2008 TSUN News

[LUHAWK]

I'd quarrel a bit regarding the expectations on D.[/quote]

Fair enough...The D hasn't looked as good as many thought but the season is very young.

 

[schwab]

Don't schhweat the loschh to Notre Dame. Lou Holtschh thinkschh they can win 10 or 11 gameschh.

 

[HailToMichigan]

Question for the Michigan fans: If the struggles continue AND your team loses to all three* of their rivalries (tOSU, MSU, and ND); then does that cause any concern or is it still a grace period for RR?

*I say "three" in honor of the tradition-espousing nature of RR.

Three and a half. Don't forget Minny.

Depends on how we lose 'em and how many other games we lose too. But a grace period's a grace period. I'm not gonna be all "fire his ass" if he doesn't do well this season because obviously he wasn't hired with this season in mind. But put it this way: the worse he does this year, the shorter his future rope will be with most fans. Fail to make a bowl and people (including me) are gonna be looking for that to be fixed pronto.

 

[fourteenandoh]

just saw a DE from my alma matter may commit to the scummers tomorrow. Craig Roh? ever heard of him? i am watching thursday's CFB live and they just did a spotlight on him. glad to see my old HS getting some publicity. we were undefeated for my last two years of high school and the following year after i graduated. 99, 00 and 01. C-H-A-P-A-R-R-A-L chaparral!

 

[HailToMichigan]

just saw a DE from my alma matter may commit to the scummers tomorrow. Craig Roh? ever heard of him? i am watching thursday's CFB live and they just did a spotlight on him. glad to see my old HS getting some publicity. we were undefeated for my last two years of high school and the following year after i graduated. 99, 00 and 01. C-H-A-P-A-R-R-A-L chaparral!

Did you post that like on Wednesday and have it get lost in the system for three days? :tongue2: Roh committed on Thursday. I know how you feel though.....the first guy from my alma mater in years and years commits to a D-IA school, and it has to be OSU. Oh well.

 

[ImFrigginFly]

just saw a DE from my alma matter may commit to the scummers tomorrow. Craig Roh? ever heard of him? i am watching thursday's CFB live and they just did a spotlight on him. glad to see my old HS getting some publicity. we were undefeated for my last two years of high school and the following year after i graduated. 99, 00 and 01. C-H-A-P-A-R-R-A-L chaparral!

Used to live in AZ, and Chaparral is a hell of a football school.

 

[fourteenandoh]

Did you post that like on Wednesday and have it get lost in the system for three days? :tongue2: Roh committed on Thursday. I know how you feel though.....the first guy from my alma mater in years and years commits to a D-IA school, and it has to be OSU. Oh well.

i was bombed last night, and yes it was DVR'd. so is this a good pick up for you guys? i know you don't play defense anymore so i'm kinda confused why he would go to UM.

 

[fourteenandoh]

Used to live in AZ, and Chaparral is a hell of a football school.

we used to be beyond pathetic. they were 0-10 for most of the early 90's. then eastabrook (sp?) came in and flipped it. he's not there anymore, but all their success now is due to him. saguaro is our arch rival and as far as i'm concerned im a sabercat fan as long as it means we get corey. we need DT's like a fish needs water. where did you live frigginfly? i think AZ is very underrated for football. there are so many athletes in the state, but most play baseball.

 

[ImFrigginFly]

we used to be beyond pathetic. they were 0-10 for most of the early 90's. then eastabrook (sp?) came in and flipped it. he's not there anymore, but all their success now is due to him. saguaro is our arch rival and as far as i'm concerned im a sabercat fan as long as it means we get corey. we need DT's like a fish needs water. where did you live frigginfly? i think AZ is very underrated for football. there are so many athletes in the state, but most play baseball.

Lived in Avondale, went to Westview HS. They were in the 5A-II state championship last year against Centennial. They run the wing-t offense primarily. Unfortunately, even though our players put up big numbers, they don't get recruited to big colleges much. The only Division 1-A player last year was Guy Reynolds who goes to Idaho. Drisan James went to Westview...he's the guy who made the pitch on the famous hook and lateral for Boise St.

 

[jwinslow]

i was bombed last night, and yes it was DVR'd. so is this a good pick up for you guys? i know you don't play defense anymore so i'm kinda confused why he would go to UM.

he can just about sleepwalk his way into the two-deep.

 

[reagdog]

Lived in Avondale, went to Westview HS. They were in the 5A-II state championship last year against Centennial. They run the wing-t offense primarily. Unfortunately, even though our players put up big numbers, they don't get recruited to big colleges much. The only Division 1-A player last year was Guy Reynolds who goes to Idaho. Drisan James went to Westview...he's the guy who made the pitch on the famous hook and lateral for Boise St.

What year did you graduate? I went to Agua Fria and graduated in 96'.

 

[jwinslow]

ESPN - College GameDay Final - College Football

Some big-school transitions aren't gaining traction

Coaching transitions are never easy.

Players are unfamiliar with new faces on the sideline, and coaches are unsure of their new players' strengths and weaknesses.

Ask Arkansas and West Virginia. Or Texas A&M and Michigan.

Those four squads are among the most disappointing teams in the country as college football reaches the quarter-point of the 2008 season.

Here's a closer look at those teams and others that have struggled with new coaches:

? Michigan: The Wolverines had to know it wouldn't be easy in coach Rich Rodriguez's first season. Rodriguez installed a spread offense and didn't have a quarterback to run it.

Three games into the season, the Wolverines are the only Big Ten squad with a losing record. Michigan lost at home to Utah 25-23 in the opener and then had six turnovers in a 35-17 loss at Notre Dame. At least the Wolverines know things will eventually get better, especially if Rodriguez keeps signing skill players like Sam McGuffie.

little brother mentioned just below:

All Business

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- To put it bluntly, Saturday's game was boring. It was a 60-minute grind defined by durable defense, field position and trench combat. Sure, it had intensity, but no flash, no pizzazz.

Mark Dantonio loved every minute of it. He didn't see a dull game. He saw tremendous intensity, solid fundamentals, power vs. power. He saw the way he wants Michigan State to play.

He saw himself.

As Dantonio often points out, Michigan State is still in the foundation phase after seven mostly underachieving seasons under Bobby Williams and John L. Smith. But teams usually turn a corner when they start to reflect their head coach, and if Saturday's 23-7 win against Notre Dame is any indication, Michigan State seems to be getting there.

"When you come out and play with emotion, play physical, that's because Coach Dantonio's the one getting us fired up," middle linebacker Adam Decker said. "Him and his staff are the ones preaching being physical all week and all camp and all offseason. It's ingrained into us, and when we come out on a big stage like this, it's what we go back to."

To read the rest of Adam Rittenberg's story, click here.

 

[jwinslow]

toledoblade.com -- UM starting to believe it can win Big Ten title

UM starting to believe it can win Big Ten title

Article published Tuesday, September 23, 2008


ANN ARBOR - The following is a statement that a year or two ago would've drawn blank stares, yawns, and what-else-is-new shrugs, but now may come as a bit of a surprise. Michigan thinks it can win the Big Ten. "We definitely have a chance," Wolverines guard/center David Moosman said yesterday. Really? Even with one win through three games? New coach? New quarterback? New everything, just about? "We feel like we have the potential to beat everybody on our schedule," Moosman continued. "I don't see why we can't."

"We talk about it being our second season," Wolverines coach Rich Rodriguez said, referring to the three non-conference games that have passed and the eight Big Ten matchups that lay ahead. Only an Oct. 11 game against Toledo remains as far as UM's nonconference games go. "Everybody is zero-and-zero. That's our first goal every year and always will be - the Big Ten."

"There's some good competition out there," said UM punter Zoltan Mesko, who declined to name names following this indictment. "But there are also some teams that will be exposed because of the schedules they've been playing."

There are also the matters of learning Rodriguez's spread-option scheme, catching kickoffs and punts, and generally avoiding the turnovers that killed UM against Notre Dame. "We've shown blatant spurts of potential out there," Moosman insisted. "If you guys can't see it, [then it's] in the details."

 

[CapnStubby]

toledoblade.com -- UM starting to believe it can win Big Ten title

UM starting to believe it can win Big Ten title

That is summy funny stuffy!

 

[osubartender23]

toledoblade.com -- UM starting to believe it can win Big Ten title

UM starting to believe it can win Big Ten title

Im starting to believe that Alyssa Milano might finally see the light and sleep with me. Just because I believe it, doesnt mean its going to happen! Although I like my chances with Alyssa much more then ScUM winning a Big Ten title this year though!