I'd say 5-7 and that is being optimistic. I am sick to my stomach after watching that.
This list is completely arbitrary and not a genuine analysis of the relative merits of state fossils.
Football predictions after spring game?
April 16th, 2011 at 1:33 PM
#1
Football predictions after spring game?
April 16th, 2011 at 1:35 PM | 
To quote Clubber Lang
To quote Clubber Lang
April 16th, 2011 at 1:44 PM |
Had the identical reaction.
Had the identical reaction.
So allow me to do the honors.
"You know, for a bartender/bookie, you're pretty judgmental."
April 16th, 2011 at 1:36 PM |
M will be fine. The full
M will be fine. The full
M will be fine. The full offense isn't installed yet, and at least the defense looked to be a bit more confident. No real prediction can be made from a spring game. Spring game? We're talking about spring game? Jump to conclusions much?
Sent From My Commodore 64
April 16th, 2011 at 4:36 PM |
Alan Iverson On The Spring Game
Alan Iverson On The Spring Game
I know it's important, I honestly do but we're talking about the spring game. We're talking about the spring game man. We're talking about the spring game. We're talking about the spring game. We're not talking about a real game. We're talking about the spring game. When you come in the fall, and you see 'em play, and you see 'm play right, you've seen 'em give everything they've got, but we're talking about the spring game right now.
Adams Axiom: The major difference between something that might go wrong and something that can not possibly go wrong is that when a thing that can not possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.
April 16th, 2011 at 1:36 PM |
Considering they will more
Considering they will more
Considering they will more than double their practices under the new regime before they play a game, I'd say nobody has any clue.
And I'd leave it at that.
Go Blue!
April 16th, 2011 at 1:38 PM |
This.
This.
The spring game is a glorified scrimmage. Barely half of what the coaching staff wants to do has been installed. First game is 4.5 months away with a hell of a lot more practices between then and now.
To base any predictions on one scrimmage is ridiculous.
April 16th, 2011 at 1:40 PM |
I will make the prediction
I will make the prediction
I will make the prediction that the BTN won't fuck up the actual game coverage like they did today. 4.5 months of practice better be enough for them, or I will return home and pillage their studio in Oakbrook.
Go Blue!
April 16th, 2011 at 1:46 PM |
Uh, no.
Uh, no.
I predict that BTN will still miss more Michigan snaps than Denard and Devin combined.
"You know, for a bartender/bookie, you're pretty judgmental."
April 16th, 2011 at 3:11 PM |
BTN sucking once again
BTN sucking once again
Oh and apparently we've added a few players and GERG is still on the payroll. I have a good feeling about Greg Robinson, Ray Roundtree, and Steve Hopkins this year.
Dreads > Lil Boosie fade
April 16th, 2011 at 5:09 PM |
I can't believe we paid money
I can't believe we paid money
I can't believe we paid money for GERG's services. If it were up to me, we would have paid him in complementary hair care products.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
April 16th, 2011 at 2:34 PM |
4.5 months away.... (insert
4.5 months away.... (insert
4.5 months away.... (insert big, heaving SIGH here)
I automatically downvote "B1G"
April 16th, 2011 at 3:46 PM |
True, but I do feel like in
True, but I do feel like in
True, but I do feel like in the past, the spring game gave us a pretty decent idea of where we're at as a team. Last year, we saw that Denard looked much better, as did the entire offense. Obviously, it's one scrimmage. But from what we've read about practice- from Due 51 and GBMW- it didn't sound too good, compared to what expectations were (competency, not a ton of unforced errors, some explosion). What we saw today seemed to jive with what practice observers were reporting, and, frankly, it was pretty disappointing. We looked like we did in the spring game 2 years ago; definitely not what I, personally, expected. I'd be lying if I said I was 't concerned. And everyone jumping down people's throats: of course- new regime, etc. But still, for the returning talent we have, at least on offense, I think that was pretty disheartening. I DID like what Borges was running on offense; I just didn't like our execution.
April 16th, 2011 at 9:43 PM |
yeah what he said
yeah what he said
"Runnnn!!! get to da choppa"
April 16th, 2011 at 2:53 PM |
Don't forget our first 5 real games are also at home
Don't forget our first 5 real games are also at home
against lightweights, except (probably) ND.
We've got a looooong time and lots of reps ahead of us to get better before we get into the tough part of the schedule.
M'Dog
April 16th, 2011 at 4:15 PM |
This is probably going to be
This is probably going to be
This is probably going to be key. Assuming that in the summer the team develops beyond today's poor showing, they will still need to develop during the season to be competitive in the Big Ten schedule. So that opening stretch of home games against (mostly) light competition may serve as a sort of preseason when the team develops to real competency. I wouldn't be betting major dollars on the Notre Dame game, however.
"Football is happening at Michigan... we have that savoir faire." Dhani Jones
April 16th, 2011 at 1:36 PM |
14-0
14-0
I put up a tough front, but deep down I just want to be held.
April 16th, 2011 at 4:48 PM |
That's more like it.
That's more like it.
That's more like it.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
April 16th, 2011 at 1:36 PM |
forget you
forget you
it's one practice...Indy or bust
Formerly known as PahokeePahokee
April 16th, 2011 at 1:36 PM |
I think you're overreacting a bit.
I think you're overreacting a bit.
They weren't showing a lot of their collective hand, I don't think. I'm not too concerned about the spotty QB play either. It will be there in September.
April 16th, 2011 at 1:36 PM |
It's April IPFW. 5 more
It's April IPFW. 5 more
It's April IPFW. 5 more months of workouts and improvement.
Welllughhh. Yaknow.
April 16th, 2011 at 1:37 PM |
i predict we still wont know
i predict we still wont know
i predict we still wont know anything for sure till september
Rudy watches inspirational movies about Shawn Hunwick
April 16th, 2011 at 1:38 PM |
my prediction is
my prediction is
my prediction is zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
April 16th, 2011 at 1:38 PM |
Chill
Chill
wow people need to chill and take the positives from this. The defense looks alot better than last year. the new system is going to take some time. Im actually pumped to see the defense. I think the new offense will get it figured out by this fall. anybody else think gardner will start a couple games this year?
Hail Yes
April 16th, 2011 at 2:05 PM |
If Gardner starts
If Gardner starts
I can't help but think that it will be more because Borges has failed to play to our offense's biggest strength (Denard) than Gardner overtaking Denard.
April 16th, 2011 at 2:34 PM |
Denard couldn't hit the broad
Denard couldn't hit the broad
Denard couldn't hit the broad side of a barn today. If Denard is going to start, he has A LOT of work to do in the offseason. I don't care which system you are in; if you throw like that, you will not win many games.
April 16th, 2011 at 5:43 PM |
I disagree about Denard..
I disagree about Denard..
What if it was one of those two story barns, with the big domed roof? I think he could have hit the very top of one of those....
“Oh Yeah, what he said forgodsakes...” - -
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April 16th, 2011 at 6:36 PM |
Tacopants had an extended
Tacopants had an extended
Tacopants had an extended cameo today.
"I tried to but a pencil in the light socket but it was too wide and didn't fit so I used a paperclip."-Terrelle Pryor, Future Rhodes Scholar
April 16th, 2011 at 8:16 PM |
That's what scares me
That's what scares me
The weaknesses in DR today were the same weaknesses we saw from DR last year. I love the kid, but if he doesn't learn how to throw a touch pass we're in trouble. Taco Pants is out of eligibility.
On a positive note...Carvin Johnson is gonna be awesome!
April 17th, 2011 at 12:23 AM |
you bite your tongue
you bite your tongue
Tacopants is absolutely not out of eligibility.
April 16th, 2011 at 1:39 PM |
It's a spring game
It's a spring game
I only watch it because it's football. I don't try to take much from it.
April 16th, 2011 at 1:39 PM |
what spring game have you
what spring game have you
what spring game have you ever seen where you thought they were going to be NC the next year? new coach new system and what 3 or 4 weeks of practice give me a break and wake me up in august before the first game and we will talk
Touchdown Manningham! MICHIGAN WINS!
April 16th, 2011 at 1:40 PM |
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. They
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. They
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. They have only had 15 practices with this new coaching staff. Wait until summer workouts and fall camp, before we pass judgement.
April 16th, 2011 at 1:41 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
That's funny, I've watched several spring games this spring and they all looked just as bad as this game. Calm down!
Michigan FB, Michigan BB, Michigan HKY, 49ers, SF Giants, Sac Kings, Red Wings
April 16th, 2011 at 3:49 PM |
This honestly makes me feel
This honestly makes me feel
This honestly makes me feel better. Perhaps I was expecting too much, especially after last year's game where, in retrospect, a.) it turns out our D was awful, and b.) Denard didn't throw as well as he did in the spring game for the second half of the ensuing season.
April 16th, 2011 at 1:41 PM |
Oh my God. People are
Oh my God. People are
Oh my God. People are freaking out after a spring game now? A post like this usually comes after getting beat by Toledo or App State. Not a freaking Spring Game.
April 16th, 2011 at 2:03 PM |
Do people realize we were playing against ourself?
Do people realize we were playing against ourself?
Last year's offensive portended a good offensive unit, but the flip side, an underachieving defense,was e ident as well.
April 16th, 2011 at 2:29 PM |
Don't forget the last few
Don't forget the last few
Don't forget the last few years the spring game was 1's versus 2's. I'm starting to think that was preferable to the panic and gnashing of teeth going on right now over a damn scrimmage five months before real practice starts. Screw actual learning and prepping for game situations, let's just let starters shred the backups so we can make Tate and Denard highlight videos set to music like before.
April 16th, 2011 at 2:34 PM |
Yeah, the Tate hype train
Yeah, the Tate hype train
Isn't doing us much good now. The music videos and t-shirt are nostalgic though.
"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
April 16th, 2011 at 2:36 PM |
Jesus, it's spring. I'll
Jesus, it's spring. I'll
Jesus, it's spring. I'll make a comparison to the one other spring game I paid attention to last year. It was Stanford's. In that game not a single offensive touchdown was scored. The defense kicked butt, and that worked out pretty good for them. True, we don't have Luck and we have new schemes this year, but just chill. Be happy the D looked like it knew what it was doing. We have enough playmakers on offense that I think we'll be fine.
April 16th, 2011 at 2:48 PM |
The Defense is supposed to outplay the Offense in a Spring Game.
The Defense is supposed to outplay the Offense in a Spring Game.
So we finally got that at least.
The real wailing an gnashing of teeth should have come last year and the year before when our Defense in the Spring Game looked like traffic cones.
M'Dog
April 16th, 2011 at 1:42 PM |
I predict more playing time
I predict more playing time
I predict more playing time for Jake Ryan
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April 16th, 2011 at 1:44 PM |
DAMNIT
DAMNIT
Damn my slow internet connection. I ALSO predict many a runningback wetting their pants at the sight of Mike Martin blitzing off the edge.
Twitter // Recruiting Work// Email
April 16th, 2011 at 1:43 PM |
Double
Double
Damn stupid internet again.
April 16th, 2011 at 1:43 PM |
for those who are in a state of panic...
for those who are in a state of panic...
check out the front page post over on the wolverine blog, that was posted like 2 days ago and ought to calm you down a bit.
Formerly known as PahokeePahokee
April 16th, 2011 at 3:26 PM |
Link
Link
or it doesn't exist.
"After all was said and done, there was nothing left to do."
April 16th, 2011 at 4:51 PM |
Google "The Wolverine
Google "The Wolverine
Google "The Wolverine Blog."
If that's too hard for you: www.thewolverineblog.com
Abort, Retry, Fail?
April 17th, 2011 at 4:14 PM |
I was joking
I was joking
Incidentally, Brian has a link to it on the side.
"After all was said and done, there was nothing left to do."
April 16th, 2011 at 1:48 PM |
I think you need to man up
I think you need to man up
I think you need to man up and make a prediction.
"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Winston Churchill
April 16th, 2011 at 1:51 PM |
I predict football will be
I predict football will be
I predict football will be played...and in every contest, one team will win, one team will lose. So it shall be.
Don't quote laws to us. We carry swords.
-Pompeius Magnus
April 16th, 2011 at 1:57 PM |
Since you are so crabby and focused on the Spring Game
Since you are so crabby and focused on the Spring Game
I will give you a prediction which will make you happy. Starting QB will be #4 from White Lake, MI, Steve Wilson. Book it.
Pain.
(For us, obviously.)