Snowflake Thread: Coaching
October 12th, 2013 at 9:26 PM ^
...question whether PSU has the superior coaching staff? I'm pretty sick as I write this, but I am so tired of this. Where was the TO when they had a 45 yard field goal to win the game? Where was the TO on the last third down? How do you not blitz Hackenburg more? Did Borges notice that the first 76 handoffs to Fitz didn't work?
October 12th, 2013 at 9:31 PM ^
No. Hoke MIGHT be the best recruiter in the B1G, but BOB and Urban are much better coaches and they'll get ~= talent. BOB might be a better recruiter given what he's dealt with at Penn St, and he's clearly the best coach in the conference. If he stays, we're in 3rd place consistently in the East.
October 12th, 2013 at 9:35 PM ^
Someone needs to tell Fitz your first step with the ball in never sideways...every play he carries the ball he pauses and gives the LBs two extra steps to get to him. That being said...our oline is miserable.
October 12th, 2013 at 10:19 PM ^
He often just plain stops. That's the kiss of death for a running back. Granted it's often because the blocking sucks. But he loses more when he does that.
October 12th, 2013 at 10:19 PM ^
He often just plain stops. That's the kiss of death for a running back. Granted it's often because the blocking sucks. But he loses more when he does that.
October 12th, 2013 at 10:24 PM ^
That was worth reading twice
October 12th, 2013 at 9:27 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:40 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:28 PM ^
Take the timeout and kick the field goal with momentum, not the delay of game and a defeatist punt, and this game is a W.
I can't believe what I just watched.
October 12th, 2013 at 9:28 PM ^
NE looked very physical, they are going to come in the big house and hand us our lunch. MSU will kill us and OSU will win with ease. NU will have no problem scoring lots of points. Heck, I can see IA beating us. Big chance we may only beat IU at home.
October 12th, 2013 at 9:30 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:36 PM ^
Michigan plays at OSU, at MSU, at Nebraska, at ND.
October 12th, 2013 at 9:30 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:29 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:33 PM ^
conference cellar dwellars and that is what we are. We let the 2nd worse confernce tema beat us. Very sad!
October 12th, 2013 at 9:31 PM ^
You play to win the game!!!!( Herm Edwards) Did not play to win the game. Oh lets run, kneel, pussy foot around, then punt the ball. It could have at least been a pooch, not lets punit it into the endzone, then let them go 80 yards in 23 seconds. Unreal. don't even care about OT. Had the game won in Regulation,.spotted them 21 points tonight. Effin A cotton.
October 12th, 2013 at 9:36 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
Let's see how it works out for us!
October 12th, 2013 at 9:31 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:50 PM ^
Most everyone will criticize Borges or Gibbons but our pass defense ( LBs and DBS) lost this game. Much like SC and OSU and many other games. That continues to rest on Mattisons shoulders.
The offense was poorly prepared again. Too much confusion and rattled throughout the game. Gardner came on strong but no one else. Not just play calling, there is too much talent not to be seeing more consistency. OL coaching is poor, RB coaching poor-backs stop before they hit line on most carries.
In the end though when we are this close players have to make plays and ours did not. PSUs freshman and seniors made plays, ours did not.
October 12th, 2013 at 9:31 PM ^
Yeah I put this almost entirely on the coaches. Yes, players have to execute (and there were definite missses) but the coaches have to make the right calls to put us in the best position to win the game.
October 12th, 2013 at 9:32 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:43 PM ^
To be honest, on #3 I thought it was more PSU receivers making three tough catches (especially the last two) than our defense sucking.
October 12th, 2013 at 10:35 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:43 PM ^
October 13th, 2013 at 2:12 PM ^
Downs were not a problem, we kicked it on 3rd because we ran out of time. If it saves a couple seconds and lets you call a good play (it didn't), that's a spike worth taking.
October 12th, 2013 at 9:52 PM ^
7.5 Gain one yard to get a first down.
October 12th, 2013 at 10:10 PM ^
#8 I was really pissed of at first, then I realized that it would've been three consecutive runs for -1yard each and the FG try would have been even longer.
October 12th, 2013 at 10:44 PM ^
4a Don't burn your last TO after coming out of a fucking challenge time out. We could have ran one more play to make it a more manageable FG.
October 12th, 2013 at 9:32 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:32 PM ^
coaching was crappy! Poor game plan by both coordinators. Where is the improvement? The staff keeps preaching technique and fundamentals but there is no improvement...NONE!
October 12th, 2013 at 9:34 PM ^
...and by team effort, I mean coaches and players alike.
For those of you who want to solely blame the coaches, U-M players choked on nearly every key play down the stretch:
- QB not getting plays off in time
- Punter kicking the ball into the endzone
- DBs not timing their leaps properly and not not knocking down Hackenberg's moonballls
- Missed blocking assignments on FG attempt
- K gets one blocked and misses two others.
- D can't make a stop on 4th and 1 with game on the line.
You can blame the coaches all you want, but players were in position to make plays and they couldn't get it done. Like I said, total team effort.
October 12th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
It took all of them to lose this game, just as you outlined. Total team effort here...
October 12th, 2013 at 10:57 PM ^
Great points but with good coaching we would have been up 21 in the fourth quarter.
October 12th, 2013 at 9:33 PM ^
Who thinks Gibbons misses 3 in the game? Sure, Borhess was a puss, but it's not his fault.
October 12th, 2013 at 9:33 PM ^
Oh and there is no fucking way we beat osu this year. They will curb stomp us.
October 12th, 2013 at 9:34 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:34 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:33 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:33 PM ^
I think it's 7-5 now. We'll be favored against Indiana and I think we'll win 1 of @Iowa/@MSU/Nebraska. But no better than 7-5
October 12th, 2013 at 9:35 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:37 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:40 PM ^
We may beat Indiana at home. NE looked good going into W.Lafayette and killing Purdue! I'm sure they will win with east. Iowa cold be a close game toss up but I'm sure this coaching staff will find some way to lose. Unfortunately next season looks even worse with both our NFL bound tackles leaving. I don't think we will much improvement. We are at least 3 to 4 years from being good.
October 12th, 2013 at 9:33 PM ^
1)Lots of coaches would go conservative like that at the end of regulation 2) the coaches didn't screw up the pooch punt 3) On the last bomb three wolverines were in the area - coaches can't make the play - it was afantastic throw and catch.
October 12th, 2013 at 9:34 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:38 PM ^
that's the kicker
October 12th, 2013 at 9:34 PM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 9:37 PM ^