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Michigan Fans Takes On Alabama
Posted on 12/21/23 at 10:24 am
Posted on 12/21/23 at 10:24 am
Added more to the bottom of the post
One of my favorite things, admittedly a dirty pleasure, during this historic run is to read upcoming opponents message boards before games. I bookmark the "good ones" so I can revisit them after the game to see if they still feel the same way. If the outcome is what I think it'll be they'll be some good ones this go around. Below are some of my favorite takes so far.
On Saban:
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I also find it funny that they think he is head and shoulders above and a better coach than Harbaugh
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Easy to win championships when you can buy talent. Don’t get me wrong Saban can coach but his life was made a hella lot easier by having better talent than the other teams he faced. Every time a rule got change Saban started whining about unfair it is to his team. That is why I have no respect for him!
On Harbaugh being better than Saban
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It goes into most of the teams were Harbaugh’s B teams because players were sitting out.
Please don’t bring up bowl records if you want to be taken seriously.
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I don't get the Sabans the best if all time, that's just counting titles. He has only won where he can buy better players then most. Now that other programs are starting to steal his players he has started whining about it. I'll take JH over him Jim has won big everywhere. No way saban does that at Stanford or 49ers, San Diego was damn impressive as well. Saban great yeah best hell no not when you can only win with far superior rosters. I'll take Urban over Saban too. Dabo 2-2 against him too, look at him now that other programs can pay players. This era is all about cash thats big reason why he has done so well
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we have the two gifts from the football gods on our side and Harbaugh is every bit as a good a coach as Saban.
On Milroe
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Milroe is Alex Orgi but getting run because they don't have any other option. Milroe wouldn't start for Michigan at this moment. He won't show the defense anything they haven't seen because we have a bigger version of him on the roster.
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JJ is better than Milroe and it isn’t close in my opinion.
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He is an awful thrower when made to stand in the pocket his arm strength is bad.
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Why are you so afraid of a QB who was benched?
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Milroe was benched at one point this season because he was so bad.
Overall Thoughts
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Their big fat offensive line is going to get worn out by our depth on defense.
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I doubt Alabama’s defense is as good as Iowa’s— and we beat those guys So…
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So Amazing how GREAT They looked against Auburn and South florida and 3 other games they dont come to mind they played close in.
I'll stop but there's many more out there.
*UPDATE*
Wanted to add a few more since we’re less than a week away.
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I think we run it down their throats against their soft Lbs and win by 2tds
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I’d take our LB crew over theirs all day
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You win in the trenches and I would take both our lines over there’s. And that kid QB is going to be exposed big time.
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GA really played like dog **** against Bama...
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Saban and smart are better than Day. Not as good as Jim, but don’t need to when the talent is so much better.
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i'm counting on those fat bama linemen to run out of gas....we have the deepest rotation at that position in the country.
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In reality, Alabama's schedule was only slightly more difficult than Michigan's was.
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If we get blown out 41-17 it's because we **** the bed and not because Bama is that much better than us
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They are delusional. The've played a bunch of SEC nobodies other than Texas or Georgia
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we scored 30 on that ohio defense, we will top 30 on anyone we play. jmo.
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Which matchups favor the Crimson Tide? QB? No. RB's? No. TE's, No. DL? No. LB's, equal. Maybe their OL, but what else?
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Their WRs are not an edge vs our secondary.
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Alabama doesn’t have any elite wide receivers, running backs, or tight ends. Milroe is a decent not great passer. Keep him from running crazy and I don’t see how they outscore us
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They don't have a TE on the level of Loveland and he should be able to do work vs their LBers who are pretty avg in coverage. Plus, I trust JJ's ability to get our guys the ball more than Milroe. I think Milroe is gonna struggle against Minter's D.
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Bama D isn’t in the top 20 of any statistical category and the played some really bad teams!! Think about that. UM is in top 6 in all, offense stats, UM is in top 25 in two category, Bana in none! Not sure what everyone sees here….
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JJ is the most talented QB they’ve faced
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OSU’s wr/TE group is significantly better than Bama.
This post was edited on 12/27/23 at 2:18 pm
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Posted on 12/21/23 at 10:29 am to GAFF
What’s the best Michigan board?
Posted on 12/21/23 at 10:30 am to GAFF
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He is an awful thrower when made to stand in the pocket his arm strength is bad.
Proving this dumbass didn’t watch anything on Milroe
Regarding that Saban rambling. There’s plenty on this site that believe it too. Particularly mizzoubuckeyeiowa over on the MSB. Guy is probably the biggest Bama non-troll hater on this site and has made numerous posts calling Saban completely unimpressive
This post was edited on 12/21/23 at 10:35 am
Posted on 12/21/23 at 10:41 am to GAFF
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Don’t get me wrong Saban can coach but his life was made a hella lot easier by having better talent than the other teams he faced.
Saban’s record against Kirby nukes this argument
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I doubt Alabama’s defense is as good as Iowa’s— and we beat those guys So…
They put up 206 yards
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his arm strength is bad.
Lol
This post was edited on 12/21/23 at 10:44 am
Posted on 12/21/23 at 10:47 am to GAFF
You can always look at things through a certain lens. Hilarious their takes on “buying talent”.
Some of Nick’s best players were 3 stars. That’s often overlooked.
They can bring up the fact Harbaugh has had less talent to work with but I can also point out how easy their baby dick schedules are. They play zero p5 non conf games. The BIG10 is filled with terrible offenses. They get to prepare all season for one game in Ohio State.
Some of Nick’s best players were 3 stars. That’s often overlooked.
They can bring up the fact Harbaugh has had less talent to work with but I can also point out how easy their baby dick schedules are. They play zero p5 non conf games. The BIG10 is filled with terrible offenses. They get to prepare all season for one game in Ohio State.
Posted on 12/21/23 at 10:54 am to GAFF
Zero arm strength?!?!?!
The kid can flat footed throw a football 70 fricking yards, at hit what he's throwing at.
Damn, the delusion is skrong with this bunch.
The kid can flat footed throw a football 70 fricking yards, at hit what he's throwing at.
Damn, the delusion is skrong with this bunch.
Posted on 12/21/23 at 11:16 am to GAFF
Gonna be a tough New Year's Day for this bunch if our team does what they're capable of doing.
Posted on 12/21/23 at 11:26 am to GAFF
I’ve seen less trash at a landfill…
These guy have clearly never watched a single Bama football game. And the Saban argument is pure stupidity. It’s not even worth me typing out a counter-argument haha
These guy have clearly never watched a single Bama football game. And the Saban argument is pure stupidity. It’s not even worth me typing out a counter-argument haha
Posted on 12/21/23 at 11:57 am to GAFF
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ne of my favorite things, admittedly a dirty pleasure, during this historic run is to read upcoming opponents message boards before games. I bookmark the "good ones" so I can revisit them after the game to see if they still feel the same way.
Admittedly I have done that too. One of the best was reading the Michigan ST. boards before the 2015-16 Cotton Bowl (which some were cautious because the 2010 Capital One Bowl) and of course the ND board before the 2012 championship. Needless the say the Domers were much more quiet before the 2020 Cotton Bowl.
Posted on 12/21/23 at 12:37 pm to GAFF
Some high horse stuff about buying players. They bought Aubrey Solomon
Posted on 12/21/23 at 2:09 pm to GAFF
All this from a fanbase whose coach went to never-before-seen levels of cheating to be able to beat Ohio State, the one good team they play every year. And Ohio State has clearly not been the same since losing Meyer.
Posted on 12/21/23 at 4:58 pm to GAFF
Post the link to that board so we can follow up after.
Posted on 12/22/23 at 2:19 pm to GAFF
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his arm strength is bad.
Milroe has plenty of flaws, but this definitely isn't one of them.
Posted on 12/22/23 at 4:51 pm to GAFF
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I doubt Alabama’s defense is as good as Iowa’s
This is the dumbest shite I've read on here in a long time. And that's saying something.
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Easy to win championships when you can buy talent. Don’t get me wrong Saban can coach but his life was made a hella lot easier by having better talent than the other teams he faced.
Wonder if he thought this when Saban was beating Mich while at MichSt.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 6:13 pm to GAFF
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Bama D isn’t in the top 20 of any statistical category and the played some really bad teams!! Think about that. UM is in top 6 in all, offense stats, UM is in top 25 in two category, Bana in none! Not sure what everyone sees here….
Lmfao @ this shite. Alabama played more top 25 offensive units than Michigan played in the top 60.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 6:45 pm to GAFF
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JJ is the most talented QB they’ve faced
This might be the dumbest thing I’ve read all CFB season and that’s saying something.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 12:52 am to GAFF
I hope we smash Michigan so bad the Harbaugh leaves and their program falls into the abyss like Texas after the 2009 season.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:00 am to GAFF
quote:My favorite one.
If we get blown out 41-17 it's because we **** the bed and not because Bama is that much better than us
This post was edited on 12/29/23 at 8:01 am
Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:55 pm to GAFF
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1. Our WRs v their CBs - Funny thing about this is there is no expectation that we'll have any success here. Rational Michigan fans understand that we don't have the horses on the outside this year, conversely Alabama's secondary is fantastic. I actually think this is a good thing for Michigan. I'd much rather have their best defensive unit matched up against our weakest. It's like wasting an Ace against a 2 in a card game of War. But also, if we do get some early success from this unit it could demoralize them a bit.
2. Our TEs v their LBs/safeties? - Obviously this should be a big advantage for Michigan. MGoBlog crew thinks their LBs run in the wrong direction often, and/or just aren't very good. Not much more to say here.
3. Our OL v their DL - Zinter's injury could end up being the difference. But I feel like G Barnhart/T Jones might not be all that much of a step down compared to G Zinter/T Barnhart. While their DEs are expert, their DL is supposed to be, not. We SHOULD be able to run between the tackles a bit, and that to me will be the most important aspect of this side of the ball for me. I'll take 4/5 yards to grind and possess all game.
4. Minter v Milroe - Not sure why I am putting this at #4 because this is the most important key to the game for me. Sure, Milroe has improved and has cut down on mistakes since Texas. But I still think Minter can show this young QB coverage looks that he hasn't seen (see MHJ's post Michigan game comments) as well as pressure/stunts to add enough pressure to force him into inaccurate throws and/or costly mistakes.
5. Our DL/DEs v their OL - They had 2 5* freshmen LTs until recently. Proctor won the job and the other guy is now off the team. While Proctor is obviously talented enough to start as a freshman at LT for Alabama, he's still just a freshman. And the rest of their line isn't supposed to be fantastic. Meanwhile our DEs & DLs are very good and very deep. Just feels like they'll strengthen throughout the game and Minter will dial up some stunts (which have been killer) and just enough blitzes to make this a great matchup for Michigan.
6. Our spies/LBs v Milroe's legs - This will clearly be an important matchup as well. Milroe doesn't want to run, he wants to be a pocket passer. UGA at times had 2 spies standing in no man's land. Hindsight is 20/20, but what a mistake that was. I can't imagine Minter deciding to do that. Better to use those guys either in coverage or to pressure the pocket. Barrett/Colson are about as good as we've had in the last few years to combat Milroe's scrambles.
I love it, a classic "Our weaknesses aren't that weak and their strengths aren't that strong" post. Highlighted some examples.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:10 pm to GAFF
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JJ is the most talented QB they’ve faced
You know, except playing against the guy who won the Heisman trophy. I guess he wasn’t talented according to the Michigan folks.
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