November 17th, 2012 at 1:30 PM ^
Gardner is a talented passer.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:30 PM ^
Gardner with 200 yards through the air already...awesome.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:30 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 1:30 PM ^
Iowa seems like a good team to practice ground ball kickoffs against.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:31 PM ^
Great throwback screen, but I'm hoping Coach Borges is saving up some plays for next week. He's really opening up the book today, maybe just trying to see what works? Certainly going to cause Coach Meyer some pain this week gameplanning...
November 17th, 2012 at 1:31 PM ^
JR holds on for the TFL
November 17th, 2012 at 1:31 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 1:31 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 1:34 PM ^
Stop it people. With the Nebraska...now Bama?
That was the FIRST game of the year. You think Gardner would hoenstly be prepared to take on the #1 team in the nation in the first game of the year?
Also, did you take into account that Bama had ALL summer to scheme for Michigan? They had 1 week to prepare for TAMU who they played midseason, a QB who had multiple games under his belt --- more than Garnder would've had vs. Bama.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:52 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 1:42 PM ^
you couldn't of predicted this. while I kinda wish in some ways when Hoke came in he would of looked at denard and thought I like this guy he is the leader but he is going to be my Playmaker not QB (he would play alot of wildcat of course) we would be a different team right now. but frankly devin didn't look ready last year so I don't blame hoke or borges.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:31 PM ^
HERE WE GO BOYS!
November 17th, 2012 at 1:32 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 1:32 PM ^
I am very pleased with this game. I will have a Founder's Breakfast Stout in celebration of a brilliant first half.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:32 PM ^
End of 2nd 28-10 Mich
November 17th, 2012 at 1:33 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 1:33 PM ^
"He's a pretty good football player . . ."
Well played Coach.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:34 PM ^
Shane may be able to take next year off.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:40 PM ^
He'll be redshirtting.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:45 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 1:34 PM ^
is the greatest offensive coordinator in Michigan history
November 17th, 2012 at 1:40 PM ^
Are there any great OCs in Michigan history? Moeller, maybe? Calvin Magee?
November 17th, 2012 at 1:48 PM ^
Moeller was pretty damn creative. Loved those offenses.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:39 PM ^
Insufficient data, give it another three years.
November 17th, 2012 at 2:05 PM ^
O - coordinator in Michigan history then
November 17th, 2012 at 1:34 PM ^
I love how Hoke is making the Big House a place you don't come in and get a win at. Also I forgot how much I missed beating Iowa.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:36 PM ^
I feel very confident going into Cumblowus . . . er, I mean Columbus . . . next week
November 17th, 2012 at 1:43 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 1:36 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 1:49 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 1:37 PM ^
Regardless of how this game ends, Hemingway was still in bounds last year.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:41 PM ^
You win.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:39 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 1:43 PM ^
This would be a valid defense if a stork delivered Devin Gardner to Michigan the week after we played Nebraska. If you think that Devin is the better QB, then it would have been Borges' job to start him from the begining.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:54 PM ^
he would have been crucified for that. If Devin was this ready at the start of the year, and Denard played the RB/hybrid QB role and this offense was impossible to defend, everyone would have had to STFU ... but until that time it would have been ugly. Brian would have had multiple strokes.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:46 PM ^
I like Borges - but I'll be critical of him as I would anyone. Include Mattison last week who I felt coaches his worst game in the maize and blue.
With that said, most people (like myself) thought that it had nothing to do with the system or the QB in it. I feel he's done a masterful job with this multiple offense --- I hope it never goes away. Just gets a little more pass or run oriented depending on the QB.
With that said, my issues with Coach Borges have been in playcalling. He gets too cute too quickly. Just like today, forget the triple reverses until we're up by a couple of scores.
ND game was the epitome of Borges getting too cute. We should've won that game --- period. But we wanted to call HB passes and crazy shit all in the redzone when we're ON THE ROAD, VERSUS A RIVAL. Just score. Go for the kill shot later in the game.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:41 PM ^
Is everybody happy? Devins playing lights out and Denards getting his touches.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:47 PM ^
Brian isn't happy.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:42 PM ^
Devin Gardner Medical Redshirt:
November 17th, 2012 at 1:42 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 1:42 PM ^
Moar yards for Denard
November 17th, 2012 at 1:48 PM ^
And one last Big House TD.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:48 PM ^
Wish he had one more season so we could see this type of offense for an entire year!!! And I believe we are the best team in the big ten, just had some unlucky things happen and Nebraksa has been nothing but lucky in every single game.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:50 PM ^
Another "What could have been" Capital One Bowl?
November 17th, 2012 at 1:50 PM ^
Ever feel like ESPN is more concerned with plugging anything but the game their covering? Let's send it to Reese........
November 17th, 2012 at 1:50 PM ^
It's a huge and likely incorrect assumption, but suppose Gardner was this ready going into the season. Now imagine this offense with Robinson taking most snaps at RB and some snaps at QB. Imagine the RB pitch "oh noes" pass to wide open WR play. In this fantasy scenario, Denard is likely a Heisman candidate with video game like numbers on the ground, screen catches in open space for 40 yd gains, and passing yards in his stat line too.
/snowflaked
/unrealistic assumptions
November 17th, 2012 at 1:52 PM ^
Yikes. The all time high school career rushing champ (11600+ yrds) is going to Bama next year. How fair is that? You might want to transfer Dee Hart.
November 17th, 2012 at 1:54 PM ^
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