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HAI GUYS I BET YOU LIKE GOOD NEWS. Troy Woolfolk's twitter:

Things just got worse for Michigan fans. Can't elaborate that's all I'm saying.

UMGoBlog's got a rumor that this is in reference to JT Floyd's ankle, supposedly in a nonfunctional state after practice today. Tom got an independently sourced email saying the same thing. Player on team saying bad news + two different sources with identical stories about what that bad news is == 99% true e-rumor.

So JT Floyd is probably done for the year. One of three freshman will start opposite James Rogers. I'm working my way through the Penn State game tape and am not sure how much this actually hurts but it's not good. Your available non-freshman cornerback on the roster is James Rogers. That is all.

UPDATE: Woolfolk is hurriedly backtracking, which may be CYA but may not. Downgrade your likelihood somewhat here. I probably wouldn't have posted this without that third bit but the two standing are melding with other stuff around the internets and this is still likely to be true.

UPDATE II: So the "out for year" bit seems unknown. Definitely out for Saturday, though.

Comments

BlockM

November 2nd, 2010 at 8:23 PM ^

I just realized something... Who's the one person benefitting from this situation, besides opponents and their fans? ... Wait for it... ... Brian. Think of all the traffic he gets for stuff like this. I'm not saying, I'm just sayin.

Joined: 07/03/2008

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brandanomano

November 2nd, 2010 at 8:26 PM ^

Is it possible that this could work to our favor? I mean, imagine if you were a qb and you looked downfield and saw not 1, but 2 recievers wide open, then took too long to decide which one he liked better, then BAM! He gets skullfucked by Mike Martin. Maybe this is just another trick up RR's sleeve

/failure at optimism

=(

Joined: 09/05/2009

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GeoTracker

November 2nd, 2010 at 8:29 PM ^

Rush 8-9 guys after the QB and just man up outside or even better put 2-3 guys in cover 2 or 3 deep zone. Can't do any worse on defense now. Just say f*ck it and send the house.

Worst case they score and we get the ball back with more time to score. Best case, this actually works.

Joined: 09/14/2008

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Yostal

November 2nd, 2010 at 8:33 PM ^

OK, I have a plan.

During the 1992 African Nations Cup, the National Football Federation of Cote d'Ivoire was looking for an edge, so they employed the services of a pair of witch doctors. It seemed to work, since they won a 21-shot shootout in the finals of the 1992 African Cup of Nations over Ghana by an 11-10 margin. Then, the Federation refused to pay the witch doctors, and the stiffed doctors decided that a curse was to be placed on the team until they were paid.

For the next decade, Côte d'Ivoire went into a footballing tailspin, until 2002, when the new head of the National Football Federation, hearing that there was a curse, assembled an offering of $500, a bottle of whiskey, and a cow to the aggreived doctors, who promptly lifted the curse. Côte d'Ivoire proceeded to qualify for its first World Cup four years later.

So we're going to need $500, a bottle of whiskey (and good whiskey too, we don't want to screw this up), and a cow (Angus or better) and we should be all set.

Joined: 06/30/2008

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michmbk

November 2nd, 2010 at 9:21 PM ^

it's a blessing in disguise.  Think about it - now opposing QBs will be confused about which wide open receiver to throw to.  Instead of automatically picking on whoever is opposite JT, they won't know which receiver to throw to.  They'll now have to go through progressions and determine who is most wide open.   By the time they figure out which wide open guy to throw to, Martin will have sacked them.

 

Glass half full....glass half full...

Joined: 10/23/2008

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Dolokhov

November 2nd, 2010 at 9:30 PM ^

Well, on the bright side, this is our opportunity to move Big #73 once again, starting him at CB opposite James Rogers, with the hope that some (screw hip fluidity and revert to) bump-and-shove-to-the-ground coverage will have the desired Woodson effect in completely taking 1 player out of the game each play...

Joined: 06/30/2009

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randyfloyd

November 2nd, 2010 at 9:35 PM ^

Just get a quick Guy to deck one of the receivers before he leaves the line. Oh and pray a whole bunch, unless your atheists then we are just screwed (I knew being Catholic would come in handy one day). /s

Joined: 08/19/2008

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D.C. Dave

November 2nd, 2010 at 9:58 PM ^

I like J.T. Floyd. He seems like a good kid, probably could be a pretty good Big Ten player. But let's be honest: It simply does not matter with this defense. I can tell you, on very good authority, that the press corps that covered Greg Robinson at Syracuse thought he was a nice guy, but quite possibly the worst coach in the history of the Orangemen. He speaks in code, his teams always suck, and his great resume touts his defenses at Texas and with the Denver Broncos, but neither of those teams won with defense. Texas had Vince Young, the Broncos had John Elway. Does anyone even remember the defenses on those teams? And now, Robinson gets fired at Syracuse and the team is instantly better, in terms of record and on defense. I am so tired of hearing youth blamed. I am so tired of hearing Lloyd Carr blamed. The best part of this defense is the D-line -- all recruited by Carr. Has Rodriguez recruited a single impact player on defense?

The only way I keep this coach is if he is ordered to bring in a strong D coordinator and leave him be. Hell, bring back Gary Moeller, the best post-Bo coach we have had. And if Rodriguez resisted, I'd fire him and not look back. Also, all everyone talks about is Harbaugh. He's not coming to Michigan. I went to school with the guy. He wants an NFL job. We don't need someone who just wants to step to the NFL. Great coach, but he's likely headed to the Carolina Panthers. He sees his brother's success and all the fame and money of the NFL and that is his preference. Don't expect to see him in Ann Arbor, even if Rodriguez is fired.

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Section 1

November 3rd, 2010 at 12:28 AM ^

Also, all everyone talks about is Harbaugh. He's not coming to Michigan. I went to school with the guy. He wants an NFL job.

I sincerely, truly, profoundly, thoroughly, wish Jim Harbaugh every success at Stanford and, later, in the NFL.  I think that's a great match, and a great career trajectory for Jim.

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Go Blue Beat T…

November 2nd, 2010 at 10:31 PM ^

I mean, the sad thing is the fans are quitting five days before the damn game is to be played. If I were a Michigan corner, I'd say fuck g rob and play tight man coverage on the line instead of that pathetic and beyond ridiculous twenty yard cushion we give to every damn receiver. Saying fuck it might work for us since all we can do is watch, but I almost guarantee one man steps up on the defense and they find a way to lay down some hits and unleash hell. Sucks that we quit on our team even though they've never quit on themselves. Having said that, I'll probably be wasted by 9 am...

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Bob Tabachino jersey

November 2nd, 2010 at 10:33 PM ^

At least we can all piss and moan about this while holding hands.  My mgocareer suffered a massive loss of points from Sunday's barrage of negbombing.

Joined: 01/31/2010

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blue note

November 2nd, 2010 at 10:35 PM ^

I'm not physically capable of betting against Michigan, but I did get my non-UM fan roomates to go all in on  U of I.

So even though I will experience nothing but sadness out of this, at least some people I know will be a little bit happier on Saturday.

Joined: 02/04/2009

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The FannMan

November 2nd, 2010 at 10:56 PM ^

1)  AHHHHH DOOOMMMMM!!!!!

Then, thirty seconds later . . .

2) To hell with it.  Its not like JT was locking anyone down.  Can we really give up any more points per game?  I mean screw it.  How much of a step down can it be?  We will find out, but its not like we weren't already screwed.

Also, I am out of booze and not happy about it!

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los barcos

November 2nd, 2010 at 11:14 PM ^

just checked out maize n brew's suggestions for improvements for the illni game:

 

Suggestion Five:  Bench J.T. Floyd. It's become obvious that teams are passing right at him. This despite having James Rogersas the other corner. Think about that for a second. I think something happened in the Iowa game and things just aren't right. Floyd has been burnt crispy in back to back games and teams are passing DIRECTLY at him, despite the presumption that he is our "best" cornerback. If you feel his presence in the game is necessary, move him to safety, where he can play the deep ball and support the run. But in coverage he's been a disaster recently. Until he gets his confidence back, play some of the freshmen. The result will likely be the same, but at least there's some hope of improvement.

 

hmm, at least one fan seems to think this isnt a problem.  i guess we'll find out saturday

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Dess

November 3rd, 2010 at 12:12 AM ^

So in other words... I should apply for winter admission to a masters. My competitive sports experience consists of college rugby... and thats it. Whatever, I'm 6'3", who cares I've got untouched eligability!

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