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28 weeks 5 days ago	amazing what can happen when players actually catch the ball	nm
29 weeks 1 day ago	I think it's funny that on a UM Football blog	like 800 people have somehow had a similar ulnar nerve injury.  that's freekish!
1 year 27 weeks ago	what cracks me up is the	what cracks me up is the caption: "he reads the corner".  it doesn't look like he reads anything.  just drops back and heaves the ball.
1 year 28 weeks ago	Not sure if Brian is trying	Not sure if Brian is trying to be sarcastic or what, but the info about Denard's "collapse" is accurate.  the fact is, the "great" RichRod offense, proved to blow against every decent defense in the Big 10.  Spin this stuff however you want, but after offensive explosions against turd defenses like IU, UMass, etc, we got eaten alive by MSU, Penn State, Iowa and tOSU.  That's a fact.  Late rallies and Forcier magic after games were out of hand just added meaningless stats.  Denard doesn't scramble, so i don't understand why there are 100's of posts about how Borges ruined him.  Denard isn't accurate when his feet aren't set.  Thus rolling him out where the field is cut in half isn't a great option.  He is what he is.  A fast runner with a decent arm who creates mismatches because defenses worry about his running.  In fact, he actullay looked pretty damn good in the pocket on that last drive.  One bad throw. if folks can't see a dramatic improvement on defense, they are blind.  last year we gave up about 40 points a game to freakin IU, UMass and a PSU team led by Pat McGroin.  We absolutely sucked on the defensive side of the ball every year under RR.  it was embarrassing.
1 year 28 weeks ago	i could live with the timeout	i could live with the timeout before the punt to make sure we were ready for a fake.  if they faked and got the first, game over.  i would have liked to see them spike after roundtree's catch so that there was at least the possibility or threat of a run.  denard doesn't scramble, so that's sort of a nonissue, but we could have either run, called play action or designed role out if we had a timeout left.  having said that, we had a chance to win the game on 3 of the 4 plays that were run.
1 year 28 weeks ago	i could live with the timeout	i could live with the timeout before the punt to make sure we were ready for a fake.  if they faked and got the first, game over.  i would have liked to see them spike after roundtree's catch so that there was at least the possibility or threat of a run.  denard doesn't scramble, so that's sort of a nonissue, but we could have either run, called play action or designed role out if we had a timeout left.  having said that, we had a chance to win the game on 3 of the 4 plays that were run.
1 year 28 weeks ago	great response.  i'm tired of	great response.  i'm tired of all the whining and second guessing.
1 year 28 weeks ago	The Defense was supposed to carry us in 2008	We had something like 8 returning starters on defense in 2008.  there's no way it should have performed as bad as it did.
1 year 29 weeks ago	7NA is taking over college football	During our bye week, i went to the ND v USC game with some buddies.  Notre Dame seemed like it had 7NA playing on a continuos loop.
1 year 30 weeks ago	when did players stop wearing those goofy white neck rolls?	Wouldn't Kovacs look more menacing with one?
1 year 30 weeks ago	'91 vs Today	I think the plays were similar.  If we miss in '91, ND can drive and win.  Last week, our D stuffed MSU after the failed conversion.  We were still in great position to come back and tie the game, but denard throws yet another pick on first down.  Now, you can say Vincent missed the hot read or whatever, but my biggest criticism of Denard for the past 2 years is that he throws needless INT's on first and 2nd down which are total killers.  At some point, he needs to figure out that eating the ball, throwing it away or scrambling are all better options early in series, than just chucking it up for grabs.  Even after the pick 6 there was time to come back in the game if DG didn't forget that you can't throw a pass 5 yards past the line of scrimmage.  No way the failed 4th down should have cost us the game, bad play call or not.  Sorry.
2 years 17 weeks ago	anyone for nickel beers at	anyone for nickel beers at the Blue Bird?
2 years 17 weeks ago	He'll eat a homeless person	He'll eat a homeless person if you dare him.
2 years 17 weeks ago	wait.  are we talking about	wait.  are we talking about greg mattison or bill brashky?
2 years 18 weeks ago	hoke left the team right	hoke left the team right after the MAC championship game.  the team barely showed up for tulsa.
2 years 18 weeks ago	good point . . . i mean	good point . . . i mean everything Tate's done so far suggests that he really values the UM degree (sarcasm included).
2 years 19 weeks ago	. . . or our next coach is	. . . or our next coach is Jimmy Page
2 years 19 weeks ago	I vote for a Michigan man with more intensity	Terrible Ted
2 years 20 weeks ago	No worries.  Not everybody is	No worries.  Not everybody is a perfect person in the world. Everyone does .... kills people, murder people, steals from you, steals from me, confuses trader and traitor, whatever.
2 years 20 weeks ago	Littering and... Littering	Littering and... Littering and... Littering and... Sorry to throw you into such a tizzy.  Just noting that the Mods on that site seem to be claiming it as a done deal, which I don't recall seeing before.
2 years 20 weeks ago	Wait a minute.  Chris	Wait a minute.  Chris Spielman said Michigan always fielded 5 Star recruits on defense, so it must be true.*
2 years 22 weeks ago	Don't kid yourself.  the	Don't kid yourself.  the timeline is effecting recruiting.  Dallas Crawford is apparently re-openning his college choice.  So one in, one out.  Plus Dee Hart was supposed to be early enroll.  that's not going to happen now.
2 years 23 weeks ago	Hoke's going to be the	Hoke's going to be the Coach.  Fact.  My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Brandon with Hoke at 31 Flavors last night. So, I guess it's pretty serious.
2 years 23 weeks ago	My vote, if I had one, would	My vote, if I had one, would be a "plus 1" system.  Play all the traditional bowls as they were, Pac 10 v Big 10 in the Rose, Big 12 v whoever in the Orange, SEC v whoever in the Sugar, and then chose the top 2 teams to play in the Chapionship Game.  At this point, there's almost 2 weeks between the new years day games and the BCS championship game.
2 years 24 weeks ago	I'm flip flopping like crazy	I'm flip flopping like crazy over this, but the one thing I think is important is a quick decision, and by decision, I mean either, "RR is my guy and I'm extending hime thru 2012" or "we're going in another direction".  The longer this drags, the bigger potential that it effects recruiting and retention.  Indiana Univ. was in a similar situation with Bill Lynch, one more year left on his contract (I know IU is not Michigan in terms of expectations etc).  anyway, I loved the way IU's AD Fred Glass handled the situation.  even though IU won its rivalry game and Glass had earlier said he wanted the school to live by its contracts, Glass determined that 3 Big Ten wins in 3 years did not "merit an extension."  I think that analysis was telling.  It wasn't whether or not Lynch should get one more year to fulfill his contract, it was whether the university should go further out with his leadership.  He also said he didn't want Lynch to twist in the wind.  The fact is that Glass is savy enough to know that (1) he could't keep Lynch without extending his contract; and (2) a decision needed to be made quickly.  Why?  Keeping Lynch for one year would impact recruiting down the road, and delaying a decision creates uncertainty and effects recruiting in the current class.  I'd like to get that same comfort from DB.  So far I'm not feelin it.
2 years 25 weeks ago	I liked the DB hire, but I	I liked the DB hire, but I just can't believe that waiting until after the bowl game helps anything.  All we've been saying for the last 2 years is that we need to get back to bowl games in part to get extra practices.  If RR is stayng, why not support him now, give him a chance to hire a new DC and get 15 practices under his belt?  If RR is out, why not let the new coach get a 15 practice and bowl game head start?  I can't believe that there's anything to learn in the next month that DB couldn't have gathered during the season.  He keeps claimig he knows what's happening in the lockerroon and in practice etc.  what are exit interview of the handful of seniors going to prove?  If that's what is going to sway the decision that much, I would start to doubt DB.
2 years 25 weeks ago	Right.  I'm sure Brandon's	Right.  I'm sure Brandon's told RR that he'll be back but is playing some type of game to prove that he doesn't have to reveal information until he's good and ready.  That makes perfect sense.  That way, the sportwriters and TV analysts can keep bringng it up for the next month.  All of the uncertainty brings negative publicity to Michigan football.  That effects how potential recruits view the program.  It also gives other coaches ammo for negative recruiting.  Besides those obvious things, if RR is staying, it also delays any ability to hire a different DC before the bowl game.  So the players are stuck continuing to learn the GERG philosophy for 15 more practices instead of moving on.
2 years 25 weeks ago	Youth on defense, a few bad	Youth on defense, a few bad breaks, if only we didn't turn the ball over early  . . . blah blah blah.  I know Brian will disagree, but I am now of the opinion that if Harbaugh will come, we should get him.  Whether RR "deserves" another year is not the question.  Harbaugh is probably the one and only guy that could be brought in that would totally unite the fan base.  Who's going to try to argue that he's not a good coach or doesn't understand the job or the rivalries?  if we don't get him now, he probably heads to the NFL. Brandon needs to get to Harbaugh ASAP and get this figured out before the next week.  If Jim wants the job, sign him and let's move on.  That would give him time to work with the players before the end of the season and hopefully limit defections.  All would have to be done quickly and quietly. If JH doesn't agree to sign now, then Brandon needs to come out and say RR is my guy for the next 2 years.  what's the purpose of waiting a month?  the big pro of being bowl eligible is getting another week of practice, but that doesn't help if you are then going to change coaches or even defensive schemes.  In that case, you've gained nothing. Brandon keeps saying he knows everything that goes on behind closed doors, knows what the coaches are doing, understands how the players relate, etc.  what's going to change in a month?  Time to sh*t or get of the pot.  Another month of having RR dangle in the wind does nothing but harm to the program.
2 years 25 weeks ago	Parrish just got fired by	Parrish just got fired by Ball State, so he's got nothing better to do.
2 years 25 weeks ago	I love Spielman even if he	I love Spielman even if he did play at OSU.  He actually wanted to go to Michigan, but his dad wouldn't let him.  Still remember him doing the rugby dive into the endzone as a Lion.  Can we hire him as our DC?

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