too.

March should be fun! Stick with us and I apologize if anyone has felt that they have not been fulfilled with content.

Most of the Rivals sites (including this one) have a premium board and a free board. Posters obviously need a paid subscription to post and see other posts on the premium board. We used to be able to post on other schools' free boards. Is that not the case anymore? I've gone to some other Rivals free sites after hoops games to see what their posters are saying, and every free site says that I have "insufficient privileges to reply." I can review the posts, but I can't post myself. This is on the free boards, not the premium boards.

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M&BR has the latest on Michigan Basketball recruiting.

Haven’t been very present had a DVT blood clot in my right knee, had a few family events to get through and on top of that opened a business with a best friend that has exceeded expectations. I’ll have a Hail Storm update and some NIL insight to share soon. As always Go Blue!

With Sherrone Moore & Dusty May at the helm of the two most popular sports in Ann Arbor, we could be in for the golden era of Michigan 🏈 & Michigan 🏀 at the same time.
We already know Dusty is a great developer & great recruiter.
Sherrone has proven himself to improve Michigan's recruiting game & NIL department. The only thing left to show is player development and he has taken steps to make that happen.
Could our Michigan Wolverines do what Florida did close to 20 years ago and win the football national championship & basketball national championship in the same year soon?

A year after adding the No. 1 player in Bryce Underwood, and top tackles Andrew Babalola and Ty Haywood, Michigan is making moves with the top player in the 2026 class, OT Jackson Cantwell.
Cantwell has announced he will visit Ann Arbor in March.
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