Unverified Voracity Kickstarts Pahokee

OK I asked it on WTKA this morning.  If you're not calling time out, how much time should you expect to run off the clock before starting the play if you're executing well?  It seemed to me that Denard, the rest of the offense, and/or the coaches were particularly slow getting both plays started (post Roundtree and post Gardner catches).  Clearly Brady thought so.  I think you can justify not calling the time out early if you thought you could run the next play quickly, yes?  No--unreasonable to think the offense could keep the time loss to an acceptable level? 

Odoms is trying to set up a community garden, and giving a lot of time/energy, especially when it comes to what you get for your donation.

Hit it up and help him out. Don't forget his mountain-goating:

That man went through a lot of crap here.  It's obvious he is in a much better place for his talent than when he was here. Hoke and Rodriguez are both where they ought to be.

Isn't that decision partially made on 3rd down? I don't remember the exact circumstances, but I think it was roughly 3rd and 17 or so. At that point, Hoke has to decide whether or not he plans to punt on 4th down. If the decision is made NOT to punt, you treat that play like a 2nd and 16 and don't necessarily have to move the chains on that play. Things are a little more complicated in that region of the field with the option of a FG, but it always drives me nuts when teams throw an incompletion going for a first down on 3rd and long and then are stuck in the same situation on 4th down when they could've gained half the necessary yardage on each of the 2 plays.

Wasn't it either 4th and 16 or 4th and 19? What percentage of people convert that? This isn't 4th and less than 5. You've gotta figure we probably give the ball to Air Force somewhere between the LOS and the chains versus punting it for 20ish yards.

Awkward situation for sure but I think it was the correct call to punt

Sticking this way down here because people are going to yell at me for mentioning him, but this shot from SMQ featuring Rich Rodriguez and his kids after the Wildcats upset Oklahoma State reminded me of of all those Rhett and Rich Rodriguez photos from his M days.

I AM ANGARRR

With regards to the punting, it also helps to note that: A - It was like 4th and a bunch, not 4th and 4, and B: There was still plenty of game left to be played, i.e. getting a first down wouldn't have sealed the win for us

I'm concerned about the H.O.P.E. kickstarter.  The $35K figure is looking like it will be tough to reach.    Is there a way to contact the Victors Club people and let them know about it?  

if only Rich's mustache were for Michigan, maybe things would have been different.  Sigh...

"There were children directly in front of and behind me at the Air Force game. Somehow they both kicked me. A lot."

Sparty kids...yep, had to be. 

I just pledged, and Tae is a long way from a noble goal. I'll pledge again, but a few hundred is where i'll max out.

As a once professional gardener who still works hard in his own yard and spends Sundays at his friend's farm to help slaughter chickens, pigs, and turkeys, i dig where Odoms is going with this and know what kind of difference he'll make if he succeeds.

FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY, WOULD YOU LET TAE ODOMS RUN A COMMUNITY GARDEN IN PAHOKEE????!!!!

Agree on the 3:30 starts they are horrible (1330 my time). Here in the MST I love waking up heading to the gym getting home to watch the game at 1000 am, then deciding wether to be productive or watch a another B1G team embarrass themselves before the night games.

I live on North Campus, and the Bursley dining hall doesn't open until 10:30 on Saturdays, so if the game's at noon then you and a couple thousand other people living on North are trying to get to Central in the same hour timeframe, so I'm biased in favor of 3:30 games.

I am aware that residents of North Campus are soulless and therefore their opinions are irrelevant, however.

It's going to be quite the shock to her system when he isn't the Michigan quarterback.  He's the only one she's known.

Saddest story ever: I was out of the room during the MSU game last year and she shouted to me "Daddy, Denard just threw a touchdown!"  Too bad it was to the wrong team.  :-(

1) Blockquoted in MGoBlog = the highlight of my career. I'm not joking.

2) SoullessHack Jr is definitely a kicker. But probably not for three hours. Probably.

I posted this in another forum where I frequent but I stole the idea and it's a good one. You pledge amounts for everything you see happen during the season and donate based on the final totals. Stuff that you'll understand:

.01 for every Denard Robinson yard from scrimmage
.50 for every interception thrown by Sanchize, Big Rape, Romo, Cutlahhh, and all Arizona QBs
$1 every time Andy Reid loses a timeout for an incorrect challenge
$1 for every Andrew Luck TD
$1 for everybody I finish ahead of in the 2p2 yahoo survivor pool
$5 for every Michigan football conference victory less OSU
$25 if Michigan beats OSU
$n/2,000,000: domestic box office opening weekend for "The Hobbit"

all proceeds donated to Tay's kickstarter with a placeholder that I'll hopefully get to donate a cool experience of laser tag/go karting to a kid that volunteers his time and works hard on the project.

I don't make a lot of money, but this is something I feel is valuable and this is a fun way to sweat the amount. I sincerely hope this gets off the ground. If we can rule the EDSBS pledge drive every year we can definitely do some of the legwork to help one of Michigan's own in a good cause. Cheers, friends.

I will break the first rule of RICHROD, which is DON'T TALK ABOUT RICHROD, to note that Arizona went for a 4th and 16 from the OSU 35 on Saturday night. They did not get it.