If this were the case, and Michigan was figuring out signals in the first half of games and then using it to their advantage in the second half, then that is not a rule violation at all. It is entirely legal and ethical to pay attention to what is happening during a game.
Of all the teams you could accuse of cheating, you're going to go after Michigan? Fuck off. Disband the NCAA. It's a failed organization that clearly has an axe to grind against Jim Harbaugh for no good reason. It's time we all recognize that we are justified in our indignation toward the NCAA. Put them down. End them. This is war.
We do not have a lot of talent at wide receiver. It is horrible mismanagement by the coaching staff to allow Henning to feel like he should leave. I fail to see how he isn't a starter.
How smug and errogant. If you're an atheist, shut the fuck up and leave people of faith alone. You're not winning anything by being a douchebag online.
David Almand should be immediately fired and investigated for fraud. There is no reasonable explanation for blatantly making the incorrect call on reviews. It's fraud.
Replay official wrongly changed the outcome of the game. Michigan should sue David Almand. He should never work as an official ever again. David Almand should be investigated for fraud.
Credit to Don Brown. He consistently put his defensive players in position to make plays. The teo first ND touchdowns cam after Michigan players flat out dropped interceptions that were in their hands. That's not the fault of Don Brown.
But more importantly, it's not a credit to Jim Harbaugh. We can instead credit Jim Harbaugh for piss poor clock management, piss poor play calling, and offensive line that can't protect the quarterback and an anemic run game. That's Jim's legacy at Michigan. Congratulations.
Everything about this game was standard. Michigan just trying to keep their head above water for the entire game, gasping for breath until the final seconds when a wave overtakes them and they never resurface. It's just really painful to watch them flounder, claw their way back, flounder, claw their way back, and then finally keel over and die. And to have so many of the wounds be self inflicted. To have was player ejected for targeting and then watch Notre Dame hit our defenseless receiver square in the head for no call, and the countless other untimely penalties that preserve ND drives... And watching our defense get scored on twice, both times dropping gift-wrapped interceptions just prior, is too painful. It's not fun to watch. They're cursed.
I absolutely reject the notion that the coaches are purposefully not calling the plays they believe will most likely succeed to work on plays that are less likely to succeed. What is happening is that they are calling plays that they think will work, Airforce brings out a defense that counters their play (by guessing correctly), and Wilton Speight fails to check us out of our play into a more successful one. It's all of those things happening. Accept it.
It's the truth. A lot of play calling is a guessing game, and Airforce guessed right a lot. However, Wilton Speight is also the quarterback because he's supposed to be experienced enough to read the defense and check us into a play that is better based on what the defense showed. Speight consistently failed to audible the offense into an advantageous play. That means that Speight is failing to manage the game and failing to be an accurate passer. Why is he in the game?
If I were to ask you what "disciplined, sound, wise, offensive play-calling" looks like, would you tell me it looks like taking what the defense gives you? Would you tell me that running into a nine-man box is the opposite of "disciplined, sound, wise, offensive play-calling"?
Alternatively, when the defense aligns itself with one deep safety, and obvious press man-coverage, that running the ball into the brick wall that is that defensive alignment would be wreckless, foolish, and completely arbitrary play calling? Just curious...
And now I would ask politely that you judge Jim Harbaugh, as the offensive mind that he claims to be, with the same scrutiny that you judged Brady Hoke's self-proclaimed defensive mind... with THE SAME scrutiny. Brady Hoke's defenses were the strength of the team. Jim Harbaugh's offenses are detriment to the team.
It doesn't look like Michigan will be playing another high powered spread offense until Indiana, and then of course the end-game boss-fight with Ohio State. How badly do you think losing one of our three good corners will impact Michigan's chances against Indiana and Ohio State?
Our safeties and linebackers have made serious mental errors in coverage. It would have been nice to be able to put three competant corners on the field against 4 and 5 WR sets.
Indiana. One, Indiana proved they're better than Sparty. Secondly, Indiana runs a spread offense and so far the only kind of offense that can move the ball against our defense is a hurry-up spread offense.
Good luck. That audio is atrocious. Honestly, I'm not sure why you would willingly record in a crowded place with tons of background noise, but if you must, there are omnidirectional microphones that will filter background noise at the source. Look into using an Antlion omnidirectional Modmic. You attach it to a closed pair of headphones. In a crowded area, I'd suggest the Boze Quiet Comfort 15, 25, or 35 - depending on your budget.
Well, that's good to know. I think anoher aspect of the "shot-put" motion is a lack of follow through in the arm motion. Usually, that means here will be less arm strength. Think about the difference between throwing a fastball and throwing a dart. And to that effect, it plays out. Shane Morris has a ton of follow through on his throws. His throwing motion is a literal sight to behond, and that ball travels at an incredible velocity. It's just a matter of, how important is it to throw the ball fast? By fast, I don't mean the wind-up. I mean the velocity of the ball itself. Honstly, it's probably nice, but not crucial.
Regarding Speight's throwing motion looking "weird", he looks very similar to how Devin Gardner threw the ball, which makes me a bit sad, to think how good - possibly great - Devin could have been had he received proper coaching. Michigan did a disservice to that young man.
You're a fucking disgrace. You call yourself a Michigan man... What a fling joke. You lack the capacity to comprehend the very essence of the term, let alone come close to identifying with the term. You all are a public disgrace.
Mark.. My... Words...
Fucking mark them down.
This Oregon defense will improve from #116 nationally, in 2015, to the top 25 in 2016. Fucking mark those words. You all should be ashamed of yourselves. What a fucking disgrace.
You're a fucking disgrace. You call yourself a Michigan man... What a fling joke. You lack the capacity to comprehend the very essence of the term, let alone come close to identifying with the term. You all are a public disgrace.
Mark.. My... Words...
Fucking mark them down.
This Oregon defense will improve from #116 nationally, in 2015, to the top 25 in 2016. Fucking mark those words. You all should be ashamed of yourselves. What a fucking disgrace.
You're a fucking disgrace. You call yourself a Michigan man... What a fling joke. You lack the capacity to comprehend the very essence of the term, let alone come close to identifying with the term. You all are a public disgrace.
Mark.. My... Words...
Fucking mark them down.
This Oregon defense will improve from #116 nationally, in 2015, to the top 25 in 2016. Fucking mark those words. You all should be ashamed of yourselves. What a fucking disgrace.
Brady Hoke held them to under 100 yards rushing. His first imperative is to stop the run, and he did that. Don't forget this is his first year and Oregon's defense blows. This is a mac level defense here.
I feel like they chose the two guys that absolutely wrecked in in camp.
Wormley went up against a decent/not-great offensive line and did well.
Butt went up against an inexperienced group of linebackers.
so they both benefitted from the other side's weak spots.
That is precisely what I'm taking away from these picks. Let me know id you disagree.
It is unprofessional and completely inexcusable to send a thank you note to a recruit for something he didn't do, all the while misspelling his name in that note. What a disgrace.
yeah, I might consider decommitting too, considering Michigan sent him a thank you letter for doing something he didn't do, and even spelling his name incorrectly in that letter. That's just unprofessional. I'm legitimately ashamed of our football program for that. Get it together! Stop failing! Those kind of mistakes are disrespectful and inexcusable. Michigan deserves to lose this commitment. FUCK!!!
it's immoral to pay players because it's against the rules. if the rules were entirely unenforced, then it's not immoral because everybody can do it freely. the second that anybody is harmed by paying players, it becomes immoral. The University of Mississippi, their athletic department, and all those who support them are now going to be harmed because a few people wanted to break enforceable rules. Paying players is immoral because the penalty for such behavior is harmful to those who did no wrong.
""I chose Michigan because it's a better fit for me," Eubanks said. "I can play right away as a true freshman. It's best for my future and for my work ethic."
Later in the article, in the upshot for rest of class section, Ace goes on to say how we're crowded at the TE position and how Eubanks will likely receive a redshirt. Is this just more recruiting dishonesty from Harbaugh?
I think I understand what you're getting at. Basically, we should have lost this game. We're fortunate that their interim head coach ran 17 seconds off the clock. We made a great goal line stand, on the road, and I don't want to discredit our d-line for playjng hard either but Minn should have had 2 more tries, and the game, at the very least, should have gone into overtime.
that's just the facts.
I'm not asking for upvotes. In fact, I forbid anybody from upvoting this comment....
Oregon will lose their next two games, and it will expose MSU for literally not playing a single decent team, except Michigan who they beat by having refs hand them the game (Michigan should have been winning by 20+ points), and a miraculous last play.... wow...
MSU hasn't beaten a single decent team. There isn't a team that sparty LEGITIMATELY beat on that schedule. Oregon will lose to Cal. Oregon will lose to Stanford. Oregon will lose to USC. Oregon may even lose to Oregon St.... ... ... and MSU will have an absolute bullshit win over Michigan and... ... .. nothing. If you think MSU is going to beat Ohio State, you're crazy.
But Michgian will. Michigan has Ohio State at HOME! Wait and see. We're going to win the Big 10 championship. The drama is going to be real. MSU is going to FREAK OUT! Their only legitimate win is going to be against Michigan, but Michigan is going to win the Big Ten Championship, outright. We're all going to RELISH losing to Michigan State. That's the ultimate insult. Everything... happens... for... a... reason.
Michigan will be the outright Big Ten Champs and Michigan State will be crying in the corner about how they beat us yet they were "SNUBBED" by the playoff polls.
You heard it here first.
"Sometimes you get your little brother excited when you’re playing basketball, and you let him get the lead, and then you come back and take it back"
You can only live off of the "little brother" chip for so long. Eventually, the universe is going to come arond and punish you for the borrowed time you had on top. You've become cocky, arrogant, exactly the thing you reviled and hated. You should have humbled yourself, little one. You should have been thankful for your uprising at the expense of Michigan's downfall. Now it's about to be thrown back in your face. My only hope is that Michigan fans demonstrate class. Be rational. Michigan State beat us because the refs kept them in the game, Harbaugh made a poor decision ont he punt formation, and O'Neil dropped the snap. It was a unique combination of errors, on the part of the refs, Harbaugh, and our punter, that resulted in MSu's victory. They should have felt fortunate for the win, as we feel fortunate for the win against Minnesota (which we had no business winning if not for inept decision from their interim head coach).
It was anybody's game and we were hugely fortunate. Michigan State, on the other hand, didn't even deserve to be in position to win the game. There's a difference.
It's because Minnesota's interim head coach isn't supposed to inexplicably run 17 seconds off of the clock, throw the ball away, and then go for the TD with 2 seconds left. That's horrendous coaching. That's beyond unbelievably inept decision making. That's worse than when Brady Hoke decided to go for a 2 point conversion agianst Ohio State.
W....t....f... why would you run 17 seconds off of the clock on a terrible pass play, and then go for the touchdown when you could tie the game with an easy field goal? Because you're not fit to be a head coach. That's why. End of discussion.
You're not wrong, but you're also not doing yourself any favors after the "refs are the reason Michigan lost to MSU" post either. I feel for you, because you open yourself up to criticism when you tell the truth like this... Just be thankful you're expressing the truth to a widely Michigan-oriented audience.
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If this were the case, and Michigan was figuring out signals in the first half of games and then using it to their advantage in the second half, then that is not a rule violation at all. It is entirely legal and ethical to pay attention to what is happening during a game.
Of all the teams you could accuse of cheating, you're going to go after Michigan? Fuck off. Disband the NCAA. It's a failed organization that clearly has an axe to grind against Jim Harbaugh for no good reason. It's time we all recognize that we are justified in our indignation toward the NCAA. Put them down. End them. This is war.
Hoke decided to not have captains was an insane move. Glad he's gone. There's just no coming back from that.
We do not have a lot of talent at wide receiver. It is horrible mismanagement by the coaching staff to allow Henning to feel like he should leave. I fail to see how he isn't a starter.
How smug and errogant. If you're an atheist, shut the fuck up and leave people of faith alone. You're not winning anything by being a douchebag online.
David Almand should be immediately fired and investigated for fraud. There is no reasonable explanation for blatantly making the incorrect call on reviews. It's fraud.
Replay official wrongly changed the outcome of the game. Michigan should sue David Almand. He should never work as an official ever again. David Almand should be investigated for fraud.
Credit to Don Brown. He consistently put his defensive players in position to make plays. The teo first ND touchdowns cam after Michigan players flat out dropped interceptions that were in their hands. That's not the fault of Don Brown.
But more importantly, it's not a credit to Jim Harbaugh. We can instead credit Jim Harbaugh for piss poor clock management, piss poor play calling, and offensive line that can't protect the quarterback and an anemic run game. That's Jim's legacy at Michigan. Congratulations.
Fire Jim Harbaugh, and don't pretend like no coach in America is willing to take the job and the paycheck.
Everything about this game was standard. Michigan just trying to keep their head above water for the entire game, gasping for breath until the final seconds when a wave overtakes them and they never resurface. It's just really painful to watch them flounder, claw their way back, flounder, claw their way back, and then finally keel over and die. And to have so many of the wounds be self inflicted. To have was player ejected for targeting and then watch Notre Dame hit our defenseless receiver square in the head for no call, and the countless other untimely penalties that preserve ND drives... And watching our defense get scored on twice, both times dropping gift-wrapped interceptions just prior, is too painful. It's not fun to watch. They're cursed.
Wagner, STOP SHOOTING THREES!!!
Speight was consistently bad for the vast majority of this game. He had small, infrequent, gaps where he stopped being completely inept.
I absolutely reject the notion that the coaches are purposefully not calling the plays they believe will most likely succeed to work on plays that are less likely to succeed. What is happening is that they are calling plays that they think will work, Airforce brings out a defense that counters their play (by guessing correctly), and Wilton Speight fails to check us out of our play into a more successful one. It's all of those things happening. Accept it.
It's the truth. A lot of play calling is a guessing game, and Airforce guessed right a lot. However, Wilton Speight is also the quarterback because he's supposed to be experienced enough to read the defense and check us into a play that is better based on what the defense showed. Speight consistently failed to audible the offense into an advantageous play. That means that Speight is failing to manage the game and failing to be an accurate passer. Why is he in the game?
Did someone say my name?
It doesn't look like Michigan will be playing another high powered spread offense until Indiana, and then of course the end-game boss-fight with Ohio State. How badly do you think losing one of our three good corners will impact Michigan's chances against Indiana and Ohio State?
Our safeties and linebackers have made serious mental errors in coverage. It would have been nice to be able to put three competant corners on the field against 4 and 5 WR sets.
Indiana. One, Indiana proved they're better than Sparty. Secondly, Indiana runs a spread offense and so far the only kind of offense that can move the ball against our defense is a hurry-up spread offense.
I love the way wind is described. I now know the difference between 10 mph, 7 mph, and 5 mph winds.
Good luck. That audio is atrocious. Honestly, I'm not sure why you would willingly record in a crowded place with tons of background noise, but if you must, there are omnidirectional microphones that will filter background noise at the source. Look into using an Antlion omnidirectional Modmic. You attach it to a closed pair of headphones. In a crowded area, I'd suggest the Boze Quiet Comfort 15, 25, or 35 - depending on your budget.
I'm ONLY getting audio threw the left channel. Not good.
Well, that's good to know. I think anoher aspect of the "shot-put" motion is a lack of follow through in the arm motion. Usually, that means here will be less arm strength. Think about the difference between throwing a fastball and throwing a dart. And to that effect, it plays out. Shane Morris has a ton of follow through on his throws. His throwing motion is a literal sight to behond, and that ball travels at an incredible velocity. It's just a matter of, how important is it to throw the ball fast? By fast, I don't mean the wind-up. I mean the velocity of the ball itself. Honstly, it's probably nice, but not crucial.
Regarding Speight's throwing motion looking "weird", he looks very similar to how Devin Gardner threw the ball, which makes me a bit sad, to think how good - possibly great - Devin could have been had he received proper coaching. Michigan did a disservice to that young man.
Brady Hoke held them to under 100 yards rushing. His first imperative is to stop the run, and he did that. Don't forget this is his first year and Oregon's defense blows. This is a mac level defense here.
I'm not asking for upvotes. In fact, I forbid anybody from upvoting this comment....
Oregon will lose their next two games, and it will expose MSU for literally not playing a single decent team, except Michigan who they beat by having refs hand them the game (Michigan should have been winning by 20+ points), and a miraculous last play.... wow...
MSU hasn't beaten a single decent team. There isn't a team that sparty LEGITIMATELY beat on that schedule. Oregon will lose to Cal. Oregon will lose to Stanford. Oregon will lose to USC. Oregon may even lose to Oregon St.... ... ... and MSU will have an absolute bullshit win over Michigan and... ... .. nothing. If you think MSU is going to beat Ohio State, you're crazy.
But Michgian will. Michigan has Ohio State at HOME! Wait and see. We're going to win the Big 10 championship. The drama is going to be real. MSU is going to FREAK OUT! Their only legitimate win is going to be against Michigan, but Michigan is going to win the Big Ten Championship, outright. We're all going to RELISH losing to Michigan State. That's the ultimate insult. Everything... happens... for... a... reason.
Michigan will be the outright Big Ten Champs and Michigan State will be crying in the corner about how they beat us yet they were "SNUBBED" by the playoff polls.
You heard it here first.
"Sometimes you get your little brother excited when you’re playing basketball, and you let him get the lead, and then you come back and take it back"
You can only live off of the "little brother" chip for so long. Eventually, the universe is going to come arond and punish you for the borrowed time you had on top. You've become cocky, arrogant, exactly the thing you reviled and hated. You should have humbled yourself, little one. You should have been thankful for your uprising at the expense of Michigan's downfall. Now it's about to be thrown back in your face. My only hope is that Michigan fans demonstrate class. Be rational. Michigan State beat us because the refs kept them in the game, Harbaugh made a poor decision ont he punt formation, and O'Neil dropped the snap. It was a unique combination of errors, on the part of the refs, Harbaugh, and our punter, that resulted in MSu's victory. They should have felt fortunate for the win, as we feel fortunate for the win against Minnesota (which we had no business winning if not for inept decision from their interim head coach).
It was anybody's game and we were hugely fortunate. Michigan State, on the other hand, didn't even deserve to be in position to win the game. There's a difference.
It's because Minnesota's interim head coach isn't supposed to inexplicably run 17 seconds off of the clock, throw the ball away, and then go for the TD with 2 seconds left. That's horrendous coaching. That's beyond unbelievably inept decision making. That's worse than when Brady Hoke decided to go for a 2 point conversion agianst Ohio State.
W....t....f... why would you run 17 seconds off of the clock on a terrible pass play, and then go for the touchdown when you could tie the game with an easy field goal? Because you're not fit to be a head coach. That's why. End of discussion.
You're not wrong, but you're also not doing yourself any favors after the "refs are the reason Michigan lost to MSU" post either. I feel for you, because you open yourself up to criticism when you tell the truth like this... Just be thankful you're expressing the truth to a widely Michigan-oriented audience.