Heisman Discussion about Denard on ESPN
Here is a link to an article on Denard from ESPN's Heisman Watch section. That Denard and Barry Sanders are talked about together is a great compliment.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/heisman/
"Now it's just getting ridiculous. I mean, at some point shouldn't we stop being amazed? We've seen it for five weeks now. Shouldn't we be used to it? I'm talking, of course, about Michigan QB Denard Robinson, and the answer is no. We haven't seen this type of college football playmaker since … Barry Sanders?"
October 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 PM ^
should tell us how serious his campaign will be. Can he sustain it?
October 3rd, 2010 at 4:02 PM ^
He doesn't have to sustain it. Even if he puts up numbers somewhere around 70 to75% of what he is putting up now, those will be some pretty incredible numbers.... and certainly enough to keep him the Heisman frontrunner.
That said, 2 things will be his key: 1) stay healthy, and 2) keep coming up big in big moments. The guy has been clutch! He needs to keep that up. If he does, and if he stays healthy, he will win the Heisman.
October 3rd, 2010 at 4:06 PM ^
put up excellent numbers against better defenses? That remains to be seen.
October 3rd, 2010 at 3:43 PM ^
The article also compares Denard Robinson favorably to Vince Young.
If you look at the numbers this season, Denard has a better QB rating than the other frontrunners, Kellen Moore, Terrelle Pryor, and Andrew Luck, and has a comparable amount of yards. That's before considering DRob's rush yards, or the fact that he missed 3/4 of the Bowling Green game (though you could also say the other QB's have missed stat opportunities because they were pulled early in some blowouts).
October 3rd, 2010 at 4:18 PM ^
October 3rd, 2010 at 3:44 PM ^
Besides injury, the biggest impedent I see is the possibility of losing 4 or more games.
If he stays healthy and if he keeps this up for at least the next two weeks he's essentially a lock to be a finalist
October 3rd, 2010 at 3:48 PM ^
yeah it seems tough to win without a good record. you kinda want to be leading your team to some sort of bowl game. Yet, Denard has been at his best when the game is on the line and we HAVE to get a TD (and i say TD instead of "score" for obvious reasons...)
October 3rd, 2010 at 3:50 PM ^
October 3rd, 2010 at 3:57 PM ^
and we beat MSU and Iowa, we will win at least ten games and probably be going to a BCS bowl.
So yeah, I think he would get the Heisman in a landslide.
October 3rd, 2010 at 3:45 PM ^
He just ran with the ball every time.
I can't wait until Denard moves to slot receiver and really blows up!
October 3rd, 2010 at 5:01 PM ^
please don't spout crap like Barry Sanders sucked he's arguably the greatest running back EVER so I'm thinking he could in fact read defenses and wasn't just running with the ball for over 15,000 yards in a 10 year career
October 3rd, 2010 at 5:10 PM ^
I think he was being sarcastic implying that Barry was a poor dual threat qb and only ran the ball. As you know Barry was an amazing rb though
October 3rd, 2010 at 9:18 PM ^
Honestly, Magnus has gotten negbanged ten times worse for saying stuff that is at least 90% on the money. The fact that this dumbassery isn't being immediately wiped out (and there are countless recent examples of similar nonsense) concerns me immensely (as someone with tons of MGoPoints who thought they used to mean something).
October 4th, 2010 at 2:22 PM ^
fail
October 3rd, 2010 at 3:46 PM ^
October 3rd, 2010 at 9:01 PM ^
that has Matt Millen on it is not allowed to be called "The Experts" unless it's "The Experts (and Matt Millen too lol)"
October 4th, 2010 at 12:07 AM ^
the mysterious "experts" that corso keeps referring to?
"It's gonna be a lot closer than the experts think..."
October 3rd, 2010 at 3:54 PM ^
Pryor passed for 76 yards (and an INT) against a terrible team and his stock stays "even."
October 3rd, 2010 at 5:22 PM ^
He was injured for a part of the game, though you don't hear anyone worrying that he will get injured against stouter defenses.
October 3rd, 2010 at 6:09 PM ^
only missed a few minutes of the third quarter.
October 3rd, 2010 at 6:30 PM ^
Denard!, Denard!, Denard! -- All everyone cares about is Denard!
October 3rd, 2010 at 6:47 PM ^
...a few plays, he was limited for the rest of the game. He ran significantly less.
October 3rd, 2010 at 8:13 PM ^
Passed for 2 TDs though, not like anyone below him did anything this week. I really think that thus far the rest of the candidates have been pretty lackluster overall. Aside from being astoundingly excellent that is a major reason Denard is getting so much attention from the outlets.
October 3rd, 2010 at 4:05 PM ^
We have to do better then 1-7 in conference for him to have a shot. Lowest win total in recent history to win heisman *9* with Tebow's 52 TD performance..
October 3rd, 2010 at 6:20 PM ^
Maybe Denard should transfer to ND. Paul Hornung won the Heisman in spite of ND having a losing record.
October 3rd, 2010 at 4:13 PM ^
Is there anyone else out there who finds himself laughing out loud whenever Robinson breaks a long run?
October 3rd, 2010 at 4:19 PM ^
Yeah, that sounds about right. I think it's the way he puts more & more distance between himself and even the fastest defenders with every single stride.
October 3rd, 2010 at 4:21 PM ^
Yes.
October 3rd, 2010 at 4:54 PM ^
Instead I get very calm. Like I've traveled into the future and the touchdown has already been scored and we're onto the next possession.
October 3rd, 2010 at 4:58 PM ^
I find myself yelling, "RUN, YOU MOTHERFUCKER!! RUN!!" but in the best and most supportive sense.
October 3rd, 2010 at 4:43 PM ^
I do the same thing, although for me it's usually "GONE! HAHA!" right about the time he breaks through the line. The scary thing is that out of all of the times I've said that this season, I've only been wrong once.
October 3rd, 2010 at 4:54 PM ^
There just doesn't seem to be any other response.
October 3rd, 2010 at 5:28 PM ^
Except mine is less of a laugh and more of a loud, shrill giggle.
October 3rd, 2010 at 6:03 PM ^
I cackle with knowing glee.
October 3rd, 2010 at 6:10 PM ^
I just smiled and laughed, absolutely ridiculous (as in awesome). At that point of the game, I was sure our TOP was going to be under 10 minutes. I wasn't that far off!
October 3rd, 2010 at 7:10 PM ^
Hell yeah, especially the one yesterday, second play of the game...are you serious!?!?
October 3rd, 2010 at 7:16 PM ^
jump off of my couch and hysterically yell/laugh at the TV "IT ISN'T FAIR! IT JUST ISN'T FAIR!" and subsequently make my otherwise unalert dog jump.
October 3rd, 2010 at 7:43 PM ^
Seeing him outrun fools is 100 percent pure Columbian awesomeness at its core.
October 3rd, 2010 at 8:06 PM ^
...when Denard reaches the second level, I start to laugh with glee (GLEE, dammit!), and it's perhaps the first time in my 30+ year "career" of watching Michigan games that that's happened on a consistent basis.
The irony of Michigan 2010 is amazing, though! Before posting, I read this board for a few years. Like me, many of us were sick to death of conservative, vanilla Lloydball. Well my friends, this is NOT it! Unfortunately, it comes with a defense that makes us nauseous for much of the game. Ugh!!
But it sure is exciting :)
October 3rd, 2010 at 8:42 PM ^
Uncontrollably.
October 4th, 2010 at 4:29 PM ^
that because my wife and i were watching the game and she asked me why i was laughing instead of cheering! GO BLUE BEAT green!
October 3rd, 2010 at 4:14 PM ^
The biggest difference in these next three games is that we are facing a tougher front seven then we have seen all year. This is going to be the test of how well our Oline is playing by the holes they are able to open up.
It will also be a big game for the coaches. Honestly, our play calling has seemed rather vanilla so far, in that we have not had to pull out much from our bag of tricks & counters. This is a good thing, showing that our boys are executing the basic scheme very well. However, our coaches need to make some better calls in situations... for example having Forcier in on a 3 and 6, and throwing a screen pass. How about running something that goes, I don't know, past the sticks. Indiana did it all game to us, why can't we do it too?
I also put the play of the defense on the ability of the coaches to put our guys into proper alignments defensively. We need to be strong against the run while not leaving our secondary out to dry and be torched. Tough combination, but something we need to figure out post-haste as we wait for our 8 freshman to age quickly.
October 3rd, 2010 at 5:31 PM ^
Between how much we depend on him and how talented he is only an injury could run him down on his way to the Heisman. I really believe that. If we can win eight then he will take home the hardware, and I think we will. Our defense will make enough plays. And for the record, when Denard gets to the secondary I usually stand up and yell "GONE!" and signal touchdown. I've only been wrong once, maybe twice, all year. Go Blue!
October 3rd, 2010 at 5:33 PM ^
He has been special for sure.Running and throwing,only 2 turnovers in 5 games,the guy takes care of the football.He will have a 1,000 yards rushing and passing by the end of next week,AMAZING!!!
October 3rd, 2010 at 5:34 PM ^
that not only has Robinson been way better, but also Cam Newton. You may not agree, but I think Newton is a much better quarterback than Pryor.
October 3rd, 2010 at 5:48 PM ^
I'm not trying to be a Pryor hype machine or anything here (because I hate him), but am I the only one who wonders how much better Pryor could be if he wasn't playing for Tressel? Sweater Vest really seems to hold him back with his play calls and Pryor, sometimes visibly, is frustrated by it. That also seems to impact the perception of him because we often just look at his numbers. Cam Newton is good, but I don't think he's up there with Pryor. At least not yet, anyway.
October 3rd, 2010 at 6:51 PM ^
I'm no fan of Tressel, but I will say the guy is smart. That's why he holds Pryor back; because Pryor is not smart. He makes bad decisions throwing the ball, and his arm punt is not very accurate. This is backed up by his very so-so QB rating and is obvious if you watch him play.
October 3rd, 2010 at 8:40 PM ^
I made the same comment to an Auburn friend this morning. I saw Auburn's first game live this year and Newton has potential to be really good. He floats long passes a bit, but once he has a year of experience, he will be much more dangerous in the passing game. I fully expect him to be second team All American beyond repeat first teamer Denard Robinson in 2011.
October 3rd, 2010 at 5:36 PM ^
Denard will be in it for the long haul. A victory against MSU will almost certainly translate to another spectacular performance. I say that b/se if you take Denard out of the quation we probably don't have enough to beat MSU. But Denard is the great equalizer. His amazing talent is enough to keep us in it against almost any opponent...