Countdown to Kickoff - Day 17: Jake Ryan
Gremlins be in my YouTubez this morning but hopefully they're fixed.
August 15th, 2012 at 8:18 AM ^
Let's go, I have work to do and I can't resume my day until I watch this vid!
August 15th, 2012 at 8:23 AM ^
August 15th, 2012 at 8:29 AM ^
I didn't realize other websites existed other than mgoblog. This is really going to open up the floodgates! No I'll never be able to work......
August 15th, 2012 at 8:41 AM ^
Did Brian have to give them permission to use the name "MGoBlue", since it is so close to MGoBlog? hmmm
August 15th, 2012 at 8:24 AM ^
...he kinda looks like that Thor character, doesn't he?
August 15th, 2012 at 8:41 AM ^
August 15th, 2012 at 10:11 AM ^
Can't Will be the gate keeper?
August 15th, 2012 at 8:26 AM ^
GLORIOUS
FLOW
August 15th, 2012 at 8:44 AM ^
that hair is become epic status
August 15th, 2012 at 8:53 AM ^
August 15th, 2012 at 8:58 AM ^
since the 2010 spring game, and he hasn't disappointed. He has big play capability on the D. The 30 yard (+/-) sack in the Sugar Bowl was epic.
August 15th, 2012 at 9:19 AM ^
August 15th, 2012 at 9:34 AM ^
August 15th, 2012 at 9:48 AM ^
August 15th, 2012 at 10:48 AM ^
That was a bad decision for the RB to try and reverse the field there, but he probably only tried it because he wasn't expecting Ryan to slash upfield as fast as he did. Watching it again, it's pretty amazing how fast Ryan accelerates to the ball. The RB is heading towards the open side of the field and then, BOOM, he's tackled out of nowhere.
August 15th, 2012 at 9:14 AM ^
August 15th, 2012 at 9:22 AM ^
Good piece on Jake, definitely an impact player who should get better every year.
Didn't like the Roundtree comment by Karsch ("out for some time") at the end of the piece though... I hope he comes back soon.
August 15th, 2012 at 9:24 AM ^
It's all a ploy to trick Alabama, and Karsch is in on it. It's a good move by the tricksters in the athletic department.
August 15th, 2012 at 10:13 AM ^
August 15th, 2012 at 11:49 AM ^
Yep. Our propaganda department rivals that of North Korea.
August 15th, 2012 at 9:51 AM ^
I'm not sure but I think he said something about swarming to the ball.
August 15th, 2012 at 10:53 AM ^
I didn't hear anything, too busy staring at the glorious flow
August 15th, 2012 at 11:44 AM ^
Every time I see Jake Ryan, I think of that quote from The Wire by Johnny Weeks, "I'm a viking homes."
August 15th, 2012 at 12:35 PM ^
It was a brief clip, but that play from the Minnesota game where Ryan seems to just appear and make that tackle highlights his playmaking ability as well. The play from the Sugar Bowl was awesome as well - Jake rightly spared them the humilation of a safety - and it highlights some pretty good acceleration and speed on his part. If I remember, he had 11 TFLs last year, which I think was second on the defense, so the second year in this system hopefully means an even better year this year.
August 15th, 2012 at 1:10 PM ^
Flow, glorious flow!...
August 15th, 2012 at 1:19 PM ^
That sled Gallon jumped over could really injure someone...
August 15th, 2012 at 2:26 PM ^
The blow up about that clip happened in the Denard video yesterday.