Football did apparently practice Monday in some capacity:
Sources: Lot of optimism out of Michigan today. They are preparing to practice, which is a good sign for playing the Ohio State game.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 7, 2020
How many players practiced, what Michigan's case count is, and whether there are any positions so depleted that playing would be impossible remain unknown. Angelique Chengelis's take is much more circumspect and probably more accurate:
The plan right now, I've been told, is for Michigan to practice today and tomorrow. Team should be meeting about now. I'm not sure it's a "sign" they will play -- It's a sign they're TRYING to play Am not ready to make that leap yet that The Game is gonna happen
— angelique (@chengelis) December 7, 2020
Michigan has pushed off its media availability for a second time, which was a prelude to last week's cancellation. The release notes that Michigan is continuing "limited workouts," which doesn't sound particularly good for the prospects of a game actually happening. If Rivals's report that Michigan "might have less than 40 scholarship players" available is anywhere near correct this game is not happening.
Webb is reporting that Milton practiced and that's a sign he would make an effort if the game does happen. This also implies that 1) Milton is hurt and will probably be around the same capacity he was at during the Penn State game and 2) McNamara is not available. If the game is played chances that Dan Villari makes an appearance are better than even.
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Swayze Howell Sheen
December 8th, 2020 at 11:31 AM ^
Michigan winning this game would be about as big of an upset as has been seen in college football. Which, if you think of it, is quite a sad statement.
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A Lot of Milk
December 8th, 2020 at 11:38 AM ^
It took two years for Michigan to go from being favored going into a game in Columbus (2018) to being underdogs on the scale of Stanford vs USC
Extremely impressive tank job
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KC Wolve
December 8th, 2020 at 12:05 PM ^
Trevor Lawrence to UM!!!!
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Mich04-08
December 8th, 2020 at 12:52 PM ^
Michigan upsetting OSU would be the equivalent of Rutgers upsetting OSU.
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CompleteLunacy
December 8th, 2020 at 1:16 PM ^
I know we're all wallowing in BPONE, but when you are down to what amounts to your 4th best QB since before Covid canceled (then didn't) the season, and reports are saying you could be down to only 40 or so scholarship players...I mean, it's sad, but it's not any sort of indictment on the program being "so far behind OSU" or whatever. It's an indictment of 2020 and the weird shit that's happened.
And yeah, Michigan is very far behind OSU. But you didn't need covid to tell you that.
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SecretAgentMayne
December 8th, 2020 at 11:31 AM ^
Accurate headline--if the game isn't off, it won't be looking great.
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TheCube
December 8th, 2020 at 11:36 AM ^
What a mess.
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MRunner73
December 8th, 2020 at 11:37 AM ^
Sounds like Wednesday will be the drop dead date.
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HateSparty
December 8th, 2020 at 1:06 PM ^
Phrasing??
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ribby
December 8th, 2020 at 11:38 AM ^
Truthfully I would rather see Villari than Milton.
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Wolverine 73
December 8th, 2020 at 11:50 AM ^
Be careful what you wish for!
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lhglrkwg
December 8th, 2020 at 12:01 PM ^
I do not want to see a 2* true freshman over Milton.
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PopeLando
December 8th, 2020 at 12:50 PM ^
If Milton really is hurt, there's no point in him playing and getting even more hurt. We've also seen that this coaching staff will turtle. To be completely honest, I'd rather we go triple-option this game than play a QB who isn't ready and get his ribs caved in.
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Hail-Storm
December 8th, 2020 at 1:04 PM ^
Put Haskins in for a wild cat, and run an option offense with jet sweeps and double reverses. If we are going to lose big, have fun doing it.
Or run it up middle for no gain. Outside run for 2 yard gain. Third and long pass thrown for 4 yards, punt. Or some variation of that.
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My Name is LEGIONS
December 8th, 2020 at 1:15 PM ^
Villari is a tough kid. Who knows, maybe they play small ball and kill clock.
Is Cade out for season? I don't see any info out there on him, whether he will play again this year. Could it be he is playing, and we're sandbagging ?
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Crime Reporter
December 8th, 2020 at 11:40 AM ^
If this does happen, how does betting work? I would put $50 on OSU covering the spread. What would my payout be?
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RockinLoud
December 8th, 2020 at 11:58 AM ^
I know nothing about betting, but probably like, a penny or something.
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ChiCityWolverine
December 8th, 2020 at 12:23 PM ^
On a typical wager against the spread, you get -110 odds (or something similar pending betting market fluctuation) which means you win $100 for every $110 bet. The winning amount on a $50 wager with -110 odds would be $45.45.
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IndyBlue
December 8th, 2020 at 12:28 PM ^
Yeah RockinLoud seems to be alluding to just taking OSU straight up. Which on a $50 bet would be a little more than a penny, but probably only a few dollars.
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Crime Reporter
December 8th, 2020 at 1:03 PM ^
Ty. I've never bet before so didn't know how it works. I would take OSU covering.
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Nickel
December 8th, 2020 at 11:48 AM ^
"Less than 40!!" Jeebus.
What's with all the vagueness out of UM? It seems like when other programs have been hit with this we at least get a 'X players and Y staff' and yet we seemingly have no idea what the situation is with Michigan. Do they not have their hands wrapped around the actual numbers yet due to testing? Or is this more 'don't tell the press anything' stuff that only a few programs seem to engage in anymore?
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johnnywalkerblue
December 8th, 2020 at 12:20 PM ^
I commented on this lack of transparency and was negged to oblivion.
Nice to see I'm not the only one who sees this as a problem.
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