On3 Sports' J.D. PicKell reacts to Michigan football being picked to finish fourth in the preseason Big Ten Conference media poll
"If you're Michigan, and you are the defending national champions, and you see this Big Ten media poll and you're picked to finish fourth? Not even top three," PicKell said. "I don't pretend to have the best pulse in the world as to every single going-ons in Ann Arbor, Michigan within that building. But, if we know anything about Sherrone Moore's Michigan — they thrive with that chip on their shoulder.
PicKell said while the results of the poll make sense from an outside perspective, after the Wolverines watched head coach, and a whole host of other key individuals inside the program depart this offseason. However, that doesn't mean the cupboards at Michigan have been left bare. "It makes sense why they're at four. They're 128th in the country out of 134 teams in returning production," PicKell said. "The media is not sure what to make of all these new characters. But, if you're Michigan, you're like, 'That's all we needed'. Like Michael Jordan — 'At that point, it became personal. That was all I needed.'"
PicKell was noncommittal on how much being doubted would help Michigan in 2024, but he did note that just because 10 of 11 starters on offense and several more on defense are now playing professional football, that doesn't mean last season's depth guys aren't ready to make names for themselves. "I'll say this, just because we don't know every single potential-slash-future star players name for Michigan in 2024 does not mean there's not a lot of dudes on this roster that have been waiting their turn, been working in the shadows and are going to make a big splash in 2024," PicKell said. "We credit Jim Harbaugh so much for his development of this roster from when he was there, a lot of those guys are still on that roster.
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