Michigan vs Nebraska Open Thread

Now, now..the language youngman! But he is an idiot...

The cure for all ills.

       run blocking is what really needs to be improved - unless Denard is running the holes aren't there and then the D only has to defend the receivers.  Unfortunately Bellomy threw worse than Denard ever has.

Don't you think our offensive coaches should be responsible for the regression in the OL?  We recognize the positive effects of Mattison and Hoke on the DL and D, yet we give Borges and his crew a pass as we regress further and further on offense.  To make sure this post is voted as Flamebait, which all criticism of Borges seems to get, take a look what the Arizona offense (off a 3 win season) did to USC today.  Nebraska hasn't allowed fewer than 20 points to a I-A team all year (and that was to an 0-8 team).   Because Borges has been a coordinator for a long time (e.g., for Gerry DiNardo -- most people forget), people seem to think he is good.  He has never lasted at any stop.

the oline hasn't had much criticism this year but part of the reason Fitz isn't getting going is there is no where for him to go.

Borges relied upon DRob's play making capabilities and has been unable to find ways to generate offense apart from his legs and arm punts.

So, tonight, the inability to have any offense come from any other player than DRob is a further tell to the play calling of Borges.

 

 

Hope you enjoy being Hoke's gimp.

Or is that just your cool internet persona?

And what did you see with Denard in that would suggest to you we would even put 20 points on Nebraska, like the 0-8 Southern Miss team did earlier this year (the worst offensive showing against Nebraksa before our West Coast Offense came calling)?

Anyone who has looked at his history realizes that Borges is the weak link in the hiring we did post-RR.  Why is Mattison the highest paid coordinator in the Big Ten?  He's excellent, and good programs want him.  Why has Borges never lasted long at any stop, with a move from the SEC to unemployment for a year to the Mountain West?   They are who we thought they were

Granted, our star QB was out, at night, on the road in Lincoln; but I do expect our coaching staff to have a contigency plan in place and a back-up adequately prepard. Oh, and maybe a little originality in play calling.

but it better not be a cinder block footed one that couldn't escape a wet paper bag when the line breaks down. There are very few successful QB's like that in todays game without an Alabama defense. Most elite college QB's can move at least a little so I hope that's what Michgan wants.