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He was great on Tic Tac Dough. Woulda thought he was older.
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I actually had to think about that. Like, WTF, that guys is game show host! Here's what I got when I Googled himOriginally posted by Dr. Strangelove View Post
Martindale has hosted numerous game shows, including What's This Song?, Gambit, Headline Chasers, High Rollers, The Last Word, Great Getaway Game, Trivial Pursuit, Shuffle, Boggle, Jumble, Instant Recall, Debt, and most famously Tic-Tac-Dough. In addition, he was the creator of Bumper Stumpers.May 29, 2023Mission to CFB's National Championship accomplished. But the shine on the NC Trophy is embarrassingly wearing off. It's M B-Ball ..... or hockey or volley ball or name your college sport favorite time ...... until next year.Comment
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The coach is Don Martindale but somewhere along the line people started calling him "Wink" after the gameshow host.Comment
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Rich Eisen and Charles Woodson would like to remind you that Michigan won the National Championship.
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To be fair, Wink Martindale was pretty good. So was Bill Cullen. Not Trebek or anything, but I sure hope this game show host thing is a passing phase.Originally posted by Mike View PostComment
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Well, he’s 60 so…Comment
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This team is going to be hit harder by attrition than any other in my Michigan memory. I don't remember a rebuild of this caliber ever. 2008 was a total offensive rebuild, but we at least had some guys returning on defense. 2004 was a big time rebuild, but you still had some guys like Braylon Edwards and Jason Avant carrying over. 1993 was a big rebuild in the trenches, but we had a junior QB with starting experience and a ridiculously deep cadre of skill players.
I think that a dropoff the size of the 2007-2008 dropoff is a reasonable expectation for this year. That would mean 5 losses, which is what I am expecting. This team might look really ugly next year, especially on offense.
I'm actually OK with putting a freshman Davis in there and letting him take his lumps. Let's just go full on rebuild and work for the future.Comment
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Despite Hanni's history of gloom and doom, I think his is a pretty good assessment for 2024.Mission to CFB's National Championship accomplished. But the shine on the NC Trophy is embarrassingly wearing off. It's M B-Ball ..... or hockey or volley ball or name your college sport favorite time ...... until next year.Comment
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The defense is loaded barring any transfers from key players. The problem is the passing game.Comment
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Beyond player losses - a big deal on offense IMO that will limit it - the loss of defensive staff is a bigger deal. Moore is losing the defensive brain trust that ran an NFL level of complexity defense. In the three years were M reached it's pinnacle under Harbaugh it was pretty clear that the coaching staff on D was able to teach a very effective system and players executed it. I'm not sure that can be replicated even though there's a good line-up of defensive players for 2024.Mission to CFB's National Championship accomplished. But the shine on the NC Trophy is embarrassingly wearing off. It's M B-Ball ..... or hockey or volley ball or name your college sport favorite time ...... until next year.Comment
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I think for 2024 at least the D will be fine. Most of the returning players on defense saw significant game action last year and Martindale's defense should be fairly similar to what we've been doing the last few years. The offense is my primary concern. We have a nice stable of RBs and the O-line should at least be "good", i.e. above average at the P5 level. The QB situation is a disaster unless someone on the roster blossoms into a star. Hopium is not a sound strategy.Comment
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If you want to see why the University of Michigan football team is National CFB Champions, this is fun (to skim through). DEFENSE
Seth who authored the UFR, Defense v. Washington, made the case that .......
Michigan's #1 priority for 2024 should be getting Graham and Grant back. It's not fair, ethical, moral, or going to last, but it is what the people in charge of this sport, in their spectacular greed, shortsightedness, and ineptitude, have created but support the One More Year Fund.
From my reading the combination of player development and Jesse Minter making play calls on defense produced one of M's all time great defenses in 2023/24. There was a balance there between two key parts of any football defense, play calling and skill sets. I wasn't because of just one of those factors predominating.
Martindale, as M's new DC, has a solid tool chest of players to work with (assuming Graham and Grant don't get stolen) to run a similar defense in 2024. So, Mike might be right. in his assessment of team 145 with the defense carrying the load, at least in the early part of the season.
Mission to CFB's National Championship accomplished. But the shine on the NC Trophy is embarrassingly wearing off. It's M B-Ball ..... or hockey or volley ball or name your college sport favorite time ...... until next year.Comment
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If we return all our key guys, the defense should be elite. Graham and Johnson are on everyone's All-American lists for next year. Players who were key contributors/starters in 2023:
Edge: Moore and Stewart. Both had sacks in the Rose Bowl and were getting quality minutes all year.
Interior: Graham and Grant (both elite) and Benny.
Secondary: Will Johnson, Paige, Moore, Sabb, Quentin Johnson. Will is arguably the best corner in the country.
Linebackers: Hausman. This group will have the most turnover.
Overall, that's 11 guys who went through 2023 together on the greatest team in Big Ten history.
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Fresh off an undefeated national championship season, Michigan continues to lead college football.
The NFL invited 321 players to participate in the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine on Tuesday and the Wolverines had a whopping 18 players included — more than 5 percent of the list.
Six other programs had 10 or more players receive invitations: Washington (13), Florida State (12), Texas (11), Georgia (11), Alabama (10) and Penn State (10).
The official list:- Quarterback J.J. McCarthy
- Running back Blake Corum
- Wide receivers Roman Wilson and Cornelius Johnson
- Tight end A.J. Barner
- Offensive linemen Karsen Barnhart, LaDarius Henderson, Trente Jones, Trevor Keegan, Drake Nugent and Zak Zinter
- Defensive linemen Jaylen Harrell, Kris Jenkins and Braiden McGregor
- Linebackers Mike Barrett and Junior Colston
- Defensive backs Mike Sainristil and Josh Wallace.
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With Jack Tuttle getting his 12th year, it would seem Sherrone and his boys have to be favorites to repeat. I doubt anyone scores against M and they now are fully capable on offense.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.Comment
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