Michigan Friday: Big Game Tonight in East Lansing

Dusty takes his #3 ranked squad into Breslin Center tonight to face the #7 Spartans.  Both teams ranked in the top 10 make it a big game nationally.  The rivalry between the two schools make it really important in the Great Lakes State.  Michigan who has taken over the rivalry in football has taken a step back in basketball as the Wolverines have lost 4 in a row to Sparty and their last win in East Lansing was the 2017-2018 season, when Coach B was the head coach. 

Michigan will have to limit turnovers and get rebounds if they are going to win tonight.  I like the Wolverines chances on a neutral floor but in EL, it's going to get spicy.   The Wolverines will need solid guard play and see the 3 going down. 

TV: Fox
Tip: 8:00

• Derrick Moore has a nice highlight during the Senior Bowl practice, where he trucks a Miami, FL OT.

• Michigan has hired the former Air Force DC/Assist Head Coach Brian Knorr as an assistant Special Teams coach. 

• Jim has a unique hire for his next DC to replace Minter, he goes to Western Michigan and hires their DC - Chris O'Leary who knows Minter's system. 

• Michigan should've had the following coaches on their head coaching search:
• John Harbaugh went to the Giants 
• Jesse Minter went to the Ravens 
• Todd Monken went to the Browns

• There was a rumor floating around that admission was blocking the signing of QB Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi from the portal.  He was offically announced this week.

• Michigan has a tough schedule next year but will have 4 straight home games to start the Coach Whitt era.

Michigan Tuesday: Happy For Jay

Jay Harbaugh decided not to follow his dad to the Chargers or stay at Michigan.  Those were easy decisions.  He decided to take a risk with a friend but an unproven head coach Mike Macdonald and the Seattle Seahawks to be the Special Teams Coordinator.  IT was very clear on Sunday that Special Teams can be the difference in winning and losing a championship.  Denver and LA both made key mistakes in special teams that cost them a chance at the Super Bowl.  Jay's squad on the other hand has been helping the Seahawks win all year and he now has earned a trip to San Fran.  

Jay and Coach Mac are not the only former Michigan coaches doing a great job in Seattle.  The beloved former Michigan LB coach who was seemingly wrongly terminated by Warde, Chris Partridge is the Seahawks Outside LB coach.   

This guy doesn't have any ties to Michigan Football and spent 20 years at USC; his look just scares me.  This is Seahawks S&C Coach Jamie Yanchar.  I would guess he is able to get the guys to do a few more reps!

• The Big Ten 2026 Football schedule gets released today at 5:30

• Michigan Basketball hosts the undefeated Nebraska Cornhuskers tonight at 7:00 on Peacock.  This week will be a huge test for the talented Wolverines, with the Cornhuskers tonight and a trip to East Lansing this weekend.   Maybe we should just hire Jamie Yanchar to just stare at the opposing team under their basket. 😀

Michigan Monday: Any Win Over OSU is a Good Win

Congrats to Michigan Basketball and Trey Burke for a successful night on Friday.  Michigan is no longer dominating opponents, but I will take 8–10-point conference wins anytime! 

• Congrats to coach Mac making it to the Super Bowl.  I said this weeks ago, but Seattle plays Michigan Football. 

• I have no idea what the Steelers are doing?  Mike McCarthy is not a good coach.  That guy must interview really well. 

• Scotty starts his season with a W

• Coach Whitt is making $41M for 5 years, seems like a good deal both ways.   I guess John Harbaugh wasn't coming as he is making $20M per year with the Giants. 

• Ryan Day hires former NFL head coach Arthur Smith to be his OC.   Ryan seems to like the old NFL guys.  As this is his 3rd in a row. 

Michigan Friday: Minter to Ravens

I'm happy for Jesse and sad at the same time.  Where would Michigan be right now if Warde was smart enough to hire Jesse Minter as Michigan's head coach instead of Sherrone?   My guess would've been playing in the CFP, not the Cheesy exhibition. 

Jesse has done a tremendous job for the Chargers and now replaces Jim's brother at the Ravens.   I would really like to know if Warde even contacted him this past cycle?  Don't get me wrong, Whitt is a strong hire but missing out on Jesse Minter hurts.  

Michigan now has three head coaches in the NFL who were either the head coach or defensive coordinator for Jim at Michigan.  Hard to imagine that none of those guys came back to Ann Arbor.   As you know, Coach Mac is one game away from the Super Bowl and will face the potential next MVP in Stafford on Sunday.

Michigan also grabbed a commit from a 2026 kicker Jacob Baggett, who is ranked the #8 kicker in the country.  Former 2026 kicker commit Micah Drescher backed out of his letter of intent with Michigan a few weeks ago.  Jacob is from Charlotte and picked the Wolverines over UK.   His Bio says he has a big leg and has range over 55 yards and 65+ on kickoffs.  Welcome Jacob and please kick that baggett between the uprights!

Enjoy the OSU - Michigan game and Trey's jersey being retired.