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Who does he contact in the AD to donate this too?

He claims they turned him down before.

Michigan hosted two known transfer portal visitors this week in Wake Forest wide receiver Jahmal Banks and Northwestern DB Rod Heard and, as to be expected, the Wolverines did very well with both.

I posted yesterday that I felt comfortable saying right now that the Wolverines are the team to beat for Heard and, after talking to those in Detroit circle, they too feel as if the Wolverines are in a really good spot coming out of the visit. One such person I spoke with said the Wolverines were a 'lock' for Heard but, with the way these things go sometimes, I'm not ready to go that far yet. He shouldn't be too far away from making a decision and the staff feel good with what they were able to do during the visit.

As for Banks, he had a strong visit himself. Where the Wolverines stand currently is a bit of an unknown to me as I am still waiting on getting some key messages back regarding that but what I can say is that he thoroughly enjoyed his visit and spent some quality time with the team. What resonated the most with him is the Wolverines' commitment to winning. Still trying to figure out what his timeline looks like moving forward but I expect the Wolverines to be a contender.

More when I have it.

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I mean we knew he was their pr guy, but at least pretend to hide it.

The best guy was a guy benched for a younger guy. At kansas state.

Just a friendly FYI, Monday morning is suppose to get pretty nasty with the thunderstorms and rain, weather will taper off come nightfall. But good thing the game is indoors

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My staff got me a cake in spite of me doing zip this week except looking at Michigan stuff. I love my staff. Go Blue!

Is offering @HaggarKhakis and @Macdaddy7657 moderator positions on their board and offering them more NIL money.

Gotta work! Go Blue!

I know this isn't exactly earth shattering by any means, but still thought I'd bring it to the board.

The Intersection of Michigan and Washington isn't Houston, but Indiana University. Good ol' IU. B-Town. Bloomington. However you want to slice it.

Kalen DeBoer was at IU in 2019 as the OC/ QB Coach with Mike Hart who was the RB coach at the time. Mike knows parts of his philosophy and his system (that system is going to develop over time, but the core principles are the same. I was watching a quick recap of the game between Michigan and IU in 2019 in Bloomington and IU looks a lot like Washington (and rightfully so). It's going to be interesting how Michigan uses this information.

In the game, Peyton Ramsey was stifled, but still had Peyton Hendershot and Ty Fryfogle (respectable weapons for IU) to throw to. Penix started as a freshman in 2019, but was injured two weeks prior in IUs game to Northwestern. DeBoer and Penix were really good in their one year together so his success at Washington isn't a surprise by any stretch of the imagination. but I digress.

Michigan won comfortably, but struggled on the set plays/ script (opening drive). but adjusted nicely as the game went on. Monday can't come soon enough, gang. It's going to be a fun watch.

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And that there are some people who can't comprehend it. So when you see JC Latham, the projected top 10 NFL pick and Josiah Stewart, a 3 star Costal Carolina transfer, your mind just won't believe and can't believe that Stewart wins any 1 on 1 in that battle in that match up on paper. Then Stewart, at 6'1" and 240 pounds, which is 120 pounds lighter than Latham at 6'6" 360....bench presses him to blow up a play to win the game..... Even if you could believe that maybe Stewart could beat him on a speed rush, him throwing him back ala Hutch and Thayer Mumford, that wasn't in anyone's mind. That is an example of a player who does not let fear or his brain, or reputation or appearance or NFL hype get in the way of beating someone better than you.

This is not always going to be that way. Latham will get his road grading in. But I think in this iteration of Michigan football, the culture is one where there is no fear. And Stewart showed exactly what punching up above your weight class looks like literally at 240 vs. 360, and literally when it comes to Michigan's model being able to beat teams that in theory are better recruiting teams with higher rankings. That is the "shocking effort" that the Harbaughs and Michigan talk about.

I am big fan of Chris' work, but this video edit is crazy. I am a big fan of A Perfect Circle (song in the background) so maybe I'm bias.
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I am seeing a lot of stuff on Twitter about Penix total numbers and implying JJ cant hang in a game with him. Which is weird given the fact that they dont play each other directly. Penix has to deal with Michigan's defense while JJ has to deal with Washington's. Would love some numbers on how they compare when you strip away the volume disparities.

There were a few folks on The Den what wanted a shorter version of the podcasts on the M&BR. I will do a sports update pod three times a week prior to the Good Afternoon podcast. I posted today's sports update here:
Login to view embedded media Good Afternoon Michigan Football today starts with M&BR's Lucas Reimink joining the show to give his thoughts on why Michigan will beat Washington. Next former Wolverine Jerry Diorio joins us and recaps his trip to the Rose Bowl and previews his plans for Monday night in Houston.
Breakdown
Lucas Reimink 00:00-10:08
Friday update 10:09-14:10
Jerry Diorio 14:11-49:50
Final thoughts 49:51-56:18
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Are they favoring W? If so Fox Sports Radio is a driver. They were totally in the tank for AL and now are saying 82% chance W wins. Those morons are easy to hate☠️

Run it 50 times. Keep Penix off the field and just beat them to death with our heavy package on Offense. Get a lead and road grade. Thoughts?

I like our chances with the OSU 2021 defensive model....bend but don't break.

This basketball program is a mess. A change in leadership is needed.

I've seen it rumored that Tuttle is trying to get another year.

Any truth to that?

The Rebels aren’t letting any grass grow under their feet in preparing for 2024. They have the 16th best recruiting class after the early signing date. But since the Transfer Portal opened, they’ve gotten the commitments of 6 of the 25 best players entering the Portal.

They’ll have a lot to say about who comes out of the SEC West. With 12 teams in the playoffs, even the SEC runnerup will get into the playoffs. Alabama may not be as strong as this year and LSU will be … well LSU.

Has Minter done anything yet? You t-0$ewe slappy and loud mouthed putz.

I found it interesting and sort of comforting that there is 1 single team on our schedule with a worse defense than Washington (94th) and that team is UNLV (103rd)

Also interesting they have played 4 teams outside of the top 100 In total defense and a total of 8 teams ranked 71st-129th in total defense. Only 4 teams in the top 40 in total defense (Oregon twice) and they haven't beaten a team by more then 10 points since September 23rd

I just do not think their defense can hold us back. And our defense (#1 total D, #2 passing defense) may just smother them 🤔🤔