I'm not sure why this is controversial. Is Mitchell better than what I feared we might get (Jack Wilson II)? Yes. Is he better than Payne? No. I don't think it's all that close.
This. If they're as disinterested as they seem, sell the team. Take your huge profits and invest in something else. There are seasons that are partial rebuilds and scaling back payroll makes sense. Right after you won a play-off series for the first time in 20 years wasn't the right time for it.
She's also pulling portal commitments from players from Michigan and Nebraska etc. Kind of upsets the "we suck, we have no NIL, the coach doesn't matter" narrative some are pushing.
Yes. I would still take Payne over Mitchell and if Christie leaves (which I think is at least 50/50), his replacement will almost certainly be a downgrade. Carrington for Asuma is probably a wash at least to start with more offense but less defense. If Christie returns and they can add an...
The few moves they did make aren't yielding any thing. DeSclafani hurt. Topa hurt. Staumont hurt. Margot is terrible and brings nothing to the table.
Simply bringing back Michael Taylor and a decent #5 starter option would have helped a lot. Nothing can overcome this dead@ss offense though. It...
Also 5-0 against Weakling Wednesday teams. 4-11 against everyone else. 1 quad one win. Had to overcome a 20 point deficit against PSU to avoid an 0-6 finish in the B1G.