Ace, Connor, and Taylor go position-by-position through Jim Harbaugh’s offense to kick off our 2022 Michigan football preview. But first, a lengthy big moods session.

Topics:

• The cold open doesn’t go as planned
• Approaching the season with uncharacteristic optimism
• Did anyone who voted in the AP Poll watch Clemson last year? Anyone at all?
• The Katzenmoyer Law is still being enforced in Columbus
• We needed to get some Notre Dame hate out of our system
• Connor reveals another dark family secret
• The world’s worst “House Divided” flag
• Picturing a brighter future for Nebraska (the Armed Forces Bowl)
• We get the same QB controversy quote every year
• Please tweet to @HomefieldApparl and ask them why they canceled the final week of Big New Saturday
• Michigan’s schedule sets up well for an ongoing QB battle
• Can Corum/Edwards be an even better duo than Haskins/Corum?
• Searching for a No. 1 receiver
• The tight ends are really good
• How the hell do the coaches utilize all these skill players
• Last year’s Joe Moore Award-winning O-line has a very good chance of being better this year
• Which units are we most and least confident in? Ace cheats.

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