October 23rd, 2014 at 11:08 AM ^
by scoring more points
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:16 AM ^
“Usually the team that scores the most points wins the game.” - John Madden
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:44 AM ^
that he said this. If you have any confirmation it would be amazing.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:45 AM ^
Um, it's in quotes. That sounds certified for real to me.
October 23rd, 2014 at 3:38 PM ^
Lincoln didn't even have access to the Internet, man. He lived in like the 1700s or something, bruh.
<obvious /s>
October 23rd, 2014 at 4:21 PM ^
I'm totally kidding. Just for funzies.
October 23rd, 2014 at 12:10 PM ^
Not necessarily an irrefutable confirmation as I am not familiar with the website it came from, but something to enjoy: Top 25 Maddenisms
http://www.amog.com/sports/157640-25-maddenisms-time/
25. “There’s a lot of letters in Ladanian Tomlinson”
24. “See, well ya see, the thing is, he should have caught that ball. But the ball is bigger than his hands.”
23. “To get more yards, it’s best to move the ball from the line of scrimmage down the field.”
22. “Boom, boom, foom, poom! He just ran right at ‘em!”
21. “A team should never practice on a field that is not lined. Your players have to become aware of the field’s boundaries.”
20. “If you lose your best cornerback and punter, I’d say that’s a double loss.”
19. “When you have great players, playing great, well that’s great football!”
18. “It’s 3rd and 20..They need a good play here.”
17. “Here’s a guy who when he runs, he moves faster.”
16. “Whenever you talk about a Mike Shanahan offense, you’re always going to be talking about his offense.”
15. “In order for this team to win the game, the quarterback has to throw the ball.”
14. “When your arm gets hit, the ball is not going to go where you want it to.”
13. “The defense should be expecting a run or a pass here.”
12. “When its raining the field gets wet, then all of a sudden everyones running slower”
11. “The Dallas Cowboys have 2 types of plays in their playbook. Passing plays, and running plays.”
10. “Mark Brunell usually likes to soak his balls before a rainy game.”
9. “Here’s a guy, here’s a guy who when he puts his contacts in, he can see better”
8. “The best feeling is watching a real football game, because the games they show in the movies aren’t real.”
7. “There definitely needs to be water on the sidelines for these players, but I also had some Gatorade just in case they were allergic to the water or vice versa.”
6. “He would have scored a touchdown if he hadn’t been tackled right there.”
5. “Hey, the offensive linemen are the biggest guys on the field, they’re bigger than everybody else, and that’s what makes them the biggest guys on the field.”
4. “Some yards is better than none yards?”
3. “Usually the team that scores the most points wins the game.”
2. “If this team doesn’t put points on the board I don’t see how they can win.”
1. “If the quarterback throws the ball in the endzone and the wide receiver catches it, it’s a touchdown."
Edit: I dont know how to compress quotes to show up in that yellow box... sorry for the length of the post
October 23rd, 2014 at 12:42 PM ^
In one of the Madden games he said "He was waiting on the play to develop, and wham, he got developed". One of my favorite Madden lines.
October 23rd, 2014 at 1:18 PM ^
I always enjoyed his quote, "90% of the game is half mental," from the Madden videogame franchise.
EDIT: Apparently that's a Yogi Berra quote, but it was in the game.
October 23rd, 2014 at 1:33 PM ^
October 23rd, 2014 at 12:22 PM ^
He should have. What a national treasure we were allowed to enjoy. John Madden and the NFL, Keith Jackson and college football, the golden age of televised football. In his waning days I wonder what Howard Cosell thought about the Jockocracy of televised football.
October 24th, 2014 at 7:50 AM ^
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:46 AM ^
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:09 AM ^
and exceptional special teams play.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:29 AM ^
They have 10 guys out there, someone needs to make a play.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:36 AM ^
YOU PUT 11 PLAYERS ON THE FIELD.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:53 AM ^
Honestly, I think we only win if we're allowed to put 13 out there, both ways.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:41 AM ^
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:11 AM ^
Honestly, we win if our defense plays lights out and we win the turnover battle by +2-3. We are not going to score more than 21 points. Not gonna happen. We will need a melt down by sparty to pull it out.
October 23rd, 2014 at 12:17 PM ^
October 23rd, 2014 at 12:50 PM ^
This is the correct answer. I'm not sure why the OP got hammered though. I know we're all self-depricating as a defense mechanism right now, but some people still like to be the fans that (even if it is delusional) dream of their team winning, even when the odds are against them. Don't you guys watch movies!?
October 23rd, 2014 at 1:23 PM ^
exactly, this is whey they play the game. Sports would be a lot less interesting if the results always matched up with what is on paper.
October 23rd, 2014 at 4:33 PM ^
imo, we need a defensive TD a special teams TD and some prayers.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:11 AM ^
Pray the football gods smile upon us Saturday.
October 23rd, 2014 at 12:17 PM ^
The Gods gave us this talent... Lets hope Nuss uses it.
October 23rd, 2014 at 12:18 PM ^
The Gods gave us this talent... Lets hope Nuss uses it.
October 23rd, 2014 at 3:29 PM ^
The Gods gave us this talent - let's hope Nuss uses it.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:12 AM ^
The running game needs to work early to open up some shots down field for Funchess.
If we're in a position where we have to throw, game over. Devin will run for his life the entire game and get killed.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:12 AM ^
Sounds like a flick produced by Vivid Video.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:13 AM ^
against Staee's average offense, make our field goals, and win 13-10
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:17 AM ^
I think we need to take some chances to force mistakes. Bend but don't break will not cut it.
October 23rd, 2014 at 12:11 PM ^
the more I understand how ignorant I am. So, I have no idea. If there is a way to confuse Cook (Connor not Brian) a little it would be damned helpful. So I guess mix it up.
October 23rd, 2014 at 12:24 PM ^
I say blitz, blitz and blitz some more. Hold nothing back in this game.
October 23rd, 2014 at 12:45 PM ^
October 23rd, 2014 at 1:18 PM ^
Nope, so we can take a chance at getting to Connor Cook and rattling him. It's better to attack in a situation like this rather than sit back and take whatever they bring at us. In most opinions here we're fucked either way, so I say go all out.
October 23rd, 2014 at 12:41 PM ^
Indeed. It's a game-plan that ends with Dileo getting open with 18 seconds on the clock, and brunette girls on the mind. It was not really that long ago, right?
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:14 AM ^
Or we develop the semblance of a running game. Not sure which is more likely.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:15 AM ^
maybe some biological warfare.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:27 AM ^
Maybe Dantonio's wife can give a few of the guys Chlamydia
October 23rd, 2014 at 2:58 PM ^
assuming there are no rumors about dantonio or his wife I'm unaware of that's quite a post.
October 23rd, 2014 at 8:40 PM ^
I'd say your mother is a better bet, along with your wife and daughter.
October 23rd, 2014 at 1:07 PM ^
so we can have the runs.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:16 AM ^
As noted earlier, by scoring more points.
Also, by making sure MSU scores less points.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:19 AM ^
Not only is your post asinine, it is repetitive. Why even waste the 5 seconds it takes to make this post?
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:17 AM ^
- Containing Langford, make Cook beat us through the air
- Forcing turnovers (duh)
- Funchessfest 2014
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:18 AM ^
Also, Michigan can win because any team can beat any other team on a given day, and MSU has looked more vulnterable recently than in years past. UM's defense is good enough to keep the game close (they did last year), and if the offense can be competent who knows. It isn't likely, but MSU pulled off upsets under similar situations in the past.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:18 AM ^
I see two paths to winning on Saturday.
The first involves creativity on offense, Gardner's accuracy being on, Gardner staying in the game, stretching MSU's defense to deal with Funchess downfield, holding our own with turnovers and special teams, and crossing our fingers that bad Connor Cook shows up.
The second involves firing DB on Saturday. That's probably easier.
October 23rd, 2014 at 12:13 PM ^
In addition to just stretching the defense with Funchess, use his height in every possible situation. Take a page out of ND's book last year and go for the TD/Pass Interference play as often as possible. Win the turnover battle and get 2-3 PI calls and I think we have a shot.