Wednesday Presser Transcript 9-18-13: Brady Hoke
Bullets: Boo boo watch: Courtney Avery and AJ Williams are back at practice. This is not a drill. Boo boo watch part 2: Taylor Lewan didn't practice yesterday but will today. He's fine. Mario Ojemudia...
View ArticleUpon Further Review 2013: Offense vs Akron
FORMATION NOTES: Discontent with trying to file plays on which a tight end motions inside of the tackle box but does not line up as a pure fullback as either "ace" or "I-Form," I've created new lingo....
View ArticleFee Fi Foe Film: UConn
Welp.Oh man, not again. Last week in this space, Akron's offense was represented by a tire fire, their defense a dumpster fire. Assumptions were made about the past having some bearing on the future,...
View ArticleGuess the Score, Win Stuff: Connaître Cuit
Try as he might, Dave Brandon couldn't get the Huskies to acknowledge their football team is utterly irrelevant except for its proximity to New York.How this works again:I put up a winnable prize that...
View ArticleOpponent Watch: Week 3 (Overreaction Edition)
About Last Saturday: Upcoming OpponentsUConn (0-2, 0-0 AAC)Last game: Maryland 32, UConn 21 (L)Recap: MightyUConn put up a valiant effort against the cowardly and unwashed Maryland Turtle-People, but...
View ArticleThursday Recruitin' Should Probably Know Those
Hand Changes PlansDa'Shawn Hand has altered his visit plans after his scheduled visit to Florida conflicted with taking the SAT; as a result, he'll now visit Alabama on October 26th, when they play...
View ArticleUpon Further Review 2013: Defense vs Akron
FORMATION NOTES: Nothing weird. This one has pinched DTs, but they only did this once. This was in the first quarter, so you can see the three linebackers on the field:In the second half they ditched a...
View ArticleThe Weekly Six-Akron
The weekly six selects #6 from Akron over any Michigan folks this week 1. The Six Factors Field PosEarly ConvBonus YdsAvg 3rd DistAdj 3rd ConvRed ZoneOffense 26.4 (48) 49% (42) 213 (31) 8.9 (95) +6%...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Has A Small Conflict
Sponsor note. You may have noticed HAIL2VICTORS recent diary detailing his Sports Power Weekend for the Notre Dame game. I ran into that dude at Angelo's early that day and he didn't mention he was on...
View ArticleDear Diary Mails It In
I'm gonna Akron this column today since we're sending the final PDFs of Hail to Hoops and Hockeyto the printer. The contents (click to make it readable):Actually we had to cut the 2nd Bartelstein...
View ArticlePreview: UConn 2013
Other stuff here:Ace FFFF! Also stay tuned for our Marawatch-sponsored liveblog at 7:30 tomorrow.EssentialsWHATMichigan vs UConnWHERERentschler Field, Hartford, ConnecticutWHEN8PM Eastern September...
View ArticleOne Frame At A Time: Denard
If the GIFs are slowing down your browser, hit 'escape' on any browser except Chrome to stop animation. If you are using Chrome, I highly recommend adding the extension "GIF Scrubber" to have...
View ArticlePunt-Counterpunt: UConn 2013
Something's been missing from Michigan gamedays since the free programs ceased being economically viable: scientific gameday predictions that are not at all preordained by the strictures of a column in...
View ArticleUConn Liveblog
The Sponsor: We actually have to pay to have this service, so without sponsorship we couldn't do it. Hence our continuing and eternal gratitude to kindred soul Marawatch.Chaos Mitigation: In all chaos...
View ArticleHoled Up In New Hampshire, Or Close Enough
9/22/2013 – Michigan 24, UConn 21 – 4-0Detroit NewsI watched the UConn game with two diehards who happen to be in town from out of state. I'd spent large chunks of the past decade trying to get one of...
View ArticleMonday Recruitin's On Another Planet
Shaun Crawford, Mini-JabrillA much-anticipated matchup between Cleveland.com's top-ranked Cleveland St. Edward squad and #9 Cincinnati Elder didn't live up to the hype, as St. Eds ran away with a 48-7...
View ArticleMGoPodcast 5.4: Do Not Point At Face
OFFENSEDevin Gardner pointed it at face. Stop point it at face please. Cannot run. Jack Miller: time's up?DEFENSEFrank Clark makes plays! SPECIAL TEAMSBet you can't guess what we complain about.TALKING...
View Article2016 Names To Watch: Teryn Savage
Position: AthleteHt/Wt: 6'2" / 180 lbs.Location: Athens Drive High School – Raleigh, NCOffers: NoneMichigan has only offered two prospects from the 2016 class but many current high school sophomores...
View ArticleMailbag: NCAA Reform #1, DL Moves, Coaching Evaluation, Bo Pelini's Secret Twin
SHOW ME THE HENRYHow to resolve the NCAA being terrible thing.Brian,My friend and I were having a discussion about the best way to compensate college players, and he came up with the idea of paying...
View ArticleOne Frame At A Time: UConn
"I just dropped back and did what I was coached to do, kind of read off his eyes and lo and behold he threw it that way so I was just trying to jump up and make the play on it." — Desmond MorganHe made...
View Article