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<v Speaker 1>It pays off to have a friend like John Borton

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<v Speaker 1>of the Wolverine Great dude does a great job of

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<v Speaker 1>covering Michigan athletics, not just football. You can follow him

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<v Speaker 1>on Twitter at jb Underscore Wolverine, and he joins us

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about the Michigan football program here on Exis

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<v Speaker 1>and Bros. JB. Thanks for your time, buddy.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you. I'm doing really well. Yeah, great to

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<v Speaker 2>be with you.

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<v Speaker 1>Likewise, much appreciated because I know these times are valuable

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<v Speaker 1>with your family. It give me an idea of how

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<v Speaker 1>this team doesn't get complacent after winning a national championship

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<v Speaker 1>and completing everything that they did a year ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think there's a couple of things, Chef. You

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<v Speaker 2>start with the fact that you've got Sharon Moore leading

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<v Speaker 2>this program with certainly something to prove himself. He talks

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<v Speaker 2>about that, He takes that head on, says, we aren't

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<v Speaker 2>complacent at all. It's a new team. Yes, we won

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<v Speaker 2>the national championship last but this is a new group

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<v Speaker 2>of guys and we are extremely motivated to to meet

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<v Speaker 2>everything that we did last year. You know, in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of how we go about it. They you know, you

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<v Speaker 2>don't always control the result, but they're working just as hard.

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<v Speaker 2>And plus you've got all these guys that now people

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<v Speaker 2>are saying, Okay, well you lost J. J. McCarthy, you

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<v Speaker 2>lost your offensive line, you lost so you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>take a huge step back. Well, all these guys that

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<v Speaker 2>have been under studies are telling themselves and looking at

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<v Speaker 2>each other and saying, look, you know, we we do

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<v Speaker 2>have something to prove. We're not going to be complacent

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<v Speaker 2>because it's time for us to step up and show

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<v Speaker 2>everybody what we've got. So I don't see a complacency

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<v Speaker 2>there because there has been so much turnover and there

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<v Speaker 2>is so much of that kind of undercurrent outside sham

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<v Speaker 2>Beckler Hall of Okay, well that was great, but now

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<v Speaker 2>you know this this, they're gonna really tail off some.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought Charon Moore was really impressive a year ago

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<v Speaker 1>when serving as the interim head coach, but he still

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<v Speaker 1>coached the offensive line and he's still called plays. How

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<v Speaker 1>will his responsibilities change as the head coach now?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, he's got an offensive coordinator now that'll be making

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<v Speaker 2>the calls in Kurt Campbell, and he certainly trusts him.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think it'll be somewhat of a collaborative effort

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<v Speaker 2>as it was. You know, certainly Cherome Moore knew what

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<v Speaker 2>Jim Harball wanted, and uh, Kirk Campbell is going to

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<v Speaker 2>know how Charil Moore wants an offense run. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>for for more, there is, uh, there is a lot more.

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<v Speaker 2>There's there's more things that he has to handle administratively

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<v Speaker 2>and with the public and with n I L and

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<v Speaker 2>with different things like that, and so you know, he's

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<v Speaker 2>got his plate full in a different way. He but

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<v Speaker 2>he has hired a staff that he really trusts, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think that goes a long way to being able

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<v Speaker 2>to feel like he can delegate. You know, he's I

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned Kurt Campbell Wing Martindale, who is basically a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that the past two defensive coordinators have learned from his system,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's going to keep that system largely on defense,

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<v Speaker 2>although he'll certainly put his own tweaks to it. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a matter for Surow more of knowing that the

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<v Speaker 2>guys that you've hired are going to do a good

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<v Speaker 2>job and so you can be a little bit more

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<v Speaker 2>letting some of those things go.

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<v Speaker 1>John Borton joining us from the Wolverine follow him on

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<v Speaker 1>x R on Twitter at JB Underscore Wolverine. Everybody always

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<v Speaker 1>wants to talk about the quarterback position, and rightfully so.

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<v Speaker 1>But how do they replenish what was considered, probably over

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<v Speaker 1>the last three years, the best offensive wide of the

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<v Speaker 1>Big Ten.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you do it, and I've talked to a number

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<v Speaker 2>of the guys involved. You do it by these understudies,

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<v Speaker 2>as it were, having been with having been backing up

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<v Speaker 2>all the guys that have been, you know, really the

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<v Speaker 2>best offensive line in college football for the last two years,

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<v Speaker 2>and they are motivated. They know what is expected and

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<v Speaker 2>wanted from them. Miles Hinton over at left guard or

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<v Speaker 2>left tackle rather could be the best of the bunch.

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<v Speaker 2>According to Sharon Moore and and an NFL draft pick,

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<v Speaker 2>you one of them, Josh Free from Northwestern they imported,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, as a as a really good signee transfer.

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<v Speaker 2>They will say some some that I've talked to you

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<v Speaker 2>say that, you know, had he been playing for Michigan

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<v Speaker 2>last year, he'd have been an All American because you

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<v Speaker 2>get more attention, and he was that good. And right

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<v Speaker 2>down the line, it goes like that these guys are

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<v Speaker 2>not only talented, but they're motivated. No, they didn't see

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<v Speaker 2>the field all the time, but they got some starts

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<v Speaker 2>when they weren't playing behind all Americans and guys that

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<v Speaker 2>were that formed really the best offensive line in college

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<v Speaker 2>football of the last three years.

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<v Speaker 1>I talked to some people who believe the defense can

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<v Speaker 1>be just as good, if not better than it was

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<v Speaker 1>a year ago. What are your thoughts on it on paper?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I would be one of those people who would

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<v Speaker 2>believe that because one big, one big deficit is you

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<v Speaker 2>lost Rod Moore at safety tour on ACL and that

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<v Speaker 2>is a loss as a coach on the field basically,

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<v Speaker 2>and someone was very, very talented. But you start with

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that this is a Michigan defense. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that it really saw it's uh its beginnings of greatness

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<v Speaker 2>when the Wolverines lost that playoff game to Georgia and

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<v Speaker 2>saw what it takes to have such a dominant defense,

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<v Speaker 2>a deeper and more aggressive defensive line and upfront that

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<v Speaker 2>can just overwhelm people. I think Michigan is going to

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<v Speaker 2>have that. You look at those those tackles that the

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<v Speaker 2>Wolverines are going to be able to run out there.

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<v Speaker 2>Mason starting with Mason Graham, Uh, these guys are really

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<v Speaker 2>really good and they have more edges that are going

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to step up. And I just think

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<v Speaker 2>that this front seven. You know, they brought in the

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<v Speaker 2>linebacker from Maryland and they've got they have a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of depth and talent and not to mention, maybe the

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<v Speaker 2>best cornerback in college football. So I think that, Jeff,

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<v Speaker 2>that this group is going to absolutely step up and

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<v Speaker 2>make a mark right away. Now, you don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>mention to the offense or the coaches. Will the defense

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<v Speaker 2>have to carry you a little bit that was said

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<v Speaker 2>in the press conference with Kurt Campbell the other day,

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<v Speaker 2>because they expect to be very good on their own.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'll say this defensively, Michigan is going to have

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<v Speaker 2>this entire team in every single ballgame.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you mentioned Campbell, he said the other day that

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<v Speaker 1>it's a fluid operation that's going to change daily. Regarding

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<v Speaker 1>his quarterback, who do you like in that situation? And

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<v Speaker 1>do they have you know how the old cliche is

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<v Speaker 1>if you have three or you have four, you have two,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have any How do you feel about Michigan's

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<v Speaker 1>QB situation right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I I think that it has much to prove.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll say that, But I don't think they have nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>I will reject the latter portion of the premise they're

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<v Speaker 2>you know those that say if you have too you

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<v Speaker 2>don't have any, because that certainly wasn't the case. Just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a few years back with when JJ McCarthy

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<v Speaker 2>regular basis, I think you could say see somewhat the

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<v Speaker 2>same thing. Take for instance, if it's if it's seven

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<v Speaker 2>year veteran Jack Tuttle that wound up the quarterback, you

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<v Speaker 2>would see a heavy dose of junior Alex Orgie, who

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<v Speaker 2>has is the best runner of that crew and could

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<v Speaker 2>come in in certain packages and do things. If it's

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<v Speaker 2>if it's Orgy who is your starter, and he has

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<v Speaker 2>shown that he has the run past mix to the

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<v Speaker 2>point where you can have him run the show. But

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<v Speaker 2>they get in situations where they're really going to go

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<v Speaker 2>past heavy. It could be the insertion of Jack Tuttle

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<v Speaker 2>or Davis Warren who was the best of the bunch

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<v Speaker 2>and throwing the ball in the spring game. So I

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<v Speaker 2>don't it's not like last year. It's not like the

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<v Speaker 2>last two years where it's JJ McCarthy and really nobody

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<v Speaker 2>else unless he gets hurt. I mean, this is Remember

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<v Speaker 2>this is the guy that Jim Harbaugh said that as

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<v Speaker 2>a college quarterback he was Michigan's best of all time.

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<v Speaker 2>In JJ McCarthy. You don't have that where it's assured

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to be a mix. And I believe, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I think they've got enough talent to get

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<v Speaker 2>by with a superior defense and as that offensive line

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<v Speaker 2>really kind of coalesces and comes together.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the the atmosphere different compared to the Harbor era.

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<v Speaker 2>I think so many things I hear are the same.

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<v Speaker 2>It's certainly a different presentation when Cheryl Moore gets in

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<v Speaker 2>front of the media, maybe a little less contentious, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>a little less you know what you're going to get

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<v Speaker 2>because Jim, Jim was his own guy and certainly came

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<v Speaker 2>across you.

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<v Speaker 1>You never knew.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean he might be talking. He might come in

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<v Speaker 2>there and be talking about raising his chickens. Uh. Jero

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<v Speaker 2>Moore is uh is all football and is all is

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<v Speaker 2>all business in that respect. But there are so many

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<v Speaker 2>things for a team that has undergone such change, the

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<v Speaker 2>continuity is what really strikes me. Okay, from last year,

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<v Speaker 2>your offensive coordinator is now your head coach. A guy

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<v Speaker 2>that basically created the defense that you've been playing to

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<v Speaker 2>win so big in the last three years is now

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<v Speaker 2>your defensive coordinator. The quarterbacks coach that worked under SCHIROE.

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<v Speaker 2>Moore is now your offensive coordinator. You've got guys that

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<v Speaker 2>worked directly with Ben Herbert, who is a strength and

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<v Speaker 2>conditioning coach and gets so much credit and running that

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<v Speaker 2>program the same way. I love the story about when

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<v Speaker 2>Herbert comes in and says, basically, hey, nothing's changed. They're

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<v Speaker 2>doing the same things because it worked. And that's the

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<v Speaker 2>kind of thing where you keep that continuity and it

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<v Speaker 2>is not that dramatic. Okay, we're going to we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to do everything differently, which was the feeling you got

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<v Speaker 2>when say, rich Rodriguez came to out and we saw

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<v Speaker 2>how that worked out.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, great stuff. John Borton joining us from the Wolverine.

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<v Speaker 1>Follow him on Twitter on x at jb Underscore Wolverine.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what's coming up in the Netflix series of

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<v Speaker 1>Connor Stallions. How do you think that affects this program?

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<v Speaker 1>Knowing that questions are going to be coming to players

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<v Speaker 1>and coaches about the allegations that he was involved in

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty twenty three signed stealing scheme and all the

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<v Speaker 1>things that go with it.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it's going to affect the players much

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<v Speaker 2>because they have an out. They're not supposed to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about it, and they fall on Leana on that regularly.

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<v Speaker 2>They say, I'm not allowed to talk about that. Coaches

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<v Speaker 2>the same thing. It's interesting that the NCAA was able

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<v Speaker 2>to leak and talk about it to a degree, but

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<v Speaker 2>while demanding that Michigan not so. The I would say

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<v Speaker 2>the biggest thing that might come out of that is

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<v Speaker 2>Michigan takes a we don't care what anybody says outside

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<v Speaker 2>of our building approach, but they make exception to that

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<v Speaker 2>in this sense if they feel like they're they're being attacked,

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<v Speaker 2>that's where the whole Michigan versus everybody comes from. They

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<v Speaker 2>are going to circle the wagons and they were going

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<v Speaker 2>to use that as okay, They're they're coming after us again.

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<v Speaker 2>And look at the timing of things. You know, you're

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<v Speaker 2>starting to see things come out about the notice of

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<v Speaker 2>valegation and that sort of thing just before the season starts,

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<v Speaker 2>and of course you know TV is going to do

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<v Speaker 2>their thing in that regard with the Netflix right before

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<v Speaker 2>the season. So if you're if you're Michigan, I think

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<v Speaker 2>what you're doing here is first of all, saying you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we didn't have anything to do with that, if you

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<v Speaker 2>know individual players, and saying that you know we can't

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<v Speaker 2>talk about that, while at the same time using it

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<v Speaker 2>as motivation. They're coming after us again, Let's push back

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<v Speaker 2>twice as hard.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, final thoughts from you, and we appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>On this Friday, tell me what your thoughts are as

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<v Speaker 1>far as a playoff expectation. We know the playoff has

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<v Speaker 1>expanded to twelve teams. You think Michigan will be in

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<v Speaker 1>that conversation when the season is over if they stay healthy.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they will absolutely be in that conversation. That's

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<v Speaker 2>no guarantee, obviously they've got I would say I started

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<v Speaker 2>covering Michigan football in nineteen ninety one, and this is

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<v Speaker 2>unquestionably the toughest schedule that I have seen them play

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<v Speaker 2>in a regular season with Texas in that second week

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<v Speaker 2>with Oregon, would you usc with Ohio State in Columbus.

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<v Speaker 2>It is just it's a beast of a schedule. But

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<v Speaker 2>the dynamic is different now. You could lose two or

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<v Speaker 2>three games and still make the playoffs, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>that Michigan, there's no way they sail through this undefeated.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't believe, but it is a different deal twelve

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<v Speaker 2>team playoff, and I think that they are going to

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<v Speaker 2>be right there as a perhaps, you know, you never

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<v Speaker 2>predict x amount of losses, but if they even if

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<v Speaker 2>they were at three and then they won that game

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<v Speaker 2>down in Columbus, you would go a long way towards

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<v Speaker 2>making the playoffs. So yeah, I absolutely think that they'll

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<v Speaker 2>be part of that conversation if they stay healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think anyone's going on blemish this year. It's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be a fun ride and we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>follow with you the entire way with the Wolverine and

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<v Speaker 1>on Twitter at JB Underscore Wolverine. Have a great weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>my friends. Say hello to the family, and I hope

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<v Speaker 1>we talk soon.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely sounds good, Jeff. Thanks