DRob wins Capital One Performance of the week; Herbstreit: Top performer of CFB so far
Edited:
Just now on Sportscenter, Kirk Herbstreit shared a few thoughts on our QB.
Kirk: In terms of actual performance against quality opponents, he is on top. Most impressive over 2 weeks, long way to go though.
Denard also won the Capital One Cup Performance of the Week with 65% of the vote, Landry Jones of Oklahoma was second with 15%.
When I made this topic, I was hoping for something more interesting, but there it is. I guess that's why you wait til after these segments to make it =p
September 15th, 2010 at 6:41 PM ^
He says DRob is the most impressive so far. I don't think anyone can argue that. DRob might be the best athlete in college football, but it's hard to say he's the best after just 2 weeks of real playing time.
September 15th, 2010 at 6:42 PM ^
Before the year I bought The Wolverine's preview magazine. (I also, of course, bought HTTV 2010.) The magazine had a list of what it considered the top 25 Big Ten players. The only Michigan player on there was Mike Martin at #17. That was kind of a buzzkill.
I looked back at that list yesterday and wondered where Denard would be now. I'm legitimately hard-pressed to think of anyone in the conference who could definitely be considered a better player. (Greg Jones was #1 on that list, btw.) I mean really . . . who would you rank higher than Denard? Clay? Pryor? Royster?
September 15th, 2010 at 7:25 PM ^
I would probably go with Clay or Jones, I still think Denard has too small of a sample size.
September 15th, 2010 at 7:29 PM ^
I read in the wolverine magazine my dad gets it before the season and it had a lot of stuff on denard from opposing players.
They asked a lot of other Big Ten players at the media day in chicago and a lot of people said that if Denard can learn how to throw he could be scary good. Most said he was so predictable last year it made defending him easy; which we all knew.
I think just about every person though mentioned if he would learn to pass he would be stupid good.
September 15th, 2010 at 9:18 PM ^
are lying if they said "easy." Predictable, yes. But michigan basically said, "Hey Iowa, we're going to snap to this kid and he's going to run it. We know you know he's probably not going throw. That's okay. You try to stop him anyway."
| 1st and 10 at MICH 41 | Denard Robinson rush for 8 yards to the Mich 49. | 21 | 30 | |
| 2nd and 2 at MICH 49 | Denard Robinson rush for 2 yards to the Iowa 49 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at IOWA 49 | Denard Robinson rush for 5 yards to the Iowa 44. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at IOWA 44 | Denard Robinson pass complete to Darryl Stonum for 9 yards to the Iowa 35 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at IOWA 35 | Denard Robinson rush for 3 yards to the Iowa 32. | |||
| 2nd and 7 at IOWA 32 | Denard Robinson rush for 9 yards to the Iowa 23 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at IOWA 23 | Denard Robinson rush for 7 yards to the Iowa 16. | |||
| 2nd and 3 at IOWA 16 | Denard Robinson pass complete to Junior Hemingway for 7 yards to the Iowa 9 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at IOWA 9 | Michael Shaw rush for 1 yard to the Iowa 8. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at IOWA 8 | Denard Robinson rush for 5 yards to the Iowa 3. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at IOWA 3 | Denard Robinson rush for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | |||
Next Drive
| 1st and 10 at MICH 17 | Denard Robinson pass complete to Martavious Odoms for 14 yards to the Mich 31 for a 1ST down. | 28 | 30 | |
| 1st and 10 at MICH 31 | Denard Robinson rush for 7 yards to the Mich 38. | |||
| 2nd and 3 at MICH 38 | Denard Robinson pass intercepted by Brett Greenwood at the Mich 31, returned for no gain to the Mich 31. | |||
Didn't end well for Maize & Blue but it wasn't "easy" for the Hawks.
September 15th, 2010 at 6:57 PM ^
Denard Robinson has had the most impressive performance in the first two weeks of the season. I doubt that there's anyone who would seriously argue to the contrary. The only argument is whether he can keep doing it...and frankly, it's a pointless discussion when new evidence is available every Saturday. At the end of the season—once it is no longer possible for the evidence to change every week—the arguments can begin.
September 15th, 2010 at 7:07 PM ^
i'm loving all this positive press. And what a hero Denard is becoming, leading Michigan past ND on the road. Taking care of a tough opener with UCONN. Two weeks in a row... Dominating real opponents. Gritty lil' sophomore making me proud. Hail Denard. Go Blue.
September 15th, 2010 at 7:51 PM ^
No surprises here. He deserves every bit of all the awards and superlatives coming his way.
September 15th, 2010 at 9:11 PM ^
BTW, here's another article on Denard with a rare Lloyd Carr quote near the end:
http://www.fanhouse.com/news/ncaafootball/michigans-robinson-struck-a-pose-that/1275304