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Are you comparing high

Are you comparing high maintenance boards to high maintenance broads? I have found one to be much easier to manage then the other.

Good for him

He gets the opportunity to play FBS football and most likely Michigan will never have to play against him. 

Per usual, nice work Brian. 

Per usual, nice work Brian.  I love how the seniors know that they are not just playing for themselves now, but also for the future of Michigan basketball.  They have totally bought into the program and deserve to see that banner.  Be nice if the NCAA bracket stays as is, a sweet 16 rematch with Duke would be explosive.

Terrible news

Thats tough to recover 100 percent from. He has a ton of potential and i believe he is true fresh with a redshirt left. Being so young, he will be able to take his time recovering.

Travesty if he doesn't

The point position runs the entire offense while the center usually relies on teammates to get him the ball in favorable positions. If the stats are comparable, i would be very surprised if Burke doesn't get the nod. Bonus is that he has propelled his team to a better regular season.

Considering all that the

Considering all that the coaches have already accomplished without the explosive and fast twitch athletes most other top teams have says a heck of a lot. They also had to run a smaller then ideal line up for the last few years. The coaches sure have coached the hell out of those young men.

Both are great

But the football team was more impressive because of the turnaround from the previuos years record. And to do it all with a totally new coaching staff.

The dreaded double

The dreaded double post.

/shamed

I don't know...

But i think his wrestling style would translate well.

The first of many. Hail.

The first of many. Hail.

Awesome job.

The team has had a great year and deserves the reward.

Reminds me of some last shot

Reminds me of some last shot heartbreakers that have gone against us the last few years.

Bad foul. Late whistle with

Bad foul. Late whistle with no contact.

Craft

Make your freebies.

Be nice to see a foul for

Be nice to see a foul for obvious flops like NHL does. Close calls wouldn't get the foul but stuff like the Green flop is more thesbian in nature then basketball.

Holy pants

Buford is hot hot hot.

Great stuff

Thanks for the hardwork. I appreciate it when you guys give a feeling on the recruit's interest in michigan.

In the bonus already? Sweet.

In the bonus already? Sweet.

Big shot by Bufford. They

Big shot by Buford. They need to hit outside to spread msu out a bit.

Yeah, Russell did a great job

Yeah, Russell did a great job of being strong and balanced during the match. He took advantage of Marion's aggressive moves and really just looked superior throughout.

I think msu is going to miss

I think msu is going to miss Thornton and Wood quite a bit next year.

Green has a potty-mouth.

Green has a potty-mouth.

I believe they said he is

I believe they said he is only the 11th wrestler from the big ten to win four straight. And the first in a while.

To be PC

Westling is real, Big Time Wrasslin' is not.

Jake Ryan

The guy is a tackling machine. I would count on him being able to get into a good position and then be physical enough to finish the tackle.

Back points

1 point for 2 seconds

2 points for 3-4 seconds

3 points for 5 seconds.

You can only get 3 back points during a single pinning hold. A 5 point takedown is 2 points for the take down that goes directly into a pinning position and is held long enough to get the 3 back points.

Great pick up

Lots of good things have been said about his abilities and the pipeline school he comes from.  Considering his size, experience playing offense, and what some evaluators think is very rough block shedding technique; is their anyways he could be groomed into an offensive center?  He seems to have the size and foot speed for it, just another thought for debate if nothing else.

 

Matchups

Matter.

The

...teams with 1 loss that have not already lost to LSU this year.

I also will not watch

...this game represents to me, ESPN and the media kissing the ring on the SECs hand. They already played this game. It is pointless. Not to mention that there are better teams then Alabama.

647

647

Great observations

Thanks for taking the time and effort to write this up.  I wouldn't worry about the lack of effort from a linemen playing both ways.  The pad level is always a concern, but then again it's a concern for most tall/large players.  Glad to hear Drake is athletic enough to play all over the field.

Whether he whines about dirty

Whether he whines about dirty play is irrelevant.  Your post was full of the derps.

771

771

OL

Blocking a LB well is very difficult for most linemen.  I wouldn't undervalue the block just because the LB is a smaller person.  Most times the OL have to anticipate where the contact with the LB will be made(since LBs flow depending on their reads) and then make the blocks in space where the smaller and quicker athletes hold the advantage.

Lucky Bombs

He has a hard enough time throwing a pass intentionally accurate.  Do you really believe he is intentionally trying to throw inaccurate and somehow throws the ball to where he wants on each of his long completions?  I can understand trying to stik up for him, but he isnt throwing "rear shoulder" passes on purpose.  He isn't accurate enough to consistantly do it proper.

Not objective, but he is correct.

Denards strengths are not taking drop steps from under center, sitting in the pocket, and throwing long passes accurately downfield.  It is akin to asking Tommy Rees to run QB draw, QB power, or option.  It doesn't make that much sense to ignore a players strengths and try to highlight his weaknesses.

I don't know

But he is important to the defense.  He is an agressive football player, a high energy athlete, and a team leader. 

Some rythms

..you don't want to establish.  Like hitting the line slow or running with eyes down and missing the hole.

Great explanation

Did you look this up or have expereince as an official?

The defensive holding

call was the worst one for me.  If our DB turned his head to the ball there wouldn't have been the pass interference penalty.  I have no problem with that.

O-line

Give it up for the guys upfront.  They opened the holes that created running success.  Yesterday, I wouldn't have mattered who ran behind them.  To highlight this was Toussaint and Shaw both breaking big runs.

Kick coverage

The problem isn't with the coverage guys, it's the kick.  There hasn't been enough hang time on the kick offs which means the returner gets the ball well before the coverage can get down the field in their lanes.

Barnum

is suspended.

658

658!

Speculation

The Freep doesn't need anyhting more then speculation to run with a story.

No and yes

Yerden is from Parchment (small city north east of Kalamazoo).  And yes he broke the deadlifting record.

Disagree

If anything, I think Coach Rodriguez over strategized for the players is his system.  You will find very few football coaches who question his genius, but imo his handling of personnel was the offenses achilles heel (example: using Smith in short yardage situations). 

This post

and the poster are overplayed.

Sensitive

When did people start being so sensitive?  I see nothing wrong with what he wrote, nor is it different from the tone of "hello" posts for similar hyped prospects.

 

Edit:  If you don't like a mainpage post, please make your own meltdown thread elsewhere.  I appreciate this post and the normal comments but all the BS clutter has made it too difficult to filter out the comments.