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October 6th, 2012 at 7:13 PM
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Post Game Thoughts [Snowflake Landing Spot]

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Nice to see 300 yards of rushing. Seems to have been Hoke's message for the past two weeks.

Defense was dominant. Anything they got had to be spectacular or hard earned.

Clock killing. We were on the field for a LONG time.

FG kicking, aside from the crossbar one.

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Kick off coverage was eh (fumble recover aside)

Fitz... Suffered today from the "8-9 guys in the box to stuff Denard and I don't have an extra blocker like he does and we are not passing the ball." Even still, 1.1 ypc sucks.

WR drops. Don't know if it was because of the cold or what... but there were at least 3 good gains that Denard put on the money that the WR dropped.

Needing 24 carries from Denard to win. Seeing him rack up yards was nice and he didn't take any big hits... but there should have been another way to win this game.

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October 6th, 2012 at 7:14 PM | Thomas Rawls needs to play (Score:5 Normal)
redwhiteandmaize
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Thomas Rawls needs to play more.

"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."

October 6th, 2012 at 7:20 PM | Yes to this. (Score:3 Normal)
ppudge
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Yes to this.

October 6th, 2012 at 7:35 PM | yes- I'm not so sure about (Score:3 Normal)
HereforBeer
Joined: 08/17/2012
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yes- I'm not so sure about this one running back idea. Also, we did not need 24 carries from Denard to win and I was surprised he was left in so long. The game was won before the second half.

October 6th, 2012 at 8:03 PM | This bothers me so much, (Score:1 Normal)
coastal blue
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This bothers me so much, because later on in the season, if we lose a game to say MSU, Nebraska or OSU and Denard only has 10 carries, you know someone is going to go "WELL YOU CAN'T RUN HIM 20 TIMES, HE'LL NEVER MAKE IT TO THE END OF THE GAME, SAW THAT IN 2010 RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE". 

October 6th, 2012 at 7:26 PM | Hmmmmm (Score:-1 Flamebait)
October 6th, 2012 at 7:31 PM | Well power running isn't the (Score:1)
BlueManballGroup
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Well power running isn't the smartest against Alabama. In a game like this one Rawls is a better power complement to Denard's speed.  Fitz had neither power nor speed.

October 6th, 2012 at 7:15 PM | After watching the MSU game, (Score:5 Normal)
TheGhostofYost
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After watching the MSU game, I don't see any way we lose in the next two weeks.

October 6th, 2012 at 7:32 PM | This (Score:2 Normal)
AmaizeingBlue
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This

October 6th, 2012 at 9:05 PM | Unless MSU spent this week (Score:5 Normal)
evenyoubrutus
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Unless MSU spent this week preparing for Michigan instead of IU.

Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.

October 6th, 2012 at 7:16 PM | My thoughts: Purdue is not (Score:5 Normal)
MAIZEandBLUE2002
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My thoughts: Purdue is not the best team in the B1G. Greg Mattison doesnt suck. Denard is fast. Danny Hope has a mustasche. Fitz/oline needs to get better. I like football again.

THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS

October 6th, 2012 at 9:56 PM | Hope's Mustache (Score:2 Normal)
Cmoh
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Our coach is so much cooler it's not even funny

CMOH

October 7th, 2012 at 10:52 AM | This is 100% true, but in a (Score:2)
UM Fan in Nashville
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This is 100% true, but in a mustache competition, Hope wins.   UNLESS Hoke shows up and can put in a relief mustacher, Taylor Lewan.    Then Hoke wins, for not only the best mustache, but best coaching move in a mustache competition.   

October 6th, 2012 at 7:16 PM | Going out on a limb... Jake (Score:5 Normal)
RonZeroFez
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Going out on a limb... Jake Ryan's a baller.

If you don't ride a camel, you ain't shi'ite.

October 6th, 2012 at 9:29 PM | I think he wants to play QB. (Score:5 Normal)
mgobluebraelow
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I think he wants to play QB. He spends so much time in the backfield.

October 6th, 2012 at 7:17 PM | Post Game Thoughts, I hope we (Score:5 Normal)
SheridanForHeisman
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Post Game Thoughts, I hope we don't have anymore games televised on the BTN

If you don't like Michigan you are a peasant

October 6th, 2012 at 9:39 PM | Second (Score:2 Normal)
SD Go Blue
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Second

Go Blue!

October 7th, 2012 at 12:09 PM | I tried to figure out a way (Score:2)
SituationSoap
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I tried to figure out a way it could be worse, in an attempt to come up with a silver lining, but I got nothing. Maybe we don't have to listen to Pam Ward?

October 6th, 2012 at 7:17 PM | Red zone (Score:2 Normal)
goblue2008
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offense in the second half was concerning

October 6th, 2012 at 7:36 PM | Weren't passing. Instead kept (Score:1)
BlueManballGroup
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Weren't passing. Instead kept running Fitz.  Two drives where long Denard runs took us to the red zone. Then terrible Fitz runs on 1st and 2nd.  The second time we got a chop block on 2nd too.

October 6th, 2012 at 9:09 PM | Denard's injury to his right (Score:1)
BlueGoM
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Denard's injury to his right hand is even more concerning.

 

October 6th, 2012 at 10:08 PM | No problem, (Score:0 Normal)
October 6th, 2012 at 7:20 PM | THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE (Score:5 Normal)
FreddieMercuryHayes
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THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE RUN A SHOTGUN SPREAD

October 6th, 2012 at 11:01 PM | or (Score:5 Normal)
michgoblue
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This is what happens when we play Purdue (a team with predominantly 2-3 star defensive talent), as opposed to ND or Alabama (teams with almost entirely 4-5 star defensive talent).

 

October 7th, 2012 at 1:14 AM | Yes because Iowa last year (Score:4 Normal)
FreddieMercuryHayes
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Yes because Iowa last year was stocked with NFL talent.  And it really takes 4-5 star talent to come unblocked of an edge while not biting on a play-action fake because you know it's not a run.  And honestly, Purdue was supposed to have one of the best DLs in the B1G (you know, the one that held ND to 1.6 yards a carry), so umm...I'm impressed with our offensive performance.

October 6th, 2012 at 7:20 PM | Main Takeaway (Score:5 Normal)
jcgold
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We're going to win when Denard can out-athlete the other team.

We're likely to lose when he can't.

Nothing new here.

"Michigan isn't going to lose a game" - Fielding Yost, 1901

October 6th, 2012 at 11:03 PM | this times 1,000,000 (Score:3 Normal)
michgoblue
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This is the only snowflake that is 100% true.  Spot on description of the past 2-3 years of Denard.  

October 6th, 2012 at 7:20 PM | In two years, this defense is (Score:5 Normal)
TheGhostofYost
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In two years, this defense is going to be absolutely disgusting.  I can't wait.

October 6th, 2012 at 7:39 PM | Bingo. If anyone would know (Score:5 Normal)
denardogasm
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Bingo. If anyone would know this it would be Yost from beyond the grave. Can't wait.

"Michigan Defense" is dominating everything, in every aspect of life. That's a rough definition.

-Craig Roh 10/29/2011

October 6th, 2012 at 8:06 PM | I want to see us beat our (Score:5 Normal)
BlueDragon
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I want to see us beat our opponents in three years 550-0 over the season.

Abort, Retry, Fail?

October 7th, 2012 at 10:50 AM | Must be 720-0 in the regular (Score:2)
Red is Blue
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Must be 720-0 in the regular season to yield a point a minute.

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October 7th, 2012 at 12:11 PM | If we win our regular season (Score:2)
SituationSoap
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If we win our regular season games 720-0, we'd better be playing in the BTCG and the Playoff. That's three extra games. Stop selling this hypothetical team short!

October 6th, 2012 at 7:21 PM | We have the best defense in (Score:1)
ThadMattasagoblin
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We have the best defense in the big ten after MSU's performance today and how we've taken a team averaging 50 points per game and only allowed 13.

903 wins most in college football

October 6th, 2012 at 8:05 PM | Exactly.  Stellar defensive (Score:5 Normal)
coastal blue
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Exactly. 

Stellar defensive performance, as its been the last three weeks.

Seems that everyone who claimed the Alabama and Air Force games were too unique to grade the season on have been proven correct thus far. 

October 6th, 2012 at 7:22 PM | Mt thoughts: If you wanna (Score:5 Normal)
NFG
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Mt thoughts: If you wanna crown Purdue, crown them. But they are who we thought they were.

October 6th, 2012 at 7:22 PM | Remember "The Sky is Falling" (Score:5 Normal)
SheridanForHeisman
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Remember "The Sky is Falling" view people had over this defense after Air Force?

If you don't like Michigan you are a peasant

October 6th, 2012 at 7:25 PM | Only stupid people had that (Score:5 Normal)
FreddieMercuryHayes
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Only stupid people had that view.  My frankness may be caused by a little alcohol intoxication, but that's how I feel.

October 6th, 2012 at 11:02 PM | I think there were reasons to (Score:1)
bronxblue
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I think there were reasons to be concerned because there were two data points and neither looked great, but anyone who followed college sports shouldn't have been surprised that Air Force was able to run the ball.  That UMass game and then ND reminded people that this defense is pretty good.

October 6th, 2012 at 7:24 PM | J.T. Floyd got a haircut! (Score:5 Normal)
Crable2thaGrave
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J.T. Floyd got a haircut!

October 6th, 2012 at 7:24 PM | Fitz need to run north and south (Score:3 Normal)
BigCheese
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Granted, Fitz didn't have much room but there were times he chose to BOUNCE instead of planting a foot and going upfield for 2 yards.  Sometimes a hard-earned two yards is a GOOD thing.

October 6th, 2012 at 7:33 PM | Agree (Score:5 Normal)
Drbogue
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Fitz is very tentative looking for the wide open hole. I like that Rawls creates holes by beating up the defender

In Hoke we trust...

October 6th, 2012 at 10:15 PM | We need more Rawls and less Fitz. (Score:1)
champswest
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Running backs and receivers spent too much time going east and west instead of straight ahead.
Wish we could have seen Bellomy a little sooner, when he could have been throwing the ball.

"I hate losing more than I like winning." - Zack

October 7th, 2012 at 10:56 AM | I agree with the Bellomy.   (Score:2)
UM Fan in Nashville
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I agree with the Bellomy.   If we have more games like this (probably won't, but I can hope), we need Bellomy in there to get him experience and to see if he could be a viable first option next year and keep Gardner at WR.    Gardner has shown SO much promise at the WR position, but we need Bellomy to get some time on the field because I don't think Sugar Shane will be ready day 1.      

 

I still think a 2 loss season going into the B1G championship game is very very possible.   

October 6th, 2012 at 7:40 PM | Agree (Score:2)
ross03
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He needs to cut it up and get 2 or sometimes a Sam will appear and he'd get more



He seems to lack patience unless its to dans outside. When they showed his highlights from last year he looks like a different back. A few of those runs lacked holes as well but he was patient when needed and decisive when it was Noth South time

October 6th, 2012 at 7:40 PM | Dancing (Score:3 Normal)
boredguy72
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Fitz has been dancing all season. He needs to get it going or they need to get others involved. I hope he gets going.

Boredguy72(Toledo)

October 6th, 2012 at 7:27 PM | Not terribly worried about the offense in the 2nd half (Score:3 Normal)
m1jjb00
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We went vanilla in the 2nd half under the assumption that Purdue can't catch up without help.  That said, Short made things very difficult, and I think BC will be singing his praises in the UFR.  We already knew that this wasn't the strongest interior line.  I thought Denard made some nice decisions other than staying with the read option too long when Maci blew up Vincent Smith.

October 6th, 2012 at 7:29 PM | Good ass-whooping to see, not (Score:2 Normal)
B-Nut-GoBlue
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Good ass-whooping to see, not gonna lie.  I, along with many other fans of this Michigan program, needed this today.  God, Purdue looked like hell against us; they'll end up stunning a team or two the rest of the season, too.  Back 7 played well today on defense; I hope this Kovacs injury goes the EFF away, stat.  Some good play from the "front 4" as well; they played well enough I guess(?).  I think we would all like to see a run game get going by someone else not named Denard.  Are we happy people!? Denard got his runs today, that's for sure (230+ yards is pretty neat).

October 6th, 2012 at 9:04 PM | exactly (Score:3 Normal)
jdon
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this game just left me with a great feeling, and I've been saying for two weeks that we won't lose again.   We hafe  a great quarterback,  our receivers are looking better, and Borges called a great game. 

Defensively I'm excited to see just how far we can go this year.

 

We are far from a great team and we don't belong on  a field with the best teams, but we can play with anyone in this conference and by the time we get to the Rose Bowl I won't be afraid of USC or ORegon either.

jdon

 

We are the dead.

October 7th, 2012 at 12:05 AM | I'm afraid of Oregon, not (Score:3 Normal)
Gorgeous Borges
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I'm afraid of Oregon, not even going to lie. Only a fool wouldn't be.

October 6th, 2012 at 7:30 PM | I think we beat Illinois no problem next weekend (Score:3 Normal)
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and truly believe after what I have seen from MSU that we might beat State by two TDs. I think the game to win the Legends might be starting to shift to the Nebraska game should they beat Ohio St tonight.

We hate Michigan State. We don't like Penn State too. We don't care for Minnesota, Wisconsin or Notre Dame but we all hate O-S-U.

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October 6th, 2012 at 7:49 PM | I prefer for tOSU to beat Nebraska tonight, (Score:3 Normal)
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and for Mich to lead the Leaders by at least two games over Neb & MSU after we take care of business against Illinois and then beat MSU & Nebraska.

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