OSU vs UM Speed Philosophy
I'm sure many have noticed this, but that Elliott kid is super speed on the outside for OSU, which made me think... when was the last time UM had a skill player that quick? (Other than Denard...)
Even when our RBs have breakaways, the defenders always catch up to them from behind. Where's the speed? Do we just not recruit players like this? Or did we just miss out on them? Does Manball mean no speed?
Shit who was the last RB UM had that can match this kind of Oregon/OSU quickness?
(I feel like an idiot talking about speed like ESPN always does with their slogan "SEC Speed," but the difference is maddening this year)
UM just seems so slow in all aspects of the game.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:22 PM ^
We don't have a philosophy.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:23 PM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 11:39 PM ^
Hoke is William Wallace Tennyson.
November 9th, 2014 at 12:17 AM ^
Hoke's philosophy is to field a team that is such a effin' joke all year that OSU won't take us seriously or even prepare much- thus take them by suprise!
It almost worked last year, but we had Borges who at least had some imagination and could catch teams off guard- there is no hope at all with dull predictable Nuss.
November 9th, 2014 at 2:43 AM ^
jeez man. I hope you're wrong about this. so depressing
November 9th, 2014 at 1:20 AM ^
First time seeing this, this was EPIC! This truly distills his coaching acumen; don't get me wrong Brady Flintstone is a decent, good man and a caring coach, but is not qualified to be the HC of what should be a perenial top 10 program.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:44 PM ^
Of course we do...it's from 1986. Manball. Big-boy football. A power game on offense, where we impose our will in the ground game, using our strong, road-grading OL and TEs and our RBs that use superior vision to hit the correct holes and strength to run through tackles. This allows us to avoid turnovers and chew up the clock, keeping our defense fresh.
The problem? We do very little of it well against teams with a pulse. Oops.
November 9th, 2014 at 11:56 AM ^
We had two running QB's in Demetrius Brown and Michael Taylor. That team pummeled #1 Miami for 55 minutes. (it was the most depressing loss I witnessed at M Stadium.)
On the other hand, they rode Leroy Hoard to victory over USC in the Rose Bowl.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:42 PM ^
November 9th, 2014 at 12:17 AM ^
November 9th, 2014 at 1:52 AM ^
Brown was fast. He had a 90-yard TD run in one game. Shaw was also pretty fast though.
Stonum had the rep as a burner but aside from his kickoff return against ND, I don't really remember seeing it.
November 9th, 2014 at 12:00 PM ^
Tyrone Wheatley was fast.
We had a deceptively fast WR in Super Mario, and I recall this puny guy, number 21 or something, from a long time ago.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:24 PM ^
What I want Michigan to be in the future is a blend of speed and power. I feel like we have seen the two extremes in RR and Hoke. LSU and Bama has some Ezekiel Elliots and power guys as well.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:38 PM ^
Our players should be 10/10 on speed and 10/10 on power. Agreed.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:57 PM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 11:50 PM ^
De'veon Smith and Drake Johnson?
November 9th, 2014 at 1:50 AM ^
I didn't think we were really that fast under RichRod (aside from Denard, obviously). Our offensive skill guys seemed quicker than fast - and on D we just looked slow and weak.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:28 PM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 11:28 PM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 11:29 PM ^
It's not the speed that makes OSU good. It's blocking and accurate QB play. That staff is just excellent at teaching kids how to block.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:39 PM ^
Blockers are born, not taught.
November 9th, 2014 at 12:17 AM ^
I don't even know how to respond to such a dumb statement
November 9th, 2014 at 12:56 AM ^
Maybe it was sarcasm. If he is serious, he's an idiot.
November 9th, 2014 at 12:08 AM ^
Speed certainly helps
November 8th, 2014 at 11:30 PM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 11:32 PM ^
Maybe the team comes out with some excitement and the scores more like 45-20 lol... hell who am I kidding it's gonna be more like 45-7
November 8th, 2014 at 11:33 PM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 11:54 PM ^
Columbus is having their way with East Lansing - 49 points. I'll call something like 52-24.
November 9th, 2014 at 12:46 AM ^
The only way Michigan scores 24 points in Columbus is if OSU's kick/punt returners double tonight's fumble performance.
November 9th, 2014 at 7:40 AM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 11:32 PM ^
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November 9th, 2014 at 3:45 PM ^
Plus the spread doesn't work in the cold.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:36 PM ^
It really should be both as that is what OSU possesses. People talk about their speed, but they are big too. Elliott 6'0 225, Barrett is 6'1, 220..OSU is not small at all.
RR;s spread was based on smaller guys whereas Meyer likes bigger guys(look at Tebow and Alex Smith)
November 9th, 2014 at 12:01 AM ^
Exactly. Do you see any 5'10'' 185 lb slot receivers out there for OSU? Rich Rod was doing it all wrong.
November 9th, 2014 at 12:10 AM ^
Gallon, and Odoms were beasts
November 9th, 2014 at 12:42 AM ^
I think there is room for both the small fast slot guys and bigger backs and wideouts.
November 9th, 2014 at 12:34 AM ^
Gallon was also fast as hell though. I don't think people realize how fast he really was. He was insane at getting open.
Odoms had his moments as well.
Junior Hemingway was the guy you could always rely on to make insane catches though.
November 9th, 2014 at 2:09 AM ^
Percy Harvin gets open, because he is fast. Jeremy Gallon got open, because 1.) He played in the Big Ten. 2.)He was an exceptional route runner.
November 9th, 2014 at 10:08 AM ^
November 9th, 2014 at 12:20 AM ^
The Derrick Alexander-Desmond Howard combo was absolutely lethal. Ideally, that's what you like. One big guy paired with smaller, more elusive guy.(though Alexander was pretty elusive himself)
November 9th, 2014 at 12:41 AM ^
That was the weakness of RRs spread. He went after small and fast players that could not hold up to the pounding in the B1G. I think that is the main reason they would wilt as the year went on. I think he tried for guys like T. Pryor that were bigger, but had to settle for the smaller players to fill recruiting classes.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:36 PM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 11:40 PM ^
Not on offense though.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:48 AM ^
Maybe we should fix that.
November 9th, 2014 at 8:37 AM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 11:44 PM ^
Brandon Minor? I don't even know, it's been so long it's hard to remember (that's what she said)
November 8th, 2014 at 11:45 PM ^
The moment they got down 24, they started moving at warp speed to get back in the ball game. I feel like 40 points have been scored by both teams in the 4th quarter. Michigan doesn't hurry up even when they're getting blown out.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:59 PM ^
Because it's not how we did it in '97 dammit! Don't you know that's the zenith of how to win at football?? Only fools use the newest and best schemes to win! Real men win using the '97 model and that's it!