September 24th, 2011 at 3:21 PM ^
Even though we only got 1 sack (that I remember), we constantly made him throw before he was ready, and before his receivers were ready to catch the ball. That is why so many throws looked so far off.
September 24th, 2011 at 4:07 PM ^
Nick Sheridan played in the big house...
September 24th, 2011 at 3:08 PM ^
I'll want to hear some comments from the video breakdown experts, but live I was very satisfied. More depth is definitely a good thing.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:08 PM ^
I'll want to hear some comments from the video breakdown experts, but live I was very satisfied. More depth is definitely a good thing.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:08 PM ^
I'll want to hear some comments from the video breakdown experts, but live I was very satisfied. More depth is definitely a good thing.
September 24th, 2011 at 6:55 PM ^
The sale of Michigan shirts in Ohio?
September 24th, 2011 at 3:09 PM ^
The only thing he struggled with was finding the ball on the fade, but it was a wonderful performance by him. The defense has a lot to be proud of today, as SDSU has some talent on offense.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:11 PM ^
September 24th, 2011 at 3:13 PM ^
beautiful coverage on Lindley's toss to the End Zone
September 24th, 2011 at 3:14 PM ^
I am excited about his play today and in the future!
September 24th, 2011 at 3:14 PM ^
He played very well but was also helped with alot of bad passes by Lindley, not to take anything away from him. Im really impressed with J.T and Courtney also. Courtney had great coverage on that touchdown pass but the throw was just perfect. J.T was almost like a blanket all game. We Gots Some Depth at CB!!!
September 24th, 2011 at 3:14 PM ^
If he keeps this up in his PT this year he may start next year, possibly this year if Wolf keeps tweeking that ankle.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:14 PM ^
If he keeps this up in his PT this year he may start next year, possibly this year if Wolf keeps tweeking that ankle.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:15 PM ^
That is all.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:15 PM ^
Three young guys I really like:
Countess
Wile
Ryan
September 24th, 2011 at 5:15 PM ^
Ryan was all over the field making plays today.
September 24th, 2011 at 7:43 PM ^
Good point about Wile. He had his best game by far. He has really improved in punting and kick-offs after 4 games.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:17 PM ^
Defense is looking better each game and this was not a bad SDSU offense that our secondary shut down today! OUTSTANDING WIN AND GAME!!! GO BLUE!!! Huge game for Denard and Smith and much props to our defensive line in this one! Hoke beats his old team and everything is beautiful in A2!
September 24th, 2011 at 3:17 PM ^
thought he looked better than woolfolk, who didnt seem to be playing well. better than avery too. coaches must have thought so, as well, since he stayed out there after floyd came back.
dont think he took anyone's starting spot right away, but i think we have a new regular on the defense.
he honestly couldnt have played better for his first real action.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:20 PM ^
Better than Avery? Not so fast my friend!!
September 24th, 2011 at 3:18 PM ^
Just gotta keep working hard and he'll receive his playing time. Today he looked good and covered very well. He was well lined up for possible thrown interceptions
September 24th, 2011 at 3:19 PM ^
He looks good. Our passing sucks.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:22 PM ^
He looks like he could end up being a starter really quickly. Not that Woolfolk or Floyd looked bad today, though.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:22 PM ^
Looked very good for a true freshman. Whole D looked good today.
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<br>What I really want to talk about is our passing game. Our O seems unsustainable right now.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:25 PM ^
Liked what I saw, but he's still young and SDSU bailed the whole defense out at times by blurging away some passes. That said, it is reassuring to see some of the defensive players play well.
September 24th, 2011 at 4:25 PM ^
Assuming I know what "blurging" means, wasn't a lot of that a result of the pressure the front 7 put on Lindley the whole day? I can only think of 1 flat out drop on the day for them.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:26 PM ^
He looks like he could be next in a long line of former Michigan DB's
September 24th, 2011 at 4:56 PM ^
September 24th, 2011 at 3:26 PM ^
.....given the vindictive nature of the "Michigan Secondary-Hating Gods", I thought "uh oh", but two plays in, I was thinking "OH OH!".
In other words, I like Countess. I think there's a future in the backfield for him.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:28 PM ^
and has an amazing arm. Would Hoke take a chance and put him in for a few plays against Minnesota this Saturday? With his size he can take big hits and not have to worry about his size being an obstacle. I love Robinson don't get me wrong but his throwing is inaccurate and it's frustrating to watch.
September 24th, 2011 at 7:47 PM ^
His 200 yards of rushing should make up for any frustration over his passing.
September 25th, 2011 at 9:43 AM ^
September 24th, 2011 at 3:31 PM ^
and tested him when he came in. After a while they treated him like any other M corner. That's all I needed to see. Test passed !!!
September 24th, 2011 at 3:36 PM ^
I find myself drawn to him as a man.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:45 PM ^
That's called "you're gay." Not that there's anything wrong with that...
September 24th, 2011 at 3:38 PM ^
and he's only a freshman. So that's encouraging. Technique-wise, also looks good, but there was one play where we blitzed Lindley, Lindley lofted it to the man Countess was covering, and Countess looked slightly out of position. Maybe it was just a great pass by Lindley, but that was the only negative I remember.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:55 PM ^
Dare I say it...the entire defense looked competent. My Lord how I have missed that. God bless you Greg Mattison.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:59 PM ^
I thought he looked good for a freshman. Even when they completed passes to his man he still had pretty good coverage and was right there to make the tackle.
September 24th, 2011 at 4:00 PM ^
He reminds me a lot of Donavan Warren when he came in as a true freshman.
September 24th, 2011 at 8:13 PM ^
No, who is Donovan Warren?
September 24th, 2011 at 4:02 PM ^
I believe the post-game radio commentators said he was tied for tackle lead with 7, and that was in only one-half of play.
No wonder Mattison made the special trip to Countess's house as soon as he got the job.
September 24th, 2011 at 4:50 PM ^
To be fair, he was targeted once he got in the game, so he probably got more opportunities for tackles than others. But still, the numbers indicate he was a solid tackler.
September 24th, 2011 at 4:05 PM ^
September 24th, 2011 at 5:07 PM ^
you officially took it too far.
September 24th, 2011 at 4:06 PM ^
His play was excellent. He was johnny on the spot with the come back tackles, broke up some nice passes including what was an excellent pass by Lindley to Lockett in the endzone and was sticking to his man like glue. He is going to be a FANTASTIC corner.
September 24th, 2011 at 4:13 PM ^
extremely impressive...played with confidence and aggression
September 24th, 2011 at 4:18 PM ^
stud...gonna b first elite cb mich has had in awhile
September 24th, 2011 at 4:24 PM ^
in the spring I called Blake as the number 1 impact player for this freshman class.
September 24th, 2011 at 4:27 PM ^
Very impressed, thought he looked like the best corner on the field. Multiple unpublished liveblog comments suggested he should be given the #2 jersey #SAMPLESIZE