Good points regarding Michigan's history of extreme risk aversion in football.

Posted on September 9, 2026 at 10:40:36 AM by jonpc (edited September 9, 2026 at 10:44:51 AM)

It applies to many things at Michigan Athletics and at Michigan.

I would love to see a trendsetting Michigan. Be Leaders.......

Michigan has a chance to be innovative with player pay. Michigan could set up a curriculum dedicated to the new world of player pay and business/entertainment--it sounds like M does some of this now. Imagine if hidebound Michigan Athletics actually set the pace in education in this area. Michigan could broaden its transfer policies. Tie them into a curriculum dedicated to player pay. It's not as important as, say, Armenian, Iranian, and Other Specialized Near Eastern Studies. But it would be cool, nevertheless.

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on Bryce, the absurdity of considering Tommy, and the Knucklehead A.D. - By jonpc September 9, 2026 at 09:31:29 AM
- The Oklahoma and Texas ganes were first announced in 2014 shortly after the Notre Dame series ended ... - By Cutter September 9, 2026 at 10:50:25 AM
  - If USC and ND can be cancelled then......* - By jonpc September 9, 2026 at 11:05:42 AM
    - Canceled and then brought back again ... - By Cutter September 9, 2026 at 12:29:31 PM
- What's your level of certainty about your most important assertion? - By weebay September 9, 2026 at 10:48:20 AM
- Bryce is being paid as if he were elite. We need to shed him from the payroll somehow or adjust his pay to market value. He could want a fresh start after this szn* - By hambone September 9, 2026 at 10:21:15 AM
  - The senatorial and regent elections could do it (nm) - By danny September 9, 2026 at 10:22:26 AM
    - We shouldn’t have anything to do with that scumbag anyway. It is monumentally inappropriate to have a booster trying to use the football program as leverage over ostensibly democratic election outcomes. Fuck AI, fuck Ellison, fuck Jolin, and fuck Bryce too if he decides to walk over this shit. - By Ev September 9, 2026 at 10:43:49 AM
- "Bryce will never be the quarterback we hoped for" - jonpc / I'm tired of reading comments like this from fans who expect highly rated QBs to perform like seasoned upperclassmen when the young QBs haven't had enough time to climb the developmental learning curve.* - By Rose Bowl Champion September 9, 2026 at 09:35:43 AM
  - You'll continue to hear them if said young QB is getting paid like a seasoned upperclassman* - By mtb September 9, 2026 at 12:07:43 PM
  - Hope you are right. Really, I hope to say that I was absolutely wrong. I love Bryce's attitude. I love his physical traits. - By jonpc September 9, 2026 at 10:10:02 AM
  - What if stress is on the word "we"? As in Bryce may need to, and probably will, go somewhere else to be the QB he can be?* - By ftb September 9, 2026 at 10:09:35 AM
    - Then it would be an indisputable indictment on Michigan's outdated approach to football. In my reply to Cincy and BBA, I've expounded on my frustrations. It's high time Michigan Football adapts. - By Rose Bowl Champion September 9, 2026 at 10:17:08 AM
  - Sounded like coaches expected him to perform that way too, no?* - By BBA September 9, 2026 at 09:58:13 AM
    - BBA, I agree. I have very high hopes for Bryce Underwood but I can't look past how Michigan has played football for decades: it essentially deemphasizes QB play. - By Rose Bowl Champion September 9, 2026 at 10:11:20 AM
      - Good points regarding Michigan's history of extreme risk aversion in football. - By jonpc September 9, 2026 at 10:40:36 AM
  - That ignores the reality of todays college game and transfer portal. It is like Dabo saying we aint doing things like LSU...and getting whooped* - By Cincywolve September 9, 2026 at 09:44:50 AM
    - If Michigan doesn't want to help develop QBs over 3-5 seasons and wants to focus on 1-2 year QB rentals then it should commit to that strategy. But a fan saying "Bryce will never be the quarterback we hoped" is arrogant nonsense. - By Rose Bowl Champion September 9, 2026 at 10:00:52 AM
      - I agree in part and disagree in part - By jonpc September 9, 2026 at 11:02:07 AM
      - Yes a 3-5 year development cycle is beyond ridiculous when that avg tenure of a star QB is a season. **** - By Cincywolve September 9, 2026 at 10:09:12 AM

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Good points regarding Michigan's history of extreme risk aversion in football.