2011 TSUN news

[Zippercat]

Thought that is what they do at Oregon. Oh, wait..........

No mo.....they smoked it all.

 

[jwinslow]

After a three year stint in relegation, EDSBS is thrilled to officially welcome the University of Michigan back to Division One football. It's been a long, hard climb back to the APL, but we always knew you'd make it back given Michigan's long tradition of football success, organizational commitment to excellence, and daily, unsubtle telephoned threats of bodily harm to Dave Brandon made through a voice distorter that sounded a lot like Jim Delany.
As a celebration of the Wolverines' return, Dave Brandon splurged and scheduled a delicious cupcake game for Brady Hoke's scholar-athletes and MANBALL enthusiasts. He didn't just go to the bargain bin of directional Michigans, however. No, this one's different: a hint of hemp, a bit of moonshine, and a bit of...is that country ham? Why, we never thought that would work* with a chocolate cupcake, but we'll be damned if it isn't insanely tasty. Also, we're pretty sure these have weed in them, and why does this taste familiar--

The University of Michigan football program will open the 2014 season with a match-up against Appalachian State University on Aug. 30 at Michigan Stadium.

This works out so well for Michigan. If they wallop App State, they do what they were supposed to with no added bonus. if they eke out a win, there's little vengeance, because "Hey, eight year old who kicked my middle school ass, WHO'S LAUGHING NOW THAT YOU'RE NINE AND I'M, UM, STILL IN MIDDLE SCHOOL." And if they somehow lose, they lose to Appalachian State twice, and we can all agree it would be very weird to see both Mark Dantonio and Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer attempting to smile a human smile at the same time, wouldn't it? Yes, yes it would.
No matter what happens, greater glory is paid the lowest point in the history of the Michigan football program in exchange for national television exposure. This is Michigan football becoming a celebrity rehab patient. This is Michigan's amateur sex tape that no one wants to buy. We're beginning to think Dave Brandon is not a very smart person. We're beginning to also think this will all end with this Michigan team losing this game in 2014, and then beating Florida in the 2015 Outback Bowl.*
In conclusion: welcome back to Division One football, Michigan, and Dave Brandon and every other rich person became a millionaire by accident.

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday...elcomes-michigan-back-to-d-1-college-football

 

[jwinslow]

See Rich, this is what you do when you have a superstar QB that doesn't really fit your system. You adjust your packages to feature what he does well, while sprinkling in some of your own sets sparingly. You don't run off that QB in favor of terrible replacements and an even worse scheme for that talent.


The defensive talent is still dreadful, but they are at least attacking, giving themselves some chance for success (especially since it leaves more 1v1 matchups for their strength up front.


Next week will be very interesting. Rees is rolling and Notre Dame is loaded offensively, while their defense bounces between solid to good.

 

[HINYG8]

Next week will be very interesting.

ND by.....17.

 

[BB73]

Time for somebody to keep an eye on e-Bay.

SI.com

Michigan allowing players to keep legacy jerseys

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Fans aren't the only ones who never want to forget Michigan's last-second win over Notre Dame.

Wolverines quarterback Denard Robinson and other players asked athletic director Dave Brandon if they could keep their legacy jerseys after the game and the answer was yes.

"They love those jerseys," Brandon told The Associated Press. "I walked out of the locker room, checked with compliance and got the go ahead. The reason they're getting the jerseys is they really want them and NCAA rules allow us to do it because it was a special event and the cost was under a threshold."



Cont'd ...

 

[buckeyesin07]

See Rich, this is what you do when you have a superstar QB that doesn't really fit your system. You adjust your packages to feature what he does well, while sprinkling in some of your own sets sparingly. You don't run off that QB in favor of terrible replacements and an even worse scheme for that talent.

Eh, I think the win over ND was due more than anything to the fact that ND's secondary is wholly incapable of defending against DR throwing jump balls.

 

[buckeyboy]

Eh, I think the win over ND was due more than anything to the fact that ND's secondary is wholly incapable of defending against DR throwing jump balls.

That had to be the worst secondary performance I have seen in a long time. If those are the best players the Domers paraded out there, they are in for a very long season.

 

[Gatorubet]

That had to be the worst secondary performance I have seen in a long time. If those are the best players the Domers paraded out there, they are in for a very long season.

You can forgive, to some extent, the first half jump balls. But by the end of the 4th Quarter, for the DBs to be running around deep and not facing back after the umpteenth under-thrown shoelaces deep ball, the only explanations are horrible players, poor coaching, or some combination of both.

 

[NFBuck]

You can forgive, to some extent, the first half jump balls. But by the end of the 4th Quarter, for the DBs to be running around deep and not facing back after the umpteenth under-thrown shoelaces deep ball, the only explanations are horrible players, poor coaching, or some combination of both.

By the 4th quarter, I was laughing my ass off. Against even an average seconary, hairlice throws 5-6 pics...instead, ND turns him into Jumpball Joe Montana (in the media's eyes). That final 5-6 minutes was the poorest attempt at defense I think I've ever seen (by both teams).

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

I didn't see most of it, but I was shocked at the defense UM had called on the go ahead touchdown. All eleven men within 3 yards of the LOS.....I mean....it's pretty much the ANTI-prevent defense. The only good thing about their incompetence on D was that they let ND score so quickly that it gave the ND defense a chance to blow it equally as spectacularly.

 

[HINYG8]

ND by.....17.

 

[NFBuck]

If their DBs would have turned around a time or two, you had that in the bag.

 

[colobuck79]

I think that same corner was burned for 3 tds. Number 4, IIRC. The film room was not going to be fun for him the next day in front of coach aneurysm and his teammates.

 

[Ryan36_1]

I didn't see most of it, but I was shocked at the defense UM had called on the go ahead touchdown. All eleven men within 3 yards of the LOS.....I mean....it's pretty much the ANTI-prevent defense. The only good thing about their incompetence on D was that they let ND score so quickly that it gave the ND defense a chance to blow it equally as spectacularly.

That was my favorite play of the game. I texted my ND fan buddy and congratulated him on the victory before the snap. (I mean really who can't stop a team with a QB who can't throw from going 80 yds in 30seconds, lol)

I mean just the sheer stupidity of that call is getting mostly overlooked because ND's defensive performance was actually worse.

Up by 4, so they need a TD. Clock is in your favor, and you sell out on stopping the first down (in a 4 down situation) by running match up cover zero??)

 

[NFBuck]

I think that same corner was burned for 3 tds. Number 4, IIRC. The film room was not going to be fun for him the next day in front of coach aneurysm and his teammates.

This game reminded me of the 1993 AFC Wildcard game...the one where the Bills came back from a 35-3 (IIRC) defecit to the Oilers. In the 2nd half, the Bills kept picking apart the same Oilers CB (can't remember his name). I think he gave up like 4 TDs in the 2nd half alone. This was actually worse, because at least Reich was putting the balls on target (figuratively and literally), whereas the scUM receivers kept having to readjust to the ducks hairlice was tossing up, while the ND CBs kept running down the field.