http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/74066/instant-analysis-arizo...
This was an exciting game...congrats Coach Rodriguez and the Wildcats.
yes plz
Arizona defeats Nevada in New Mexico Bowl
December 15th, 2012 at 6:32 PM
#1
Arizona defeats Nevada in New Mexico Bowl
December 15th, 2012 at 6:34 PM | 
Fire Millen!
Fire Millen!
December 15th, 2012 at 6:51 PM |
lol
lol
lol
Go Blue !!
December 15th, 2012 at 6:42 PM |
WTF??I turned it with under
WTF??I turned it with under
WTF??
I turned it with under two minutes to play and UA down 13 I think. Dammit, you'd think I'd learn!
At least I hung in there for all of the UTL game.
Going into the game I had picked Arizona with 1 confidence point, but certain Nevada-based sports fans liked the Wildcats so much that I shot it up to like 30. I was sweating for most of the day.
December 15th, 2012 at 6:35 PM |
Who is
Who is
this Coach Rodriguez you speak of?
December 15th, 2012 at 6:37 PM |
He runs the spread option
He runs the spread option
He runs the spread option with a mobile quarterback. How cool would it be if Michigan had a mobile quarterback?!?! Michigan should give him a call!
If you don't like Michigan you are a peasant
December 15th, 2012 at 6:37 PM |
Here is the video of winning TD
Here is the video of winning TD
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:8750205
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
December 15th, 2012 at 6:36 PM |
Old news
Old news
See below on forum.
...confidence is the stain they can't wipe off...
December 15th, 2012 at 6:40 PM |
in the open thread?
in the open thread?
I figured a decent number of MGoBloggers would like the news in it's own thread. I didn't see another topic about the win.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
December 15th, 2012 at 6:50 PM |
You should adressed the
You should adressed the
You should adressed the thread title "Section 1 - Rich Rod and Arizona beat Nevada in New Mexico Bowl"
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
December 15th, 2012 at 6:36 PM |
Woo hoo
Woo hoo
So happy for rich rod. His teams may never get another 3 and out again, and I don't care. I love that hillbilly ass man.
"And they'll never catch him!"
December 15th, 2012 at 6:39 PM |
hillbilly ass man?
hillbilly ass man?
I've heard RR called a lot of things, but that's a new one.
December 15th, 2012 at 6:47 PM |
I always had him pegged as a
I always had him pegged as a
I always had him pegged as a hillbilly tits man.
December 15th, 2012 at 7:51 PM |
post of the day;
post of the day;
everyone else can put their mices down.
December 15th, 2012 at 8:10 PM |
Not til you pry them from my cold dead hands!
Not til you pry them from my cold dead hands!
Love & Hate are horns on the same goat.
December 15th, 2012 at 6:38 PM |
Exciting ending, terrible
Exciting ending, terrible
Exciting ending, terrible game, unwatchable defense (shock). AZ got a Neb/MSU style PI call to give them a chance and they capitalized. The 12 people in attendance were excited.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:48 PM |
I am happy for RR
I am happy for RR
and wish him well, but yo, I am definitely not going to miss watching our defense play like that.
"Coach, if you need one yard, I'll get you three yards. If you need five yards, I'll get you three yards." -Leroy Hoard
December 15th, 2012 at 6:38 PM |
Great start to bowl season
Great start to bowl season
It was a pretty exciting finish. Epic meltdown by Nevada and laughable defense by both sides.
Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness.
December 15th, 2012 at 6:40 PM |
49-48? Sounds about right.
49-48? Sounds about right.
49-48? Sounds about right.
December 15th, 2012 at 6:48 PM |
Yep. That sounds like a
Yep. That sounds like a
Yep. That sounds like a typical RichRod score.
Go Blue! Always!
December 15th, 2012 at 6:55 PM |
Sounds a little low to me.
Sounds a little low to me.
Sounds a little low to me.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:34 PM |
If it can't plausibly be
If it can't plausibly be
If it can't plausibly be confused with a basketball score, then it's at the low end.
December 15th, 2012 at 6:41 PM |
Another great defense
Another great defense
Another great defense performance by a Rich Rod team...go Cats!
3-3-5 til the day I die y'all
December 15th, 2012 at 6:48 PM |
Fist Fight Amongst Teammates
Fist Fight Amongst Teammates
Did anyone happen to see the fight that broke out between the Arizona players on the sidelines in the second quarter? Apparently there was some heated discussion before one of the d-lineman (Hood?) threw a punch at one of the linebackers who then returned with punches before the two were broken up. The linebacker was escorted to the locker room, but the lineman continued to play for a while before he was eventually sent back too. I hate to see that amongst teammates.
EDIT: link to gif
http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/12/15/arizona-teammates-fight-...
Strength equipment is expensive and guarantees you nothing. A strong will is free and can give you everything you want.
December 15th, 2012 at 6:49 PM |
I heard they were fighting
I heard they were fighting
I heard they were fighting over Gergs beaver.
"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."
December 15th, 2012 at 7:33 PM |
GERG's beaver
GERG's beaver
"If life is the road, then Ohio is simply a place to stop for gas." -- Scott Burgess, Detroit News, 9/16/2010
December 16th, 2012 at 1:13 AM |
Yeah I think the argument went like this...
Yeah I think the argument went like this...
DT: "I deserve to get GERGS (or whover mediocre DC they have) beaver to the face."
LB: "Shut the front door!" "Did you see me on that play, I was turrible and deserve the beaver."
DT: "What the freak man, there is no way that you were more turrible than I was, I have been letting guys right past me and that is why I get the honors of having beaver in my face."
LB: "I had beaver in my face and it was your girl friends... last night."
DT: "I got two beavers for you, why don't you say hello!" (Proceeded to punch LB in the face)
December 15th, 2012 at 6:54 PM |
RichRod
RichRod
Score a ton of points against craptastic competition. Check.
Unwatchable defense. Check.
Lack of overall discipline (2 az players got into a fistfight on the sideline). Check.
Sounds about right.
December 15th, 2012 at 9:03 PM |
But I thought his defense was
But I thought his defense was
But I thought his defense was supposed to become average to pretty good when he was ruinited with his better half Jeff Casteel.
December 15th, 2012 at 6:55 PM |
can't believe that happened..
can't believe that happened..
I was watching that game but changed to the end of the IU/Butler game when I figured there was no chance.. guess that proves to me once and for all that I don't know a damn thing.
Aaron Craft has Rosacea, and I hate him.
December 15th, 2012 at 7:00 PM |
Must have been a crazy
Must have been a crazy
Must have been a crazy ending, i changed the chanel when Arazona fumbled and a guy picked it up and got out of bounds to stop the clock down 13 with about a minute and a half to go at about their own 30.
Changed back and they were on the 2 going infor the tie. Im guessing a long bomb and an onside kick? Good for RR but Arizona looked pretty bad tbh. Should be interesting once he gets some of his own players in there.
December 15th, 2012 at 8:09 PM |
This paragraph
This paragraph
Made me hurt
I piss excellence and poop gold
December 15th, 2012 at 7:00 PM |
Typical RichRod game. Just
Typical RichRod game. Just
Typical RichRod game. Just imagine if he had a halfway serviceable defense (I remember saying the exact same thing while he was still here).
December 15th, 2012 at 9:21 PM |
Well thats the problem
Well thats the problem
he will never have a serviceable defense because he pays no attention to it.
December 15th, 2012 at 7:02 PM |
Imagine if RichRod knew what
Imagine if RichRod knew what
Imagine if RichRod knew what the #1 jersey was.He would of never failed here.
"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."
December 15th, 2012 at 7:22 PM |
no
no
Nice idea, but RichRod didn't understand the OSU and MSU rivalries. He appeared to have a good grasp of the ND rivalry, though.
"500 channels and nothing but cats."
December 15th, 2012 at 7:16 PM |
Same old RR, but different
Same old RR, but different
Same old RR, but different school. No defense !!
December 15th, 2012 at 7:21 PM |
Zona Fight GIF
Zona Fight GIF
December 15th, 2012 at 7:33 PM |
congrats to him, it was a good first season
congrats to him, it was a good first season
and not the typical 3-8.
December 15th, 2012 at 7:33 PM |
congrats to him. now if he
congrats to him. now if he
congrats to him. now if he could just field a defense, he'd be in great shape.
It's been a lot. Its been a roller coaster that for some reason seemed like it would never get good. But you know what? We kept fighting. It's like that old saying goes, "Those Who Stay Will Be Champions." -David Molk
December 15th, 2012 at 7:51 PM |
Is Hopson running the LB
Is Hopson running the LB
Is Hopson running the LB group?
December 15th, 2012 at 7:58 PM |
Jeff Casteel is Arizona's DC,
Jeff Casteel is Arizona's DC,
Jeff Casteel is Arizona's DC, and a lot of people here seem to believe that he's Greg Mattison but good at coaching defense. I'm interested to see what happens over the next few years, but here are the points surrendered by Arizona this year during the Pac-12 schedule (and bowl):
Oregon - 49
Oregon State - 38
Stanford - 54 (OT)
Washington - 17
USC - 36
UCLA - 66
Colorado - 31
Utah - 24
Arizona State - 41
Nevada - 48
December 15th, 2012 at 8:03 PM |
Wow...
Wow...
how bad were the Huskies this year?
December 16th, 2012 at 12:24 AM |
Not too shabby. I think they
Not too shabby. I think they
Not too shabby. I think they beat Stanford IIRC. CU was god awful.
December 15th, 2012 at 8:13 PM |
Arizona gave up 425 points last year
Arizona gave up 425 points last year
I would probably give Casteel a little more time before putting him in the GERG category.
Where's Charlie Bauman when you need him?
December 15th, 2012 at 8:21 PM |
Agreed. In fact, even with a
Agreed. In fact, even with a
Agreed. In fact, even with a few more shaky years, I don't think he can acquire that status. I'm just a little skeptical of the narrative that everything would have been fine had we hired Casteel as DC a few years ago.
December 15th, 2012 at 8:39 PM |
I don't think it's entirely wrong
I don't think it's entirely wrong
Three years of a competent defensive coordinator running his own defense would have certainly worked better than what we actually saw. It would almost certainly have resulted in some additional wins.
Having said that, I don't know that it would have been enough to save Rodriguez.
Where's Charlie Bauman when you need him?
December 15th, 2012 at 8:27 PM |
No
No
No one here -- even the RR defenders -- has said Casteel is "Mattison but good at coaching defense." Casteel had a pretty good track record at WVU This is his first year at Arizona, and they apparently were starting five walk-ons on defense at times this year.
Everyone here, including the RR defenders, loves Mattison.
What many folks don't love, however, is that we have gotten a WCO re-tread who has a history of regressing offenses at each of his stops. (Yes, we hired Gerry DiNardo's OC. Glad we saved that money and kept our Manball philosophy alive.) This was the first time in over forty years we had three games in which we didn't score a touchdown, if I remember correctly. And that was with a senior Denard Robinson, who holds many of the all-time leading Michigan offensive records.
Look at what RR's first year Arizona team did offensively, and then look at our slide in all offensive categories from 2010 to 2011 to 2012. If you do not understand why some of us still wish we had a RR offense (or a Sonny Dykes or Kliff Kingsbury or Chip Kelly, etc. offense), instead of Big Al's, I don't know what to tell you. By what metric is Al Borges doing well here and showing progression? By what metrics did he show progression at Auburn, Cal, Indiana?
Since you appear to like numbers, here are a few:
National Rank in Total Offense (Michigan)
2010: 8
2011: 42
2012: 81
National Rank in First Downs/Game (Michigan)
2010: 22
2011: 50
2012: 99
It appears we are sacrificing a lot just for a few quips at post-game press conferences. I suppose it all depends on what you value more.
December 15th, 2012 at 9:37 PM |
So do you have an essay on this
So do you have an essay on this
That you just cut and paste and rearrange for your exact same post you add when you come on once every week? Or do you actually have a thought about ANYTHING else concerning Michigan athletics? Because if so you haven't posted it for months.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
December 15th, 2012 at 11:14 PM |
I guess some people just
I guess some people just
I guess some people just decide to say what's important instead of sitting in their mother's basement all day posting whatever nonsense comes to mind.
December 16th, 2012 at 12:43 AM |
I think it's kind of amusing
I think it's kind of amusing
I think it's kind of amusing that he decided to post it on this particular thread, since the implication of his post is that maximizing your team's advantage in first downs is a primary goal of a coordinator and Arizona broke the all-time bowl record today by giving up 40 first downs.
Fire Millen!
"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."