mgoblog.com - 10/29/2009
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[ Editor's note : I was working on a post similar to this today that examined the past five years of defensive recruiting with a particular focus on the secondary. This is broader but I may as well not reinvent such a well-put-together wheel. I will take this opportunity at the top of the post ...
umhoops.com - 10/26/2009
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umhoops.com —
Like it or not, John Beilein’s basketball teams
are perimeter oriented teams . Beilein has a model...
and, besides a few tweaks here and there, he is comfortable sticking to it because it works. The ideology behind a POT is that you shoot a lot of ...
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Preseason Three Point Analysis
rumorsandrants.com - 10/27/2009
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rumorsandrants.com —
Though the NCAA is not saying what it
has found or why it is looking at Michigan’s...
football program, it has announced that it intends to investigate the university in an official capacity. This comes on the heels of accusations over the summer that Rodriguez extends practices too ...
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NCAA To Investigate Michigan, Rodriguez
mgoblog.com - 10/26/2009
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mgoblog.com —
10/24/2009 – Michigan 10, Penn State 35 –
5-3, 1-3 Big Ten In my memory I have...
one hazy previous version of that thing from Saturday: I remember James Whitley was returning punts. He'd put a few on the turf here and there already but people ...
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The Verdict Is, Unfortunately, In
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Blog Reactions
Reporters Notebooks
The Wiz of Odds —
... Brian Cook, M Go Blog: Why is Michigan's pass defense so awful? The Wolverines have zero defensive backs left on the roster from the 2005 and 2006 recruiting classes. ...
The Tipping Point
Braves & Birds - The Atlanta Sports Blog —
... 4. Talent matters. Pep Guardiola came to Barca at a time where the Blaugrana deployed the spine of the Spain side that won Euro '08, not to mention the world's best player. Rich Rodriguez came to Michigan at a time when recruiting issues left the team without depth or consistent talent in the back seven. Maybe resumes are overrated in comparison to the Jimmies and Joes. ...
Directed Criticism
Motown Sports Revival —
... to perspective recruits extremely difficult. Without those recruits, Rodriguez has little chance of succeeding. The roster he has right now is just not capable of winning consistently. There are a lot of reasons why we’re at this point. Some of it has to do with inexperience. A lot of it has to do with defensive recruiting in the waning years of the Lloyd Carr regime. If you’re wondering why Michigan is playing walk-ons regularly, it’s because of that. Last week, Mgoblog posted a scathing review of Carr’s final three classes and how they have impacted the current state of the ...
Michigan Fans Are Antsy, But Calls To Fire Rodriguez are Premature
The Big Lead —
... Talent is a factor. Michigan’s defensive recruiting has been lean. Even when Michigan has brought in recruits, they ...
Another defensive collapse, and Michigan's circle of despair is nearly complete
Dr. Saturday —
... was routed last week 37-0 by Wisconsin), was the chance for Michigan to end that malaise and salvage whatever goodwill remained from the 4-0 start in September. Instead, the beleaguered secondary gave up four completions of at least 30 yards in the worst aerial assault against Wolverine D (367 yards) since USC in the 2006/07 Rose Bowl. Aside from defensive end Brandon Graham, this rock-bottom defense is like last year's rock-bottom offense: Outmanned, condemned from the outset by a shockingly bare cupboard at key positions and careening quickly toward historic depths every time ...
Debunking the "Coaching" Meme, or "Scott Shafer, I owe you an apology"
Maize n Brew —
... Like it or not, a good chunk of players left over from the 2006 team and incoming, weren't at the same level we'd become acustomed to over the last 30 years. Misopogon's simply outstanding diary at MGoBlog lists all the recruits, players, and defections since 2005 on the defensive side of the ball. It's staggering how low the talent level is and just how few players Shafer (and now Robinson) have to work with. ...
Lost
Maize n Brew —
... the defensive side of the ball. These things do not correct themselves in a year. Worse, by selling your tickets to OSU fans, you undercutour recruiting! That game was one of the most important recruiting days of the year, almost twenty high calibre recruits were in attendance, and you let OSU fans in the House?
If you are still calling for Rodriguez' head, you are oblivious to the facts before you. This site and many others have chronicled the disaster Carr left Rodriguez on the defensive side of the ball. Even ESPN ...
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maizenbluenation.com 25 days ago — They say, it's always darkest right before it goes pitch black. For some Michigan fans, this is how they feel right now. I've been weighing in pretty heavily lately on the subject of the "state of Michigan football" as it were. Mainly because it's the hot topic right now and people seem to be ...
Don't Panic
maizenbluenation.com 10/26/2009 —
Alright Michigan fans, let's just calm down a little bit.
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Preview: Indiana
mgoblog.com 9/26/2009 —
The Essentials
WHAT
#19 Michigan vs Indiana
WHERE
Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
WHEN
12:00 EST, September 26th, 2008
THE LINE
Michigan -21
TELEVISION
Nationwide on ESPN2
WEATHER
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mgoblog.com 27 days ago — Personnel notes: As noted Monday, Michigan had an actual substitution package: on passing downs Williams would be replaced by Cissoko. For obvious reasons, that's unlikely to continue down the road. The rest of it was as usual, with the line rotating ...
Michigan and Rich Rodriguez have nothing but a bowl to play for
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By H. Jose Bosch
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Plenty of solid beers to choose from; the wings, unlike Hooters, are actually good and the whole atmosphere of it all helps you forget that your college football ...
Upon Further Review: Defense vs Michigan State
mgoblog.com 10/8/2009 — Sorry for the delay. I knew watching the Tigers game would result in a disastrous lack of sleep and delayed content but it was too compelling to turn off. Video is still uploading and will be added ASAP.
Personnel notes: same deal with the ...
Unverified Voracity Hates Non-Engineers
mgoblog.com 23 days ago — I… here. This is for you. Is there a thing that makes these things? If there is a thing that makes these things, this is slightly crazy. If there isn't I don't know what you can even say. Other than FTW. It came from the message boards .
This ...
Winning Without Rebounds
umhoops.com 23 days ago — It’s a consensus that Michigan struggled to rebound the ball last year. They played a 6-foot-8 center and a 6-foot-5 power forward so the results are not all that surprising.
On the season Michigan’s defensive rebounding percentage ranked ...
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maizenbluenation.com 10/28/2009 — When Bill Martin took office as athletic director at the University of Michigan on March 6, 2000, he inherited a department in disarray. Tom Goss, who was forced to resign, had left the cupboards bare. The athletic campus facilities was stale and old, the basketball program was getting taken out ...
Rivals.com College Basketball - Preseason Countdown: No. 14 Michigan
collegebasketball.rivals.com 10/23/2009 — OVERVIEW After reaching the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1998 and winning a game in the Big Dance for the first time since the Fab Five days, Michigan has reason to believe better things are on the horizon. The Wolverines go into their ...
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