Jake Ryan, #47
Jake Ryan with a career day. 11 tackles and probably the most important stat, the pass knockdown at the end of the game to seal it. For the first time in 85 years, we saw a #47 suit up for Michigan today. He lives up to his past.
I'm positive he made the original #47 proud today and he watching.
Thanks Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan Football Legend.
September 8th, 2012 at 7:33 PM ^
i had no idea he was wearing 47 thru the whole game- I never need to look at his number to differentiate him from everyone.
September 9th, 2012 at 1:54 AM ^
Actually, during the game the espn announcing team made a big deal about Ryan wearing #47. It was pretty good. They explained the significance of the number and also about having had a previous discussion with Hoke and his expectation that due to blocking schemes of the triple option, Ryan was going to be very busy and alone on an island most of the time.
September 8th, 2012 at 7:35 PM ^
September 8th, 2012 at 7:41 PM ^
God Bless JR's flow
September 8th, 2012 at 8:18 PM ^
September 8th, 2012 at 7:36 PM ^
Brian seems to think he's the new Jonas Mouton. Frankly, I don't know enough about how to defend the triple option to know what was his fault and not.
September 8th, 2012 at 7:49 PM ^
I don't know what his responsibilities were all day either, but it seemed to me that he was constantly left on the edge by himself trying to take the QB and pitchman at the same time, which makes me think that someone else wasn't doing their job.
September 8th, 2012 at 7:53 PM ^
September 8th, 2012 at 7:46 PM ^
Just call him Thor. It makes more sense than "Jake Ryan."
September 8th, 2012 at 9:26 PM ^
Remember the last one we called Thor. That hasn't worked out for the best yet, either.
September 8th, 2012 at 7:47 PM ^
Great game for Ryan. Congratulations to him.
September 8th, 2012 at 7:51 PM ^
If you think Ryan had a great game, I must of been watching a different game than you. It was OK at best. He misread more than a handful of plays on the outside spread option. He needed to light up the RB, not just sit there and wait for him to catch the ball.
September 8th, 2012 at 7:56 PM ^
September 8th, 2012 at 8:02 PM ^
for was the major issue. One defender can not account for both the qb and the pitchman. Completely unfair to blame Jake for those when he executed his assignment, but somebody else didn't.
September 8th, 2012 at 8:01 PM ^
I think a lot of the fail was on our DB's and LB's. The corners have to get off blocks in run support in the triple option. And if they're sending blockers to the safeties, I have to think there should be unblocked LB's that need to persue. Also the ends need to get off their blocks as well. The DT's seem less at fault because it wasn't like they were gashing us up teh middle. The perimeter was the problem. Like last year.
September 8th, 2012 at 8:01 PM ^
I understand, but there were times he just sat there waiting for something to happen (the QB to run or the pitch) instead of blowing up the play.
September 8th, 2012 at 8:06 PM ^
do? If he tries to blow up the play, either the qb or rb will be unaccounted for and be left with room to run. Asking one defender to blow up an option play by himself is not realistic. That is whole point of the option play, one defender can not defend it by himself.
September 8th, 2012 at 8:05 PM ^
Then you have a QB or RB running with the ball down the sideline if he commits to one and they pitch.
September 8th, 2012 at 8:29 PM ^
September 8th, 2012 at 10:39 PM ^
and I don't believe it now. If you have a single defender defending both men, it makes sense to wait and make the QB take longer to make a decision, so that some of your teammates can (hopefully) get over and help out.
The longer it takes for the offense to "opt" the more time you have to flow defenders to the ball.
Plus you have to give Ryan some credit that he wouldn't continual do the wrong thing over and over and over. You can tell he is a smart player from a positioning perspective, watching the way he was reading QB rollouts and RBs in the flat on pass plays, he's smart enough to know where he's supposed to be.
September 8th, 2012 at 8:47 PM ^
#Oosterbaanflow
September 8th, 2012 at 8:58 PM ^
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September 8th, 2012 at 8:58 PM ^
September 8th, 2012 at 9:11 PM ^
I did think he was a little too strong in his movements on the play when he took the Air Force QB's helmet off. I have heard nothing about potential suspension though.
September 9th, 2012 at 5:10 AM ^
The AF coach was pretty pissed off about it, wanted a facemask penalty, at least. Honestly I'd have to watch the game again to make a judgement.
September 8th, 2012 at 9:30 PM ^
Drunk babbling from the uncouth rabble?
Ryan took down the scrambling AFA QB on one play from behind, and his helmet came off. That's it.
September 8th, 2012 at 9:57 PM ^
September 9th, 2012 at 5:09 AM ^
September 9th, 2012 at 5:10 AM ^
I thought he definitely had an additionally ripping motion as he was falling to the ground. I was not a fan of the play. I'm all for intensity, but that seemed dirty to me
September 8th, 2012 at 9:47 PM ^
Whether his game was 11 tackles and let's ignore the rest or "can't hold the edge," TOTALLY co-sign on Ryan wearing Oosterbaan's number. I only hope more underclassmen who haven't made a certain number "theirs" are the recipients of future legendary numerals. Would far rather it be given to imperfect young guys who aspire to be Oosterbaans than established soon-to-be graduates replacing their own legacies at the last minute by someone else's.
September 9th, 2012 at 2:08 AM ^
He was at the Jug with Lewan. Im sure it's prevalent amongst all football players, but Lewan is no 6'8. Id give him 6'5, 6'6 at the most. Jake is at most 6'1".
September 9th, 2012 at 5:07 AM ^