Showing posts with label Former Michigan Football Coaches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Former Michigan Football Coaches. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Wolverine Wednesday: What Are We Doing?

CBS and ESPN are struggling with being media companies and being profitable.  So here is a question for you:  Why are they paying these guys in the booth so much?  Tony Romo which CBS clearly wants to cleary cut ties with gets paid $1M per game.  Monday Night Football host Joe Buck just signed a $108M extension.  For working one night a week for 17 - 18 weeks? 

These companies really think people are tuning in for the folks in the booth and not the game?  This entire industry needs a reboot.  

  • University of Miami is moving from adidas to Nike next year. 
  • Oklahoma needs to be very careful with New Mexico this weekend. 
  • WMU has Boise State in two weeks.  It would be great for Michigan if they are ranked 
  • The Dabo vs. Capel Bill might have one of those old pro wrestling, "Loser leaves town games this weekend'
  • It makes me proud and pissed that Coach Minter and Coach Mac are seeing so much success in the NFL.  Michigan's program would be in a different place if Jesse Minter was our head coach right now. 

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Michigan Thursday: News and Notes

The Michigan Basketball team is now in Chicago and will await their next opponent.  They will face either Ohio State or Iowa during the noon game on Friday.  


  • Oregon State has picked off one of Dusty's top assistants and has hired Justin Joyner as their next head coach. 
  • Josh Uche has signed a FA deal with the Dolphins 
  • Kyler Murray is expected to sign with Minnesota to compete with JJ.   Makes sense, JJ looked good, bad, and injured last season.   After being injured his entire rookie season.  
  • Will Johnson will wear #2 for the Cardinals now, he had been #0. 
  • Crisler had 13 consecutive sell outs this year! 
  • Former LB coach Chris Partridge is suing U of M.  In a long list of Warde F-Up's this one has to be in the top 10.  
  • Yax is a Sporting News 1st Team All-America 
  • The Players Championship starts today.  I've played the other Dye course there but not the $1200 per round "Stadium".  Its a great complex and about a mile from the PGA Tour headquarters.   This is for sure the 5th major.  

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Michigan Tuesday: Golden Gophers Tonight

Michigan played its worst 2nd half against the best team they have faced this year on Saturday evening. Tonight they can win a share of the regular season Big Ten Championship by beating the Minnesota Golden Gophers.  The game is at Crisler, its an 8:30 tip on BTN, and Michigan is favored by 22 points.   Dusty's biggest job is to not let the Duke game beat them twice as a trip to Illinois on Friday night is up next.  Then Iowa on the road and MSU at home to wrap up conference play. 

When Michigan completely changes coaching staffs, I always wonder where and if the guys will show up at other programs.  Wonder no more! (ht: wolverine wire)

  • Offensive coordinator - Chip Lindsey (Missouri)
  • Offensive line - Grant Newsome (New York Giants - asst. OL coach)
  • Tight Ends - Steve Casula (Texas - analyst)
  • Defensive line - Lou Esposito (Baltimore Ravens)
  • Linebackers - Brian Jean-Mary (Notre Dame)
  • Defensive backs - LaMar Morgan (Oklahoma - cornerbacks)
  • Special teams - JB Brown (Texas - analyst)

I'm shocked that nobody hired Wink, as I've been suggesting he was not hireable by any other programs or NFL teams for the last two years.   Ron Bellamy is also looking for his next opportunity.  

  • Lou's son who just committed to Michigan before he took the Ravens job, is blowing up on the recruiting trail with offers from Penn State and USC the last two days.  Louis Esposito is a 2027 OL commit for the Wolverines.
  • Very sad news about Rondale Moore, who was a standout WR at Purdue and was a current teammate of JJ's on the Vikings. RIP. Another reminder that mental health is very important. Check on your friends and family members!

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Michigan Tuesday: Big Ball Game Night

Michigan and Purdue play a top 10 match up in Indiana tonight.  It's at a weird time and on a weird channel.  Yes, its a 6:30 EST tip on Peacock.  For those of you that don't subscribe and have YouTube TV, I do have a hack for you.  The game is also telecast on the NBC Sports Channel, which does not require an extra subscription (on YouTube TV).  This channel came back from the dead a few months ago and shows most Peacock games live. 

  • Wheat is the new RB coach at Illinois.  Wheat had a really bad run as head coach of Wayne State for a couple of years. 
  • Former Detroit Tiger and current MLBPA executive director Tony Clark has resigned.
  • Sacramento State joining the MAC seems strange to me. It's just in football and the travel will be very costly for them and the MAC teams on their schedule. It's a 5 year experiment, with not a ton of upside. Warmer Tuesday night MACtion?
  • The new Michigan staff seems to be hitting the road and making some strides with recruits in the 2027 and beyond classes. Seems crazy that Spring Ball will be here before we know it.


Monday, February 9, 2026

Michigan Monday: Seahawks Play Michigan Football

Coach Mike Macdonald came to Ann Arbor as a noname defensive coordinator.  When he was hired, I made a joke on twitter that Michigan was hiring the lead singer of the Doobie Brothers.   Sam Webb laughed and liked the post.  Now Coach Mac is a Super Bowl Champion head coach.   


Guess who is going to be a head coach soon?  Jay Harbaugh.  He has the last name and now has a National Championship and a Super Bowl ring.  Kent State or San Jose State should take a shot with Jay when they have an opening. 

All of us right now, might be thinking what if Coach Mac was in Ann Arbor as the Wolverine's head coach?  I don't think Coach Mac liked College Coaching as much as he does NFL.  I don't think he was that fond of recruiting and the 24/7 nature of the job.  

I have been watching the Seahawks all year in the 2nd Red Zone window.  They play Michigan Football if I've ever seen it.  QB is there to NOT make mistakes, power run game, and a dominating defense. 

Now onto the really important game on Sunday:

There have only been a few moments in Michigan Basketball recent memory that made me truly happy.   Trey Burke's shot against Kansas in the Final 4 and Jordan Poole's NCAA buzzer beater come to mind.   The wins at East Lansing and a blow out win in Columbus on Sunday,  put a huge smile on my face.   I'm 100% serious when I say, I don't want any other coach at any level of basketball over Dusty.  That guy can coach and can put a roster together.   Any night, Michigan has 9 guys that can beat you. 

Michigan dominated the entire game and took the Buckeyes will in the 2nd half, when we all expected a run from Ohio State.  On a side note, those game officials really weren't paying attention and seemingly didn't know the rules of college basketball.  
  • Coach Mac put former Michigan and current Seahawks center Olu Oluwatimi (he got hurt and lost his starting job this year) in for one play during the Super Bowl at RB. 
  • AJ Barner with a Super Bowl TD! I knew he was really good at Michigan.  He might not be in the NFL if not for Jay Harbaugh.
  • Michigan Women's Basketball lost a close one to UCLA on Sunday afternoon. 
  • Also congratulations on the Super Bowl win to Chris Partridge Seahawks LB Coach, Mike Morris DT, and Zach Charbonnet a former Wolverine that transferred to UCLA.

Friday, February 6, 2026

Michigan Friday: Jesse Knows Talented Coaches

Jesse Minter the new head coach of the Baltimore Ravens knows defensive coaching talent when he sees it.  He sees it in Michigan's DL coach Lou Esposito and hired him yesterday.  Ironically, the day his son commits to Michigan to play for his dad.  


This is a big loss for the Wolverines and maybe the best hire Sherrone ever made.  After a couple of guys he hired flamed out in a matter of days.  

Coach Lou just signed maybe the top DL class in the country, was rated as one of the best recruiters in the country, and clearly could develop NFL talent.   Now he is in the NFL and the hope is the guys he just recruited will be there in 3 or 4 years.   

Coach Whitt has some options now, he can move Lewis Powell who is the DE and Run Game Coordinator to cover the DL or go out and hire another coach.  My best guess is Lewis is the guy for the job.   Coach Lou will be missed! 

Michigan Basketball finally got out to a lead and had fun again on the court while blowing out a limited Penn State team last night.  If you remember, Michigan got out of Happy Valley a few weeks ago with a 2 point win.  Last night was a different story as the Wolverines put up a 110 - 69 victory in front of Fab 5 member Jimmy King and a sold out Crisler Center.  Nimari Burnett had a career night putting up 31 points shooting 7/10 from 3.   Michigan has the short plane ride to Columbus on Sunday for a tip against the Buckeyes at 1:00 on CBS.  Michigan Basketball always seems to be the pre-game show on Super Bowl Sunday.

  • Enjoy the Super Bowl.  As I have said a few times, Seattle plays Michigan Football.  I'm rooting for Coach Mac to win but I expect a low scoring defensive game.  Seahawks 23 NE 17

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Michigan Tuesday: Names Spring Captains

Michigan Football has much needed new leadership this year and they have new policy and procedures.  The newest procedure is naming Spring Captains, which makes sense as there are lots of new players on the roster from the portal, Utah, and true freshman. 

The 2026 Spring Captains are Rod Moore, Trey Pierce, Jordan Marshall and Bryce Underwood. There is also a leadership counsel made up of 15 players from each position group.


  • There was a outstanding question on why there wasn't announcement about Marsh staying?  They were waiting for his birthday and we got it yesterday! 
  • Sounds like Brian Jean-Mary is heading to ND at a LB coach.
  • Dusty was at the Pistons Nets game to see Danny Wolf and Juwan Howard.
  • Vlad got the gameball for the Heat last night!
  • Gus Malzahn is retiring from coaching.

Monday, February 2, 2026

Michigan Monday: Still Smiling From Friday

Anytime Michigan Basketball can make Tom Izzo sad, it's a good night.  Tom was sad on Friday night after Michigan entered the Breslin Center and walked away with a victory.  Michigan doesn't win very much in that barn and had lost 4 in a row to Sparty no matter the location. 


Michigan got out to a big lead, let it slip away in the 2nd, and played smart at the end of the game to sneak out a convincing win.  This team really seems to up the focus when they get down a few points.  Neither team played their best game but Michigan's effort was much more consistent.   Guard play really drives this team and Cadeau had a solid game.   Yax is always dependable on both sides of the floor and Mara started the game hot.   A great win for the Wolverines who went through Nebraska and MSU in a matter of days.   When Michigan plays smart basketball they are very hard to beat.   Still haven't seen that December team on the floor in Big Ten play, but if we can get spurts, we should be in pretty good shape! 

  • It's a family business as Grant Newsome is hired by John Harbaugh with the Giants
  • It's a family business as Michigan got a commitment from 2026 Texas LB Ndi Etta brother of Enow Etta.  As you might imagine, this seems to be a package deal for Enow to stay in Ann Arbor and remove his name from the portal.  Ndi is not ranked but has offers from the likes of Toledo, Miami of OH, UTEP, Army and others.  Welcome Ndi!

Friday, January 30, 2026

Michigan Friday: Big Game Tonight in East Lansing

Dusty takes his #3 ranked squad into Breslin Center tonight to face the #7 Spartans.  Both teams ranked in the top 10 make it a big game nationally.  The rivalry between the two schools make it really important in the Great Lakes State.  Michigan who has taken over the rivalry in football has taken a step back in basketball as the Wolverines have lost 4 in a row to Sparty and their last win in East Lansing was the 2017-2018 season, when Coach B was the head coach. 

Michigan will have to limit turnovers and get rebounds if they are going to win tonight.  I like the Wolverines chances on a neutral floor but in EL, it's going to get spicy.   The Wolverines will need solid guard play and see the 3 going down. 

TV: Fox
Tip: 8:00

  • Derrick Moore has a nice highlight during the Senior Bowl practice, where he trucks a Miami, FL OT.
  • Michigan has hired the former Air Force DC/Assist Head Coach Brian Knorr as an assistant Special Teams coach. 
  • Jim has a unique hire for his next DC to replace Minter, he goes to Western Michigan and hires their DC - Chris O'Leary who knows Minter's system. 
  • Michigan should've had the following coaches on their head coaching search:
    • John Harbaugh went to the Giants 
    • Jesse Minter went to the Ravens 
    • Todd Monken went to the Browns
  • There was a rumor floating around that admission was blocking the signing of QB Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi from the portal.  He was offically announced this week.
  • Michigan has a tough schedule next year but will have 4 straight home games to start the Coach Whitt era.

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Michigan Tuesday: Happy For Jay

Jay Harbaugh decided not to follow his dad to the Chargers or stay at Michigan.  Those were easy decisions.  He decided to take a risk with a friend but an unproven head coach Mike Macdonald and the Seattle Seahawks to be the Special Teams Coordinator.  IT was very clear on Sunday that Special Teams can be the difference in winning and losing a championship.  Denver and LA both made key mistakes in special teams that cost them a chance at the Super Bowl.  Jay's squad on the other hand has been helping the Seahawks win all year and he now has earned a trip to San Fran.  


Jay and Coach Mac are not the only former Michigan coaches doing a great job in Seattle.  The beloved former Michigan LB coach who was seemingly wrongly terminated by Warde, Chris Partridge is the Seahawks Outside LB coach.   

This guy doesn't have any ties to Michigan Football and spent 20 years at USC; his look just scares me.  This is Seahawks S&C Coach Jamie Yanchar.  I would guess he is able to get the guys to do a few more reps!


  • The Big Ten 2026 Football schedule gets released today at 5:30
  • Michigan Basketball hosts the undefeated Nebraska Cornhuskers tonight at 7:00 on Peacock.  This week will be a huge test for the talented Wolverines, with the Cornhuskers tonight and a trip to East Lansing this weekend.   Maybe we should just hire Jamie Yanchar to just stare at the opposing team under their basket. 😀

Monday, January 26, 2026

Michigan Monday: Any Win Over OSU is a Good Win

Congrats to Michigan Basketball and Trey Burke for a successful night on Friday.  Michigan is no longer dominating opponents, but I will take 8–10-point conference wins anytime! 


  • Congrats to coach Mac making it to the Super Bowl.  I said this weeks ago, but Seattle plays Michigan Football. 
  • I have no idea what the Steelers are doing?  Mike McCarthy is not a good coach.  That guy must interview really well. 
  • Scotty starts his season with a W
  • Coach Whitt is making $41M for 5 years, seems like a good deal both ways.   I guess John Harbaugh wasn't coming as he is making $20M per year with the Giants. 
  • Ryan Day hires former NFL head coach Arthur Smith to be his OC.   Ryan seems to like the old NFL guys.  As this is his 3rd in a row. 

Friday, January 23, 2026

Michigan Friday: Minter to Ravens

I'm happy for Jesse and sad at the same time.  Where would Michigan be right now if Warde was smart enough to hire Jesse Minter as Michigan's head coach instead of Sherrone?   My guess would've been playing in the CFP, not the Cheesy exhibition. 


Jesse has done a tremendous job for the Chargers and now replaces Jim's brother at the Ravens.   I would really like to know if Warde even contacted him this past cycle?  Don't get me wrong, Whitt is a strong hire but missing out on Jesse Minter hurts.  

Michigan now has three head coaches in the NFL who were either the head coach or defensive coordinator for Jim at Michigan.  Hard to imagine that none of those guys came back to Ann Arbor.   As you know, Coach Mac is one game away from the Super Bowl and will face the potential next MVP in Stafford on Sunday.

Michigan also grabbed a commit from a 2026 kicker Jacob Baggett, who is ranked the #8 kicker in the country.  Former 2026 kicker commit Micah Drescher backed out of his letter of intent with Michigan a few weeks ago.  Jacob is from Charlotte and picked the Wolverines over UK.   His Bio says he has a big leg and has range over 55 yards and 65+ on kickoffs.  Welcome Jacob and please kick that baggett between the uprights!


Enjoy the OSU - Michigan game and Trey's jersey being retired. 

Friday, January 16, 2026

Michigan Friday: Last Day to Hop into the Portal

Why has the last two weeks felt like 2 months?  The portal activity has just been crazy and it seems like it started back in December.   I imagine we will see some more movement today, I hope it continues to be positive movement for the Wolverines.  



Welcome Back to Ann Arbor, Glad you never left! 
  • CB Shamari Earls 
  • DE Nate Marshall 
  • DE Dominic Nicholas 
  • LB Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng
  • S Rod Moore
  • DL Enow Etta (back from the portal)
  • TE Zach Marshall 
  • DL Trey Pierce 
These are all important saves to the roster.  Enow was getting a ton of interest in the portal and Trey just saw his brother join the team.  I believe the new staff is 3-0 in keeping Marshalls on the roster.  Fingers crossed its 4-0 with "Marsh" in the last name. 

The big news is 5-star athlete Salesi Moa who originally signed with Utah, thought about flipping to Michigan after the coaching change, enrolled at Utah, then jumped into the portal.  Will announce his college decision tonight at the Polynesian Bowl.   His brother who is in the portal is a former LB at MSU, who has also visited Ann Arbor during this cycle. 👀

There is also some buzz around a 2026 CAL DB Ernest Nunley who just received his release from Cal.  

Important Dates:  Tonight at 11:59 ET is the deadline for players to request entry into the portal, Sunday Jan. 18, 11:59 p.m. ET is the latest schools can enter players into portal. 1/27 Add/drop date for classes at U of M.
  • Michigan Basketball at Oregon on Saturday 4:00 NBC
  • Want to feel old? Michigan Basketball has offered Jamal Crawford's son
  • Jesse Minter is getting a ton interviews for a head coaching role in NFL.  With John off the board, I expect hires to happen pretty quickly now. 
  • 2 QB's back to their teams that Michigan will see next season: Mateer at OK and Moore at Oregon.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Michigan Tuesday: Thinking About Minter

You know I'm not a fan of Michigan AD Warde Manuel.  I actually think he needs a leadership manual.   He has done some really head scratching things and a few good things as well.   The Dusty hire was the best thing he has ever done for the University of Michigan.  We don't need to get into his well documented mistakes and missteps. 


This take is no way a knock on Sherrone.  Outside of the QB situation last season, Sherrone has done a very nice job leading this team.  My question is, did Michigan miss out on the next superstar head coach in Jesse Minter?

I watched Red Zone the last two weeks and see defenses struggling all across the league.  Not Jesse's squad.  His defense gave up 9 points last night in Vegas.   I expect Jesse will be one of the hot candidates  in the head coaching market next off season.  VA Tech and UCLA already have openings and the way the NFL has started it will be easy to see 5+ jobs open there as well.  I don't think it was a mistake that Jim's first hire was Jesse and a signal maybe Warde should've paid more attention to. 

  • JJ looks to be out a month with a high ankle sprain.  Not good. 
  • There continues to be Rod Moore suggestions he will play this weekend.  I hope so! 
  • Rivals came out with updated rankings: #3 in the nation Carter Meadows and #8 Savion Hiter.  Yes, Please! 
  • Michigan commits continue to take other visits. The Michigan coaches will need to protect against a ton of programs coming after this class.  Can you imagine the offers Meadows and Hiter are getting?
  • Bryce is the Big 10 and Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Week

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Michigan Thursday: Orji Update

I like Alex Orji but he is not a QB.  I don't know if he can catch but he would be a great TE or even a RB.  If I was an opposing team, I would think Orji was a beast coming off the bus.   


As you know, Alex decided to transfer to UNLV this off season and continue to improve the turnaround program with new head coach (who was a Michigan candidate at one point) Dan Mullen in his first year in Vegas. 

Mullen announced that Alex will share time at QB with UVA transfer Anthony Colandrea during their first game this weekend against Idaho State.  

“They have similarities, but they have differences in their games,” Mullen said on "McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning" (h/t On3). “Both guys will play in Game 1 for us, for sure. It’s a long season. But I want to make sure on gameday that what I see in practice, they can do on the field in a game and see how people respond to that.”

  • Bryce has a new deal with Beats.  They really need to sell those custom Michigan Beats! Yes, he gifted a pair to each player. 
  • Former Michigan TE Luke Schoonmaker is in concussion protocol.
  • This is your yearly reminder that nobody cares what Urban Meyer says about anything or anybody. I wish he would just go coach Idaho State.
  • Detroit Cass Tech 2028 WR Mylan Griggs will visit for the opener.

Friday, June 20, 2025

Michigan Friday: Late Week News and Notes

  •  JJ made over $4M in NFL royalties last season, that ranks as the highest earner in the NFL.  Has to be Michigan fans, right?
  • Michigan Basketball Transfer Morez Johnson makes the U19 USA National Basketball Team, what great experience for him and we might have just landed another great talent out of the transfer portal!  Oscar Goodman also made the New Zealand team! 
  • Wisconsin Football is suing Miami of Florida for tampering with a current player to enter the portal and transfer to South Beach.
  • 4-star CB Khary Adams picks ND over Michigan today. 
  • Big final official summer recruit weekend on tap!


Monday, April 28, 2025

Michigan Monday: A Busy Weekend

Let's get to the draft first.  


Will did finally go to the Cardinals in the 2nd Round.  At least he is going somewhere warm.  I was 3 short on my prediction of 10 drafted Wolverines.  Here is a full list with the UDFA signings. 

  1. Mason Graham to Cleveland 
  2. Big Kenny Grant to Miami 
  3. Colston Loveland to Chicago 
  4. Will Johnson to Phoenix  (Round 2)
  5. Josaiah Stewart to LA Rams (Round 2)
  6. Kalel Mullins to Tennessee (Round 6)
  7. Myles Hinton to Philly (Round 6)
UDFA:
  • Donovan Edwards to the Jets
  • Makari Paige to the Giants 
  • Josh Priebe to Miami 
  • William Wagner to Cincy 
  • AJ Henning to Miami (former Wolverine) 
Congratulations to all the former Wolverines that found homes in the NFL this weekend.  Nice to have an NFL Owner with his name on Michigan's Business School!  Also Jim Harbaugh and Mike Macdonald drafted zero former Wolverines. 


Not to be out done by the NFL Draft, Michigan landed 2 2026 commits including a QB.  For some reason Michigan seems to love the name "Brady" as a Michigan QB.  Brady Hart who was Michigan's 2026 QB decided to become at 2025 commit and headed to Texas A&M after Bryce committed to the Wolverines.  Now another Brady is headed to Ann Arbor:

4 Star QB Brady Smigel - A former FSU commit Brady is a 6'5 205 pound QB from California.  He always liked Michigan and started to get recruited by Chip Lindsey as soon as he took the job in Ann Arbor.  He is known as a pocket passer and a kid that can really spin it.  He is rated 4 stars to all the services and has a host of offers.  His top schools after leaving Florida State included South Carolina, Washington, and UCLA. 

3 Star Tariq Boney is 6'3 230 pound edge rusher from DC.  Who quickly learned that Michigan Football is already crowned as DE U.  Boney Toney (too early?) offer list includes: Georgia, Wash, WVU, CAL, Tenn, Wisconsin, Penn State, BC, and others.  

Welcome Brady and Tariq! 


Friday, March 21, 2025

Michigan Friday: Ugly or Pretty a Win is a Win

Michigan Basketball is not going to win any basketball beauty pageants.  They fended off a pesky bunch from UC - San Diego in Denver last night.  At times it looked like Michigan was going to blow out the team from Sunny San Diego and then it looked like Michigan might give the game away. 


I'm sure this team works on free throws in practice, it just doesn't look like it.   I'm sure this team works on protecting the ball in practice, even though that doesn't translate to the games.   I wish this squad had another year together, so they could play to their skill sets, understand Dusty' system better, and work on the few things that they struggle with.  Either way, Michigan is moving on and has another game on Saturday at 5:45 against the Aggies of Texas A&M. 

Vlad led the team with 14, Tre got his customary 12, Wolf had a down game with 9, and it was nice to see Gale with a sore hammy score 11 points.   I think Gale''s slump has been a big reason for Michigan's inconsistent play.  In summer camp, Dusty thought Gale would be Michigan's best player this year and he has clearly struggled in Big Ten play. 

  • It's hard to believe but Hunter Dickinson played his final college basketball game last night as Kansas lost to Coach Cal and Arkansas in the 1st round. 
  • In somewhat of a surprise move, Michigan has offered FCS Campbell WR Sincere Brown, who had 61 catches over 1000 yards and 12 TD's last season.  He is also 6'5.  Yes, Please!   He is getting a lot of attention in the portal right now. 
  • Matt Weiss is facing some serious computer hacking and identity theft federal charges.  Michigan did the right thing by separating from him quickly a few years ago.   If these charges are accurate, Matt is a deeply troubled person. 
  • Michigan's social media showed a clip of Bryce Underwood throwing a few practice balls and I'm pretty sure the entire Michigan fan base all started dreaming at the same time of what is to come with the young talented QB. 

Monday, March 10, 2025

Michigan Monday: Now What?

I don't know what the ratings were for the Michigan - MSU game on Sunday, but my guess is most Wolverine fans took a pass.  Michigan had zero shot and played like it.  


This team has crashed and looks like they've played two seasons not one.  Will the little push fight motivate this team in the tournaments?  I just don't know.  It would seem to make sense to me that a tired team will not excel in a format that plays in back to back days or every other day.   Michigan Basketball is back but this might be it for the season.  

I love how Dusty rebuilt this roster for a run this year but this team needs athletes and the roster lacks that skill set.   Hopefully, they find some magic in Indy.  

  • Today at noon starts NFL Free Agency and if JJ will be the Vikings starter next season.  
  • Coach Mac out in Seattle is not playing and traded his QB and his WR that looks like he was built out of a lab to be a WR.   The top 2 bullets are related as Sam Donald is predicted to go to the Seahawks.  A bit of a head scratcher for Tom Brady to trade for Geno Smith. 
  • Former 5 minute Wolverine Xavier Worthy got arrested this weekend.  Doesn't looks like he will face charges.
  • Famous Buckeye Eddie George replaced a former Wolverine QB as the Head Coach of Bowling Green.  Hard to win at that school.

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Wolverine Wednesday: News and Notes

  • Nico Collins was a good WR at Michigan.  I did not expect him to turn into one of the NFL's best WR's.  Congratulations to him and today his contract was re-worked for cap reasons. 
  • Michigan Basketball closes the season at home against Maryland tonight.  Let's hope this game goes better then senior night. 
  • OSU QB Will Howard had a tough combine throwing the ball. 
  • Michigan is making a push for 5 star QB Ryder Lyons, he is expected to visit this Spring and take an official this summer.  
  • ESPN's Around The Horn last show will be May 23
  • I do not recognize this name at all, but now former Michigan QB Anthony Arnou is now transferring to Delaware State after graduation from U of M.