Michigan is in to see one of its top targets tonight.

Former Wolverine Jerry Diorio joins the show to discuss Michigan heading into its bye week. Jack Tuttle looks to take over as the starter during the bye week but who is quarterback two? Jerry also looks back at last weeks film of UM/UW.
Breakdown
Open 00:00-2:31
Tuttle 2:32-9:05
Orji 9:06-15:18
Defense 15:19-24:58
QB2 24:59-27:24
Changes 27:25-29:12
Buck/Ducks 29:13-38:45
Film review 38:46-1:00:45
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Please answer honestly. 😁

I’ll be honest, I thought Saleh was going to be an awesome coach and was a little disappointed he didn’t end up with the Lions. Dan Campbell quickly changed my mind after the opening presser and I did have my doubts early, but Saleh was a dud.

Fit makes a lot of sense when it comes to being a good coach but you also have to have the chops. Perhaps Saleh still can and the Jets are a mess but I am eating my crow a little bit today.

NFL: Not For Long.

Would like to record a video mailbag Thursday or Friday to go on YouTube from the community.

I’ll take some questions and can give more long form answers than what we’re doing during our weekly chats. Just another thing I want to provide for our subscribers.

So, fire away with your pressing questions (can be about anything Michigan-related) and I will compile some (depending on how many questions I get) and see what happens with it.

Anything planned? Heard of a watch party for OSU and Oregon Anything else that you know of?

Please answer followup to first question:

Do You feel as if the NCAA was focused on Michigan, and disrupting Jim Harbaugh during his tenure?​

Pretty gross.

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Looking at the rankings right now it's clear that the path to the playoff lies in an easy schedule.

All that matters in the end are Wins & Losses.

Quality of opponents, home & away, and strength of schedule etc only matter on paper.

Michigan could very well be undefeated right now with the schedules of some top 15 teams such as Iowa State.

Michigan should schedule winnable non-conf opponents going forward.

The Big Ten is challenging enough as it is right now.

It's not ideal, but it's just the way it is.

Checking out the Buford vs. Dacula game.

Michigan has a few DL/DE offered in 2026

(OL/DL)
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I’ve been thinking about how we want to do recruiting stuff move forward, how does everyone feel about a mega thread for recruiting moving forward?

Our Penn State site does a really good job of having megathreads where they put all their information in one place. They split it up by class(25, 26, 27, etc.), where they post intel, offers, and other things separated by class, which also allows discussion as well.

They also have a thread where it’s just scoop and it’s locked for replies, so things don’t get lost and it’s for those specifically looking just for things they missed.

We’re open to tweaking things as early signing period for 2025 is getting close and would love some suggestions and feedback as we want to make things easier for use.

Personally, I don’t have a preference and will be open to whatever the consensus is.

Obviously, more breaking stuff will have its own thread and discussion.

We'll utilize this thread to showcase the latest offers, visit news and other intel we get for the 2026 class and use it here.

Feel free to discuss the 2026 class as well.

Michigan's 2024 offense has not looked like 2023.
Where are the gaps, the positives, and what can help the Wolverines finish the year strong?
Let's go By the Numbers with each positive group's production so far.
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Really thought about this and now that we have an experienced QB we should be in great shape. We will not be to far from even when it comes to QB play the next 6 games. I think Tuttle measures up to all of them very well and he's better than IU, MSU and Northwestern QBs. Need to get the WRs going and that just might be the QB. I would hope the scheme is much different moving forward. It was obvious the QB position was a problem. Both Orji and Warren didn't get it done in different ways. Theybtried and appreciate the effort. So 6 games to make our season. Let's hope the leaders of this team get the boys ready. I expect a big finish.

Has anyone else ever had Charles and Reid pizza in Traverse City? Was there for a long weekend and had Charles and Reid for the second time and I'm pretty convinced it's the best Detroit Style pizza I've had. Better than Buddy's, Cloverleaf, Loui's, and Detroit Style Pizza Co. On the OneBite App it gets a 8.3, so I'm not alone.

How would you grade the Michigan offense and defense at the midway point? I grab my red pen and give each side of the ball a midterm grade. Also, a look at how things are shaping for Michigan in the second half of the season. Finally, a list of things to do during the bye week.
Breakdown
Open 00:00-1:40
Offense midterm grade 1:41-10:30
Feedback on offense 10:31-15:12
Defense midterm grade 15:13-22:03
Feedback on defense 22:04-28:10
Second half outlook 28:11-31:59
Feedback 32:00-50:59
Bye week 51:00-56:01
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We are back with another edition of our Subscriber Chat! Fire away with your questions and we’ll get back to you.

Counter stallions is on the bus and with the boys podcast this morning! Anyone listen to it yet? Anything interesting?

A lot of stuff in here is no-brainer things that need to be implemented ASAP. Some of it a little too late but you hope it brings some sense of control in regards to spending.

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Last weekend's upsets look like the beginning of a topsy-turvy college football season.

This week will mark the first loss for either Oregon or OSU. Whichever team wins this has the pole position, schedule-wise for the top spot, though OSU, IMO has the tougher schedule ahead, playing @ PSU.

Of course, PSU is coached by Frames Janklin, so they could just as easily lose at home to USC this week, as beat OSU at home the following week.

Can Texas get revenge on Oklahoma from last season? If so, next week could either mark Texas' first loss or a stunning 2nd loss for pre-season #1 UGA. If not, Texas and UGA will be looking to avoid loss #2.

Bama was #1 last week, but is now a 1 loss team with road games at Tennessee, LSU, and Oklahoma still on their schedule- Losing an unexpected one to Vandy and looking at other more challening games on their schedule leads me to believe that Bama will have a hard time coming out unscathed without a 2nd loss.

Texas A&M has a good schedule going forward and may not be challenged to lose their 2nd game (maybe LSU at home?), until they face Texas in Austin.

If Miami doesn't lose at Louisville, they could run the table with the most dipsh!t schedule ever.

No Clemson, no ND, no Pitt this year, and they were bailed out for wins with some odd calls vs Va Tech and Cal. Miami isn't good, but that schedule...

The Big 12 has Iowa State and BYU as undefeated teams, with Texas Tech at the top of the leage at 3-0, and 5-1 overall. This league looks like one where any one of 7-8 teams could win, Colorado and Utah among them.

Notre Dame is a one-loss program with what is now the 2nd-worst loss of the season so far, at home to NIU (Vandy beating Bama is now #1). ND also has a great win in College Sattio vs A&M, which sadly makes them a sleep for a top spot. But they will probably, as usual drop another, maybe even before they face USC on the road for their last game.

Crazier still, the #3 recruiting class is Auburn, which attracts recruits to an 0-3 SEC (2-4 overall) slopfest of a program, and bottom-dwellers in the SEC.

People can continue the "it's NIL" chant, but there are at least 6 programs in just the SEC conference alone that have a huge reputation for spending, and also are winning, which really makes the flips from ND and other better programs illiogical.

When a class looks like Auburn's considering their record, I would look back to Auburn in December and see how many of their paid verbals actually sign, as they will have one of the worst records in the nation at 2-4 with games left @ UK and Missou and vs Bama and Texas A&M. They probably pencilled in a W vs Vandy, but NOT SO FAST.

The key piece of giveaway proof that Auburn isn't possibly going to bring in a top 5 class to a losing program is the fact that, of the top 32 recruting classes, Auburn is the only one with a losing record currently. They remind me of UF's early recruiting class that was top 5 in verbal commits in 2024, but ended up 15th nationally after the actual football playing part sucked...Fla$h but no substance, gets beat by fla$h and substance 99% of the time.

Two weeks ago, my stomach was in knots over Michigan's offense. Today, I feel 100% better about the offensive possibilities going forward, but now I have the same feelings concerning the D.

With two weeks to get healthy and the staff able to implement the entire offense, I have hope.

Tuttle showed me enough that I believe we can be better on offense. From my recollection, we have thrown three deep passes: two by Warren and one by Alex. There may be one more I'm forgetting. I do know they have all been incomplete or intercepted. In the second half of the season, we have to throw the ball deeper more often. Tuttle gives us the best chance to do that.

On the defense side, the coaching is terrible. We have players out of position, poor tackling, and indecision. The only thing worse is the playcalling. The coaches are not helping these players.

We have two weeks to stop the bleeding and get back to basics. I think we can do it.