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.@Castellani2014 shares a stat about what he is calling "This is absolutely the worst Michigan offense that I have ever seen." Subscribe to the YT: youtube.com/@BIGPLAYDetroit
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.@AustinCisler gives his support and props to Pat Fitzgerald for grinding out a rivalry win "That's why I haven't wavered in my support for Pat Fitzgerald and why I'm confident now that he's, uh, clearly bought himself another year and more time."
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"We've run into this serious issue where the second guys show any potential, any sort of NBA potential, they bolt to the league, and what ends up happening is they average 10 minutes a game in the G League," -@Castellani2014 on why some basketball players should stay in college
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"The idea that 23 is somehow you've aged out of the league is, like, wack." -@Castellani2014 on why talks of Yaxel Lendeborg being too old to succeed in the NBA were silly Subscribe to the YT: youtube.com/@BIGPLAYDetroit
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.@Castellani2014 on what's led to Larkin and Red Wings breakup "The worst thing you can do, I think, as an athlete, really in any city, but especially here in Detroit, is to overinflate your value." Subscribe to the YT: youtube.com/@BIGPLAYDetroit
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Why it's important to have Gibbs take some carries off "The best ability is availability, and you gotta make sure that the guy is healthy, right? And that he can stay healthy." -@Castellani2014
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"They are not gonna surprise anybody. They're not gonna make a bowl game. Their best players are injured. The only thing they have left to play for this season is this game." -@Castellani2014 shares his concern for Michigan vs. Michigan State
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.@Castellani2014's message for all sports fans "Because the last thing I would want, uh, or that any of us should want, is for someone in Jack Campbell's camp to read something on social media that later turned out not to be true."
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"I need to know, and if you feel like there's a better option in the portal, go do it. But he has earned the right to get a look for the remainder of the second half of the season." -@Castellani2014 Do you think Tommy Carr could be the QB in 2027?
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.@Castellani2014 felt like there was improvement in Michigan's passing game vs. IU "I felt like the play calling from a passing standpoint in this game was so much better than it was against Indiana." Subscribe to the YT: youtube.com/@BIGPLAYDetroit
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"This Michigan team, this is harsh; it's just the truth, is dumb enough to play their way out of every game." -@Castellani2014 On upcoming Michigan vs. Michigan State game Do the Spartans have a chance???
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"This is obviously a player, and I'm not defending him, but this is obviously a player that feels like his prime, in a lot of ways, was being wasted." -@Castellani2014 on Dylan Larkin Subscribe to the YT: youtube.com/@BIGPLAYDetroit
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"Jason Beck deserves, I think, most of the criticism for this. The athletes have not adjusted to the scheme, and the offensive coordinator has not adjusted to the kind of athletes that he has on the O-line." -@Castellani2014 blames Beck for lack of run game
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.@Castellani2014 offers thoughts and condolences to Jack Campbell "So, wish him nothing but the best. He's done some great things here. Known to be a leader, a guy who works his butt off, and, like I said, he's represented himself so well since coming into the organization."
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The Lions' defense doesn't have to be shut down, but it's moving in the right direction "I don't need you to be the 2000 Ravens. I don't need some special unit that is consistently getting teams with great quarterbacks to go three-and-out" -@Castellani2014
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Is Jared Goff a future HOFer??? "Jared Goff is a future Hall of Famer. Now, some people are starting to see the track record that he has and how good he's been, not just this year, but the last few years." -@AustinCisler
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.@Castellani2014 has given up on Kyle Whittingham "Kyle Whittingham will be 67 years old. You're stuck with the philosophy you have. If he gives up on Jason Beck, he's gonna go out and get somebody that's probably pretty similar." Subscribe to the YT: youtube.com/@BIGPLAYDetroit
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Is the issue at Michigan not QB? "I don't know if the score would've been any different if Bryce was playing QB, because we saw Tommy Carr make many of the same mistakes and many of the same plays that Bryce makes." -@Castellani2014
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"That third-down-and-goal call from the one- when you needed to go about a foot ... You do a play-action pass, a slow-developing play-action, and your quarterback nearly gets his back broken and loses about 15 yards." -@Castellani2014 tears apart Michigan play-calling
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"I think this is the only football game I've ever been to in which I didn't see my team score a single offensive touchdown." -@Castellani2014 on Michigan vs. Indiana Subscribe to the YT: youtube.com/@BIGPLAYDetroit
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