Minessale is a solid option.  Wouldnt be a bad fit with Nigel and Stevens.  He can handle and create better than Chase can, take some pressure off the other guards.  Just never know how someones game handles that big of a jump in competition.

Another local kid, Amari McCottry is better than Owens right now as an athletic 3/4, although I still am not completely out on Owens potential.

Daniel Freitag would be funny.  Shaka did offer him and he visited as a HS recruit.  Badgers cut him loose after last year and now he's a stud at Buffalo.  We could use a true scorer like him, plus the Badger fans crying about it would be entertaining.

The last thing UM needs right now is a sexy hire. They just sh!scanned a guy who thought he was the sexiest man in Michigan.

Quote from: GB Warrior on Today at 01:45:32 PMIt is. But that means they will likely extend him and/or kick the can down the road. And extending him means you believe he can be the difference maker on a championship caliber team, or that you can surround him with one as they thought they had in 23. They undoubtedly will keep riding with him. But it's a tough spot right now.

I really don't think they are in a "tough spot." They are fortunate to have a very good QB, one who is only 31 years old and one who has proven he can excel for a playoff-caliber team if he has a decent line. We all could name 10, 15, maybe more, teams that wouldn't mind having Jared Goff at QB.

Quote from: WhiteTrash on Today at 02:40:35 PMDespite a National Championship, some UofM alumni, and I assume administration are very embarrassed by the program. Seems like a good hire to reset the reputation.

You haven't met many UM alumni if you think they're embarrassed, have you?   

Quote from: We R Final Four on December 20, 2025, 12:52:58 PMNot true. This guy and Viper.

amen!!! They do suck...it's just that we suck more. A lot more.

Quote from: MuggsyB on Today at 11:03:21 AMElon,

This isn't your average bad season.  It's not a lot of fun as a fan to know that your season is over at the end of Thanksgiving weekend.  If we are a total non-factor next year, there is a zero percent chance Shaka is here in '27-28.  We literally can't be worse this year, especially with our pedigree.  Again, no one would be this depressed/upset if we were in the mix for an NIT berth.  This situation is entirely different and it just can't happen.  Regardless of our last 3 years of success.

It is becoming obvious that Elon is primarily just trying to push people's buttons.

Shaka has no idea or interest in the average fan's opinions. You don't become a P5 coach by reading message boards or listening to sports radio, maybe at all.

Shaka and the players all know this is results based professional sports. The concept that they are all oblivious to jobs being at risk is laughable. And, Shaka and his agent are 10X more aware of what this season is doing to his marketability than we do.

IMHO, I'd be shocked if Shaka doesn't change his strategy and is back to winning at MU.

You also skipped Owens who is a total wild card.

Quote from: Pakuni on Today at 01:52:01 PMSounds like Kyle Whittingham is going to Michigan.
Really solid coach, but not exactly a sexy hire. And he's 66 years old, which means they're going to be doing this again in five years or less.
But if it's a stopgap, let's reset the culture kind of move, it's probably a good move.

Despite a National Championship, some UofM alumni, and I assume administration are very embarrassed by the program. Seems like a good hire to reset the reputation.

Quote from: Heisenberg on December 24, 2025, 08:59:38 PMPick up a few NBA cast aways before the new year and we can still make the Tourney!
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Breaking today...

Former Detroit Pistons second-round pick James Nnaji has enrolled at Baylor and is immediately eligible to play for the Bears' men's basketball team, Jonathan Givony reports -- a significant development and unprecedented path to college basketball.


https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/baylor-former-nba-draft-pick-james-nnaji/

Did Baylor have an opening or did they cut someone from the squad?

Quote from: tower912 on Today at 12:03:59 PMI don't want to diminish what Ben Johnson did in Detroit or what he is doing with the Bears.  But he and Campbell worked fist in glove on the Detroit offense.  Detroit is running essentially the same concepts and plays.   What we all saw yesterday is the difference between Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff.   Behind a sieve of a line that has him running for his life, Goff cannot come close to winning games.   Whereas Stafford could.   Goff needs a running game, needs play action, needs to have his feet set and the ball to come out on time.  None of which happened yesterday.

As a Bears fan, I will say that Campbell is great HC with an incredible resume of turning around a floundering organization. Campbell and the Lions are not fading from NFL relevance.