Matt Pargoff

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Michigan wins the National Championship

Michigan 69 - UConn 63

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Oregon got this year’s version of the Penn State easy path to the semifinals.

Texas Tech in the second round is a tougher matchup than Boise State was for PSU last year, but still, have to imagine the Ducks are thrilled with that seeding.

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Is it just me, or are Michigan’s pass rushers acting like they think Julian Sayin is Michael Vick or something? Other than Derrick Moore, they’re all trying to push and contain.

And Moore keeps losing sight of Sayin, getting behind him, and not working back to him.

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That might be touchback and Michigan’s ball. It’s really close

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He was a full yard short. They lost half a yard.

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That was an odd use of timeouts at the end of the game. Put Michigan in position of needing a first down to run out the clock for the final kick.

Kind of crazy to get a win in a game where you turn it over five times and miss two field goals.

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I’d say through the first five, all of this year’s games were slightly better. Oklahoma game was closer than Texas. Better offense and didn’t give up late scores to CMU. Defending a lead at Nebraska vs comeback against USC.

This loss to USC was worse though than at Washington.

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Been thinking about how this season weirdly aligns with last season. So far, both went W, L, W, W, W, L.

W1: Defense not as expected. Opponent lingers around, but never threatens to tie or lead.

W2: Outmatched.

W3: Easy win.

W4: D-line dominant, but still gave up lots of pts.

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@e4burch Irrelevant if the defense can’t get a stop, but I think you make it a 10 game.

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I don’t understand going for two there.

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The Illinois player might not have been down on the fumble, but I think that should have been stopped for forward progress. He was facing the wrong way being dragged backwards.

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Haynes may have been short, but was Marsh on the play before? Seemed like he fell a half yard past the line to make.

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That Lions schedule is crazy. Road games at Baltimore, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Washington, LA Rams and Cincinnati, home games against Tampa, Pittsburgh and Dallas, plus the regular Minnesota and Green Bay rotation.

That’s every NFC playoff team and three AFC playoff teams.

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Incoming U-M transfer jersey numbers:

0 Tré Williams
7 TJ Metcalf
10 Mikey Keene
13 Donovan McCulley
13 Caleb Anderson
22 Justice Haynes
24 Tevis Metcalf
40 Troy Bowles
44 Damon Payne
70 Brady Norton

WR Anthony Simpson and OL Lawrence Hattar are not listed on the updated roster

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Michigan wins the Big Ten Tournament, beating Wisconsin 59-53.

It’s Michigan’s fourth time winning the tournament.

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So all four of the teams with first round byes have been eliminated. And of eight games played, only one was decided by a single score.

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Michigan’s defense really figured something out in the second half against Indiana. They only given up 32 points in their final 14 quarters.

That’s the equivalent of 9.14 points per game, with two playoff teams and Alabama among their opponents.

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Ohio State needs to be smart here. They’re still probably in the playoffs. Don’t want players getting suspended.