Space Coyote Appreciation Thread
Congrats you sniveling morons, you're on the verge of driving him off. I'd say 90% of you know way less football than you think you do and that's generous.
Space Coyote, as anyone who follows him on Twitter knows, literally breaks down the X's and O's of a game faster than anyone out there. Insanely intelligent.
My suggestion is to shut up and read. Literally the first time I've ever heard him driven to cursing.
This constant, idiotic, bull shit attitude where about a dozen people look at things Borges says and twist it, act like he's stupid and doesn't know shit, is really, really annoying. Someone the other day bitched about Hoke saying "most teams have 4 base runs and 4 base passes". "Haha, how stupid is that? How much are our coaches out of touch, eh?" Well guess what, most teams have about 4 base runs and 4 base passes.
People on this thread bitching about "we'll lock into some plays". Guess what, every coach at this level will lock into some plays. Why is it stupid for Borges to say, "alright, I don't want my college QB to get into a chess match with one of the best DCs in the country?" Why is it stupid to think Michigan's OC, that has tons of experience, might have a better idea of what's going on? Why is it, that if Borges calls a pass play that has a single high beater to one side and a two high beater to the other, that he needs to have DG have the ability to check out?
People are bringing PSU nearly three weeks after it happened and still don't understand shit about what happened despite the attempts by some to explain "maybe it wasn't the greatest, but it was far from the worst. Very far from the worst." People keep bringing up "27 for 27" and don't even understand what half of it fucking means, don't understand the game situations that corresponded with it, don't understand that Borges in fact called 14 runs to RBs in the first 54 minutes, which if Michigan weren't trying to eat clock at the end, amounts to a very modest 17 runs in the game.
And then people use a bunch of BS logic. "How many QBs does Borges have in the NFL?" How many has Tressel had? Maybe Pryor? How many does Rich Rod have? Zero? How many does Meyer have? One from his Utah days? What the hell does this even have to do with successful college QBs? But let's bring up how a RS FR, for the first time ever, won the Heisman. Then lets disregard any actual knowledge of anything. Did he check into better plays? Did he run the offense against Alabama? Why are we comparing our QB to maybe the best QB in college football as if that is exactly what Michigan's QB should always be because it's the way it is in your NCAA football game.
But no, it's way too much credit to think an OC that's been in the game has even a functional knowledge of football. I think that the people that think this is his first time seeing a football game since he played Tecmo Bowl as a child are on to something. Oh God he's so fucking stupid that half the posters on here know he's an idiot and see things and understand things he has no idea about.
Honestly, this is getting beyond annoying. The posters here, at least a lot of the outspoken ones, are complete fucking morons that think because they are outspoken they are right. Maybe I should take a break from these boards, from these sites, and let it just degrade into idiocracy. Because I'm sick of every thread even tangentially about Borges turns into this "Hurrr duurrrr Borges dumb, he don't even know that you no can run out of formation not called spread". The wave of stupidity and ignorance mixed with unentitled arrogance that has washed over the board is overbearing. I don't mind debate, I don't mind different opinions, but opinions stated repeatedly time and again without even the effort to have any damn clue what your talking about, and then ignoring people that try to say "wait a second" time and again is exhausting.
Am I done here? Yeah, I think I'm done here.
October 30th, 2013 at 12:41 PM ^
How about we just calm the f down? Can we do that? Jesus.
Sure, I've written some really dumb comments on mgoblog too from time to time - mostly out of frustration and ignorance. I know I'm not the only one. I've definitely enjoyed SC's contributions because he knows the x's and o's better than anyone, and his comments/answers have either challenged my whining, or opened up my mind to see the situation differently, or both. This is valuable to me.
So if I'm one of the idiots whose previous comments and "bullshit attitude" pissed him off so much as to leave mgoblog for a few days, then I apologize. Come back SC. You make mgoblog a better place dude.
October 30th, 2013 at 1:53 PM ^
I totally respect SC and hope he sticks around; he brings quite a bit to the analysis on the site. I mostly ignore comments on the site that devolve into the idiocy complained about, and I think SC should do the same here. I will argue that every message board has its malcontents and dregs, so acting like there is a better spot out there with an iota of this coverage and eyeballs is somewhat misguided.
I do think the whole Borges debate is overblown, though the same stuff happens here (and really any community) once it grows to a suitable size. The only homogenity you'll find here is that (most) people are UM fans in the general sense; expecting agreement beyond that basic fact is silly. Personally, I think Al Borges is a bit overrated as an OC, though I'm sure he performs better with players and skill sets that best match his offensive philosophy. I know there are numerous examples of his success at different programs, as well as examples of his struggles, and those can be twisted to fit a narrative.
I will say, and this can be taken however anyone wants, I find it funny that people complain about the "hive mind" brought about on this site by Brian and then simply fall in line with a contrarian view that, while true sometimes, possesses similar flaws that just aren't sussed out as diligently because they are in the minority. I agree that SC is right about the undue hatred toward Borges and how many people don't know what is happening with the OC, but at some point you sound like you are ignoring reality when trying to "justify" results-based statistics.
October 30th, 2013 at 2:27 PM ^
is some kind of epic bizarro world. i suspect it may turn into a blog of its own.
and it's so long i forgot what it was about.
and what exactly is a "space coyote" ?
:)
October 30th, 2013 at 2:36 PM ^
Honestly, I like SC and enjoy reading his analysis of the game of football. I thnk he has aded a lot to this blog with his insights and would continue to read his pots if he decides to stay.
That said, I have to say that in all honesty, his recent blogging patterns have been no better than those he seems to be complaining about. The rant he had that was pasted in the OP was just the latest in which he completely went off the deep end and is far from being objective in any way.
I freely admit that SC knows way more about football than I ever will which is why I enjoy reading his posts, but lots of other people know a lot too, and I enjoy reading them. And when people disagree with them, they don't go all Clark Griswald on everyone either.
My point really is that lots of people use Brian's insight to formulate their opinion as many do with SC as well. It's only normal that some will fall on both sides of the debate. It doesn't mean that anyone who sides on the anti-borges side of things are mindless idiots anymore than people who agree with SC are. People just need to stop taking this subject (and blog in general) so seriously.
Seriously, when people disagree with Brian when has he displayed what we have witnessed from SC the past two weeks? I'm not angry about it, I'm just pointing out that if Brian acted that way when people disagreed with him people would murder him. He hasn't acted that way and still people are always harping about him. Just give the guy a break, he doesn't have to agree with you and just because he doesn't, doesn't mean he's wrong either.
I just honestly wish people would stop taking things so darn personal and for me, if SC decides to leave and never return that's his business. I'll miss his educated analysis, but in all honesty, the last few rants he went on left me feeling like I just got out of the principals office, and I won't miss those anytime soon. Either way, good luck to him in whatever he chooses and lets stop taking everything so personally.
October 30th, 2013 at 3:18 PM ^
Take a break if you must but please don't go.
I love but never played football, and thus have only macro understanding of the game. Getting solid micro insight from Brian and posters like you is why I come here.
Please just keep doing what you do and filter out the white noise. A voice of reason stands out amid the periodic hysteria and makes mgoblog a worthwhile place to come.
October 30th, 2013 at 5:17 PM ^
I really don't know who this space coyote is, but I will take your word that he knows plenty about football schematics, although I didn't particularly read any in that post. It mostly came across as someone who has an inflated opinion of themselves. You know football, great. You contribute to a site, great. But guess what, if you leave, we all still get to watch the games on Saturday.
October 30th, 2013 at 6:58 PM ^
I am guessing he coaches himself, but could be wrong.
October 30th, 2013 at 11:02 PM ^
October 31st, 2013 at 9:03 AM ^