I'm also in Evansville. Looks like there are several of us in the area. It will be good to have a place for drinks nearby that isn't completely IU, Kentucky and/or ND.
Yeah, me too -- exactly. Driving up from Evansville with the wife and 2 daughters, going with friends that my wife works with. So we'll have a Michigan - IU tailgate and head back home after the game.
Interesting that 4 tickets and a parking pass cost us $135 through IU -- almost the same as one ticket to the MSU or Ohio games.
This must be what the refs called. From college rules on a catch:
b. If a player goes to the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without contact by an opponent) he must maintain complete and continuous control of the ball throughout the process of contacting the ground, whether in the field of play or in the end zone. This is also required for a player attempting to make a catch at the sideline and going to the ground out of bounds. If he loses control of the ball which then touches the ground before he regains control, it is not a catch. If he regains control inbounds prior to the ball touching the ground it is a catch.
I think you hit the nail on the head regarding technique. Playing DB is so much about technique, ability and attitude - all three are needed. I think they have sufficient ability, and attitude is either inside of them or comes with success and knowing their job. Prior to this year, our DBs did not press, so they have little press technique experience to draw on and, unfortunately, neither does coach Manning. If they stick with it, hopefully the DBs and Manning will learn quickly and we'll be Ok by October.
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Exactly what I was thinking: we’ve seen this movie before. Wait - we didn’t see anything this spring. So instead, we’ve heard this song before
Thanks for the stream link. Those of us outside of Michigan can't get Fox Sports Detroit.
I'm also in Evansville. Looks like there are several of us in the area. It will be good to have a place for drinks nearby that isn't completely IU, Kentucky and/or ND.
We'll stop by to meet you and have a few!
Yeah, me too -- exactly. Driving up from Evansville with the wife and 2 daughters, going with friends that my wife works with. So we'll have a Michigan - IU tailgate and head back home after the game.
Interesting that 4 tickets and a parking pass cost us $135 through IU -- almost the same as one ticket to the MSU or Ohio games.
b. If a player goes to the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without contact by an opponent) he must maintain complete and continuous control of the ball throughout the process of contacting the ground, whether in the field of play or in the end zone. This is also required for a player attempting to make a catch at the sideline and going to the ground out of bounds. If he loses control of the ball which then touches the ground before he regains control, it is not a catch. If he regains control inbounds prior to the ball touching the ground it is a catch.
I think you hit the nail on the head regarding technique. Playing DB is so much about technique, ability and attitude - all three are needed. I think they have sufficient ability, and attitude is either inside of them or comes with success and knowing their job. Prior to this year, our DBs did not press, so they have little press technique experience to draw on and, unfortunately, neither does coach Manning. If they stick with it, hopefully the DBs and Manning will learn quickly and we'll be Ok by October.