So, are we to conclude that DB was behind the injury gag rule? In the last two pressers we've gotten more specific references to injuries than we have all season. Can that just be a coincidence?
Great write-up Ace, definitely looking forward to the season.
I know, above all, that basketball season will be fun. This isn't the highest bar to set, but as we've learned all too well from football, it's far from the lowest.
Great write-up as usual. I've always liked watching cows rub together threateningly. We don't mind that it's late, as long as it's because you're getting ready to break the Dave Brandon firing story in a few minutes. *please be true, please be true*
Agreed. And can we also talk about how hopelessly lost Bellomy looked again? What was that? In my section we were yelling for the offense to punt on 2nd down while he was out there and I was terrified they were going to burn Speight's redshirt.
Fun is a good word. It was a beautiful day, and while the game didn't have a super-intense seriousness it might have if more was on the line, the general impression I got was that everyone was having a good time and enjoying the fact that Michigan was keeping it competitive. The band at halftime was great too, and what else needs to be said about Norfleet's dancing?
We were right next to a couple of super-nice PSU fans and there was a a lot of fun "both our teams suck" gallows humor being traded back and forth, but all in good fun.
No, I don't think so. I thought I read someone saying there was a visiting Lacrosse team wearing their red team colors at the game. Brandon probably gave them free tickets.
I'm 100% in the camp that we should have just worn the traditional home uniforms, but have to agree that as far as uniformz go, these were about as tolerable as I could imagine.
This is probably a huge reach, but I've found myself thinking this morning that Brian's recap of the game seems late this week. Maybe because he's got some news from his sources and he's about to break the news of the Brandon firing?
Happy for Wile. Hagerup had a really good game too. The difference between the punting int eh PSU game vs the Minnesota game was marked. Defense and special teams basically won the game for us.
The Brandon contract info is about the most depressing thing I've read in the last three days. It sounds like from the above commenters that "for cause" is probably out of the question.
That being acknowledged, am I wrong in thinking that this dramatically lowers the chances we see a Brandon firing in the next few days? Before I read that I was feeling really optimistic it was just a matter of time, now I'm pretty discouraged.
Any chance the university is ready to eat a few million to fire him now? Am I overreacting? Somebody help me here...
Thanks for takign the time tor respond, and thanks for the FAQ link, I couldn't find that. It's a helpful post, although it covers more basic football terminology and defensive schemes as opposed to explaining all of the abbreviations and metrics used in UFRs. It would be helpful to add those to the post, in my opinion.
I'm also still curious if there is any more information about DSR. Maybe a post explaining it more, its origin, etc. Is it from Football Outsiders? Or is it an MGoBlog metric?
Do you know what the parenthetical thingies are? Particularly what is the second number in:
(CA, 0, protection ½, Toussaint -1)
That should be in the FAQ I think too, and I still think the FAQ should be linked from the top of every UFR, if anyone from the staff is reading this!
Despite the fact that I just registered yesterday, I've been lurking on MGoBlog for about 2 years, reading almost everything.
UFRs seem awesome, but they kind of make my eyes bleed, and I feel like I'm missing the legend. Is there a UFR explained or UFR for dummies post somewhere? (Yes I googled and used the site search).
I've spent a lot of time looking over this and other UFRs and figured out most of the basics. From what I understand, essentially Brian looks at and grades every single play, grading most players for some basic things like blocking, protection, pass accuracy, etc. Then these get collated into some cool and helpful charts. But I'm still missing some things...
After I finally thought to hover my mouse over the table column headers in the DSR chart and finding title-tag tooltips, I finally figured out what MA, DO, PR, CA, SCR, BR meant. That was helpful, but I think an explanation of those abbreviations should be easier to find.
I have a few more questions, if someone would be helpful enough to take a minute to reply.
First, at the end of some (most?) individual play write-ups, there is a parenthetical tally, like so:
(MA, 1, protection 0/2)
(CA, 3, protection N/A)
(CA, 0, protection ½, Toussaint -1)
(PR, N/A, protection N/A, RPS -1)
What are these, exactly? Obvioiusly the first is the assessment of the throw. Is the second the assessment of the catch? The third seems like a grade for the pass pro, I guess. Then individual grades?
Sedond, what is RPS? As in RSP -1 or RPS +2. Rock paper scissors? A reference to the play-call vs defensive play being unfortunate or fortunate? Or is this some obcure football metric that you're all going to flame me for not knowing about?
Third, where can I get more information about DSR? It seems to stand for "Downfield Success Rate", per the title tag. Is this an MGoBlog stat? Or is it the same as Football outsiders "Drive Success Rate"? I tried finding out more about this, but came up empty? Any help?
Fourth, why does the chart aggregating receivers and passes caught have the columns 0-3 doubled? What am I missing there?
Finally, just a closing thought -- if some of this explanatory info could be aggregrated into a post and linked to from the top of every UFR, it might help a lot more people get more benefit out of them. The work that goes into these is awesome, anything to make it easier to consume would be great. Kind of like how every LiveBlog post links to the Chaos Mitigation post at the top.
My thoughts exactly. I get that he has a reputation, but does that mean every personal foul he commits warrants league intervention from now on? If he gets a little aggressive and roughs the passer sometime mid-season, do they suspend him 2 games or fine him $200k? So ridiculous. At some point you have to move on and understand that a huge, strong DT is going to occasionally get a personal foul. Where does it end?
I believe this stuff goes on in many (most?) places, but after reading the SI piece, I was surprised at how little actual evidence was set forth. Seemed like mostly the word of a handful of disgruntled former players who apparently didn't have much of a reputation on the OSU squads, plus some allegations about two players who are now dead.
Or maybe I'm just scarred from stretchgate and am giving too much benefit of the doubt...
That said, the fact that boosters and coaches acknowledge that they employ football players to do their household chores and apparently pay in cash seems extremely suspect in and of itself.
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So, are we to conclude that DB was behind the injury gag rule? In the last two pressers we've gotten more specific references to injuries than we have all season. Can that just be a coincidence?
Sorry, my last one...
Great write-up Ace, definitely looking forward to the season.
Well said.
Great write-up as usual. I've always liked watching cows rub together threateningly. We don't mind that it's late, as long as it's because you're getting ready to break the Dave Brandon firing story in a few minutes. *please be true, please be true*
Agreed. And can we also talk about how hopelessly lost Bellomy looked again? What was that? In my section we were yelling for the offense to punt on 2nd down while he was out there and I was terrified they were going to burn Speight's redshirt.
Fun is a good word. It was
Fun is a good word. It was a beautiful day, and while the game didn't have a super-intense seriousness it might have if more was on the line, the general impression I got was that everyone was having a good time and enjoying the fact that Michigan was keeping it competitive. The band at halftime was great too, and what else needs to be said about Norfleet's dancing?
We were right next to a couple of super-nice PSU fans and there was a a lot of fun "both our teams suck" gallows humor being traded back and forth, but all in good fun.
No, I don't think so. I thought I read someone saying there was a visiting Lacrosse team wearing their red team colors at the game. Brandon probably gave them free tickets.
I'm 100% in the camp that we should have just worn the traditional home uniforms, but have to agree that as far as uniformz go, these were about as tolerable as I could imagine.
This is probably a huge reach, but I've found myself thinking this morning that Brian's recap of the game seems late this week. Maybe because he's got some news from his sources and he's about to break the news of the Brandon firing?
/irrationally hopeful speculation
Happy for Wile. Hagerup had a really good game too. The difference between the punting int eh PSU game vs the Minnesota game was marked. Defense and special teams basically won the game for us.
You're a giant douch nozzle. Go away.
The Brandon contract info is about the most depressing thing I've read in the last three days. It sounds like from the above commenters that "for cause" is probably out of the question.
That being acknowledged, am I wrong in thinking that this dramatically lowers the chances we see a Brandon firing in the next few days? Before I read that I was feeling really optimistic it was just a matter of time, now I'm pretty discouraged.
Any chance the university is ready to eat a few million to fire him now? Am I overreacting? Somebody help me here...
For folks who can't get on WatchESPN:
http://strmh24.com/?channel=ch26
I believe the expression is "on the lam."
Thanks for takign the time tor respond, and thanks for the FAQ link, I couldn't find that. It's a helpful post, although it covers more basic football terminology and defensive schemes as opposed to explaining all of the abbreviations and metrics used in UFRs. It would be helpful to add those to the post, in my opinion.
I'm also still curious if there is any more information about DSR. Maybe a post explaining it more, its origin, etc. Is it from Football Outsiders? Or is it an MGoBlog metric?
Do you know what the parenthetical thingies are? Particularly what is the second number in:
(CA, 0, protection ½, Toussaint -1)
That should be in the FAQ I think too, and I still think the FAQ should be linked from the top of every UFR, if anyone from the staff is reading this!
Despite the fact that I just registered yesterday, I've been lurking on MGoBlog for about 2 years, reading almost everything.
UFRs seem awesome, but they kind of make my eyes bleed, and I feel like I'm missing the legend. Is there a UFR explained or UFR for dummies post somewhere? (Yes I googled and used the site search).
I've spent a lot of time looking over this and other UFRs and figured out most of the basics. From what I understand, essentially Brian looks at and grades every single play, grading most players for some basic things like blocking, protection, pass accuracy, etc. Then these get collated into some cool and helpful charts. But I'm still missing some things...
After I finally thought to hover my mouse over the table column headers in the DSR chart and finding title-tag tooltips, I finally figured out what MA, DO, PR, CA, SCR, BR meant. That was helpful, but I think an explanation of those abbreviations should be easier to find.
I have a few more questions, if someone would be helpful enough to take a minute to reply.
First, at the end of some (most?) individual play write-ups, there is a parenthetical tally, like so:
What are these, exactly? Obvioiusly the first is the assessment of the throw. Is the second the assessment of the catch? The third seems like a grade for the pass pro, I guess. Then individual grades?
Sedond, what is RPS? As in RSP -1 or RPS +2. Rock paper scissors? A reference to the play-call vs defensive play being unfortunate or fortunate? Or is this some obcure football metric that you're all going to flame me for not knowing about?
Third, where can I get more information about DSR? It seems to stand for "Downfield Success Rate", per the title tag. Is this an MGoBlog stat? Or is it the same as Football outsiders "Drive Success Rate"? I tried finding out more about this, but came up empty? Any help?
Fourth, why does the chart aggregating receivers and passes caught have the columns 0-3 doubled? What am I missing there?
Finally, just a closing thought -- if some of this explanatory info could be aggregrated into a post and linked to from the top of every UFR, it might help a lot more people get more benefit out of them. The work that goes into these is awesome, anything to make it easier to consume would be great. Kind of like how every LiveBlog post links to the Chaos Mitigation post at the top.
Sorry for the super long comment!
The secret to the more button:
Don't use it unless you first switch to the "Recent" tab. That seems to always work for me.
My thoughts exactly. I get that he has a reputation, but does that mean every personal foul he commits warrants league intervention from now on? If he gets a little aggressive and roughs the passer sometime mid-season, do they suspend him 2 games or fine him $200k? So ridiculous. At some point you have to move on and understand that a huge, strong DT is going to occasionally get a personal foul. Where does it end?
I believe this stuff goes on in many (most?) places, but after reading the SI piece, I was surprised at how little actual evidence was set forth. Seemed like mostly the word of a handful of disgruntled former players who apparently didn't have much of a reputation on the OSU squads, plus some allegations about two players who are now dead.
Or maybe I'm just scarred from stretchgate and am giving too much benefit of the doubt...
That said, the fact that boosters and coaches acknowledge that they employ football players to do their household chores and apparently pay in cash seems extremely suspect in and of itself.
Also, Stuffing the Passer is comic gold.