The game was not pretty; it was a beat down. I do, however, see some areas for hope.
Dennis Norfleet looks to be an emerging star on kick off returns.
The team fought to the end.
We got this loss in our first game, and it's the most talented team on our schedule.
Any other positives you can think of?
September 1st, 2012 at 11:43 PM ^
We don't have to play Alabama again anytime soon.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:45 PM ^
Knowing our luck they'll biff a game and end up in the Cap 1 or something.
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:46 AM ^
Nah, they'll still go to the title game. It happened last year.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:43 PM ^
Playcalling is totally different from last year.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:44 PM ^
Hagerup can kick it far.
Campbell got a sack
Some freshmen got snaps on national stage
Shane Morris will be here next year Along with a ton of other talent
Air force will be tough minus Lewan and plus this mentally challenging loss.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:48 PM ^
What have you heard about Lewan?
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:26 AM ^
I've heard he's got a fingerstache and rolls in a sweet twosie.
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:58 AM ^
Fingerstache is awesome (what He said!)
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:09 AM ^
At least that is what Karsch reported.
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:28 AM ^
Their lines might have been better overall, but UM was the only team to walk out of the game with QB sacks.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:44 PM ^
Playcalling is totally different from last year.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:45 PM ^
Norfleet looks great, Wile is great, the OL looks great in pass pro, Hagerup had a great average (mediocre net), Campbell wasn't too bad, tons of freshmen got experience (that's the optimistic way of saying that lots of starters were yanked for poor performance), Gallon is solid, and Gardner will be great once he runs better routes.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:53 PM ^
I feel like our unwillingness to spread out the punt team leads to his mediocre net... We're the only team in the country that doesn't have 5 guys trying to down punts.
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:05 AM ^
Agreed. Not sure what the thinking is on that. It should probably be illegal to have that many gunners and yet Michigan goes with 2.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:45 PM ^
Nobody died.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:45 PM ^
dude is gooooood!
September 1st, 2012 at 11:45 PM ^
saved a couple grand by deciding not to go to Dallas.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:48 PM ^
Yeah, forgot about this aspect. Was looking at Stubhub all week. So glad I didn't buy tickets.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:52 PM ^
away from Arlington and chose not to go. Glad I didn't so I could curl up in a ball in my living room.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:45 PM ^
No excuses, Michigan stank up the field, but I really dislike the offensive gameplan. It went out of its way to have Denard throw...he isn't a good throwing QB. He never was, nor will he be. I am disappointed in the fact that Borges couldn't or wouldn't adjust. There are no positives to take from this game. Nothing. There was so little we did right it was embarassing on a national scale.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:47 PM ^
Yeah well, when you can't run the ball I guess you have to throw it.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:57 PM ^
Michigan Passing
C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT
D. Robinson 11/26 200 7.7 1 2
R. Bellomy 0/1 0 0.0 0 1
Team 11/27 200 7.4 1 3
Michigan Rushing
CAR YDS AVG TD LG
V. Smith 13 32 2.5 0 22
D. Robinson 10 27 2.7 1 9
T. Rawls 6 9 1.5 0 5
Team 29 68 2.3 1 22
Edit: How many threads are you going to cut and paste this into?
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:01 AM ^
We got beaten like a rented mule, only positive I see is if you are into seeing mule beatings.
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:00 AM ^
I counted 3 first quarter throws that hit receivers in their hands but werent caught because of great coverage from Alabama dbs...not defending denards throwing because we know his limitatioms but he is getting everything out of his arm he possibly can in my opinion. I just would prefer her take a sack over throwing it up for grabs sometimes. Of course, thats not going to happen but, had he not Michigan loses by 2 td's instead of 4
September 1st, 2012 at 11:45 PM ^
The Nike pro "sweat belly" jerseys are gross.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:46 PM ^
Denard's legs will be fresh next week
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:24 AM ^
This, x 10. They didn't even try to use Denard at what he does best. They conceded the run to Bama's Defense and tried to throw it no matter what. Never even tried to establish a run game.
September 2nd, 2012 at 1:37 AM ^
When you are down by three touchdowns in the first quarter, I think it's time to concede the run.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:46 PM ^
1. I have a wife, a son, and one on the way.
2. I made the smart choice of only buying a six pack for the game. I would drink until there was nothing to drink otherwise.
3. I'm pretty sure nobody on our team sustained life threatining injuries.
Those are the only positives.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:49 PM ^
I'm confused. You have one what on the way? A wife or a son?
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:15 AM ^
Hopefully another wife - would be a plus
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:57 AM ^
You're not married, are you?
September 1st, 2012 at 11:46 PM ^
Special Teams in general (Gibbons, Wile, Hagerup, Norfleet, all looked really good).
Errm. Kwiatkowski caught a pass. So maybe him.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:47 PM ^
Hagerup was really the only thing.. He was averaging around 50 yards per punt though and I'll take that any day! I think if we would've treated the game like we did near the end and done more quick passes it would've turned out a little better.. Not good though
September 1st, 2012 at 11:47 PM ^
That positively sucked man crank.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:47 PM ^
and no one on the schedule will be better
September 1st, 2012 at 11:47 PM ^
know how far they have to go to compete with the best. A long way, obviously. If they come out and practice and play hard next week, that will be a positive and suggest some good senior leadership.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:52 PM ^
Coaches and players saw upclose what an elite team looks like. We have a looong way to go. There are no illusions.
September 2nd, 2012 at 1:20 AM ^
ain't no positive!
Go Blue!
September 1st, 2012 at 11:49 PM ^
Hagerup punted well.
Norfleet returned well.
The recievers got open against good coverage.
Fitz will return.
We won't play anyone nearly as good as Bama the rest of the season.
Wisconsin barely squeaked past Northern Iowa, Iowa barely squeaked past Northern Illinois, MSU had their hands full with a depleted Boise State.
We can still end the season in Pasadena.
This could be the end of clowniformz. (please, God)
September 1st, 2012 at 11:52 PM ^
Not if Lewan and Countess don't return. Also, seeing Denard as a dropback passer auditioning for the NFL is not his forte. They got smacked and didnt respond well and have potentially major injuries to deal with. Hope the $ was worth it.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:48 PM ^
and no one on the schedule will be better
September 1st, 2012 at 11:48 PM ^
Oh yeah. And no quit.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:48 PM ^
We showed nothing. I believe the coaching staff coached this like an exhibition. Denard ran substantially less than he has before. The teams goal is to win the big ten, they weren't going to risk that on this game. There's always the $$$$$ too.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:52 PM ^
I'm thinking along these lines as well. They didn't run Denard alot because they didn't want to get him killed. We are nowhere near Alabama's level right now but we do have a good shot to win the B1G so they want to go for that.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:59 PM ^
if our goal in big ten titles then we dont need to play games like this.
September 2nd, 2012 at 5:52 AM ^
can actually have a negative impact on a team's ability to win their conference in the future. Recruits watch TV.
September 1st, 2012 at 11:49 PM ^
I got a couple:
-Hagerup was excellent
-Kick returns were good
-Recievers were able to get behind the Tide secondary
-Michigan converted a number on 3rd and shorts on the ground
-Alabama was 4-11 on third down
-McCarron was only about 50% completion with a great run game to help him
-Pass protection
September 1st, 2012 at 11:50 PM ^
Did anyone see how great Pipkins played in the last two series? Wow.
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