November 9th, 2013 at 6:38 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 6:38 PM ^
"Something something didn't execute." again and again.
November 9th, 2013 at 7:05 PM ^
Please no more Gardner at QB, I can't imagine watching this guy again next year.
November 9th, 2013 at 6:39 PM ^
I don't see the offense being the issue.
/thisissarcasm
November 9th, 2013 at 6:44 PM ^
I was about to give the Fry squinty eyes until I saw the /s
November 9th, 2013 at 6:39 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 6:40 PM ^
Of all the things Borges has done, the playcalling when we got the ball at Nebraska's 26 was truly the most mind-boggling. We didn't even try to get the touchdown
Unbelievable (but still so sadly believable)
November 9th, 2013 at 7:00 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 7:37 PM ^
I'm hardly a Borges apologist, but they were getting sacked on around half their passing plays. The odds of being pushed out of FG range with a single pass attempt really were greater than the odds of getting a touchdown with aggressive play-calling.
They were good calls. That's the worst part.
November 9th, 2013 at 6:42 PM ^
Our football team is succeeding in fulfilling all my wildest nightmares
November 9th, 2013 at 6:42 PM ^
I mean really throw it away. Every play, even when it throws it late, he's trying to squeeze something in, or over the top, or just underneath.
He's got no time, i get it. But sometimes when you have "no time" you still have time to chuck it away.
I'd really like to know how many pure throw aways he's had since the ND game. If someone had that stat, and an average-throwaways-per-QB stat, i would be shocked if DG wasn't in the bottom 10 in FBS.
November 9th, 2013 at 6:54 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 6:44 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 6:51 PM ^
The sequence after the muffed punt was bad, but other than that I don't have a lot of complaints about playcalling. I still think the main problem is the offensive line, not playcalling.
November 9th, 2013 at 7:03 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 7:15 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 9:22 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 6:46 PM ^
I don't hate Borges like some. The book is out on our offense. O line is porous, FItz can't pass block. Devin is majorly rattled. No playmakers to bail him out.
Granted, he hasn't fixed the problem, but not sure there is a fix this year. The high water mark of the year was beating a fringe ranked team, who would certainly beat us if it were in ND or even if they played us now.
Terrible season. So much worse than last year. Strike 2 for Hoke. Next season is everything for him.
November 9th, 2013 at 6:47 PM ^
Also, does any disgruntled fans want to sell me their Michigan / OSU tickets yet?
November 9th, 2013 at 6:47 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 8:05 PM ^
That is amazingly bad.
November 9th, 2013 at 6:48 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 6:49 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 6:49 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 6:51 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 6:57 PM ^
Get Morris some reps,put Gardner at wr. May as well see the rest of the freshman that are not redshirting.
November 9th, 2013 at 6:52 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 6:53 PM ^
I mean, they're not put in a position to succeed, so how are they going to?
November 9th, 2013 at 6:54 PM ^
November 10th, 2013 at 12:14 AM ^
175 total yards against one of the worst defenses in the b10 AT HOME (so not even an excuse anymore). -70 yards rushing last two weeks.
November 9th, 2013 at 6:55 PM ^
Fire Funk.
The interior of the offensive line has been a tire fire. Anyone sick of inside stunt blitzes yet? There has been significant regression of our young lineman this year.
November 9th, 2013 at 6:55 PM ^
At least Butt and Funches fought for extra yards after catches and Green managed to fall forwards a few times. But Borges not coming up with a better scheme when Nebraska was blitzing nearly every sequence made want to throw my remote through my TV.
November 9th, 2013 at 6:58 PM ^
Borges can't be fired until the end of the season but Funk can be fired now. Wisconsin fired their O Line coach mid season a few years back and if there is anyway that it is a possibility as far as a competent replacement then it needs to be done. Borges should be shown the door at the end of the season.
November 9th, 2013 at 6:59 PM ^
It breaks down like this:
175 total yards, but 196 yards passing over 18 completions and 27 attempts.
So, for passing - 10.89 yards per completion and 7.26 yards per attempt. Respectable.
Rushing...36 attempts, -21 yards, which -0.58 yards per carry
Yards per snap? That comes out to 175 yards over 63 plays, 0r 2.78 yards per play. Yeah.
November 9th, 2013 at 6:59 PM ^
I know calling players by name is frowned upon but i cant sugar coat it...Im sure Devin Gardner is a great kid and he seems like he really is..As a football player he needs to understand he is a WR, not a QB..he is an awful QB...Holds the ball too long, cant see the blitz, cant read coverage, is very poor with accuracy
November 9th, 2013 at 7:05 PM ^
What do you expect from a kid that has the most inept offensive coordinator ever and a non-existent QB coach? He's not playing well, but he's not the problem.
November 9th, 2013 at 7:03 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 7:03 PM ^
Which is the best offensive line playing at the intersection of Stadium and Main? Is it Michigan, or is it Pioneer?
November 9th, 2013 at 7:05 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 7:09 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 8:15 PM ^
He's gotten worse since he first started. With Denard it was the same. That screams coaching to me.
November 9th, 2013 at 7:06 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 7:07 PM ^
I do not posess the insight or details on specific issues, but am generally feeling like the offense is one dimensional and quickly apprroaching zero dimensional. In the running game I know there are O-line issues, but it feels like we are running up hill. I feel a sense of relief when we are able to get the ball back to the line of scrimage, that is not good. One observation comparing our running with Nebraska was that when M ran up the middle we were taken down in the middle of the pile. Where Abdullah would get taken down while almost exiting the scrum. This yields an extra yard or two per attempt for Nebraska, but begs the question, should M even try up the middle. Toussant is nowhere close to breaking open a big run up the middle, and with those runs yelding less than 2 yards / attempt it is a waste of a down. I feel similar frustration with the outside running game. Nebraska seemed able to pick up a couple yards at will running outside while M would get caught and lose a yard. Things just seem doomed.
November 9th, 2013 at 7:12 PM ^
#shoeontheotherfoot
November 9th, 2013 at 7:39 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 7:59 PM ^
November 9th, 2013 at 7:13 PM ^
The guy is accurate, strong, and smart. But when the offensive coordinator has you doing things like turning your back to the line of scrimmage constantly on play action (with no running game AT ALL), trying to hit guys on two-man routes, long-developing routes, repeatedly running read-option against a team that practices against a much better version of it...most of this is not on Gardner.
Borges is the worst offensive coordinator ever
November 9th, 2013 at 8:09 PM ^
Your point is valid and I feel mostly correct. I also think DG has the possibility of being lights-out fantastic if we get an offense that works.
But today, I saw a very rattled QB for parts of this game. While we need to fire some coaches and improve play calling, etc., and while DG has had to face incredible pressures not to make a mistake as well as having no blocking, as well as having no running game, I hold DG responsible for is inability to stay focused downfield and get rid of the ball. I'm not saying he had excellent reasons why he couldn't do these things, but I am still holding him responsible for doing that very difficult task.