Gameday Open Thread

Submitted by gwkrlghl on

Had to start this because it's hurting me listening to Corso and Herbie try to analyze Michigan. Both are trying to talk about Michigan recruiting poorly especially at the skill positions....where we only have 2 5* backs on the roster and a WR destined for the first round.

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skurnie

September 13th, 2014 at 10:47 AM ^

He isn't a deep threat because they don't throw to him deep. Funch can go up and get balls and go down the field. Tough to be a "deep threat" when they put him in the slot constantly.

Glad it took Nuss three quarters to try one last week

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reshp1

September 13th, 2014 at 10:50 AM ^

What we need is a route ninja like Gallon. Or guys have great size and straight line speed but don't necessarily get separation quickly. We need a guy that can go what ND did to us, which is allow the quarterback to throw on a three step drop in time. 

Canteen is that guy but the coaches feel he's too raw to see the field yet. I hope that changes soon because I think he can have a big impact. 

 

 

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I dumped the Dope

September 13th, 2014 at 11:21 AM ^

Early on when you are trying to establish rhythm its just as bad as running into a stacked box.  So I sort of understand the reluctance by Nuss to go deep and keep focus on the core bread and butter offense that grinds out drives, especially early in the game.

That said, I was somewhat disappointed we didn't take a couple more shots v ND as the game wore on, even if the 3 & out sent the message to ND that we're going to try to beat you deep.  The blitz pressure may have been the counter point to that but I never felt like we tested them that way.

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reshp1

September 13th, 2014 at 11:05 AM ^

What makes OK not good enough? Because "this is Michigan?" In case you haven't noticed we haven't been even OK for much of the last 7 years. I'd love to be good right now, but you don't get from last year to good without crossing OK first. If we look OK, then look a little better every game, we might be decent by the end of the year. That isn't just a moral victory or accepting mediocrity, it's an acceptance that these things take time, anf there still is time for Nuss and this offense (I'm not to worried about the D) 

 

 

 

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aiglick

September 13th, 2014 at 10:41 AM ^

We won't know anything today unless it is Akron/UConn 2.0. I'd like us to execute, painful word, with almost no mistakes and no injuries and win by at least three touchdowns. If we do that then we wait for Utah which should be a much stiffer test than UConn albeit at home. If we look improved next week then I'll be cautiously optimistic. Rutgers should be a decent bellwether also since it's away and at night. I just want us to win comfortably today. Please do so team.

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alum96

September 13th, 2014 at 11:19 AM ^

Based on the type of injuries and how they went down my assumption is neither Funchess or Taylor would play this week.  I am assuming Peppers will because he was dressed before the game and they tested him out to play and he was a last second no go so I assume a week later he will be ok to go.

If Gardner's injury is due to that hit on the last play of the game (if he is indeed out) that's just another piece of tinder on the Hoke fire.

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RockinLoud

September 13th, 2014 at 11:16 AM ^

They may be lambasting UM, sure, but on the other hand at least we're getting talked about. I fear the day when UM is little more than an afterthought, that's the day you know you've truly decended into mediocrity in every way as a program. Although, that kind of was us until we got destroyed on the scoreboard by ND *tear*

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Sllepy81

September 13th, 2014 at 2:33 PM ^

Michigan is a better version on Virginia. Virginia coaches were......Welsh, everyone here liked the guy and they were mostly ranked. Al Groh came in as a hot comodetity and left them playing bad. In stepped local favorite to turn them around Mike London, he recruited pretty good but hasn't done a thing and now they want him out.

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