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| 28 weeks 3 days ago | OK, the Uncle Fester crack was a low blow... |
But while I'm still simmering at the inexplicable playcalling by Borges in the MSU and Iowa losses, my point in that last section of the diary was to show that while Denard was only 4/12 on that drive, he was 4/8 in the "two-minute offense" portion of it. That is, in the scramble-down-the-field portion. Denard isn't ever going to be a QB who can pass a team into th end zone consistently from inside the 5. He can't throw a fade, and he's so short that it's hard for him to throw over the line to a TE or slanting slot, etc. I'm mad at Borges there because his QB has talents both running and passing, and deficiencies in passing that are exacerbated from the pocket, and he called four plays that called on Denard to succeed via the latter.
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| 37 weeks 4 days ago | Yes and no |
Bo discontinued helmet stickers after 1982, then brought them back after only a two-year absence in 1985. He continued to award them until retiring after the 1989 season. And Mo awarded helmet stickers throughout his regime, from 1990 to 1994. Lloyd discontinued the helmet-sticker tradition upon becoming head coach in 1995.
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| 46 weeks 4 days ago | tooshay |
Good grab. |
| 46 weeks 4 days ago | Precisely my point.... |
The defense in those three games played well for a quarter, or a bit less, or a bit more. That's it. I never said anything but that. Just like in those same games, the offense by and large was hit and miss -- more miss than hit in the first half, more hit than miss in the second half. As painful and (still) shocking as it is digest, RR's Michigan teams in three years played one strong Big Ten game from start to finish in all phases of the game -- at Minnesota in 2008. |
| 46 weeks 4 days ago | Just early on |
I'd have to go back to the play-by-play logs to nail this, but I think UM forced three-and-outs on the first one or two Iowa drives, on the first two Ohio State drives, and forced punts (not three-and-outs, IIRC) on the first two MSU possessions. By midway through the 2nd quarter, all three foes were pantsing the D pretty bad.
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| 46 weeks 4 days ago | After someone pulls your tongue out of your throat... |
... and changes your pants, take another read. Michigan eschewed at most seven field-goal attempts in Big Ten play. AT MOST, seven. By doing so they wound up scoring more points on those very seven drives (27) than they ever possibly could have scored on field-goal attempts (7 x 3 = 21). And this might be particularly difficult to grasp, but each time if they'd scored 3 on the field goal, they forfeited their chance on that drive to score a touchdown. (Hey, I aim to earn each and every one of those FUs.)
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| 46 weeks 5 days ago | In Big Ten play (the only |
In Big Ten play (the only stats I went over), UM attempted 7 brown-through-yellow-things, and made 3. 3/6 in 1st halves, 0/1 in 2nd halves. 3/7 is bad but, IMO, not gawdawful. Even though both FG kickers were gawdawful. How that can be? On the season, factoring in all the non-conf misses, I'm sure the stat plummets more to your recollection.
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| 50 weeks 5 days ago | Party up! Ha! Love it. thanks. |
:) |
| 51 weeks 2 days ago | ... which name given in derision I loved, ergo Durwood |
thnx |
| 51 weeks 2 days ago | Yes, you're right |
Tressel was so much like Lloyd it wasn't funny -- only he had better players. Rely on a sound defense and special teams as much as possible, to allow you to take as few risks as possible on offense. But on game day, Tressel almost always called the 'right' game. Knew when he didn't have to take chances, but when he figured he did -- he wasn't afraid to open it up completely. His game plan for the 06 Michigan game was truly brilliant. His dumb luck with QBs helped get the whole thing going (eg, 01-02-03), and maintain it. It's hard for any of us to remember the dynamic that was at play in late October 2004. I remember it well, when we were headed for a second straight Big Ten title and Buckeye fans were grumbling bigtime about Tressel. The gamble to go with Troy Smith was indeed a gamble. No one, even him, could have believed how well it would turn out -- otherwise why the hell did he go exclusively witih Zwick for the first two-thirds of the season. Anyhow, your point is bang-on. And neeed to be made. Thanks. |
