Archive for the ‘offense’ Category

October 4th, 2009

Thoughts on being 4-1

Lot of emotions and anger came out of watching Michigan fall to Michigan State in OT. A frustrating day of where the offense just couldn’t get into any kind of rhythm. The defense consistently put Michigan State in third and long situations but couldn’t get off the field. A remarkable comeback by possibly my favorite [...]

October 3rd, 2009

Your Saturday Morning Prediction

I’ve digested various predictions throughout the week and have heard some interesting thoughts. Michigan hopped on their buses yesterday and drove over to Lansing for today’s game with the Michigan State Spartans. The 1-3 Michigan State Spartans. Let’s be honest, a few plays go the other way for both teams and State could be 3-1 [...]

July 29th, 2009

Michigan Wolverine Flashback: Braylon Dominates against MSU

After seeing that Braylon Edwards managed to show up to the Cleveland Browns camp a day late and fail his physical, I figured I’d relive a great Braylon Edwards moment when he was a Michigan Wolverine. Here is a brief synopsis of the Michigan Wolverine vs. Michigan State Spartan bout – the 2004 Halloween weekend [...]

July 12th, 2009

The Michigan Spread Offense 101

The program has taken a sharp turn from the Lloyd Carr era into the Rich Rodriguez era. Many things have coincidentally changed along with the obvious – the stadium construction brings change to one of college footballs most sacred temples, the Spring Game now is an event that should soon attract 80,000 – 100,000 fans, [...]

June 23rd, 2009

Offensively…

So when is the last time Michigan has had an offense that CONSISTENTLY put up at least 35 points. Michigan offenses have came into seasons heralded as top in the country, but typically the performance on the field doesn’t quite live up to the hype. Nothing against Lloyd Carr, but dynamic wasn’t exactly his favorite [...]