Michigan Tuesday: Waiting For The Big Ten Schedule

As COVID races and shut downs Big Ten Football programs.  With Northwestern and Rutgers being the latest with outbreaks, there is also a very well written FaceBook post by the mother of a Indiana offensive lineman that has been hit very hard by COVID while training with his teammates.   We are waiting on Big Ten to announce the new schedule.  The rumor mill is saying we are going to hear something this morning.   I have also heard similar rumors for the past 3 weeks.  So who knows?

As far as Michigan recruiting goes, the next big fish will be announcing this Saturday in Rocco Spindler.  Rocco is rated a 4 star Guard and one of the highest recruited offensive lineman in this class.  He is down to Michigan and ND with 50/50 in predictions.   Rocco, Donovan Edwards, and Rashaun Benny are the three must wins for Michigan as they are positions of need and instate recruits.    Rocco is a coin flip, Edwards was trending away from Michigan but now in better shape, and most insiders feel Rashaun is a strong lean towards Ann Arbor.  

• The Rock and a group of investors buys the XFL for $15M.  Hopefully, they give the league a chance and willing to lose money for a few years.   Here are my recommendations for success: 1- try to get some deal with the NFL and NFLPA, 2- TV deals are very important, 3- play in professional soccer stadiums not NFL stadiums, 4-Pick football hungry locations like San Antonio, Orlando, Portland maybe?  5- don't overpay big name coaches and use the league to develop minority coaches and management.   If you can get the NFL more involved as a development league for players, coaches, and management you have a chance.  (even former players wanting to be broadcasters, Troy Aikman started calling games in the World League)

• One of the Big Ten's best players, Minnesota WR Rashod Bateman is opting out of the Big Ten season and will train for the NFL Draft. 

• I'm looking forward to the first golf major this weekend in the PGA Championship.  Love they are playing on a public course in San Fran. 

• The man that arguably saved Michigan Football, Jim Hackett is retiring as the CEO of Ford on Oct. 1