The coaches do their homework and make sure the players know everything that they can teach them. They try to get players in a position to make plays. It's hiding weaknesses and playing to strengths. It's not surprising that there has been a turnaround, but it is a bit surprising that Michigan, especially the defense, has looked as good as it has.
What do you like about the position that you’re playing and what you can do every week?
“I just like how I’m around the ball a lot. They put me in spots where I can excel, and then it’s up to me to play. That’s how I look at it. They can’t go out there and play for us, so they put us in the right spots at the right moments. Coach Durkin does a great job with knowing the personnel and what they like to do on each down and what’s their tendencies and while I’m out there I remember that. I can kind of get a jump on a route or get a jump on what play or what kind of run I expect them to run, so it just all goes back to schematics.”
God no, sorry just tix and maybe a twelve of good beer for each one.tims4wins said:Well if his kids get in and decide to go... We can't afford to pay their tuitions!
Likewise Now go beat the Bears!jschip1 said:Just wanted to chime in and offer our most heartfelt and sincerest thanks for turning out to be such a good team.
- Utah fans
Troll the BC thread, my ass. You have no idea what it's like over there. I could show you every single time in the last three years when there's any reasoned discussion over there I was involved in, that some asshole over there threw out a, "yeah LOL but Michigan SUX and will never beat URBAN." They are the absolute shittiest fanbase on this board, and make the jets threads look like MIT PHD theses. It's great that a few of the mods are BC fanboys so that when they actually do troll it gets a pat on the back, but they all deserve the absolute shit they are rolling around in.tims4wins said:Yeah c'mon leave well enough alone. Don't reflect poorly on UM. We won huge today against a pretty good team - isn't that good enough for you? Do you really need to troll the BC thread? Ugh
Long time ago = a month, and I am not the one who whines to mods or (as a mod) gets all weepy.Deathofthebambino said:Waaahhhh, a couple of BC fans made a couple jokes about my Michigan team a long time ago, so now I'll show them.
I hope you know how ridiculous you sound.
WayBackVazquez said:The fact is, a couple of years ago,
Yeah, I don't care how ridiculous I sound to you. Everyone in that thread can jerk off to Adazzio's recruiting of the Greater Boston League and that one time they beat USC until the cows come home. At least they've got basketball.Deathofthebambino said:LOL.
But hey, as long as you don't care how ridiculous you sound, it's no sweat off my back.
bowiac said:Opened at -3, immediately bet to -7. I am guessing it goes higher, to -9 or so.
I was referencing online books. This comes from Betonline.WayBackVazquez said:What casino has lines out already? I don't think the Wynn posts lines until later today, and I think most come out tomorrow.
This...and I think it's especially true when Harbaugh's QB1 is a guy who lost his job at Iowa. Remains to be seen what kind of overall talent Harbaugh can mold when he's the recruiter, but I think we can safely say that he'll have a higher pedigree player at the most important position on the field most years.WayBackVazquez said:The exact narrative you're talking about doesn't generally accompany guys with proven track records for both coaching and recruiting like Harbaugh. That is, you don't hear people saying "well, yeah, Urban is doing a good job with the guys that Tressel and Fickel recruited, but how will he do when he has to bring in his guys?" Because there's a universal belief that Harbaugh/Meyer would be at least as successful recruiting his own players.
The RB that Ohio State offered in response to Walker taking that visit just de-committed from Wisconsin. The coaches may have to be aggressive on Walker, but these developments are good.WayBackVazquez said:Rumors starting to gain steam that Harbaugh & Co. are about to flip OSU commit and #1 ranked RB recruit Kareem Walker who visited last weekend.
This paragraph stuck with me especially because it's my feeling. I think that Michigan has been the much better team this season, but they've got to prove it on the field. There's a tension for me until it happens. I know some are more confident, but I am just burning on the inside right now.
Michigan State's trip to Michigan is a narrative game. It seems that the "Michigan State owns Michigan" story, which has served Sparty well for years now, is set to expire. Through six weeks, Michigan has been the clearly superior team on paper. But until the Wolverines actually take down the Spartans for the second time in eight years, we don't know it will happen.
Zososoxfan said:Anyone got some good MSU jokes?
What’s the difference between puppies and MSU fans? Puppies eventually grow up and stop whining.
What do UM and MSU students have in common? They both got in to MSU.
What does a MSU grad call a Wolverine after graduation? Boss.
What’s the difference between East Lansing and yogurt? Yogurt has an active living culture.
Finally,
“If you can’t go to college, go to State [clap, clap], If you can’t go to college go to State [clap, clap].”
[SIZE=11pt]“Can’t Read, Can’t Write” riffing off of “Go Green, Go White” is always fun.[/SIZE]
sachmoney said:Thought Bill C had a good piece on narratives vs numbers for this game:
This paragraph stuck with me especially because it's my feeling. I think that Michigan has been the much better team this season, but they've got to prove it on the field. There's a tension for me until it happens. I know some are more confident, but I am just burning on the inside right now.
EDIT: To add, something like 2/3 of the betting action has been on Sparty, but Vegas has moved the line towards Michigan, suggesting that they're confident in Michigan's chances. The advanced stats have us as a 14-21 point winner. These things are getting me anxious because I want to see it soooooo bad.
TheYaz67 said:
I forgot how insufferable Michigan fans can be - thanks for the reminder!