Michigan Monday: No Lip Service

With Basketball bringing home the Natty and Football in between Spring Ball and Fall Camp, there isn't much to report on around these parts, until the Athletic Department investigation completes with the expectation that it either econerates Warde or walks him out.  

Both Basketball and Football are still recruiting.  Basketball in the portal and Football across the US.  Looks like Juke is either going Pro or to Rocky Top.  So he is out of the mix.  

Still Coach Whitt and his staff are doing work to catch up on the 2027 class.  They landed a local big fish this weekend in Jakari Lipsey a 4-star OT from KZoo.  Jakari is a pure athlete and a bit raw for OT right now but has a huge upside.  He is 6'5 290 and a 3 sport athlete in high school (Football, Basketball, and Track).  

His upside is clear as he is closer to his cellar then his ceiling at this point.  Many programs agreed and he had offers from the likes of LSU, UCLA, BC, Auburn, UNC, Tenn, Minnesota, MSU and many more. 

With Jim Harding in the Maize and Blue and considered the top OL coach in the country, I think its a perfect fit!  Welcome Big Man! 

• The Big Ten carved up $1.37B in revenue and sent it to the schools.  I don't think they need any outside funding/investing.

• No sponsorship of any kind but Dicks Sporting Goods has Basketball NC gear on sale now! 

• Coach Whitt calls for a Salary Cap, I'm sure that is in the works.

• I've been a fan of Duncan Robinson for a long time, I did not know about his brother's struggles until an ESPN report this weekend.  Duncan had a very poor National Championship game and now I know why, his brother went missing on that Final 4 trip.  Its a sad story and one that reminds us how important mental health is. 

• Cadeau and Trey Donaldson were not invited to the NBA Combine but the G-League Combine.  With a good performance they can get into the NBA combine, but probably a sign that Cadeau has a high percentage chance of returning to A2.