Unverified Voracity Says Duh

So, besides "Every Spartan Pleads Not guilty," were there any other clever signs at the game? I also hope a few ski masks made it in, but I didn't see any in the photo gallery.

Then, there’s Brandon Graham. There he is, saying “Hi, I spent the entire year getting double teamed on a terrible defense and still wrecked shit like my name was Haitian McSichuan Earthquake.”

Is 'rawer' even a word? Doesn't 'raw' describe something completely uncooked? Doesn't that make it impossible to be more uncooked? At the very least, 'more raw' is probably a better choice. At least when you say that you don't sound like you're imitating a lion.

Rivals Radio had a guy on this morning (it may have been Newberg...I missed the name) talking about how poor QB play has been as a whole in HS football this year. He said that there were no QBs worthy of five stars and there weren't any next year either. He even said that a number of QBs got worse as the year went on (I'm assuming he's thinking of the M. State recruit).

The host asked him why and he said the spread hasn't done much for developing QBs. You take your best athlete, put him in the shotgun and after a three-step drop, he either outruns everyone or makes a short throw. It's not a very good tool for producing quality QBs who can make a difference in college.

A good parallel between Michigan and Texas A&M* is that they had 10 returning starters and they were both in Year 2 of their respective head coach's offense - both coaches known for being very good on offense. What does this mean? That it's not a complete fluke that Michigan's offense improved dramatically and that there's hope for it to get even better.

*(other than them being my alma maters that make me now cry when I think of college football)

I've been reading all of this stuff about Graham too, and wondering how this could be surprising anybody who watched film on M this past year. But I also read all of those plaudits like "explosive" and "relentless" and "amazing motor" and such, and I think Mr. Barwis may have had more than a little something to do with those big paychecks Brandon will haul in next year. Not dissing Brandon's raw talent or work ethic, but physical development matters a lot, too.

"The Lions would have taken Drew Stanton anyway. "

Hahahahahahaha. Sparty.

Even with Devin's regression, a red shirt would be even worse for Denard's chances at quarterback. How long do you wait to make the switch and really take advantage of his skill?

Sims for taking the high road, and I'm not one for excuses, but the sentiment that it was not a foul is absurd. The argument that "the refs shouldn't determine the outcome of a game" does not apply here. That call would have been made at any other stage in the game, hell, the announcers were discussing whether a similar play .5 seconds before should have been called an intentional foul!!!

"Ref went down, crew does not travel with backups, clearly a foul but shit out of luck." I can get on board with that position and have moved on. But it was a foul, it was clearly a foul that likely DID cause him to miss the shot. And it sucks.

Graham is going to wreck in the NFL. It's sad that we couldn't have had at least an average defense. On a good defense, he could've had about 20 sacks.

but I would love to know how many HCs of major programs since 1950 have had to start freshmen with no game experience for two entire seasons in a row. I'd be willing to bet that it has not happened more than three times prior to RR's first two years, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if it had never happened at all.

Which would miraculously put him higher on the list than Pete Carrol. *F-A-C-E-P-A-L-M*

taking a redshirt are looking at him in the context of starting. Not, which I think will happen, as part of a Leak-Tebow arrangement that florida had last year. So, you use Tate as the starter, then bring in Gardner as the changeup. Gardner bring something that Robinson and Tate lack...the ability cut it up fied, off the zone read, with speed AND power....

is a beast. I agree that he is the first "byproduct of Barwis" that has used this training to the fullest potential. Just wait until we get a redshirt senior who has 5 years of hell under his resume... For instance, don't you think Campbell will be a one man wrecking crew in a couple years?

I still like the idea of going back to a 4 man line with Campbell & Martin in the middle - and actual defensive ends (not fast smurfs) on the outside of the D line. If the fast end has one on one with the back, and it's a pass play, then two of the three D-lineman get double teamed. I don't like it. A four man front would have also greatly increased BG's stats last year, and might have resulted in more splash plays on D. I guess I need to give GERG some time, and see if his Deathbacker this year can make some plays, but I am skeptical that this system will work in the Big Ten.

Man, some people must either have short memories, or haven't been around very long. For YEARS colleges ran option offenses, and PLENTY of guys ended up being great qb's coming out of that system. In fact, in the old option days, one of the benefits of guys not throwing much in college, was it forced NFL teams to put them an the bench for a few years to observe and learn. Now if a guy has 1000 pass attempts in college they throw him to wolves and you get what you get. In fact, I see just as many busts now, from guys who have thrown a lot more in HS & College, as when they hadn't thrown much in the option days.

What idiots had him not going in the first round before. The fact he was double teamed every play the whole season and still had All America numbers should quell any talks about him not being a first round talent.