Bodogblog

September 19th, 2014 at 5:59 AM ^

The Miami game we just finished was 17-10 with about 3 minutes left in the third. I would be disappointed if the Miami coach made a similar comment.

It's not quite to that degree for MSU-OREGON, because total yardage and other measures were quite close. Even so, your D gave up 500 yards and 46 points. Shut up and walk away.

LJ

September 19th, 2014 at 7:51 AM ^

I vividly remember watching the two Denard runs on our first drive (starting at 0:42 in the video) and hearing the crowd give this stunned cheer, like "Holy shit, now WE have the guy who does that to you, after being terrorized by it for the past 10 years."  I remember thinking we had finally arrived, after about 7 years of wandering the desert (2006 excluded).  I was so certain it was going to work. 

Space Coyote

September 19th, 2014 at 12:30 PM ^

You mean the year he ran for 1176 yards, 16 TDs, and threw for another 2173 and 20 TDs? You mean the one where Michigan produced a second 1000 yard rusher? You mean there year he became a Sugar Bowl Champion? His production may have dropped (partially because of tempo and scheme change), but I would hardly call that year pissed away.

Likewise, in 2012, he ran for another 1266 yards in essentially 9.5 games. He averaged a career best 7.15 ypc. On top of that, he got his feet wet at playing RB, his eventual NFL position. Again, I'd hardly claim that was pissed away due to some mythical thought that Michigan was a "Manball" team in either 2011 or 2012. 

snarling wolverine

September 19th, 2014 at 11:28 AM ^

What is more important to you, stats or wins?

In 2010 Denard put up a bunch of numbers but also got knocked out of a bunch of games (people tend to forget that) and we went 7-6 overall and 3-5 in B1G play.

In 2011 we went 11-2 overall and 6-2.

In 2012 we were 5-2 overall and 3-0 in the B1G when he got hurt.

 

Spar-Dan

September 19th, 2014 at 9:25 PM ^

?You're kidding, right?  40 pounds in a couple of months?  Did you ever think if he didn't eat a thing he would have trouble losing 40 pounds?  For the record, Max Bullough weights 10 pounds more than he did in college.  Either that or the Houston Texans hire 190 pound weakings that look like 240 pound linebackers. UM has been touting photos of Green and a number of other player's before and after photos.  The photos show a huge difference in size.  Are you saying that UM's own photo evidence of such a huge difference in just a matter of months is juicing, too?  Or, does UM own the only weightroom in the B1G?

Thanks for the flat out lie.  Mogoblog appreciates it.

truferblue22

September 19th, 2014 at 9:32 AM ^

THANK YOU. I've been saying this for a year now. No one else finds it remarkable that they looked like they wouldn't win a single B1G game after the non-conference schedule last season but instead they ended up winning literally every B1G game? They looked HORRID and then all of a sudden they're one of the 3 or 4 best teams in the country by the end of the season? No one else finds this fishy? Srsly?

UMForLife

September 18th, 2014 at 11:02 PM ^

Be gracious when you lose. They adjusted and you couldn't. It is not like they created food poisoning during half time. I see you are trying to be confident. You sound like a guy who got his ass whooped, but says afterwards you would have beaten him if you would have just tied your shoe right. Give it up.

Blue Mike

September 18th, 2014 at 11:10 PM ^

Isn't their defense predicated on the fact that the officials won't call penalties on every play, so they play super-aggresive and dare them to call it?  Seems kind of funny that they are whining about not getting a call on a "pick" route, when those are never called either.  Can't have it both ways, Mark!

JRZjr91

September 18th, 2014 at 11:32 PM ^

Haven't been impressed with their corner play this year. Even Jacksonville state was able to throw some deep balls on them. If the O-line can give Gardner enough time to hurl it down field I think they may have a shot at staying in the game. These short passes we've seen this year won't work against that defense.

allintime23

September 19th, 2014 at 5:32 AM ^

You're right and we can't waste downs. It's just not happening with draws and runs up the middle. The occasional play to keep things honest is expected but I hope to see an entirely new scheme for the game October 25th. If hoke wants to coach here next year he has to do what seems impossible and that is win two special road games, one in October and then the big one come the end of November.

I dumped the Dope

September 19th, 2014 at 7:07 AM ^

The corner bit on the fake bubble and then another receiver had a couple steps on a safety who was cold to react.

Sorry, that's a backyard football analogy and Mariota probably has an option here depending on what he sees happen because he could throw the bubble if the corner is playing back.

Its also probably predicated on having already run some successful bubble screens when the corner was playing back or got blocked, etc, so he's dialed up his aggression to stop it.

Also I noted I think its an outside linebacker took 3 steps towards the line at the snap which means maybe he thought run, but had he dropped into coverage it might have changed things as the corner then had help on the bubble.

So I'm not really sure if it qualifies as a weakness in their defense as it does a play where they bit on a fake.  Don't get me wrong, I secretly want Spartie to lose every weekend, oops, cat's out of the bag....

getsome

September 19th, 2014 at 7:17 AM ^

theres a reason teams hang around with oregon to certain point and almost all eventually get their doors blown off in 2nd half just like msu.  both squads have good staffs though, especially considering its often more important how you coach and adapt during games vs during the week

winterblue75

September 19th, 2014 at 7:34 AM ^

If the roles were reversed and it was M that lost to Oregon like this, and Mattison said this, it would be on every talk radio show incessantly and we'd be portrayed as whiners and told to shut up because "scoreboard!". But this will be glossed over, nary a word said about it. Just another notch in the MSU/ Dantonio free pass media belt in this state.