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http://www.maizenbrew.com/football/...arly-look-at-michigans-2015-football-schedule
I did find the comments below at the end of the article very interesting. They seemed to have gained respect for the Gophers and Jerry Kill. I think this is just a trick. If you read between the lines you can tell they believe that it won’t be very long before Michigan returns to the glory years, i.e. it is all over but the shouting. I suspect most of their fans are banking on Harbaugh to lead them to the promise land. They very well may be right but only time will tell.
Sorry, but you're wrong on Minnesota
Jerry Kill, who usually tempers enthusiasm, has said his team will be "much better" next year. Defensive line played 3 true freshmen this year, and they return many good d-backs, plus most of the o-line. QB play will be better (as shown in bowl), and Kill said the 3 tall/fast WR’s he redshirted were easily the best receivers on team. Also will have one of the most highly recruited RB’s from a year ago (sat out because of grades) and a TE to replace Williams who was expected to share time before tearing an ACL. MN has improved each of past four years, and Kill thinks next year they’ll be deeper and more talented. Plus the game is in MN.
by jsimple3 on Jan 9, 2015 | 12:13 PM reply
That's why I said it won't be a cakewalk
Minnesota is going to compete from here on out under Jerry Kill, I have no doubt about that. And, yes, Jeff Jones is going to be a very good back for the Gophers. That’s also why I said that Kill is one of the best at the "next guy up" type of team. This may come down to the team with the final possession of the ball winning the game.
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by Peter Putzel on Jan 9, 2015 | 12:30 PM up reply
Shouldn't be that competitive
Amazing how a team beats you once and the mentality of their whole fanbase changes. Minnesota’s, that is.
#FreeCarlosMartinez
by saintcloud on Jan 9, 2015 | 1:05 PM up reply
Get you while we can
We gotta be cocky when we can! Figure with the signing of Harbaugh we have about a 2-3 year window to compete. Then it’s back to winning once every 20 years.
by jsimple3 on Jan 9, 2015 | 1:21 PM up reply
It has to start somewhere, doesn't it?
I should probably recuse myself from all things Minnesota, but I don’t believe they (or Kill) get enough respect. The Gophers were handing it to Wisconsin that last week of the regular season. They lost by only 7 to Ohio State and were in that game pretty much all the way. Michigan may have been down, but I don’t think that anyone can really say that the Gophers aren’t going to be competitive.
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by Peter Putzel on Jan 9, 2015 | 1:37 PM up reply
Shouldn't be that competetive?
If you mean it shouldn’t be that competitive because the team that won by over two TD’s will be at home, where they could win by much more, then I agree!
by jsimple3 on Jan 9, 2015 | 1:57 PM up reply
With what they’ve done with MAC-level talent…. you’re right. I don’t want to face them. We might be more athletic, but I feel like the Gophers will be disciplined and methodical to a T. And that defense is looking pretty grown up.
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Quality begins on the inside, and then works its way out. {Bob Moawad
by atticus.finch.712 on Jan 9, 2015 | 1:54 PM up reply
MAC level recruits
Maybe they have MAC level recruits, but not talent. Had two players drafted in top four rounds last year and expect at least that again this year, plus a number of possible low round picks. Not sure how Michigan stacks up on those numbers, but remember a player like JJ Watt was a 2 star recruit. Those recruiting rankings are often based as much on who is recruiting you. A few years ago MN was recruiting a local center and only competition were mid-level D1 schools. He attended an Alabama camp, was offered on the spot and suddenly became a 4 star "best center in the nation". Same kid.
by jsimple3 on Jan 9, 2015 | 2:01 PM up reply
And that's where Kill comes in
I’ve said it before, he may actually coach the fundamentals of the game better than anyone. He has to. Minnesota isn’t going to get 4* and 5* kids on a regular basis, so the only way for Kill to be successful with the kids he does get is to coach them to play the game fundamentally sound.
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by Peter Putzel on Jan 9, 2015 | 2:04 PM up reply
Probably second to Bill Snyder in that department
Talk about a coach always teaching great fundamentals and clean football. Neither Minnesota or K-State ever really beat themselves.
by godogs13 on Jan 9, 2015 | 9:15 PM up reply
That’s what I meant. They’ve built up guys.
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Quality begins on the inside, and then works its way out. {Bob Moawad
by atticus.finch.712 on Jan 9, 2015 | 2:22 PM up reply
My far-away guess would be that we’re undefeated going into Michigan State. Utah and Oregon State don’t scare me that much. OSU, MSU, PSU, and Minnesota are the teams that scare me the most.
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Quality begins on the inside, and then works its way out. {Bob Moawad
by atticus.finch.712 on Jan 9, 2015 | 1:50 PM reply
I think Oregon State is going to get killed. I’m not afraid of Utah, either, but I just have the feeling that there will be some jitters in that first game. I’m going to go waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out on a limb and say that Michigan won’t lose a game by more than a touchdown all season.
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by Peter Putzel on Jan 9, 2015 | 2:07 PM up reply
OSU and MSU scare me more now than when we played them. Curious to see how Dantonio’s DBs turn out next year, though.
Writer for Maize 'n' Brew.
Quality begins on the inside, and then works its way out. {Bob Moawad
by atticus.finch.712 on Jan 9, 2015 | 2:24 PM up reply
I'm excited
to have a real coach who I can stand behind, and a competent AD that works behind the scenes instead of in my face all the time.
That being said, there is work to do here. Culture, talent development, recruiting, and QB questions are making me less hopeful for a one year turnaround, so I am hoping for more but expecting 7-8 wins.
But I am extremely optimistic about year two and beyond, and I believe B10 titles and sustained success will be commonplace for years to come.
by michtruth on Jan 9, 2015 | 2:24 PM reply
http://www.maizenbrew.com/football/...arly-look-at-michigans-2015-football-schedule
I did find the comments below at the end of the article very interesting. They seemed to have gained respect for the Gophers and Jerry Kill. I think this is just a trick. If you read between the lines you can tell they believe that it won’t be very long before Michigan returns to the glory years, i.e. it is all over but the shouting. I suspect most of their fans are banking on Harbaugh to lead them to the promise land. They very well may be right but only time will tell.
Sorry, but you're wrong on Minnesota
Jerry Kill, who usually tempers enthusiasm, has said his team will be "much better" next year. Defensive line played 3 true freshmen this year, and they return many good d-backs, plus most of the o-line. QB play will be better (as shown in bowl), and Kill said the 3 tall/fast WR’s he redshirted were easily the best receivers on team. Also will have one of the most highly recruited RB’s from a year ago (sat out because of grades) and a TE to replace Williams who was expected to share time before tearing an ACL. MN has improved each of past four years, and Kill thinks next year they’ll be deeper and more talented. Plus the game is in MN.
by jsimple3 on Jan 9, 2015 | 12:13 PM reply
That's why I said it won't be a cakewalk
Minnesota is going to compete from here on out under Jerry Kill, I have no doubt about that. And, yes, Jeff Jones is going to be a very good back for the Gophers. That’s also why I said that Kill is one of the best at the "next guy up" type of team. This may come down to the team with the final possession of the ball winning the game.
Editor at Maize n Brew.
by Peter Putzel on Jan 9, 2015 | 12:30 PM up reply
Shouldn't be that competitive
Amazing how a team beats you once and the mentality of their whole fanbase changes. Minnesota’s, that is.
#FreeCarlosMartinez
by saintcloud on Jan 9, 2015 | 1:05 PM up reply
Get you while we can
We gotta be cocky when we can! Figure with the signing of Harbaugh we have about a 2-3 year window to compete. Then it’s back to winning once every 20 years.
by jsimple3 on Jan 9, 2015 | 1:21 PM up reply
It has to start somewhere, doesn't it?
I should probably recuse myself from all things Minnesota, but I don’t believe they (or Kill) get enough respect. The Gophers were handing it to Wisconsin that last week of the regular season. They lost by only 7 to Ohio State and were in that game pretty much all the way. Michigan may have been down, but I don’t think that anyone can really say that the Gophers aren’t going to be competitive.
Editor at Maize n Brew.
by Peter Putzel on Jan 9, 2015 | 1:37 PM up reply
Shouldn't be that competetive?
If you mean it shouldn’t be that competitive because the team that won by over two TD’s will be at home, where they could win by much more, then I agree!
by jsimple3 on Jan 9, 2015 | 1:57 PM up reply
With what they’ve done with MAC-level talent…. you’re right. I don’t want to face them. We might be more athletic, but I feel like the Gophers will be disciplined and methodical to a T. And that defense is looking pretty grown up.
Writer for Maize 'n' Brew.
Quality begins on the inside, and then works its way out. {Bob Moawad
by atticus.finch.712 on Jan 9, 2015 | 1:54 PM up reply
MAC level recruits
Maybe they have MAC level recruits, but not talent. Had two players drafted in top four rounds last year and expect at least that again this year, plus a number of possible low round picks. Not sure how Michigan stacks up on those numbers, but remember a player like JJ Watt was a 2 star recruit. Those recruiting rankings are often based as much on who is recruiting you. A few years ago MN was recruiting a local center and only competition were mid-level D1 schools. He attended an Alabama camp, was offered on the spot and suddenly became a 4 star "best center in the nation". Same kid.
by jsimple3 on Jan 9, 2015 | 2:01 PM up reply
And that's where Kill comes in
I’ve said it before, he may actually coach the fundamentals of the game better than anyone. He has to. Minnesota isn’t going to get 4* and 5* kids on a regular basis, so the only way for Kill to be successful with the kids he does get is to coach them to play the game fundamentally sound.
Editor at Maize n Brew.
by Peter Putzel on Jan 9, 2015 | 2:04 PM up reply
Probably second to Bill Snyder in that department
Talk about a coach always teaching great fundamentals and clean football. Neither Minnesota or K-State ever really beat themselves.
by godogs13 on Jan 9, 2015 | 9:15 PM up reply
That’s what I meant. They’ve built up guys.
Writer for Maize 'n' Brew.
Quality begins on the inside, and then works its way out. {Bob Moawad
by atticus.finch.712 on Jan 9, 2015 | 2:22 PM up reply
My far-away guess would be that we’re undefeated going into Michigan State. Utah and Oregon State don’t scare me that much. OSU, MSU, PSU, and Minnesota are the teams that scare me the most.
Writer for Maize 'n' Brew.
Quality begins on the inside, and then works its way out. {Bob Moawad
by atticus.finch.712 on Jan 9, 2015 | 1:50 PM reply
I think Oregon State is going to get killed. I’m not afraid of Utah, either, but I just have the feeling that there will be some jitters in that first game. I’m going to go waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out on a limb and say that Michigan won’t lose a game by more than a touchdown all season.
Editor at Maize n Brew.
by Peter Putzel on Jan 9, 2015 | 2:07 PM up reply
OSU and MSU scare me more now than when we played them. Curious to see how Dantonio’s DBs turn out next year, though.
Writer for Maize 'n' Brew.
Quality begins on the inside, and then works its way out. {Bob Moawad
by atticus.finch.712 on Jan 9, 2015 | 2:24 PM up reply
I'm excited
to have a real coach who I can stand behind, and a competent AD that works behind the scenes instead of in my face all the time.
That being said, there is work to do here. Culture, talent development, recruiting, and QB questions are making me less hopeful for a one year turnaround, so I am hoping for more but expecting 7-8 wins.
But I am extremely optimistic about year two and beyond, and I believe B10 titles and sustained success will be commonplace for years to come.
by michtruth on Jan 9, 2015 | 2:24 PM reply
