Denard's Stats

2000/2000 would be insane.  Legendary, even.

I cannot even fathom 2000 and 2000.....that is ridiculous.

Dude, My QB couldn't do that in NCAA.

I don't see him hitting the 2000/2000 mark. For some reason i feel he will be stopped in one aspect of the game and will have to rely on the other aspect (getting locked down on the run, and will have to rely on passing). So i feel he won't quite hit the mark, with that said i do think he'll get dangerously close.

It will be really interesting to see how he does against the meat of the B10 schedule. I just keep thinking back to his drive against Iowa last year. They couldn't stop him then and they knew he was going to run every play. Should be able to put up the stats even against good Ds I think.

With all the talk about the 200/200 in a game, I'd love to see him get a 300/300 game and totally destroy all other records in that category.  It might have to wait until next year's non-conference schedule, but it does seem feasible at this point.  

All these numbers are such a credit both to Denard and the entire offense. You certainly can't say the team is one dimensional either. 

wait for MSU to get denarded!  They have no idea.

It's funny really.  I've sat there and watched every single snap he's taken this year, but I can't really fathom the unbelievable awesomeness that his season has been so far.  It's really hard to put all those amazing plays together as a cohesive whole and see just how amazing he's been.  It gets even harder to imagine when you think that he still has over two and a half seasons left as a starter.  All I can really do is just sit here and grin thinking about it.

The numbers are unimaginable.  Just ridiculous.

Projecting into the future, however, it's obvious that things will be far different against the Iowas and OSUs of the world.  But even if you discount those numbers to account for level of competition, it's still superhuman production.

The only analogy I can think of is if someone hit like 50 HRs in their first 60 games in Triple-A; you don't know how they'll perform in the majors, but you know you're seeing something that nobody has ever seen before.

Linear projection isn't a valid methold.  The 5 defenses he's played so far contain four of the worst he will play in the entire season.  Therefore the remaning seven will contain 6 of 7 of the hardest defenses.  Football is about matchups.

1500/1500 is possible if healthy.

But since Denard himself is faster than the speed of light, he might not be governed by linear equations but intead exponential.

Today's game:

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He won't hit 2000 yards rushing, but he's got a good shot at the NCAA record (1674).

the thing that's scary to me, is that I am totally unaffected by a 6-8 yard run by Denard... it feels like he went for 1-3 yards. It's rediculous! when essentially your baseline run from him is 5+ yards, it's hard to imagine stopping him. Sure, he's had some no-gainers, but those have become a rarity as if they are a negative yardage play.

outrageous. It's so fucking refreshing not to be playing AGAINST a guy like him.

the other thing I thought to myself today, was that I've noticed a distinct lack of scrambling from him. almost all of the yardage he seems to get comes from designed runs, rather than him moxie-ing his way down the field. granted, he makes great moves when he runs those designed plays, but it truly is more like a style of a stud running back, which is just lethal and seems almost unfair. this is also a credit to his knowledge of the offense and off-season dedication to improving in the pass game. he already throws a great slant and generally makes crisp throws. if he gets the seam and deep balls down, how the fuck do you defend that?

also, I love Roy Roundtree, on an unrelated note. The thing i love about him is that he's always got his nose facing downfield, ready to take on anything in his way. he's not the fastest guy, and not that big, but so damn reliable. 

also, while I understand most conversations about Tate on this board receive an eye-rolling, I love that he's fired up when he gets the chance to get in, even if just for a play. As we get into the meat of the Big 10, I'm echo-ing Brian's sentiment that I have a feeling we'll need him to spell Denard here and there, and I love that he's always rearing to go! that's really great for the Team. Hopefully nothing serious happens to Denard, but that QB depth we have is such a great luxury at the moment.

Before the season started, if someone had asked you, "what kinds of numbers would you be happy with from Denard, given that he is a first year starter?"
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<br>My answer would not have even approached what he has actually done.