January 20th, 2013 at 2:48 PM ^
Also Northwestern is playing Indiana great @ home right now. Indiana up 6 with 7:00 to go...
January 20th, 2013 at 2:58 PM ^
8 minutes of real time later and the Hoosiers are up 11. (3.5 game time)
January 20th, 2013 at 3:16 PM ^
I know. Though they got it to 5 again with, maybe 2:00 or so to go. Yeah, I didn't expect the upset to happen but thought it a damn valiant effort on Northwestern's part and is more proof that Indiana is vulnerable (e.g. they "struggled" with the 1-3-1 down the stretch) or that NW realllllly isn't all that terrible when they have all their players playing.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:19 PM ^
Indiana won the game (was about a 5-7 pt margin before end of the game fouling), but I cant help but feeling that they really struggle against teams that can change the tempo. Zeller is amazing in transition, but outside of that, he loses a lot of his significance. He's dangerous on the offense side and is a decent defender, but the only thing that really makes him special is in transition. If Michigan and other teams can slow down the Hoosiers, I think they have a great shot at beating them. Assuming they knock down some shots of course.
January 20th, 2013 at 2:47 PM ^
I'm sure Jim is OT to a lot of you. He is still a Wolverine...
January 20th, 2013 at 3:32 PM ^
You're right he's still a Wolverine. Howeva, IIRC that NFL Bad Lip Reading video is eerily accurate.
January 20th, 2013 at 2:48 PM ^
Go Niners!
January 20th, 2013 at 3:02 PM ^
Their style of play is enjoying to watch. I hope it's what UM ends up looking like soon
January 20th, 2013 at 3:14 PM ^
But it's not. And probably won't be as long as we have Hoke. Hell probably won't ever be again since RR failed here. But it is what Ohio runs. So you're basically cheering for a system whose success will make recruits like Ohio's offensive system better ours. The only thing I really care about in the NFL right now is seeing the spread option fail and pocket passers win MVPs and Super Bowls.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:22 PM ^
They just showed the stat they were second in yards per pass. They're not a run option team. They're a passing team with a mobile quarterback. It's not new. Heck, not even to the 49ers. Steve Young. John Elway. Fran Tarkenton.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:43 PM ^
Disagree to a point. I agree that all succesful NFL teams need to throw the ball in order be actually successful, but there's a huge difference between a pocket passer who's mobile and Colin Kaepernick who can run a 4.4. And the 49ers run a fair amount of read option with Kaepernick now. How many times have we seen his huge read-option TD against the Packers on ESPN. I just don't want young kids coming up in football thinking "man, I would be a better QB/RB/WR/whatever if I played in a read option spread". I want them thinking "man, I would get a ton of yards if I played in a read-option offense, but it doesn't seem to set me up for the next level well." Pretty much the only reason why I want Chip Kelly to fail spectacularly in the NFL.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:46 PM ^
A 3 out of 4 chance of being happy.
Edit: with the odds increasing by the minute.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:33 PM ^
Because I grew up in the Bay Area and have been niner since the day I was born!
January 20th, 2013 at 2:50 PM ^
Don't forget Jonathan Goodwin and to a lesser extent Mario Manningham
January 20th, 2013 at 3:40 PM ^
I always forget goodwin went here
January 20th, 2013 at 3:50 PM ^
greatest. punter. ever.
January 20th, 2013 at 2:55 PM ^
Let's go New England Tom Brady's.
January 20th, 2013 at 2:59 PM ^
dont forget jonathan goodwin. with that said, I hope the 49ers get destroyed.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:03 PM ^
I don't want to have to listen to 14 straight days of inane blabber about two brothers facing each other in the Super Bowl.
January 20th, 2013 at 6:10 PM ^
There dad was a coach under bo and Jim played QB for michigan. That would just be terrible.
January 20th, 2013 at 6:28 PM ^
Don't worry, if Baltimore wins, you will get only 7 days of Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh.
The rest of the air time will discuss the coronation of a murderer who is about to finish his NFL career.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:03 PM ^
My Falcons are going to do it today. I can feel it! Time to Rise Up in the ATL!
January 20th, 2013 at 3:05 PM ^
I like your faith.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:42 PM ^
Why is it Rise Up? The last time there was a "rise" in the south it didnt turn out so well.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:04 PM ^
I think the Pats would have an easier time with the Falcons. I don't like how they match up with the 49ers. But if the Pats lose to the Ravens it's all up for grabs. I'm torn between The Harbaugh brothers getting a lot of pub being cool and the fact that it'll be ALL the media talks about for two weeks being nauseating.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:11 PM ^
Two great UM Qbs from different eras.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:12 PM ^
Holy shit, was Jones open.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:13 PM ^
Any low scoring games in this year's playoffs.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:23 PM ^
Atlanta's Special K seems to only have Jock Jams volumes 1 and 2 at his disposal...and enjoys playing clips of them after every first down.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:25 PM ^
Slightly off topic but how in the Hell does Pat Shurmer fit as Chip Kelly's OC in Philly? I spent the last two years watching what Shurmer tries to pass off as an "offense" and it couldnt pssibly be more anti-spread.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:28 PM ^
Would Shurmer still be his OC? So Kelly didn't think Cleveland was good enough, but their coaches were. Strange, with a side of sting.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:26 PM ^
Talk about blindsided.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:27 PM ^
That security guard hit reminded me about the one on Charlie Weis. Wasn't he hurt during a game against Michigan?
January 20th, 2013 at 3:32 PM ^
Holding them to a FG might have saved this game. 49ers seem to struggle at the start the week after playing great.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:39 PM ^
Well, there is this - Julio Jones still has about 16 times as many yards of offense as the 49ers do as of this particular moment.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:46 PM ^
From when it was 100 to 1.
Edit: but it's going back in the other direction.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:47 PM ^
Of course, the Falcons have already displayed an ability to blow leads. I fully expect the Niners to comeback in this game.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:49 PM ^
But they look like the 49ers against Seattle after everyone thought they were unbeatable when they stuck it to the Pats.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:49 PM ^
i can't for the life of me figure out how he and aikman became fox's "premier" broadcasting team.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:54 PM ^
Not great, but not annoying. But the Joe Buck mythology boggles me. And he's even said he doesn't care that much about football. Onside ring they have Gus Johnson now it's a crime.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:52 PM ^
This week's episode: Making sourdough toast.
w/i special guests: the 49er secondary.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:54 PM ^
the u had a pretty good line of rb's for a few years
January 20th, 2013 at 3:58 PM ^
Go Falcons. The Bay Area is too damn spoiled with their sports teams!
January 20th, 2013 at 3:59 PM ^
Score some pts and let their D rest and regroup.
January 20th, 2013 at 4:09 PM ^
The fact that committed West Coast guys like Harbaugh and Roman are willing to incorporate spread concepts, coupled with the fact that Borges/Hoke were forced into running it for Denard, give me hope that we may still see some of it in the future at Michigan. I mean, the team already knows how to run it
January 20th, 2013 at 4:10 PM ^
Pretty female parts
January 20th, 2013 at 4:20 PM ^
Man Davis is a tough handle.
And the Falcons - to the surprise of absolutely no one who watches football - are about to let the 49ers back into this game.
Edit: Rinse....repeat.
January 20th, 2013 at 4:23 PM ^
of last week's ATL-SEA game, only SF decided not to wait until the 4th quarter to mount the comeback. Matty Ice INT definitely in play here.
January 20th, 2013 at 4:20 PM ^
This episode: Southern Fried Falcon.
Special Guests: The Atlanta Falcon secondary