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Just blown away with the talent Michigan accrued so quickly:

- Marsh and Buchanan--4 stars set for stardom

- Johnson--4.5 star guy who would've been 5 had he been timed

- Ff(fffffff)rench and Moa--5 stars

All those riches with last year's production and a new, run-heavy OC. Not sure how they pulled it off.

Which is the more embarrassing loss?

Umass today: 37-21

Michigan 2016: 76-0

Edit: my bad, it was 78-0

If there was fantasy football in college Hoffman would be on mine. Watch him dominate this year.

He’s had absolutely no running room all night. Kinda feel bad for the guy, you’d have thought that tech would be a good landing spot for him

I am a South African in the US becoming more interested in CFB. I recently came across the twitter account of Justin Spiro who is a "Michigan State journalist". But the majority of his content seems focused on trying to dig up dirt on Michigan and not MSU. How does he make money doing this and why is he so anti-Michigan but not as pro-MSU?

Hey all!

My friend and I, late 30’s, are coming up next week for the OU game. We aren’t big into drinking anymore but want some things to look into while we’re there. Would appreciate any feedback. We’ll be there all day Friday and leaving Sunday.

PS if anyone has a good game day spot we could check out, I’d love that! We have tickets to the game but would be down to hit up a tailgate or two.

But with a twist. Bringing the family to the game this Saturday to celebrate my husbands 40th. We've always just walked from our places on campus but now we have a 4 year old. We want to take the kid to Charley's and be in downtown prior to the game but then attend the game. Where would you suggest we park so we can do both? Cost isn't a factor for convenience but any lower cost options are always appreciated! Thank you from two forever blue fans who can't wait to take our southern born but Michigan forever kid to his first game!

Idk how much weight this holds (probably none) but I heard a rumor Michigan may be going back to the unis they wore in the kickoff game against Florida in 2017 for this years home opener Saturday night. Even if this rumor turns out to be totally false it can still make for a fun discussion on kickoff eve-eve. What do you guys think?

going to come to Michigan for my annual trip to the big house. are there any rumors for night games this season aside from the home opener (would come for this but stuck at work)?

thanks!

Can't wait for Saturday.

I know I’m sorry please don’t dislike me! I’m so impressed from our touring the big house that I want to attend the game this year. Where do you recommend the visiting fans sitting within the bowl (section numbers) also…any places to stay or eat? Anything I should be aware of? I don’t want to be an annoying obnoxious fan I just want to see what the pride of Michigan is all about. Thanks kindly!

First game of a new era and I mostly just want a clean, boring win. Save the drama for October.

Credit to Big Ten Football on YouTube

In his press conference KW mentioned that they have not emphasized tackling as much during fall camp. Is that a cause for concern?

Texas has been the matchup on September 11,2027 for a good 5 years now.

Suddenly, Eastern appears on that date 🤔

We’ll definitely need him. Don’t know why some fans don’t want him back. Makes no sense to me. It’s basically the same as waiting for a guy to get a medical waiver, aka like when Rod Moore got one. It takes a bit for the process to play out.

I just want to remind people, the totality of this roster is why we’re top-10. I’ve seen lots of takes already about how the McCoy injury is like some death blow.

Yeah it’s bad, but we have plenty of options. People haven’t even seen Liburd play and from everything I’ve heard, he has been the most improved basketball player this offseason.

Lastly, I just want to say, I hope we don’t go on another international trip for a long time. Injuries can happen at any point, but I’d rather us just play secret scrimmages here in the US, and play in exhibitions here in the US. International ball is a lot different than college.

Feel free to disagree with any of this.

Before Jim Michigan was 5-7 with Brady hoke and 3–9 with rich rod