Friday, 16 September 2011

Gameday Prediction: EMU

I'm not going to pretend that I know loads about Eastern Michigan, because I don't; and I don't think anyone knows much apart from the fact that they aren't very good.

They've only played FCS teams so far, so no need to be worried by their 2-0 record. Apparently they have a decent running game, but Michigan should be able to dominate them in the trenches; I'd love to see UM hold them under 100 yards running.

On offense, look for Michigan to run the ball a lot themselves, especially if they already have a big lead going into halftime. I doubt we'll see too much of Denard; there's no point risking his fitness in the easiest game on the schedule. Hopefully one of the running backs can step up and gain some consistent yardage. Who knows, it might be Thomas Rawls; who is apparently set to get a few carries in this game.

Bottom line: it should be over by halftime.

Prediction: Michigan 52; Eastern Michigan 13

55 comments:

  1. Benji,

    I don't think DR will play much either. Let DG get some playing time. Same with the RBs. I am not going as high as you on the score 35-10 all UM. GO BLUE!!

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  2. Why not run a wishbone out of the gun with Gardner at QB (threat to pass first run second) and Robinson at RB next to him (run first pass second) and a runningback on the other side. Then one tight end and two receivers or no tight ends and 3 receivers. This is if you really want to confuse the defense with a run or pass threat

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  3. Id like to see DR out by late second quarter, so we can get guys like DG, Rawls, and Countess in there and work on some possible depth.

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  4. My pick has been 38-13 since pre-season and I'll stick with it.............just got my Chili done and all the tailgate stuff ready to go for the morning......Should be a fun game. I agree thatwe may see Rawls out there and would love to see DR and DG on the field at the same time. The Big Chill, Under the Lights and the DR-DG Show......what a great year.

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  5. Im going with 34-10. On another note it sounds like we may be the leader(and maybe BIG leader) for Zach Banner. Banner would be a great pick up but out of all the recruits left out there I really want Yuri Wright. You cant under estimate what a 6-2 corner brings to the table. Thoughts?

    P.S. I really think Dunn will be in this class.

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  6. I have to say I do not get why the coaches did not get more playing time for DG?

    DR could not hit anybody today.He missed wide open receiver several different times. Move him to RB.

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  7. How could Steve Elmer commit to ND? Thats just wrong.

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  8. Denard is good where he's @. QB. Will adjust in due time. What would moving him to RB accomplished?? He's more likely to get injured as a Rb than QB. Reason why he get insane running yards is b/c he can throw (don't believe he would be as productive as a RB). No disrespect, but if he were to move to RB, coaches would have done that already. Secondly, Borges states he's molding the offense around him. DR came to UM as a QB, otherwise he would of went elsewhere. He's a Junior. He will do alright. Our running game needs to be back where it belongs, and when that happends, watch his efficiency and TD/Int ratio improve.

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  9. denard carried the ball 26 times for 200 yards, he threw less than 50% for less than 100 yards. I think three games in it's safe to say Denard has not made as much progess as we'd like to have seen. It's also safe to say, the coaches are scratching their original game plan. 10-15 carries? He's carrying the ball just as often as before, running many of the same plays.

    However

    This is what I personally wanted to see. Something like 70/30 Spread/Pro because we just don't have the players to run Pro yet. I'm glad the plays are being called that way, but I'm NOT happy with Denards passing, AT ALL. I defended him on the floaters last week, because I still believe they were intentional. However, he missed so many wide open passes today it made me sick. I hope he gets better.

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  10. Denard will be fine. I am tired of everyone saying move him to running back, it's his first year in the new system, and he obviously needs to improve, but he will. The coaches aren't moving him, it might have to wait until next year, but his passing will get better. Devin Gardner hasn't played meaningful time since he's been at Michigan, so no one knows just how well he will do. I also agree that his jump balls all looked intentional and seeing as all of them were placed in similar positions, and Denard does what it takes to win. I'll take Denard running over an untested DG, for all we know, he would try and run as much as DR

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  11. I hate to say this, but Michigan might want to have a QB competition in the next couple of weeks before the Northwestern game(Oct. 8) Denard's running game has been phenomenal, but his passing game has been sub par at best. No one knows what DG is really capable of at this point in time. He isn't slow either, he was the best dual threat QB in the country as a senior in High School and ran a 4.57. I don't know if he's better or not, i just want to see a higher efficient passing game.

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  12. I agree that his passing need to get better before B1G conference games start, but he is still the best option for winning the game, and if DG had shown the coaches he was capable of being the better QB they would've gotten him in the game way more today, and at least against WMU. I just say lets all wait and see before we start buying in to him being a terrible passer, his stats are terrible with suspect throws at times, but when its time for him to get the job done he pulls it together and wins the game, and he has finished the first 3 games without an injury! Thats a huge reason to be excited so far, now we just need a running back to take hold of the rushing game and Denard can quit trying to do too much by himself. I personally wanted to see more of Thomas Rawls today, but unfortunately he was only in for a handful of plays. Fitzgerald Toussaint looked pretty good on a couple of runs, as did Vincent Smith.

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  13. Yeah take our most dynamic player on offense, and take the ball out of his hands on every play...you think DG is just going to jump in and look like Andrew Luck! Not!! Jer89...dueche!! So what he missed a couple WR, and made a couple bad reads. He had 2TD's 198 rush yrds and a Td. And more important is 3-0 this season, beating a ND team that the #15 Spartans couldn't do.

    I'm impressed with our D. Shut. Them down the 2nd half. Holding to only 3 on the board. Creating mega turnovers. Didn't have to blitz all day to stop them.

    Bottom line we are doing very well for having a whole new scheme on both sides of the ball. Hell, the coaches are still feeling everybody out. That was more than obvious today..

    What kind of moron dogs on our best player? He's still learning and thier still experimenting! Dumb ass!!

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  14. Not to mention the 5TD's against ND. What you going to cry about the 3 INT's? Every qb throws picks!! He came back and won that's what realy counts...wins!!

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  15. Smokey , take it down a thousand. First we dont need to insult or cuss and call names to get our point across. We are all adults here so lets act like it. Second and a fact is even the coaches have stressed that in big ten play denards passing HAS GOT to improve and not just a little. So while we are all impressed that denard is a gamer, he still needs to improve. All of us want the team to be the best it can be from week to week. We also want this blog to be the best it can be ALL THE TIME , and that starts with ppl respecting others right to comment. Thank you, go blue

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  16. Smokey,
    Not sure why you are calling me name when several others agree with me. DR passing is horrorable at best. He over threw 90% of his passe and under threw the other 10%. He missed the long ball and the short pass. Whats next he can't run the ball either. And last time I checked this is not his first year playing QB so if he can't hit wide open WRs by I doubt he will learn. I will admit he is a good on the run but thats it. Whats he going to do when he gets the the B1G schedule with better player that load the box on him like they did last year when they got to the B1g schedule. You may not like what I comment about but it is more true then false.

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  17. First of all, suck it! Your right I am an adault, and this is amarica, I can say whatever I want! Jer89 is a crybaby. He gets on my nerves. Always whinning bout DR. He's only a 2nd year qb. You wanna put a qb in who's less explosive and less experienced, in a new system? hasn't had nearly enough snaps in practice with the 1st team. Whinning about the coaches, why they recruit him? He's only a 3*. drop him, get him. Make DR a RB put DG in. Jer89 hints he was born in 89 which makes him 22, questioning multiple coaches with more xp than he's been alive. Oh were gonna loose to ND. They lost thier 1st game, oh were gonna bet em now.

    I understand you can express concerns, questions, opinions...but your knocking our overall BEST player! Our coaching staff! Both of which are undefeted right now. Hole only the 3rd coach in Michigan history to open 1st season 3-0. DR is carrying this team, to move him (a 2nd yr qb) would be just plain foolish!

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  18. More true than false?? Ok last year his 1st full year starting. Went out 10 of 12 games. Was the fist qb to runn and pass for more than 1500. 2500 something pass, 1700 rush. Last week against ND who's defense looked good expecialy today, threw for career high over 300 yrds plus another 100 on the ground. 4TD passes also career high. So yea you wrong. Couple bad games don't mean anything.

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  19. And people agree with you about wanting to see a package with DG and DR. Not DG taking DR's spot.

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  20. Did Steve Elmer commit to ND

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  21. James Ross moves down to 12 and Pipkins up to 8

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  22. Michigan lands 2012 preferred walk-on K/P Kenny Allen- Member of the "TOP 12"
    9th Annual National Event 2012 Intial Round Punt Champion

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  23. I just created an account to defend Jer89. First of all smokey, you just sound like a complete moron with each grammatical and spelling mistake you make. Secondly, DG would most likely fit better into the system than DR. DG, although not a true pro-style QB, possesses a stronger arm and the size needed to be one. DR on the other hand, runs 50% of the plays, is an exaggerated size, and over/underthrows 25% of passes. It seems that every time he puts a ball in the air, an acrobatic catch needs to be made.

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  24. DR needs to improve VERY MUCH, 2 cupcakes and a ND team that turned the ball over plenty. He had 300 yards. He would have been under 150 if not for huge adjustments by receivers for very poorly thrown balls.. (No he didn't intentionally under-throw those balls) Nobody will convince me otherwise. And this doesn't even count missed uncovered receivers he didn't see on more then one play. I'd leave him in there but the criticism is completely fair.

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  25. Anybody get a chance to watch any high school games from this of our current commits

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  26. I was at the game today, so I thought I'd weigh in on what I saw. First half, EMU was able to run the ball (their strength) because their offensive lineman have pretty good size, looked bigger than our d-lineman in fact, and with the score tied or them up early, they didn't need to pass. The times they did pass successfully was because of the threat of the running game. After Michigan scored, EMU wasn't able to do much. As for Denard, he's 5'10. In a spread offense the passing lanes are larger and he doesn't have to throw over lineman from inside the pocket. Pro style offense works best with a prototypical QB standing tall in the pocket throwing short to intermediate passes to receivers. Denard can't do that consistently and hit guys in the numbers because he can't throw over lineman from inside the pocket unless the proper throwing lanes are there and today they weren't. That being said, there were a few passes today dropped by receivers that that would have extended drives. Receivers need to catch those catchable balls and go up stronger after those 50/50 balls. Denard isn't perfect and isn't a prototypical QB, but he is a game changer with the ball in his hands to start every offensive play. I was also impressed with Devin Gardner's footwork and his escapability in the pocket. If he can take strides as a passer, UM will be in good hands with him running the show after DR moves on. One last thought on today's passing attack. It just looked like the timing was off on some of these throws, but I'll stick to my guns and just stress that the passing lanes just weren't there today for him to feed the ball to the primary and secondary receivers as well as they were last week when the team went to the spread attack in catch up mode against ND. The offense just doesn't have their timing or blocking right in this new offense yet, that's all. Best to work out the kinks in these early games before big ten play starts though so it's all good. sorry so long.

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  27. @jer & smokey
    Both of you are correct. 1. DG needs to get playing time. 2. DR has been shakey in his passing ability. 3. DR is the most explosive qb in the ncaa, and he should touch the ball every down. 4. More time is needed before we start judgiing and blaming DR for everything.
    @ Mike
    You hit the nail on the head, the timing is off and the blocking still needs work. I think if those issues get cleaned up DR, and the entire O, will perform betterbetter.

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  28. I can't even imagine what the level of complaining would be if we were 0-3 instead of 3-0. Things could be much, much worse. One man isn't a team...last year we were predominantly a 1-man show and at the end of the season we didn't fair too well against tougher teams. This year, the man who provided the 1-man show is having some off games early and we're still closing teams out. The D is better and the team is much more fundamentally sound than last year's. In fact, it's not even close. Last year it was try to out score the other team and hope the D can make 1 stop...this year the D is keeping us relatively in games (so far) until the offense can be run with a higher level of comfort. I'll personally take our offensive struggles so far this year as opposed to our defensive struggles that we had last year.

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  29. @akmed... I really don't think it' complaining, I think it's knowing what is coming. This is the same team as the last two years, with the exception of the defense. I posted several weeks back that I wasn't so much concerned with what the defense was going to do, but more concerned with the offense. Our offense always looks like world beaters early in the season, but as the season ages, and the teams get tougher, our offense completely derails. This year is different, and by different, I mean worse. The coaches plan was to implement a pro-style attack, but it's been about 90% spread so far. I'm fine with that, just pick an identity and roll with it. We've digressed throwing the football. At least at the beginning of the year last year we were explosive throwing and running. I have a feeling it's going to be the same old story, 5-0 start, then fade down the stretch. However, it will be the offense that fails them down the stretch, and the defense playing solid.

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  30. I am still not sure why I am being called names? If I have something to say I am going to say it. I have been told it is a free country by someone on this site. DR is not a pro style QB so either go back to the spread or switch qb. The B1g will load the box and stop DR just like last year.
    Smokey
    I am not 22. I grad. in 89. So if we go by names does that mean you smoke to much special stuff?

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  32. "Midland (Mich.) junior offensive lineman Steven Elmer has committed to Notre Dame, according to IrishIllustrated.com. The 6-7, 295 pound class of 2013 prospect is currently on an unofficial visit to South Bend for Notre Dame's contest against Michigan State."

    Wow this one hurts. Say what you want about Brian Kelly coaching but he is one of the best recruiters hands down in the country. I went to CMU and the players he got to come to that school were better players than CMU has ever had before. It sounds like he is doing the same thing at ND now. On scouts he already has to 5 star DT ranked #2 and #7. He has to CB ranked #1 and #3. Now he gets the second best player out of the state of Michigan next year.

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  33. @smokey, whether or not you like jer89 does not matter. You still NEED TO ACT LIKE AN ADULT when you post on this blog, which you haven't. Calling names is unacceptable, end of discussion. You could of supported DG without the childishness and still got your point across. So start.

    @at everybody else, look I'll say it again because even though I love me some DG. His throwing has been horrible, and it wasn't the blocking or the timing. It was his throwing!!!!!. Even coach Hoke was asked about denard and he said that there going to have to go again and have denard work on his footwork because he is getting happy feet and missing plays. Happy feet is the QB not the lines. And yes the WR dropped some plays but they have overall improved, the same cant be said for denard. Bottom line for the most part even though he went a little far, smokey was right. Go back and read what the coaches thought about the game at MGOBLUE and wolverine.com and you find a lot of statements from them alluding to that denard playing like this during big ten play is going to make a long season. So lighten up, and lets all have a good time.

    @akmed, It wasn't complaining, it was stating fact. Denard was terrible yesterday, not had a bad day, or was a little of, he was plain terrible. There was a poster on Mgoblue I believe who was at the game who said that denard was worse live than on tv because you can actually see the play as it unfolds. Denard simply missed reads, or missed the play entirely. Plus he not only underthrew, but then later tried to compensate by overthrowing. 3 of his passes the poster said the guy could of been DGB and jumps like carl lewis and still would not of caught the ball. So no complaining, it just is what it is. Still love me some blue, but I;m not like a spartina fan who will take wins just for the sake of wins, and then when we face real comp and get blitzed try and act all suprised. This blog is for ppl to come and state their opinion of what they saw and heard, Jer89 had a right to say what he said, especially because what he said for the most part was true. We can all disagree peacefully like big blue ADULTS. Thats all I'm asking.

    Lets enjoy a glorious weekend, the spartina's and suckeye's lost, hecks yeah !!!!. Now if the lions can win this will be the perfect weekend.
    STAY TRUE BLUE PEEPS

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  34. Denard Robinson is thee most electric player in all of college football. His passing has not even been average I will admit, but he does so many other things that NO other quarterback in college football could do. Moving him to running back would not help anything, most of the reason he is such a great runner is because he always has an extra blocker (the runningback) blocking for him. Another reason he is such a good runner is he always has the threat to pass. Move him to runningback and you negate both of these advantages. I think we all need to accept that we don't have a prototypical quarterback, and we have to play different offensively than everyone else. And this is not necessarily a bad thing: I guarantee you every single defensive coordinator HATES going up against Denard. I also think that if Devin Gardner had shown any signs in practice of being a better quarterback than Denard, Hoke would have found him some playing time by now. I think we all need to start trusting Hoke and Borges's judgement, as they have more football experience than anyone and see every second of every practice, unlike the rest of us. Overall stop complaining people, we are 3-0!!!! Go Blue!!!!

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  35. Were there any recruits at the game?

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  37. Hey Jer89. I was at the game and I am not a recruit......sorry, just an older guy that likes football.

    As for the team. We played 45 minutes of football AGAIN! We seem to be using the first quarter to get our shit together which to date had cost us more yards than points but this won't be a great idea against better teams. I don't know what the answer is here. We gave up close to 60% of our yards in the first quarter. I'll check out the stats on our other two starts but I know we were first quarter/half sloppy.

    As for DR.....the guy is a major playmaker who is having trouble throwing 50% (he's just under at 49.1). I have been to each of the first three games and I see no signs of improvement. Other than the pick yesterday, a pass to I believe Rountree in double coverage and a pass up the middle to nobody but in the middle of three of the Eagles he seems to be throwing very "safe" at the risk of not getting the completion. I don't think he has the cofidence in his arm to thread the needle and I honestly do't think he has the ability at his point.

    Don't get me wrong. I love this kid and he might well be my favourite Wolverine since Jake Long and Mike Hart. He just comes across as a great young man, humble and athletically talented beyond belief but he is not a great throwing quarterback. I trust the coaches to use Denard as they see fit. We have no idea how well DG can throw the ball but we need to find out sooner than later. I am not a big fan of platooning quarterbacks but we need to give it some thought here. We need to get both of these guys on the field and I'll trust the coaches to make the call on when......I am still a lover of getting both of them out of there on snaps together. DR is now and should remain our starter.

    Next week we need to see 60 minutes of football......the Azteczs will be a tough game.

    Go Blue!!!!

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  38. @breebadger, not sure what the vantage point of the guy who posted on mgoblue was, but i agree with him that some of DR's passes sailed yesterday. However, that is not the reason the passing game was ineffective. It was the reason those particular plays were ineffective, the reason those plays stand out is because they were drive enders and in one instance it was an open receiver. Apart from that, it's not like there were receivers running free all game and sometimes when they were open and had chances to catch the ball - they didn't. It was an overall team failure - blocking, passing, catching, coaching, etc. I agree DR needs to improve his reads and footwork (DG's footwork is a step above for example), but the other part of this equation is the coaches putting the players in the best position to excel and they aren't doing that as well as they need to be.

    The other thing from being at the game that caused the offense to sputter and in alot of instances dictated play calls was the field position UM's offense was put in. They simply didn't have good field position many times and that meant a predictable offense. Overall though, UM's offense right is way too predictable when they align in a pro style set. Being at the game, you can see that the defense doesn't know what's going on when they are in a spread look.

    If there's one thing we should be discussing that we're not, it's where are the plays for Roy Roundtree. He was invisible yesterday for the most part. I don't know if coaches are scheming to stop him or if our coaches are scheming for him to run off the coverage on go and fly routes, but they need to put him in the slot or find ways to get him the ball. As much as people want to criticize the players right now for what's happening on the field, some of the blame needs to fall on play selection and coaching schemes. I know no one wants to hear that right now because we're 3-0, but we're not only going up against inferior talent in these MAC teams, but also inferior coaches. Better coaches in the big ten are going to eat this staff alive if they don't diversify this offense and make it a little more unpredictable. You try to get the ball in the hands of your playmakers and right now the only playmaker getting the ball in his hands is DR. Bottomline, everyone needs to get in the classroom, study up, and get this offense humming.

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  39. Breebadger

    again..I can get on here and say anything I want just like jer89 can. And who cares about proper grammer spelling and puncuation? You could go right down the line and correct EVERYBODY on here. You sound like a tree hugging English teacher. Jer is a big boy he can handle it.

    No doubt DR's game isn't perfect, or even close to it. But like I said he is only a 2nd year starter with a whole new playbook thrown at him. That TD to roundtree at the end of ND game was spot on. Every qb throws jump balls to thier recievers and count on them to make a play. I'd rather him throw jump balls than over throw like he's been doin. He'll get better, thier trying to work in the play book. How many times did RR call a deep out? Not very often. I agree he needs to get in the film room and improve on his acuracy.

    They run the old system because they know he knows it. He will learn to be more disicive, and throw sooner rather than later. And yes not miss a wide open WR. The team is improving as a whole. They could just run DR, like RR did and I'm sure our 1st quarters wouldve looked like the rest...but if they did that how they going to develope him to be a better passer? He has to be able to hit that deep ball, and we're in buisness.

    @jer

    that's exactly what my name means lmao...I don't hate ya I just don't like what you say, but I do respect your right to say it. Just like I'll say your a whinner if I want. I love DG also, but you don't take the ball out of the 6th heisman runner last year. (in his first full year)

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  40. Smokey,

    Lets just agree to disagree. But I would like to say this. While we do live in a freedom of speech country and I am a big boy. I don't appreciate being called a dueche or a dumdass. I whinner or crybaby I can live with. We have a difference of opinion and thats all good. You can disagree with me all you want we both have opinion. You can call me crazy or a crybaby thats fine lets just not go overboard OK. Can we be friends now I feel like I am on Dr.Phils show.

    Now lets talk football. The D got better as the game went on that was nice. Kovacs played well and T.Gordon played well too.

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  41. what I don't understand is why we are insulting our own fans? Two fans can disagree, but they still root for the same team, therefore there should be camaraderie, not name calling. Jer89 has his opinions, and he is entitled to them. Smokey has his opinions, and is entitled to them, but there is no reason to take it out on one another, or on anybody who is a fan for that matter.

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  42. I missed the MSU-ND game yesterday. What did ND do in the game to stop MSU. Not as many turnovers I am sure of that. Anything else UM can use when they play MSU?

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  43. @Jer89

    ND stuffed the run. MSU has arguably one of the best running back combinations in the country (bell, baker, caper) and they ran for like 30 yards combined. MSU is undefeated when they carry the ball over 30 times a game, but because ND stuffed the run early, and scored early, MSU gave up and went to passing to try and catch up. ND still turned the ball over a few times, but MSU did as well, and MSU didn't capitalize on the turnovers.

    @Mike

    I agree with the Roundtree comment. The dude was unstoppable last year (other than dropping the ball) and this year he has 3 catches for 29 yards 1 td. This time last year he had 11 catches for nearly 100 yards. Now I admit, before the season started I predicted that Roundtree's production would take a step back, and Hemingway would take a step forward. So far this is true, but Roundtree is a very good receiver, and they need to find a way to get him the ball. Without stonum, Roundtree is one of our taller WR (with starting potential) which is why I believe the coaches are putting him on the outside edges. However, he has proven to be VERY effective in the slot. Although it contradicts normal offensive logic, I think the coaches need to line Roundtree up in the slot where he can get one on one's with linebackers across the middle, and put Odoms, or Gallon on the edge in his place. If memory serves me well, most of Roundtree's success last year was over the middle, usually in the zone gaps between line backers and safeties, and he had enough shake'n'bake to make a man miss once in a while, which was why he was so effective.

    Gallon on the other hand, has totally redeemed himself in my eyes. I think he has made leaps and bounds in the off-season and it's showing on the field. He's only 5'8", but he has the speed and quickness to create seperation, so I think he could be effective on the edge when it comes to post or flag routes. Kelvin Grady is the same way. Hemingway is hemingway. He's a beast, he's got the strength to take on any defender in a jump ball scenario, and then knock a guy down after the catch. He's my favorite receiver on the roster right now, and I'm still predicting 1000 yards for him.

    PS. It was great to see Jeremy Jackson get a reception in the game this weekend! I was also super stoked that my boy Raymon Taylor (who the announcer kept calling "ramone") get some playing time. He wants to be just like Charles Woodson, and that is A OK in my book!

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  44. Smokey, are you obese? Do you own lots of flannel? Do you own a Carhart jacket and spit chew into a cup? Did you go to college? Did you fail out of American government class because the class was too difficult?

    Do you think you have the right to tell women they can't choose whether to have children, because they really don't want children like you?

    Seriously, you're not someone who understands basic decency or the Constitution. Screaming about your rights. My god (intentionally lowercased), freedoms come with checks and balances.

    Michigan fans like you making dolt-headed comments to other Michigan fans makes you as good as that Ohio school's fan base. Your name-calling has brought, all alone, a respectable blog's comment section down to a Yahoo/ESPN troll level. It seems like the more popular this blog gets the more macho and illiterate crowd comes.

    It does matter that you 1) Can't spell the name of the country you claim gives you the freedom to speak. It's America -- not amarica. 2) Think that name-calling somehow exults what you have to say over the more considerate responses. I'm not even talking polite. I disagree with BlueMarrow more than not, but at least this person is someone I will completely dismiss based on simply on petulant speeches.

    2) You are writing on a blog. Of course bad grammar and bad language are going to make your comments easily dismissible. You cannot write, therefore you cannot think. Therefore, the only true moron is you.

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  45. correction: I will NOT completely dismiss BM... just this Blunty420, I'm so cool my name is a ubiquitous pot reference, twice.

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  46. Benji - can you please delete posts from retarded people who write nothing of any worth or substance. This blog was better 10 months ago when useful information was actually being posted, now I have to read through all these dumb posts of peoples opinion. Spread information people, not opinions, no one cares about your opinions. This used to be a place I could get breaking news, now its a waste of a lot of peoples time. its a shame

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  47. On a different note....i remember the talk about tall receivers versus smaller short receivers, and just because a receiver is 6'4 does not mean they will dominate, because just take a look at UCLA, they have almost all 6'3 6'4 receivers but they cant catch and are slow. so i would much rather take a receiver who is a bit shorter but has elite speed and hands.

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  48. oh and on a good note we're ranked 22

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  49. see, now thats good information I am glad you posted TJ. thanks for the update

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  50. Weed is good for ya. What does spelling has to do with anything?? This is a blog, not a test. And if you guys truly know your history about your country, "America" is not the original name. Before white men came to this so called "America's", it had a name.

    I expected Roundtree to excel this year. Height plays a significant role for WR's, especially if they know how to use it. Elite speed really doesn't mean shit if you can't catch (WR).

    And finally, DR does everything fast so it seems. Talks fast, runs fast, acts fast. Hence Happy Feet. Needs a little more time. Once he calms down, and the running game starts happening, he'll be OK. Fans bashing fans is one thing, but when fans disrespects their players, that's uncalled for. DR should not and will not move to another position. In NFL yes, college no. Let it rest. Let it rest.

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  51. Smokey420, sweeeeeet name bro, we get it, you like to smoke weed, you're cool and edgy and you want everyone to know about your recreational drug habits. Maybe I should change my name to BigDick69.

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  52. Professor A

    yes to all the above!!

    Oubobcat20

    it's not recreational, it's rotor perscibed! & yes if you like cock like I like weed then maybe you should change your name.

    Cassbmw

    well said. We seem to be on the same page more often than not.

    Kills me how people think because we're all UM fans we should be buddies. They pack in 110,000 plus a week, not to mention all the fans out of state or country. To think we're all going to get along is just crazy. Better off wishing for world peace. Not as much emotion involved. I told you jer89 it's not personal. Didn't know you were so sensitive. I wouldve said the same thing to any of my friends as they would me. It's more, "what are you thinking?" than you are an acual dueche or dumb ass. Again..nothing to cry about, just because I don't have the same mannerizm as everybody else on here. (supposable). Take it for what it's worth you don't even know me, why het bent outta shape?

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