Monday, August 17, 2020

Michigan Monday: Who Is Going To Be Gone?

 As much as we all want Big Ten Football to happen this fall, it's not going to happen.   Justin Fields should spend his time training for the NFL Draft as his petition is admirable but the Big Ten has a history of not "hearing" anything that is a differing opinion then their own.   

Which means Michigan will lost a number of high profile guys that will never see the field in a Spring Season if that ever happens.  

  • Kwity Paye - 100% gone and rumored to be already gone.   He will sign with an agent. 
  • Nico Collins - I think would love to play again in the Maize and Blue but that decision makes no sense in the spring for a potential first rounder next year.  
  • Ambry Thomas - needs some better tape but OSU and Alabama will be the last two games for him.   Rumors are he is not working out with the team.   Probably gone. 
  • Carlo Kemp is a 5th year and unless the NFL says more tape, he is probably done as well. 
  • Nick Eubanks is also a 5th year but needs touches, I think he would stay and play. 
What about the high profile juniors?
  • Jalen Mayfield is clearly a very good prospects and will have a decision to make.  
  • Same for Aidan Hutchinson,  being a legacy player and dad as a Doctor, I think he might stay.  
Do you ever look at the Michigan roster and wonder if something is correct?  I just did that when they listed Dylan McCaffrey as a senior.   He might win the unluckiest QB in Michigan history, between injuries, recruits, transfers, and now a Pandemic.  Second place is that guy that got injured the week of the first game and true freshman Chad Henne came in and started for 4 years. 

Did the Big Ten/PAC 12 make the right decision?  Hard to know and we really won't know for sure until students get to campus which is happening this month.   ND is already a week in and many schools are having students move in this week.   I think the safest play is to cancel but Universities are a business bottom line and many need football revenue.  Case in point, many Universities are 80% or more online classes this fall but still having students move into dorms.  Why?  $$$$$

8 comments:

Kid Adorable said...

That guy was Matt Gutierrez; lived across from me with Gabe Watson when he was living on campus. Transferred out to Idaho State. After he couldn't catch on in the league I think he did some athletic training/coaching before moving into real estate.

Cormac said...

I disagree. At the very least, what Justin Fields is doing might get some sort of explanation from the 15 clowns. A NO vote is all anyone gets? BS. Mark Schlissel owes the FB team a good explanation of why he voted the way he did. Michigan was beating it and then the boob throws his FB team under the bus and without an apology. Some "leader." Chris Hutchinson said that Michigan should play. I'll trust his word over most everyone else.

szanreno said...

Let's say Schlissel votes yes, it now 11-3 not to play. Does that make everyone feel better? It's not close, why bitch. Hutchinson has no skin in the game if things go south, of course he's going to say yes. The reason is obvious, he owes no one an explanation or apology. And,,, it wouldn't be 15 clowns, it would only be 12.

MichiganMan said...

Everyone be quiet no football this year just stay safe hopefully everyone recovers play next year..... football we will miss you ...fire Don brown...

Cormac said...

Hey szanreno! Hutichinson has plenty of "skin" in the game. He was a 1992 captain and All-American. He also has a son on the team. Btw, he is also an ER doctor at Royal Oak (MI) Beaumont. So I say he has plenty of skin. We don't know the vote which is part of the problem.

szanreno said...

Hey Cormac! Hutchinson has plenty of credentials but he will get no blame should things go bad. Next....

Cormac said...

First, it was he had no skin in the game. Next, it is that he wouldn't get any blame. Moving goalposts?

Steve said...

Sorry that was too in-depth for you, look up it went over your head. No skin in the game means he carries no blame. He can say all he wants but if things go bad he just steps back out of view.