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Stickin’ it to ’em: Michigan, Western Michigan refuse to release depth chart before Week 1
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Like two kids on the playground complaining about each other not playing fair, the “grown ups” at Michigan and Western Michigan have decided to keep their depth charts from each other prior to their game on Saturday morning.
No depth chart from Western Michigan ahead of Saturday's game in Ann Arbor. "Because Michigan chose not," Broncos spokesman tells @MLive.
(The old depth chart fight rages on.)
— Aaron McMann | MLive.com (@AaronMcMann) September 2, 2021
Apparently a competitive edge can be taken from knowing who your opponent will have playing where. But it would seem that with a little research and scouting, a team should have a pretty good idea of who will have an impact, and where.
A simple Google search of “Michigan Depth Chart” will reveal at least a half-dozen outlets giving their projections of what players will be where. And furthermore, most of them give details about their strengths, and weaknesses.
As if Western Michigan didn’t know all this already?
But, either way, on Saturday morning at 12:00 p.m. ET we’ll all find out who will line up on the field first for each team.
Would it have made any difference in this game knowing ahead of time?
I doubt it.
Scott Schultz covers Michigan State Football, along with Breaking News for B1G Football & Basketball for Saturday Tradition. He also serves as an Automotive News Editor & Writer, and Softball Writer elsewhere on the web. Follow him on Twitter @SRSchultz.