MY opinion on why UM will be much improved
I know everyone has said their opinions but i felt like giving mine..1st the simple fact that everyone should know what to expect coming into camps and games now in year 3..even last season i felt like we had kids who were unsure of themselves and didnt look comfortable.
The Oline..alot has been said of the depth..to me this unit now has the athletic ability to run a spread offense..with guys like Omameh and Lewan it gives us the agility to have blockers on the move..something that our spread scheme has lacked IMO.
Experience at QB..its only 1 year but thats 1 year more than we have had the last 2 seasons..i think having a player in the most important position who can now make faster decisions and understanding of why we are doing what we are doing will be noticed by fans very early after kickoff..this scheme relies heavy on QB decision making.
2nd year in a defensive system..trust is a huge thing on defense..being in a system you are new to makes you do things you should not do...my example is when your in a new system with a new coach you are time pressed to learn so you learn YOUR position..and in this players tend to watch the ball and run to it ... but when you have experience with a coach and his plans you pick up on the guys around you and THEIR responsibility..and so you learn to force ball carriers to where you know your help will be ... i think this will also be noticed
and my last reason is i could not help but notice Mike Cox seems bigger and IMO he will be hitting the hole harder this year ... another thing that seemed to be lacking last year after i seen BMinor constantly injured.
August 28th, 2010 at 3:13 PM ^
hitting the hole harder, touche'.
August 28th, 2010 at 3:23 PM ^
"cox hitting the hole harder"
Now just imangine if Beaver didn't decommit and was the guy at qb.
We would get such epic calls of "beaver to cox....touchdown" "cox explodes from beaver"
alright I'll let it go opportunity lost tho
August 28th, 2010 at 3:46 PM ^
Even my girl knows that in the B10 you have to have a strong running game .. So when we watched the Spring game we kept saying we need to keep pounding Mike Cox up the middle
August 28th, 2010 at 10:15 PM ^
a little more Forcier, and Cox will get through Ezeh! If Cox doesn't make it, use Johnson. Either way it will feel like Emillien!
Jeez I am one sick bastard (but for the record, I could have worked Gallon into the story too, eventually).
August 28th, 2010 at 3:17 PM ^
My heart jumped with joy at the thread title. I appreciate the OP going through the trouble of writing this, but my head just may asplode if we get one more of these.
August 28th, 2010 at 3:19 PM ^
August 28th, 2010 at 3:23 PM ^
I hope RR runs the score up on Purdue and then laughs at Danny Hope. That is all.
August 28th, 2010 at 4:27 PM ^
Amen! I never thought I would see the day where I would be circling the Purdue game.
August 28th, 2010 at 10:10 PM ^
Purdue and MSU are two games this year where I'd look the other way if we're running it up.
August 28th, 2010 at 3:50 PM ^
Run the score up on every opponent minus UMass and I will be very happy.
August 28th, 2010 at 4:22 PM ^
I'm intrigued as to how we'll look on offense. As long as Denard throws to Michigan receivers and not the other guys like last year, this could be fun.
As far as defense, I'm still holding my breath. Another year in the system helps but I wish I felt better about this. I simply can't take another year of watching our opponents face a 3rd and 20 and then throw a 45 yard completion with ease.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:18 PM ^
I absolutely cannot wait until next weekend. Christmas in September. Go blue!
August 28th, 2010 at 7:10 PM ^
August 28th, 2010 at 9:55 PM ^
I love how five cases means you won't have to buy beer for a "couple weeks".
Uconn is no pushover, but I'm confident in this one. The team looks fired up and ready.
August 28th, 2010 at 10:05 PM ^
Regardless of the games outcomes, there's no doubt we all tend to drink a little more this time of year! Here's to my annual borderline alcoholism spell being for all the right reasons this time around!
August 28th, 2010 at 10:13 PM ^
Instead of drowning sorrows. Good point.
August 28th, 2010 at 10:24 PM ^
This is a hungry team that will be ready on Saturday. RichRod might give up 25 but they'll score 40 plus.
August 29th, 2010 at 12:32 AM ^
what it is you're hearing on the radio from Miles that prompts that intriguing comment. Is it what he says or how he says it? Thanks for any insight.
EDIT: This was to be a query for NolaMaize. How'd it get way down here?