• Follow us on Twitter @buckeyeplanet and @bp_recruiting, like us on Facebook! Enjoy a post or article, recommend it to others! BP is only as strong as its community, and we only promote by word of mouth, so share away!
  • Consider registering! Fewer and higher quality ads, no emails you don't want, access to all the forums, download game torrents, private messages, polls, Sportsbook, etc. Even if you just want to lurk, there are a lot of good reasons to register!

SimPLLLLLLLe Jim "6-13" Harbaugh (B1G Suspenders McKhakiPants, Cheater Cheater Booger Eater)

Jump to latest Follow Reply
Sort by date Sort by votes
At this point I'd say they have reasons for some optimism. The pass protection provided Ruddock plenty of time against a front four that finished 3rd the Pac 12 in sacks last year - not their fault he missed two wide open deep balls - the defense held Utah to a tie. They have three TEs they can throw to and maybe they can get a deep threat to at least open some space underneath to throw to the TEs. I thought Smith ran hard unlike most of the RBs they've thrown out there the last few seasons - he's not Eze E - Gotta be concerned about getting stopped twice on 3rd and a yard and fourth and a yard. I was flat out disappointed by Ruddock. As others have pointed out, he wasn't accurate beyond 15 yards. Further, unlike Shoe Lice and Gardner, he's no threat to tuck the ball and run.

I was also disappointed by Utah. Zip running game despite having a potential All Pac 10 RB. Their LBs and DEs couldn't contain and their back four couldn't keep up with Michigan's wide outs. 13 wins the Shawn Crabel Extending the Other Guy's Drives Award. Their "prevent defense" in the final Michigan drive did what almost all prevent D's do: give up points.

The more I think and write about it the more I think maybe I saw two bad teams on Thursday. The fall off in talent with Gardner (yeah I know, but it wasn't his fault he HAD to play out of position), Funchess, Jake Ryan and Will Hagerup gone from a team whose biggest accomplishment was to get Hoke fired was obvious. There were no freshmen flashes out there - i.e. the recruiting strategic advantage of Harbaugh didn't accomplish dick. Or to put a twist on Mel Brooks' song, Springtime for Urban and Buckeye fans, Winter for Harbaugh and Michigan.
 
Upvote 0
Thing is, both their predecessors (ignoring the interim year) were successful.
Cooper couldn't beat scUM or win a bowl game to save his life... but those teams were otherwise stacked and dominant. It was Cooper that delivered CB-U, WR-U, etc.
So it wasn't that shocking that Tressel could come in and find early success.
Similar with Urban -- the talent was there. The 2011 season was an aberration for myriad reasons. Some damage was done in recruiting and transfers (see Duke's Cash), but we stopped the bleeding fast. scUM has been bleeding for almost a decade now... basically since the 2006 season.
 
Upvote 0
Mike80 said:
would you put it past this guy?

hjarbaugh.gif
Click to expand...
lucifero_lolcat_by_fraterorion-d4q5ol0.jpg


Striking resemblance.
 
Upvote 0
ScUMs LB play was hideous. I used the remote to go back and show my 8th grade son who also plays LB some "don't ever do this" moments. I'm talking elementary mistakes that was clearly coaching. Back peddling into coverage, giving up their leverage, and piss poor angles.
 
Upvote 0
scUM still has no idea who to stop even a semi-mobile QB....Utah's QB isn't going to remind anyone of Alex Smith, but he had open running lanes all night if he would have only taken advantage of it....

BYU's backup is more mobile than Hill was. He might run for 200 yards against scUM unless he completely falls apart....
 
Upvote 0
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top