I'm watching a replay of Sean Bell commenting on Times Radio (YouTube) about the war in Ukraine. "On reflection I think this is a masterstroke. Warfare is all about momentum, it's about initiative, and my goodness..."
Let's all stand up and invite him back. They had all that; it was almost Danantonio-esque, us against the world, plus a virtual record of talented, experienced and now hungry players.
Tom Mars, Jim Harbaugh, FBI raids, and who knows what else on an almost weekly basis. You're damn right the national championship is tainted--Harbaugh was suspended for half the regular season games--even though it is unequivocal on the football field.
Thankfully Harbaugh is gone because he takes most of the healing and appropriate allocation with him. He pulled a Pete Carroll and the university and the rest of us are left to deal with the sanctions, embarrassments, and still-continuing scandals, investigations, and sanctions. A four-year show cause is on the level of Dave Bliss, or Meyer and Tressel violations. We're still hearing the same effete arguments that "I didn't know." That is the whole point. He flat-out negotiated with Michigan to not be held responsible for violations, and this after flirting with the NFL, coming back, and doing it again for years.
I'm a marginal supporter of Sherrone Moore. Give him a chance. But he was trained and he flourished it under the 'go to the line and then over it' management philosophy and he is in it up to his eyeballs. Time will tell and there will be plenty of big, publicized tests, on the field and off.
J.J. McCarthy, I don't care I will remember Blake Corum fondly.
When Harbaugh was named honorary captain and accepted (then backed-out) I decided, for the first time in quite a while, not to watch the game. Michigan isn't and will never be the underdog and I don't like this us against them, they were only minor violations attitude. Glorifying Harbaugh shows this mentality is still alive.
Fresno State looks to be a nice little school (21,000 undergraduates) in the great California State University system. It will be a perfect Fall college football atmosphere. I'll look at the stats and no doubt catch the replay. The University of Michigan will live on. And eventually the next generation will take over just like they are supposed to.
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