With today's 128 yard rushing performance, Denard continued to close in on Pat White's QB rushing record. To break the record in the six guaranteed games we have left, #16 must average 75 yards per game on the ground.
Pat White- 4,480 yards
Denard Robinson- 4,032 yards
If we get to a bowl game, the average drops to: 64 yards/game. If we make it to the Big Ten championship game (and a bowl), it drops to 56 yards/game.
8 games at 126 ypg ties him
If he gets 127 ypg, he breaks
If he gets 127 ypg, he breaks the records for rushing yards in a season and a career for a Michigan player.
I like Denard's chances to
I like Denard's chances to break the record. That'd be a nice way to cap off a tremendous Michigan career.
As much as I want him to get
As much as I want him to get this record, which is a very significant achievement, I think it's gonna be close. Like really close. I'm just greedy I guess 'cause I want the B1G championship AND the individual record.
Well he's averaged 134 yards
Well he's averaged 134 yards rushing per game up until now despite playing two of the top rushing defenses in the FBS in Bama and ND. So I think it would okay to have a little more confidence.
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Still On Course...
There is very little change from last week - with a mere 449 yards to go until rushing yard number 4,481, Denard Robinson has been averaging 134 yards rushing per game this year (804 net rushing yards to date in 2012), and if it continues at the present rate, he is still on track to break the record at some point during the Northwestern game (3.34 games from now). It should be noted that his average production has fallen by a yard compared to last week, but it is well above the critical numbers (as noted by the OP).
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Rather have the silver football trophy in Indy.
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Michigan individual records are a result of team performance. The Team is first priority. Individual records are but footnotes.
True...
but I don't think this is an either/or situation. If Denard is tearing up the Big Ten on the ground, the odds of us winning the conference go up big time. I bet if you asked Hoke, he'd say he hopes Denard can top Hart, just because that individual performance would be good for the team.
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Individual honors are nice, but not so important.
Umm...Denard has been the team on offense.
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Rather have the silver football trophy in Indy.
I have no doubt that is exactly how Denard feels, too.
Judging from his press
Judging from his press conference, I'm pretty sure all that he cares about is winning. Records are nice, but winning is everything.
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He seems authentic about it
He seems authentic about it but, honestly, has anyone ever seen someone say "I care about individual stats"? Said individual would find himself getting chewed out pretty rapidly.
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I'm sorry....do you have to
I'm sorry....do you have to chose one or the other? I thought it would be ok to have both.....the individual rushing records AND the B1G title.
Well yeah, but I don't want
Well yeah, but I don't want to see him getting meaningless carries in the 4th quarter just to pad his stats. I think Hoke agrees. Denard didn't play a snap in the 4th yesterday.
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He'll break the record before
He'll break the record before The Game. Either Iowa or NW.
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Another record?
I wish they kept stats on "physics defying" plays; Denard would most likely be ready to break Reggie Bush's record. Someone needs to go back through Denard's career and compile the totality of Denard's wormhole plays.
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The Postgame Notes have a
The Postgame Notes have a slew of additional accomplishments for Denard (below). He needs 9 more rushing TDs and 1 more passing TD to become just the third player in NCAA history to rush for 50 TDs and pass for 50 TDs over the course of his career.
• Robinson boasts 41 career rushing touchdowns, moving to third among U-M's all-time leaders in the category. He is tied with Mike Hart (2004-07) and needs six more to reach the second spot, currently held by Tyrone Wheatley (47, 1991-94). Anthony Thomas (1997-2000) holds the program record with 55.
• With 49 career passing touchdowns, Robinson moved to fourth among Michigan's leaders in the category, passing Rick Leach (48, 1975-78). He needs 22 more to reach the third spot, currently held by Elvis Grbac (71, 1989-92).
• Robinson became the eighth player in NCAA history to rush for 40 touchdowns and pass for 40 touchdowns in his career. The last player to accomplish the feat was Nevada's Colin Kaepernick (2007-10).
RUSHED FOR 40 TOUCHDOWNS AND PASSED FOR 40 TOUCHDOWNS
Player Team Seasons Rushing TDs Pass TDs Antwaan Randle El Indiana 1998-01 44 42 Josh Harris Bowling Green 2000-03 43 55 Brad Smith Missouri 2002-05 45 56 Pat White West Virginia 2005-08 47 56 Dan LeFevour Central Mich. 2006-09 47 102 Tim Tebow Florida 2006-09 57 88 Denard Robinson Michigan 2009-present 41 49 Colin Kaepernick Nevada 2007-10 59 82 • Robinson posted 287 yards of total offense to become the eighth player in Big Ten Conference history to post at least 10,000 yards in his career.
Big Ten Career Total Offense Leaders
Rank Yards Player, School Years 1. 12,692 Drew Brees, Purdue 1997-00 2. 11,790 Adam Weber, Minnesota 2007-10 3. 11,576 Brett Basanez, Northwestern 2002-05 4. 11,511 Curtis Painter, Purdue 2005-08 5. 11,364 Antwaan Randle El, Indiana 1998-01 6. 10,594 Juice Williams, Illinois 2006-09 7. 10,254 Chuck Long, Iowa 1981-85 8. 10,065 Denard Robinson, U-M 2009-present 9. 9,653 Kyle Orton, Purdue 2001-04 10. 9,400 Chad Henne, U-M 2004-07
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Man, that Big Ten Career Total Offense Leaders chart features some surprising names. I had no idea Weber, just to pick one, was that high up.
keep in mind quite a few
of those guys have higher numbers simply because they played in more games.
Yeah, Denards only been a 3
Yeah, Denards only been a 3 year starter. Still no idea why they burned his redshirt. Impressive to be on this list when he runs the ball for half of his snaps, too. When qb's play in an Air Raid system they put up huge yards. Kase Keenum didn't even get drafted, but passed for 19,000+ yards in college.
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"Still no idea why they
"Still no idea why they burned his redshirt..."
Who would you have play in his place his freshman year?
Take your pick
He had 31 passing attempts and 69 rushes the entire season. It's not like it'd be difficult to find somebody to take his place. How about Tate Forcier, who was starting ahead of Denard anyway.
At the same time, I don't know why we would have redshirted him. It's not like anybody knew how good he would be, or thought he would ever be starting. Tate was expected to be a four year starter at the time, and you had to figure they would find somebody better than what Denard looked to be in 2009 by the time Tate left. Saying we should've redshirted him is just 20/20 hindsight rubbish.
There wasn't really any other picks to take
Denard was Tate's back-up. So you're saying that Denard should have been redshirted and Tate should have been his own back-up? What about games like Iowa in which Tate got injured?
It was Denard or Sheridan. There really wasn't any other option, unless you want to throw David Cone out there.
We could have used Sheridan
We could have used Sheridan as Forcier's backup. Having a guy with starting experience coming off the bench, even if he isn't very talented, is a luxury. I think Rich Rod probably would have done that if he wasn't feeling heat over going 3-9 the year before. He thought he could squeeze out an extra win or two by using Denard as a quasi-wildcat.
What really hurt was losing Steven Threet that previous offseason. Threet would have given Forcier a strong competitor for the job and maybe would have kept Forcier a little more grounded, instead of him becoming hailed as a program savior one week into his freshman season.
Redshirts or no, you play to
Redshirts or no, you play to win. Denard played his freshman year because he gave the team a better chance to win than Sheridan. Terrible record the year before or not, I would hope that no coach would leave the better QB sitting on the bench all season just to preserve his redshirt.
Probably won't rush for much
Probably won't rush for much against Sparty. That's all they gonna focus on all week.
Like they haven't been
Like they haven't been preparing for Michigan all year.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Too bad they weren't prepared
Too bad they weren't prepared for Iowa. Or Indiana. Or Eastern. *chortle*
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Yeah, have you watched them
Yeah, have you watched them play this year?
All in for some manball.
Even better
Denard is the fifth person from a major conference to make it to 40-40. Sorry, but I think players from MAC, WAC, and other lesser conferences should have their own list.
I think Randle-El's numbers might be the most impressive. The poor guy had nobody around him and still got 44 TD's rushing and 42 passing, playing in the Big Ten.
This record i fear will still
This record i fear will still be dependent on the threat of another ball carrier. Fitz and Rawls, or establishing a fearsome counter will all go a long way in helping Denard. As a defense, i would still force Fitz to beat me over Denard.
When you consider that Pat
White started for 4 straight years and this is only Denard's 3rd, the fact that he's this close is super impressive.
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8 games at 126 ypg ties him with Mike Hart for most in Michigan history. Just sayin'.
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