MGoShoe

July 24th, 2010 at 3:15 PM ^

...DRob and Cam Gordon.  "Denard understands the offense so much better and he's so fast."  "[Cam] has so much energy.  Likes to hit guys, real enforcer type of guy."

Chemistry is growing -- there's definitely a stronger bond, practicegate allegations had a part in this.  The team didn't click going into the second half of the last season. Team will have "an unwillingness to quit." 

The hosts ask him to compare The Victors and The Notre Dame Victory March: "It's just better." 

WoodleyIsBeast

July 24th, 2010 at 3:53 PM ^

that he had so little to say about Tate.  I think a lot of us have the gut feeling that as long as Denard can get there mentally, it's his offense to lose.  We'll obviously be using both guys, it just seems as though the more I hear, the more I think that Denard is THE guy.

RockinLoud

July 24th, 2010 at 4:10 PM ^

I get that feeling more and more everyday too, and I subsequently get more and more excited everyday.  We'll see if it actually plays out that way.  Whatever the case is, I'm stoked for the offense this year, though I dare not think about how good they'll be next year due to the threat of my head possibly exploding from the awesomeness that will unfold before us.

artds

July 24th, 2010 at 6:01 PM ^

I think the same thing, but then I remember that Tate really showed promise and some flashes of brilliance as a true freshman, and it makes you wonder what he'll do as a sophmore.

But then I also remember all of that seemed to stop after his concussion during the Iowa game. I really think that injury may have messed him up permanently. He hasn’t been the same ever since, not even in the spring.

psychomatt

July 24th, 2010 at 6:49 PM ^

Clearly, if Tate suffered a concussion in the Iowa game and that is why he was not in for the final drive, the concussion very likely cost us the game. But  I  think it was his shoulder injury more than anything that hurt his performance in the second half of the season.

Frank Drebin

July 27th, 2010 at 2:57 PM ^

The thing about Denard's drive was that their defense was in a bend but don't brake mode at the time where they were content with letting D-Rob run because it was killing so much time. Sure he led a TD drive, but there was essentially no time left after this to get the ball back for us to really have a chance.

TESOE

July 24th, 2010 at 9:53 PM ^

he didn't understand that he wasn't going in on the final drive.  RR took him under his wing and shook his head.   That's how I remember it at least.  It looked like a concussive type injury to me. 

We lost that game in many ways...this was one of them. 

MgoViper

July 24th, 2010 at 3:46 PM ^

Craig comes off as mature, intelligent, and well educated. Makes me proud to be a fan of the best school and football team in college history.

UMxWolverines

July 24th, 2010 at 4:10 PM ^

Something that grinds my gears? Why must every person interviewing a player ask if he knows who the starting qb will be? As if he knows and even if he did know he wouldn't tell you.

Foreverjian

July 24th, 2010 at 7:03 PM ^

when they ask about the QB competition the guy answering spends most of the time talking about how good Denard looks now compared to last year.  I havent heard much praise of Tate in a while now.

Elno Lewis

July 25th, 2010 at 9:55 AM ^

for posting.

enjoyed the interview. Its great to hear of the 'bonding' talk.

I have a question.

no question, jim.

Michigasling

July 25th, 2010 at 7:14 PM ^

a comment someone reported about RR saying there was too much "I" here when he first came, it sounds like the early divisiveness of the "I"s vs the "we"s is making way for a great group of [cliché alert] character guys.

Siiiiingler

July 25th, 2010 at 1:13 PM ^

hopefully the "unwillingness to quit" part holds true over the ups and downs of the season...I remember at times last season the defense definitely underperformed in the 2nd half of the year, even if its ceiling wasn't very high to begin with

Maize and Blue…

July 25th, 2010 at 5:04 PM ^

Would like to see double digit sacks out of him this year.  Martin, Campbell and Van Bergen need to dominate.  Not sure if I've ever seen arms on a human bigger than Martin's.

03 Blue 07

July 26th, 2010 at 11:54 AM ^

Lamarr Woodley. I saw him in person after he was drafted, at a local drinking establishment in Ann Arbor, and asked if he'd take a picture with my then-girlfriend. I don't think it is even humanly possible to have arms bigger than Lamarr's were that day. I hazard a guess and say they were legitimately probably 22-24" around. Unfortunately, I don't have the picture anymore.  But this should give you an idea, and keep in mind that Hugh Jackman is pretty freaking jacked himself: