Thoughts On What is Going On with Michigan Football

I am going to take a day off from my best of 2025 lists because I have to address this whole bizarre situation going on at Michigan right now with Sherrone Moore and the football team.

For those that may not know, Moore was abruptly fired yesterday for cause as the head coach of the football team. I was stunned when I read this news. This was not something I was expecting at 4pm local time while waiting to get my daughter from school. As I was trying to come to grips with what was happening, more and more news was coming out and it just got worse and worse. Moore apparently had an "inappropriate relationship" with a staffer. I don't know anything else other than that. Then it was revealed he was in police custody because, this is what I read, he was confronted by his wife and then he went to the staffer's home, busted down the door and threatened to kill the staffer and himself. I know that a mug shot was floating around the internet, but that wasn't real. What I have read today, Moore will appear in front of a judge tomorrow morning. That should be interesting to say the least.

This is an absolute mess. I was always proud to be a Michigan fan because they have stayed away from stuff like this. This is akin to the whole Bobby Petrino incident while he was the head coach at Arkansas, minus the motorcycle. It also reminds me of what happened at Michigan State with Mel Tucker, except Tucker didn't reportedly threaten anyone. What I'm trying to say is, Michigan has been able to stay away from this type of scandal. The sign stealing stuff was stupid. Gary Moeller drove drunk, not that that's good, but it's not like this. Rich Rodriguez wasn't a good fit and Brady Hoke was in over his head. Jim Harbaugh brought the team a title, then bolted like we all knew he would for the NFL. And he gave Moore his ringing endorsement as the next head coach of the Michigan football team. I was all on board with this. I felt like it would keep what little continuity they had left after Harbaugh raided the staff. Year one wasn't great, but they ended the season with two big time victories. Then Moore and his staff brought in a tremendous recruiting class. Those kids played and had their moments, both good and bad. But I was here for it. I liked that they were getting quality playing time and I felt it would only help. I wrote as much in my best of 2025 sports list. But now that is all gone. And it looks like it is going to be a bit before the Michigan football team is relevant again.

After sitting on this and thinking about it and talking to friends and family, maybe it is time for this staff to be entirely replaced and for the football program to hit the reset button. There's clearly some issues with the current staff. We have this whole situation with Moore, and then add on the recruiting violations and sanctions. This has all come to light with this staff. Sure, I think Wink Martindale has done some solid things but the defense isn't near the elite level they were under Jesse Minter and Mike MacDonald. Chip Lindsay had his moments, but the last game of the season was worrisome. Grant Newsome is solid, but he was a part of the violations. Ron Bellamy can recruit, but the development isn't there. I think it is time to clean the house. I feel like that would be best for Michigan football. They need some type of cleansing to get back to normal. Because what is happening, and has been happening for the past couple of years is not normal. I fully understand that this means that a bunch of kids would transfer out, but that is going to happen anyway. The vultures are already circling Bryce Underwood, and I'm sure they won't be far behind on Andrew Marsh. There's no way Justice Haynes comes back now. The defense is going to have to get a bunch of new players. But that is the way of life in current college football. And then throw on a scandal like this, it is going to be an absolute mess for a bit.

This is bad. I'm not happy with this team that I truly love. I'm grossed out by it in fact. Moore seemed in over his head when he took this job and now I'm certain the pressure was getting to him. He may never coach anywhere again. He is facing prison time. I have to think that coaching is the furthest thing from his mind, as it should be. And that is going to leave an absolute tire fire in his wake. I know that people who dislike Michigan are just licking their chops, as they should. This is a horrible situation that just seems to get weirder by the hour. I don't know what happened to the university that I loved. They have taken a bad path and now they are dealing with their consequences, as they should. This bums me out, but the AD and the university have to do something to try and make this right. I don't know who they are going to try and hire, I have read a ton of names. But I also have to imagine that, whoever they hire, has to know that they have a big time rebuilding job ahead of them. This is awful and messy and hurts my soul as a fan. I'm so upset with what this team has become, and now serious changes have to occur. It's too bad that they are looking for a coach so late in the hiring process, but here we are. I will never understand why people in big time jobs think they can get away with whatever they want, especially in this day and age. The next head coach and staff has to have their heads on straight and focus on football, nothing else.

We will see what happens going forward, but right now. Michigan football is in a world of hurt and they won't be out of it for some time. 

Ty

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Best of 2025 - Sports

We are getting close to the end of the year so that means it is time for my Best Of 2025 lists. This year I'm going to do four lists, sports, music, movies and tv shows. These are what encompasses the majority of my time right now, besides my family, so they will be the focus moving forward. I'm going to start with my personal top five sports moments of the year. Some involve my fandom, one involves my kid and the others were moments I was just happy to bear witness to, even if I had no real rooting interest.

My number 5 moment is Michigan beating Alabama in the 2025 Reliaquest Bowl. Michigan was somehow able to beat the university of Ohio State in their regular season finale to give them a 7-5 record. Had they not won that game they may not have gotten such a decent non playoff bowl game. But they got into a bigger New Years Day game and they were matched up with Alabama, who had barely missed out on the playoff. Alabama was also at almost full strength, playing pretty much every important player they had on their roster. Michigan had a bunch of rotation guys step into starting roles. On paper this should have been a blowout for Alabama. Lucky for me, these games aren't played on paper. From the start Michigan looked more prepared and more game ready. The defense was firing off the ball. They were in Jalen Milroe's face all afternoon. Then it started to rain down. This only helped Michigan. They caused a myriad of turnovers, most of which ended with a Dominic Zvada field goal. They did have one td, a pass from Davis Warren to Fred Moore. But the defense won the day for this team. Even after Davis Warren had to exit the game due to tearing his ACL, Alex Orji, who had announced he was transferring after the game, stepped in and kept the ball moving on the ground. And Jordan Marshall announced himself as a serious force to come in the Big 10. This was a great way to start 2025 as a Michigan football fan. I was pretty happy.

At number 4, speaking of Michigan football, while the regular season ended with a thud, The Wolverines finished the year with 9 wins, but the big takeaway for me, the young kids got a ton of playing time and I got to get a glimpse into what this team might look like for the next three or four years. Uber recruit Bryce Underwood became the third true freshman to start at QB for Michigan. He had his ups and downs, but you can see the talent is there. Jordan Marshall came on strong after Justice Haynes got injured. Andrew Marsh looks like the best wideout prospect they've had since Braylon Edwards. They have an anchor at left tackle in Blake Frazier. Shamari Earls has a depth of talent at safety. Nathaniel Owusu Boateng got some run late in the season and he looks the part of a Big 10 linebacker. Jyaire Hill built on a solid sophomore year. Brandyn Hillman is one of the best hitters in college football. This team is young and has tons to improve upon, but they also have a good upside and I'm interested to see how they progress while they are with the Wolverines. I'm very, very cautiously optimistic about the talent they are bringing to Ann Arbor right now.

At number 3 I have the World Series. Now, I will fully admit I was rooting against the Dodgers the whole series, but damn this was exciting. I feel like baseball may be back. This series had it all. From blowouts to pitchers duels, it was all there. But game 7 was one for the ages. I'm sure Blue Jays fans were devastated at the outcome, they were so close, but damn did they play against this juggernaut incredibly admirably. They should have won. But the Dodgers' talent and luck showed up at the most opportune time. From Miguel Rojas', who hadn't had a hit in forever, game tying home run, to the Blue Jays getting robbed in the bottom of the ninth, to the Dodgers starters making up for the bullpen, they fought hard and earned this title. This wasn't a walkover. They had to fight for every win. And to see Shohei Othani pitching and hitting again, in high pressure situations, he may be the best to ever play baseball professionally. This World Series was incredible and I'm so glad my son convinced me to watch game 7 with him. It was one for the ages.

At number 2 I have the NBA Finals. This was another seven game series with a massive underdog making the heavy favorite work for every single thing they wanted. The Pacers did not go down without a tremendous fight. It is such a bummer what happened to Tyrese Haliburton in the first quarter of game 7. He looked to be on fire and then his body gave out on him. But the Pacers kept fighting, so much so that they had a lead going into halftime. But then the talent of the Thunder showed up and won out. Chet Holmgren became a black hole for anyone trying to drive to the hoop. Jalen Willimas started to hit shot after shot. Shai Gilgeous Alexander proved why he was the rightful MVP. Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso were pests. Lu Dort made big shots and frustrated everyone he guarded. The Thunder are on the cusp of something magical right now and last season's NBA Finals was just the start. This team is here to stay. But the Pacers did give them a run for their money.

And finally, at number 1 I have my son playing his last year of junior football and making the B team in his final year of junior basketball. My son is a big 13 year old. He is almost 6 feet and he weighs about 220 pounds. He plays right tackle on the offensive line for his football team and to see his growth this season was great. His team wasn't that great, they have issues actually acting like a team, but he improved in areas he needed work on. He used to struggle with smaller, faster defensive ends, but he worked hard with his coaches and found ways to block them this year. He played to the whistle. He would get pancake blocks that stunned me from the crowd. He worked with coaches individually in the offseason and you could tell it helped. He has told me he loves football and he is showing that by what he does on a field. Things will be different when he is in high school next year, but I know he has the talent and ability to be very good if he continues his hard work. As for hoops, he has been on my team since 5th grade, which is the C team in our feeder program. But each year he has added something new or really just started to literally throw his weight around on the court. I noticed him doing just that in a tournament last season, and the coach of the B team happened to be at that game. The coach approached me and said he wanted my kid on his team the next year. And luckily for my kid he had a great summer of basketball and a very good tryout. He made the B team and he has been doing some very nice things. He needs to get in basketball shape to continue, but to see him throwing around kids that may have a little more talent than him has been so nice for me. He's got a nice soft touch around the hoop. His passing has gotten way better. He could close out and rebound a little better for my taste, but I see his coaches working with him on that at practice. It is so nice to see his hard work pay off in the ways he has wanted and I'm very proud of him as a coach and a dad. We all want better for our kids, and in the case of my son and the sports he plays, he is better than I could have ever imagined being when I was 13.

That's it, those are my top five sports moments of 2025. Come back tomorrow when I give you my top five albums of the year. 

Ty

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Ty Predicts the College Football Playoff

Before I do my best of 2025 lists I want to do a NCAA College Football Playoff preview and prediction.

I love college football, I hope Michigan wins their bowl game, all that depends on what version of the team shows and the playoff has been fun to watch since they installed it in the game. I do find it hilarious the whole holier than thou stance that Notre Dame is taking since they didn't make the field. This whole idea that they're too good for any other bowl game is wild to me. I like their coach, but this is a bad move by him, the AD and the university. It will solve nothing, they will not be put into the playoff no matter what they do and they're giving up extra practices for younger players. I don't like that they are doing this, but that's where we are and they're going to have to deal with any consequences. With all that being said, let's get to my preview and prediction.

The top four teams that get a bye, in order from 1-4 are Indiana, the university of Ohio State, Georgia and Texas Tech. They have earned the rest and extra practice leading up to their playoff game.

The 5-12 matchup features Oregon and James Madison. Oregon is still explosive, but they have a solid defense now. I like Dante Moore, they have fast wideouts and can run the ball. The defense has kept them in games this year and they have some first round talent on that side of the ball. I truly don't know much about James Madison. I read that they are similar to Oregon, with different levels of talented players on their roster. James Madison may be like Boise State from last year, but without a Heisman finalist like Ashton Jeanty. I'll take Oregon here for a bunch of reasons, but mainly I just think they're better.

The 6-11 game has Tulane traveling to Ole Miss. This game is going to be very close, closer than many others think. The whole Lane Kiffin drama is going to linger around for a bit. I do like that they already have a new head coach and he is focusing on the game. But that whole ordeal was tough. Tulane also has an explosive offense with a very good QB. They beat USC in a high level bowl game a few seasons back too, so they know how to win big games. But, with a much improved defense and a coach in place, I'll go with Ole Miss, but it is going to be very close.

The 7-10 has Texas A&M playing Miami. I know the last time A&M was on the field they looked dead in the water. Texas beat them relatively easily. But A&M has Marcel Reed who is good and they can be explosive. Miami snuck into the playoff, but they have not been the same team they were at the beginning of the year. They are wildly inconsistent and Carson Beck has not been the steady hand they need. But the defense is elite and that is what got A&M last time. These teams are eerily similar, so I'm going to go with Miami due to having a better overall defense.

The 8-9 game should be interesting with Alabama facing Oklahoma. Alabama was the biggest shock to me getting in the playoff. They looked so overmatched in the SEC title game and they haven't looked great in the last month of the year. And Kalen DeBoer seems to choke in big time games. Oklahoma has an awesome and opportunistic defense. But the offense is a true wild card. John Mateer does some great things and then some head scratching things within the same drive. I'm going to go with Oklahoma in this one, but it is truly a toss up. Maybe the Alabama from earlier this season shows up and routs Oklahoma, but I just don't see that happening against a very good defense.

This leaves me with Oklahoma playing Indiana, Miami facing the university of Ohio State, Ole Miss playing Georgia and Oregon going up against Texas Tech.

If this game was a week ago I would have had no issues picking Oklahoma over Indiana. But then I saw Indiana in the Big Ten title game and they have an elite, elite defense. Their offense barely did anything and they still won. It was all about their defense. They are one of the top units in the country and they have shown up for every big game. I see them doing that here and moving on to the semis.

The university of Ohio State should cruise over Miami. Their offense is better, their defense is way, way better and they have the experience needed to win in the playoffs. Mario Cristobal will find a way to mess it up because that is what he does and the university of Ohio State will capitalize on every Miami miscue.

Georgia is going to boatrace Ole Miss. This game won't even be close. They should be able to go up and down the field on Ole Miss and this is going to be a blowout. It wouldn't surprise me if Georgia won by 21 plus points.

The best game in this round is Oregon and Texas Tech. This is a strength on strength matchup. Oregon's elite offense against Tech's superb defense. Oregon has a reputation for dimming in the bright lights, but they won't have the spotlight on them this time. Tech will be the talk of this matchup. And because of that I'm going with Oregon in this one.

That means the semifinals will have three Big Ten teams and one SEC team. It's pretty clear who runs college football at the moment.

I'm going to go with Oregon to get revenge and beat Indiana this time around. They showed earlier in the season that they can score on them, and Oregon is a better team than they were at that time. This will be a low scoring defensive battle and I just think Oregon will be able to win it due to having less of a spotlight on them this time around.

As for the university of Ohio State and Georgia, give me Georgia. Ryan Day will find a way to mess this up and Kirby Smart will use that to his team's advantage. This will also be a low scoring affair, and I think Stetson Bennett's legs will be the difference in another low scoring semifinal game.

So that leaves me with Oregon and Georgia playing for the title. As much as I'd like to see the Big Ten win a third straight title, Georgia should take this matchup. They are better, it will be a reunion of sorts with Dan Lanning and Kirby Smart and I think Georgia is just a little bit better in every facet of the game. So that means Georgia will be the 2026 NCAA Football National Champs.

As for the Heisman, who cares. This is a boring crop of players, and I bet they give it to Fernando Mendoza because of Indiana's excellent regular season.

Bowl games start this Saturday and the playoff will be here before we know it. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year. 

Ty

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Thoughts on Lane Kiffin to LSU

Lane Kiffin is the new head football coach at LSU. They let Brian Kelly go in the middle of the year, and they have to kind of rebuild their image. I fully understand that there are other jobs that filled vacancies, but Kiffin to LSU was the biggest deal. Penn State is the next to hire, and when they do I will most likely write about their pick to run the football team. But Kiffin to LSU is a big, big deal.

I am not a Lane Kiffin fan. I feel like he has failed his way up almost his entire career. He was a disaster when he was the coach of the Raiders. How he was ever a NFL coach is beyond me. He drafted a kicker in the first round while he was there. He had the same kicker attempt something like a 70 yard field goal. He had no respect from his players and he was quickly ousted. He then, again, shockingly, was hired by Tennessee. I was floored. He had only shown his inability as a head coach with the Raiders, but he somehow snagged a big time college job. He was bad there too. He made more headlines for offifeld stuff than on the field. He parlayed this into the head coaching gig at USC. Again, floored. I could not believe another major university was going to give him another chance. He was so bad there that they fired him on the tarmac after a bad, bad game. I figured he was done as a head coach at this point. And for a bit he was. He did find his way on Nick Saban's Alabama staff, rising all the way to offensive coordinator. Saban had a reputation as a coach where he would take on reclamation projects and make them a head coach again. This was where Kiffin rebuilt himself. He was good as a coordinator. I kind of thought he could have thrived for a very long time as the OC under Saban, but it seemed he always wanted to be a head coach. And that was when Ole Miss came calling. This seemed like a good fit at the time. Ole Miss was good, not great. They're an SEC team, but never one of the premiere programs. If Kiffin could build Ole Miss into a threat, he could become the true real deal head coach he always wanted to be. And he did just that. He never won a title, but Ole Miss was always a threat. They were a team the big dogs hated to play in the SEC. They would upset a few teams here and there and Kiffin could recruit.

Kiffin is kind of built for this modern NIL era of college football recruiting. He is a slimy salesman, and that is what most modern college football coaches need to be in this day and age. Ole Miss has won 10 games for three straight years, and they are all but certain to be in the 12 team playoff field this year. A lot of that is due to Kiffin's recruiting and his offense. He knows what he is doing now, and it is paying off. But then he seemed to revert to his former self in this flirtation with LSU. He would deny it, although almost everyone knew he was going to take the job. He claimed he wanted to coach the team throughout the playoff, which I don't deny, but that would also give him a chance to poach current players on Ole Miss that he would want with him at LSU. He has said things to the media that he will contradict the next. He is out here making constant quotes on his Instagram. These are the things he wasn't doing, but now that he is back at a big time program, it feels like he is back to his douchey ways.

I just feel like I want him to not do so great at LSU. But, I also understand that he has become a better coach. He seems to know what it takes. And if he was able to recruit as well as he did at Ole Miss, just think of what he is going to do with the resources and gobs of money at LSU. This is about as homerun a hire as LSU could have done. They got one of the best coaches in this cycle. He rebuilt himself, he understands the job and I just feel like he is going to be successful. And I will be rooting against him every step of the way. That's just the way it is for me. I do not like Kiffin and I have been very very blah on LSU. I'm sure the fans are stoked and I know that the world of college football is very happy to have another big name at a big program that ESPN can talk about endlessly. I'm already ready to see what he does in his first season. 

Ty

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Thoughts on Shedeur Sanders First NFL Start

Shedeur Sanders is getting his chance to start this Sunday. I'm excited to see how he performs. Let’s discuss.

A bunch of people are out here dumping on him right now for his performance last week, but that needs to be put into context. The Browns are a bad, bad offensive football team. They have a great defense led by Myles Garrett. He's having an unreal season, but no one knows it because the rest of the team is not very good. They seem to stay in games for a quarter or even a half, but after that, the talent on the other team wins out. Garrett can only do so much, and he is, but the rest of the team is letting him down. This offense though, they're horrendous. They cannot put drives together. They have no semblance of a run game. Sanders will be the third QB to start a game for them this season. Joe Flacco tried his best, but he is old, cannot move all that much and played behind a very bad o line. Dillon Gabriel never put it together. He's a rookie so it makes sense, but he didn't do a thing that stood out and oftentimes he was picking himself up from being hit constantly. Now Sanders gets his chance.

Look, there were times last season, when he was still in college, where he was being projected as a top 10 pick. I even saw some people say he could be the first overall pick. I never saw that in him at Colorado, but I definitely saw the talent to be a late first round pick. The line he played behind at Colorado was not very good. But Sanders made up for that by getting rid of the ball quickly. Or, he would get out of the pocket and throw a beautiful deep ball to Travis Hunter or Joe Horn Jr. He made some of the best throws I've seen on the run last season. I usually don't watch many other teams closely except for Michigan. But, Colorado kind of became a must watch for me last season to see Travis Hunter play. While Hunter was an incredible watch, I also saw a ton of Shedeur Sanders. And while he would frustrate me at times, the kid would make plays that left me in awe. Those deep throws on the run were awesome. For those throws alone I thought he could flourish on a team like Baltimore, playing behind Lamar Jackson, or, if forced into action early, the Jets would have allowed him to make mistakes on the field, and they could have benefitted from him when he played well. This is no disrespect to Justin Fields or Tyrod Taylor, but Sanders is younger and has way more potential than both of them combined. And the Jets are already a tire fire, so why not take a chance on him. I feel like he would be in the same boat as Jaxson Dart or Cam Ward right now if the Jets had taken him earlier in the draft.

As the draft approached I saw all the stuff saying that he may have a fall on draft day. I saw a bunch of people the night before saying that he may slip all the way to the end of round one. I saw a bunch of people saying a team like the Raiders were going to try and snag him late if they could. That never happened. Round one came and went and Sanders was still on the board. When I saw this I thought, well, he had a very bad bowl game against BYU, and apparently he interviewed poorly. I figured these were the only reasons why he was not drafted on night one, but surely he was going to go on day two. There was no way he was going to slip that far. Well, he was not taken until the fifth round. guys like Dillon Gabriel and Tyler Shough were drafted before him. When it got past the fourth round, all the teams passing him up felt personal. I guess they were "trying to teach him a lesson". When the Browns finally drafted him I felt like they got a steal. Sanders was a first round talent that fell into their lap in the fifth round. If it were me, I would have had him fighting for the starting spot from day one. That didn't happen, people threw mud on his name, he has been nothing but professional since he showed up there and now he gets his chance. I don't expect him to light the world on fire this Sunday, but I also don't expect him to flounder. He has the skills to be good. He already played behind a terrible O line in college, so the Browns line will be nothing new for him. He will make mistakes, as all rookies do, but I bet he will also make some throws that are great. I'd love to see him simply prove that the teams that kept passing on him were wrong. If he were to throw for 180 and a few tds, that would be a massive success.

The one thing I know for sure is that I will be keeping my eye on how he does, which means I will be checking in on a Cleveland Browns game during the 2025 NFL season. And that has absolutely nothing to do with the Brows at all. And, if nothing else, i'll get to watch Myles Garrett play football, and that's always a treat. 

Ty

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Thoughts on Virginia Tech Hiring James Franklin

It was announced yesterday that Virginia Tech football is hiring James Franklin as their next head coach. Franklin was not out of a job for that long. I figured he was going to find a job sooner than later, but this was much faster than I expected. I went a little hard on Virginia Tech when they let their coach go midseason. I may be wrong on the actual dates here, but I believe Brent Pry and James Franklin were let go from their old head coaching jobs only a few days apart. Franklin is a better coach, and I wasn't all that shocked that he found a job this quickly.

I have thought about this hiring for the past day, and I have to say, I feel like Virginia Tech kind of hit a home run here. I'm not a James Franklin fan at all. I feel like he is an okay enough coach, but when it comes to big moments and games, he always finds a way to fumble it away. The last three seasons at Penn State he had all of his biggest games at home and didn't win a single one. They had a chance to make the final four of the college football playoff last year, and he let his QB throw late in the game. He was constantly saying out of pocket stuff and not backing it up. There were times while he was the head coach at Penn State where the job seemed too big for him. And it seems like the pressure finally got to him. He didn't even come close to the playoff while Saquon Barkley was on his team. He could recruit the big names, get them there, but when it was time to deliver, he never really came through. But, the job at Virginia Tech is not nearly as pressurized as Penn State.

While at Virginia Tech, Franklin will be given time to rebuild the program. If he gets to a small bowl game in year two, that will be a success. He can build up from there. Virginia Tech also happens to be in the ACC, which may be the weakest of the Power 4 conferences. Franklin is going to be able to fly under the radar for a few seasons. Sure, he has a recognizable name and stature in college football, but after a while people will forget he coached at Penn State if he can turn Virginia Tech into a top 25 team, which I think he can do, if given time. Franklin can recruit. He got big names in his time at Penn State. And he squeezed the very best out of the talent he had while he was the head coach at Vanderbilt. Franklin will help up the NIL at VT, he will get better players to commit because of name recognition, and he should be able to get four star guys simply due to the wealth of playing time that will be available after a bunch of current players transfer out. Franklin is going to be able to rebuild this whole program in his eyes. He should be given carte blanche to do what he needs, within the rules of course, the moment he steps on the campus.

The most beneficial thing for Franklin, and why I think this may actually work, is the lack of pressure at this job. This is not the Virginia Tech of old. Mike Vick is not walking through those doors. The special teams isn't the elite unit it used to be. The defense has been struggling for quite a few years now. And Franklin is going to be able to put his stamp on this team. While they may never reach the levels they did with Vick at QB, this team should be back in the top 25 within two years. James Franklin knows more about football than I could ever dream of. He is in the position he's in because he has won at his first two stops. He was in the playoff last season. He made Vanderbilt a perennial bowl team. He can recruit with the best of them. And now he will get to do all of that in relative silence.

I have spent a good amount of time trying to figure out who Penn State was going to hire, when I should have been looking out for Virginia Tech. They did a great job in this search, they got one of the best names on the open market and they should be back to being competitive in a short amount of time. While i'm not a big fan of Franklin's, this was a great move by him and the university. A true homerun hire for Virginia Tech. 

Ty

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Sports are Being Destroyed by Gambling and Being Brought to You by Gambling

On a recent episode of our podcast RD and I talked about gambling and how detrimental the effects are going to be in professional sports. We were both in agreement, although I did feel like legalized gambling was inevitable and we would have to deal with early hiccups. Well, it didn't take that long until this all blew up in athletes faces, and I have to say, RD was pretty much right on the money.

Look, I have no issues with athletes gambling the millions of dollars they have if that is what they want to do with their money. They have earned the right to spend it anyway they want. Where I have a problem is when they bet on the sport they plan and can change the outcome of a certain game. That is messing it all up. Sports is the one thing that is supposed to be unpredictable. It's the best show on tv because of all the drama involved in each and every game. But now, with gambling running rampant, some athletes have taken it upon themselves to change that.

Terry Rozier is one of the hot names in this current NBA gambling saga. Apparently he would tell some of his buddies that he was going to check himself out of a game early, say he was injured and have his friend bet on the under for minutes played. Then he had the audacity to film himself on the internet holding stacks and stacks of cash. That is stupid. When you put stuff on the internet it is going to be there forever and someone knows how to find it. Also, why does Las Vegas need to have prop bets on guys like Terry Rozier? That is wild. If you need to have prop bets, and I think that prop bets are the dumbest thing ever, it should only be done for star players. There's no need for a deep bench player or a fifth starter to have prop bets being placed. This is the reason that Johntay Porter is now banned from the NBA. He fixed games to help his friends win money, thus having a hand in changing the outcome of a game. That's messed up and I fully agree with Johntay Porter getting a lifetime suspension. This is what Pete Rose did as a manager, and Johntay Porter is no Pete Rose. And as everyone would have expected, all the big time websites and tv shows have taken these guys to task. They are running their names through the mud at every chance they get. They talk about the sanctity of the game and say that these guys have ruined it.

All of this is leading to my biggest issue with all of this, every single ad on most of these shows has to do with gambling. I was listening to Zach Lowe's podcast when this news broke and, I kid you not, the first ad read of the episode was centered around gambling. I don't remember what site they were talking about because I was so appalled that the very first ad was about the very same thing Lowe was chastising. Then he comes back from break and immediately starts to rip into these players again for gambling. It's almost as if he doesn't know what ads will be on his show, and he probably doesn't care. Those ads help pay his salary, so why take the time to know which ones are going to be on his show that day. It is insane to me that no one involved at The Ringer vetted the ads on the day Zach Lowe was going to rip sports gambling a new one. And it hasn't stopped these from showing up time and again. I live in Saint Louis and the gambling ads are now telling me how easy it will be to gamble on professional sports in Missouri any day now. I just don't know how these writers can do a podcast where they crush players for gambling, and in the very next breath, they're doing an ad for FanDuel. The same goes for ESPN. When they broke the Terry Rozier thing, they may as well have had a gambling ad on the lower left or right hand side of the screen. Every time I turn on ESPN or the NFL Network or NBC or CBS or ABC to watch college football, 99 percent of the ads are for free gambling sites. My television is basically begging me to gamble. But when pro athletes do it I'm supposed to be disgusted by them.

The commissioners and owners had to know this was going to happen the moment sports betting was made legal. I have to imagine the employees at The Ringer and ESPN had to know this was coming. Hell, Bill Simmons openly talks about gambling and does an annual over/under podcast for the NFL and NBA every year. Yet he feels like he has to bash these pro athletes for doing the exact same thing he and all his buddies are doing. Going on your show to minimize and degrade pro athletes for gambling, then having ads for nothing but gambling makes them hypocrites in my eyes. Either scrap all the ads from gambling sites, or understand that they're part of the problem. A

s long as this is legal, pro athletes are going to find a way to gamble and there's nothing The Ringer or ESPN can do about it as long as they keep running the same ads time and time again. RD was right. Gambling is going to take all the fun away from pro and college sports and that will make me sad because I don't gamble and I love watching live games for the endless drama. We live in a weird timeline. 

Ty

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Thoughts on LSU Letting Brian Kelly Go

RD and I just did a recent podcast in which we talked about coaches being let go during the season and the gambling epidemic in pro and college sports that is already making major headlines. During that episode I didn't fully agree with RD's take on in season coaching changes. In some cases I fully believe that a university should let a coach finish the season before getting rid of them. Doing it during the season halts every single thing that a college program can do to help itself. It slows recruiting, the product on the field gets worse and in the transfer portal era, it makes it so easy for a superstar player to seek greener pastures.

Now, you may notice I keep referring to universities, and that is fully on purpose. Professional sports is a totally different world with more than double the amount of money going into college programs. If an owner and their board want to relieve a head coach during the season in the pros, that is their prerogative. That's their money and they can do with it as they please. College coaches and pro coaches are a totally different breed.

Where I differed with RD when it involves college coaches being let go, I think if the product on and the off the field has gotten so bad, possibly even regressed, then an immediate change is needed. When Michigan fired Brady Hoke in the middle of his fourth season it felt justified and necessary. They had regressed every season under him, recruiting was mediocre and they had become a bad football program. He also allowed a concussed player to continue playing in a game. That was the final straw for me. I fully agree with UAB letting Trent Dilfer go a few weeks ago. He was not doing his job. There were videos and pictures of him taking pictures when UAB visited Tennessee earlier this year. You could tell he had zero faith in his team that afternoon and he just wanted some pictures to keep on his phone of the time his team got their teeth kicked in. Whenever there is some kind of scandal at a college involving a head coach, they have got to go too. There's no reason to keep someone around who is going to bring sanctions and violations in the very near future. We also have James Franklin from this season. I was not too stunned when Penn State let him go a few weeks back. He had done some quality things in his 11 years there, but he could never get over the hump. He had pretty much every advantage a head coach in the Big 10 could want in his time there but he never won anything major. He couldn't get it done and I'm sure some people at the university were ready for a change now. They didn't want to wait until the end of the season.

All of this brings me to the news of LSU relieving Brian Kelly of his duties yesterday. Again, on first blush I was a little shocked, but after reading some things and hearing some people talk, LSU has not done the things they have expected since luring Kelly away from Notre Dame. The three head coaches ahead of Kelly at LSU all won a SEC title and a national title. Sure, Nick Saban left for the pros, Les Miles turned out to be a creep and Ed Orgeron may have been giving payments before it was legal, but they all won. Saban built a powerful defense, Miles continued that and added a powerful run game and Orgeron knew how to use the portal before it was popular. And they all walked away from that school with a ring. Kelly never really did much in his three plus seasons. He had a 34-14 record in his time there, but he was never in the playoff, never won a SEC title, was never really in contention to be honest and he continually made an ass of himself to the media and fans. I'll never forget his speech he gave the LSU basketball crowd where he did a fake southern accent. He's from Maine and, prior to coaching LSU, he only coached in the midwest. That accent thing was nuts. Then he started to dance in recruiting videos. He's far too old for that. Then he wasn't able to secure his top commitment in last year's recruiting class, Bryce Underwood. And when Underwood signed with Michigan, Kelly complained about the lack of NIL. at LSU. That is wild.

And then we have the on field product this season. The offense has been inept. It reminds me of how Michigan's offense looked last year, but Garrett Nussmeier is a much better QB than Davis Warren, no disrespect to Warren. They have athletes on that side of the ball, but they haven't been able to put it together. And when they have played similar talent rich programs this season, they have been getting whooped. It all came to a head this past Saturday when Texas A&M beat them up pretty bad in Baton Rouge. The final score of that game was rough for LSU. They gave up over 40 points at home. I get that A&M is really, really good this season, but still, LSU got demolished. And they looked really bad while getting blown out.

All of this is to say that I understand why LSU made this decision this weekend. That school is supposed to be a blueblood. They should be in the playoff hunt every year, especially now with it being expanded. And that has not happened under his watch. I am curious to see who they target, but it will be a desirable job because it has pretty much always been a premier football program. i'm interested in their hiring process going forward. 

Ty

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The UNC Bill Belichick Experiment is Not Working

Before the college football season started there was a group of stories that kept popping up on sports sites and tv shows. One such story was Bill Belichick taking over at UNC. Let’s discuss.

This was, at the time, a very big deal. Belichick won big time in the NFL. He is one of the most storied coaches to ever grace NFL sidelines. He then walked away from the Patriots, and I kind of thought that would be it for him. But I guess he had the itch to coach, or maybe his girlfriend wanted him to get out of the house more. Who knows. But, he took the UNC job after they let go of another hall of fame coach, Mack Brown.

I was kind of skeptical to begin with when Belichick took this job. I thought he would despise the modern college game. Recruiting and the like is so much different now. We have the transfer portal. College players are getting paid now. For all intents and purposes, college football is now the minor leagues for the NFL. I wrote something a while back, when Belichick took the job at UNC, about how the college coaching ranks are skewing younger. I feel like coaching college football is a young guys game now. You have to constantly be on the road. You have to sell your university more now. Freshman want the assurance of instant playing time. It's not like it was in the 80's, 90's and early 2000's anymore. The landscape has changed. But, Belichick was able to get some quality transfers. Ben Hall, a former Michigan running back, gets a ton of run at UNC. I thought I was going to have to eat crow on all of this.

And then opening night for UNC came and you would have thought the sports media was covering the damn Super Bowl. UNC got the primetime night game at home. Michael Jordan and Lawrence Taylor were highlighted in the crowd. All the talking heads, most notably ESPN, were all but crowning UNC and Belichick as the presumption champs in the ACC. I had no idea who they were even playing, TCU, until I turned on the broadcast. Every single one of the talking heads on ESPN picked UNC to win, and win fairly easily. Belichick was highlighted, they showed interviews with him and his partner, his kid on staff was talked up as a future head coach, it was all about Belichick. And then the game started. UNC drove right down the field and scored with ease. It looked like the hype was real. Then TCU woke up and proceeded to absolutely demolish UNC. After the first drive UNC could barely move the ball. TCU would go on to win the game 48-14, and it wasn't even that close. All the hype, the pomp and circumstance, the coronation was all but over.

It did look like the college game may have passed Belichick by. His old ways of winning games weren't going to work. He had to go back to the drawing board. UNC was lucky enough to have Charlotte as the next opponent. Charlotte has a new coaching staff and a bunch of new, young players. UNC should have rolled. They did win, by 17, but it didn't feel like the blowout it should have been. They did roll Richmond, who has scored a total of 34 points in three games thus far. But they won two in a row. Maybe they were turning things around. They were facing UCF last weekend, and they looked to be the favorite. UCF is also coming off a staff change and a bunch of new players. UCF proceeded to dominate. Early in the third quarter they were up 27-3. UCF ended up winning 34-9. UCF threw for 223 yards. They ran for 143 yards.They held UNC to 154 passing and 63 rushing yards. This was a blowout in every sense of the word. And it now looks like UNC is going to be irrelevant yet again.

I had kind of already written them off after week one to be honest. But Belichick is no longer the bell of the ball. Others are writing and talking about how this may not work out. I wouldn't be shocked to see mass transfers when the portal opens up again. I don't think his way of coaching works in the college ranks. I think he may be too old school for any level of football anymore. When I look at the rest of UNC's schedule, I see maybe two more wins. I think they can beat Stanford and maybe Wake Forest. Clemson needs a win badly, and UNC is in the way of that. NC State is solid. Syracuse looks legit. Cal and Virginia have more talent. And Duke has a very good QB. Those games are going to be difficult for Belichick and UNC.

I do think that this may be a short lived experiment, Bill Belichick coaching college football that is. Time will tell, but he seems in over his head, which is wild to say about such a prolific football coach. But he has not looked the part this far into the college season. 

Ty

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UCLA's Loss was Tennessee's Gain

Today I want to talk about how the disaster at UCLA has been a positive for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Yesterday I mentioned UCLA and their new QB, Nico Iamalevea. Nico was a big time prospect two years ago. He was the talk of the college football world and he was going to help Tennessee stay relevant. They did make the playoff last season, but it was a quick exit. Then Nico and Tennessee had a messy breakup. It was very weird and didn't make a ton of sense to me. Nico seemed like a good fit for Tennessee and I figured he would only get better the next couple seasons under Josh Heupel. That didn't happen and he ended up at UCLA. As I wrote yesterday, that hasn't worked out so well for them. UCLA is 0-3, Nico seems flustered and inconsistent and the head coach was just shown the door. It feels like a full rebuild there.

UCLA's former QB, Joey Aguilar, ended up at Tennessee after the offseason drama. He quietly slipped into the vacant QB spot and I kind of forgot about him, as did some other people. This was the rare QB for QB swap in the transfer portal. I don't remember if this has ever actually happened in the transfer portal era. But, Aguilar doesn't have the name recognition and his transfer was more under the radar. Aguilar has been a revelation so far at Tennessee. Tennessee sits at 2-1 right now, but maybe they should be 3-0. They were in control of the Georgia game last week, but they blew it. That had nothing to do with Aguilar. He more than looked the part as the star QB of a high level SEC team. I watched the beginning of the game because I wanted to see him play, as I had never watched him before. From the opening drive throughout the whole game he was on point. He made great throws. He hit his open receivers more than not. He used his legs to perfection. It was a joy to watch, especially since I had zero rooting interest in either team. I just wanted to see a good game, and I was rewarded.

I came away thinking that Aguilar was the better QB. He seemed to be more precise and more sure of himself than a bunch of other QB's I watched in college this season. Maybe it was just the moment and he was living up to it, but that was something Nico didn't do last season and hasn't done yet this year. Aguilar may be a product of the system. Maybe Heupel is a QB whisperer. Hendon Hooker and Joe Milton are both on NFL rosters and they both played their best football under Heupel. Iamalevea looked so much better last season under Heupel's tutelage than he has so far this season. But from what I have seen out of these two QB's that switched teams this offseason, Tennessee got the better end of the deal. Tennessee is still in playoff contention. They are still ranked. They still have most of their goals in front of them. UCLA on the other hand is going through a very tough time. They don't have a win yet this year and it looks like that will be hard to come by for them. Nico is struggling. Recruits are leaving everyday it seems. And it's going to be awhile before they are a college football team worth talking about.

This is an interesting outcome but I'm here for it. I wish it worked out like this a little more often in this new era of college football. 

Ty

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Why are UCLA and Virginia Tech Already Replacing the Head Coach?

Two college football coaches have been let go in the past couple of days. Deshaun Foster from UCLA and Brent Pry of Virginia Tech were relieved of their duties over the weekend. Both teams have not won a game yet, and they have not looked good three weeks into the season. Let’s discuss.

UCLA had higher expectations. Foster had a solid enough recruiting class and was able to get Nico Iameleava to commit through the transfer portal after his fallout at Tennessee. The Bruins also had, what looked on paper, an easier schedule. Well, none of that has panned out the way they hoped. Nico has been wildly inconsistent. He can't find open receivers, and he doesn't always have time in the pocket. And when he has open receivers, he often misses them. They have no real running threat and the wideouts don't get a ton of separation. The defense hasn't been much better. They kind of let teams run wild on them, both on the ground and through the air. UNLV got everything they wanted on the ground and New Mexico showed their secondary's true form. Granted the UNLV game was in Vegas, but UCLA should be better. In his little over a year with the Bruins, UCLA has not been very good. But, UCLA hasn't been a legitimate threat for awhile now. They were a six or seven win team when Chip Kelly was the head coach, but he left when he saw the ship sinking. I feel like they made Deshaun Foster a scapegoat. They gave him the job after Kelly left. He had a good story behind him, UCLA being his alma mater, and he was a damn good player while he was there. But I don't think he got a fair shake. I wonder if he won one of the first three games this season if he would still be the head coach today. But Foster never really got a chance to return his alma mater to its heyday. He was only given one full season and three games this year. He had some solid recruits. He could have done more with Nico. Maybe he could have continued to build through recruiting and the transfer portal. But we may never know. I don't know who the Bruins think they are going to get that is any better than Deshaun Foster, but here we are now. I wouldn't be too keen on taking that job, especially since UCLA is in the Big 10 now. I would have let Foster stick around the rest of this season just to see if he could turn it around.

As for Virginia Tech, they have not been good for what seems over a decade now. I remember back in 2011, Virginia Tech was playing Michigan in the Sugar Bowl. Since then, when Frank Beamer left, the Hokies can't seem to get back to those days. They would start past seasons 3-0 or 4-1 and inevitably finish the year 5--7 or 6-6. Once they got into conference play, it was a wrap. I feel like the Hokies have never really evolved to modern day college football. They don't have balance on offense. The defense is a sieve. They cannot stop anyone. Brent Pry was supposed to make them tough, but it never came to fruition. It was unfortunate for me to see the Hokies looked at as an easy win. I loved watching Mike Vick play his college football there. They had other dudes that were legit. But it all kind of vanished one day and they can't seem to get back to it. I don't know if NIL is killing this team, or if they can't get four or five star dudes to commit anymore because they want glory elsewhere. Seeing the Hokies fall so hard like this has really bummed me out. But, I do have to say, hiring Brent Pry didn't really seem like the answer. And much like the UCLA job, I don't really know who's clamoring to coach in Blacksburg, Virginia.

If I were running these two programs I'd try to convince lower level coaches to run the program. The unfortunate thing with these jobs now is that they're stepping stones. Up and coming coaches may take these jobs just so they can show that they can be the head coach at bigger programs. UCLA and Virginia Tech have fallen on hard times, but the climb back to relevance may take longer than the higher ups hope. We shall see. 

Ty

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Relax People, Michigan Football Will Be OK

Michigan football got beat this weekend, and they didn't look very good throughout the whole game, save for a few plays. Let’s discuss.

The Wolverines looked a little bit like they did last season offensively, which if you all remember, they were horrendous on offense last season. The defense did keep the team in the game for as long as it could, but it was for naught. Oklahoma was the better team and Michigan got outplayed and outcoached by them. That was how I felt after the game. I did also think that this is what a team led by an 18 year old freshman QB would look on offense. And this is what a team being coached by a second year head coach in his 15th official game as the head coach. Are these excuses? Maybe. But, I'm a lifelong Michigan Wolverines fanatic and this is how I saw the game.

My biggest mistake/regret after this game was looking at the internet though. I loathe this whole "quick thoughts" or " instant reaction" culture we have. Last week, after FSU beat Alabama, it was the end for Kalen DeBoer. He was finished. Alabama was back to being irrelevant. There was also the talk of the SEC being finished as the best power conference. This was all due to the instant take culture. This week it was like that for Michigan. And Florida for that matter. Michigan got outplayed, so that meant that Bryce Underwood was not the answer at QB. Or, that he was being put in jail by the game plan from the coaching staff. The o line wasn't immune to the hate. Nor was the wideout corps. According to the internet geniuses, they had all the answers to fix these supposed problems. Sherrone Moore was taken to task as well. He was called everything from an idiot to unprepared. Again, the internet coaches had all the answers, mainly that Moore isn't ready to be the head coach at Michigan. Billy Napier suffered the same fate, but he may actually get let go by Florida. This whole idea though, these people online who think they know more than the actual players and coaches, the people in the building, is making me so frustrated as a fan.

I love Michigan. I have a Wolverine tattooed on my back. I used to let the outcome of games affect my mood. But, I never went online and griped about it the way others do. I may have written a blog or two, but it was after much thought and consideration of the previous game. I have also grown up and matured. I fully understand that these are 18-22 year old kids. I saw a thing that said "now is the time for my mood to be affected by 18-22 year old kids", and it fully rang true to me. I had a moment watching this game, when I knew it wasn't going to be good for Michigan, where I simply moved on. I didn't get upset. I didn't go online and air grievances. I texted my dad, who is the biggest Michigan fan I know. And then went to sleep. I didn't let it upset me or ruin my day. I didn't do some crazy nonsense for the world to see. I didn't go and do an instant reaction blog or podcast. I watched the game and turned it off when it was over.

That didn't stop the online trolls. They were so bad Saturday night that I had to actually unfollow some fan pages. I couldn't deal with the hate and vitriol that was coming from supposed fans. I despise the fact that these trolls seem to think they know better. In reality, they have probably never played the game, or if they did, they never made it out of high school, and they most likely rode the bench. These people don't understand the nuance and preparation that goes into football. They don't appreciate the hard work that these kids are putting in at practice and during their bye weeks. But in the long run, they don't appreciate this team. They may call themselves fans, but they are trolls. That is as simple as it gets. After unfollowing these fan pages I have felt loads better. I don't have to see that nonsense when I do decide to go online and it has been great.

To these trolls, if they are reading this, take it easy. Have a Xanax or whatever you need to calm down and grow the hell up. Be an adult and a good influence on the younger generation of fans and stay off the internet. And, always and forever, Go Blue. 

Ty

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I'm a Fan of Michigan Football, Not a Fan of Dave Portnoy

College football hit us all with a bang this past weekend. I know that there is a "week 0", but that is like the calm before the storm. Week one is when all the action really starts to pop off. Let’s discuss.

Week one is also when the pregame shows really give it their all. I have pretty much stopped watching any pregame stuff. I find it to be long, boring and pointless. It features former players or guys who never played but think they know the game popping off at the mouth and making picks that mean nothing to the actual game. It has gotten so bad that broadcasters are starting to openly pick who wins based on friendship. Go look at some highlights from the TCU-UNC game last night on the ESPN pregame show if you don't believe me. One such station that likes to boast about their pregame show is Fox. Again, I don't watch, but it seems like lots of people do. The only time I see even a minute of this show is during the university of Ohio State-Michigan game. And that's usually the tail end of the show.

This year Fox made some news when they hired Dave Portnoy to be part of the pregame team. This caused a whole stir because Portnoy is a big time Michigan fan and the first game that Fox was going to do a pregame show this season was in Columbus. It got so heated that rumors were flying around on the internet that Portnoy was being banned from the stadium due to his allegiance to Michigan. I always thought this was overblown, and sure enough he was there this past Saturday.

Try as I might, I did see a very little bit of his performance and it kind of drove me nuts. Look, you all know my love for Michigan and Wolverines football. They have been my true love in the sports world for a very long time now, as long as I can remember watching football games in fact. So, for Dave Portnoy now to be considered the ultimate Michigan fan, that makes me sick to my stomach. Sure, Portnoy does seem to be a genuine fan and he does seem to love this football team. But, he is a blowhard and a douchebag. Barstool Sports is the broiest and doucheiest sports website on the internet. It is just The Chive for sports. I despise Barstool, all of its offshoots and its most loyal fans. It is a site that can be as toxic as any on the internet and everyone is as mean as they can be because they can hide behind a screen name. Portnoy himself is an idiot and a loudmouth. His pizza reviews are dumb as hell. I hate how he acts like he is an actual part of the Michigan football program. He is probably a donor, but he is a low level donor at best. He did nothing to secure Bryce Underwood's commitment or had a single thing to do with the 2023 national champion team. He has been on the internet trashing "Sinners" lately. How devoid of taste and knowledge does he have to be to think "Sinners" is not a masterpiece.

What makes me angriest is he is now the face of Michigan fandom. People who don't know the sport all that well, or even really seem to care, when they see Dave Portnoy now they are going to think that is how all Michigan fans behave. We don't. I'm not on the internet every minute of everyday saying some wild stuff about other teams or other players. I'm not making internet videos that make me out to be a martyr because I may or may not have been banned from a stadium. I don't go online and actively troll fans of other teams. I like to sit down with my dad, who is a lifelong Michigan fan, and simply watch the game and commiserate with him. When we do go to a game in person, we do meet a few Dave Portnoy types, but we tend to meet more people like us that just simply love this team and don't feel the need to constantly talk about it on the internet. Portnoy is giving Michigan fans and Michigan fandom a bad name and I do not like it. It bums me out that, simply because he has money, Portnoy has become what others think all us Michigan fans act like on a regular basis. I'm here to say that we don't. Portnoy is a small, loudmouth idiot that thinks he knows everything. He does not and I despise him and his "enterprise".

I just needed to say this after seeing his performance this past weekend. I do not stand with Portnoy. And Go Blue forever. 

Ty

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Thoughts on the Micah Parsons Trade

The Packers got a whole lot better yesterday. Let’s discuss.

While I was out picking my daughter up from school, a big, big trade was announced. When I walked into my home, my son had told me that Micah Parsons had been traded. I hadn't heard about it yet. I was too busy playing games on my phone waiting in the parent parking line. So, when he said Parsons was traded, I immediately asked to which team. I had mentioned on our football preview podcast that some rumors were floated about that the Packers may be one of the teams to watch. When my son said it was the Packers, I did a little jump for joy in my head.

This was such a good, and needed move from the NFL team that I root for. The defense has always been good, not great in Green Bay, or at least since I have become a big time fan. Pairing Micah Parsons with Rashan Gary is an absolute homerun for me. I did think that maybe they had to trade Gary to get Parsons, but that was fortunately not the case. All the Packers had to give up for one of the best edge rushers in the game was two first round picks and Kenny Clark. While I'm a little sad to see Kenny Clark go, the first round picks mean nothing to me. The Packers are so young that building through the draft isn't a necessity at this current moment. And if Kenny Clark is the only interior d lineman out the door, and the trade off is Micah Parsons, sign me up all day, everyday.

This is amazing. It reminds me, not to invoke and compare current players to legends, when the Packers got Reggie White. It was so unexpected and transforming for the team. This is giving me the exact same feeling. It is also wild because Green Bay has never really been a team to go out big name hunting. But, when they have done it in the past it has worked out very well. Reggie White helped shore up the defense and he eventually got a Super Bowl ring. They went out and lured Charles Woodson away from Oakland, and he won Defensive Player of the Year and a Super Bowl. Last year they traded for Josh Jacobs and he was one of the top rushers in the league last year. Big names have usually given them very good results. I kind of expect that with this Parsons deal. Parsons is so good, he commands double teams and he will open up gaps for linebackers and other d lineman to shoot and clean up any messes he has helped to create. He will free up Gary to get more pressure and hopefully stay healthy longer since he won't have to fully carry the d line. The secondary should benefit from hurried throws and QBs having to create out of the pocket. This is a tremendous win for Green Bay.

And dare I say, Green Bay definitely fleeced Dallas. The return was not that much when you think about it. And this all happened because Jerry Jones' racist ass didn't want to pay one of the better edge rushers in the league. I will take that everytime. If that senile old man is too dumb to get more out of a talent like Parsons, please send him to Green Bay and make them a true threat.

This puts the Packers in a contending category for me now. I have higher expectations than I did even two days ago for this season in Green Bay. Right now though, I'm going to bask in the glow of the Packers getting Reggie White 2.0. This made me a very, very happy fan yesterday. 

Ty

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2025 College Football Preview

I know I promised a college football preview last Friday, but I had to talk about the Michigan case and its resolution. So, to make up for that, I'm going to do my college football preview today. I'll do what I normally do each year. I'll go over the four big conferences and name a few group of 5 teams that intrigue me. I'll then finish it off by picking my 12 playoff teams, my national champion and who I think will win the Heisman. Let's get to it.

I'll start with the ACC. We are in an era of college football that is super conference heavy. The ACC has 17 teams. Notre Dame is, for some weird reason, considered an ACC team. They made the national title game last season. They do need a new QB and to replace some important defensive starters. Marcus Freeman is a good coach and I don't think they'll fall off too much. But, I do think they will have a bit of a fall off. Clemson has one of the better QBs in all of college football back. Cade Klubnik is solid. Their defense seems to be back to its normal levels. Clemson should probably win this conference. Louisville has gotten better each season since they hired a new coach and they look to be trending up yet again. Bill Belichek has taken over UNC and it should be very interesting to see how he deals with the college game. Florida State took a major step back last season, and I feel like Mike Norvel is coaching for his job this season. Syracuse had a nice year last year, and they recently got a big win on the recruiting trail. But they have to replace a ton of productivity from last season. Cal's stud QB transferred, as did Boston College's. Pittsburgh seems stuck in mediocrity and maybe SMU is finally getting out of the mud. And then we have Miami. They are constantly hyped in the preseason, but then they come out and stumble. They played better last season, but that was due to Cam Ward being their QB. They need to figure out who is going to be their guy going forward before I truly take them as a serious threat. Mario Cristobal has got to be consistent as the head coach. I'm going to stick with Clemson to win the ACC, but Dabo Swinney could always find a way to screw it up.

Onto the Big 12, which has 16 teams. The Big 12 used to have classic teams, but now Houston, UCF and Utah are considered to be Big 12 teams. Whatever. Arizona had a good year two years back, but they struggled last season. They do have a good QB, and if he stays healthy, they could make some noise. Arizona State has some studs at wideout and they had a few nice playoff moments last season. They do need to find a running back to replace their star from last season, but ASU should still be a playoff threat. Baylor has issues, mainly on defense. BYU seems to fluctuate between seasons, and last year was a good one. Colorado has to replace their starting QB and Heisman winner Travis Hunter. They will most likely fall back to Earth this year. Cinci, Houston and Kansas all have potential, but have yet to reach it. Iowa State is the Miami of the Big 12. Oklahoma State and TCU have assholes as head coaches. And West Virginia can't get out of its own way. I'm going to stick with Arizona State to win the Big 12. They have a good amount of returning players and, even though they need to find a new running back, they should be able to make a possible return to the playoffs.

Now the SEC. It's a new world in the SEC. Alabama is not the power of old. Kalen DeBoer is a good head coach, but he has work to do. Lucky for him he has Ryan Smith to make an easy push on offense. Georgia should be right back in the thick of things this year. And their defense is going to be nasty. Tennessee has to find a new QB, but if they find anyone that can throw a football, that dude is going to put up numbers. They also, finally, have some solid dudes on defense. Texas A&M exceeded my expectations in Mike Elko's first season, and I think they should do even better this season. Texas is the preseason number 1 team, and they look like they could be lethal on both sides of the ball. Oklahoma got the best QB in the portal last year, and if the defense can catch up, the Sooners could be back as a threat. LSU has an electric offense, but the defense is suspect. South Carolina has Lanoris Sellers, who may be the best QB in college football, and he will help them win more games than expected. Ole Miss should be electric on offense. Missouri got some solid dudes in the portal to help with a new image for this team. Florida seems to be making a bounce back to relevance. And Auburn and Kentucky are always good for some upsets that no one sees coming. This is the first year in a while that the SEC is hard for me to predict. I'm going to go with Georgia, but Texas is probably the better option.

Finally, for the big conferences, we have the Big 10, which now has 18 teams. Yeesh. The Big 10 has won the last two national titles and does not look to be slowing down. Illinois has their highest preseason ranking in a long time. They have a ton of returning talent and this looks like their best roster in a decade. Iowa still has a stingy defense, and they may have found a QB that can throw a forward pass. Minnesota is mediocre, but PJ Fleck seems to squeeze every ounce of talent out of each of his players. Michigan State enters year two of their new head coach, and that usually means an upgrade. And they have a pretty solid QB coming back. Indiana is coming off an improbable playoff run, and they got one of the best portal QBs to hopefully help to keep the good times rolling. Northwestern needs time, but they play most teams tougher than expected. Nebraska enters a critical year under Matt Rhule, and lucky for him, he has Dylan Railoa entering his second full year as a starter. Penn State is absolutely stacked with talent everywhere on the field. Oregon is in replace, not rebuild at this point. USC is looking to right the ship this season under Lincoln Riley, and they looked poised to bounce back. Washington is in a transition period, but they have a good QB that can run and throw very well. UCLA still needs time and Purdue has a new head coach. Then we have the university of Ohio State and Michigan. The University of Ohio State enters this season as the reigning champs. They have a ton to replace, but this team recruits with the best of them, so they have no lack of talent. Jeremiah Smith is also the best player, offensively, in all of college football. Michigan has a bunch of new starters on both sides of the ball. And they seem to have found a QB that will make their offense multi faceted. I'm stoked for the Bryce Young experience, whenever that may be. I'd start him from day one. They have an excellent backfield duo in Jordan Marshall and Justice Haynes. They have a solid O line that improved every week last season. And even though they have to replace some first round talent on defense, they have guys that are ready. Michigan should be back to being for real this season. As for the winner of the Big 10, I'm going with Penn State. They have the best overall roster in college football. The only thing that would worry me is their coaching staff.

As for some "sleeper" teams, I like Boise State looks back to being a threat. They do have to replace Ashton Jeanty, and while that will be very tough, they have a bunch of other studs all over the field. Tulane should have an explosive offense and they can outscore teams this year. UNLV should continue to roll even after their coach left. And Memphis will field a fun team to watch, especially if you like offense. That's how these "sleeper" teams win, they all seem to have very fast, very fun and very efficient offenses. Will any of these teams make the playoffs, probably just one. But they will be in the conversation all season long.

Speaking of the playoffs, time for my predictions on that. I'm going to go from 1 to 12 in order. Starting off, give me Texas as the number 1 overall seed in this season's playoffs. The next three teams, the first round bye teams, will be Penn State, the University of Ohio State and Clemson. Then from 5 to 12 I have Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, Oregon, South Carolina, Michigan, Arizona State and Tulane rounding out the 12 team playoff. So, Texas, Penn State, the university of Ohio State and Clemson will all have first round byes. The 5-12 game will feature Georgia and Tulane. Georgia will win with ease. The 6-11 game has LSU playing Arizona State. ASU will make it fun for a half, but then LSU will lock in and finish them off early in the fourth quarter. The 7-10 game will be a throwback, Notre Dame and Michigan. Give me my Wolverines to get a hard fought W due to their run game and D line. And the 8-9 game will be Oregon and South Carolina. I'll go with South Carolina, with Lanoris Sellers doing something amazing to pull out a win. So, Texas would face South Carolina here. Texas will have familiarity with the Gamecocks, and they should beat them pretty handily. Penn State will face Michigan, and Penn State will be too much for Michigan to handle in the end, and I'll be crushed if this happens. The University of Ohio State will play LSU and they will most likely smack LSU due to their better, but not even close to great defense. Finally we will see Georgia playing Clemson. Give me Georgia because they have the athletes that can slow down Cade Klubnik. So, our final four games will be Texas-Georgia and the University of Ohio Sate facing Penn State. Texas and Penn State are on a collision course. Both games will be very hard fought and exciting, but these two teams are the two best teams in college football this season. And Texas will prevail in the end. This is where Penn State's coaching staff will fumble all the talent they have. And Texas is also nearly as loaded, and Arch Manning is probably a better QB than Drew Allar. Texas will be 2025-26 College Football champs.

As for the Heisman, I'm going to go with Lanoris Sellers from South Carolina. He is so awesome, so electric and so fun to watch play football. He will have more than his fair share of "Heisman moments" on the way to hoisting the trophy in December.

There you have it, my 2025 college football preview and predictions. Enjoy the season everyone. Football will be here before we know it. 

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2025 NFL Season Preview: Postseason and Awards Predictions

Wrapping up my preseason 2025 NFL countdown, today I'm going to do postseason and awards predictions. Tomorrow will end my two weeks of football coverage with my College Football preview and predictions. I'll pick the division winners, the wild cards and do a tournament setting with that, leading up to my Super Bowl winner. And then I'll do awards. Let's get to it.

I'll start with the AFC. The Bills will glide through the AFC East. They could have this division wrapped up by week 10. The Patriots seem to be their main competition, but they're still too young. The Dolphins seem to be in flux and the Jets can't win that much with no real offensive threats. The Bills will cruise. The AFC South could be the weakest division in the AFC. The Texans should win this one with ease. They have the best offense, defense and coaching staff. I do think Jacksonville will be more of a threat than some are ready to say. The Colts don't have a true number 1 QB at the moment and the Titans are breaking in a rookie at the same position. I adore Cam Ward, but the Titans don't have the guys to make a real statement just yet. The Texans, much like the Bills, win this division with ease. The AFC West will be rough and tumble. Three teams are vying for the conference this season, the Chiefs, Chargers and Broncos. The Raiders are the other team, and even though I like the Pete Carrol hire and the signing of Geno Smith, they are not at these teams' level just yet. The Chargers have the best D in this conference. The Broncos are young and looking to take a bigger leap. And the Chiefs are the old standby. Give me the Chargers because I love Jim Harbaugh and think defense wins divisions. The AFC North may be the best division in all of football. The Steelers have a headache in Aaron Rodgers, but they also have Mike Tomlin, who is one hell of a football coach. The Bengals have an amazing, record setting offense and a horrendous defense. The Ravens have the best QB and running back in the league, but they haven't won much on the big stage. And the Browns seem to be a total mess outside of Myles Garrett. I'm going with the Ravens to win this division. Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry are a force to be reckoned with.

That means I have the Ravens, Chargers, Texans and Bills as automatic playoff teams. My three wild card teams are the Bengals, Chiefs and Broncos. The Bills will get a bye as the 1 seed in the AFC. So, that means I have the 3rd seeded Chargers facing the 6th seeded Bengals, the 4th seeded Texans facing the fifth seeded Broncos and the 2nd seeded Ravens facing the 7th seeded Chiefs. I'll take the Chargers over the Bengals, the Texans over the Broncos and the Ravens over the Chiefs. Now we have the Bills playing the Texans and the Chargers playing the Ravens. I fully believe we will get a Bills-Ravens AFC title game, with the Bills representing the AFC in the Super Bowl.

Onto the NFC. The NFC East will come down to the Eagles and Commanders. The Cowboys will do some Cowboys stuff where they start 5-0 and finish 7-10. And the Giants are a bad, bad football team. I implore them to let Jameis Winston start so Malik Nabers can put up insane numbers. The Eagles are the defending champs and have everyone important back. The Commanders were the surprise team in the NFL last year, and I think they're hungry for more. Give me the Eagles. They have the experience and overall better roster. The NFC South is not so good. The Bucs are the far and away best team here, but I still have weird trust issues with Baker Mayfield. The Falcons have picked Michael Penix to be their starter and Bijan Robinson and Drake London are awesome counterparts. The defense is what worries me here, but Raheem Morris can shape that up. I think the Panthers will be better than most expect. And the Saints are a very bad football team who needs to trade vets for picks. I'm going to stick with the Bucs here, but I wouldn't be shocked if Raheem Morris fixes the defense in Atlanta and they make a run. The NFC West race should be a fun one this season. The Seahawks have some dudes on both sides of the ball. I can never quit the Cardinals or Kyler Murray. The Rams have all kinds of experience and one of the best coaches in all of football. And the 49ers have made their bed with Brock Purdy and they have to lay in it now, for better or worse. I'm going to go with the Rams strictly based on Sean McVay's coaching ability and acumen. And then we have the NFC North. Every team in this division can be over .500 this year. The Bears addressed some much needed areas to improve their offense. The Packers got a hyper quick wideout and should have a dominating run game. The Vikings have a new QB to break in, but Kevin O'Connell knows how to coach QBs, and they still have Justin Jefferson. And the Lions have the best O line in all of football and they get a healthy Aidan Hutchinson back this season. I'd like to pick my team, the Packers, but I'm going to go with the Lions simply based on how last season ended, they have to get that taste out of their mouths, and the return of Hutchinson.

That means the Lions, Rams, Bucs and Eagles are my four division winners. For my three NFC wild card teams, give me the Commanders, Packers and Falcons. In the first round I'll have the 3rd seeded Lions facing off with the 6th seeded Falcons, the 4th seeded Bucs facing the 5th seeded Commanders and the 2nd seeded Rams going after the 7th seeded Packers. That means the Eagles get the number 1 seed in the NFC. In the first round give me the Lions over the Falcons, the Commanders over the Bucs and the Packers getting the upset over the Rams. So, that gives me the Packers facing the Eagles and the Commanders and Lions having a rematch. The Eagles will dispose of the Packers easily and the Lions get their revenge over the Commanders. The Eagles will then dispose of the Lions and make a return trip to the Super Bowl.

So, in the 2026 Super Bowl I have the Bills facing the Eagles, and I'm going to go with the Bills. It is so hard to repeat in the NFL and the Bills will get over every hump they need to this season. This win will culminate in Josh Allen getting Super Bowl MVP.

Onto my awards predictions. While Josh Allen will win Super Bowl MVP, he will not be the regular season's MVP. I'm going to go with Lamar Jackson winning another one. The Offensive Player of the Year will be Saquon Barkley. The Defensive Player of the Year will be Aidan Hutchinson. He will also win Comeback Player of the Year. Cam Ward will be the Offensive Rookie of the Year. And give me Michigan man Will Johnson for Defensive Rookie of the Year. Coach of the Year will be Sean Payton.

There you have it, my NFL postseason and awards predictions for 2025. As always, take this with a big grain of salt and come back tomorrow for my College Football preview and predictions. 

Ty

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2025 NFL Season Preview: Chiefs, Ravens, Bills, Eagles

Welcome to the final day of my preseason 2025 NFL countdown.

At number 4 I have the Kansas City Chiefs. This really feels like the end of their run. They have had a good run, but they looked like they had fallen off, for them, during last season. I fully realize they made the Super Bowl, but they were crushed in that game by a younger, hungrier and better team. Patrick Mahomes is still one of the best QB's the NFL has ever seen. He is a wizard with the football and can hit the open guy when they don't seem open. But he is a little slower and more susceptible to hits now. Isiah Pacheco runs mean and runs angry. He is tough to take down and if he hits the open field he can go all the way. But he does still get hurt a little too often. Xavier Worthy seemed like the only player who was ready for the Super Bowl. I expect him to take a big leap and become Mahomes number one guy at wideout. Rashee Rice will most likely miss some time when the season starts and Hollywood Brown, while super fast, has not been able to stay on the field for more than eight games a season. And we have Travis Kelce. Look, I adore the person he is and I'm all here for him enjoying the moments, but he is old. And he doesn't seem to be able to do some of the things he used to. The O line here gets away with whatever they want, so does it really matter if they are good or not. They can hold and start before the defense at their will. The defense has improved every year during this run. George Karlaftis, Chris Jones and Mike Danna are as formidable as they get on the D line. Nick Bolton is a tackling machine. Trent McDuffie is a very good cover corner. They have invested in defense in the draft and it seems to be paying off. The Chiefs are more of a defensive stalwart than they have been in the past. But, no more than 11 wins seems likely and maybe they won't make a run to the Super Bowl this season.

At number 3 I have the Baltimore Ravens. Lamar Jackson is the best QB in the league. He is so much fun to watch play this game and he has only gotten better every year. He runs when necessary and can hit receivers at every level. Derrick Henry was the best free agent signing last season and he only made the Ravens that much better. He adds another running element to this team and that is scary. Rashod Bateman made a little leap last year and Deandre Hopkins may still have something left in the tank. Mark Andrews had a tough playoff game last year, and maybe that has some lingering effects. Lucky for the Ravens, they have Isaiah Likely to take his spot when ready. The O line is awesome and ranks right up there with the Lions. The Ravens defense is still good too. The D line may not have the names, but they still get after the QB. Roquan Smith is one of the better linebackers in the league, and Kyle Van Noy still produces. Kyle Hamilton is one of the best safeties in the league and Marlon Humphrey has his moments. They also signed Jaire Alexander, and he will only help their secondary. The Ravens are awesome, but they need to win playoff games. They are similar to the Lions in that regard. But I can see them winning 12 games with ease.

At number 2 I have the Buffalo Bills. Now is as good a time as ever to finally take care of the Chiefs in the playoffs. Josh Allen is great. I was totally wrong about his ability in his draft class. He is an MVP caliber QB every season. They need to find a way to sign James Cook because they need that dude. He is a good running back who can also catch the ball out of the backfield. Khalil Shakir made a big leap last year and he is a viable number one option on this team. Keon Coleman has potential and Joshua Palmer can still become reliable. Dalton Kincaid is a very solid tight end. And the O line is great. The Bills defense is really good too. Greg Rousseau and Ed Oliver are amazing. Screw Joey Bosa. Tre'Davious White is a very good cover guy. Damar Hamlin is doing some good stuff. Taylor Rapp is a good secondary guy and Dorian Williams is a very good tackler. The Bills are really, really good and could win 14 games this season.

And finally, at number 1 I have the Philadelphia Eagles. They're the defending Super Bowl champs and they have everyone important back. Jalen Hurts is the perfect QB to run this system. He knows the offense inside and out. He is also very good at getting first downs by any means necessary. Saquon Barkley's signing ranks right up there with Derrick Henry. He helped unlock a lethal run game, and he is great catching passes out of the backfield. AJ Brown and Devonta Smith are incredible wideouts and they find the open spot all over the field. And the O line ranks behind the Lions, but that's it. They're awesome. The defense is stacked as well. Jordan Davis, Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith Jr are O line eaters. They make it so easy for the linebackers. Nakobe Dean and crew feast on QB's and wideouts. And the secondary is full of awesome dudes. Cooper DeJean is great. Quinyon Mitchell may be even better. And Adoree Jackson is very fast and likes to hit. The Eagles are stacked. They may have the best roster in football and I could see them easily returning to the Super Bowl this year. And hell, they may win 15 games in the regular season.

That does it for my 2025 preseason NFL countdown. Tomorrow will be my NFL postseason predictions and awards predictions. 

Ty

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2025 NFL Season Preview: Lions, Commanders, Chargers, Packers

Welcome to day seven of my preseason 2025 NFL countdown.

At number 8 I have the Detroit Lions. It's now or never for real with this team. They had a great regular season last year and totally blew it in the first round of the playoffs. They looked suspect in that game and maybe this is just the team they are going to be moving forward. I hope not because I think it would be cool to see Detroit win some big games, and I have tons of family that are Lions fans. Jared Goff is a game manager. He may be the best game manager QB in the NFL, but he is a game manager. And there's nothing wrong with that. He helps move the ball down the field. Jahmyr Gibbs is awesome. He is so fast and so quick and can explode when he finds open field. And David Montgomery is as good as a second option at running back as there can be. Amon-Ra St Brown has proven his worth time and again. He does any and everything asked of him. Jameson Williams is a nice deep threat option. Sam LaPorta took a mild step back last year and he was still solid. The Lions also have the best O line in all of football. The defense should be whole again with Aidan Hutchinson back. He was on his way to DPOY last season until he got hurt. If he has any of that special ability left in him, of which I believe he has it all, the Lions D line will be superior. Marcus Davenport is a great complimentary piece at the other end. Jack Campbell and Alex Anzalone are dependable linebackers. Brian Branch and Terrion Arnold are a solid secondary duo. The Lions are good. They've proven that the past three seasons. Now, they have to prove it in the playoffs, where the lights shine brightest. I hope they do, but it is getting to a point where I don't expect them to make a deep playoff run. That being said, they are still a 12 win team.

At number 7 I have the Washington Commanders. Was last year a fluke, or more of what is to come? This season will let us know, but I think it is more of what is to come. Jayden Daniels is exceptional. He can run and throw. He made the right choice seemingly every time last year and I think he will be even better this year. Brian Robinson Jr is a great back to have next to Daniels in the backfield. He can do a bit of everything and that's perfect. Terry McLauirn may want out, but he might be better served sticking around and being the number 1 option at wideout on this team. Deebo Samuel should like playing here. I think the offense is a bit more fun and he will be more involved. And Zack Ertz is still producing at a solid level. The O line here is pretty good. The D line is pretty good, and Javon Kinlaw is good. Von Miller and Bobby Wagner may be old, but they are still big names and they still put up very good numbers. Marshon Lattimore wasn't great in New Orleans, so maybe a uniform change will do him good. And Mike Sainristil is a star in the making. He wildly exceeded expectations last season. The Commanders feel like they're going to be a contender for some time now, or as long as they have Jayden Daniels. I could see them winning 11 or 12 games this season.

At number 6 I have the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers have a great coaching staff, and that paid dividends last season. Jim Harbaugh squeezes every ounce of ability out of his players. Justin Herbert finally seemed content with the offense last year and he had one of his better overall seasons. JK Dobbins is gone, but they replaced him with Najee Harris and they have Hassan Haskins. They also drafted Omarion Hampton who looks like he can be a stud. They re-signed Keenan Allen after a season away, and I think both parties will love this reunion. Quentin Johnson was better and Ladd McConkey looks like another, less refined version of Julian Edelman. The O line, which is Harbaugh's forte, was loads better last season. Jesse Minter knows defense and the Chargers defense was much improved last season. Tuli Tuipulotu anchors a solid D line. Denzel Perryman and Khalil Mack are still here and still productive. And they have Bud Dupree and Junior Colson as good options at backup. And Derwin James Jr is incredible and still putting up big time numbers. This defense may be one of the best in the league. The Chargers look like they will be much improved and ready to really make a big leap. I could see them easily winning 12 games this season.

The final team for today, at number 5 I have the Green Bay Packers. This is my team and they need to really make a deep run in the playoffs soon. Jordan Love has the tools to be effective. He has put up really good numbers the past two years. I hope he stays healthy enough to be MVP caliber QB this season. I adore Josh Jacobs. I wasn't mad when they let Aaron Jones walk because they had Josh Jacobs and Jacobs was very productive last season. The wideout corps is odd. I don't really trust any of them, but I like them. Romeo Doubs is fast and gets good separation. Jayden Reed is small, but he finds open spots. Christian Watson is big and nimble but he cannot stay on the field. And they drafted Matthew Golden, who is incredibly fast, but he is also very tiny in NFL terms. The O line, as usual, is very good. The defense looked to be kind of improved last season, but they need more out of that side of the ball. Rashan Gary is great. He is an exceptional edge rusher, he just needs to stay healthy. Lukas Van Ness has moments, but he is too inconsistent. Quay Walker and Edgerrin Cooper are very good on run defense, but susceptible to the pass. And they are breaking in some new secondary guys, who will hopefully be able to stop third and long plays. The Packers are a good team with a solid staff in place. They need to do better on defense and Love needs to find ways to get the ball to open receivers. They will do that enough to win 13 games this season, and hopefully make a solid playoff run. That's it for today.

Come back tomorrow for my top four teams.

 Ty

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2025 NFL Season Preview: Rams, Buccaneer's, Steelers, Bengals

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and welcome back to my 2025 preseason NFL countdown. The preseason has started, but that never really tells us much.

At number 12 I have the Los Angeles Rams. This ranking depends a lot on Matthew Stafford's health. I know he has had some off field injuries creep us as of late, but I attribute that to age more than anything. Stafford has proven that he will put up numbers when he is on the field. Kyren Williams is a good back that can make both in the run and pass game out of the backfield. Blake Corum seems primed to make himself known as well this season. Davante Adams comes in to pretty much replace Cooper Kuup. I'd rather have Adams for a myriad of reasons, mainly health. And he puts up great numbers. Puka Nacua has had two good seasons in a row, and I don't see that stopping anytime soon. Tyler Higbee is as reliable as they come at tight end. And the O line is pretty darn good. The defense used to be filled with names, but now they have lesser known guys that can play. Jared Verse is still really good as well. The D line should be improved and more experienced. The secondary is going to have to replace guys, but the new guys coming in are younger and hungrier to make a name for themselves. What it all really boils down to with this team is Sean McVay. He's a great head coach. He has been to two Super Bowls, winning one. He got this team back to the playoffs last season. This team goes as he goes and he is one of the best doing it right now. I say the Rams could easily win 12 games.

At number 11 I have the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Baker Mayfield has proven himself. While not on the level of a superstar number one overall pick, he has found his footing in Tampa and he seems like a good QB to lead this team for the next couple years. Bucky Irving was a shockingly good player last year. My son picked him up and in fantasy and he produced pretty much every week for him. Mike Evans might be the most underrated number 1 wideout in the league. He is big, fast and catches pretty much everything. He also got paid. Chris Godwin is solid. I hated watching Emeka Egbuka in college, and that was because he was productive. That was a great pick by them. And the O line is serviceable. The defense still has Vita Vea, Antoine Winfield Jr and Lavonte David. All three of those dudes are awesome. Haason Reddick had a decent year last year. And the coaching staff excels on the defensive side of the ball. The Bucs are kind of back. They should easily win their division with 10 or 11 wins this season.

At number 10 I have the Pittsburgh Steelers. They are the team that decided it would be a good idea to sign Aaron Rodgers. He is over 40 now, insane and doesn't come close to producing like he did 10 years ago. He is a malcontent and an egomaniac. Jaylen Warren is the number 1 back now. Najee Harris is gone and it is Warren's job, and I think he is ready for the promotion. The Steelers were able to trade for DK Metcalf. Metcalf is big, strong and fast. He has been productive since he entered the NFL. But he too can be a little crazy from time to time. Roman Wilson should be able to do a bit more after missing most of last season due to injury. He was good in college and should be able to do some stuff in the pros. The O line is as good as usual. They always seem to have a good set of dudes on the O line. The defense is this team's calling card. Mike Tomlin has made his career on defense. TJ Watt got paid and is the anchor of the D line. They go as he goes and he usually goes pretty good. Patrick Queen and Alex Highsmith are great linebackers. Jalen Ramsey is here for a ride. And Joey Porter Jr gets better and better every season. I loathe Aaron Rodgers and don't want anything good to happen to him. Unfortunately for me he has his best coach ever in Mike Tomlin and all that dude does is win. The Steelers will once again be a 10 plus win team and find their way into the playoffs.

The final team for the day, at number 9 I have the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals offense is incredible. Joe Burrow is one of the five or six best QB's in the league. He has more than proven himself and he should have been in the MVP conversation last season. Joe Mixon was let go last year and Chase Brown easily slid into his spot. He brings running and receiving out of the backfield for this team. Ja'Marr Chase is the best wideout in football. He is open even if he is covered. He is faster than linebackers and much bigger than defensive backs. Chase is awesome. I may take him first overall if I get the number one pick in my fantasy league. Tee Higgins is a wonderful second receiver and a perfect complimentary piece to Ja'Marr Chase. The O line has gotten better ever since their Super Bowl run and I see more of the same this year. The defense is the problem. They should pay Trey Hendrickson. He's their best D lineman and one of the better edge rushers in football. I loved DJ Turner and Dax Hill in college, but I know very little about their NFL careers to this point. And the linebacker unit is not one of the better ones in the league. I feel like we got a glimpse of what this team will look like all season in their first preseason game. The offense easily went up and down the field and the defense did them no favors letting the opponent do just the same. But, Burrow and Chase are so good that I can see this team winning double digit games this year, right at 10.

That's it for today. Come back tomorrow for the next four teams.

Ty

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2025 NFL Season Preview: Cardinals, Vikings, Texans, Broncos

Day five of my preseason 2025 NFL countdown starts with my number 16 team, the Arizona Cardinals.

The Cardinals looked somewhat competent last season. I was pretty off last year. I do feel like Kyler Murray has to do something big this year to instill confidence in the staff. The guy has all the tools, and I don't buy into the nonchalant stuff others say about him. But, he has fallen off a bit every season since his second year. He needs to bounce back. James Conner has proven to be a consistent back. He can rush for decent yardage and he has developed a pass catching game out of the backfield. Some are already jumping off the Marvin Harrison Jr bandwagon. Not me. He is too talented, too big and strong and too good at football. He should be light years ahead of where he was last season. I like Zay Jones. Trey McBride was a clutch fantasy pickup for me last season. And the O line is capable. The defense should be good too. Calais Campbell is still very productive. Josh Sweat is good. I love the second round selection of Will Johnson. He should be great and start right away. Zaven Collins is pretty good. And I love Budda Baker. The Cardinals looked to have a down season last year, and mildly exceeded expectations. I think they make another small leap and vault themselves into playoff contention. Ten wins seems very doable.

At number 15 I have the Minnesota Vikings. They're breaking in a new QB in JJ McCarthy. I had my issues with him while he was at Michigan, but he didn't have to really win games for them. They were a running team. But, when he had to make big plays in the passing game, he usually delivered. And he has won at every level so far, so maybe I shouldn't doubt him this much. Aaron Jones proved that age doesn't matter with him. I didn't miss him much, because Green Bay signed Josh Jacobs, but Jones was still productive and didn't miss too much time. Jordan Addison is suspended to start the year, so that's a bummer. But, they have Justin Jefferson. He or Ja'Marr Chase is the best wideout in the league. Jefferson will make most QB's look better than they might be, TJ Hockenson is one of the better tight ends in the league and the O line can block. The defense isn't the dominant unit of the past, but they are still pretty good. Joshua Mettulus just got a much deserved raise and Harrison Smith is one of the better safeties in the league. The D line has some unproven guys and the linebacking corps should be just fine. My only issue with the Vikings, they got exposed in round one of the playoffs last season, and now they have a new QB. They should still win ten or eleven games this year though.

At number 14 I have the Houston Texans. CJ Stroud is a very good NFL QB, but he wasn't as productive last season as he was in his rookie year. I don't think it will be the same thing this season, but I would still be mildly concerned if I was a fan of this team. Still, he has all the tools to be a top QB in this league. Joe Mixon was left out to dry by the Bengals and he looked just fine in Houston. He put up nice numbers as the number 1 back. Nico Collins is awesome. He proved his worth when he was out and the offense sputtered. Collins is Stroud's number one option and Collins seems to get better and better every season. Christian Kirk is a fast and nice number 2 wideout option. Dalton Schultz is a decent tight end and the O line is pretty good. The defense has gotten better every season under Demeco Ryans, which just so happens to be his forte. Will Anderson Jr is every bit worth the hype he had coming out of college. He is awesome. Danielle Hunter is a backfield wrecker. Henry To'oTo'o is an elite linebacker. Derek Stingley Jr is a great corner. Kamari Lasseter has proven himself and CJ Garnder-Johnson can do some good stuff. The Texans are good and should easily win their division. Eleven wins seems easy to predict.

The final team for the day, and the week for that matter, coming in at number 13 I have the Denver Broncos. I was dead wrong about this team and Bo Nix last season. I was certain he was going to bust and the Broncos would regret taking him in the top 12. My mistake. Nix showed out and looked like the Broncos QB of the future. He should be even better this season. I'm not so high on the run game with JK Dobbins and RJ Harvey. Dobbins had a nice bounce back last season, but I don't think he will get the needed touches in Denver. And I know zero about Harvey. Courtland Sutton was better than advertised. Marvin Mims Jr is intriguing to me. And Evan Engram had a good season last year. The O line, as per usual in Denver, is good. The big names on the defense are gone, but they do still have Patrick Surtain who is legit. Nik Bonito is a good linebacker. I like Johnathon Cooper on the D line. This is a well constructed roster with a good head coach and a solid QB. The Broncos are back and they may surpass the Chiefs in that division as early as this season. I think they will win eleven, maybe twelve games.

That does it for today and this week. Come back Monday for my next four teams. 

Ty

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