What do you want to see out of the 2014 Spring Game?

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

Welp, with another amazing Basketball season in the books and having 24 hours to reflect on it, I'm ready to move on and have the spring sports quench my thirst for Michigan Athletics.

The warm weather today in SE Michigan has caused me to bitten by the Football bug.

Yesterday I was dreading the fact of going to watch a glorified practice on Saturday, but the weather looking good (knock on wood) for the day and the Lacrosse game after have me in good spirits on the matter.

What do you want to see out of the spring game to send you home happy/make you happy?

  • NO INJURIES
  • Run the football for positive yards
  • A good OL combo that can keep me from waking in a cold sweat during the summer worrying about this upcoming 2014 season.
  • An effing pass rush. PLEASE?! (no hitting the QBs, obviously)
  • Catch the football

For those who ask the annual question "will this be a spring game?". Nope. Hoke said it's going to more of a practice. Again. For the 13th(?) year in a row due to depth issues.

I'd like to see some kind of scoring system. RR's spring "games" had a way where the defense could score points, but nobody could figure it out since the ADept didn't bother telling us.

I'd like to see some kind of scoring system so I can be more entertained.

You?

Blue in Yarmouth

April 1st, 2014 at 8:31 AM ^

The rules are: Whatever happens in a spring game is positive (just like weight gains when they come out). If the defense plays lights out the offense gets a pass because we have an inpenetrable defense. If the offense moves the ball well the defense gets a pass because we have an unstoppable offense. There, now you know the rules you can adjust your outlook accordingly. 

SECcashnassadvantage

March 31st, 2014 at 6:34 PM ^

Harbaugh sick of San Fran bullshit, and headed to Meeeeechigan. Hoke will assume roll of public affairs officer. "We should have coached them better" will be the start of every presser.

BlueMan80

March 31st, 2014 at 6:37 PM ^

But, I'd like to see someone break a long run, or two, or three. I'm going to take that as good for the offense and not negative for the defense. Devin throwing the ball well. Darboh and Funchess catching some long passes. Something that resembles a real pass rush, but with no hitting the QB allowed, I doubt there will be much rush. Jake Ryan looking like a natural at Mike. And...all guys on the OL blocking the right guys every time. No more 4 guys doing the right thing and one guy doing the wrong thing! That's probably the most important thing to look for on Sat.

SECcashnassadvantage

March 31st, 2014 at 6:44 PM ^

I would also like to see some accountability for not practicing hard. That would be to cut a kid not trying.

Texagander

March 31st, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^

Only bubble screens. Executed to perfection on every down. Then a fake FG bubble screen. And a fake spread punt bubble screen. Then ISO to the right for -7 to end it. Yep. That'll do it.

Blue in Yarmouth

April 1st, 2014 at 8:38 AM ^

why? Is it to so you could be proven right for believing he was the better RB coming out of HS? Are you his brother? Seriously, I am asking an honest question.

I ask because this always baffles me when I hear fans say things like this. I mean for me, I don't really care who gets the starting job so long as they are getting it because they have out performed the competition and are worthy of a starting role.

I could understand if you had some sort of vested interest in a particular player starting, like if you were a relative or something. Maybe even if it was a player who was a ffth year senior and there was some sort of sentimental reason for wanting him to start. Other than that though, I can't understand why a person would care which player started so long as they proved to be the best player at their position.

alum96

March 31st, 2014 at 7:23 PM ^

Harris Settle Campbell Cornell Wheatley and 6 other members of the top 20 committing together in a pre "not a game" ceremony...

....not officially of course but just loudly in one corner of the end zone.

Let's get er all done in one Saturday and move onto those 2016s!

michiganman01

March 31st, 2014 at 7:35 PM ^

I also thought about Football and looked into this years team for the first time since it was announced that Devin wasnt gonna play for the Bowl Game. Really all I want to see is the O-line do well. Also, a healthy Gardner. I never liked how Hoke does his spring games really only because they are boring. I always liked the the system in which they play an actual game with the 1string offense/2nd string defense vs the 1sting defense/2nd string offense.

NOLA Wolverine

March 31st, 2014 at 7:45 PM ^

I'd like to see more physicality from the defense as a whole. I don't feel like we've had an intimidating unit for a long time, and I'd really like to not watch Ohio State run for 400+ yards on the ground again. I think a punishing defense is a very big step towards preventing that.