Michigan vs. CMU (Postgame Thread)

Who else saw Nate Burleson at the game?

Cam Gordon played one hell of a game.

I liked seeing the level of young talent that Hoke and staff are bringing in. 

There were a lot of mistakes, and hopefully they'll be cleaned up before next week.

 

 

 

Green is the best RB on the team. I think he will get plenty of carries next week. I would also like to see them roll Gardner out more and get him out of the pocket. He didn't look that comfortable in there.

My random thoughts:

 

• We seemed much more physical on the O & D lines
• Minus a few plays here and there - the D was beyond solid all game long
• Cam had a hell of a game
• Frank Clark had a few plays that seemed to support the hype
• If I had to guess, I think Gardner might have been reading his own press clippings - I do know this - expect him to bounce back big next weekend
• I believe only one major injury (Drake) - the rest are boo boos - hoping Funch's isn't a lingering issue
• Gallon is the man -  hoping Gardner finds some oher consistent targets
• Punt returns were a derp fest for the most part
• Way too many penalties/turnovers
• Depth depth depth - every I look I see depth (well maybe not at WR)

Considering how much of the Top 25 (not just the B1G) has struggled week 1. I think we are ahead of the curve.  

Looks like Richardson didn't see the field at all according to the player participation list. Anyone know what is going on with him? Yes - I know he doesnt weigh enough and he wasnt mentioned in the cb depth by the coaches the other day. But im a bit surprised he didnt show up even on special teams.

thoroughly imressed with the speed of the d.  Love that the freshman are contributing.

 

Borges sucks.  will cost us at least one game..

One question - did Ross play a lot? I almost never heard his name called and I thought he'd be a tsunami out there today.

Was the one bad spot to me on the defense. Honestly, he looked flat out bad

Central lost QB and RB for possibly the entire season. That's no bueno.

He had some beautiful runs today and Green was impressive as well. Really loving how intense that defense played. Fast, hard and aggressive to the ball making some nice plays taking down their QB and limiting Central's passing to just what was it 120 yards or less? Can't remember. All around ass kicking effort and great win to feel good about going into next week vs ND! GO BLUE

Funchess ok?

I'm pretty sure I saw him limping a bit across the field, by the bench...I was in section 1.

Anything said on TV?

Dymonte sure set the tone with the blocked punt. My early and perhaps biggest takeaway. Typical first game. 3 picks, lots of early penalties, more Devin running than I care to see. But hard to bitch when the final is 59-9. Happy to see redshirts being burned. Game experience now makes them stronger later. And sends a good message to recruits, I would think. 

It was fun to line up in the I-formation and not expect DOOM, for once.

re-watching the game right now, and must say that Jack Miller didn't play very well. missed blocks, pushed back easily. rough start for him.

why put Derrick Green in on punt receive coverage? especially up 50. I know he's a freshmen and who would I put out there but I think he is a crucial backup. granted I'm assuming Drake is hurt but I am watching for the first time now.

My big takeaway is that I thought all the RBs looked serviceable, even Rawls. Toussaint looked like 2011 Toussaint, not PDFT. I'm not the only one, I'm also seeing a lot of comments to the effect of the best RB or second best RB today was (pick random RB). All of our backs didn't suddenly turn into LeVeon Bell, so I take this as a sign of a much improved OLine. CMU caveats, but this and the speed to the ball and depth at multiple positions are things that get me very excited about our prospects this year. ND will be a test, but I think we win and are undefeated when Nebraska come to town.