Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Patterson, Newsome, MeyerGate & More


I’ve Been Waiting To Post…

Based on the outcome of the Board of Trustees meeting in Columbus.  Their meeting began today, Wednesday, at 9:00 AM.  Meyer was present at the meeting.  I have a feeling based on some leading reports is that Meyer will be suspended and will be reinstated with time already served.  Seems a little wishy-washy, but whatever.  All I can say is: 

Stay tuned…

Newsome DONE…

In very sad, but not totally unpredictable news, Grant Newsome announced his retirement from football after suffering an injury that nearly led to the loss of his leg. 


I actually followed this pretty closely and was constantly amazed at what Grant was going through and figured about 6 months or a year ago that there was no way he was going to manage coming back from this injury.  But, Grant seems surprisingly upbeat and recognizes the fact that he’s going to be able to walk for the rest of his life.

Patterson Is The Starter

In a highly unusual and un-Harbaugh like move on Monday, Jimmy announced that the starting QB would be Patterson.  I’m not sure if that’s because Patterson starting seemed like the worst kept secret ever (Michigan’s D-Coaches were talking him up in pressers) or if Harbaugh has turned a new leaf and figured, “Keeping it a secret here hasn’t worked in the past.  Let’s try something different.”

I personally think it takes a lot of pressure off the starter knowing he’s going to start and he can concentrate and think a little more clearly about his tasks in the last two weeks of camp. 

So, for all the worry-bead fans out there – think of this as good news!

Irving-Bey Transfers to CMU

Everyone knows that I’m not into recruiting (that much) and I also don’t follow the back-up players too closely, but I do remember landing this 4-star (away from LNU) and was excited to see another big, fast D-Line guy on the roster.   I guess Irving-Bey didn’t like the fact that he became a red-shirt and decided he wanted to play now and have a chance at getting to the NFL earlier?  Dunno…Confusing.


The Gophers Name a Frosh Starting QB 

But are any QB’s really freshmen any more?  I understand what Fleck is doing here.  Go with the youth movement and maybe have some semblance of his guys on at team in 2-3 seasons.  Exactly the same thing he did at Western.  The fact that he is a walk-on is a bit of a head scratcher, but so was last year’s Heisman Winner while he was at Oklahoma…


I don’t think it’s a terrible idea, especially if you believe you have deficiencies elsewhere and the season may not be as successful as you’d like it to be.  Start the hungry guys and maybe motivate the holdovers to try a little harder.

Harbaugh-isms Ranked By SBNation

These are pretty good if you follow the coach’s quotes. 


  1. “FAT IS THE ENEMY OF SPEED.”
  2. “Got where I am by rolling up my sleeves, delegating nothing, and taking everything personally.”
  3. “Lead like Truman don’t tap dance like Fred Astaire!”
  4. “IF YOU ARE BORED YOU ARE BORING.”
  5. “AIN’T HARD BEING A FOOTBALL PLAYER IF YOU ARE A ‘FOOTBALL PLAYER.’”
  6. “Preaching to the choir is for the showboats and the soft.”
  7. “Transform your fear into anger...solve your problems with aggression.”
  8. “I’ve been known to come through on occasion.”!
  9. “ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION.”
10. “Do you usually get what you are asking for? Do any of us?”
11. “I shouldn’t have to pester or harass you to help you.”
12. “You are over the legal limit for what ifs.”
The Mailbag…

As usual, you all texted or mailed on a variety of issues…

Wow!  Surprising that Harbaugh named the starter…He usually doesn’t even issue game rosters during game week!
A variant of this note/text/e-mail was received from several of you.  Yeah, as I stated, it’s a little surprising.  But, again, Harbaugh and the rest of the coaches/team will not have to answer that question or related questions for the next two weeks.  I mean if the whole entire team knows who the starter is, what’s the difference?   And Patterson gets dedicated time and doesn’t have to think about being the starter, he just needs to think about executing. 

So now that Patterson is the starter, do you think Michigan goes to a more “up-tempo” offense than in seasons past? 

I really hate it when you guys make me think.  First, I’m not sure that Tempo is the “only” answer to winning football games and championships.  NCAA leading tempo team Syracuse ran a blistering 88 PPG in 2017!  I didn’t know where Michigan even ranked in tempo or how many plays per game (PPG) Michigan averaged, so I had to consult the trusty www.teamrankings.com website for some info.  Michigan ranked 88th last season in Tempo, but NC Bama ranked 90th.  Clemson, OTOH, ranked 20th.  Over the seasons, Michigan has dropped in Temp from 80 PPG to 70 PPG last season.  I think part of that was compensating for a lousy offense, where you’d rather NOT run more PPG.  That being said, it seems you can be successful running at a higher tempo (Clemson - 77 PPG) and also successful running a slower tempo (Bama – 69.9 PPG).  Again, looking at Clemson and Bama as the “Target”, Clemson’s overall offensive production (with Deshaun Watson) was better (in adjusted stats) than Bama’s.  Which, then, of course, you DEFINITELY WANT to run more PPG with a better offense.   So, in short, if we’re going to assume the Michigan offense is going to be BETTER with Patterson, I think they’ll try to up the PPG and run a slightly higher tempo.  Guestimate, at best.  In the end, who knows?

But, if you’re a stats guy and want to know what makes a champion, be more worried about Opponent Yards Per Game!!!  That’s the stat you’d like to control, and looky here!  These were the top teams in 2017!



Just saw the stuff about Smith and the sex toys.  I must admit that, other than having heard of a C-ring, I am absolutely clueless as to what those other things are for and/or how they are used???  What a perv!!!
I just bet he looked stunning in that suspender rig!!!

Wasn’t even going to put this response out there, but ya gotta’ admit, the suckeyes have given us a spectacular August with news breaking on Fridays heading into weekends!  If you hadn’t heard, McMurphy (Stadium) reported the following:

Fired Ohio State assistant football coach Zach Smith sent a picture of his penis from a White House bathroom, according to a published report Friday night.
Stadium reported that Smith, citing photos it had obtained, sent a photo from April 20, 2015 - the same date of Ohio State’s White House visit after winning the 2014 national title - where his penis could be seen alongside a towel that featured the seal of the President of the United States.

USAToday and others have now followed up and corroborated the story.  What started out as a domestic abuse situation (And I’m starting to believe there wasn’t as much abuse as just wild, outlandish sex and other illicit activity that was sometimes reported as abuse) has morphed into an episode of “Jerry Springer-Columbus Style”!   All we need is Urban, Shelly, Zach, Courtney, the Mother and Mother-In-Law on stage and maybe a few other assistants thrown in for good measure and, damn folks! 

We’ve got ourselves one helluvan’ episode!

More juicy details!  Honestly, I wanted to put copies of the pics of the equipment in this post, but decorum and decency is preventing me from doing it.  However, Click the link below for McMurphy’s Stadium article and see all of Zach’s crazy merchandise!

And I agree with the e-mailer:  I’m no prude and I enjoy a walk on the wild side, but I have NO IDEA what some of this stuff is used for!!!


Documents and receipts Stadium has obtained show Zach Smith ordered more than $2,200 in sex toys, male apparel and photography equipment and had the items delivered to him at Ohio State’s Woody Hayes Athletic Center in 2015.
The Woody Hayes Athletic Center houses all Buckeye football operations.
All of the items were delivered to “Zach Smith, Woody Hayes Athletic Center, 535 Irving Schottenstein Drive, Columbus” between February and May 2015. Copies of some of those documents are listed below.
Courtney Smith said Zach Smith took multiple photos of his penis inside the Ohio State coaches’ offices, inside the White House when the Buckeyes visited in 2015 and also photographed himself in the coaches’ offices receiving oral sex and having sex with an OSU staffer.
The items delivered to Smith between February and May 2015 at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center include a men’s spider enhancer thong triple c— ring, body wear CS2 metallic erotic c— strap gold and snake skin, Wildman T-ball lifter red, candyman men’s jock suspenders, PetitQ open slit bikini brief and studio pro product table top photography lighting kit.
The items were ordered and delivered mostly through Amazon from various companies/individuals including Captain Camo, StevenEven, Erogenos, Gypsy B and Devil’s Wink.
Lots of good leads of where to find stuff is there for the more sexually adventurous readers! 

MMQ TIP OF THE DAY!:  Get a post office box FIRST if you’re going to be ordering crap like that on line and not paying cash at your local porno shop!

Oh boy…So where does this leave Meyer?  In all honesty, until this story leaked, I really thought Meyer was going to dodge a bullet.  But now that he was not only employing an alleged domestic abuser, but he was also employing a semi-perverted philanderer that like to take pictures of the stuff he was doing.  In Obama’s White House, no less.  So, yeah, there’s more problems for Meyer that he can’t necessarily answer.  Especially the sex in the coach’s office with a former staffer.

And if Meyer DOESN’T Get let canned, can you imagine what a field day the student sections will have wherever the suckeyes have to play on the road this season?  It almost seems to easy, but Captain Camo, StevenEven, Erogenos, Gypsy B and Devil’s Wink are probably going to get a HUGE BOOST in sales in all those cities!

Still No Word Out of Maryland?  What’s Taking So Long??

I dunno… 

Seems like we should have heard something by now.  I just don’t see how Durkin survives, especially with Peppers coming out and saying stuff, too.  Peppers could have easily kept his mouth shut, but decided he need to pipe up.  Doing the right thing, perhaps?

Whatever the case, I’m shocked that after the University President more or less owned up to the WHOLE THING that Durkin is still an employee of the University. 

What I DIDN’T realize is that there could be criminal charges pressed, depending on what the investigation reveals. 

Yikes…The idea that a coach or coaches could be charged with criminal negligence resulting in death is pretty serious. 

So were ranked 14th in the Pre-Season poll…What do you think about that?

I’m LOVIN’ IT!!!  Why you might ask?  Because in each of the last three seasons, a double digit Pre-Season AP Poll Ranked Team has made it to the CFP Final Four! 



Chris Fallica, aka “The Bear” on ESPN’s Game Day, pulled this juicy detail out and stated, “the candidate that best fits this model for the 2018 season?  

Michigan.”

Yep – perfect spot to be ranked.  

Did you happen to catch the before and after photos of Rashan Gary after the “Herbert” treatment?  Seems like Michigan has a pretty good strength and conditioning guy now!!!

I did see the before and after of Rashan, but I was unable to relocate it on Twitter.  I hate twitter with that respect.  There’s not a really good search engine to find stuff that was posted even less than a week ago.  However, I did find the before and after of Devin Bush, and yeah, I like what I’m seeing.  This is going to be a muscled up, lean team heading into the season.  Off season conditioning is EVERYTHING!!!  Herbert appears to be a Barwis (Rich Rod) type of individual.  Eat right, rotate your proteins and carbs, exercise muscle groups at different intervals, the importance of aerobic lifting to build stamina, etc.



ETC

Satan “S@#$%s Out” Players!!!

If any other coach other than Satan had made this statement, he’d be getting rode hard all over social media as being a guy that immediately needs to be canned!  But not Satan!  He can get away with anything!


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