littlebrownjug

November 11th, 2013 at 5:13 PM ^

I am heading down to watch them play Yale at 1 pm on Saturday to get me ready for the Michigan-Northwestern game. The starting QB completed his first 29 passes against Cornell a few weeks ago, and their OC is the anti-Borges. They spread it out, and are completely undpredictable.

michgoblue

November 11th, 2013 at 5:17 PM ^

That is almost exactly what I was hoping Borges was going to break out against Ohio last year with Devin and Denard both as QB.  Would be very confusing for defenses.  Not sure why we didn't have at least a few packages like this, given that both of our QBs were uniquely good athletes, both could throw and Devin was already familiar with playing WR.

 

Chuck Norris

November 11th, 2013 at 7:18 PM ^

The debut of Devin/Denard (henceforth referred to as "the Double Ds") actually occured during the Iowa game. Many questioned why the Double Ds were revealed exactly one week before the OSU game, instead of keeping them under wraps until a more appropriate time. The Minnesota game last year was Devin's first appearance as starting quarterback. 

Yeoman

November 12th, 2013 at 1:56 AM ^

Some of this reminds me of the old Denison single wing they ran in the late 70s through the 80s, except they didn't have any quarterbacks at all. (The position they called "quarterback" called the plays and signals but never touched the ball.)

The true skill position in this offense was center. Sometimes he'd snap to the man in motion, often he'd snap at a diagonal.

 

MGlobules

November 11th, 2013 at 5:47 PM ^

and you ran him out of here because he wasn't a Michigan man. Decades from now we will look back and think that the last nail in the coffin was DB not getting Casteel for RR. 

5starrecruit

November 11th, 2013 at 7:15 PM ^

So Michigan has better sophmores and freshman than every team they played this year ( besides ND, who is very close) teams generally rely heavily on seniors and juniors hence was Hoke has recruited the last 2 years isn't as relevant today as it will be in 2 more years.

Princetonwolverine

November 11th, 2013 at 5:48 PM ^

Several things to observe. Princeton wears a variation of the winged helmet. It was invented by Fritz Crisler when he coached there prior to coming to Michigan.

Besides using 3 QBs at the same time they also do something Michigan does not....BLOCK.

French West Indian

November 12th, 2013 at 10:07 AM ^

....needs to stop wasting money on scholarship athletes and simply join the Ivy League already.

And frankly, that would be far more interesting than trying to keep up with the cheaters in big time college football (OSU, SEC, etc)

XM - Mt 1822

November 11th, 2013 at 5:50 PM ^

give you the wood.  they are the true predecessors to ours.

cool qb formation.  probably not a viable offense in a D-1 setting, but fun to watch nevertheless.   go tigers.

Space Coyote

November 11th, 2013 at 5:50 PM ^

While I think it's really cool, this isn't really innovative at all. This is all a bunch of single wing stuff. Watch old Michigan clips and you'll see pretty much the same exact plays. It's just repackaging it.

Interesting how football consistently comes around full circle.

DonAZ

November 11th, 2013 at 7:18 PM ^

"This is all a bunch of single wing stuff."

That reminds me of a Bob Ufer bit from way back in 70's.  Ufer was talking about tailback Chuck Heater (1972 - 1974), and Ufer mused about Fritz Crisler looking down and saying, "Wouldn't he be great in the old single wing!"

Chuck Heater, #44

... yeah, I'm that old. :-)

DonAZ

November 12th, 2013 at 5:37 AM ^

I had a 44 mesh "Michigan" jersey that I would wear outside to pretend I was playing against Ohio State.  Mom didn't like it when I did it in the snow.

Moms sometimes don't understand, do they? :-)

I used to imagine I was Mike Lantry and attempt field goals up against the side of the barn.  I didn't have a jersey -- or his leg -- but it was all good fun.  I had stones laid out as yard markers, and I had chalk marks on barn siding to indicate the uprights.  I kicked wearing Timberland boots -- straight-on style.  37 yards was my best.

phork

November 11th, 2013 at 6:45 PM ^

I can take it bro.  Like I stated before our programs are more alike than any of  you would like to admit.  But I do have 2 questions for you.  Hows that series with Little Brother panning out?  And has tOSU dropped you from their schedule yet?  I heard they are trying to toughen up their schedule a bit.