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CFB Week 6: Michigan Men Play Through Concussions

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mre

Golden Domers are chickenshit!!
chicko1983 said:
Yeah we will agree to disagree.

I am going to multi bet the line for Ole Miss and MSU. Especially if the line is at or above 7pts.

These two teams are going to rate their chances against Bama and TAM this week, they are both up and coming programmes and have plenty to prove. Plus playing at home is a massive bonus. The crowds will be going bunta if there is a sniff of a victory.

My guess, and what I am betting on, is that if they dont win in an "upset" they will both get bloody close.

Cant wait!
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EVERYBODY TAKE A SHOT

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inm8num2

Member
Hoke released a statement today.

"The safety of our student-athletes is always our top priority," Brady Hoke said in a statement. "We generally never discuss the specifics of a student-athlete's medical care, but Shane Morris was removed from yesterday's game against Minnesota after further aggravating an injury to his leg that he sustained earlier in the contest. He was evaluated by our experienced athletic trainers and team physicians, and we're confident proper medical decisions were made. The University of Michigan has a distinguished group of Certified Athletic Trainers and team physicians who are responsible for determining whether or not a player is physically able to play. Our coaches have no influence or authority to make determinations if or when an injured player returns to competition. The health and welfare of our student-athletes is and will continue to be a top priority."
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Kacar

Member
Probably just gonna give my Tennessee-Florida ticket to a buddy of mine. OSU plays at the same time and also the games at 11. I usually only enjoy going when drunk and that's a little early for all that. Oh well.
 
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Jhriad

Member
AlteredBeast said:
Sure, sure. Add USU v BYU (Utah State is going to get destroyed), but still leave off Nebraska at MSU. Are we going to get beat that bad? The line is only MSU -7...
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Hey now, leaving a game between two ranked opponents off the list makes sense. You gotta make room for that close SMU v. ECU game. Lord knows SMU has been electric so far this year. ;)
 
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AlteredBeast

Fork 'em, Sparky!
You have a point. Plus, they are much closer to SEC country. This allows the NFL-like skill of the SEC to rub off on both teams, making them inherently better than anyone north of the Mason-Dixon line, also known as "the Land Where One Loss Drops You Out Of The Top 25"
 
M

mre

Golden Domers are chickenshit!!
Jhriad said:
Hey now, leaving a game between two ranked opponents off the list makes sense. You gotta make room for that close SMU v. ECU game. Lord knows SMU has been electric so far this year. ;)
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Nebraska should have been on there. I think I just missed it when I was cutting and pasting.

And SMU has been DREADFUL. Almost historically so in its ineptitude. That's why it's game is notable. :p
 
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timetokill

Banned
GAF Pick'em Week 5 Results and Rankings

Rank [ Change ] User < Score | Total Pts > ( Last Pts / Last Picks )
1 [ &#9650;1 ] Jhriad < 47 | 55 > ( 13 / 10 )
2 [ &#9660;0 ] Jay Sosa < 46 | 55 > ( 12 / 9 )
2 [ &#9660;0 ] StrikerObi < 46 | 53 > ( 12 / 8 )
2 [ &#9660;0 ] tokkun < 46 | 52 > ( 12 / 9 )
2 [ &#9660;1 ] xeris < 46 | 51 > ( 11 / 10 )
6 [ &#9660;0 ] Battlezone < 45 | 53 > ( 12 / 9 )
7 [ &#9650;6 ] ag-my001 < 42 | 48 > ( 13 / 9 )
7 [ &#9650;1 ] Monroeski < 42 | 47 > ( 11 / 9 )
9 [ &#9650;4 ] GodfatherX < 41 | 48 > ( 12 / 9 )
10 [ &#9650;3 ] Purple Cheeto < 40 | 48 > ( 11 / 8 )
10 [ &#9660;2 ] Frustrated_Grunt < 40 | 48 > ( 9 / 7 )
10 [ &#9650;1 ] AntoneM < 40 | 47 > ( 10 / 9 )
10 [ &#9660;2 ] KingGondo < 40 | 47 > ( 9 / 7 )
14 [ &#9660;1 ] truly101 < 39 | 48 > ( 10 / 8 )
14 [ &#9660;1 ] Yaboosh < 39 | 46 > ( 10 / 9 )
14 [ &#9660;1 ] Cyan < 39 | 45 > ( 10 / 8 )
14 [ &#9660;1 ] Ganhyun < 39 | 45 > ( 10 / 7 )
14 [ &#9660;1 ] FelixOrion < 39 | 45 > ( 10 / 7 )
14 [ &#9650;11 ] AlteredBeast < 39 | 39 > ( 11 / 9 )
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20 [ &#9650;10 ] rhfb < 38 | 45 > ( 11 / 9 )
20 [ &#9650;5 ] Mac the KNife < 38 | 45 > ( 10 / 9 )
20 [ &#9660;7 ] zyxwvu4321 < 38 | 45 > ( 9 / 7 )
20 [ &#9660;9 ] devildog820 < 38 | 45 > ( 8 / 8 )
20 [ &#9650;5 ] perfectchaos007 < 38 | 44 > ( 10 / 7 )
20 [ &#9660;13 ] bachikarn < 38 | 42 > ( 4 / 4 )
27 [ &#9650;3 ] Incognito < 37 | 44 > ( 10 / 7 )
27 [ &#9650;3 ] MrJames < 37 | 44 > ( 10 / 7 )
27 [ &#9660;2 ] GoldenEye 007 < 37 | 38 > ( 9 / 8 )
30 [ &#9650;8 ] pxleyes < 36 | 43 > ( 10 / 8 )
30 [ &#9660;17 ] Affeinvasion < 36 | 43 > ( 7 / 6 )
30 [ &#9660;5 ] cdyhybrid < 36 | 43 > ( 7 / 6 )
30 [ &#9650;8 ] Subitai < 36 | 41 > ( 10 / 7 )
34 [ &#9660;4 ] Randolph Freelander < 35 | 43 > ( 8 / 6 )
34 [ &#9650;11 ] Crimson Commie < 35 | 41 > ( 11 / 8 )
34 [ &#9660;4 ] chicko1983 < 35 | 41 > ( 8 / 6 )
34 [ &#9650;7 ] bucknuticus < 35 | 40 > ( 10 / 8 )
34 [ &#9660;4 ] mre < 35 | 40 > ( 8 / 6 )
34 [ &#9660;21 ] ConfusingJazz < 35 | 35 > ( 0 / 0 )
40 [ &#9650;1 ] andycapps < 34 | 41 > ( 9 / 8 )
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Week 5 High Score: 13 by Jhriad, ag-my001
Most Overall Picks: 10 by Jhriad, xeris
Most MoV Picks: 4 by ag-my001, JCX, StrikerObi


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timetokill

Banned
GAF Pick'em Week 6 Games
(all games Saturday unless otherwise noted)

(THU) UCF @ Houston by X
(FRI) Louisville @ Syracuse by X
Texas A&M @ Mississippi State by X
Florida @ Tennessee by X
Alabama @ Ole Miss by X
Oklahoma @ TCU by X
Stanford @ Notre Dame by X
Wisconsin @ Northwestern by X
LSU @ Auburn by X
Michigan @ Rutgers by X
Miami @ Georgia Tech by X
Nebraska @ Michigan State by X
 
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ConfusingJazz

Member
Whoops, forgot my picks last week. I am blaming TTK for not being Yahoo.

UCF by 4
Louisville by 4
Mississippi State by 4
Florida by 4
Ole Miss by 4 I'm with the Aussie!
Oklahoma by 10
Stanford by 10
Wisconsin by 10
LSU by 4
Rutgers by 4
Miami by 4
Michigan State by 10
 
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chicko1983

Member
(THU) UCF @ Houston by 4
(FRI) Louisville @ Syracuse by 4
Texas A&M @ Mississippi State by 4
Florida @ Tennessee by 7
Alabama @ Ole Miss by 4
Oklahoma @ TCU by 7
Stanford @ Notre Dame by 7
Wisconsin @ Northwestern by 4
LSU @ Auburn by 10
Michigan @ Rutgers by 10
Miami @ Georgia Tech by 4
Nebraska @ Michigan State by 7
 
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PhoenixDark

Banned
Has it been confirmed Morris had a concussion? I watched he game and didn't get the impression he had one. The wobbling seemed to be due to the leg injury.
 
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ag-my001

Member
PhoenixDark said:
Has it been confirmed Morris had a concussion? I watched he game and didn't get the impression he had one. The wobbling seemed to be due to the leg injury.
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I think the concern is that there were clearly visible signs of a possible concussion, and that if they were doing the proper testing, he wouldn't have been available to come back in.
 
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AlteredBeast

Fork 'em, Sparky!
GAF Pick'em Week 6 Games
(all games Saturday unless otherwise noted)

(THU) Houston by 4
(FRI) Louisville by 11
Texas A&M by 13
Florida by 6
Ole Miss by 6
Oklahoma by 8
Notre Dame by 13
Wisconsin by 18
Auburn by 12
Rutgers by 6
Georgia Tech by 4
Nebraska by 9
 
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BertramCooper

Banned
Benching Gardner in favor of Morris was such a stupid move.

Gardner is lousy, but Morris was obviously worse, and the commentators kept mentioning how visibly pissed Gardner was and how he and Morris were completely avoiding each other on the sideline.

It's probably not a stretch to assume that such a move effectively divides the team into Gardner/Morris camps, which further undermines the stability of the team.

So good going, Hoke.
 
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andycapps

Member
You people picking Ole Miss this week are crazy. Crazy I tell you!

Georgia did a nice tribute to Vince Dooley's first team at UGA in 1964 here.
 
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PhoenixDark

Banned
BertramCooper said:
Benching Gardner in favor of Morris was such a stupid move.

Gardner is lousy, but Morris was obviously worse, and the commentators kept mentioning how visibly pissed Gardner was and how he and Morris were completely avoiding each other on the sideline.

It's probably not a stretch to assume that such a move effectively divides the team into Gardner/Morris camps, which further undermines the stability of the team.

So good going, Hoke.
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I don't think I've ever seen Morris look decent. Getting him playing time is one thing, but do it when you're blowing out another team (App St). He's clearly not ready to win an actual game against a decent opponent. IMO that's another indictment of the coaching staff. I wouldn't expect him to look great now but he didn't even look like he belonged on an NCAA football program.

This coaching staff can't do shit with the "talent" they acquire. Every time I make the mistake of listening to Michigan-centric sports radio it's dominated by recruiting talk. Who's coming this year, who's coming next year, who's coming in five years. Nonstop. Yet these guys get to campus and can't play. Meanwhile MSU takes 2 and 3 star players and makes them stars. That's coaching. Being a 4 or 5 star recruit doesn't mean shit if you can't play.

The program is trash, and if it gets better it'll simply return to winning 8-9 games a year. It's not going to match OSU and will struggle against MSU for quite awhile imo.
 
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BertramCooper

Banned
KingGondo said:
Jim might be though. He doesn't get along with the 49ers management for some reason, and he was apparently open to the idea of coming to the Browns in that rumored trade.
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Going from one NFL team to another is different than going from an NFL team back to college. Even though Harbaugh clearly has issues with 49ers management, he'd easily be able to snag another H.C. job in the NFL.
 
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andycapps

Member
BertramCooper said:
Going from one NFL team to another is different than going from an NFL team back to college. Even though Harbaugh clearly has issues with 49ers management, he'd easily be able to snag another H.C. job in the NFL.
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I agree. And I see Miles turning down the inevitable offer. Then they're on their 4th or 5th option again.
 
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BertramCooper

Banned
Yaboosh said:
Irrelevant. The worst part of these rumors is what a coach says during the season means less than nothing.
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True, but the John Harbaugh rumors seem like an even bigger stretch than the Jim Harbaugh ones.

Why the fucking fuck would John Harbaugh, at this point in his career when he's won a Super Bowl and coaches a perennial playoff contender, want to rebuild a decimated Michigan program?
 
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Yaboosh

Super Sleuth
BertramCooper said:
True, but the John Harbaugh rumors seem like an even bigger stretch than the Jim Harbaugh ones.

Why the fucking fuck would John Harbaugh, at this point in his career when he's won a Super Bowl and coaches a perennial playoff contender, want to rebuild a decimated Michigan program?
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A Harbaugh will definitely not be the Michigan coach. Just saying these denials mean literally nothing.
 
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Lunar15

Member
theprodigy said:
There better not be two SEC teams in the playoff this year.
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The SEC doesn't look hot enough to get two teams in there. However, this hasn't stopped voters before!

In general though, no one looks really "complete" right now. Maybe Oregon.

On an unrelated note, I'm ready to watch this week's UF/UT game on mute. I'm sure Rocky Top was a nice song at one time, but at this point I'm not even sure how UT fans can stand it.
 
M

Monroeski

Unconfirmed Member
BertramCooper said:
Going from one NFL team to another is different than going from an NFL team back to college. Even though Harbaugh clearly has issues with 49ers management, he'd easily be able to snag another H.C. job in the NFL.
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I guess it could depend on how terrible his relationship with 49ers management is. He may easily be able to get another NFL head coaching job but IIRC his contract with the '49ers goes through NEXT season so his next NFL job would still be at the mercy of '49ers management through 2015. I don't know much about NFL head coach contracts but I imagine if they can be traded like players then there are probably other similarities to player's contracts, meaning I doubt he would be able to just quit his job, take a buyout, and take a different NFL job like you can do in college. If he were to absolutely want out of San Francisco this season his only real options may be to go to Ann Arbor or to be at the mercy of wherever San Francisco wants to send him.

I still wouldn't consider Jim Harbaugh to Michigan to be likely, but I wouldn't say it's impossible. If his reward for three straight conference title games (including a Super Bowl appearance) was almost getting shipped to Cleveland then there are clearly some kind of major issues going on behind the scenes.
 
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Draxal

Member
So Georgia lost to South Carolina lost to Mizzou who lost to Indiana who lost to Bowling Green who lost to Western Kentucky who lost to Middle Tennessee.

edit.

Harbaugh might just like the college game better and pull a Saban/Petrino.
 
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Yaboosh

Super Sleuth
Draxal said:
So Georgia lost to South Carolina lost to Mizzou who lost to Indiana who lost to Bowling Green who lost to Western Kentucky who lost to Middle Tennessee.

edit.

Harbaugh might just like the college game better and pull a Saban/Petrino.
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Saban or Petrino didn't make it to 3 straight NFCCGs.
 
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BertramCooper

Banned
Draxal said:
Harbaugh might just like the college game better and pull a Saban/Petrino.
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Saban had middling success in the NFL and Petrino was a complete bust.

Jim Harbaugh is by all accounts insanely competitive and has a brother with a Super Bowl ring and an archrival (Carroll) with one, too.

He doesn't strike me as the type that would quit the NFL when he's already come so close to getting a ring.
 
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ag-my001

Member
I see Harbaugh having enough cachet to pull the transition back to college successfully. A bunch of people who come down with "pro style systems" or an "NFL pipeline" don't do well unless they've had some proven success. Weis was pulling good recruits for a couple years until people realized he wasn't what they thought he was. Harbaugh shouldn't have that problem. Assuming he'd want to go through the hassle, of course.
 
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Draxal

Member
Saban or Petrino never had teams as loaded as Harbaugh did. Trent Baalke is really really good.

Thing with Harbaugh it seems likes that he is a complete control freak, that screams college coach to me.
 
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KingGondo

Banned
If the program were in a little bit better shape and Hoke were just being fired for a scandal (while the team is doing at least *OK*) I could see them getting a marquee name.

The program has some major issues though. They've been out of the national conversation for close to 10 years now. They don't seem to be getting the same kind of recruits they used to get. Their insistence on "tradition" means that any forward-thinking change (a la Rich Rod) is likely to be met with much harrumphing by the boosters.

They might not win a game the rest of the season.
 
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Draxal

Member
KingGondo said:
If the program were in a little bit better shape and Hoke were just being fired for a scandal (while the team is doing at least *OK*) I could see them getting a marquee name.

The program has some major issues though. They've been out of the national conversation for close to 10 years now. They don't seem to be getting the same kind of recruits they used to get. Their insistence on "tradition" means that any forward-thinking change (a la Rich Rod) is likely to be met with much harrumphing by the boosters.

They might not win a game the rest of the season.
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According to 247.

6 in 2012. 13 in 2013. 20 in 2014. Now developing those recruits is all on him especially qb.
 
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Lonestar

I joined for Erin Brockovich discussion
Lunar15 said:
The SEC doesn't look hot enough to get two teams in there. However, this hasn't stopped voters before!

In general though, no one looks really "complete" right now. Maybe Oregon.

On an unrelated note, I'm ready to watch this week's UF/UT game on mute. I'm sure Rocky Top was a nice song at one time, but at this point I'm not even sure how UT fans can stand it.
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Oregon barely making it out of wherever Washington State is, is not a "complete" team. Offensive line problems.
 
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