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2014 TSUN Football News

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Jaxbuck said:
Just to stay a little closer to base then, Cooper went 2-10-1 in The Game and up until the very end stuck to the notion that it was just another game. That is the only thing that got him fired, it had nothing to do with him not fitting in culturally except our culture is that of winning so in that sense if you want to say he was run off because of a "that's not how we do it here" attitude then yeah.....we don't tolerate losing here, especially in The Game so he never did fit our "culture".
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Cooper's hire was justified by, "He beat Michigan in the Rose Bowl." That was to justify why Ohio state would hire someone who played at Tulsa, coached at Arizona and spoke with a Southwest twang that sounded foreign to Ohioans. Fans were looking for another Woody, someone who knew Ohio, the Midwest and Ohio State. Which Is why I maintained that:

"The knock on Cooper's hire was that "he doesn't know Ohio State football," which eventually turned into, "He doesn't understand the Michigan game.""

When Coop was named this is what I heard and it bears a striking resemblance to those who complained that RR wasn't a "Michigan Man."

All that aside, Coop took over a program that was going into a slide. Earl and the B-Ball coach had created a toxic atmosphere in Cincinnati that made recruiting difficult - a fact that Notre Dame, Michigan, Penn state and Michigan State took advantage of. Coop changed that overnight and it gave Tressel a great head start in continuing to get great athletes out of this corner of Ohio.
 
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cincibuck said:
Cooper's hire was justified by, "He beat Michigan in the Rose Bowl." That was to justify why Ohio state would hire someone who played at Tulsa, coached at Arizona and spoke with a Southwest twang that sounded foreign to Ohioans. Fans were looking for another Woody, someone who knew Ohio, the Midwest and Ohio State. Which Is why I maintained that:

"The knock on Cooper's hire was that "he doesn't know Ohio State football," which eventually turned into, "He doesn't understand the Michigan game.""

When Coop was named this is what I heard and it bears a striking resemblance to those who complained that RR wasn't a "Michigan Man."

All that aside, Coop took over a program that was going into a slide. Earl and the B-Ball coach had created a toxic atmosphere in Cincinnati that made recruiting difficult - a fact that Notre Dame, Michigan, Penn state and Michigan State took advantage of. Coop changed that overnight and it gave Tressel a great head start in continuing to get great athletes out of this corner of Ohio.
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Although I wasn't alive when he was hired, I agree with everything you said except the bold. He went to Iowa State. His first head coaching job was at Tulsa.
 
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According to mgoblog, scUM managed to only trot ten guys out on special teams again. This time after a timeout. I don't know who their special teams coach is, but he should be fired immediately for...ah, hell...that's the entire staff. He should be forced to bring donuts for Brady every morning until they're all fired on the bus ride back from Columbus.

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More incompetence? Yes, more...

What are you doing? I mentioned this live because it was utterly baffling as it happened: Michigan went high tempo near the end of the first half with the clock rolling in a goal-to-go situation. BTN didn't show the playclock, but as near as I can figure De'Veon Smith gets tackled and the whistle comes at 2:36. Michigan snaps the ball with 2:24 left, leaving 28 seconds on the playclock. Michigan snaps the ball on the subsequent play with 8 on the playclock, and scores. Rutgers starts their next drive with 1:43; they should have at most 1:13.

At that point Rutgers might either kneel out the clock or call one of those run-in-case-we-get-a-chunk plays. They definitely would not have had time for third and goal, which happened with—drumroll—28 seconds on the clock. Michigan's nonsense clock management directly cost them this game.
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I don't know if it's always been this bad with that staff, but they are making horrible gaffes every single week. They're either a gaggle of incompetent baboons, or they're so stressed about their job status that they're fudging up really basic stuff like getting the correct number of players on the field, or end of half clock management.

More lunacy? Yes, more...

What are you doing, non-italics edition. Trying a 56-yard field goal (that was actually 55, FWIW) was so bizarre the BTN chryon guy—who was not having a stellar outing—initially listed it as a 46-yard attempt. Michigan got it blocked because of course.
When you punch the relevant data into the Advanced NFL Stats decision calculator you get a kind-of-close decision that says go for it if you think you have a 25% shot at picking up the first down.

That comes with NFL assumptions, though, and NFL kickers are insanely good. Apparently hit 55-yarders at a 40% clip(!). So… yeah. A shaky Matt Wile going up against a team that blocks a ton of kicks is probably way short of that, so that tilts the decision from close-but-wrong to just plain goofy.
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I watched the game with Rutgers. It was inept football by both teams, but I couldn't take my eyes off of it. Schadenfreude, I guess. I'm sure they will win another game or two, but I don't see how.
 
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From MGoBlog:

Of course, Kirkland isn't the only one looking around. 247's Steve Lorenz posted an overview of where the commits stand at the moment, and only four appear to be locks to stay committed ($):

  • Quarterback Alex Malzone, who's still been recruiting other prospects like Marcus Lewis and Auden Tate, per Sam Webb ($). Malzone is also working hard to try to keep the class together.
  • Offensive tackle Grant Newsome, who doubled down on his "I didn't not commit to the University of Brady Hoke" statement from last week by telling GBW's Kyle Bogenschutz he's "fully committed" to Michigan.
  • Offensive guard Jon Runyan Jr.—as a legacy commit, it'd be quite surprising if he even looked around.
  • Kicker Andrew David, who received a scholarship as a kicker at an early juncture, so he's also quite solid in all likelihood.
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Yikes. If those are the only 4 that stick, they're looking at a class ranked somewhere between 60 and 70 even if they find last second replacements. A class like that can take years to get over. 8D
 
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