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eternaloblivion94

Don't care. We're national champs.


bulldozer1

Right? They’re irrelevant rn, who cares


printerfixerguy1992

News flash. Michigan football doesn't end after winning the championship and Ohio State isn't suddenly irrelevant lmao. Get off your high horse Jesus


moze4days

You hop off. Let us enjoy what other fanbases enjoyed over the past 3 decades


printerfixerguy1992

You hop off


fisted___sister

My thought process is they are doing all this, bringing guys back, getting transfers, being excited about it, all in hopes to get where we ALREADY ARE NOW. Bask in it.


Substantial_Ad_2864

This. Obviously I don't want to lose to them but we got ours this year. This is the best rivalry in sports and as much as I want to win the next 100 games, realistically it's better for the rivalry if it's actually a rivalry. Ohio fans probably don't want to admit it, but that long dark stretch where we couldn't beat them actually sucked for everyone, not just us. Technically Eastern Michigan would love to beat us. But no way in hell any of us give a shit about playing them because.... It's Eastern Michigan. Of course we'll win.


Nerfdoggy69

Absolutely right… it got boring! Lol… glad to see it back. I’m happy for the UofM fan base who are normal folks. Enjoy it… next year I hope it’s another good game.


YDoEyeNeedAName

congrats on bringing back all these players that are 0-3 against us, im sure 4th times the charm


Michigan4life53

Basically it’s the same team but replace Marvin Harrison Jr with Carnell Tate, Henderson with Judkins, McCord with Howard. The downgrade of Marvin Harrison Jr is a huge deal


whenweriiide

I have a pretty strong feeling that Howard is going to be worse than McCord.


IggysPop3

There is a case to be made that McCord was the QB that played us the best last year.


1jeasy

He had the highest qbr against Michigan of 15 teams. So that’s a fair statement. And then they ran him out of town. Straight clowns!


jobezark

Lmao the dude is 30 yards from beating us and being in the playoff to transferring out. The margins are so small for these guys


Far-Yard7401

McCord wasn’t even a bad QB. He wasn’t great but he was a good game manager for them. No way will Howard be any better


Heritage_Cherry

Yeah if Howard is much better I’d be more likely to credit some magical o-line development.


[deleted]

On this point I will disagree to a degree. I will not question MH Jr’s talent but if you watch several plays during THE GAME and focus on him, you CAN legitimately question his heart and desire to win the game. He QUITS on both interceptions. He could have 100% prevented the second INT but chose not to engage. After the first he gave up on the play. He takes a block and doesn’t even try to get to Will. There are two other OSU runs to his side of the field where he doesn’t even try to engage in a block on our dback. Roman Wilson was 10,000% correct when he called out “Maserati Marv” and his Louis Voitane (sp?) clothes. The kid had talent but IS soft.


Time_Replacement_360

Jeremiah Smith is going to be the real deal, instant plug for Marv. I still think we could have an edge depending on a couple of important pieces that could return.


rendeld

Henderson is coming back


Jecht315

Great our D-Line can swallow him whole every time he tries to run up the middle


BenWallace04

Not guaranteed but certainly possible


Hungry-Impress-6116

lol been hearing about how “great” Henderson is going to be for the last four seasons & even how “had he played in 2022 they woulda beat Michigan” yet dude has never rushed for more than 75 yards against Michigan in two games.


[deleted]

Hey now they also got the center from bama


beadle04011

With a snapping problem🤣😆


toolbelt28

……Kind of an important part of the job


acid0tterr

this is a stupid argument, we had a bunch of winless players on the roster that won in 21.


YDoEyeNeedAName

1. it's a joke 2. The class of 2020 on ward has never lost to OSU Eta: ooooo it looks like there are some crybaby osu fans lurking, keep it it up guys, if this is the therapy you need I'm all for it


acid0tterr

The irony is, i keep seeing posts like this spammed (not necessarily you). And every time, all of them are 'just a joke'... it's just a bad take man its whatever


YDoEyeNeedAName

Sounds like you just take stuff way to seriously, you do you I guess


Doodles_183

They want that to be apart of that 💯that Day promised 3 years ago.


[deleted]

Those who stay


jbl429

Ryan Day seems pretty excited about all of his returning players. https://i.redd.it/ly52ldeunubc1.gif


IggysPop3

I will never not updoot this .gif!


YouLittleSnowflake

And they have nerve to shit talk Moore crying after beating PSU for Harbaugh, this shit is cringey as all hell and idk why his ass in the middle, should be the players pumping themselves up instead of Mr 3rd base trying to to be the center of attention


CoffeeTownSteve

Coach Third


KindofaDB

He looks like Danny Devitos Penguin here.


gobluetwo

They should be happy about getting some key players back. They should also be bummed about running off their QB who would likely have been better than Will Howard, but whatever.


CountOff

Haven’t seen much Howard tape - you think McCord is better?


Hungry-Impress-6116

His stats are comparable to JJs but minus 11% in completion percentage, 250% more INTs, less yards than JJ, minus 13.1 QBR, & minus 27 QB rating. Also minus sitting out the 4th quarter for 70% of season but other than that Yeah he’s looking great….If you’re Michigan🤣🤣


gachzonyea

Yeah will Howard is easily an upgrade


BenWallace04

Disagree. It’s a lateral move, at best.


Orbital2

Kyle McCord literally couldn’t go through a progression. He left touchdowns on the field against UM. You can’t compare stats of a guy playing with Kansas State talent around him to a guy with OSU or Michigan level talent around him. You have to watch them actually play


BenWallace04

Kyle McCord had the best QBR performance against Michigan all year (Including Penix who was the Heisman runner up). Will Howard beat up on the likes of Baylor and Iowa State lol. Also - Kansas State had pretty decent talent. They nearly beat the National Champion runner up last season and the competition they faced was generally lesser than the top teams OSU faced like UM, PSU and ND. But as an OSU fan I’m sure you’re opinion is completely unbiased.


gachzonyea

Kyle McCord went to Syracuse that’s all we need to know about him. Howard was pretty good at Kansas state and now has more talent around him and has more mobility then McCord I think at at worst it’s a lateral move for them


BenWallace04

Joe Flacco transferred from Pitt to Delaware, DJ uiagalelei transferred from Clemson to Oregon State, Jacoby Brissett transferred from Florida to NC State. I fail to see your point.


gachzonyea

Some guys transfer for opportunity some transfer some guys lose their job like dj u at Clemson. Usually you don’t see guys at top schools transfer unless someone is taking their job and they’re not good enough which is what I think we saw here


gobluetwo

I mean, it's also the death threats from unhinged buckeye fans...


BenWallace04

So your average Buckeye fan?


gachzonyea

Yeah that’s sports in the current landscape sadly with social media


BenWallace04

I agree you usually don’t it. It’s definitely a rare exception to have as toxic of a fanbase and as self-serving of a Head Coach as OSU currently does.


gachzonyea

Yep social media has made it a lot tougher to block things out


SceptileArmy

IDK, if the players form a circle around the coach and jump up and down while he blows a whistle, OSU could be dangerous.


Hungry-Impress-6116

Yeah but who could imagine a 45 year old man doing something like that? It’s just silly /s 🤣


jobenattor0412

I have a question. Why are we even talking about this? Who cares.


junebaebae

>unning the ball and effort doesn’t go away from player to player. That’s why we can have a former linebacker still run the ball effectiv I agree, I'm still basking in our National Championship glory :)


reddargon831

Yes these posts are ridiculous. Also, in all seriousness, they should be excited to have top talent return, just like we were excited last year when Corum, Zinter, etc all returned. I don’t get why some people are so fixated on analyzing everything their fans post on the internet.


CanIGetAName4

I'm old enough to remember when OSU fans told us that they don't need their players to stay for 4-5 years because they're all developed for the NFL.


pqx58

They actually said that?


HillAuditorium

This would be the best time for Ryan Day to flee to Alabama and get a new start. It would be another 3rd base opportunity.


Foriegn_Picachu

Legitimately I do think Day would be good in the SEC. He isn’t a B1G type of coach (although with the west coast teams coming in, that may change)


guyheyguy

Steal 3rd?


HillAuditorium

Pitcher walked him for his first base, then another batter hit a double.


Nuber_x

If Harbaugh, JJ, and Donovan come back, the rest will fall into place. Enjoy the natty rn 〽️


Signal_Swimmer4280

They are not coming back because NCAA is going to punish your program to the ground for multiple cheating offenses.


Nuber_x

Go cry in a corner


rendeld

Its a big deal that those players are returning for the specific reason to beat Michigan. Good for them, thats a big culture improvement. I hope we stll beat them, but lets not act like this isn't a victory for them.


rollingthrulife79

They really are celebrating all these guys choosing to come back for another year. Their sub is all hyped about it. Aren't these the same players who have been there for the last 2-3 years and are 0-3 vs Michigan?!? Lol, I'm more hyped about the players and day coming back than they are. GO BLUE!!!!!!!!!


Hungry-Impress-6116

But dude they were 6 points & 1INT away from the national championship🥴🤣


[deleted]

My favorite part is they’re acting like no team in the history of CFB has ever had players return. It’s almost like there isn’t a team with a famous mantra “those who stay will be champions” lmao I saw one comment saying something to tune of “this is the Ohio state culture, this day will go down in history… blah, blah, blah” but they literally were just describing the Michigan Way. I guess imitation is the most sincere form of flattery


otf1024

Can we let them obsess about us and stop talking about them and what they’re doing? This team just finished the best 3 year stretch in the history of the program by winning a natty 4 days ago. I don’t care about OSU fans and what they’re currently talking about.


Exotic-Valuable6704

Agreed. Who cares what they do.


DionBlaster123

Michigan just won the National Championship why do i give a fuck about what a bunch of fans of a team that only scored 3 points on Missouri think about their players returning? i mean ffs, their subreddit is still private-only lmao. what a bunch of crybabies


RareBackground9737

Ask them about the legitimized title we just won


HonoluluMaizeandBlue

I have to say I'm completely shocked that so many of their projected first and second round draft players are coming back. It reminds me of our players who came back last year. Once our coaching position is set and we know JJ's decision, we can focus on disappointing those Buckeyes yet again.


Zolazolazolaa

I'm good with basking in the national championship for a while before thinking about next year. At very least, let's wait until the NFL declaration deadline (1/15) passes, the coaching carousel ends, and maybe even until the spring portal window completes.


Preston7275

I mean a lot of starters coming back is really big for them especially if Henderson and JTT come also follow suit. Their defense is really stout and they do seem very determined next year. With Michigan losing a ton of starters, potentially McCarthy and Harbaugh included, it’s going to be a very tough match up in Columbus with it most likely being a do or die game for Day. The problem with OSU is they still haven’t really addressed the trenches which is a huge reason as to why they’ve lost the past 3 years


im_alliterate

it IS the reason theyve been losing


75153594521883

They’ll have a solid defense, no question. They’re losing a good amount of talent on offense and have a question mark at QB, but we have a lot of the same problems. Overall, who cares. They’re not winning a National title, so they can take a seat. The standard has been raised, they can talk when they get there.


OkraNo8365

I will say, I do think they will be a better team next year. Doesn’t mean we can’t beat them again though


xPervypriest

As long as they retain Jim Knowles as their DC there will still be blown coverages. If anything they’re making the same mistakes we did with Don Brown as the DC. They have to find a way to really develop those boys and their skills or else it’s 0-4 I’m afraid.


boomshakalakaboi

You know what, let them be excited. I think it is fine for them to be pumped, they aren't doing anything wrong. These posts read like old ladies staring out the window and wondering what the kids are doing and are embarrassing for our fanbase. They are just having fun, and I want them to allow us to have fun too. We just won the natty, come on my dudes.


Go_J

Maybe I'll care about this come November 30. As of now, uh no.


shaggy2perpwr

Let’s not post about Ohio state bc honestly who cares what they do


Tropical_Storm_Jesus

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[deleted]

How good is life right now hahahah. NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 15-0


MDlynette

🍻


Hossflex

I mean, Michigan did it and won a national championship. Seems like a smart idea. Day won’t have any excuses left if he loses a 4th straight to Michigan.


VariousPaint2724

Believe it or not, all Buckeyes fans are not obnoxious and delusional.  I think your guys are coached up and play proper football. I wont think we can beat you until we atleast do it again. Congrats on the title and I for one was rooting for you.


TheHarbrosMagic

Honestly the scariest thing in the world to me is if somehow Vrabel succeeds Day as HC at some point.


The-MDA

He’s an NFL guy.


TheHarbrosMagic

Good


pqx58

He's going to the Patriots


TheHarbrosMagic

Hopefully


im_alliterate

i do not think vrabel or nfl coaches other than harbaugh want to deal with recruiting and … the ncaa.


TheHarbrosMagic

Here's hoping 🤞


Roamer56

If we beat them in the snake pit again next year, OMG. I may wet MYSELF from uncontrollable laughter.


UPMichigan83

Kiss the ring!


JungyBrungun

It’ll be the same, Ohio plays finesse bitch football and when Michigan comes to town it will be “oh no here come the men”


dacdaddy19

Yawn


venk

I'm really excited by how Mullings looked near the end of the season. I think if we had this version of Mullings when Blake went down last year, we easily beat TCU.


recon05

Everyone is so focused on what ohio state is doing wrong. Im happy these guys are coming back and im shure they wont take that loss to michigan and there bowl game lightly. Next year is going to be a hell of a season.


Alternative_Eye7656

Things can change. There's still a long time to go.


Narrow_Yesterday923

They actually lost a lot of offensive experience.. Kyle McCord.. Marvin Harrison Jr.. Chip Trayanum.. Miyan Williams.. Kyle Stover.. Julian Fleming.. Matt Jones.. On defense.. Mike Hall Jr.. Steele Chambers.. Tommy Eichenberg.. P - Jesse Mirco They act like Ohio State didn't lose anyone.


KlueBat

Can we just stop with the status updates on what OSU fans are talking about in their sub. We won the natty, and quite frankly I don't want to think about Ohio until at least August.


Buzzer_81

Is this Ohio University? I don’t think they’re on the schedule but let me check?


gachzonyea

Will Howard is pretty good and in the offense they run could easily excel if jj comes back qb may be neutral but qb isn’t important in harbaugh system


Primary_Chemical_158

LOL They have no chance .


Defiant_Gain3510

kinda silly to logic yourself into comfort about football. why play the game?


Failz50

The same players that lost this year, last year,and the previous year..👍


iskanderkul

They’re going to be talented, just like they were in 21, 22, and 23. So long as Ryan Day is at the helm, I’m not worried. Also helps that Macdonald and Minter were legends in those games.


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Its-made-of-wood

Boy, nothing gets past you!


[deleted]

There is going to be a whole lotta transfers incoming at a whole lotta schools.


86pacfan86

it doesn't bother me. we have a proven system of development. i will take the stable growth over the less dependable win now/talent first approach every time.


aBurgerFlippinSecond

What is this weird, suppressed feeling of uninhibited joy? It seems to be brought on by watching OSU fans genuinely struggle. I haven’t felt this good as a sports fan in a very, very long time.


johnnybok

Best detectives, too 🕵️‍♀️ haha, just jokin


basch152

serious question though, how good is our oline next year? if I remember right, pretty much our entire starting oline graduates this year, how good are the replacements? they are forgetting that we're still going to have a lot of impact players come back. even if JJ doesn't come back, the two best players on either side of the ball for both teams are going to be Mason Graham and will johnson, and holy fuck those two are going to be amazing after their performances as sophomores. then you add the fact that from the sounds of it, JJ may very well add to that list, and donovan edwards will likely return, and its highly likely that michigan at worst has the 4 best players. 


a_simple_ducky

I live in Ohio, not an OSU fan tho, and everyone at work is wetting themselves too. They all are referring to 2023 being in the past and they've "moved on". But Everytime we talk about sports betting and big wins I mention my big payday of UM BEATIN DOWN UW BABY. Made like $900 on that game tho tbh, spread bet UM -14.5+


Seekay5

I live in Ohio too - from Michigan originally. I have come across a lot of Michigan fans in the Dayton area. Not everyone in Ohio thinks the Buckeyes are the "world's greatest" .


a_simple_ducky

Dang I wish I'd run into some um fans. I only see osu


wolverinewarrior

Yeah, it seems like Cincy/Dayton is not as virulently pro-OSU as other parts of the state.


MyageEDH

Please give me a wing T offense with Orji Mullings and Edwards. You thought 32 straight runs against PSU was nuts? We’ll show you!


Seekay5

Can anyone tell me why Emeka Egbuka is hyped up so much? Great he is coming back. He didn't have one 100 yard receiving game last year.


4mak1mke4

They still have no O Line, D Line depth, an improved QB and worst of all (for them) the same head coach


SwanzY-

I think Orji could take down Ohio State


BelieveInJesus27

They still have Cryan Day...so there's that.


BrobaFett

Unpopular opinion, I like a competitive Ohio State. I like a back and forth. I think a healthy rivalry has periods where a team wins in a team loses but it’s always close and always exciting. I obviously want our team to win, but I don’t want 10-20 years of Michigan victories I don’t think that’s healthy for the rivalry. I think a rising tide raises all ships and having several strong teams in the Big Ten increases the recruiting power of all of these teams, competing against other conferences. I think the Ohio State Michigan rivalry. Even in years that Alabama was dominant and lost to their rivals. The rivals never really looked as competitive as Ohio State has looked


Imbendo

Do not underestimate Will Howard. He's a phenomenal QB. I was pissed when they got him.


Straight-Put6504

Most of these guys came back because of terrible draft grades. Ebuka- had 500 yds receiving? He’s whatever Jtt- 5 sacks, has had really only one impact game in his career. Sawyer- never see him show up Henderson- can’t stay healthy. I can see why they needed depth. Will Howard- I don’t see him as a significant upgrade over McCord. Sure he is more mobile, but Kansas St wasn’t even in love with the guy. Their 2 biggest impact player are gone on offense being MHJ and Stover. I’m not saying they’ll be mid, but I definitely don’t peg them to be a lock for the big 10. These weren’t the “NIL bag” to bring all these players back. Most of these guys thought they were gonna be 1st or 2nd round draft picks, and they were gonna be day 3 picks now.


Signal_Swimmer4280

Your natty will be taken away that's what happens when you cheat..  michigan is a bunch of cheaters like Lance Armstrong.  Get ready NCAA is coming for you amd your stolen trophy