Very fluffy. But there it is. Cam Gordon position switch gets a fluffy nod too (edging out Keith Nichol to receiver at MSU! ... so yeah, grain of salt and all that.)
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten
Nice
Sweet. Hopefully he plays as
Sweet. Hopefully he plays as well against first team defenses, because, let's face it, our 2nd team D will be like playing Mass/BG.
Agreed. The
context of Denard going up against the 2s and Tate facing starters for the most part is missing in that adulation. Still, I saw enough of Denard to want the ball in his hands a lot in the next three years. Top end speed is great, but the burst of quickness past the first level on several plays in the spring scrimmage really impressed me. I don't think there are many teams that will be able to shut that down consistently.
We know Denard is much
We know Denard is much improved, but we won't know how much until he plays in an actual game. He should be hard to stop.
Another interesting bit in
Another interesting bit in the article is the fact that Kevin Newsome struggled for Penn State. Looks like we came out on top with Tate and Denard.
You'll just have to trust me, but
I really wasn't disappointed when Newsome de-committed to PSU. He never impressed me as a QB at all and I always thought he would be a better fit at LB. I was more upset about losing Shav Beaver who I think has decent potential at QB.
We ARE Michigan....COME GET SOME!!!
I know right. We never wanted
I know right. We never wanted him. He is such a scrub? Wait, what guy are we talking about that was offered and didn't come to Ann Arbor?
Are you a park ranger at Yellowstone? Say hi to Yogi Bear for me. - the_big_house 500th
I may not be a 70 year old man. - Herm
"We had no answer for him"
-Kirk Ferentz
From Rittenberg:
Best quote
From Rittenberg:
Best quote II: "My name's Tucker, not sucker, so we're not going to have him get hit this spring." -- Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz, on holding running back Jewel Hampton out of contact.
If by "Best quote" he means corniest quote, then I agree. Quite cringeworthy for Iowa fans.
Rittenberg is a good writer,
Rittenberg is a good writer, but seems like kind of an odd guy with his weird sense of humor.
A sports bloger is an odd
A sports bloger is an odd guy....True. True
We are here because we're not all there.
One Thing to Note
Wisconsin returns 16 O/D starters. Michigan and OSU return 15. Everyone else returns fewer. Hopefully this will translate to wins.
Yeah but...
Unfortunately the 2 starters we lost on defense were our 2 best.
Keep believing
IMPORTANT - Read out loud
1-2-3 and 1-2-3 and just like this and watch my feet.
We are here because we're not all there.
well...
What usually happens is that a squad will lose it's best players each year. No surprises there.
"And they'll never catch him!"
Seniors and players good
Seniors and players good enough to enter the draft are usually the best on the team? In what universe....
Nah
Woolfolk is better than Donovan Warren...as J.T. Floyd is better than Cissoko...Graham was our best defender, but we won't have too many problems up front. I'm serious BTW about Woolfolk being better than Warren based on watching them play last year. Warren gave up alot of big plays and didn't play as physical. Whether or not Warren has more physical tools idk but Woolfolk outplayed him. Also, 4.65 40 for Warren vs. 7.00 60 meter for Woolfolk. In case you were wondering why I said that.
Random
This is kind of random, but remember Shavodrick Beaver? Whatever happened to that guy once he went to Tulsa? It feels like forever since we were all getting excited about him...
"All I've had today is, like, six gummy bears and some scotch"
Looks like Beaver's in the mix at QB for the Golden Showers
The Tulsa spring game writeup is here:
http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041710aaa.html
Natty Dreadlocks
Guess who's coming to dinner!
dude
you are the shit for this post
Didn't mention Dilithium, tsk
Didn't mention Dilithium, tsk tsk Rittenberg. How can you fail to mention something as important as this?
Defense to determine type of bowl game for Michigan.
Defense to determine IF there's a bowl game for Michigan.
I disagree to an extent
I believe QB play and turnover margin will determine whether or not this team goes forward in 2010. The defense may improve but won't be very good. The main thing with the defense is avoiding giving up cheap plays like a QB draw on 3rd and 15 by a guy who isn't that fast. So yeah...1) QB play...score more points and 2) don't turn it over. If Michigan does these two things they'll win at least 7 games. They'll need a very good defense to win more than 8 games and they'll probably not have near that. I expect a defense that has better faundamentals but QB play and offense to be more consistent.
It was a pretty big surprise, leading the offense to scores on 5/6 drives. Legit.
"All I've had today is, like, six gummy bears and some scotch"