Michigan Monday is Up
September 4th, 2017 at 10:51 PM ^
ok.
September 4th, 2017 at 10:59 PM ^
It's a pretty funny read.
September 4th, 2017 at 11:12 PM ^
Gerd sounds more like a Michigan fan than anyone could ever be expected to from his fanbase.
After that opening paragraph, he bends over backwards to give our defense their rightly deserved accolades. Love where he says uh well if this is what it looks like replacing a bunch of starters then everyone should replace this many starters.... LOL!
He's even more gracious to our QB than many of the the fans here. Put one of the pick 6 on him and said even with the other, Speight did as much damage to Florida as anyone.
Nice recognition, I think, of the team effort and vastly superior coaching.
September 5th, 2017 at 7:14 AM ^
He respects the rivalry. Respecting the rivalry is easier to understand when you have been around for a while..........
September 4th, 2017 at 11:22 PM ^
caveats aside, it was a pretty good analysis.
"Michigan replaced 10 starters on defense and at no point could you tell it was an issue. It was just a new batch of terror. Not even a reboot, but more like an anthology series. A different and terrifying episode on each snap."
September 5th, 2017 at 7:56 AM ^
This was pretty funny too:
"I think more teams should replace 10 starters on defense. It’s like shaving certain parts of your body — the new defense will appear to come in thicker and fuller."
September 5th, 2017 at 8:10 AM ^
And this one:
For instance, shaving Ben Gedeon at middle linebacker back in January has now given the Wolverines a full Bush in the middle.
September 5th, 2017 at 11:35 AM ^
September 5th, 2017 at 9:28 AM ^
Which I expected to be followed by the name of the anthology series, being something something like Wild Kingdom.
September 5th, 2017 at 12:29 AM ^
Um, so you didn't read the very next sentence?
"The second caveat is for Ohio State fans — when you read me raving about how great the Wolverines looked in this game, you don’t need to tell me about how many players were suspended."
September 5th, 2017 at 9:23 AM ^
September 5th, 2017 at 6:14 AM ^
Well, he's not wrong - the suspensions aside, Franks/Zaire aren't exactly the best QB tandem out there and UF's offense in general shows all the Nussmeier hallmarks.
But kudos to us for shutting it down as we should have.
September 5th, 2017 at 8:49 AM ^
It's a very good read.
September 5th, 2017 at 8:56 AM ^
on OSU fans as anyone with their homerism and just flat out arrogance, but you can't expect to go to a rivals site and expect them to write everything good about your team. If I were to create a write up on this game, I am not sure it would be different at all compared to this Michigan Monday. I thought he covered all the main points and I actually found this one to be even more positive than most of the ones written last year. I think the fact that Michigan held an above average rushing team to 11 yards turned many heads regardless if there were 10 players suspended or not.
September 5th, 2017 at 9:38 AM ^
based on their own bad behavior which Michigan rightly punished them for committing. But the point is, those suspended guys would not have made much of a stat difference given how Michigan's defense attacked their offense and produced 11 TFLs on 53 plays from scrimmage. That was the defense totally confusing the blocking scheme and blowing up almost every play before it even got underway. So, add that caveat to the caveat debate.
September 5th, 2017 at 11:08 AM ^
"Michigan replaced 10 starters on Def and at no point could you tell it was an issue. It was just a NEW BATCH OF TERROR. Not even a reboot, but more like an anthology series. A different and terrifying episode on each snap. Florida's Off never had a chance. They never even saw most of it coming."
September 4th, 2017 at 10:53 PM ^
Oct. 28 Rutgers at Michigan (Rivalry Game)
September 5th, 2017 at 7:14 AM ^
September 5th, 2017 at 8:55 AM ^
DPJ will save many more yards than he will cost the Wolverines this year. And I’ll be shocked if he doesn’t house at least one this year.
Punt return for a TD? Yes Please!
September 5th, 2017 at 11:42 AM ^
September 4th, 2017 at 10:53 PM ^
made me laugh
September 4th, 2017 at 11:13 PM ^
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September 4th, 2017 at 10:57 PM ^
September 4th, 2017 at 11:32 PM ^
September 5th, 2017 at 8:00 AM ^
I find it hilarious that by 8AM there are still NO COMMENTS. I don't think the Buckeye fans know what to make of that game. They don't even offer their usual, weak "Fuck Michigan".
September 5th, 2017 at 9:04 AM ^
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September 5th, 2017 at 9:24 AM ^
Looking through the site, the OZONE has the appearance of an empty warehouse. That place is dead. Other than some views and posts by the staff, there is just nothing going on there.
September 5th, 2017 at 7:22 AM ^
So basically the game was the plot of Killing them Softly and Devin Bush was Brad Pitt? Or Gandolfini?
September 5th, 2017 at 8:55 AM ^
September 5th, 2017 at 8:55 AM ^
September 4th, 2017 at 10:58 PM ^
shave off Ben Gedeon's mustache and it grows back into a full Bush
September 5th, 2017 at 12:10 AM ^
No, man you misquoted and a bit out of context. He actually had a awesome line, with great setup. I spit my drink out with laughter.
He made a statement that based on our defense saturday;
"more teams should replace 10 starters on defense","«It’s like shaving certain parts of your body — the new defense will appear to come in thicker and fuller.
For instance, shaving Ben Gedeon at middle linebacker back in January has now given the Wolverines a full Bush in the middle.«"
September 5th, 2017 at 8:51 AM ^
is Italian for "middle linebacker". Didn't you hear that during the Rome trip?
September 4th, 2017 at 11:02 PM ^
September 4th, 2017 at 11:07 PM ^
you have to expect their fan base to be a little delusional. It helps them sleep at night.
September 4th, 2017 at 11:16 PM ^
True that only 3-4 of them were starters, but I think all of them were in the 2-deep depth chart. Rotational players help spread out the fatigue to allow the starters not be as gassed in the 3rd or 4th.
Honestly, it probably would have amounted to MAYBE one more touchdown for Florida if they had Calloway and Scarlett. Watching Calloway the last couple seasons, he is the type of WR to break a huge gainer once or twice a game.
September 4th, 2017 at 11:43 PM ^
Half were true freshmen. One of the others wasn't on the depth chart at all. The Vegas line only moved two points after the suspensions were announced.
September 7th, 2017 at 7:09 PM ^
I stand corrected, I never really looked up all the players and their depth chart position. I was just going by what I heard from my friend who is a UF grad/Florida native.
September 4th, 2017 at 11:09 PM ^
I liked this part:
Based on this small sample size of just one game, I think more teams should replace 10 starters on defense. It’s like shaving certain parts of your body — the new defense will appear to come in thicker and fuller.
September 4th, 2017 at 11:13 PM ^
Ok - I clearly stopped too soon. This is hilarious!
September 5th, 2017 at 12:48 AM ^
He is usually pretty fair given that he's a buckeye backer, and almost always hysterical. Personally, I look forward to it. I am glad that he has expanded it to throughout the year rather than just football mondays.
Just miss Stephen R Kass doing it because his lead in was always good too.
September 5th, 2017 at 7:47 AM ^
September 5th, 2017 at 11:31 AM ^
One can only imagine that Mrs.RKass saw that line about the full Bush in the middle and made him close his browser.
September 4th, 2017 at 11:17 PM ^
September 5th, 2017 at 5:57 AM ^
Best paragraph in this thing.
September 4th, 2017 at 11:17 PM ^
September 4th, 2017 at 11:38 PM ^