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[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@Flo_Wirtz_fan @YIMBYLAND The Yellow Wall would fit right in amongst American college football. The Rose Bowl (pictured by the OP) seats ~90K and is the 11th largest in the US

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@crazyunclelou Wildly out of touch if you think that ruling had anything to do with recruiting prior to at least the '22 cycle and proving Bud's point even further. Big Ten programs and others like Texas Tech or Miami didn't really start to take advantage of the new NIL reality until '23 or '24

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@CFB_Pat The summer 2021 ruling had literally zero impact on roster construction and very limited impact in 2022 compared to what it is now. Totally agree choosing a year is going to be a bit arbitrary, but you're nuts if you don't think Smart built the '21 and '22 teams by the old model

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@THE_OSU This has literally not happened since Tressel. Even in the '15, '18, '19, and '25 blowouts Ohio State still had its starters on offense out there late in the 4th quarter. So we'll call it 0% of the last 14.

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@TheBuckGuys Ohio State owned the series 2004-2019, but that's not the only time period that college football has been played

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@Metaleka_ also this just wasn't the case in 2013 or 2017? Michigan had a 2-point attempt to take the lead with 32 seconds left in 2013 and had the ball down 4 with 2:47 left in 2017, despite being massive underdogs in each. 2015 and 2019 are accurate.

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@CF_Budge vs Power 4 opponents

Jackson: 159 carries for 873 yards (5.5 ypc) and 4 TDs
Marshall: 129 carries for 861 yards (6.7 ypc) and 8 TDs

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@SpartanFourLife Everyone steals signs. The advance scouting rule is in place to mitigate costs. Michigan was punished to the severity it was for its defiance and frustration with the NCAA. If you think iPhone footage from 200+ feet away is more valuable than the all-22, you're an idiot.

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@RedCedarRebel Izzo's 1999-2015 is one of the great runs in modern college basketball history. Since? He's been a very good coach but not a special one. Just one Final Four and three Sweet 16s in his last ten tournaments.

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@SpartanDawgsEL You can certainly chirp him for never winning a natty himself, but he made two title games in just three seasons in college. Izzo has made one in thirty.

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@ctfan7774 There are lunatics and ignorant folks in every fanbase, but more Michigan fans subscribe to Kenpom than anyone else. It's been that way since the early Beilein era. But ok.

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@CBeshJr Anyone who definitely claims any one team to be the best, is being crazy with how tough it is to compare seasons/era. Calling them one of the best is pretty reasonable given their dominance? I'd argue '24 UConn is in similar company. Also UM fans are not at all new to Kempom

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@SpartyWRLD The golden age of Michigan State basketball was 1998-2010. Michigan absolutely tanked through that period but was a better program before then and has been slightly better since then.

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@TheConnorPils This is Illinois' first Final Four since 2005 and second since 1989 (when the Illini lost to UM). In that time, Illinois has only made two major bowl games, losing both (02 Sugar and 07 Rose). That's what he means by not making the big stage. They earned it this year though.

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@GmingClipz The wild part looking at that is how huge a difference the final game makes. Michigan is now at 9 Final Fours, 16 Elite Eights, and 20 Sweet Sixteens, but is 1-6 in the title game. UConn is 6-0 in the title game. The only difference between being a blue blood or not.

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@jillgaebler @AZBandCatSports @ArizonaMBB @Brownbear1999 He's doing the opposite. He's acknowledging their high-level experience and saying the trio do not PLAY like freshmen.

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@CEaslickWNEM There are two distinct eras here. Izzo's tournament success was at the top of the sport, but he's regressed to just very good.

2001-2015:
15 Tournaments
10 Sweet Sixteens
7 Elite Eights
5 Final Four

2016-2026:
10 Tournaments
4 Sweet Sixteens
2 Elite Eights
1 Final Four

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@NotConnorCook18 can't do it, they'd have to change those graphics of where starters began their career. imagine the shame on Izzo to have a 25-year-old on his 6th school disgracing his noble warrior poets amongst his starting five.

[World of Wade @MattSamFolk]

@msutrustees your profile picture is that of a transfer who spent one year in East Lansing