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Michigan v. South Carolina in the Outback Bowl
December 2nd, 2012 at 11:35 PM | 
Don't count on it
Don't count on it
December 2nd, 2012 at 7:32 PM |
Good matchup
Good matchup
I think that our D will hang with them and keep us in the game. What scares the hell out of me is ther D vs our offense. We struggle mightily against decent to good defenses and they have a very good D.
This game is Borges' chance to shut up many of his critics and to make a statement to kids like treadwell that he can coach a great pro style attack.
December 2nd, 2012 at 7:57 PM |
I think
I think
If he comes out with a straight up pro style gameplan, he's gonna catch hell.
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
December 2nd, 2012 at 9:14 PM |
Yup
Yup
And the hell that he will catch will be deserved.
Next year, I am all for making the move and just being a straight-up pro-style, west coast, air raid, power run or whatever he wants to call it team. That is what he and hoke like to run and that is what he is recruiting for. But for now, we have a qb (yes they should play Denard assuming that he heals) who is fast as shit but not a great thrower, another qb who cab throw and who can scramble, slot receivers and no non-Denard running game. Run Denard from the zone read, mix in a good dose of the 2-qb set. Intersperse power and deap balls (when devin is in) and generally just confound the opposing d with all of the many options that devin/Denard provide. Straight up pro style for denard's last game - and in a meaningless second tier bowl game, with nothing to lose, no less - would be a sin.
December 2nd, 2012 at 7:33 PM |
Go Blue! Let's fuckng maul
Go Blue! Let's fuckng maul
Go Blue! Let's fuckng maul those fucking fucktards.
December 2nd, 2012 at 9:25 PM |
Why so angry
Why so angry
You seem pretty angry.
December 2nd, 2012 at 7:33 PM |
New Under Armor Commerical
New Under Armor Commerical
*CLICK CLACK*
(picks up phone) -- "Ole' Ball Coach here! We're playing Shoelace? Aww Sh......"
*CLICK CLACK*
December 2nd, 2012 at 7:35 PM |
Michigan's combined opponents
Michigan's combined opponents
Michigan's combined opponents record is now 96-63 with south carolina now on the schedule. That is the most wins in the history of Michigan's COR.
5 teams with 10+ wins. 3 of them with 12 wins, 2 with undefeated records.
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:43 PM |
Apples and motor oil; we
Apples and motor oil; we
Apples and motor oil; we didn't play 12 games per season until recently, I think. Still, it's impressive; our average opponent is 8-4
"The straightest line from A to B is straight: From A to B"
"When you have Denard Robinson, you can have everything"
~George Walden
December 2nd, 2012 at 7:35 PM |
Insert Al Borges reference
Insert Al Borges reference
Insert Al Borges reference here.
"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."
December 2nd, 2012 at 7:40 PM |
So SCar will be about... 7 point favorites?
So SCar will be about... 7 point favorites?
I like those odds.
Michigan JD '10
December 2nd, 2012 at 7:43 PM |
I'm confident our team will
I'm confident our team will
I'm confident our team will show up ready to go in all phases. Borges terrifies me though...
If I say a duck can pull a truck, shut up and hook the sucka up!
December 2nd, 2012 at 7:46 PM |
So basically 2 of 3 phases?
So basically 2 of 3 phases?
So basically 2 of 3 phases?
December 2nd, 2012 at 7:58 PM |
If Borges gets his shit
If Borges gets his shit
If Borges gets his shit together, we have a legitimate chance to win. If he insists that the power I will work, it could be over by the half.
It's been a lot. Its been a roller coaster that for some reason seemed like it would never get good. But you know what? We kept fighting. It's like that old saying goes, "Those Who Stay Will Be Champions." -David Molk
December 2nd, 2012 at 7:58 PM |
Exciting match up!
Coming in
Exciting match up!
Coming in
Exciting match up!
Coming in to the year most had us border-line top 10ish teams. We lost to #1 #2 and #3 teams and Nebraska (top-20ish team) all on the road and Nebrasa with a big asterisk.
We beat Northwester (top-20ish team) and everyone else we should have- so its very hard to accurately gauge how good this team is.
This will be a really good chance to see. If we win we are border-line top 10ish to top 15ish, if we keep it close 15-25, and if we stink it up then we can agree we were most likely overrated and are a fringe top-25 team.
December 2nd, 2012 at 7:59 PM |
Does Tim Wayman
Does Tim Wayman
have any more eligibility left?
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:22 PM |
I see what you did there. As
I see what you did there. As
I see what you did there. As long as Joe Kane is drunk, Alvin Mack has a broken leg, and Steve Lattimer is having to work on his limp (her dad is a friend of the program), we shouldn't need Tim "He Could Go All The" Wayman.
If Sparty is little brother then the Buckeyes are her sister, Notre Dame is their cousin and I think you get the picture....Buckeyes are just funny nuts, every time they go to bowls OSU is just r
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:03 PM |
A Few Per Game Averages...
A Few Per Game Averages...
Several of these are fairly comparable - no gigantic differences, and of course, different conferences. It has been mentioned in other threads, but we stack up well on both sides of the ball when season averages are considered on a few important, cursory metrics...
| PER GAME AVG. | MICHIGAN | SOUTH CAROLINA |
| PASSING OFFENSE | 198.08 yds | 229.50 yds |
| PASSING DEFENSE | 155.17 yds | 193.25 yds |
| RUSHING OFFENSE | 187.33 yds | 142.92 yds |
| RUSHING DEFENSE | 156.00 yds | 119.00 yds |
| SCORING OFFENSE | 30.00 pts | 31.42 pts |
| SCORING DEFENSE | 18.75 pts | 17.42 pts |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | -0.67 | 0.25 |
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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December 2nd, 2012 at 9:38 PM |
This is good.
This is good.
And as brutal a schedule as Michigan had this year, no one can qualify those numbers as saying "Yeah, but they didn't have to play most of their games against ESS EEE SEE competition."
There is no Wofford on the Michigan schedule this year.
December 3rd, 2012 at 11:55 AM |
There is no Wofford on the Michigan schedule this year.
There is no Wofford on the Michigan schedule this year.
Yeah, instead of that horrible 9-3 Wofford team that was behind SC 10-7 in the fourth quarter, we played an awesome 1-11 UMass powerhouse.
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:02 PM |
Denard
Denard
If denard is healthy with the hand, does Borges get cute and let him play qb? I hope Gardner continues to run the offense and denard lines up in a skill position. I think that would be our best chance to win. Thoughts?
Flying the Maize and Blue in the heart of Dixie
December 2nd, 2012 at 9:21 PM |
Agree
Agree
From a football standpoint this makes sense. The offense is just better able to move the ball with devin in. Denied at qb will allow a very good d to load up the line and the result will be something like the ND game (with a few less self-inflicted wounds).
I like going with the 2-qb set for about 50% of the plays. Of these, there should be some where Denard is rb, some at WR (slot), some in a jet sweep / reverse type play, some as a qb where he run and some where he throws. of the remaining 50%, I would like half to each qb, but for denard's plays, he has to be able to throw occasionally.
From a pure emotion standpoint, Denard at qb where he throws for 4 Tds, runs for 3 more with 365 through the air and 225 on the ground. 1 pick, just because.
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:05 PM |
Can't wait!
Can't wait!
Michigan student here, and randomly love University of South Carolina with no affiliation to it at all so I decided to donate there this year. My ideal matchup, even considering sitting in the South Carolina section.
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:08 PM |
wtf?
wtf?
wtf?
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:27 PM |
So what you're saying
So what you're saying
is you love the cocks?
December 2nd, 2012 at 11:47 PM |
Jesus.....huh?
Jesus.....huh?
Sorry but your post is by far some of the most random shit I have ever read. Weirder than reading "naked lunch." Boy, get your head on straight.
December 3rd, 2012 at 4:37 PM |
Very interesting
Very interesting
I've lived above the Mason-Dixon line my whole life, but I have several friends from the state of South Carolina, and their unanimous opinion is that South Carolina is the Michigan State of the region - the drunken brahs remaining once the admissions offices from better schools were done selecting their students.
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:06 PM |
Yep.
Yep.
We're gonna shove those Cocks in the dirt.
Tradition is something you cannot bottle. To hell with Ohio.
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:11 PM |
Go Blue!!!
Go Blue!!!
Maybe this time we can actually beat USC in a bowl game...
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:14 PM |
Will be a tough game
Will be a tough game
But definitely winnable. Sorry for the overused meme, but:
Football is both an identity and a terminal illness. A rhythm and a chaos and an opiate for the mind all at once.
-Johnny Danbury (umichedme.blogspot.com)
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:20 PM |
You know the old saying... a
You know the old saying... a
You know the old saying... a cock in the bush is worth two in the hand.
Yes I got him a gift. He had a kidney stone. You piss a rock through your pecker, you deserve more than just a pat on the fucking back.
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:39 PM |
How about a cock in the
How about a cock in the
How about a cock in the Outback is worth two in the hand?
December 3rd, 2012 at 9:05 AM |
This should be a good match
This should be a good match
This should be a good match up if Al doesn't blow it. I am definitely looking forward to it.
And given my hazy recollection as a student back in the 80's when the gamecocks played in A2, I look forward to the crowd shots. I honestly don't remember the game from back in the day (I believe we smoked them), but I definitely remember being impressed by the hotties from SC wandering around tailgates trying to sell GameCock boxer shorts (which they were thankfully modeling).
go blue
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:26 PM |
Here's to hoping that Borges
Here's to hoping that Borges
Here's to hoping that Borges pulls an '08 Capital One Bowl. Please.
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:35 PM |
Line?
Line?
Early line out yet? If not, anyone care to guess what the line will be?
- Greymarch
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December 2nd, 2012 at 8:45 PM |
My guess
My guess
is Cocks by 7.5
If an OSU fan divorces his wife are they still brother and sister?
December 2nd, 2012 at 9:48 PM |
my guess..
my guess..
I think Vegas will favor the Cocks by 6.5
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:46 PM |
Hmmm...
Hmmm...
Old Ball Coach
VS. Man Ball Coach.
I like it.
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
December 2nd, 2012 at 9:35 PM |
He hates being called the old
He hates being called the old
He hates being called the old ball coach!
Says he;s the "Head Ball Coach".
December 2nd, 2012 at 9:39 PM |
How did you find a picture of Hoke wearing a headset?
How did you find a picture of Hoke wearing a headset?
Do you have any pictures of Bigfoot? Or aliens? Or a smiling Bo Pelini? Or ghosts?
BTB, Conor's, and the Jug= The Trifecta
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:48 PM |
Hey guys, I just realized
Hey guys, I just realized
Hey guys, I just realized something from when the Cowboy Classic jerseys were released back in July...
http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072312aab.html
Michigan may consider designing a special bowl game jersey if the opportunity presents itself. However, a final determination will be made later in the year.
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
December 2nd, 2012 at 9:03 PM |
I think we're safe. The
I think we're safe. The
I think we're safe. The Outback Bowl (still the best corporate-sponsored nowl name) isn't a high-profile enough game for us to be sporting the clown uniformz.
~Herm
"The straightest line from A to B is straight: From A to B"
"When you have Denard Robinson, you can have everything"
~George Walden
December 2nd, 2012 at 9:06 PM |
you underestimate the power
you underestimate the power
of the Brandon (especially after 60 minutes)
Time is working funny again. Greg Mattison has a phonebooth time machine he sent the secondary back to Charles Woodson's childhood in; they have emerged with ZZ Top beards, children, and skills.-BC
December 2nd, 2012 at 9:11 PM |
Drunk Brian agrees
Drunk Brian agrees
"The straightest line from A to B is straight: From A to B"
"When you have Denard Robinson, you can have everything"
~George Walden
December 3rd, 2012 at 12:09 PM |
ChopBlock--
ChopBlock--
December 3rd, 2012 at 4:35 PM |
You break up. Call back next
You break up. Call back next
You break up. Call back next week!
~Peggy
"The straightest line from A to B is straight: From A to B"
"When you have Denard Robinson, you can have everything"
~George Walden
December 3rd, 2012 at 4:40 PM |
Nice save.
Nice save.
Nice save.
This has nothing to do with Michigan football.
December 2nd, 2012 at 9:04 PM |
were screwed
were screwed
.
Time is working funny again. Greg Mattison has a phonebooth time machine he sent the secondary back to Charles Woodson's childhood in; they have emerged with ZZ Top beards, children, and skills.-BC
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:53 PM |
Beat 'The Cocks
Beat 'The Cocks
Blue!
December 2nd, 2012 at 9:04 PM |
2nd tier bowls look SOOOOO
2nd tier bowls look SOOOOO
2nd tier bowls look SOOOOO much better than Sugar and Orange!! Die BCS DIE!!!
If you ain't strat you ain't shit!! C-5s RULE!!
Play-by-play on radio apps is often turned off. I don't know if I tried 1300 specifically, but I was driving during the OSU game this year and several attempts to get the game on my phone were failures due to PBP being turned off and replaced with commercials.
I came prepared, though; I brought my laptop, tethered it to my phone, and listened to the game using the mgoblue.com audio link.
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