Initial word doesn't sound very promising about his injury status but I don't have a full outlook of what happened. I've been asked a few times about his status so I wanted to at least share something.

I don't know for certain but there doesn't seem to be all that much optimism right now. Will keep asking around, will likely get a better sense later in the week.

Seal the deal with Underwood?

Did not expect such a complete 180 from him. Taylor Lewan on Get Up this morning was great as well.

Now Paul says Michigan proved it’s the best team in the country and if they win, their championship is legit.

Im so conflicted now…

Sec 122, Row L, Seats 7-8

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Play of J Stewart vs run

Play of Josh Wallace

Tyler Morris speed

JJ play on the double pass. Incredible catch and throw.

Kalel Mullings brutality

We won with little production from TE and DEdwards.

Game of inches. JJ near interception on first play, JJ pass to Wilson that was tipped but still caught. Thaw gaff that almost became the next edition of "trouble with the snap"

Finally, I'm waiting for Roman to catch a ball and cut towards the middle of the field. Always chooses sideline.

Four-star Idaho WR Gatlin Bair is in San Antonio this week for the All-American Bowl, and he had some thoughts on Michigan's OT win over Alabama yesterday:


This may be old news for many of you. I am not as familiar with his recruitment, but the chatter in San Antonio is that Bair is a strong Michigan lean.

Reported at 27.2M

Dude is a leader. Didn’t get a ton of targets, but on that last play….on big bad Kool Aide… CJ out efforted him and blocked him. I loved the way that play was blocked from the TEs, to Bredeson, 52 pulling, all of it. But appreciated CJ’s blocking on the outside on a guy so many people were afraid of.

Jim Harbaugh has never been shy with praise for his quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Comparing him to some of the greatest of all time. But when it comes to Michigan history, Harbaugh knows where J.J. ranks.
"Greatest quarterback...he is that guy."

I mean the suspension sucked but imagine if no action was taken that would be all anyone is talking about. Now think of it like a holding call on a TD. The flag was thrown and 10 yards (3 games) was assessed. You don’t give another 10 yards after the team converts on the 1st and 20 anyway.

Talking Rose Bowl win over Alabama and a National Championship matchup with Washington is fun.
On the latest episode of Hail to the Podcast, we discuss Michigan's program-defining win and why we think it will be Natty, not bust, next week in Houston.

motivate our DL even more. Kenny G and Graham aren't messing around!

Rose Bowl did numbers.
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Even Joel Klatt had to admit this and I've said it on various threads throughout this and other places, recency bias absolutely kills football analysis.

What we saw yesterday wasn't the Michigan or Bama teams from week 13. What we saw was a reflection of the Mich/Bama teams that played weeks 1-12.

Bama was improved but not as good as they played against GA. Mich was not as anemic on offense as they showed against Iowa. When a game happens like Bama/GA, people need to take a step back and start looking at why. That Bama team had just survived a prayer vs Auburn a week prior. They lost to TX at home by 10 and looked very beatable vs USF, TAMU and Arkansas. GA didn't execute the defensive blueprint proven to cause Bama problems. Bama took advantage of that. GA also wasn't the GA of the last couple seasons. All of these things should've been taken into account by professional analysts and they were largely overlooked.

Then, the same analysts refused to take into account the injuries Michigan had suffered late in the season to key players that limited their playmaking ability and thought Iowa was a reflection of where the program was.

Each game is a data point, a snapshot in time from which to evaluate. Until the Penn State game when JJ got hurt, Michigan was easily the most dominant team. With JJ hurt, they still found ways to beat two top 10 teams, one on the road. Iowa was the final culmination of an injured Michigan team just trying to get through a game. They also did all of this without their head coach for 6 games. Make no mistake, there is a difference when your team leader isn't on the sideline during crunch time. They still overcame all of that adversity. The intangibles are what made this team and are likely what will carry this team through Washington next week if they end up in a difficult position.

It's frustrating to see recency bias all over ESPN, message boards, etc. A story likely coming out of this game is Mich special teams are just horrid...again, despite a plethora of evidence to the contrary. I'd say trust what you've seen all season from this team. They're better than any team in the CFP and hopefully they're lifting the hardware in Houston next week. I'll be enjoying it on a flight to Germany.

Go Blue

Anyone have any intel on NRG and the area around the stadium? I got a room at Spring Hill Suites for now as it looks like it is walkable to the stadium. Never been to that stadium or the area so curious on best places to hang before the game.

Jahmal Banks from Wake Forest.

He will be in town tonight with his visit set to take place tomorrow.

Does anyone know which sections are for the good guys? And oh, please please let me know if you have 2-3 extras!!!
Thank you and GO BLUE

Mike and Rico be like...

He is your MVP…. the sophistication of the pressures and covers he dialed up were out of this world. Answered the question of "what happens with a month of prep... ?" Our appreciation for what he has done should be unending !

with 1:09 left in the game, Texas tries an onside kick. Washington recovers. Texas had 2 timeouts but rather than take 3 knees, Washington runs the Rb into the line... I'm sure they felt it would eat up a few more seconds, however, it also brought the risk of a turnover. if you took three knees, you would have probably punted to Texas with about 20 seconds left on the clock. As it turned out, their RB got injured, the clock stopped and Washington punted with 50 seconds left. It's also possible the RB may be hobbled or not be able to play come Monday. It almost cost Washington the game. Let's hope they are not any better with clock management next week.