Countdown to Kickoff - Day 7: Beanie Bowl

The throw Forcier made while on the run was the highlight for me, though Stonum and Denard look great. Anyone have any idea who 10 is? Jeremy Gallon played QB in highschool, but why would he be taking snaps here?

He seems to throw an effortless deep ball.

I really hope Kelvin Grady is playing offense in this video.

Good to see some good defensive plays by Death Roh and Marvin Robinson

I hope Stonum does that a lot this year! He looks good!

Granted this is only a small piece of what happened but the best throws definitely came from Tate.  Can't wait till next week no matter who the starter is.

Looks like Vlad was playing on the scout team... guess he's no longer in the two-deep. The young guys must be stepping up big time.

The Marvin Smash.

I don't envy the QB decision the coaches have to make.  Personally, I'm not neccessarily in the "Redshirt Gardner" camp, I'm in the "Win Games" camp (don't waste your words trying to convince me otherwise), and all 3 seem like they could start and have success.

Nice lick by M Rob on special teams.  He is going to be a force.  Also, beautiful deep ball by Devin.  He had barely any room to fit that in.

Obviously we haven't seen every practice, but Kelvin Grady is looking great at WR.  Nice over the shoulder bomb from DG!  Clearly, Looks like D Rob is playing with the ones and Tate with the twos.

Marvin Robinson is going to be a hell of a player for us whether it's at LB, S or a hybrid position. That kid is just a football player IMO. Haven't had very many of those on defense these last couple of years. 

There is talent GALORE on that offense. If I had to pick a starting QB, I'd go with Tate. I think he throws the best, most consistent ball of the three. Some of Robinson's throws were just fugly. Gardner hands down has the most talent and upside of the 3 QB's. That was evident in just watching that 2 1/2 min video. Gardner has the size and the arm to go along with the leadership and athleticism to become an all-time great at Michigan. I am salivating at the mouth at the prospects of Devin Gardner being our QB in 2012 and beyond. I hope he redshirts this year to fine tune his game, gets worked into the rotation as a RS Fr. in 2011 and then takes over the job for good in 2012 as a RS Soph.

Was it me, or did all of Denard's throw seem excessively wobbly?

edit: n/m. rewatched and Tate's looked similar.  I think it was the video quality and speed of camera trying to follow that was throwing me off

Kelvin Grady made some really nice plays. His hands have gotten alot better; another weapon for our soon to be dominating offense. One week baby; can't wait...

I fully expect the total points scored for both teams in each game this season to be well over 50.  This CTK made me both extremely excited and nervous at the same time.

Also I have full confidence in any of the 3 QBs to lead the team.

Who is the new #23? Since they caught a punt, I was thinking it was Drew Dileo, but they also were playing RB. Any ideas?

I loved that shoulder fake by Forcier before one of his throws.  Little details like that can be all the difference between failure and success.

Ok, google searching hasn't worked.  Why do we call it the "Beanie Bowl"?  Everytime I hear it I think of Beanie Wells for OSU and God Forbid do I want that to be my reference.  MGoScholars, please enlighten me.

looks like they will stuff the run very well! I think we are going to see much improvement and if thats the case it give our young secondary a chance to develop into a solid unit as well.

The defensive highlights are against the scout team, running UConn's offense.

If you notice, all three were against trap plays, which must be a heavy focus. They are easy to read for the LBs since it is only reading guards. (Not saying this to take anything away, but just for info. I loved the one with Mouton flying downhill.)

The word Beanie comes from the little hats they wear when the squads are mixed for things like special teams, to tell which team is which, since the jersey colors are mixed together.

Man, Stonum looks like he could be a beast this year.  We're going to have some pretty serious weapons at WR.   Can't wait to watch them torch the UConn secondary for 400 yards.

Couple of thoughts:

1. I watched this 4 straight times. I am now breathing into a paper bag and typing with one hand.
2. I should be nervous about the thought of Moundros starting, but he looks and sounds like a MLB that has racked up about 25 tackles a game against us over the past few years. No one in particular, just that Iowa/Wisconsin/PSU/OSU kind of raw meat eating killer.
3. Was it just me, or was RR suppressing a Cheshire cat-ish smile there? I hope that bodes well for the season, if so.